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"Show them the power of the Spiridus. Ready the main cannon!"

― Valahia commmander

The Balaur^[a] was an large railgun operated by the terrorist organization Valahia in Ace Combat: Joint Assault.

Description

Two variants of the Balaur have been confirmed to exist: one mounted aboard the Valahia's combat aircraft Spiridus and a stand-alone variant.

Spiridus

The first Balaur was mounted in the midsection of the Spiridus' airframe. The weapon first saw action in battle during the Valahia's initial assault on the Japanese capital of Tokyo, where it was used to damage Tokyo Bay, thus demonstrating the Spiridus' combat capabilities.

The Spiridus contained a heat vent at the rear of the mainframe, which caused the Spiridus' Balaur's charging to destabilize, and potentially lead to damage from overloading. Antares Squadron used this weakness to deal severe damage to the Spiridus and forced it to retreat from Tokyo towards the Izu Islands where visual contact was lost.

Ground

A second, stand-alone version of the Balaur was stationed at the Valahia's headquarters in Southern Romania. The weapon fired with the assistance of a radar network disguised as a weather station in the Serbian mountains, thus increasing its accuracy over long ranges. It is possible that the Balaur may have had an intercontinental firing range, due to the distance between Southern Romania and Serbia.

Design

The Balaur had immense destructive power, as proven by the attack on Tokyo, where it was used to obliterate the harbor section of the metropolis. Likewise, the ground-based Balaur was just as powerful; the shockwave generated by the firing burst was destructive enough to annihilate any aircraft flying too close to the cannon or within its line of fire. Furthermore, the Serbian radar network allowed for precise long-range firing, making the Balaur a weapon with great firepower and accuracy.

The ground-based Balaur had some disadvantages. Its long-range accuracy was heavily dependent on the Serbian radar stations and greatly suffered after they were knocked out by Martinez Security. It was also vulnerable at short range; unable to shoot down planes flying very fast near it, it required a large anti-aircraft detachment to protect it at point-blank range. Nevertheless, even at mid- to close-range, it remained deadly thanks to its reasonably fast traversal time and the significant collision risk posed by its long barrel.

The Balaur's barrel bears a striking visual resemblance to the barrels of Stonehenge and the Chandelier. The Balaur is smaller than the Chandelier and comparable to a Stonehenge railgun, but the barrel's positioning and size compared to the rest of the installation appears quite similar to both weapons. The necessity of ground-based anti-air artillery to defend the Balaur at close-range is also reminiscent of the other railguns' defenses.

Etymology

The Balaur is named after the Romanian mythological Balaur, described as a multi-headed dragon.

Footnotes

↑ Balaur (バラウール Baraūru)

[1] Balaur (バラウール Baraūru)

