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Ace Combat: The Global War

Oh, no, I have something planned. This mock dogfight is going to be very interesting.

EDIT: Good suggestion though.

Ace Combat: The Global War

...what? What does that mean exactly?

Ace Combat: The Global War

Yeah, that would be great, very appreciated.

IC will hopefully be up this evening. Before I start writing, would you all be alright with starting midflight?

Ace Combat: The Global War

I've got vacations until the 17th of March, so I'm going to have a lot of time to work on this. First thing, two new parts have been added to the OP, some tips for combat and a bit of text regarding the polo mechanic.

Combat

Here are some essential tips on how to keep yourself alive in aerial combat, beginning with the original rules created by none other than the mentor of the Red Baron himself, Oswald Boelcke. Though these rules were intended for older generation of aircraft, these same principles can more or less apply to this RP with newer and faster aircraft. However, you should apply how to use them depending on the flow of battle. The Dicta shouldn't be read strictly, but as a rule of thumb to keep you alive.
Dicta Boelcke
1) Secure the advantage before attacking. If possible, keep the sun behind you.
2) Always carry through an attack when you started it.
3) Fire only at close range and only when your opponent is properly in your sights.
4) Always keep your eye on your opponent, and never let yourself be deceived by ruses.
5) In any form of attack, it is essential to assail your opponent from behind.
6) If your opponent dives on you, do not try to evade the attack, but fly to meet it.
7) When over the enemy’s lines, never forget your own line of retreat.

For more in depth descriptions of each of the seven rules, see the Wikipedia article on the matter.

Combat Maneuvers
Before delving into combat, let us familiarize ourselves with some basic maneuvers. Although I’ll assume most of you are familiar with these basic combat maneuvers, I am sure some of you might not know them as well as others do and will find them useful. For more advanced tactics, let your skills develop in the RP and also pay attention to your fellow allies to learn advanced tricks.

1) The Classic Loop: It’s easy as it sounds, simply roll the aircraft upward onto it’s back and then pull out to continue on your original heading. Although not a true combat tactic, rolls can be useful in evading enemy missiles.

2) The Immelmann Turn: This is a classic maneuver developed by Max Immelmann (Also the source of the Pour le Mérite’s famous nickname, The Blue Max) during World War 1. Simply put, the Immelmann Turn involves pitching your aircraft up to begin the loop, but at the high point you cut the loop short and twist your inverted aircraft right side up. Normally this can be used after passing an aircraft head on to reposition yourself for an attack.

3) Split S: This is essentially a Immelmann turn inversed: You preform a half roll with your aircraft to invert yourself during level flight and begin a downward loop, but at the bottom point of the loop you continue on in level flight rather than completing it. The Split S like the Immelmann turn can be used to gain the surprise on a passing opponent to prepare for an attack or it can be used to avoid an Enemy Missile Lock-on.

4) Pugachev’s Cobra: This is an advanced but fan favorite maneuver, which is why it’ll be listed in this guide. Simply put, the aircraft must first be pulled back into a 90º–120º angle of attack so that the nose is perfectly or past vertical, then eased back down to level flight. This maneuver becomes very useful when being pursued closely by an enemy aircraft. By preforming the maneuver, the pursuer might overshoot you and will give you the chance to quickly get behind your opponent and attack them from behind if you are properly facing their 6 o’clock.

Ace Styles

“Did you know… there are three kinds of aces? Those who seek strength, those who live for pride, and those who can read the tide of battle... Those are the three…”
-Lawrence "Solo Wing Pixy" Foulke
As was true then is true now in this RP. In order to determine what kind of Ace your character is in RP to better the experience and create unique situations based on how you
fight and interact with friend and foe alike, your character will be ranked on the Ace Style system introduced in Ace Combat Zero. To better emulate the scale the game used
when judging your style, there will be 9 ranks in total:

Supreme Knight / High Knight / Knight / Noble Soldier / Supreme Soldier / Soldier / Risen Mercenary / Mercenary / Supreme Mercenary

Like in Ace Combat Zero, the primary way to affect your Ace Style will be to attack or spare "Yellow Targets" (will be specified during the mission (things such as civilian houses that may contain enemies, tents, things that aren't weapons) on the battlefield. However, smaller “karmic choices” like how you support your allies or way you view the war could potentially cause your Ace Style to shift, so be forewarned...

Ace Combat: The Global War

American jokes aren't my thing, since I'm half-American to begin with. It's a long story. Though if you make a joke about the French surrendering, I will be forced to take action.

Ace Combat: The Global War

Well, good old Foch's the Brazilian flagship now, she better be well used. Shame they just scrapped the Clémenceau, they could have gotten at least a good thirty years of her with a bit of work. Still, what's done is done, and the Marine seems to have plans to build a new carrier soon, so I'm excited to see where they go with that. And while we're still on the subject of new and old military hardware, apparently the Japanese are planning to have the first flight of their fifth generation ATD-X Shinshin this year. Very excited to see that, considering my bizarre obsession with Japanese military hardware.

In other news, first IC post will be up tomorrow. Regarding sign ups, I'll be accepting up until 10 or so characters and I'll let them in between missions.

EDIT: The French navy isn't foreign to me, it's my country's navy. The British one is another story though, all I've heard about it is what I've heard from this one YouTube game commentator who was in it for 22 years and has a metric tonne of stories. From what I can tell, the Royal Navy is a strange beast, at least in my opinion. My French opinion, so there's probably quite a bit of bias there. It's in my genes, I tell you!

Ace Combat: The Global War

I still think retiring the entire Harrier fleet just like that was a bad decision.
Also, you wrote French aircraft carriers. As of right now, the Marine Nationale only has one aircraft carrier, the Charles de Gaulle, despite the official doctrine calling for two. The CDG is a mighty fine ship (perhaps the best in Western Europe), but I wonder if retiring/selling the Clémenceau class carriers was such a wise decision, considering how they were both adequate carriers. I hope the Foch (now called the Sao Paulo, in Brazilian service) gets used well, as it will always have a special place in my heart since my great uncle has loads of stories from when he served on it. I mean, the Clémenceaux were only built ten years before the Invincible classes, and the Illustrious is still used by the British... *grumble grumble, rant rant*

thingy about Angel 1-8 and Checkerboard 2-3

Pay it no mind, I just had a sudden rush of shit to the brain.

Ace Combat: The Global War

You'll see. Also, see rule 13 for the whole 'same side' thing.

Ace Combat: The Global War

Who's Checkerboard One and Two?

Ace Combat: The Global War

The Fake, I forgot to accept you before. You've been accepted, adding your character to the OP.