Mount Schirm

Mount Schirm
- a Belkan Air Base and Weapons Storage Area -

An aerial photo after Operation Deep Six (OMDF: 12/11/2010)

Geography:
The geography around Mount Schirm is comprised of small rolling hills, flat areas and with the occasional uplifted areas. One possibility for this uplift is due to a plume of magma and has cooled down enough to form solid rock below ground. But it the main rock structure is mainly sedimentary rocks that has been layered by rivers. The Edelstein river that flows through the forest is most likely one of these rivers. The climate features long winters and short summers. There is much Ore mining in this area. Of the more notable mines, the Yering Mine would become a storage facility for Belkan Nuclear Weapons banned by the official peace accords signed in Lumen in 1995. Mount Schirm is also the home of Project Pendragon's XB-0 Hresvelgr.

The Belkan War (Op. Stone Age):
In late 1995, during the closing days of the Belkan War, the Belkan Military began a full-scale retreat and attempted to gather at Mt. Schirm, a Belkan Air Base and Weapons Storage Area. The Ustian Air Force dispatched the 66th AFU Galm to the area with orders to engage and destroy as many of the Belkan Forces as possible. During their attack, a large Hangar was spotted near an Air Field at the base of the mountain. After the war it was confirmed as the hangar for the Belkan XB-0 Hresvelgr. A Mine was made to hold the Nuclear Weapons which the Belkans had stockpiled. The mine was sealed and the base was abandoned after the Belkan War.

The Unsung War (Op. Silver Eye & Deep Six):
In mid-2010, the "Ghosts of Razgriz" had commenced a reconnaissance mission at Mt. Schirm and found that Belkan Forces were attmepting to un-earth the Nuclear Weapons there. During the recon mission, Razgriz One was intercepted by pilots of the Belkan Air Force's Grabacr and Ofnir squadrons, which were marked with Yuktobanian and Osean roundels. A day later the base was attacked and the mine was destroyed, though nuclear weapons were smuggled out of the mine before the mine was destroyed.

Sources:
Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War
Official Ace Combat Zero Website
Namco CH Ace Combat Zero Website
Ace Combat 05: The Unsung War
Official Ace Combat 05 Website
Namco CH Ace Combat 05 Website