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AV-8B Harrier II Plus V/STOL Attacker

#1 Guest_Ribbon-Cobalt_*

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Posted 04 April 2008 - 02:54 AM

AV-8B Harrier II +- V/STOL Attacker -

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Origin (Real World):
Multi-national (United States of America, Italy, & Spain)

Games Featured In:
Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War
Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation
Ace Combat: Joint Assault
Ace Combat: Assault Horizon (DLC)

Operators:
Belkan Air Force
Estovakian Air Force
United States Marine Corps

Variants:
AV-8B Harrier II
Sea Harrier FA.2

Aces:
Sphinx / (Valahia/ACJA)

Armaments:
1 x 25mm GAU-12/A Equalizer cannon
2 or 4 x AIM-9M Sidewinder
2 or 4 x AIM-120 AMRAAM
Plus 13,200-lbs of various bombs and air-to-surface missiles

Overview:
The AV-8B Harrier II Plus (+) is an upgraded variant of the AV-8B Harrier II. Distinguishing the Harrier II Plus from the day and night attack versions is the stretched nose cone that houses an APG-65 radar system, the same used in the legacy F/A-18 Hornets. With the addition of radar, the Harrier II Plus is able to operate advanced weapons like the AIM-120 AMRAAM missile; an ongoing program will further upgrade the Harrier IIs' weapons capability. The United States Marine Corps is planning to replace all Harrier II variants and the F/A-18 fleet with the upcoming F-35B Lightning II in the future.

Sources:
Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War (In Game Data)
Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation (In Game Data)
Wikipedia.org - AV-8B Harrier II

Accreditation:
Image C courtesy of RoddH
Format Fixing by RoddH

#2 Grastens 7

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Posted 07 September 2008 - 01:32 PM

Article checked; slight grammatical and spelling edits made.

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Posted 05 November 2008 - 10:11 PM

Minor edits made.

#4 JakeHarlow

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Posted 06 November 2008 - 02:20 AM

I really don't understand why this plane is not flyable in AC6...I mean, it's IN the game. You just can't use it.

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#5 kuroi tsubasa

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Posted 06 November 2008 - 02:24 AM

The same could be said for the F-4E...

But honestly, I would've been fine in waiting longer for AC6 if Namco was putting more planes or maybe more missions.

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Posted 06 November 2008 - 02:29 AM

Seconded, AC6 was more like Eye Candy than just pure fun. AV-8B would be awsome to fly if it was flyable...
I guess Namco was lazy on this installment IMO.

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#7 Guest_Ribbon-Cobalt_*

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Posted 06 November 2008 - 02:59 AM

QUOTE (Roaches @ Nov 5 2008, 08:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Seconded, AC6 was more like Eye Candy than just pure fun. AV-8B would be awsome to fly if it was flyable...
I guess Namco was lazy on this installment IMO.

Well....I thought it was pretty fun, despite it's apparent flaws. But the chance to fly a V/STOL aircraft would be a nice addition to gameplay.

#8 JakeHarlow

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Posted 06 November 2008 - 03:14 AM

Agreed. *sigh* Where are you, Phantom II and Harrier??

"Never let them see you bleed, and always have an escape route."

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Posted 06 November 2008 - 03:15 AM

Next time, perhaps; next time.

#10 JakeHarlow

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Posted 06 November 2008 - 02:50 PM

I sure hope so. It would really be interesting to control a V/STOL airframe. I wonder how landing and taking off would work, control-wise. Maybe that was a barrier that discouraged Namco from making it a flyable aircraft in the games...

"Never let them see you bleed, and always have an escape route."

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Posted 07 November 2008 - 10:19 PM

That's entirely possible.

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Posted 05 January 2009 - 11:34 AM

Updated the article format

Please don't make any changes.

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Posted 14 April 2009 - 09:05 PM

New image added.

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Posted 11 January 2011 - 02:23 AM

Here's a screenshot from ACwikia Mr.P took.

<<viperzerof-2>>:
ACS is a anarchy where you can get away with any stupid comment, if you like ACS fine but you're wrong. No matter what logic you come up with. It is only "fun" in an online world were these conditions of anonymity exist and people can escape their lives and play alpha pseudo intellectual.