F/A-18C Hornet

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F/A-18C Hornet

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ORIGIN: (Real World) United States of America

GAMES FEATURED IN: Ace Combat (Air Combat) Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies Ace Combat 05: The Unsung War Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War

OPERATORS: Belkan Air Force Federal Erusean Air Force Independent State Allied Forces Osean Maritime Defense Force Special Tactical Fighter Squadron "Scarface" Ustian Air Force Yuktobanian Navy

ACE SQUADRONS/PILOT: Riho / STFS (AC) Vaisala / FEAF (AC4) Bachstelze / BAF (ACZ) Kolibri / BAF (ACZ) Grun Squadron /BAF (ACZ)

VARIANTS: F/A-18D Hornet F/A-18E Super Hornet F/A-18F Super Hornet EA-18G Growler

WEAPONS: Gun / 1 x 20mm M61A1 Vulcan Cannon Standard Missiles / AIM-9M Sidewinder UGB / Mk-83 (AC04) LASM / AGM-84 Harpoon (AC4/AC5/ACZ) SAAM / AIM-7M Sparrow (ACZ) SOD / AGM-154 JSOW (ACZ) XMAA / AIM-120 AMRAAM (AC04)

AIR COMBAT STATS: Stability: 20 Defense: 50 Offense: 90 Power: 90 Mobility: 50

ACE COMBAT 5 STATS: Speed: 68 Mobility: 44 Stability: 53 Defense: 57 Air-to-Air: 27 Air-to-Ground: 62

ACE COMBAT ZERO STATS: Speed: 68 Mobility: 44 Stability: 53 Defense: 57 Air-to-Air: 27 Air-to-Ground: 62

BIO: The F/A-18C Hornet is a single-seat, multirole strike fighter. The Hornet was conceived as a multi-task aircraft that could perform the roles of fighter and attack. With it's entry into service with the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, the F/A-18C has replaced older, single role machines like the A-4 Skyhawk and F-4 Phantom II. The F/A-18's combat debut was over Libya in 1986 during Operation El Dorado Canyon, later during Operation Desert Storm the F/A-18C perfromed round-the-clock day and night sorites with great success, despite the loss of two F/A-18s. Both U.S. Navy and Marine Hornets have been contiuously used in Operation Southern Watch and in the Bosnia and Kosovo campaigns in the 1990s. Hornets and Super Hornets have been used in Operation Enduring Freedom and in Operation Iraqi Freedom. The F/A-18C and twin-seat D models are the result of a block upgrade in 1987 incorporating upgraded radar, avionics, and the capacity to carry new missiles such as the AIM-120 AMRAAM air-to-air missile and AGM-65 Maverick and AGM-84 Harpoon air-to-surface missiles.

Other upgrades include the Martin-Baker NACES (Navy Aircrew Common Ejection Seat), and a self-protection jammer. A synthetic aperture ground mapping radar enables the pilot to locate targets in poor visibility conditions. C and D models delivered since 1989 also include an improved night attack capability, consisting of the Hughes AN/AAR-50 thermal navigation pod, the Loral AN/AAS-38 Night Hawk FLIR (forward looking infrared array) targeting pod, night vision goggles, and two full-color (previously monochrome) MFDs and a color moving map.

SOURCES: Air Combat (In Game Data) Ace Combat 04, 5, Zero (In Game Data) Wikipedia.org http://www.fighter-planes.com/ http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/index.html