Changes: GAF-1 Varcolac

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"Benefits courtesy of the Golden Axe Plan. Way too much overkill for huntin' scorpions though!"

"Ace Combat: Joint Assault"

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The GAF-1 Varcolac is a fictional aircraft from Ace Combat: Joint Assault.

Description

Developed in secrecy under the orders of Andre Olivieri, the GAF-1 Varcolac was a product of the Golden Axe Plan. It was the signature aircraft of the Varcolac Squadron.

General Analysis

The Varcolac is a high-end multirole aircraft and is compatible with a large number of parts for tuning. There are three cockpit parts exclusive to the Varcolac based on the Varcolac Squadron members' specialties, which can drastically alter the aircraft's attributes.

Game Analysis

Joint Assault

Acquisition

The GAF-1 Varcolac is unlocked for purchase upon completing mission 21A Reprisal on Ace difficulty with S rank.

Description

Developed as a top secret project for the GA Plan and has extreme maneuver capabilities.

History

GAF-1 Varcolac was used by Varcolac Squadron. Each of the Varcolacs was customised based on the pilot's specialty. Milosz Sulejmani's Varcolac had great maneuverability, and was equipped with an automated gun system that could intercept incoming missiles.

After the air and surface assaults on San Francisco were repelled by Martinez Security and United States Third Fleet, the Golden Axe Plan deployed Varcolac Squadron with Varcolacs. They were ultimately shot down by Antares Squadron.

Named Aces

Varcolac Squadron

Statistics

Speed: High

Air to Air: High

Air to Ground: High

Mobility: High

Stability: High

Defense: High

Special Weapons

Colors

Color 1: Black body
Color 2: Silver body
Color 3: Gun metallic top with red bottom
Color 4: Gray livery with two red stripes on the left wing
Color 5: Varcolac Squadron livery
Color 6: Sharkmouth

Gallery

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Trivia

The name Varcolac derives from vârcolac, which means "werewolf" in Romanian.

