F-15E -CHIHAYA-

The F-15E -THE iDOLM@STER Chihaya- is a downloadable aircraft in Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation and Ace Combat: Assault Horizon.

Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation
"While a little hard to handle when it’s in a bad mood, this plane’s talent is undeniable. Keep your head up, spread your wings and take to the skies!"

- Official description

The F-15E iDOLM@STER is the fourth aircraft of the iDOLM@STER aircraft line. It was released in the XBL Marketplace in February 27th 2008 with PACK 05, at the price of 400 MSP. As implied, it is themed on iM@S character Chihaya Kisaragi. The aircraft is adorned with a blue paint job with white stripes, while Kisaragi's likeness is emblazoned in the left side of the plane, while the "PROJECT iM@S" logo is featured in the right wing.

In performance, the aircraft boasts a minor yet general statistics upgrade in comparison to the basic F-15E Strike Eagle. In exchange for the upgrade, however, the plane's armor is stripped down, thus reducing its survivability in the battlefield. Furthermore, it has a tendency to stall and become unresponsive, making flight in areas with heavy combat a hazardous task. The Strike Eagle's missile, XAGM and Unguided Bomb capacity has been reduced, while that of the XMA6 and Self-Forging Fragment Submunitions weapons has been raised.

Ace Combat. Assault Horizon
In Ace Combat: Assault Horizon, the F-15E "THE IDOLM@STER" is the first downloadable Strike Eagle variant. It was released in November 29th, 2011 with PACK 05, costing 400 MSP in Xbox Live and 4.99$ USD in the Playstation Store. It is one of the three iM@S aircraft released for the game, accompanied by the Su-33 Flanker-D -THE iDOLM@STER: Miki- and the F-22A Raptor -THE iDOLM@STER Haruka-. All three aircraft can be downloaded in a single bundle worth 9.99$ or 400 MSP.

There are two Chihaya paint schemes available: the basic version and a low visibility, "monotone" version. Unlike its Fires of Liberation precursor, the aircraft is merely a paint scheme, and does not affect performance in any way.