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F-108 Rapier (Early Plan)

"*You want speed? This puppy hits Mach 3 without afterburners. But banking is tough for amateurs and it's a little expensive.*"
―Harry's description of this plane in the shop.
The **XF-108 Rapier** is an aircraft that only appears in *Airforce Delta Strike*, where it can be used by Rick Campbell.

## Origin (Real-Life)

The **XF-108 Rapier** was a design for a North American interceptor craft that was intended to defend the country from supersonic Soviet bombers, and to achieve speed of Mach 3 (2,000 mph or 3,200 km/h). However, due to funding, the project barely got to the design phase, with only a wooden mockup being made. It was cancelled in 1959.

## Design

The design of the Rapier takes a heavily isosceles-style delta wing formation. It also features a tall, vertical, all moving tail-fin. The fuselage is rather long, despite only sitting two. The wings feature plenty of dual-fuel tanks.

## Performance

The Rapier is the fastest plane in the game, and likely the entire *Airforce Delta* series as well (With the possible exception of the non-playable SR-71s in High-Velocity Recon Planes). It can reach speeds up to over 2100 miles per hour. Its drawbacks lie in its poor handling, low health, and ineffectiveness against ground targets. Unlike most fighter jets, which usually have just 70 missiles (multirole fighters have 80), the Rapier has 150 missiles. Its special weapons are High-Maneuvering Air-to-Air Missile (HM-AAM).

Compared to the YF-12, a plane with very similar stats, this plane has a slightly higher top speed than the YF-12, has more missiles, the HM-AAM as opposed to the ML-AAM, and can be equipped to fly through space, but the YF-12 can roll better than this plane. The YF-12 also possesses Stealth capabilities, as well as superior attacking stats in Anti Air and Anti Ground.

## Statistics

(Clockwise starting from top)

 **Speed:** | Maximum

## Gallery

F-108 in Rick's color scheme.F-108 in a generic color scheme.F-108 with Ferrite coating.Rick's F-108 Rapier in flight.Aircraft statistics.F-108 Rapier cockpit in *Airforce Delta Strike*.The F-108 Rapier's special weapons, High-Maneuvering Air-to-Air Missiles.
F/A-35B

"*Who knew you could get a souped-up VTOL fighter with excellent stealth capability for this price? Must be the small payload.*"
―Harry's description of this plane in the shop.
The **F/A-35B** is a STOVL fighter jet, appearing in *Airforce Delta Strike*. Erroneously called F/A-35B (probably due to its multipurpose role), this aircraft is based on the American concept demonstrator aircraft (CDA) X-35B, the prototype of the future F-35B Lightning II. The F-35 was the winner of the Joint Strike Fighter Program (JSF) against the X-32. However, the B model is the only one which appears in the *Airforce Delta* series. This is the last VTOL craft available to purchase for Alex Levine.

## Design

At a glance, the F/A-35B resembles the F/A-22 Raptor. Compared to the Raptor, its profile is smaller overall, and it has a single engine as opposed to two. The plane also has a lifter fan in the center of the craft, and the engine extends outwards and downwards when entering VTOL mode.

## Performance

The F/A-35B possesses the highest stats overall among the VTOLs, however, it does not possess vulcans unlike the Yak-141 "Freestyle". Therefore, if you prefer planes with vulcans, the 141 will most likely be your preferred option.

## Statistics

(Clockwise starting from top)

 **Speed:** | Medium

## Notable Appearances (Missions)

* The E.D.A.F. Regular Air Force uses this plane in Up Stream and Departure/Decision.

## Gallery

F/A-35B in Alex's paint scheme.F/A-35B with a generic paint scheme.Generic F/A-35B in flight.E.D.A.F. F/A-35B.Ditto, from Departure/Decision.Ditto, featuring emblems.E.D.A.F. F/A-35B texture.Aircraft statistics.F/A-35B cockpit in *Airforce Delta Strike*.The F/A-35B's special weapons, High-Maneuvering Air-to-Air Missiles.Rear view.
## Trivia

* Since this model is based on the X-35B prototype and not the main production model F-35B, this aircraft features the original cockpit with three multi-function displays instead of one. Also, the doors for the air intakes of the engine are positioned in the same way as in the X-35B.
Axelay

### Unlocked After

Purchase all non-Konami Legacy aircraft in the game(Unlocked during a new game plus)

The **Axelay** is a Konami Legacy aircraft that only appears in *Airforce Delta Strike*. It was originally featured as the player's eponymous craft in Konami's 1992 SNES multi-scrolling shoot-em-up *Axelay*.

## Design

The Axelay is a very large and somewhat bulky craft, having two huge engines on the top of the craft, two additional engines on the back of it, and two large weapon bays on the sides of the ship. It has two large vertical stabilizers, one on top and one on the bottom of the craft. It also possesses forward-swept wings. Its paint scheme is predominantly gray with bright red highlights, and it has a green-tinted cockpit. It has several blue "thrusters" on the weapon bays that flare up when the craft rolls or pitches.

## Performance

The Axelay is a fairly average performer when it comes to the Konami Legacy aircraft; stats are all around above average, with the exception of mobility, which is merely average. Compared to the FLINT-ROCK, an aircraft that has very similar performance, the FLINT-ROCK has superior defense and mobility, but much worse speed and thrust, and has internal bomb bays, which are more awkward to use. Aside from that, their armaments are the same, and their special weapon, despite having different names, have the same performance. Overall, the Axelay is an above average ship that's arguably more practical to use than the FLINT-ROCK due to the better speed and thrust, and the lack of internal weapon bays for standard missiles.

