Chandelier

Description
The Chandelier was part of the Estovakian effort in defending against the possibility of an asteroid impact (similar to Erusea's Stonehenge and Megalith systems). It was not completed in time to defend the nation against the meteoric fragments of Ulysses 1994 XF-04 resulting in widespread devastation within its borders, crippling its infrastructure and ushering in a civil war that would ultimately bring the country under military rule.

The weapon was not completed prior to the start of the Estovakian-Emmerian War, also known as the Anean Continental War. It was designed as a colossal railgun cooled by a series of external, shielded systems that had allowed it to repeatedly fire. Warhead loading was handled via a conveyor system that ran along a partially protected trench below the front of the gun, delivering the ordinance from what may have been an underground ammunition storage bunker. Because it was hastily completed for the war effort, it had several exposed weaknesses that made it vulnerable to attack. The cooling systems were the most obvious targets, followed by the exposed sections of the conveyor trench that transported warheads into the Chandelier's Railgun.

On March 31, 2016, (in the Ace Combat timeline) during the negotiations for a cease fire for the Emmerian-Estovakian War, it was used by the remnants of the Estovakian military in an effort to destroy the Emmerian capital of Gracemeria. The warheads fired from the weapon were specialized delivery systems, similar to a MIRV, that would burst open over a targeted area to release a cargo of cruise missiles that would then go on to their targets. This attack came during an Emmeria Celebration of the war's end and would have resulted in massive amounts of lives lost in the city, if not for patrolling Emmerian Air Force aircraft. During the attack, Emmerian AWACS Ghost Eye worked with a military headquarter in Gracemeria and managed to trace the missile trajectory back to the Chandelier.

As Emmerian Fighters flew to destroy the Chandelier, their radio waves were suddenly flooded with information, coming from a female civilian in Gracemeria. This information was provided by Lt. Col. Victor Voychek, an Estovakian intelligence officer, and exposed all of

the Chandelier's weaknesses.
Emmerian Aircraft engaged the Chandelier's defenses. The Chandelier's defenses were comprised of several anti-aircraft gun emplacements and SAM systems along with missile boat and Aegis cruiser elements from the Estovakian Navy. Elite members of the Strigon air squadron in Su-47 and F-22A aircraft provided air cover.

Other weaknesses were revealed during the course of the Emmerian effort to destroy the cannon. One was an emergency cooling unit located below the gun's battery that could only be accessed via the trench conveyor which was discovered by an Emmerian pilot during a recon flight. The other was located at the back of the railgun itself, within what could be considered the firing chamber, exposed only when the barrel had opened as part of an emergency procedure.