Special Tactical Fighter Squadron
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[edit] Appearances in the Ace Combat timeline
1995, Air (Ace) Combat as the Mercenary Scarface Force
1998, Ace Combat 2 as the 97th Tactical Fighter Squadron "Scarface" (STFS)
[edit] 1995; Air Combat
Banded together from all around the globe, this force was originally composed of some of the best Mercenary fighter pilots of their time hired to liberate an unnamed country from terrorist threat.
They were shrouded in mystery for the most part, however their efforts against the terrorist organization were more than just beneficial. They waged through many important battles, pushing back the terrorists territory by territory eventually cornering them in their own Headquarters, the Island Fortress, where they were defeated.
As a last shot at victory, the enemy launched their confidential prototype weapon, the Flying Fortress. After a lengthy fight, the airborne fortress was brought down by the Mercenary Scarface Force.
Not much is known about their fate after the 1995 conflict, however it is believed that the squadron has eventually evolved into the Scarface Special Tactical Fighter Squadron (STFS), a special elite squadron under USEAN control, and that their unnamed leader was later also believed to be Scarface One, the STFS flight lead in 1998.
Aircraft used by the Mercenary Scarface Force:
F-4 Phantom II, Tornado F2, F-14A Tomcat, F-117A Nighthawk, MiG-31 Foxhound, F/A-18C Hornet, MiG-29A Fulcrum, F-15C Eagle, F-16C Fighting Falcon, A-10 Thunderbolt II, EF-2000 Typhoon, YF-23 Black Widow II, Rafale-C01, SU-27 Flanker, JAS-39C Gripen, YF-22 (now known as the F-22 Raptor).
[edit] 1998; Ace Combat 2
Widely believed to be the Mercenary Scarface Force back in 1995, the elite combination of Aces were once again called in to oppose the military forces responsible for a silent coup d'etat to overthrow the USEAN government, taking advantage of the chaotic situation caused by the predicted fall of the Ulysses asteroid at it's height.
Now under the name of Scarface Tactical Fighter Squadron, STFS for short, they were able to push back the Rebel Forces across USEA with the assistance of the USEAN military until they finally have located the Rebels' HQ in North Point. After a lengthy and exhausting battle against SLBMs and daunting enemy units, including but not limited to the Z.O.E commander in his ADF-01, the STFS leader enters the enemy fortress to destroy it from the inside, thus marking the end of the Rebel threat.
The STFS is compromised of numerous pilots, however only few select ones played truly fundamental roles in ending the conflict. Their leader, Scarface One, believed to be the very same leader of the former Mercenary Scarface Force, is STFS' most vital asset. Not much is known about this pilot's true identity or where he stands after the end of the 1998 events.
It is also speculated that both Slash and Nagase made appearances in Ace Combat 4 during the 2004 USEA/Erusea conflict, where Slash appears to be flying over and patrolling the Stonehenge railguns, and Nagase appears on board of a damaged Air Ixiom flight during the operation Noah's Ark. In addition, Nagase also appears in Ace Combat 5 (during the Circum-pacific war) as a member of the legendary Razgriz squadron. It is however unknown whether all characters are actually the same person or merely a coincidental similarity in names. There are also speculations that Kei Nagase might be the sister of Reiko Nagase, a character in the Ridge Racer series that supposedly takes place in the same "reality" as the Ace Combat series.
It is confirmed from a Newscast, however, that both pilots have joined the Ouroboros terrorist group in 2040 during the peak of the Corporation war.
Aircraft used by the STFS:
A-4 Skyhawk; F-4 Phantom II; MiG-21 Fishbed; A-6E Intruder; KF-C7 "Desert Lion"; F-16C Fighting Falcon; F-14A Tomcat; MiG-29A Fulcrum; F/A-18E Super Hornet; JAS-39 "SF-39" Gripen; A-10 Thunderbolt II; F-117A Nighthawk; J-35 "SF-35" Draken; Su-25 Frogfoot; TORNADO-F3; X-29; F-15E Strike Eagle, Rafale-M01; EF-2000 Typhoon; MiG-31 Foxhound; Su-35 Super Flanker; YF-22 Raptor; YF-23A Black Widow II; F-15S/MTD; XFA-27.