## Statistics

(Clockwise starting from top)

 **Speed:** | Medium-high

## Gallery

Axelay in its only color scheme.Aircraft statistics.Axelay cockpit in *AFD Strike*.The Axelay's special weapons, Homing Lasers.
## Trivia

* This aircraft's "mini thrusters" are also used by the Seeker.
* The music that plays whenever this plane is used is the same as the MX5000 and the Poly.
* Despite the unlock requirements, the SeaVixen FAW2 does not need to be purchased in the NTSC-U version of *Strike* to unlock this aircraft; a good thing, as that craft cannot be purchased in the NTSC-U version due to a bug.
* Although this plane is unlocked for free, this plane's price would technically be 780,000 credits due to how repair prices for planes are calculated (50% of the plane's cost to purchase, hundred-digit numbers rounded up).
Dogfight

### Reward(s)

Variable amount of money depending on enemies shot down and how they were shot down

### Unlocks

Escort Mission
F/A-18E Super Hornet (350,000 Credits)

### Unlocked by

High-Velocity Recon Planes

     **Spoiler Warning:** *There are spoilers for the details of the plot and/or ending in the text that follows.*

**Dogfight** is the fifth mission in the original *Airforce Delta*. It involves purely dogfighting against a squadron of ace pilots.

## Briefing

You are ordered by Air Command to strike PFAF's aerial force at Zeta Base.

This is essential in procuring air control for our ground troops once they have successfully landed.

Your mission is to inflict maximum damage on the enemy air squadron.

Also, there are unconfirmed sightings of our former comrades at the Zeta Base.

Keep in mind that the top squadron of our - former - Dzavailar Foreign Air Corps was stationed at that base.

No possibility can be discounted; watch your back.

## Walkthrough

A very simple mission. There are five targets (The five non-F-4E planes), and that's all. They're slightly more skilled and dangerous than normal AI planes, but they're still nothing too special. It's a big, wide-open arena, so go hog wild. The only dangerous enemies are the last two enemies; the Gripen and the Raptor. Both of them (The Raptor especially) are very high-tier planes, so be cautious. Aside from that, the others are planes you can have at this point in the game.

## Enemy List

 F-20 Tigershark | 1
 MiG-29 Fulcrum | 1
 JAS39 Gripen | 1
 F-22 Raptor | 1
 F-4E Phantom II | 5

## Gallery (Enemy/NPCs)

MiG-21 FishbedMiG-21 emblemF-20 TigersharkF-20 emblemMiG-29 FulcrumMiG-29 emblemJAS39 GripenGripen emblemF-22 RaptorF-22 emblemF-4E Phantom IIF-4E emblemImage of the mission from the credits. The F-20 is accurate to its in-game depiction, but the MiG-29 is not.

## Trivia

* The briefing picture for this level actually shows the five targets you need to shoot down for this level.
* The music of this level was remixed for *Airforce Delta Strike*, in the level Up Stream.
* It's implied that these five targets survived their encounters; planes with the exact same paint jobs as theirs are encountered as targets in later levels. (The MiG-21 is encountered in POW Rescue, the F-20 is encountered in Ceasefire Conference Security, the MiG-29 is encountered in The Fort Base, the Gripen is encountered in The Mountain Base, and the F-22 is encountered in The True Island Fortress.)
* This is the first mission to have a fighter aircraft as a required target.
FC-1 Fighter China

* AFD Storm
* AFD Strike

### Unlocked After

Purchase from Bellona Airbase after completing Nullify the Spy Planes (*AFD Storm*)
Advancing to Phase 3 (*AFD Strike*)

"*This next-generation stealth fighter is the result of overambitious engineering. Who am I to argue?*"
―Harry's description of this plane in the shop.
The **PAC JF-17 Thunder** (or the **CAC FC-1 "Xiaolong"**, literally **Fierce Dragon**) is a Chinese multi-role combat aircraft joint-developed by PAC and CAC. It appears in *Airforce Delta Storm* and *Airforce Delta Strike*. It's used by both John Rundal and Donald Chan.

## Design (All games)

This plane has a design somewhat similar to the F-16, looking like a cross between that plane and the MiG-23ML "Flogger G". In *Airforce Delta Storm*, the PAL version has a slightly altered appearance whereas its *Strike* appearance is more realistically accurate.

## Performance

### *Airforce Delta Storm*

A basic, below-average early game plane. You unlock it after completing an early mission, so it can see some use before you unlock the likes of the F-15S/MTD Active. Otherwise, don't bother if you have better.

### *Airforce Delta Strike*

Again, a below average plane. Stats are meh all around, and it has a weak special weapon. It lacks vulcans as well, which hurts its dogfighting capabilities. Although it has decent anti-ground stats, its somewhat mediocre defense makes it less favorable compared to the MiG-33 "Fulcrum".

## Statistics

### *Airforce Delta Strike*

(Clockwise starting from top)

 **Speed:** | Medium

## Enemy Appearances (Missions)

### *Airforce Delta Storm*

* A lone FC-1 appears in Battle for the Zabios Ruins. It is a required kill. One appears in The Glass Scale as an optional kill. They can also appear in random Intercept missions in the first chapter, as optional kills.

### *Airforce Delta Strike*

* Donald Chan uses this plane in Up Stream. Although he is a target, if he is not shot down within a certain amount of time (Once the elevator enters attack altitude), he will flee the battlefield. He can also use it in some stand-by missions up until Phase 10, after Tiger's Cave.