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 |Benefits courtesy of the [[Golden Axe Plan]]. Way too much overkill for huntin' [[Antares Squadron|scorpions]] though!|[[Daniel Oruma]]|Ace Combat: Joint Assault}}
-{{Aircraft Infobox
+{{Aircraft
-|name = GAF-1 Varcolac
+|name         = GAF-1 Varcolac
-|image = File:Varcolac Active.jpg
+|image        = [[File:Varcolac Active.jpg|300px]]
+|role         = Multirole
-|imagewidth = 300px
+|operators    = [[Golden Axe Plan]]
-|country = Unknown
+|aces         = [[Milosz Sulejmani]] <br/>[[Daniel Oruma]] <br/>[[Faryd Gaviria]] <br/>[[Tolia Kiriakov]]
-|manufacturer = [[Golden Axe Plan]]
+|appearances  = [[Ace Combat: Joint Assault]]
-|type = [[Multirole]]
+}}
-|variants = None
-|appearances = ''[[Ace Combat: Joint Assault]]''}}
-The '''GAF-1 Varcolac '''is an experimental delta wing fighter jet, born as a result of [[Olivieri Life Insurance]]'s [[Golden Axe Plan]]. It is the fictional aircraft concept introduced in ''[[Ace Combat: Joint Assault]]''.
+The GAF-1 Varcolac is a fictional aircraft from [[Ace Combat: Joint Assault]].
-==Operational history==
-The GAF-1 was first deployed during the closing battle of the [[Valahia Crisis]] at [[San Francisco]], manned by the Varcolac Squadron. A tense fight broke out between the Varcolac aircraft and [[Martinez Security]]'s [[Antares Squadron]], which ended with all pilots killed, except their flight leader, [[Milosz Sulejmani]].
+{{TOC limit}}
-As the pilot's situation worsened, all missiles fired towards the GAF-1 unexpectedly exploded before hitting their target; after an airframe analysis from HQ, it was revealed that Sulejmani's GAF-1 was outfitted with a point-defense machine gun, forcing Antares to attack Milosz with gunfire. The machine gun destroyed, the fight resumed while a now insane Milosz brought the aircraft to its limit, performing all kinds of airborne maneuvers to throw off the Antares pilots.
+==Description==
+Developed in secrecy under the orders of [[Andre Olivieri]], the GAF-1 Varcolac was a product of the [[Golden Axe Plan]]. It was the signature aircraft of the [[Varcolac Squadron]].
+==General Analysis==
-Eventually, on the verge of defeat, Sulejmani screamed over the radio how he, having being a child soldier, would use money to "bring back [his] honor, [his] pride, [his] life." Shortly thereafter, the GAF-1 came to grief, and Sulejmani was finally put out of his misery.
+The Varcolac is a high-end multirole aircraft and is compatible with a large number of parts for tuning. There are three cockpit parts exclusive to the Varcolac based on the Varcolac Squadron members' specialties, which can drastically alter the aircraft's attributes.
-==Design==
-The GAF-1 ('''G'''olden '''A'''xe '''F'''ighter type '''1''') Varcolac is an experimental fighter jet developed as part of the [[Golden Axe Plan]], built solely as a personal fighter aircraft, as its name suggests, for the [[Varcolac Squadron]]. Like the [[Fenrir]], it has two self-aiming GAU-22/A cannons that deals the most damage compared to other aircrafts in Ace Combat X2 Joint Assault, and it is one of two aircraft (the other being the [[Fenrir]]) whose machine guns have a different sound.
+{{clear}}
-The four known GAF-1 models are customized to each pilot's liking—respectively, [[Milosz Sulejmani]]'s airframe combines mobility, speed and defense, [[Daniel Oruma]]'s is geared towards stability and ground combat, [[Faryd Gaviria]]'s is more biased towards interceptor functions and [[Tolia Kiriakov]]'s is designed to maximize mobility. Notably, Sulejmani's aircraft is modified with an automated gatling gun serving the role of point defense (that is, destroying any approaching missiles.)
+==Game Analysis==
+<tabber>
+|-|Joint Assault=
+'''Acquisition'''
+: The GAF-1 Varcolac is unlocked for purchase upon completing mission 21A Reprisal on Ace difficulty with S rank.
+'''Description'''
-==Ace Combat: Joint Assault==
+: Developed as a top secret project for the GA Plan and has extreme maneuver capabilities.
-The GAF-1 Varcolac is featured in the final mission, "Reprisal", where it is flown by the Varcolac Squadron. The aircraft itself can be unlocked for player use by completing mission 21A/B with an S-rank in Ace difficulty, thus unlocking both the GAF-1 and the [[Fenrir]].
+'''History'''
-Three of the four GAF-1 combat programs (excluding Sulejmani's personal program) are available by destroying ace aircraft in three of the last four missions, specified below. If you have difficulty beating Sulejmani, use the SU-47 with SASM's to kill him. The Varcolac is very expensive, roughly 1,024,400 credits altogether, making it extremely expensive, probably due to its weaponry, and tunability. The most expensive plane is, however, the [[ADF-01|FALKEN]] probably because it can carry 24 [[Tactical Laser System|TLS]] charges instead of 14, the plane costs roughly 1,290,000 credits, making it highly unobtainable at first, unless you don't pay any credits for any other aircraft during Campaign.
+: GAF-1 Varcolac was used by [[Varcolac Squadron]]. Each of the Varcolacs was customised based on the pilot's specialty. Milosz Sulejmani's Varcolac had great maneuverability, and was equipped with an automated gun system that could intercept incoming missiles.
