Saint Ark

Saint Ark
Northeast-East Coast of Usea

Saint Ark Capital Building picture electronically captured by Scarface One's wingman
( link to another image of: Capital Building of Saint Ark )
( link to another image of: Scarface One flying around the city )

Geography
Saint Ark is located on the East Coast of Usea and is one of the largest cities on the continent. It is bordered by a Gulf with the same name. Surrounding the city, there are small rolling hills with much vegetation.

Background Information
It has seen some of the roughest action during the half century of 1995-2040. Before the year 2040, most likely during the Ulysses Impacts in 1999, St. Ark was completely destroyed by asteroid fragments. Nearby, in the Gulf of St. Ark, the Geofront, the world's first underground city, was built as a replacement for the city of St. Ark.

Operation Kingpin
During the Usean Rebellion, the Scarface Squadron was sent to the capital to destroy the Rebel Leaders as well as their elite forces. In the end, their air forces, including the airbase & the ace pilot (Z.O.E General) were destroyed. The army SAM's located in downtown St. Ark were eradicated & the Capitol building was destroyed. The war appeared to be over, but the terrorists continued to fight. St. Ark was the last city to be liberated.

Operation Last Resort
Shortly after the battle of St. Ark, Rebel leaders boarded the a second Dragonet-class Submarine and sailed into the Gulf of St. Ark. After delivering personnel to the final Rebellion Fortress, Fortress Intolerance, in North Point, it then came back to annihilate St. Ark. It was to launch a ship-launched MIRV missile. Scarface One was sent on his own to the Gulf of St. Ark and sunk the sub, but not before the sub launched the MIRV Missile. He used his Vulcan Cannon to gun down the missile.

Usean Continental War
During the Usean Continental War, ISAF forces that did not evacuate to North Point, from the Usean Mainland, were holding defensive positions in St. Ark. It wasn't until an operation performed by the ISAF on October 10th of 2004, that knocked out Erusian Radar Facilities at Mt. Shezna, that ISAF Forces were evacuated from St. Ark. Eventually, the forces would return to recapture the city.

Corporate War of 2040
Near the end of the war of 2040, the Ouroboros attacked Megafloat, which was near the Gulf of Saint Ark. After the destruction of Megafloat and the Ouroboros flying headquarters, the battle lead to to an underground city, located in the Gulf of Saint Ark, known as the Geofront. Eventually, this city would be destroyed from the battle. No fighting after 2005 is known to have took place in the main city itself.

Sources
Ace Combat 2
Ace Combat 03: Electrosphere (NA)
Ace Combat 03: Electrosphere (JP)
Ace Combat 03: Electrosphere Strategy Guide (JP)
Electrosphere Worldview Book (JP)
Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies

Accreditation
MenAce for the image

Originally posted by 'Silber 6'