## Gallery

### *Airforce Delta Storm*

Picture, plus statsThe PAL version of the plane, with a slightly different paint scheme.FC-1 Fighter China in flight.FC-1 Fighter China in flight.FC-1 Fighter China in flight.Enemy FC-1 from Battle for the Zabios Ruins.Ditto, from The Glass Scale.Ditto, from Engaging the Enemy C.Player FC-1Player FC-1Player FC-1
### **Airforce Delta Strike**

FC-1 in John's colorsFC-1 in a generic color scheme.John's FC-1 in flight.Donald's FC-1Ditto, with emblem.Aircraft statistics.FC-1 cockpit in *AFD Strike*.The FC-1's special weapons, Unguided Bombs.
## Trivia

* When Donald uses this plane, he can attack with vulcans, despite the plane lacking them. This is mostly due to lazy programming.
* In real life, the JF-17 is equipped with a 20mm cannon, angled downward in the nose.
* This plane has a different appearance in the PAL version of *AFD Storm*, a trait it shares with planes like the Lavi and Su-30MKI.
E-3C Sentry

The **E-3C Sentry** is a non-playable aircraft in *Airforce Delta Strike*.

## Notable Appearances in Missions

### *Airforce Delta Strike*

It appears in all missions except Metro, Meteor Structure, Lone Wolf, Far Behind, Priority, STAND-BY missions, and Space missions.

## Gallery

Ditto, from Encount (Twister).Ditto, from operation code H4.Ditto, from Old Foxes.Ditto, from Fleet Attack.Ditto, from Over the Cloud.Ditto, from Iceberg.Ditto, from Doll Master.Ditto, from Night Blitz.Ditto, from Big Bird.Ditto, from Armed Fighting Walker.Ditto, from Tiger's Cave.Ditto, from New Generation.Ditto, from Turning Point.Ditto, from Up Stream.Ditto, from Departure/Decision.
Home Air Defense

### Reward(s)

Variable amount of money depending on enemies shot down and how they were shot down

### Unlocks

Federation Fleet Obstruction
MiG-21 Fishbed (100,000 Credits)
Kfir C.7 (120,000 Credits)

### Unlocked by

N/A

     **Spoiler Warning:** *There are spoilers for the details of the plot and/or ending in the text that follows.*

**Home Air Defense** is the first mission in *Airforce Delta*. It is a basic flight-sim introduction mission involving shooting down a certain number of bombers.

## Briefing

Multiple unmarked fighters presumed to be People's Federation Air Force crafts are on an incoming course heading towards the Delta Base.

Your mission is to target this air squadron, presumed a People's Federation Air Force strike team, for elimination.

The enemy is most likely a squadron of large bombers on a bombing raid of our base.

You are to carry out a preemptive assault.

## Walkthrough

This is a very easy mission. It's probably the easiest mission in the game, which is fitting enough, considering it's the very first. There are only three targets in total, all of which are heavy, slow bombers. Although there are some decent enemy aircraft providing escort (Most notably an F-15E Strike Eagle), none are positioned in too dangerous of a location, and it's generally easy to shoot them down without much fuss. Hell, two of the bombers are basically out in the open thanks to the positioning of the escorts (They're located pretty far out, near the third bomber), which is a pretty poor escort strategy. Anyways, simple level. Nothing to it.

## Enemy List

 Mirage 2000 | 1
 F-16 Fighting Falcon | 1
 F-15E Strike Eagle | 1

## Gallery (Enemy/NPCs)

B-1B LancerThe B-1B enemy lacks an emblem.F-15E Strike EagleF-15E emblemF-16 Fighting FalconF-16 emblemMirage 2000Mirage 2000 emblemImage of the mission from the credits.

## Trivia

* This is the first mission in the entire franchise.
* This music of this level was remixed for *Airforce Delta Storm*, in the level The Battle of Castalia Sea.
Constance Le Clerc

"*Oh, so Delta can't handle it, huh?! Is that what you're saying?*"
―Constance in the briefing for Force Scout.
**Constance Le Clerc** is a character in the *Airforce Delta* series who appears as a main character in *Airforce Delta Strike*.

## Mission Appearances

* Team Bravo (Pilots a Eurofighter Typhoon, doesn't get shot down)
* Force Scout (Pilots a Eurofighter Typhoon, slams into a Type-G3: Rol-R)
* Roller Games (Pilots an F/A-18E Super Hornet, slams into a Type-G2: Rise)
* Over the Cloud (Pilots an F-15S/MTD Active, gets hit by a Type-B8: Arrow)
* Twister (Pilots an F-117A Nighthawk, doesn't get shot down)
* Night Blitz (Pilots an Su-30MKI, slams into the anti-meteor plasma barrier)
* Wind Valley (Pilots an X-36, flies above the canyon and gets blown away)
* Turning Point (Pilots an X-44, doesn't get shot down, but can be denied her glory by a quick player)

## Gallery

Eurofighter Typhoon used by Constance in Force Scout (and Team Bravo).Eurofighter Typhoon used by Constance in Force Scout.Eurofighter Typhoon used by Constance in Force Scout.Eurofighter Typhoon used by Constance in Team Bravo.F-117A Nighthawk used by Constance in Twister.F/A-18E Super Hornet used by Constance in Roller Games.F-15S/MTD used by Constance in Over the Cloud.F-15S/MTD used by Constance in Over the Cloud.F-15S/MTD used by Constance in Over the Cloud.F-15S/MTD used by Constance in Over the Cloud.Su-30MKI used by Constance in Night Blitz.X-36 used by Constance in Wind Valley.X-36 used by Constance in Wind Valley.X-36 used by Constance in Wind Valley.X-36 used by Constance in Wind Valley.X-44 used by Constance in Turning Point.X-44 used by Constance in Turning Point.X-44 used by Constance in Turning Point.X-44 used by Constance in Turning Point.X-44 used by Constance in Turning Point.
## Trivia

* She, along with her sister, uses one of two paint schemes; either the generic paint scheme or a modified version of David's paint scheme, removing the fire and bomb. All three planes have the Bravo insignia on them.
	+ Interestingly, their Su-30MKI has the PAL paint scheme from *Airforce Delta Storm*.
Battle for the Zabios Ruins