+: After the air and surface assaults on San Francisco were repelled by [[Martinez Security]] and United States Third Fleet, the Golden Axe Plan deployed Varcolac Squadron with Varcolacs. They were ultimately shot down by [[Antares Squadron]].
-The Varcolac uses three unique parts, or "programs" that will affect the aircraft's performance. Listed below
-===GAF-1 Type Defense/AG Program===
-*Used by [[Daniel Oruma]] - destroy enemy ace [[C-17A Globemaster III]] "'''Express'''" on mission 18 ACE Difficulty.
-*'''Increases''' Air-to-Ground, Stability, Defense stats.
-*'''Decreases''' Mobility, Speed, Air-to-Air stats.
-*Gives a wide range for missile lock-on.
+'''Named Aces'''
-===GAF-1 Type Speed/Intercept Program===
+*[[Varcolac Squadron]]
-*Used by [[Faryd Gaviria]] - destroy enemy ace [[F-15 S/MTD]] "'''Kelpie'''" on mission 19 ACE difficulty.
+**[[Milosz Sulejmani]]
-*'''Increases''' Speed, Air-to-Air, Air-to-Ground, Stability stats.
+**[[Daniel Oruma]]
-*'''Decreases''' Mobility, Defense stats.
+**[[Faryd Gaviria]]
-*Enables an AAM jammer system.
+**[[Tolia Kiriakov]]
-===GAF-1 Type Mobility/AA program===
-*Used by [[Tolia Kiriakov|Tolya Kiriakov]] - destroy enemy ace [[Su-47 Berkut]] "'''Lily'''" on mission 20 ACE difficulty.
-*'''Increases''' AA, greatly increases Mobility stats.
-*'''Decreases''' Defense stats.
-*Gives an Auto Gun reticle.
-===Paint schemes===
-*1st paint scheme: Dark gray.
-*2nd paint scheme: White.
-*3rd paint scheme: Jet black top with red belly.
-*4th paint scheme: Light gray with red stripes.
-*5th paint scheme: Varcolac paint scheme (blue with white teeth.)
-*6th paint scheme: Black and purple, with the eyes and the mouth of a shark on the bottom of the nose.
+'''Statistics'''
-===Aces===
+: Speed: High
-*'''Varcolac Squadron''' (Golden Axe Private Army)
+: Air to Air: High
-===Armaments===
+: Air to Ground: High
-*'''Gun''': 2x GAU/22A 25mm Gatling Cannon (Semi-self aiming)
+: Mobility: High
-*'''Missile''': 2x [[Missile (weapon)|AIM-9M Sidewinder]]
+: Stability: High
-*'''HACM''': 2x AIM-9X Sidewinder
+: Defense: High
-*'''HVWM''': 2x modified ASRAAM
-*'''LGWM''': 2x Python 4
-*[[LSWM|'''LSWM''']]: 3 Modified Sea Eagle Missile-with extra hardpoint it can carry 5
-*'''QAAM''': 13 R-73 (AA-11) Archer
-*'''ODMM''': 20 Modified AIM-120C AMRAAM
-*[[IRCM|'''IRCM''']]: 13 Plasma Energy Spheres
+'''Special Weapons'''
-==Trivia==
+*[[QAAM]]
-*The Varcolac is one of the most expensive aircraft in Ace Combat, at over one million credits.
+*[[IRCM]]
-*The GAF-1 Varcolac is, to date, the fastest aircraft in the ''[[Ace Combat]] ''series in terms of take off.
+*[[ODMM]]
-* The Varcolac reuses the cockpit of the [[CFA-44 Nosferatu]].
+*[[LSWM]]
-*Despite its unusual appearance, the Varcolac is manueverable, making it a good dogfighter.
-*The GAF-1 appears to be a hybrid of the mainframes of the [[XFA-24A Apalis]] and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fictional_military_aircraft#Mikoyan_MiG-31_.28fictional.29 MiG-31 Firefox], a highly iconic fictional fighter from the eponymous novel ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firefox_(novel) Firefox]''.
-*The Varcolac so far is the only plane in the series that was built solely for one squadron only. The [[Morgan|ADFX2 Morgan]] and [[CFA-44 Nosferatu]] were built for 1 pilot only.
-*The Varcolac is the only plane in [[Ace Combat X2: Joint Assault|''Ace Combat X2'']] to have different sound effects for the guns.
-*The Varcolac's 6th colour scheme uses the eyes and teeth of a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hammerhead_shark hammerhead shark] at the front, to make it look like one.
-*With only [[Tolia Kiriakov|Kiriakov]]'s programme to give it manueverability, the Varcolac is extremely unstable, so tune it following the description above.
-*The Varcolac is capable of very high acceleration when tuned with Rocket Motor MOD (however, decreases stability). It is capable of picking up 200&nbsp;mph every second.
-*The GAF-1 Varcolac is a relatively easy super plane to unlock, considering that it is rather easy to complete the Ace difficulty campaign and achieve an S rank on Mission 21 if you utilize the co-op functionality.
-*GAF-1 means "[[Golden Axe Plan|Golden Axe]] Fighter-Type One".
-*The GAF-1 Varcolac is one of the only planes that has its forward landing gear significantly higher than its rear landing gear.
-* The GAF-1 appeared in mission 21A/B.
-* The name "Varcolac" means "Werewolf" in Romanian.
+'''Colors'''
-==Gallery==
+*Color 1: Black body
+*Color 2: Silver body
+*Color 3: Gun metallic top with red bottom
+*Color 4: Gray livery with two red stripes on the left wing
+*Color 5: Varcolac Squadron livery
+*Color 6: Sharkmouth
+'''Gallery'''
 <gallery captionalign="left" widths="239" columns="3">
+201009011404543925.jpg
-varcolac_gaf1_1920X1080.jpg
-201009011404543925.jpg|GAF-1 in hangar.
-ACX2_GAF1.jpg|Varcolac 1 - [[Milosz Sulejmani]].
 Varcolacfighter_00.jpg
 </gallery>
-==External links==
+</tabber>
-*[http://bbs.a9vg.com/read.php?tid=1553269&fpage=1&toread=&uid=&page=1 Information on the GAF-1]
+==Trivia==
+*The name Varcolac derives from vârcolac, which means "werewolf" in Romanian.
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 [[Category:Original Aircraft]]