ADF-01 FALKEN

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Ustian Air Force Valahia ADF-01 Falken ZOE The ADF-01 FALKEN (ファルケン Faruken) is a fictional aircraft featured in nearly all Ace Combat from Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War onwards. Derivated from Ace Combat 2's ADF-01 Z.O.E., it is one of the series' most famous aircraft, featuring an instantly recognizable design. The ADF-01 (Advanced Defence Fighter - type 01) "FALKEN"; is arguably the most powerful aircraft in the Ace Combat series. In addition to its staggering missile count, high speed and incredible agility, it possesses a Tactical Laser System (TLS) which is nearly impossible to dodge as there is no delay time between firing and impact. The Falken has 14 laser pods that activate and power the TLS, which fires for about seven to eight seconds until the pod is drained. The laser serves as a one-hit-kill for any target unlucky enough to recieve a concentrated hit from its beam. The TLS is housed underneath the cockpit, which raises every time the weapon is armed. One notable difference between the TLS in Ace Combat 5 and Ace Combat Zero is that in the former game, the ADF-01F Falken has a red laser. Meanwhile, the laser is instead blue in Ace Combat Zero where you fly the ADF-01A Falken. This is due to the materials used to emit the beam, although the duration and damage dealt by the laser remains the same in both titles. Also, in Ace Combat Zero, the Falken is capable of carrying FAEB (Fuel-Air Explosive Bombs) and XLAA (Advanced Long-Range Air-To-Air Missile) in addition to the TLS. Grunder Industries later decided that the TLS was far more capable in both AA and AG applications than the FAEB or the XLAA, and removed the wing hard points leaving only the internal weapons bays for the Sidewinder missile on the F variant. This reduced weight and drag and arguably made the ADF-01F a more capable aircraft. Its most prominent feature, other than forward-swept wings, is what seems to be an armored, glassless cockpit. This is actually a 360° celestial-spherical screen cockpit layout, giving the pilot an immense advantage in combat. Instead of a traditional glass canopy, the plane utilizes a prototype of the revolutionary Connection for Flight Interface (COFFIN) system, which is similar in effect to a one-way mirror or an extremely tinted window - the pilot can still see out, but no one can see in. This is achieved via a series of real-time hexagonal monitors and external cameras that transmit the visual data to the pilot. This also allows for the HUD and targets to also be displayed at all angles, where as a normal aircraft can only show targets and data on its front HUD display. If a target were to leave that HUD on a normal plane, the pilot would only be able to see its green targeting square. On the Falken however, the monitors and a powerful computer, (codenamed Z.O.E) eliminate that problem. ==Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War== :For more information, see: Falken Hangars. The aircraft's first incarnation, it can be unlocked by destroying a series of five hangars hidden in missions 12A, 12B, 16A, 16B and 27. Once the hangars are all destroyed, the ADF-01 will be unlocked upon completing the next mission for the price of $826,000 per unit (over 20 times more than its closest rival, X-02 Wyvern, at $39,700 a piece), making it the game's most expensive aircraft. The FALKEN harnesses maximum mobility and very high combat capabilities, but as a trade-off has relatively weak armor. ===Statistics=== * Speed: 83 * Mobility: 99 * Stability: 82 * Defense: 67 * Air-to-Air: 99 * Air-to-Ground: 93 ===Paint schemes=== *Original: Z.O.E. red with darker hue. *RZ (Razgriz) *Special: Chrome black. Unlocked by S-ranking all missions in Expert. ===Armaments=== *Tactical Laser System w/ 14 shots ==Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War== The ADF-01 can be unlocked by acquiring all three Supreme Ace medals in any difficulty, after which it'll be unlocked at the price of $430,000. Alternatively, the FALKEN may be unlocked by unlocking all 3 regular Ace medals while having Ace Combat 5 data in the PS2's Memory Card (if both Ace Combat 04 