Battleship

"You've gotta be kidding me, they've got a battleship."

- AWACS Thunderhead

Battleships are large armored naval warships equipped with heavy guns that can be used against other ships, ground targets, or even aircraft. These guns are highly accurate and can do severe damage.

Battleships have appeared semi-regularly throughout the Ace Combat series, however not many of them were notable or named.

Erusian Navy
The Federal Erusian Navy's top fleet, the Aegir Fleet, featured their Iowa-class battleship Tanager as the fleet's flagship. This was an unconventional move, as the flagship of a fleet is typically an aircraft carrier. The Tanager was sunk along with the rest of the Aegir Fleet during the Usean Continental War.

During that same war, another battleship was deployed to protect Farbanti from invading ISAF forces. However, it ran aground to the shoreline, fixing it in place and allowing for easy air strikes to eliminate it.

Other
The player can encounter a Leasath Naval Forces battleship in the non-canonical mission Armada.

Named Units

 * Tanager (Federal Erusian Navy)
 * Upor (Yuktobanian Navy)

Trivia

 * The battleship in Armada can survive a direct hit from the Long Range Shock Wave Missile.
 * The battleships seen in Ace Combat are typically modeled after the Iowa-class, identifiable by its unique conning tower design.