Established in 1944, flying the P-47 Thunderbolt, the Roosters have been a mainstay of the First Fighter Division in Mante, Emmeria. Alongside the 1st Fighter Squadron ‘Aurelius’, and 52nd Fighter Squadron ‘Joker’; they stand on Emmerias eastern border, keeping a watchful eye on their longtime geopolitical rival across the line.
The Roosters came to some limited attention in 1995 During the Belkan War. While not committing any combat forces to the conflict, Emmeria underscored their support of the refugees displaced by the conflict and set about a massive Airlift operation moving supplies from Anea into Osea. Escorting this mission was multiple units in the REAF, Including the 16th FS.
On March 14th, 1995, during a routine mission from Mildenhall AFB, in Fairweather Osea, to Directus, Ustio, the flight of three C-17s containing humanitarian supplies were engaged by Belkan Air Force MiG-21s. The Rooster F-16s, Callsign GUARDIAN, engaged the Belkans in one of the rare instances of direct Emmerian involvement in the conflict, resulting in one MiG-21 being shot down, with a second taking considerable damage. Ultimately all Emmerian aircraft arrived to Ustio.
In the days following the incident, the Belkan High Command extended an apology to the Emmerian Government for the incident, however many historians suggest this had more to do with wanting to keep another superpower out of the conflict, as Yuktobanian Military forces had arrived in theater weeks prior.
Today, the lead aircraft of the Roosters commemorates this little known moment of history, including the total history of the 16th Fighter Squadron.
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This is not intended as a replica of an Ace Combat squadron within the lore.
This was my contribution to [13th]Stargazer's "Unsung Liberators" pack currently under development.
this pack comes with two different skins.
* Operational 16th Fighter Squadron
* Flagship
Bort Numbering works and pilots wear custom patches
Please contact me on Discord at AWACS_BANDOG#7420 for any questions or bug-reports, thanks!
Major credit to Texac for their improved F-16 well... everything. Please support them here -> https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/filter/user-is-Texac/apply/
As well, thanks to _BillyTheKid_ for his Decal set.