### Reward(s)

140,000 credits + variable amount depending on the number of enemies taken out and, in the case of the planes, how they were taken out

### Unlocks

The Rising Threat
F/A-18C Hornet (320,000 credits)
MiG-27 Flogger J (erroneously written as "Frogger" in game) (260,000 credits)

### Unlocked by

Fear in the Forest

     **Spoiler Warning:** *There are spoilers for the details of the plot and/or ending in the text that follows.*

**Battle for the Zabios Ruins** is the first mission for Chairon Airbase in *Airforce Delta Storm*.

## Walkthrough

The area with all the required ground targets to destroy is far north, straight ahead from where you start. They are placed in a circle around the ancient ruins and statues and have numerous bullet-firing enemies guarding them, so be careful as they keep shooting at you until your health is drained. There are four enemy planes in the sky and you have to shoot only two of them down. The mission is completed once all targets are destroyed/shot down.

## Reward

The reward for this mission is 140,000 credits plus a variable amount depending on the number of enemies taken out and, in the case of the planes, how they were taken out. The Rising Threat is unlocked by this mission. The F/A-18C Hornet and the MiG-27 Flogger J (Whose name is erroneously written as "Frogger" in-game) are also unlocked for 320,000 credits and 260,000 credits respectively.

## Mission Dialogue

### Briefing

A scouting squadron has reported in. They have discovered a large base near the ruins of the old Zabios Monastery. The Monastery lies on a choke point for our supply lines. Only the United Forces would build a base there. Your mission is to investigate this base and destroy it. The Zabios Monastery may be an irreplaceable monument, but this is war; it will inevitably incur some damage. Over and out.

### Mission Map

**Delta Leader**: (When mission is selected on the map) The mission this time is to totally destroy the enemy base. Don't worry about any damage to nearby buildings.

[no dialogue during mission]

## Soundtrack

*Main article: Battle for the Zabios Ruins/Soundtrack*

## Gallery

MiG-21bis FishbedSu-23U FurnaceFC-1 Fighter ChinaThe Zabios ruins.
High-Velocity Recon Planes

### Reward(s)

Variable amount of money depending on enemies shot down and how they were shot down

### Unlocks

Dogfight
MiG-29 Fulcrum (220,000 Credits)
F-16 Fighting Falcon (260,000 Credits)

### Unlocked by

Military Supply Base

     **Spoiler Warning:** *There are spoilers for the details of the plot and/or ending in the text that follows.*

**High-Velocity Recon Planes** is the fourth mission in the original *Airforce Delta*. As the name suggests, it involves pursuing and destroying two of the fastest recon planes in the world; the infamous SR-71.

## Briefing

Our ground forces have almost completed their removal of landed enemy troops.

We have plans to attempt landing of our own[sic] in hostile territory, but it is highly probable that the enemy's high-velocity reconnaissance planes will give them the means to detect our landing site.

Your mission is to neutralize these high-velocity reconnaissance planes.

Because their speed gives them a high degree of invulnerability during flight, you will make your attack during the recon planes' aerial rendezvous with the fueling jet.

Do not miss this assault window.

## Walkthrough

Fitting that we just unlocked the MiG-31, isn't it? Needless to say, that plane is by far your best friend in this level. Although even it cannot catch up to the Blackbirds at full speed, it can easily catch up once they are forced to slow down to rendezvous with the Stratotankers.

*Ignore the other enemies.* Unless you're a madmanhe's the one who makes the walkthrough videos for these pages, by the by!, going after the other enemy planes is just setting you up to fail. You can shoot down the Stratotankers if you want, but focus on the Blackbirds! The window of time to shoot them down is not big by any stretch of the imagination.

But all in all, this mission is, fittingly, quite fast. It's over and done with in the span of just a few minutes, especially if you know what you're doing.

## Enemy List

 EF2000 Typhoon | 2
 F-16 Fighting Falcon | 2
 MiG-31 Foxhound | 2
 KC-135R Stratotanker | 2

## Gallery (Enemy/NPCs)

SR-71 BlackbirdSR-71 emblemSR-71 being refueled by a KC-135R. This is the best opportunity to shoot the SR-71s down.KC-135R StratotankerKC-135R emblemMiG-31 FoxhoundMiG-31 emblemF-16 Fighting FalconF-16 emblemEF2000.EF2000 emblem.Picture of the mission from the credits. Note the MiG-31 has a different color scheme than the one in-game.

## Trivia

* This is the only time in the series you have to shoot down an SR-71 Blackbird.
* Every single enemy appears in pairs in this level.
* When picking a medium-speed aircraft, the Blackbirds fly in medium speed to escape the battle zone which extends a little duration of the mission.
* When picking a slower aircraft, the Blackbirds fly very slow to escape the battle zone which extends the duration of the mission.
Hunter FGA9

"*If you're looking for a reasonable air-to-ground strike jet, this is it. It may be an older model, but it handles real well.*"
―Harry's description of this plane in the shop.
The **Hawker Hunter** is an aircraft that only appears in *Airforce Delta Strike*, wherein it is usable by Ken Thomas.

## Origin (Real-Life)

The Hawker Hunter is a British transonic jet plane, developed in the 1940s and flown in the 1950s. It was designed to take advantage of new technologies, such as the turbojet engine and the swept wing design. The prototype broke the world air speed record at the time, reaching 728 mph (1,171 km/h). The FGA 9 model was considered the "definitive" model of the Hunter, many export versions being based on that particular model. The service life was quite incredible, lasting all the way until 2014, a whopping 60 years from its introduction.

## Design

The Hunter is quite a simple looking aircraft; it has a (revolutionary at the time) large swept wing setup, with a single vertical stabilizer sitting atop the outwardly-jutting jet engine. The aircraft has a holed-nose air intake. The craft itself is relatively small.

