The A-10A -Happy Holidays- 
is a modified version of the A-10A Thunderbolt II featuring a Christmas livery. It was available as a DLC skin in Ace Combat: Assault Horizon and later appeared in Ace Combat Infinity as a Special Aircraft.
Game Analysis[]
Ace Combat Infinity[]
- "A special version of the A-10A featuring reindeers and a sleigh.
For an attacker, its exellent turning capabilities and increased ammo capacity result in an aircraft that has a balance of light maneuverability and firepower. When you hear the chimes of the 30 mm, you'll know that Santa is delivering presents to enemies." - ― Hangar
How to Unlock
- The aircraft was only available as a Limited-Time Drop between December 19 and December 31 of 2014. It was also available for 200 Special Supply Tickets in 2015. It is now available from December 2016 onwards.
| Lv. | Cst | Price | GUN | MSL | FAEB | RKTL | 4AGM | SP | MO | ST | AA | AG | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 600 | 1,310 | 839 | 120 | 6 | – | – | E+ | D | C+ | E+ | C | E+ |
| 2 | 640 | 84,630 | 922 | 122 | 8 | – | – | D | D+ | C+ | D | C | D |
| 3 | 680 | 117,180 | 1006 | 124 | 10 | – | – | D+ | D+ | B | D | C+ | D+ |
| 4 | 720 | 169,260 | 1090 | 126 | 12 | 14 | – | D+ | C | B+ | D | B | C |
| 5 | 760 | 221,340 | 1174 | 130 | 14 | 16 | – | C | C | B+ | D+ | B | C+ |
| 6 | 800 | 520,800[a] | 1258 | 134 | 16 | 18 | – | C+ | C+ | B+ | D+ | B | B |
| 7 | 840 | 234,360 | 1342 | 136 | 18 | 20 | 36 | C+ | C+ | A | D+ | B+ | B+ |
| 8 | 880 | 429,660 | 1426 | 138 | 20 | 22 | 40 | B | C+ | A | D+ | B+ | B+ |
| 9 | 920 | 624,960 | 1510 | 142 | 21 | 23 | 44 | B | B | A | D+ | A | A |
| 10 | 960 | 1,432,200 | 1595 | 146 | 22 | 24 | 48 | B+ | B | A+ | D+ | A | A+ |
| 11[b] | 1007 | 1,913,940 | 1679 | 150 | 23 | 25 | 50 | B+ | B | A+ | C | A+ | S |
| 12[b] | 1054 | 2,551,920 | 1763 | 154 | 24 | 26 | 52 | A | B+ | S | C | A+ | S+ |
| 13[b] | 1101 | 3,202,920 | 1847 | 158 | 25 | 27 | 54 | A | A | S | C | S | S+ |
| 14[b] | 1148 | 4,478,880 | 1931 | 162 | 26 | 28 | 56 | A+ | A | S+ | C+ | S+ | S+ |
| 15[b] | 1195 | 5,116,860 | 2016 | 166 | 28 | 30 | 60 | S | A+ | S+ | C+ | S+ | S+ |
| 16[b] | 1256 | 6,536,040 | 2094 | 168 | 29 | 31 | 62 | S+ | A+ | S+ | B | S+ | S+ |
| 17[b] | 1315 | 7,460,460 | 2172 | 170 | 30 | 32 | 64 | S+ | S | S+ | B | S+ | S++ |
| 18[b] | 1374 | 8,397,900 | 2250 | 172 | 31 | 33 | 66 | S+ | S | S+ | B+ | S+ | S++ |
| 19[b] | 1433 | 10,728,480 | 2328 | 174 | 32 | 34 | 68 | S+ | S | S+ | B+ | S+ | S++ |
| 20[b] | 1492 | 13,527,780 | 2407 | 176 | 34 | 36 | 72 | S+ | S | S++ | A | S+ | S++ |
- Part Slots
- At Lv.1, this aircraft carried 18 BODY, 21 ARMS, and 18 MISC part slots. See Tuning § Slot Expansion for further information.
- Nickname
- Upgrading this aircraft to Level 20 unlocked the Gift from Heaven nickname for use at any time.
Skins
- Default: Red overall with snowflakes and reindeer
- Event Skin #01: Same as default with a green body replacing the red; available as a random drop from December 19–31, 2014 and on the Special Supply Item Catalogue from May - June, 2015 for 100 Tickets. It was later added back to the catalogue on December 2016 permanently.
- Event Skin #02: Same as default with a purple body replacing the red; available as a random drop from December 19–31, 2014 and on the Special Supply Item Catalogue from May - June, 2015 for 100 Tickets. It was later added back to the catalogue on December 2016 permanently.
Gallery
Banner advertising the aircraft
Event Skin #01 icon
Hangar view of Event Skin #01
Event Skin #02 icon
Hangar view of Event Skin #02
Ace Combat: Assault Horizon[]
The "Happy Holidays" skin was officially released on December 14, 2011.[1] Compared to the original, the maximum speed of A-10A "Happy Holidays" is increased but the accelerating power itself is lowered in return.
Gallery
Profile
Rear side view
Rear view
Undercarriage
Front view
Side view
General side view
A flight of A-10s over Moscow
Footnotes[]
- ↑ Players could use one Nonstandard Upgrade Request Form instead of credits for the Lv.6 upgrade.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 Lv. Cap Increase Request Forms were required to unlock Lv.11 and each level afterward, one per level. Credits and research were also required for each level as usual.