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- Belkan / Ustian Border, Osean Continent -
An aerial photo of the 'Round Table', aka B7R, on the Ustian side (UAF: 04/20/1995)
( other aerial photos: Image-A - Image-B - Image-C )
Geography:
It is located at north latitude 24° east longitude 235°. The topography makes the location look like a giant circle with a 400 km radius. The geography of the 'Round Table' is very unique to the region. The mountain range that runs through this area creates a circle, that starts near Hoffnung and branches off to form the Waldreich Mountain range. The area has a semi-arid climate, but it has rich deposits of minerals. The exact concentration of these minerals are unknown until a detailed geological survey of the area can be organized. In the distant geological past, water might have flowed through this area creating 'ripples' in the ground. Extremely weathered surfaces of the mountains reinforces the theory that this area periodically receives heavy rain storms.
Background Information:
Belkan Priority One Strategic Airspace, is located at the border between Belka and Ustio. Because of the minerals underneath the soil of B7R, the Belkan Military and Allied Forces constantly contested for control of this area, through out the Belkan War. Fighter aircraft were shot down at a fearsome rate over B7R, making the area an infamous battleground.
The Belkan War (Op. Choker One):
The newly formed Alliance between Osea, Ustio, Yuktobania and Sapin, known as the Allied Forces, deployed Ustian Mercenaries into The Round Table for an emergency reconnaissance mission. The unit selected was the 66th AFU ‘Galm’ Team of the 6th Air Division. Galm One and Two entered B7R and engaged many Belkan fighter aircraft on patrol over The Round Table. Despite being outnumbered, the Galm Team shot down most of the Belkan fighters over the Round Table. At that time one of the Belkan Ace Squadrons entered the area to intercept the Galm Team, but were also shot down, despite all odds. The Galm pilots would later learn that this operation was nothing more than a decoy operation for beginning of Offensive Operation 4101.
The Belkan War (Op. Battle-Axe):
After pushing deep into South-Belka and destroying the 'Excalibur' Chemical Laser Weapon, the Allied Forces launched an all out attack on B7R. At the same time this attack was launched, Allied Forces officially announced the permanent abrogation of its nonaggression treaty at the Assembly of Nations. The Belkan Air Force seemed to be slowly turning the tide of the battle over The Round Table, against the Allied Forces. The Galm Team was launched on an emergency sortie to the Round Table and upon arrival, Galm One was accredited with saving the Allied Forces attack and securing The Round Table. Though Belkan reinforcements arrived in the form of a Belkan Ace Squadron, Galm Team shot down these Belkan aircraft and finalized air superiority over B7R.
The Belkan War (Op. Thunderbolt):
After the attacks on Lumen and Valais Air Base and the discovery of “A World With No Boundaries”, an Allied strike force was sent to attack their forces in Mund, Belka. This attack was lead by the Galm Team of the Ustian Air Force. As the Galm Team passed through B7R on their way to Mund Valley, they were intercepted by an Ace Squadron, which defected from one of the nations involved in the Belkan War. Though this slowed the advanced of the Galm Team, they were eventually successful in breaking through B7R and pressing the attack into Mund Valley.
Sources:
Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War
Official Ace Combat Zero Website
Namco CH Ace Combat Zero Website
*Original Article by Ribbon-Blue*
