Mission 13 [WLK013]
THE LIBERATION OF GRACEMERIA
- Wings Triumphant -
Time Limit : 60:00:00 Area: Gracemeria
Quota : None
OP Leader : A: Steel Gunners B: Dragon Busters C: Warlock
Mission Type : Multi Anti-Ground Anti-Ground
D: Marigold E: Windhover F: Avalanche
Anti-Ground Air-to-Air Air-to-Air
Main Objective: Recapture the capital city of Gracemeria
Starting Points:
1. Airfield Recapture (Air-to-Air/Ground)
Jammer Aircraft Intercept (Air-to-Air)
2. Capitol Recapture (Air-to-Ground)
Radio Station Recapture(Air-to-Ground)
3. Anti-Ship Assault (Air-to-Ground)
Electronic Support Aircraft Intercept (Air-to-Air)
The Rafale M is a good plane for this mission, with its flexible
weapon load-out and its great agility for dogfighting. Unless you
wanted to start the Anti-Air operations, equip the LASM and complete
the ground based operations first since they are easier to clear.
Consider completing Operation A first so that you can have the
airfield for frontline landing operations when needed.
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|| OPERATION A: STEEL GUNNNERS ||
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Objective: Assist the Steel Gunners ground force in recapturing
the airfield.
One of the easiest operations in the mission, you’ll just need to
clear out enemy tanks, AA defenses and attackers. New targets will
appear as the Steel Gunners move forward and your job is to keep the
map clear of red dots.
Successfully clearing this operation will give you the airstrip to
use for the entire mission. Feel free to use when needed.
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|| OPERATION B: DRAGON BUSTERS ||
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Objective: Assist the Dragon Busters ground force in securing the
capitol building.
Similar to operation A, your job for this operation is to clear enemy
positions in and around the city buildings. Enemy aircraft may appear
as well so destroy them all as the Dragon Busters advance towards the
Capitol.
When they reach the capitol, enemy forces will suddenly appear for an
ambush. Destroy all targets, though, you’ll need a clean shot to some
of them because they are conveniently positioned between buildings.
Having good A-G weapons here such as the LASM or XAGM can dispose of
enemy forces efficiently.
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|| OPERATION C: WARLOCK ||
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Objective: Assist the Warlock Separate Battalion in securing the
radio station.
Operation C is just beside Operation B so you may trigger it while
doing the other mission or vice versa. Same thing, eliminate ground
targets, as well as any enemy aircraft that appears.
Nothing else special to note about this mission since its pretty
straightforward anyway.
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|| OPERATION D: MARIGOLD ||
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Objective: Assist the allied flagship Marigold in securing naval
supremacy.
You will need to destroy enemy ships here. LASMs are perfect for this
operation since they can take out enemy ships with one hit.
Continue destroying the Estovakian fleet. Their flagship is the
carrier located at the bay. It will be nice to see it destroyed by
machine gun fire.
Overall, this mission is straightforward so you can finish this
rather quickly.
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|| OPERATION E: WINDHOVER ||
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Objective: Assist the Windhover air unit in destroying enemy
Electronic Support Planes
This operation is basically overlapping with operation F so you may
activate both operations when you are only trying to clear one.
In any case, enemy planes maybe big but they can still evade missiles
whenever they can so you may rely on your machine gun to destroy them
without bothering to get into firing position.
One of the enemy E-767 is located high, above any aircraft’s
operational ceiling. If you try to reach it, your plane may stall.
The best bet is to harass it with AA SP weapons until it either gets
destroyed or forced to lower its altitude.
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|| OPERATION F: AVALANCHE ||
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Objective: Assist the Avalanche air unit in destroying enemy
jamming facilities.
Enemy jammers on the other hand, are located on rather low altitudes
so you won’t have any trouble locating them. Just approach the center
of each ECM field and you should spot the jammers. Enemy escorts may
appear as primary targets as well.
Destroy all of them to clear the airwaves of enemy jamming and
complete the mission.
Before finishing the last operation, try using the airfield or return
line if you need re-arming or repairs. After meeting the quota, the
second part of the mission starts. A hell lot of enemy drones will
flood the map and yet you still need to destroy the enemy ace, Ilya
Pasternak and his CFA-44 Nosferatu.
To make matters worse, the Nosferatu is stealthed, abnormally agile
and fast, and provides ESM to the drones. And the drones are not
there for display. They shoot back and they are hard to take down.
Oh, I forgot to mention that the Nosferatu have very good armor so it
will take several missile hits to destroy it. Ready?
MISSION UPDATE:
First, as much as possible, ignore the drones. Even if you try to
destroy them, they will just fly by you like crazy flies. Keep an eye
on your radar since if Pasternak tends to fly by you or attack you
with his ADMMs. As much as possible, stay with your naval fleet’s ESM
field. This will prove useful on raising your chances of hitting the
enemy ace.
Once you get a good lock-on, don’t hesitate to fire your SP weapons
and missiles consecutively. Its like releasing all SP weapons one by
one then switch to your missiles and fire them. Yet, with those
volley of trailing explosives, Pasternak can evade it with break neck
maneuvers that you wouldn’t thought possible with an aircraft.
For some odd reason, he will occasionally fly in front of you and
just basically stay there. I am not sure if this is a bug in the game
but he’s just there swallowing my missiles and machine gun fire. Very
cheap way for my first win but I can’t help but to grab the
opportunity.
On my second try, I was able to bring him down after some crazy
flying and attempts to track him down. Whenever he is within machine
gun range, attempt to land some hits. Machine gun rounds can eat up
his armor easily making it easier for him to be shot down with
missiles. Be flexible. You may need to utilize all your weapons in
this battle.
After destroying him, the mission is now completed.
Rewards:
F-22 Raptor
SU-47 Berkut
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