and Ace Combat 5 data is stored, however, only finishing mission 1 will be needed to unlock the ADF-01, alongside the X-02 Wyvern.) ===Statistics=== *Speed: 83 *Air-to-Air: 99 *Air-to-Ground: 93 *Stability: 82 *Defense: 67 *Mobility: 99 ===Paint schemes=== *Original: Red. *Mercenary: Lightning blue camouflage. *Soldier: Graphite black. *Knight: Olive drab camouflage. *Special: Black, much like Razgriz. ===Armaments=== *TLS *XLAA *FAEB ==Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception== The ADF-01 can be unlocked by completing the special mission "Operation X" for the first time. ===Statistics (Standard)=== *Speed: 84 *Air-to-Air: 60 *Air-to-Ground: 54 *Mobility: 93 *Stability: 75 *Defense: 66 ===Paint schemes=== *Original: Standard red. *Leasath: Lightning blue camouflage pattern. *Special 1: Black. Eliminate ace pilot "Z.O.E." in Operation X to unlock. *Special 2: Olive drab camouflage. Fill the ADF-01's kill bar to unlock. ===Aces=== *Z.O.E. ===Parts=== *Engine: Light Engine, Adv Turbo Engine, Caudal Engine, Minotaur Engine, SCRAMJet Engine, Hayabusa Engine *Wings: Extra Airbrake, Extra V Canard, Extra Elron, Extra Canard, Adv Actuator, Adv Balance/Anti-Balance Tab *Armor: Scale Armor, Ceramic Armor, Beetle Armor, Titanium Armor, Adv Titanium Armor, TiAl Armor, Composite Armor *Weapons: Destructive Missile, Kinetic Engery Penetration Shell, Extra Ammo, Tracker MSSL, Laser Extender (aircraft exclusive), High-Speed Ammunition *Cockpit: Emergency Auto-pilot System, Raven, Terra Hammer, Hawk Eye, Automatic Machine Gun Fire Device, Tracer, AAM Jammer, Sniper OS, Argus, Salamander ===Armaments=== *TLS *XLAA *FAEB ==Ace Combat Xi: Skies of Incursion== The ADF-01 can be unlocked by completing the campaign in Normal difficulty. ===Statistics=== *Speed: Very High *Air-to-Air: High *Air-to-Ground: High *Mobility: Maximum *Stability: High *Defense: High ===Armaments=== *84 MSSL ==Ace Combat: Joint Assault== Similar to Ace Combat X, the ADF-01 can be unlocked by completing the SP mission "Ace of Aces", at which point it will become available at the price of $1,298,000. thus becoming the game's most expensive aircraft, even more so than the GAF-1 Varcolac. ===Statistics (Standard)=== *Speed: Very High *Air-to-Air: Medium *Air-to-Ground: Medium *Mobility: Very High *Stability: Maximum *Defense: Low ===Paint schemes=== *Original: Red. *2nd paint scheme: Lightning blue camouflage. *3rd paint scheme: Black. *4th paint scheme: Olive drab/green camouflage. *5th paint scheme: Bright yellow. *6th paint scheme: Silver. ===Aces=== *Z.O.E. ===Armaments=== *FAEB *Tactical Laser System *XLAA *ODMM' ==Trivia== thumb|326px|right *In Ace Combat 5'', if the TLS is fired right before the end of a mission followed by a landing minigame, the weapon will remain firing upon regaining control of the FALKEN, however it will be golden and larger in size. See also: Easter Eggs. *In Ace Combat 5 and Ace Combat Zero you can also see a "ZOE" described on the left and right side of the FALKEN's cockpit which is on the laser control panels. *In Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War and in Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War, it has to go 260 mph to take off. *The Bandai FALKEN EX Model identifies the aircraft as "ADF-01F". This alternative name is commonly used to distinguish the modern aircraft from its Z.O.E. predecessor. ==Gallery== ADF-01 FALKEN.jpg|Official artwork of the ADF-01 FALKEN, circa 2010. Falken Review.jpg|Photography by SAIONJI, makoto/ MATE. ADF-01 Falken movement.gif|Movement of the FALKEN's engines. ADF-01Aside.jpg|The ADF-01 Falken ZOE, a UCAV-configuration version of the FALKEN employed by the rebels during the Usean Rebellion. ADF-01Atop.jpg|Loading screen in AC2. Mercenary ADF-01.jpg|Mercenary color scheme. ADF-01 Falken (Laser).jpg|The FALKEN firing its TLS. Falken SP.jpg|FALKEN's SP Paint in Ace Combat 5. ADF-01 SPZ.jpg|ADF-01A Special Color in Ace Combat Zero. ADF-01.jpg|The ADF-01 as it is in Ace Combat Xi imagesCAWLRMK8.jpg|An ADF-01A attacking Excalibur with its laser. BlazeADF01.jpg Cimg00011.jpg|Model of the FALKEN ban941430.jpg ADF-01F_FALKEN.jpg ADF-01FFalken.png ==Sources== *ACES WEB: Ace Combat 5 Falken Info.