Ace Combat 8 Database
Rafale M 
A high-performance, twin engine and versatile omnirole aircraft developed for both the air force and the navy. The M-model follows navy specifications and is compatible with aircraft carriers. It has no tail wings, instead combining delta wings with close-coupled "canards". Its flight controls are fully electric and digital. This provides it with great agility and stability, notably at low speeds, and dominance in both close-range dogfights and anti-surface attacks. Its weapon system allows it to perform all types of missions: air-to-air, air-to-ground and air-to-sea. Used on various theaters of operation and having experienced numerous battles, the Rafale is combat proven. Nicknamed "Rafale", meaning "gust of wind," it has been purchased by many countries.
Performance
MaxHealth- 114
SpeedMax- 2,750
- 0
GunLoadCount- 800
MainWeaponLoadCount- 148
FlareLoadCount- 4
HCAA- 34 (18 paired)
LACM- 18 (10 paired)
- LAAM
- 30 (16 paired)
Flight model
The raw flight data from the game files (campaign version). Speeds are in km/h. The other numbers use the game's own units. The values keep the game's field names, because what most of them do is still unknown. Under Stability and Defense are the fields that match those in-game bars best. Mobility matches the rotation rates. How the game calculates the bars is unknown.
The game's curve points for this aircraft are out of order (a lower speed follows a higher one); they are drawn as stored.
Speed (km/h)
SpeedMax- 2,750
SpeedBreak- 3,050
- 260
SpeedStall- 190
SpeedMin- 150
GndSpeedTakeoff- 300
Power
AcceleR- 2.6
DeceleR- 3.55
PowerAfterBurnerR- 1.3
MaxSpeedAfterBurnerR- 1.2
SpeedUpperR- 0.5
SpeedDownerR- -0.45
SpeedRollDownerR- 5
AltStallStart / AltStall- 11,000 / 12,000
Stability
PitchUpDownR- 0.7
YawRateStdNrm- 0.58
StdArtificialRoll- 45
RotStallR- 3
Defense
MaxHealth- 114
- 0
- 0
StaggerTimeMax- 0
StaggerImpactDamageMax / Min- 20 / 5
Mobility
| Axis | Peak rate | At km/h | Best speed band, km/h (rate ≥ 90% of peak) | AddRotR | DecRotR | InputRotAdd | InputRotDec | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Max | Range | |||||||
| Pitch | 268.8 | 1,400 | 925 | 1,948 | 1,023 | 1.75 | 3 | 1.5 | 2.5 |
| Roll | 161.3 | 1,700 | 761 | 1,999 | 1,238 | 1.75 | 3 | 1.2 | 1.75 |
| Yaw | 138 | 1,000 | 515 | 1,800 | 1,285 | 2.25 | 3 | 3 | 1.7 |
Post-stall and drift
DriftPostStallManeuverability- None
DriftPostStallManeuverSpeedEnd- 0
DriftStartInputTime- 0.4
DriftSpeedEnd- 150
DriftStopDiffRadian- 2.5
DriftPitchRate- 1.1
DriftYawRate- 1.3
DriftYawRate_PSM- 5
DriftSpeedStartDec- 0
DriftSpeedDecR- 150
DriftSpeedDecMax- 5,000
Curve points SpeedGraph / SpeedRot / RotGravR / DiffNoseVelocityR 0..9
| Speed (km/h) | Pitch rate | Roll rate | Yaw rate | RotGravR pitch | RotGravR yaw | DiffNoseVelocityR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 190 | 100.8 | 96.5 | 48.3 | 35 | 5 | 5 |
| 260 | 172.8 | 110.9 | 103.5 | 30 | 4 | 5 |
| 600 | 208.8 | 144 | 131.1 | 20 | 2 | 5 |
| 1,000 | 249.6 | 146.9 | 138 | 20 | 2 | 5 |
| 1,400 | 268.8 | 154.1 | 138 | 20 | 2 | 5 |
| 1,700 | 256.8 | 161.3 | 131.1 | 20 | 2 | 5 |
| 2,100 | 232.8 | 139.7 | 103.5 | 20 | 2 | 4 |
| 2,800 | 184.8 | 121.7 | 69 | 20 | 2 | 4 |
| 3,100 | 124.8 | 103.7 | 55.2 | 15 | 1 | 4 |
Special weapons
- HCAA High-Capacity Air-to-Air Missile
- LACM Land-Attack Cruise Missile
- LAAM Long-Range Air-to-Air Missile
Part slots: 3 body · 7 arms · 3 misc
How to unlock
- Unlock
- Purchase
- Cost
- 350,000 MRP
- 2nd-4th purchase
- 43,750 MRP each
- Special weapons 2 / 3
- 35,000 MRP / 35,000 MRP
Aces flying the Rafale M
Caligo Lima Al Ade
Skins
17 campaign skins. See all Rafale M skins →
Performance
In online mode, aircraft level up with COMBAT XP and have different stats at each level. The campaign has no aircraft levels.
