EA-18G -Beast-

EA-18G -Beast-
Stock Variant	EA-18G Growler
Role	Multirole
Skilled Pilot Medal Exchange
Date Added	Start of May 2016
Price	20 Medals

The EA-18G -Beast- is a Special Aircraft variant of the EA-18G Growler featured in Ace Combat Infinity. It features a brown camouflage based on the EA-18Gs used by Beast Squadron in Toy Box in Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Legacy. Compared to the stock EA-18G, the -Beast- mainly features improved mobility and defense.

Game Analysis

• Ace Combat Infinity

Ace Combat Infinity

"An EA-18G special aircraft based on aircraft from the "Beast Squadron," a fighter squadron that fought during an internal United Nations conflict. Considering the nature of the squadron, engineers predicted a need to accommodate situations where wingmen support is unavailable and hence made modifications to increase its evading capabilities and durability so that it can defend itself and raise the chances of the safe return of its pilot. Initially, there was a plan to equip a specially developed ECM in the original aircraft, however in the end an official ECM was equipped instead. Technicians checked the specially developed ECM but realized that the internal components were beyond anything that they were accustomed to. This resulted in the ECM from not being equipped in the original aircraft. This aircraft was added to the team when re-engaging with a special tactical fighter squadron and its electronic interference functions caused havoc on the enemy."

― Hangar

How to Unlock

The aircraft was available in the Skilled Pilot Medal exchange. Players can exchange 20 medals to acquire the aircraft.

Performance Boost

On June 15, 2016, the EA-18G -Beast-'s medal price was lowered to 20 medals, and its performance was slightly increased. The statistics displayed below are the current, post-boost statistics; click here for a partial list of the old statistics.

All players who purchased the aircraft at the original price received a full refund of 500 medals, almost all credits they spent upgrading the aircraft, and a Nonstandard Upgrade Request Form if one was used. (The Lv.6 price was refunded whether or not a form was used.) The aircraft's level was not reset.

Lv.	Cst	Price	GUN	MSL	ESM	LASM	ECM	SP	MO	ST	AA	AG	DF
1	725	1,930	413	126	6	–	–	D	C	C	C+	C	D
2	768	115,440	454	128	7	–	–	D+	C+	C+	C+	C	D+
3	811	173,160	495	130	8	–	–	D+	B	C+	C+	C	C
4	854	269,360	536	132	9	12	–	C	B	B	B	C+	C+
5	897	375,180	578	134	10	14	–	C+	B+	B	B	C+	B
6	940	634,920	619	138	11	16	–	C+	B+	B	B	B	B+
7	983	288,600	660	140	12	18	13	B	A	B+	B+	B	A+
8	1026	557,960	702	142	13	20	14	B	A+	B+	B+	B+	S
9	1069	808,080	743	144	14	21	15	B+	A+	B+	B+	B+	S+
10	1112	1,827,800	785	148	15	22	16	B+	S	A	A	B+	S+
11	1159	2,328,040	826	152	16	23	17	A	S	A+	A	B+	S+
12	1206	3,097,640	867	156	17	24	18	A+	S	A+	A	A	S+
13	1253	3,886,480	909	160	18	25	19	S	S+	A+	A+	A	S+
14	1300	5,425,680	950	164	19	26	20	S+	S+	S	A+	A	S++
15	1347	6,214,520	992	168	21	28	22	S+	S+	S	A+	A+	S++
16	1411	7,926,880	1030	170	22	29	23	S+	S+	S	A+	A+	S++
17	1470	9,062,040	1096	172	23	30	24	S+	S+	S+	S	S	S++
18	1529	10,197,200	1107	174	24	31	25	S+	S+	S+	S	S	S++
19	1588	13,025,480	1146	176	25	32	26	S+	S+	S+	S	S	S++
20	1647	16,430,960	1185	178	27	34	28	S++	S+	S+	S	S+	S+++

Part Slots

At Lv.1, this aircraft carried 32 BODY, 32 ARMS, and 32 MISC part slots. See Tuning § Slot Expansion for further information.

Nickname

Upgrading this aircraft to Level 20 unlocked the Wild Instinct nickname for use at any time.

Skins

• Default: Beast Squadron livery; brown camouflage

Gallery

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  A refund notification for a Lv.10 EA-18G -Beast-

Trivia

• The aircraft's current description is a reference to its original intended function. Project Aces intended for the EA-18G -Beast-'s ECM to have faster ECM reload speed than normal, but it would not work. After two months, Project Aces lowered the price of the aircraft, boosted its mobility and defense further, and refunded everyone who spent medals and credits on the aircraft, without resetting the research that everyone spent on it.