Gleipnir (Ace Combat)

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The Gleipnir, in the video game, is the superweapon of the Democratic Republic of Leasath, which developed it as a first-strike bomber. It is armed with the Shock-Wave Ballistic Missile (SWBM), a devastating weapon against aircraft, and a Shock Cannon for use against ground forces. It is also defended by conventional ordinance.

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The Gleipnir's development is shrouded in secrecy, and how the project was funded was also kept a secret for a while. However, it was in no way inconspicuous as it had appeared on the battlefield and dealt devastating attacks on Aurelian Forces.

In one instance, the Gleipnir had attacked Aurelian Forces during a Bombing Mission, which resulted in the defeat of the Leasath Air Force. The Gleipnir decloaked, launched an SWBM and quickly re-cloaked in a few seconds. This attack had resulted in the loss of nearly all Aureilan fighters in the area.

The Gleipnir had then relocated to Terminus Island and began to attack Aureilan Ground Forces, which were advancing on Leasath Forces in northern Aureila, with their SWBMs. Gryphus 1 and an Allied Squadron were dispatched along side the 1st and 2nd Aureilan Fleets, in an attempt to track down and destroy the Gleipnir . The 1st Fleet was unexpectedly destroyed by the Gleipnir after using its Shock Cannon above the fleet itself. Gryphus 1 engaged the Gleipnir on sight, but due to its Cloaking Technology, had to engage it multiple times. Eventually its Cloaking capabilities were heavily damaged and became inoperational. The Gleipnir now turned its SWBMs onto the Aurelian Aircraft. Gryphus 1 attacked once more and disabled the Gleipnir's SWBM launchers. The Gleipnir climbed to escape the area and managed to get away, despite immense damage.

Gleipnir landed in Santa Elva and began to commence repairs. However, the Gryphus Squadron was launched when its position was confirmed. The Gleipnir was emergency launched upon the arrival of Aurelian Forces, despite repairs being incomplete. With it Digital Optical Stealth off-line and the SWBM still inoperable, it engaged the Aurelian Fighters with conventional weaponry.

Gryphus 1 stripped it of its defenses and began to attack its engines. The Captain of the Gleipnir urged the crew to use the Shock Cannon against the fighters, though it was intended for ground-attack. However, due to battle damage and the repairs not being finished, it was decided that using the cannon would only hurt Gleipnir even more. The captain disregarded that and took the controls of the Gleipnir and unexpectedly, rolled the Gleipnir onto its back in an amazing show of its flyability. As the Gleipnir flew upside down it fired the Shock Cannon in desperation, multiple times.

Gryphus 1 evaded its attacks and finished off the Gleipnir, once and for all. Gleipnir crashed near by Santa Elva and exploded on impact.

Another scenario that may appear in Ace Combat X under different mission circumstances is fighting a fully-powered Gleipnir over Santa Elva. After the aircraft was de-cloaked by Gryphus One and its SWBM destroyed, the captain again commandeered Gleipnir and steered the aircraft towards Santa Elva whilst powering up the Shock Cannon, with intent to destroy the city. Gryphus One destroyed the Shock Cannon before Gleipnir could unleash the cannon, and Gleipnir crashed all the same.

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The Gleipnir is the first aircraft of its size and of any aircraft period to use extremely advanced technology, decades upon belief in 2020. It was initially created on the ground and launched from a large airstrip somewhere in Leasath. The engineers, seeing the obvious problem of its size and the equally obvious problem of fuel, thought ahead and designed the Gleipnir to land in the nearby ocean or any large bodies of water, such as lakes or large rivers.

The Gleipnir is the only aircraft of its size in world history which uses extensive stealth technology to conceal itself from radar and thermal sensors. However, it also incorporates a new type of stealth, deployed for the first time in combat or on any military vehicle, known as "Digital Optical Stealth". This allows concealment of the entire aircraft to the naked eye.

Its main weapon is the "Shock Wave Ballistic missile". This SWBM is basically a Ballistic Missile which uses Sonic Booms with extremely destructive effect. Along with this weapon, it has a downward-facing cannon, called the "Shock Cannon". The Shock Cannon can be considered a defensive weapon for the Gleipnir, since it can only reach the ground. The Gleipnir is a First Strike Weapon, rather than a defensive weapon.

Gleipnir bears a strong resemblance to the xbo7 from Ace Combat Zero.

[edit] Sources

www.acecombat.jp
namco.ch.net/acecombat-x
The Electrosphere The Largest AC Database on the net.

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