The AJS 37 Viggen is a STOL (Short Take-Off and Landing) multirole aircraft.
It made its debut in Ace Combat 2 and later appeared in the handheld titles Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception and Ace Combat: Joint Assault.
History[]
Strangereal[]
The Viggens first saw use by the Usean Rebel Forces in Ace Combat 2's depiction of the Usean coup d'état.[1][2] It was not featured in the remake Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Legacy.
The only other recorded use of Viggens was during the Aurelian War where it was sporadically used by the Leasath Air Force, which included an ace pilot with the callsign "Saber".[3]
Joint Assault universe[]
The aircraft was available to Antares Squadron during the Valahia Crisis.
Game analysis[]
Ace Combat: Joint Assault[]
- "A multirole aircraft developed specifically for short takeoffs and landings (STOL)."
- ― Hangar
How to Unlock
- Complete mission 4: "Spotlight - Bravo". Costs $19,000.
Statistics
- Speed: Medium
- Air-to-Air: Medium
- Air-to-Ground: Medium
- Mobility: Medium
- Stability: Medium
- Defense: Medium
Weapons
Colors
- C01: Green forest camouflage.
- C02: Gray body adopted by JA 37s.
- C03: Striped two-color gray body.
- C04: Blue fuselage with yellow wing trim. Modeled after the Swedish national colors.
- C05: Lightning-themed body.
- C06: Dark gray body with gold trim.
Gallery
Color 1
Color 2
Color 3
Color 4
Color 5
Color 6
Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception[]
- "A multirole aircraft developed specifically for short takeoffs and landings (STOL)."
- ― Hangar
How to Unlock
- Complete mission 2: Out of the Fire. Costs 5,800 credits.
Statistics
Weapons
Skins
- Aurelia: AJ 37 camouflage.
- Leasath: Flygvapnet air superiority gray.
- Special 1: Flygvapnet's new paint scheme. Two-tone gray.
- Special 2: Blue body with yellow wing trim. Modelled after "Blå Petter" (Blue Peter), the Viggen painted in this color to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Swedish Air Force in 2001.
Named Pilots
- Saber — Found in Prelude. Spawns with the final JA 37 formation when 7 landing ships and most of the fighters are destroyed.
Gallery
Underside
Cockpit
Flyby
Flyby
Flyby
Flyby
Flyby
A JA 37 attacking a landing ship
Saber
Aurelia paint scheme
Leasath paint scheme
Special 1 paint scheme
Special 2 paint scheme
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Trivia[]
- The Viggen model originally used in Ace Combat: Joint Assault was the AJS 37 model. However, the final version retained the original JA 37 from Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception.
References[]
- ↑ Mission 09: "Sledgehammer", Ace Combat 2.
- ↑ Mission 25: "Electric Dreams", Ace Combat 2.
- ↑ Mission 03A: "Prelude", Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception.