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Newfield Island


A satellite photo of Newfield Island, showing the Anderson Crater

Geography
Newfield Island is a medium sized island with a large city located on the south-eastern side of the island, multiple other living areas on the island and the ISAF Allen Fort Airbase on the Northern tip of the Island. The island itself is split in half by a chain of large hills and mountains. The entire island is covered with green forests. During the Ulysses Impacts in July of 1999, the city on Newfield suffered a direct hit, which destroyed much of the city. Since then reconstruction of the destroyed areas of the remaining Metropolitan and rural areas has been carried out. The crater left by the Ulysses Fragment is known as the Anderson Crater. By the year 2008, reconstruction had began within the Anderson Crater itself, with many large platforms being lined up within the water inside of the crater.

Operation: Sitting Duck
During the Usean Continental War in 2004, Newfield was the first line of defence for ISAF's GHQ (North Point). It was attacked by Erusian Tu-95 Bear bombers based at Rigley Airbase, a former ISAF facility, but the attack was thwarted by the 118th TFW of the ISAF. Allenfort Airbase survived the bombing raid, but the city on Newfield was bombarded by the Erusian Bombers.

Operation Katina
In 2008, during Operation Katina, Newfield Island was attacked by "Free" Erusian forces. Mobius One, supported by AWACS Sky Eye, flew over Newfield, engaged and destroyed the Erusian Fighters and C-5 Galaxy transports.




Sources
Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies / Distant Thunder (the game itself)
PROJECT ACES: AC4 WEBSITE
Shattered Skies.net (the overhead shot)

Accreditation
Originally posted by Ribbon-Yellow