## Performance

It's an end-game unlock. What do you expect? It's a rocket plane with mediocre stats. Definitely the lesser of the two unlocks you acquire for Ken after beating the game; the Su-17M "Fitter D" is superior to this in all aspects. Its stats are all mediocre, with the only moderately good stat being Mobility and Anti Ground. It's an end-game unlock, in short. Cheap, though.

## Statistics

(Clockwise starting from top)

 **Speed:** | Low

## Gallery

Hunter in Ken's color scheme.Hunter with a generic color scheme.Hunter with Ferrite coating.Aircraft statistics.Hunter cockpit in *AFD Strike*.The Hunter's special weapons, Napalm Bombs.
Airforce Delta Alternative Protagonist

The ***Airforce Delta Alternative* Protagonist** is the unnamed protagonist of *Airforce Delta Alternative*. She is a female and pilots the different airplanes.

## Trivia

* The appearance of the protagonist is very similar to the unnamed female protagonist from *Airforce Delta Storm*. Both characters being females and featuring blonde hairs. It is unknow if they are the same characters, or related to each other.
Bird of Prey

"*This experimental stealth beauty needed weapons, so I gave it some. It's a little slow, but they'll never see you coming.*"
―Harry's description of this plane in the shop.
The **Boeing Bird of Prey** is an aircraft that appears in *Airforce Delta Strike*, where it is only used by Ellen McNichol.

## Origin (Real-Life)

The Boeing Bird of Prey was a black project aircraft, intended to demonstrate stealth technology. It was developed by McDonnell Douglas and Boeing in the 1990s.

## Design

A very bizarre looking plane. It has a very narrow and angular profile, with two small wings jutting out the side, and a small profile overall. It has a single, small engine.

## Performance

A very poor plane. There's literally no reason to use this. Despite Harry's quote above, this plane has a very basic stealth rating of 1. And even still, considering stealth is useless in this game, the cons sorely outweigh the benefits. The one good thing about the plane is it is Ellen's only aircraft armed with a Large Guided Bomb, a weapon that has the same x3 credits multiplier as rockets. The punchline? It's only usable with this benefit in the space missions... Where there's very little reason to have the x3 multiplier in the first place! A poor plane. Don't even bother with it.

## Statistics

(Clockwise starting from top)

 **Speed:** | Very low

## Gallery

Bird of Prey with Ellen's color scheme.Bird of Prey with a generic color scheme.Aircraft statisticsBird of Prey cockpit in *AFD Strike*.The Bird of Prey's special weapons, Large Guided Bombs.
## Trivia

* This is the last usable normal plane listed in the game's aircraft list.
XF-23CR Blackhollow

The **XF-23CR Blackhollow** is a fictional variation of the YF-23 Black Widow II. It only appears in *Airforce Delta Storm*.

## Design

This plane looks nearly identical to the YF-23 - In fact, the only noticeable visual differences are additional ventral fins, placed near the vertical stabilizers. It also possesses front canards, unlike the YF-23. Aside from that, differences are incredibly minor.

## Performance

In fact, the minor differences fact even goes into the stats - Literally the only difference in stats between this and the YF-23 is an *incredibly* minute increase in Attack (Which, by itself, only adds three missiles to the Blackhollow), and even more minor increase in Mobility. It also possesses one additional Range. Aside from that, the only reason why you would use this over the YF-23 is if you like how it looks compared to the Black Widow II. Practical differences are nigh-nonexistent.

## Statistics

 **Range:** | 5

* *(!) - Mobility stat is Very High in the PAL version.*

## Enemy Appearances (Missions)

* Two XF-23CR Blackhollows appear as enemies in Final Mission. Both of them are required to be shot down along with two XF-0001 Mercuries.

## Gallery

Picture, plus stats.Stats in the PAL version. Note the increased mobility.XF-23CR Blackhollow in *Airforce Delta Storm*.Enemy XF-23CR from Final Mission.Ditto, plus UF emblem.Two enemy Blackhollows.Player XF-23CRPlayer XF-23CRPlayer XF-23CRPlayer XF-23CRPlayer XF-23CR
Far Behind

### Reward(s)

30,000 credits + variable amount depending on the number of enemies shot down and how they were shot down

### Unlocked by

Lone Wolf (In a previous game)
John's game completion medal
Completing Twister with either Ruth or Ken

     **Spoiler Warning:** *There are spoilers for the details of the plot and/or ending in the text that follows.*

**"Operation Raccoon Hunt" Far Behind** is a secret mission for Ken Thomas and Ruth Valentine in *Airforce Delta Strike*. The mission is essentially a derivative of John Rundal's mission Lone Wolf played from Ken and Ruth's point of view.

## Overview

John Rundal headed to the area next to Delta Squadron to deal with the fighter squad there in an effort to improve his score while the rest of Delta made a detour through there to deal with the tornado generators. After that, Ken Thomas and Ruth Valentine head to where John is to help him fight the enemies and bail him out. The mission plays very similarly to Lone Wolf, featuring enemies that pilot Jian-Ji 8 "Finback A"s, Jian-Ji 8IIM "Finback B"s, Jian-Ji 7 MGs, Francine Davout, and Jake Emerson, both piloting MiG-31BM "Foxhound"s. This mission is somewhat easier since there are allies from the start of the mission that assist the player and draw enemies away from them. Eventually, 3rd Element hits bingo fuel and everyone bugs out.

## Walkthrough

As mentioned above, this mission plays similarly to Lone Wolf, except you have two NPC allies from the start of the mission. They can help you and draw fire away from you which can be helpful. Like in Lone Wolf, you can shoot down Francine and/or Jake to make the rest of the planes retreat, as mentioned in the trivia. Also like in Lone Wolf, a few planes will linger and you can shoot them down, but you'll eventually have to flee the battlefield or the time will run out.

