A-10A -Distant Thunder-

A-10A -Distant Thunder-
Stock Variant	A-10A Thunderbolt II
Role	Attacker
Random Drop
Availability	February 24 - March 3, 2015 June / September / December 2016 March / June / September / December 2017
Special Supply Item Catalogue
Availability	August 16, 2016 (permanent)
Price	200 Tickets

The A-10A -Distant Thunder- (also stylized as A-10A -DISTANT THUNDER-) is a special variant of the A-10A Thunderbolt II. It is available for $2.49 as Downloadable Content in Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation, and was available as a Limited-Time Drop in late February 2015 in Ace Combat Infinity.

The paint scheme featured on the DistantThunder A-10 is based on the ace pilot of the same name from Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War. They piloted a YA-10B during the mission Heartbreak One, and, upon shooting them down, their paint scheme was available as the YA-10B's SP color. The ace's callsign, and, in turn, the special aircraft's name, is a reference to Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies's alternate name in Europe: Ace Combat: Distant Thunder.

Game Analysis

• Ace Combat Infinity
• Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation

Ace Combat Infinity

"A special version of the A-10A featuring a lightning pattern across its entire body.
It features robust and reliable performance and is an excellent air-to-ground attacker.
Resembling the ferocity of a lightning storm, its attacks overwhelm enemies, allowing allied ground troops to progress in their mission.
*The aircraft color is based off the color of a named aircraft that appears in ACE COMBAT 5 The Unsung War (Ace Combat Squadron Leader [EU])."

― Hangar

How to Unlock

The aircraft was only available as a Limited-Time Drop in late February of 2015.

Lv.	Cst	Price	GUN	MSL	FAEB	RKTL	4AGM	SP	MO	ST	AA	AG	DF
1	625	1,410	839	108	8	–	–	D	D	C+	D	C	E+
2	665	94,340	922	110	10	–	–	D+	D+	C+	D	C+	D
3	705	133,760	1006	112	12	–	–	D+	D+	B	D	C+	D+
4	745	190,080	1090	114	13	14	–	C	D+	B+	D+	B	C
5	785	247,810	1174	118	14	16	–	C+	C	B+	D+	B	C+
6	825	580,100	1258	122	15	18	–	C+	C	B+	D+	B+	B
7	865	259,080	1342	126	16	20	40	B	C+	A	D+	A	B+
8	905	411,140	1426	130	17	22	44	B	C+	A	D+	A	A
9	945	633,600	1510	134	18	23	48	B+	B	A	D+	A	A
10	985	1,492,480	1595	138	20	24	52	B+	B	A+	C	A	A+
11	1032	1,999,360	1679	142	21	25	54	A	B+	A+	C	A+	S
12	1079	2,661,120	1763	146	22	26	56	A	B+	S	C	S	S+
13	1126	3,322,880	1847	150	23	27	58	A+	A	S	C+	S	S+
14	1173	4,660,480	1931	154	24	28	60	S	A	S+	C+	S+	S+
15	1220	5,322,240	2016	158	26	30	64	S	A+	S+	C+	S+	S+
16	1280	6,800,640	2094	160	27	31	66	S+	A+	S+	B	S+	S+
17	1340	7,772,160	2172	162	28	32	68	S+	A+	S+	B+	S+	S++
18	1399	8,757,760	2250	164	29	33	70	S+	S	S+	B+	S+	S++
19	1458	11,179,520	2328	166	30	34	72	S+	S	S+	A	S+	S++
20	1517	14,094,080	2407	168	32	36	76	S+	S	S++	A	S+	S++

Part Slots

At Lv.1, this aircraft carried 19 BODY, 22 ARMS, and 19 MISC part slots. See Tuning § Slot Expansion for further information.

Nickname

Upgrading this aircraft to Level 20 unlocked the Electric Thunder nickname for use at any time.

Skins

• Default: "Distant Thunder" livery, SP paint scheme from Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War's YA-10B

Gallery

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Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation

For more information, see A-10A Thunderbolt II.

Compared to the base A-10A, this aircraft has improved speed, mobility. This aircraft's payload has also been increased, improving its offensive capabilities. However, this improvement comes at the cost of the aircraft's defense. One other thing to note is that, like the Colored Wing Aircraft series and THE iDOLM@STER series of aircraft, this aircraft's standard and special missile smoke trails are colored. In this particular case, the smoke trails are blue.

A-10A -DISTANT THUNDER-
General Info
Game	Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation
Type	Aircraft skin
Xbox LIVE
Release Dates	June 26, 2008
Prices	USD$2.49 (200 Microsoft Points)

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