[X-49]

Operation 05B: Pinned Down
ACX - Campaign Walkthrough

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• Enemies: [2 - A] [15 - G] [0 - N] [0 - TGT] [17 - TOTAL]
• Recommended Aircraft
  • First Campaign: F-4E w/ UGBL or XFA-24A w/ XAGM
  • Other: Su-37 w/ FAEB
• 1st time Rewards
  • Finish Mission: Mig-29A Fulcrum Aircraft
  • Destroy Mir-2000D "GARANDA": SP1 Mir-2000D Colour
    Same spawn requirements as 5A however GARANDA will spawn to the northeast
  • Destroy Star Unit "Hangar": Light Engine Part
    Same location as 5A

This is one tricky mission if you're going for an S-rank and GARANDA. You need to follow the displayed route as accurately as possible to ensure the Davis Unit's safety.

First things first, take down the AW-64 and SAM right ahead, then break to the left and destroy the bridge.

Now what you want to do is trap the Davis Unit in inaccessible parts of the canyon by destroying the bridges at exactly the right time. For this, you have to refer to the map shown above for directions. Once trapped, the Davis Unit should be safe from enemy tank fire and you only need to worry about incoming choppers.

Once you've sequentially fulfilled the tasks displayed on the map, you're free to destroy some secondary targets in the central area of the map (UGBL alert!) to satisfy the 5000 point S-rank requirement behemoth. Just don't forget about the enemy helis, even though enemy tanks can no longer attack the Davis Unit the choppers can and will if you ignore them for too long.