## Enemy List

 Jian-Ji 8 "Finback A" | 2 | D
 Jian-Ji 8IIM "Finback B" | 2 | C
 Jake\* | 1
 Francine\* | 1

## Reward

The reward for this mission is 30,000 credits plus a variable amount depending on the number of enemies shot down as well as how they were shot down.

## Trivia

* This is the only mission in the game which cannot be played during the first time the player has started a new game since it requires Lone Wolf to be completed in a previous game and John Rundal's game completion medal to be earned.
* The A-50 "Mainstay" that appears in Lone Wolf does not appear in this mission for unknown reasons.
* The area used for this mission and Lone Wolf is also used for some Stand-by missions.
* Like Lone Wolf, shooting down Francine Davout and/or Jake Emerson ends this mission sooner than normal.
* When Francine asks Jake to make a salmon meuniere, the subtitles misspell meuniere as 'meunier'.
Seeker

**Spoiler Warning:** *There are spoilers for the details of the plot and/or ending in the text that follows.*

The **E.D.A.F. Space Army Seeker** is a special fictional aircraft that only appears in *Airforce Delta Strike*. The Seeker was the Space Army's primary lightweight space fighter. Most instances were apparently destroyed when the Orbital Citizen Community declared war and destroyed the E.D.A.F. Space HQ. However, some models were recovered, which Ken Thomas and Ellen McNichol take into their final battle.

## Design

The Seeker is an interesting craft. It has two massive jet engines, a single vertical stabilizer, and two fairly small wings. The jet engines are interesting in that they have "mini jets" on them that flare up when the craft is turning and whatnot, presumably to make the craft turn in the vacuum of space. It also appears to have air intakes which makes absolutely no sense since this is a *space fighter.*

## Performance

There's not a lot to say about the Seeker. You can literally only use it in one level, the very final level of the game. You cannot unlock it to use outside of this level, and even if you were to replay the mission in the Free Mission mode, you cannot view the aircraft's stats before you take off, unlike other "forced aircraft" missions like Hyper Speed Rick and Decision.

The Seeker does appear to be a VERY strong performer, however. It has absurd defenses (Sitting at 5000 HP), great mobility and insane speed. The only major downside to the craft is that its special weapon only has six shots, and they're just HM-AAMs. Aside from that, it's very strong... In the one level you'll use it...

## Statistics

(Clockwise starting from top)

 **Speed:** | Very high-Maximum?

## Gallery

Ken's Seeker, viewed from the top.Ken's Seeker taking off in the cutscene prior to The Confront.Ken's Seeker escaping the L-2 Colony after completing The Confront.Ken's Seeker, crashlanded on Earth.Seeker cockpit in AFD Strike.
## Trivia

* This aircraft's "mini thrusters" are also used by the Axelay.
* This aircraft's machine guns have the same sound effects as the standard machine guns on Earth, and not the machine guns that the space-fairing aircraft use.
* Ellen McNichol has a Seeker as well, with her own paint scheme associated with it. However, it does not appear in gameplay; only the cinematic prior to The Confront.
	+ It is unknown why Ken's Seeker does not use his own paint scheme, in this case.
* This is the only aircraft that you can pilot in the series that you cannot use outside of the mission it's associated with.
* This aircraft has the fewest number of HM-AAMs of all planes in *Airforce Delta Strike*.
* It is also unknown what aircraft type this plane is; judging by missile count, it has the same missiles as Multirole aircraft do, so this craft may be a multirole.
* The Seeker's design heavily resembles the Metalion from the covert art of the Konami game *Nemesis 2* (a game in the well known *Gradius* series).
Mass Destruction Bomb

### Role

Anti Ground attack, deploys a bomb that explodes into a huge radius not unlike a Wide Area Mass Destruction Rocket.

### Cost

200,000 credits

"*This drop-type bomb can destroy an extensive area.*"
―Harry's description of this weapon in the shop.
The **Mass Destruction Bomb** is a unique special weapon in *Airforce Delta Strike* which can only be used by the MANBOU-J. It is basically a combination of an Unguided Bomb and a Wide Area Mass Destruction Rocket, destroying many enemies in a huge splash radius on the ground. Upon selecting the weapon, a pip will appear on the ground, indicating an estimate of where the bomb will land.

## Uses

This weapon can cut through huge swaths of ground forces at once with one drop due to the huge splash radius... Which is the same as the WAMDR. This weapon also possesses the free-aim release that the TwinBee's Guided Hand Throw Bomb possesses. However, these are the only good features of the weapon; everything else is terrible. The huge splash radius sounds nice, but realize that this is coming from a *bomb type weapon* that you have to deploy over enemies, and not something you can fire directly towards. As a result, to have any sort of accuracy, you have to fly low, and considering the craft you're using is big and has bad mobility, deploy-and-forget is *very* difficult. Also, it has the same issue as the WAMDR in that it has a pathetic ammo reserve, only four shots. Which is inexcusable considering the Blue Thunder M-45's Option has 100 shots, and is infinitely superior to this. This is a terrible special weapon through and through.