MaxHealth- 97
SpeedMax- 2,800
- 0
GunLoadCount- 200
MainWeaponLoadCount- 122
FlareLoadCount- 2
- HCAA
- 38 (26 paired)
- LACM
- 20 (14 paired)
- LAAM
- 32 (22 paired)
Flight model at level
The game's curve points for this aircraft are out of order (a lower speed follows a higher one); they are drawn as stored.
Speed (km/h)
SpeedMax- 2,800
SpeedBreak- 3,100
- 260
SpeedStall- 190
SpeedMin- 150
GndSpeedTakeoff- 300
Power
AcceleR- 2.6
DeceleR- 3.55
PowerAfterBurnerR- 1.3
MaxSpeedAfterBurnerR- 1.2
SpeedUpperR- 0.5
SpeedDownerR- -0.45
SpeedRollDownerR- 3
AltStallStart / AltStall- 11,000 / 12,000
Stability
PitchUpDownR- 0.7
YawRateStdNrm- 0.7
StdArtificialRoll- 40
RotStallR- 3
Defense
MaxHealth- 97
- 0
- 0
StaggerTimeMax- 0
StaggerImpactDamageMax / Min- 20 / 5
Mobility
| Axis | Peak rate | At km/h | Best speed band, km/h (rate ≥ 90% of peak) | AddRotR | DecRotR | InputRotAdd | InputRotDec | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Max | Range | |||||||
| Pitch | 268.8 | 1,400 | 925 | 1,948 | 1,023 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2.5 |
| Roll | 107.5 | 1,700 | 758 | 1,999 | 1,241 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1.75 |
| Yaw | 138 | 1,000 | 515 | 1,800 | 1,285 | 3.5 | 3 | 2 | 1.7 |
Post-stall and drift
DriftPostStallManeuverability- None
DriftPostStallManeuverSpeedEnd- 0
DriftStartInputTime- 0.4
DriftSpeedEnd- 150
DriftStopDiffRadian- 2.5
DriftPitchRate- 1.1
DriftYawRate- 1.3
DriftYawRate_PSM- 5
DriftSpeedStartDec- 0
DriftSpeedDecR- 150
DriftSpeedDecMax- 5,000
Curve points SpeedGraph / SpeedRot / RotGravR / DiffNoseVelocityR 0..9
| Speed (km/h) | Pitch rate | Roll rate | Yaw rate | RotGravR pitch | RotGravR yaw | DiffNoseVelocityR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 190 | 100.8 | 64.3 | 48.3 | 35 | 5 | 5 |
| 260 | 172.8 | 73.9 | 103.5 | 30 | 4 | 5 |
| 600 | 208.8 | 96 | 131.1 | 20 | 2 | 5 |
| 1,000 | 249.6 | 97.9 | 138 | 20 | 2 | 5 |
| 1,400 | 268.8 | 102.7 | 138 | 20 | 2 | 5 |
| 1,700 | 256.8 | 107.5 | 131.1 | 20 | 2 | 5 |
| 2,100 | 232.8 | 93.1 | 103.5 | 20 | 2 | 4 |
| 2,800 | 184.8 | 81.1 | 69 | 20 | 2 | 4 |
| 3,100 | 124.8 | 69.1 | 55.2 | 15 | 1 | 4 |
Special weapons
- HCAA High-Capacity Air-to-Air MissileFrom the start
- LACM Land-Attack Cruise MissileLimit break 1
- LAAM Long-Range Air-to-Air MissileLimit break 3
The others unlock with limit breaks, in the order listed. One special weapon per sortie until limit break 2, then two types at once (with less ammo for each). Part slots also come from limit breaks (below).
