Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-9984046-20140920205937

Yay, my first ever forum post!

Ahem, so anyways, this forum post will serve as a repository for those who want to share their aircraft sets in Ace Combat Infinity. Basically, list a setup or setups you want to share and we discuss them; list the name of the setup, aircraft with level, skin and emblem used, datalink and SP weapon used; then list the parts that are installed in the setup, and discuss what you use the setup for.

As a sort of tutorial, I will go first with one of my setups.

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Name: TrolLAGM - Aircraft: F-4E Phantom II - Skin: Default - Emblem: Beta Test Pilot Medal - Datalink: Critical - SP Weapon: LAGM

Parts equipped: Body (High Spec Airbrakes M, Lightweight Engine Compressor, High Spec Main Wing Actuator -Roll- M), Arms (Lightweight Mobile Fin -MSL-, Advanced Target Awareness Circuit -SP.W- M, Enhanced LAGM Explosives M), Misc (Link Communications High Output Antenna)

About this setup: This setup is my personal LAGM plane setup. The airbrakes and roll actuator are there to complement the low mobility since the Phantom II doesn't have fantastic handling, while the engine compressor gives it a slight boost to speed. The LAGM explosives are added because it gives the LAGM a massive range even at level 1, the target awareness circuit gives it a bigger ammo increase, and the lightweight missile fin is there in case I take on fighters or lone ground targets. The link antenna helps when I need to get my datalink while giving a buff to A2A and A2G. Speaking of datalinks, it is set to critical to do extra damage; the more damage targets receive, the less time I spend on them which is paramount in co-op missions.

Now, you're probably wondering about the name of this setup. The name is a portmanteau of Troll and LAGM; the goal of this setup is to fool players using high tier aircraft that you're using a wimpy starter plane, then when the game starts blow the competition away by destroying every last ground target in sight. If you do it right, you'll get lots of points for your team and the MVP if you're really good and/or lucky. For extra effect, keep the default skin to make them really think you're another newbie, then teach those fifth generation wallet warriors a lesson or two when it's go time. It's possible to both bring home the team win and the MVP with this aircraft; for instance, there's a player I encountered named Admiral_JS who used the F-4E like me. This player managed to win the match for his/her team and even took the MVP with him/her.

Another thing, the Phantom II is unique in that it's a multirole that carries both the LAGM and the UGB, both of which are the game breaker SP weapons of the game. It also has a decent amount of slots for upgrading so it can be competitive even in the late game.

I say this because I also have a Phantom II setup w/the UGB, but for now I'll just list this LAGM setup as a litmus test and to hopefully get this forum topic rolling.

P.S., credit goes to two people; Ace Combat Skies forum user CarrierBuzzard for inspiration for this setup (which you can read the original posting here: Aircraft Sets - Mini LAGM setup ), and YouTube user Sp56k for further inspiration w/gameplay of a high level F-4E in action (which you can watch here: F-4E MVP S Rank - Dubai Night Assault . Jokingly he/she says it's the most OP multirole of them all, but he/she may not be far off from that statement...) 