F-5E -Shin Kazama-

The F-5E -Shin Kazama-

is a modified version of the F-5E Tiger II with a special skin featuring the livery of Shin Kazama from Area 88. It only appears in Ace Combat Infinity as a Special Aircraft.

Game Analysis[]

Ace Combat Infinity

Ace Combat Infinity[]

"This is a special version of the F-5E which features the same color scheme as an aircraft flown by Shin Kazama, a character who appears in the Japanese comic, "Area 88". It features excellent handling and turning performance has been improved resulting in an aircraft that has strong air-to-ground and air-to-air combat abilities. In the hands of a skilled pilot, this aircraft is capable of escaping from the most dangerous of situations."

― Hangar

How to Unlock

The aircraft was only available as a Limited-Time Drop in October 2014 and August 2015 during the Area 88 Collaboration Event.

Lv.	Cst	Price	GUN	MSL	UGB	HCAA	RKTL	SP	MO	ST	AA	AG	DF
1	550	2,130	182	90	6	–	–	D	D	E+	E+	E+	F+
2	588	55,330	206	94	8	–	–	D+	D	D	D	D	E
3	626	62,780	231	98	10	–	–	D+	D+	D	D	D	E
4	664	79,800	255	102	12	18	–	C	D+	D+	D+	D	E+
5	702	138,320	280	106	14	22	–	C+	C	D+	D+	D+	D
6	740	361,760^[a]	299	112	16	26	–	C+	C	D+	D+	D+	D+
7	778	138,320	319	116	18	30	12	B	C+	C	C	C	C
8	816	170,240	338	120	20	34	14	B	C+	C	C	C	C+
9	854	329,840	358	124	21	36	16	B+	B	C	C	C	B
10	892	904,400	378	128	22	38	18	B+	B	C+	C+	C+	B+
11^[b]	939	1,659,840	397	132	23	40	19	A	B+	C+	C+	C+	A
12^[b]	986	2,202,480	417	136	24	42	20	A+	A	B	C+	C+	A
13^[b]	1033	2,755,760	436	140	25	44	21	A+	A+	B	B	B	A+
14^[b]	1080	3,862,320	456	144	26	46	22	S	S	B+	B	B	S
15^[b]	1127	4,415,600	476	148	28	50	24	S+	S	B+	B+	B+	S+
16^[b]	1186	5,639,200	495	150	29	52	25	S+	S+	A	B+	B+	S+
17^[b]	1245	6,447,840	515	152	30	54	26	S+	S+	A	A	A	S+
18^[b]	1304	7,245,840	534	154	31	56	27	S+	S+	A+	A	A	S+
19^[b]	1363	9,267,440	554	156	32	58	28	S+	S+	A+	A	A+	S+
20^[b]	1422	11,682,720	574	158	34	62	30	S++	S+	S	A+	A+	S+

Part Slots: At Lv.1, this aircraft carried 25 BODY, 25 ARMS, and 25 MISC part slots. See Tuning § Slot Expansion for further information.

Nickname: Upgrading this aircraft to Level 20 unlocked the Devil's Welcoming nickname for use at any time.

Skins

Default: Shin Kazama livery

Gallery

Hangar view
First image of the F-5E -Shin Kazama- from the "Operation: Future Prospect" trailer

Trivia[]

This aircraft was leaked during the Update 1.03 leak.
In the Area 88 trailer, this aircraft was listed as a Fighter, leading to confusion concerning its ability to equip UGBs. On September 30, Project Aces confirmed that it was a typo and the aircraft is supposed to be a multirole.^[1]

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.

References[]

↑ ACE COMBAT on Twitter. Published September 30, 2014. Retrieved September 30, 2014.

https://youtu.be/VfHVUKwuAFI

[1] Players could use one Nonstandard Upgrade Request Form instead of credits for the Lv.6 upgrade.

[MaxLv-2] 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.

[MultiTweet-3] ACE COMBAT on Twitter. Published September 30, 2014. Retrieved September 30, 2014.

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