How to get it
- Online store
- 34,000 Zoll
WARRANT OFFICER (rank 10) - COST
- 1,700
Limit breaks
Each limit break raises the level cap and adds part slots or special weapons. Costs are for that step; the totals are everything paid from the start. Upgrade Blueprints are specific to the Rafale M; General Purpose Upgrade Blueprints work on any aircraft.
| Limit break | Level cap | Part slots | Special weapons |  Zoll |  Blueprints |  General Purpose | Total so far |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 (start) | 5 | 1 / 1 / 1 | HCAA | — | — | — | — |
| 1 | 10 | 1 / 2 / 1 | +LACM | 15,000 | 15 | 10 | 15,000 15 10 |
| 2 | 15 | 2 / 2 / 1 | 2 types at once | 45,000 | 45 | 20 | 60,000 60 30 |
| 3 | 20 | 3 / 3 / 1 | +LAAM | 90,000 | 90 | 30 | 150,000 150 60 |
COMBAT XP per level (to level 20: 15,000)
Aircraft earn COMBAT XP by flying online missions (and from COMBAT XP Memory items). Totals from level 1.
| Level | Total COMBAT XP | From the level before |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | — |
| 2 | 42 | 42 |
| 3 | 166 | 124 |
| 4 | 374 | 208 |
| 5 | 665 | 291 |
| 6 | 1,039 | 374 |
| 7 | 1,496 | 457 |
| 8 | 2,036 | 540 |
| 9 | 2,659 | 623 |
| 10 | 3,366 | 707 |
| 11 | 4,155 | 789 |
| 12 | 5,028 | 873 |
| 13 | 5,983 | 955 |
| 14 | 7,022 | 1,039 |
| 15 | 8,144 | 1,122 |
| 16 | 9,349 | 1,205 |
| 17 | 10,637 | 1,288 |
| 18 | 12,008 | 1,371 |
| 19 | 13,463 | 1,455 |
| 20 | 15,000 | 1,537 |
Abilities
HCAA (Long-Range Spec.)Slightly extends HCAA lock-on distance. Increases HCAA reload time.
MSL UpgradeSlightly improves overall missile performance.
Chaff and Flare Quantity IncreaseSlightly increases onboard chaff and flare ammunition.
- LACM (Long-Range Spec.)
Slightly extends LACM lock-on distance. Increases LACM reload time.
- LAAM (Long-Range Spec.)
Slightly extends LAAM lock-on distance. Increases LAAM reload time.
- Rafale M (SW Ammo Capacity Spec.)
Slightly increases special weapon ammo capacity. Slightly decreases standard missile capacity.
Anti-Air Attack Modification (Multirole)Slightly increases the amount of damage inflicted on airborne targets.
Special Weaponry (Rapid-Fire Spec.)Slightly shortens special weaponry reload time. Decreases special weaponry damage.
Ability slots: 1 at level 5, 2 at level 15, 3 at level 20. Abilities unlocked: 1 at level 5, 2 at level 8, 3 at level 11, 4 at level 14, 5 at level 17, 6 at level 20 of 8. The game files don't say which ones unlock first. They're listed in the game's table order. All abilities →
Challenges
Online challenges for the Rafale M and their rewards. All challenges →
| Goal | Tiers and rewards |
|---|---|
| Play a total of N mission(s) using Rafale M. |
|
| Unlock Rafale M's level cap a total of N time(s). |
Skins
10 online skins. See all Rafale M skins →