His callsign is Akula, Russian for shark and referencing the Shark Mouth paintjob on his plane. The villainous ace of Assault Horizon is Colonel Andrei Markov, a highly skilled ex-Russian Air Force pilot now flying as a freelance mercenary. General Ivan is commander of all the 108th's Russian forces. Finally Razor Squadron, a group of B-2 stealth bombers, rounds out the task force. 108th is further supported by an AC-130U Spooky gunship flown by Janice Rehl. Doug Robinson is the commander of both Shooter and Nomad Squadrons and James Mitchell serves as a helicopter gunner in Nomad. Shooter and Nomad Squadrons are helicopter subdivisions of the 108th, flying the AH-64D Apache and MH-60 Black Hawk respectively.

Warwolf Squadron is a fixed wing aircraft squadron commanded by Lieutenant Colonel William Bishop and his wingman, José Gutierrez. The 108th Task Force is a multinational armed force comprising of several squadrons commanded by French General Pierre La Pointe. As word quickly spreads that the anti-government group has somehow developed an advance superweapon, Africa is revealed to be a mere stepping stone and the world plunges into war. During the African campaign, a blinding flash of light kills several helicopter crews. The UN in turn deploys the 108th Task Force. In 2015, anti-government insurgency is sweeping Africa, prompting local governments to ask for the UN's support. The story in Assault Horizon is written by New York Times bestselling author, Jim DeFelice. The most notable feature of the game is the new 'Close Range Assault System', although it also adds destructible environments and dramatic camera angles of planes blowing up.

Assault Horizon is touted as a reboot of the Ace Combat franchise, although as it does not take place in the same universe, this is merely a marketing ploy and not technically true. Like Ace Combat: Joint Assault, Assault Horizon takes place in the real world as opposed to the fictional ' Strangereal' version of Earth. A reboot of the Ace Combat series which adds flyable helicopters, destructible environments, and a cinematic pursuit system calledĪce Combat: Assault Horizon is the first Ace Combat game for consoles since Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation and also marks Ace Combat's debut to the Playstation 3 and PC.

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