ACE COMBAT™7: SKIES UNKNOWN

ACE COMBAT™7: SKIES UNKNOWN

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UNEXPECTED VISITOR, ACE difficulty, S rank
By Flaws
Unexpected visitor is the first DLC mission of Ace Combat7.
ENEMY CRAFT LIST:
AV-8B 320p 8 (TGT)
SU-34 600p 7 (TGT)
F-4E 220p 8
EA-18G 400p 3
F/A-18F 500p infinite spawn
MiG-31B 500p 2
F-15E 600p 8, then infinite spawn
Typhoon 650p 8, then infinite spawn
YF-23 800p 2
F-35C 850p 2, then infinite spawn
F-22A 1000p 4, then infinite spawn
Su-57 1000p 4, then infinite spawn
Su-47 "SCREAM" 1200p 1
Su-47 "RAGE" 1200p 1
RKTL TRUCK 120p 4 (TGT)
HOWITZER 120p 2(TGT)
AA GUN 150p 12
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SECOND PHASE
RAFALE M "SACS" 900p 1 (TGT)
RAFALE M "SACS" 900p 3(Wingman, non tgt)
F-15E 600p 3
F-22A 1000p 2
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RECOMMEND CRAFTS
F-15C with SASM, 4AAM-4AAM will take out multiple targets efficiently. (The one I am using when I wrote this guide)
SU-30SM with QAAM (Great for advanced fighters), or 6AAM (expect poor homing)
Morgan with Nuke, or ESM
CFA44 with ESM, or ADMM (Recommend "hit and run" tactic as poor manoeuvrability of both ADMM and CFA44)
Typhoon with LAAM to take out ECM crafts quickly without being affected.
Su-37 with HPAA to take out bombers efficiently.
X-02s with 4AAM, or EML to unleash that Belkan witchcraft (but why tho...)
F-22 with QAAM
Su-57 with 4AAM
DO NOT use crafts with poor manoeuvrability as this mission contains intense close air combat.
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The mission will start after an amazing cut-scene showcasing you and your allies craft. You are immediately thrown into a moshpit as a "wall" of enemy crafts is flying towards you. Do not be overwhelmed. Pull up as soon a you can and use multi target missiles to take out a squadron of F/A 18s on the top of the "Wall", (you do not need to take out the whole squadron of 4, one or two is fine). Keep flying and at this point the "wall" should disintegrate into smaller squadrons and solo fighters. DO NOT over excite and rush in, pick off solo fighters and use your special weapons wisely; your main weapon should be MSL and Cannon. Generally, the left-hand side will be advanced fighters, do not pick on them first, instead, target the slower and easier to kill F-15Es. Get behind the enemy quickly and have a good sense of timing-when should you release your missile to guarantee a hit?
Soon the Strelock squadron - consists of 8 F4-Es will fly towards allied ships. They are basically free points, as they are easy to kill and their F-4Es have very little maneuverability.
Around the 13 minute mark, allied EW aircraft will arrive and provide great boost to your missiles, homing damage, recharge and speed while drastically reducing the capability of enemy missiles- be sure to stay in the blue circle to receive the benefits. This is also a great chance to pick off advanced enemy fighters- SU57, F-22, YF-23. Then quickly fly to the right-hand side of the map to take out the remaining F-35Cs, F-15Es. and a few YF-23s.
REMEMBER-Spam PSM if you can, even the most basic PSM can increase your chance of survival..
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AROUND 10:20, eight harriers will spawn, 4 each on both left and right hand side of the map. Fly behind each squadrons and take them out with MSL or Cannon. 4AAM, 6AAM will also come in handy.
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Just after you took out all the harriers, a squadron of F/A18 and MiG31 will spawn on top of you, similar to the start of the mission.
Down a MiG31 require three MSL.
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Shortly after, three enemy E/A-18Gs will spawn on the left-hand side, centre, and right-hand side of the map. They will interfare will your homing and lock on ability. THIS SHOULD ALWAYS BE YOUR No.1 TARGET, so ignore the rest of the fighters.
They have a relatively large area of effect, you can either take them out with gun or MSL by getting close and patient, or LAAM, 4AAM if you can find that sweet spot. Your wing-man, Count, will also have a chance to take out one EW aircraft for you.
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A squadron of Fullbacks will shortly spawn in, on whatever the side with EW aircraft, or random if you took all EW aircrafts out before Fullbacks can spawn.
Fullbacks are tough and requires three MSL to take down, combine MSL with gun wisely to archive the best result.
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BOSS FIGHT-SCREAM AND RAGE:
After the cut-scene, you will face mimic squadron consists of two SU47s with modified system, able to create fake targets for you to be able to lock on around their aircraft. Use flares if you need to, always check radar to locate the precise position and the direction of the nose of their aircraft. Once you are in range of MSL, switch targets quickly to locate the real SU-47 (always in the middle, with call-sign, for example, FAKE: SU-47, REAL: SU-47 SCREAM////RAGE), as you are busy switching targets, always keep and eye out for the other aircraft's QAAM. If you are unable to locate the real target in time without being hit or shot down, pullout using everything in your power, keep calm, and wait for another window of attack. Mimic squadron will retreat after just two missile hits on one of their SU-47.
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After their retreat, you can clear the ground targets or shoot down the remaining enemy aircrafts.
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Another wave of Fullback will spawn, along with six ground targets, both TGT, remember to take advantage of Enchanter's support.
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PHASE TWO
Go straight for the Rafale SACs. Catch them up as fast as you can, keep in mind that each requires three MSL to shoot down. Be patient until one of the four Rafales will have a TGT indicated, switch your targets and only go for the TGT. They will fly through thick cloud cover, bear in mind your MSL capability will be affected, use gun as your second choice. Take them out before they leave the map.
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Flaws  [author] Mar 4, 2023 @ 10:19pm 
fr:Miller:
Exletion Mar 2, 2023 @ 11:16pm 
The person who wrote this guide is the sexiest man alive and you should listen to every detail of this with precision