### Pros

* Deals heavy damage with splash
* Truly massive splash damage, the highest in the game, and will generally destroy everything caught in the radius
* Free-aim release allows for any angle of attack instead of the limited attack of normal bomb weapons
* X3 cash bonus can get you large amounts of money

### Cons

* No guiding; weapon can be hard to aim
* Impossible to use on air targets, unless you practically fly into them to release the bomb on top of them (and suffer the consequences of being involved in the splash damage)
* Pathetic ammo count (4 bombs)
* Very easy to kill yourself with the weapon; and indeed, due to being a bomb type and not a rocket type, it is even easier to kill yourself with it than the rockets
* Attached to a terrible plane with bad stats

## Trivia

* This special weapon is based off a weapon from the original *Space Manbow*. When obtained, the craft would fire a projectile forward that, after a few moments, would explode and destroy all enemies on screen. This effect was not completely replicated for *Strike*.
	+ Oddly, this weapon's effect would be more accurately recreated in the form of the All Delete Block weapon for the Block Shooter.
Jian-Ji 8IIM "Finback B"

"*We're talking acceleration like you wouldn't believe at rock-bottom prices. This deal is so good, I might just buy it.[sic?]*"
―Harry's description of this plane in the shop.
The **Shenyang J-8IIM** (NATO reporting name of **Finback B**) is an aircraft that only appears in *Airforce Delta Strike*, where it is used by the Ganos Flight Army Division, and can be used by Ruth Valentine.

## Origin (Real-Life)

The Shenyang J-8IIM was an advancement to the **J-8**, introduced twenty seven years after the original J-8 was developed. This aircraft has many advanced modifications to modernize the craft. It was a bomb in the export market, but data regarding the craft would later be used to further develop other aircraft.

## Design

As to be expected, it heavily resembles its predecessor. However, the biggest differences include a modernized front end (removing the "holed nose" air intake and making it a standard aerodynamic front end), and adding two air intakes (due to the removal of the "holed nose" intake). Aside from that, the external design is incredibly similar.

## Performance

It's... Okay. The biggest mark against it is the lack of vulcans, which is terrible for a craft that is meant to be a fighter. It has decent stats, but it's hamstrung by the lack of vulcans. The special weapon is also fairly mediocre, and only useful at getting money, and it's combined with a bad anti ground stat and poor defenses. It's cheap at least, so if you have nothing else to buy...

## Statistics

(Clockwise starting from top)

 **Speed:** | Medium-high

## Enemy Appearances (Missions)

### Airforce Delta Strike

* As mentioned, the Ganos Flight Army Division uses this plane, primarily in early-game missions like Twister.

## Gallery

Jian-Ji 8IIM in Ruth's color scheme.Jian-Ji 8IIM with a generic color scheme.Jian-Ji 8IIM with Ferrite coating.Ganos Jian-Ji 8IIM.Ditto, featuring emblem.Aircraft statistics.Jian-Ji 8IIM cockpit in *AFD Strike*.The J-8IIM's special weapons, Rocket Pods.
## Trivia

* Bizarrely, Harry himself mentions he's considering buying the plane himself. This is possibly a translation quirk.
United Forces

The **United Forces** is the primary antagonist force in *Airforce Delta Storm*.

## Background

The United Forces has been formed as a result of the overpopulation of the Earth and when necessities became very scarce. Those nations that are highly industrialized but not producing enough food for themselves gathered themselve and formed the United Forces and used their military advantage to seize agricultural lands and are fighting against the Allied Forces.
T6-1 (modified prototype)

"*This here's an experimental version of the Su-24 and a favorite of collectors. It's[sic] capabilities? That there's classified.*"
―Harry's description of this plane in the shop.
The **Sukhoi T6-1** was a Soviet-era STOL low-altitude strike fighter. It was, simply, the initial concept prototype model of the Su-24, based on the experience gained with the T-58VD. Interestingly, the aircraft actually features four lifter jets in the middle fuselage. However, the significant loss of flight distance as the lift engines occupied space normally reserved for fuel, loss of under-fuselage hardpoints, and instability during transition from STOL to conventional flight, lead to this idea being abandoned. As a result, the future Su-24 became a variable geometry wing strike fighter. Oddly, the in-game T6-1 model doesn't belong to Alex Levine's hangar, since it isn't depicted as a VTOL craft. It only appears in *Airforce Delta Strike*, where it is usable by John Rundal.

## Design

The T6-1, obviously, has noticeable design similarities with the Su-24M; the biggest difference is the lack of variable sweep wings, instead having cropped delta wings, much like the Su-15TM "Flagon F".

## Performance

Another mediocre final mission unlock. It's Ruth's Su-24M but without vulcans, slightly worse defenses, and the ASM instead of Cluster Bombs. It, like many other end-game unlocks, is just... There. It's not terrible, and it's better than a lot of other end-game unlocks, but that's really not saying much. It has the distinction of being one of John's few attackers... Too bad the MiG-33 outclasses this thanks to the latter having a vulcan.

## Statistics

(Clockwise starting from top)

 **Speed:** | Medium-high

## Gallery

T6-1 in John's color scheme.T6-1 with a generic color scheme.T6-1 with Ferrite coating.Aircraft statistics.T6-1 cockpit in *AFD Strike*.T6-1 cockpit in *AFD Strike*.The T6-1's special weapons; Air-to-Surface Missiles.
Su-15TM "Flagon F"

"*This one is the best selling interceptor. It is very smart and very much useful. I do not recommend ground attack in this baby.*"
―Harry's description of this plane in the shop.
The **Sukhoi Su-15** is an aircraft that only appears in *Airforce Delta Strike*, where it is usable by Rick Campbell as a final mission unlock.

## Origin (Real-Life)

The Sukhoi Su-15 (NATO reporting name of **"Flagon"**) was a Soviet twinjet supersonic interceptor, developed in the 1960s. It was a front-line aircraft, designed to replace the earlier Su-9 and Su-11 aircraft, as NATO was developing newer and more capable bombers, such as the famed B-52 Stratofortress. The **Su-15TM** (NATO reporting name of **"Flagon-F**) was an enhancement to the Su-15, featuring improved radar, enhanced aerodynamics, and a modified radome design. It was put in use in 1971. The craft as a whole was retired in 1996, with over a thousand models built.

