Independent State Allied Forces

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ISAF

ISAF Logo

Headquartered

North Point

Area

Usea Continent

Type

Military Alliance

The Independent State Allied Forces (ISAF) is a multinational coalition on the Usea Continent in the Namco game Ace Combat 04.

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[edit] History

As an asteroid named Ulysses 1994 XF-04 approached Earth, several Usean nations built Stonehenge, a network of eight railguns designed to shoot down the asteroid when it reaches Earth's atmosphere, near the small and neutral nation of San Salvacion.

On Saturday July 3rd 1999, when the asteroid arrived, it broke into millions of fragments, many of which survived re-entry into the atmosphere and hit the Usean continent. Erusea, seriously damaged by the impacts and almost bankrupt from financing the construction of Stonehenge, invaded San Salvacion. The Erusian military seized Stonehenge and realized its potential as an anti-aircraft weapon. With a range that covered most of the continent, Erusea was able to take over all of Usea, with the exception of the city of Saint Ark and islands off of the east coast.

The ISAF was a multinational military force consisting of the nations opposing Erusea. Without air support, ISAF was crushed by Erusian forces and forced to evacuate to the island-nation of North Point on the eastern Usean coast.

[edit] The Continental War

Erusea makes it a high priority to take North Point, and frequently attacks it with bombers from the nearby Rigley Air Base, formerly an ISAF Facility. The 118th TFS, Mobius Squadron, destroys the base's Tu-95 bombers while they're on the ground, temporarily eliminating the threat. ISAF takes this opportunity to destroy Erusian radar sites in the northern region of the continent, allowing addition ISAF forces trapped on the mainland to retreat to North Point.

ISAF then begins a campaign to destroy Erusea's "Invincible" Aegir Fleet. After cutting off supply lines, Mobius Squadron attacks the fleet while it is in Comberth Harbor. The fleet is seriously damaged. With naval control of the east coast, ISAF launches Operation: Bunker Shot, and amphibious assault on the Usean mainland with landings in Saint Ark and Caranda beach, in the southeast. The operation is a success, and ISAF forces start to retake the the continent. Soon afterwards, a group of engineers who built Stonehenge defect to ISAF.

With its ground forces again coming within range of Stonehenge, ISAF decides to launch an airborne attack on it. Mobius Squadron's lead pilot, Mobius One, singlehandedly destroys every cannon, and shoots down one pilot from Yellow Squadron when they arrive. ISAF quickly advances towards the west coast until facing fierce Erusian resistance in the Whiskey Corridor,a mountain pass between the Amber and Lambert mountain ranges. With air support from Mobius Squadron, ISAF forces are victorious, and eventually reach the Erusian capital of Farbanti. ISAF launches a ground attack from the east and an amphibious assault from the southwest. ISAF ground forces capture several high ranking Erusean officers and government officials who surrender after Mobius Squadron destroys all five aircraft of Yellow Squadron.

[edit] ISAF Forces

[edit] Army

ISAF's Army consists of forces from its member nations. Their primary MBT is the M1 Abrams, and they use the AAV-7 for amphibious attacks.

[edit] Air Force

ISAF's Air Force includes domestic Usean aircraft and imported aircraft.

[edit] 118th TFW

ISAF's 118th Tactical Fighter Wing, "Mobius Squadron", was formed after the evacuation of the Usean continent. Although they were initially an insignificant unit within ISAF, the squadron's flight lead, Mobius One, distinguished the unit by destroying the Stonehenge Turret Network and shooting down an aircraft operated by Yellow Squadron. Known as "The Ribbon" and "The Grim Reaper" to Erusian Forces,Mobius Squadron was an important factor in ISAF's victory in the Continental War. After the war, Mobius Squadron assisted ISAF ground forces in destroying Megalith, and Mobius One destroyed the Free Erusian insurgency's arms factory. Mobius Squadron was based out of North Point, but was deployed to the CV-04 Fort Grace [1] battle group for several operations.

[edit] Navy

Many of ISAF's ships, including it's Ticonderoga class cruisers and Kitty Hawk class carriers are former FCU ships.

[edit] Naval Air Force

[edit] Cutscenes

In between certain missions there is a man telling his story of when he was a young boy in the war. He was living in San Salvacion after his family was killed when a plane is shot down and lands on his house. Afterwards things turn worse as Erusian forces occupy the city where the man lived.

An Erusean MP watches over civilians with an Erusian emblem in the backround.
An Erusean MP watches over civilians with an Erusian emblem in the backround.

He goes to live with his alcoholic out of work uncle who eventually disappears. The boy then goes to stay with a Barkeeper and his family working for the resistance. During this time he befriends the pilots of the Yellow Squadron. Defenders of Stonehenge they have to fly further out as the attacks no longer came. The leader Yellow 13 responsible for the death of the boys family (a ISAF plane Yellow 13 shot down crashed into the familys house) prides himself not on his kill rate but the fact he has never lost a single wingman in combat (Until Mobius 1 shoots down and killed Yellow 13's wingwoman Yellow 4). Yellow 13 is eventually killed by Mobius 1 towards the end of the game, in the 17th mission, Siege of Farbanti.



Ace Combat series
Video games
Air Combat | 2 | 3 | 04 | 5 | Zero | Advance | X: Skies of Deception
Objects and locations
Countries / Organisations: A World With No Boundaries | Aurelia | Belka | Erusea | Gründer Industries | ISAF | Leasath | Osea | Sapin | Usea | Ustio | Yuktobania
Planes: ADF-01 Falken | ADFX-01 Morgan| X-02 Wyvern | R-100 Delphinus | XFA-27 | XFA-36A | R-311 Remora | X-49 Night Raven
Superweapons: Arkbird | Excalibur | Hrimfaxi & Scinfaxi | Megalith | SOLG | Stonehenge | XB-0 Hresvelgr | Gleipner | Fenrir
Other
Aircraft of Ace Combat | Characters of Ace Combat | Ace Combat X Super Aircraft
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