ASF-X Shinden II

The ASF-X Shinden II is a fictional combat aircraft designed by Shoji Kawamori for Ace Combat: Assault Horizon in 2011. Kawamori’s published biography credits the design, placing it within his broader career creating speculative machines for animation and games. The aircraft combines advanced-fighter imagery with deliberately imagined technology and capabilities. It has no real prototype, production line, national procurement program, or military service history. Its name recalls Japan’s historical Shinden fighter, but it is not a continuation of the Kyushu J7W project. The subject belongs to the creative history of fictional aviation, where visual design and narrative requirements determine an aircraft’s characteristics rather than flight trials or operational experience.

Finish and color

Supplied unpainted and printed in the selected color. Choose from the available product color options.

Tabletop use

Suitable for period-appropriate custom scenarios in the Global War series of games by Historical Board Gaming and compatible Axis & Allies games. Use suitable scenario or house rules for unit statistics and any technology upgrades. This piece does not supply additional game rules.

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