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+{{Refimprove}}
 {{Superweapon
-|name = Balaur
+| image        = [[File:Balaur.jpg|300px]]
+| function     = [[Railgun]]
-|image = [[File:Spiridus Laser Cannon.jpg|300px]]<br>[[File:Balaur.jpg|300px]]
+| operators    = [[Valahia]]
-|type = [[Railgun|Electromagnetic artillery]]
+| deployment   = [[Valahia Crisis]]
-|games = [[Ace Combat X2: Joint Assault]]
+| destruction  = April 2, 2011
-|energy = Electric
-|armaments = 2x AA Gun, 2x SAM (Stand-alone version)
-|deployment = [[Valahia Crisis]]
-|operator = [[Valahia]]
-|destroyed = 2011
 }}
+{{Quote|Show them the power of the [[Spiridus]]. Ready the main cannon!|[[Valahia]] commmander}}
-The Balaur (龍族 Ryūzoku) is an advanced [[Railgun|electromagnetic cannon]] employed by the terrorist organization of East-Europe [[Valahia]].
+The '''Balaur'''{{Note|group=a|{{Nihongo|'''Balaur'''|バラウール|Baraūru}}}} was an large [[railgun]] operated by the terrorist organization [[Valahia]] in ''[[Ace Combat: Joint Assault]]''.
 ==Description==
-Two variants of the Balaur have been confirmed to exist: one is mounted aboard the [[Valahia]]'s heavy command cruiser ''[[Spiridus]]'', and a stand-alone variant.
+Two variants of the Balaur have been confirmed to exist: one mounted aboard the [[Valahia]]'s combat aircraft [[Spiridus]] and a stand-alone variant.
 ===Spiridus===
-The first Balaur is mounted in the midsection of the Spiridus's airframe. The weapon first saw action in battle during Valahia's initial assault on the [[Japan]]ese capital of [[Tokyo]], where it was used to rip open a massive hole in the harbor area of the city, thus demonstrating the [[Spiridus]]'s combat capabilities. After the battle, the fortress would retreat from [[Tokyo]] towards the Izu Isands, where visual contact was lost.
+The first Balaur was mounted in the midsection of the Spiridus' airframe. The weapon first saw action in battle during the Valahia's initial assault on the [[Japan]]ese capital of [[Tokyo]], where it was used to damage Tokyo Bay, thus demonstrating the Spiridus' combat capabilities.
+The Spiridus contained a heat vent at the rear of the mainframe, which caused the Spiridus' Balaur's charging to destabilize, and potentially lead to damage from overloading. [[Antares Squadron]] used this weakness to deal severe damage to the Spiridus and forced it to retreat from Tokyo towards the Izu Islands where visual contact was lost.
-===Infern Stand-Alone===
-A second, stand-alone version of the Balaur was stationed at the Valahian headquarters located in southern Romania. The weapon fires with the assistance of a radar network disguised as a weather station in the Serbian mountains, thus increasing it's accuracy over long ranges, it is possible that the Infern Balaur may have intercontinental firing range, due to the distance between south Romania & Serbia.
-==Capabilities==
+===Ground===
+A second, stand-alone version of the Balaur was stationed at the Valahia's headquarters in Southern Romania. The weapon fired with the assistance of a radar network disguised as a weather station in the Serbian mountains, thus increasing its accuracy over long ranges. It is possible that the Balaur may have had an intercontinental firing range, due to the distance between Southern Romania and Serbia.
-===Advantages===
+==Design==
-The Balaur [[railgun]] has an immense destructive power, as proven by the attack on Tokyo, where it would be used to obliterate the harbor section of the metropolis. Likewise, the Infern Balaur is just as powerful, with the shockwave generated by the firing burst being enough to annihilate any aircraft flying too close to the cannon (although the F-22 could survive at most 2 hits and most other military aircraft could survive at most 1, for proof try doing any mission that includes the balaur and allow it to hit you, do not allow anything else to hit you prior). Furthermore, the Serbian radar network allowed for precise firing over long ranges.
+The Balaur had immense destructive power, as proven by the attack on Tokyo, where it was used to obliterate the harbor section of the metropolis. Likewise, the ground-based Balaur was just as powerful; the shockwave generated by the firing burst was destructive enough to annihilate any aircraft flying too close to the cannon or within its line of fire. Furthermore, the Serbian radar network allowed for precise long-range firing, making the Balaur a weapon with great firepower and accuracy.
+The ground-based Balaur had some disadvantages. Its long-range accuracy was heavily dependent on the Serbian radar stations and greatly suffered after they were knocked out by [[Martinez Security]]. It was also vulnerable at short range; unable to shoot down planes flying very fast near it, it required a large anti-aircraft detachment to protect it at point-blank range. Nevertheless, even at mid- to close-range, it remained deadly thanks to its reasonably fast traversal time and the significant collision risk posed by its long barrel.
-===Disadvantages===
-The Spiridus Balaur has several disadvantages: first of all, the Spiridus contains a heat vent in the rear of the mainframe, which can cause the Balaur's charging to destabilize, and can potentially lead to damage from overloading—this was used by the [[M42 Antares Squadron]] to their advantage, dealing severe damage to the Spiridus, and in turn forcing it to retreat from Tokyo.
+The Balaur's barrel bears a striking visual resemblance to the barrels of [[Stonehenge (Strangereal)|Stonehenge]] and the [[Chandelier]]. The Balaur is smaller than the Chandelier and comparable to a Stonehenge railgun, but the barrel's positioning and size compared to the rest of the installation appears quite similar to both weapons. The necessity of ground-based anti-air artillery to defend the Balaur at close-range is also reminiscent of the other railguns' defenses.
-The Infern Balaur also has some disadvantages: to be specific, it's long-range accuracy is reduced if the Serbian radar systems are knocked out or if an enemy plane is flying very fast near it, however it remains as deadly as always in mid-to-short range or an accidental collision of the barrel.
-==Trivia==
+==Etymology==
-*The railgun's namesake comes from the Romanian [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balaur Balaur], which is described as a mythological, multi-headed dragon.
+The Balaur is named after the Romanian mythological {{Wp|Balaur}}, described as a multi-headed dragon.
-*The Infern version of the Balaur has a resemblance of [[Stonehenge Turret Network]] in terms of appearance and with [[Excalibur]] in the way of avoid their attacks.
+{{Notelist}}
-*The Balaur bears a striking resemblance to Ace Combat 6's [[Chandelier]] Railgun, except in smaller size.
+[[ru:Балаур]]
 [[Category:Ace Combat: Joint Assault]]
-[[Category:Superweapons]]
-[[Category:Valahia]]
-[[Category:Weapons]]
-[[Category:BVR Weaponry]]