Gault Team

The Belkan Air Force 18th Air Division, 5th Tactical Fighter Squadron Gault was an elite Belkan squadron that participated during the Belkan War. They are first introduced in Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War, however, they had an indirect participation in the Estovakian Civil War, 20 years later.

The Gault Squadron flies in a formation of eight Su-47 Berkut, which is commonly known as the "Gault's Golden Nest".

History
In January in 1995, the Gault Squadron was sent to the front-line with their commander Anton Kupchenko, in hopes of them helping the Belkan Federation expand their borders. Unexpectedly, the Gault Squadron suddenly disappeared 2 months later in March 1995. With no way to keep track of them, all Gault members were officially deemed casualties of war.

In late December 1995, six months after the official end of the Belkan War & the event that scarred the world forever, Gault Squadron made their resurgence. Alive & well, the 8 pilots of Gault were stationed at the Airspace B7R, known as "The Round Table", where they intercepted the legendary 66th Air Force Unit Galm. During their engagement with the Demon Lord of the Round Table, Anton revealed his true intentions: the lead designer of Project Pendragon prior to the war, he formed the insurgent organization A World With No Boundaries in an attempt to reform the planet without borders, and to do so, the planned to launch the V-2 Mass Retaliation Weapon in order to level all of the world's most important cities, doing so with the help of the "Sleeping King at Avalon". Despite the odds, all members of the Gault Squadron were shot down. Most members were killed, with only 3 survivors, the most important one being Lorenz Riedel, Gault 7.

Gault One - Commander Anton "Dr." Kupchenko

 * Status: Killed in Action


 * Nationality: Belkan


 * Age: 48

"The Guardian." He disappeared in '95 with his squadron and his body was later found in the out skirts of B7R. There are reports that say that was the beginning of the Coup d'état.
 * Sex: Male

Gault Two - Franz Speidel

 * Status: Killed in Action


 * Nationality: Belkan

After Speidel's death his house was investigated, they found that multiple calls were made to other foreign countries. His close relationship with Kupchenko led people to believe he had some part with the Coup d'état forces.

Gault Three - Griswold Veiser

 * Status: Alive


 * Nationality: Belkan

After the Cease fire, he was captured by The Allied forces and was pressured to release Information on the Coup d'état force and Kupchenko. He has denied any involvement. He has been in captivity since '96 in the Valdes state Prison as a BC level prisoner.

Gault Four - Andrew Barry

 * Status: Alive


 * Nationality: Belkan

Althought he was shot down in B7R, he was unhurt and was held prisoner for 3 years. he returned to Osea after his release in 2002, Working alongside Professor James Dawkins as an Osean Air Force advisor.

Gault Five - Egon Strauss

 * Status: Alive (killed after the Belkan War)


 * Nationality: Belkan

He led the Attack on the OWC Communication Company, Eight men took Nine people in the office as hostages and demanded the release of 135 Belkans. After 38 hours, he was shot dead by Osean Special Ops.

Gault Six - Bruno Watts

 * Status: Killed in Action


 * Nationality: Belkan

Even after graduating from the Belka Institute of Technology with honors, he joined the Air Force as a pilot, not an engineer. He Joined the Gault Team after Kupchenko saw him at a flight show. He died in battle in B7R.

Gault Seven - Lorenz "Feniks" Riedel

 * Status: reported as Killed In Action


 * Nationality: Belkan

Shot down by Galm Flight in a battle at B7R, But his body was not found. There were reports of him being seen at Osea's Capitol, Oured. Special Ops investigated his whereabouts, however he was never found.

Gault Eight - Fernando Perez
He moved to Belka in 1990 after he was accepted to work at the weapons Development Lab. Even though he graduated from the Sapin University with honors, he chose to fight in the front lines. He joined the Gault Team in 1994 and was killed a year later in Operation Thunderbolt.
 * Status: Killed In Action
 * Nationality: Sapin