Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown

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Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown Cover Art Release Date: 2019 Developer: Project ACES Publisher: Bandai Namco Entertainment Series: Ace Combat Platforms: PC Xbox One Playstation 4 Genre: Arcade Flight Simulator, Third-Person Shooter

Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown is the fifteenth main installment of the Ace Combat franchise. The game returns to the "Strangereal" universe, and is set in the midst of conflict between the Kingdom of Eurusia and the Osean Federation. The player experiences the air war through an Osean pilot, callsign "Trigger," while the cutscenes explore the war as seen through the eyes of other characters. The game was released on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on January 18, 2019, and on Microsoft Windows on February 1, 2019. The game includes multiplayer battles, and a VR mode is currently exclusive to PlayStation VR.

The following weapons appear in the video game Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown:

Cutscene Weapons

This section is for conventional small arms only seen in the game's cinema scenes.

Unidentified Handgun

A modern striker-fired, polymer framed pistol is used in a cutscene near the end of the game.

The pistol fires in slo-mo. Note the "XD-50" markings, though it bears little physical resemblance to a Springfield XD.

After locking empty, it is left discarded on the ground.

Mk 18 Mod 1

Mk 18-type rifles are used by Osean soldiers and various characters in several cutscenes.

Mk 18 Mod 1 with Crane stock, Daniel Defense MK18 RIS II, and folding sights - 5.56x45mm

An Osean guard at the 444th Air Base escorts prisoners with a Mk 18.

Tabloid levels his Mk 18 in another scene later in the game. Evidently, he has as little faith in iron sights as he does in governments.

Mounted Weapons

These are all the cannons mounted to aircraft in AC7. With a few exceptions (such as the AH-64D Apache Longbow's M230 Chain Gun), almost all are available to the player.

Bofors 40mm L/60

In Mission 14 "Cape Rainy Assault," an AC-130U "Spooky II" with a full compliment of arms takes off from the Eurusian air force base. It does little else other than flee the battle.

Bofors 40mm L/60 AA gun in a Boffin mounting - 40x311mmR

The Bofors L/60 seen from a flyby under the AC-130.

M61 Vulcan

The plethora of American-designed fighter jets all mount M61 Vulcan rotary cannons.

M61 Vulcan - 20mm

Opening up with the M61 Vulcan in an F-15C Eagle.

A closeup of the M61 in the F-15E Strike Eagle.

M102 105mm Howitzer

The M102 105mm howitzer seen mounted on the AC-130U in "Cape Rainy Assault."

Modified M102 howitzer taken from an AC-130 Spectre gunship - 105x372R

The M102 as viewed from underneath the gunship.

GAU-12/U

AV-8B Harrier jets used by Eurusian forces mount GAU-12/U cannons. The Harrier is not one of the jets usable to the player in-game. An AC-130U Gunship armed with the GAU-12/U is also present in the "Cape Rainy Assault" mission.

General Dynamics GAU-12/U with unfired rounds - 25mm

GAU-22/A

The F-35C mounts the GAU-22/A in an underslung gun pod.

GAU-22/A - 25mm

Strafing an enemy C-17 Globemaster III mid-takeoff with the GAU-22/A.

The GAU-22/A in a loadout preview.

Mauser BK-27

The Mauser BK-27 appears in the game as the secondary armament of the Eurofighter Typhoon and the Saab JAS-39 Gripen-E.

Mauser BK-27 - 27mm

DEFA Cannon

The DEFA cannon appears in the game as the secondary armament of the Mirage 2000 fighter.

DEFA cannon 30mm in twin mount

GIAT 30

The GIAT 30 appears in the game as the secondary weapon of the Rafale M fighter.

GIAT 30 - 30mm

GAU-8/A Avenger

The General Electric GAU-8/A Avenger appears in the game as the secondary armament of the A-10C Thunderbolt II ground-attack jet.

GAU-8/A Avenger - 30mm

Trigger lets loose with the GAU-8. He would later come to regret flying an A-10 on this mission.

A closeup of the GAU-8 from the hanger.

Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-23

The Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-23 is available on the MiG-21bis Fishbed fighter.

Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-23 with ammo belt - 23x115mm

A MiG-21 fires its underbelly-mounted GSh-23 cannons.

Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-1

The multitude of Soviet/Russian aircraft in game have usable secondary Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-1 cannons.

Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-1 with ammo belt - 30mm

Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-6-23

The Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-6-23 appears in the game as the secondary armament of the MiG-31 Foxhound.

Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-6-23 23mm

M230 Chain Gun

The M230 Chain Gun is mounted on AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopters.

Hughes/Alliant Techsystems M230 Chain Gun - 30mm

Nudelman-Rikhter NR-23

The Nudelman-Rikhter NR-23 appears in the game as defensive armament on the tail-end of Eurusian Tupelov Tu-95 Bear bomber planes.

Nudelman-Rikhter NR-23 23mm

Trigger haplessly attempts to ward off a Tu-95 without being to use any of his own armaments.