## Design

The Su-15TM is a particularly long aircraft, possessing somewhat small delta-shaped wings, a twinjet design, and a single vertical stabilizer. It has a large, pronounced nose, with a long pitot tube attached to the end. It looks nigh-identical to the T-58, only with a lack of the lifter jets.

## Performance

It's a post-game unlock. Generally speaking, those are pretty bad. This is no exception. Stats are meh all around, and you WILL have unlocked the Su-37 for Rick by this point, which absolutely demolishes this thing in all aspects. It has the same special weapon, but far superior stats in all aspects. Mediocre crap, like basically all of the post-game unlocks.

## Statistics

(Clockwise starting from top)

 **Speed:** | Medium

## Gallery

Su-15TM in Rick's color scheme.Su-15TM with a generic color scheme.Su-15TM with ferrite coating.Aircraft statistics.Su-15TM cockpit in *AFD Strike*.The Su-15TM's special weapons, Long-Ranged Air-to-Air Missiles.
Tornado ADV

The **Panavia Tornado ADV** is actually a general moniker referring to a group of Tornado jets that are designed for air defense. (ADV standing for **Air Defence Variant**) This group of jets include the Tornado F3, so the appearance of this plane in the games is... Odd, especially considering it's in the same game as the Tornado F3. Regardless. The ADV series of Tornado craft were retired in 2011, being replaced by the more multi-role oriented Eurofighter Typhoon. This aircraft only appears in *Airforce Delta Storm*.

## Design

It's a Tornado; long profile, variable sweep wings, single canard, twin engine design. It's the same as all of the other Tornadoes. Unlike the other two Tornado variants appearing in *Airforce Delta Storm* this variant is only equipped with one cannon.

## Performance

Of the Tornadoes in *Storm*, this is the best option. However, in the end, that isn't saying a whole lot. You've most likely unlocked aircraft that are far superior to this by this point, since it appears in Chapter II. It isn't a bad plane, but it's just... Very average when you've already unlocked planes that are most likely far superior to this. It's a decent plane, so if you really want to use a Tornado, this is your best bet. Speed is the primary highlight, while other stats are decent.

## Statistics

 **Range:** | 3

*Note: There are no differences in stats between the US and PAL versions.*

## Enemy Appearances (Missions)

* In the US version of *Storm*, a single Tornado ADV appears as an optional kill in The Rising Threat. However, in the PAL version, one also appears as, again, an optional target in the secret mission A Lingering Afterglow.

## Gallery

Picture, plus stats.Enemy Tornado ADV from The Rising Threat.Ditto, from A Lingering Afterglow (NTSC-J & PAL version only).Player Tornado ADV.Player Tornado ADV.Player Tornado ADV.Player Tornado ADV.Player Tornado ADV.Player Tornado ADV.
Falling Down

### Reward(s)

280,000 credits + variable amount depending on the number of enemies taken out and, in the case of the planes, how they were taken out

### Unlocks

The Battle for Notos Sea
YF-23 Blackwidow (520,000 credits)
StN-002 Temperance (500,000 credits)

### Unlocked by

Electronic Darkness

     **Spoiler Warning:** *There are spoilers for the details of the plot and/or ending in the text that follows.*

**Falling Down** is the second mission for Eleon Airbase in *Airforce Delta Storm*.

## Walkthrough

There are many, many enemies in this level that fire bullets at you. Several enemies also launch missiles at you and you have to be careful not to get hit too much. The three different types of vehicles that appeared in Fortress on the Sands return here except this time, all of them are parked, making them easier to destroy. They seem to be less durable here than they were in Fortress on the Sands. Two of them, however, are located inside a base built into a mountain, so you have to fly carefully through a tunnel going through either the front or rear of the mountain to enter the base and destroy the Trisuls inside. Watch out for the two gun pods in each tunnel. There are also several radar dishes, missile-launching PAC-3s, and bullet-firing ZSU-23 AAAs you must destroy. The mission is completed once all targets are destroyed.

## Mission Objectives

* Destroy all targets both inside and outside the mountain base.

## Reward

The reward for this mission is 280,000 credits plus a variable amount depending on the number of enemies taken out and, in the case of the planes, how they were taken out. The Battle for Notos Sea is unlocked. The YF-23 Blackwidow and the StN-002 Temperance are also unlocked for 520,000 credits and 500,000 credits respectively.

## Mission Dialogue

### Briefing

It seems that another ship of exactly the same design as the "Aconcagua" that we destroyed exists. We have received information from captured enemy soldiers on the whereabouts of the secret dock where it is currently stationed. We have also learned that the remaining strength of the United Forces land forces is congregating there. Your mission is to attack the secret dock and destroy the mobile fortress. Over and out.

### Mission Map

**Delta Leader**: Our mission is to destroy the enemy's mobile fortress in its secret dock. The enemy has hardened their defenses. Hope you're ready for a good fight, everyone.

[no dialogue during mission]

## Gallery

F/A-18E Super HoornetF-26A ShrikeSu-34 PlatypusStN-002 TemperanceXA/B-25F CalyxGun PodZSU-23 AAARadarPAC-3LCG LoganLCG TrisulLCV Aconcagua

## Trivia

* This mission has similarities to The Mountain Base in the original *Airforce Delta* as both missions require the player to fly through a tunnel to enter a base and destroy targets on the inside.
Xbox

The **Xbox** is a console that was manufactured by Microsoft and first released on November 15, 2001. It was the company's first video game console after they collaborated with Sega to port Windows CE to the Dreamcast console. The Xbox sold over 24 million units and was discontinued in Japan in 2006, Europe in 2007, and finally North America in 2009.

*Airforce Delta Storm* was released on this console in North America in 2001, and in Japan and Europe in 2002.