[Green Giant]

MISSION 08: SHATTERED SKIES
Operation: Count Down
- ISAF's largest aerial engagement -

OPERATION: Countdown
[DATE: 2004/12/31
TIME: 13:35
AREA: Comona Island
LOCATION: ---


Briefing:
A recon satellite will be launched from the Comona Islands rocket base to support our mainland operations. The Erusians responded by deploying a large number of their air-superiority fighters to prevent the launch. A large-scale air battle is expected. We must win this battle to maintain our air superiority. We've only got one window of opportunity for this launch. Shoot down as many fighters as possible to preserve top cover over the rocket base.

This battle is the largest Aerial engagement in Modern Military History. At one point, it is believed that over 100 aircraft were involved in this engagement, so it is very hard to get the exact numbers of every aircraft you come up against. I managed to confirm an exact amount on only a few aircraft, but not all of them.

Intel:

Allies:
Air Unit(s):
1 x (Players Choice) 'Mobius One'
1 x E-767 AWACS 'Sky Eye' (transmissions Only)
? x F-14A Tomcat
? x F-16C Fighting Falcon
? x F/A-18C Hornet


Enemies:
Air Target(s):
1 x SR-71 Blackbird
1 x E-767 AWACS
1 x KC-10 Extender
? x F-14A Tomcat
? x F/A-18C Hornet
? x F-15C Eagle
? x MiG-29A Fulcrum
6 x B-2A Spirit
5 x Su-37 'Terminator' (Yellow Squadron - If you hit one, they will leave the combat area)


Enemy Ace(s):
1 x F/A-18C "Vaisala"



SOURCE:
Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies (the game itself)


ACCREDITATION:

[Green Giant]

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[Sky Captain]

With all those Eursian planes in the air in the first part of the mission, why didn't one of them fly down and blow up the target before there B-2s arrive? I mean Yellow13 could have done before you know who shows up .

[JianDaoXiao]

because it's a game XD

[Apollo]

They also say "Ther'ye only carring air-to-air missles!" in the misson.

[Green Giant]

With all those Eursian planes in the air in the first part of the mission, why didn't one of them fly down and blow up the target before there B-2s arrive? I mean Yellow13 could have done before you know who shows up .

Because I think it more then just destroying the booster with the satellite, it's about destroying the entire complex.

[AceofAces]

Point amounts for the enemies:

All standard fighters: 60 points
Yellow Su-37s: 150 points
E-767: 140 points
KC-10: 120 points
B-2s: 150 points
SR-71: 200 points
Named F/A-18: 240 points

[Scarface tfs]

With all those Eursian planes in the air in the first part of the mission, why didn't one of them fly down and blow up the target before there B-2s arrive? I mean Yellow13 could have done before you know who shows up .

I think the fighters were used to secure air superiority before the B-2's arrived.

[Green Giant]

Point amounts for the enemies:

All standard fighters: 60 points
Yellow Su-37s: 150 points
E-767: 140 points
KC-10: 120 points
B-2s: 150 points
SR-71: 200 points
Named F/A-18: 240 points

But you can never get this because you cna't shoot the Yellow's down.

I think the fighters were used to secure air superiority before the B-2's arrived.

Exactly. But in reality, you could use the fighter to attack the facility. And the B-2's could have launched Cruise missiles.