Mayhem

This article is about an in-game mission. For the in-universe event, see Operation Battle-Axe.

For the Ace Combat Infinity mission, see Area B7R (Campaign).

Mayhem
Campaign Mission 10 Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War
Other Names	B7R Air Superiority Battle (B7R制空戦)
Mission Order
Previous	Sword of Annihilation
Next	The Inferno
Mission Details
Focus	Air-to-Air
Objectives	Destroy 15 or more planes.
Time Limit	20 minutes
Character	Cipher
Focus	Air-to-Air
Objectives	Destroy all TGTs.
Time Limit	Remaining time from initial stage
Character	Cipher

Mayhem is the tenth campaign mission in Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War. The player must assist the Allied Forces in capturing Area B7R by neutralizing all Belkan threats in the airspace.

This is the second campaign mission to feature the main enemy ace squadrons. Depending on the player's Ace Style, they will face Schwarze Team, Schnee Team, or Silber Team.

Briefing

Orders have come in for an emergency sortie. A major air engagement is taking place as we speak between Belka and the Allied Forces near the border, in the B7R airspace, which Belka is committed to defend at all costs. B7R, commonly known as the "Round Table," has long been a symbol of Belka's political, military and industrial might. However, at noon today, along with its lightning-quick commencement of Operation Battle-Axe, the Allied Forces officially announced the permanent abrogation of its nonaggression treaty at the Assembly of Nations, and simultaneously attacked B7R with a massive fighter squadron. This mission may be our chance to finally end the Belkan War once and for all. I wish you luck.

Objectives

Initial

The player must shoot down any 15 enemy fighters in the airspace. They comprise of Su-27s, MiG-29s, and, later on, Su-37s. Lots of allied aircraft will be around to help clear out the fighters as well. Enemy aircraft will continue spawning until the player shoots down 15 aircraft. At that point, after some dialogue, AWACS Eagle Eye will detect an ace squadron entering the area.

Mission Update

The Mission Update entirely depends on the Ace Style the player received in the prior mission (or selected in Free Mission):

• Mercenary: The player must shoot down Schwarze Team, a squadron of eight MiG-31 Foxhounds. They are very fast and easily swarm the player if they stay in one place for too long.
• Soldier: The player must shoot down Schnee Team, a squadron of four F-14D Super Tomcats and one EA-6B Prowler. The EA-6B will be jamming the player's radar, so the player should shoot it down first. The F-14Ds consistently fire long-range missiles at the player.
• Knight: The player must shoot down Silber Team, a squadron of four F-16C Fighting Falcons and one F-4E Phantom II. They fly in a close formation, but if the player shoots down the F-4E, the F-16Cs will spread out, making it easier to shoot them down.

The player completes the mission once they shoot down the enemy ace squadron.

Enemy Lists

The following enemy lists are taken from the Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War Perfect Guide Book.

Standard Units

Section		Unit	Points	Count	Notes
Initial		MiG-29A	320	6
		MiG-29A	320	2
		MiG-29A	320	2
		MiG-29A	320	1	Mercenary Ace Style
		Su-27	480	∞
		Su-27	480	1	Mercenary Ace Style
		Su-37	950	∞
Mission Update
		MiG-31 "Schwarze"	2380	8	Mercenary Ace Style
		F-14D "Schnee"	2500	4	Soldier Ace Style
		EA-6B "Schnee"	2130	1
		F-4E "Silber"	1980	1	Knight Ace Style
		F-16C "Silber"	1890	4

Special Units

Main article: Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War/Aces

	AR #	Unit	Points	Campaign Completed	Minimum Difficulty	Ace Style	Notes
	077	MiG-21bis "Huckebein"	1690		Very Easy	Mercenary
	078	Su-47 "Nachtigall"	1450	✔	Normal	Mercenary
	079	MiG-29A "GrauWespe 1"	820		Very Easy	Mercenary
	080	MiG-29A "GrauWespe 2"	820		Very Easy	Mercenary
	081	MiG-29A "GrauWespe 3"	820		Very Easy	Mercenary
	082	MiG-29A "GrauWespe 4"	820		Very Easy	Mercenary
	083	Su-47 "Grabacr"	2020		Ace	Mercenary
	089	F/A-22A "Bergvogel"	1450	✔	Normal	Soldier
	090	Su-27 "GrauKater"	980		Very Easy	Soldier
	091	Su-27 "GrauKatze"	980		Very Easy	Soldier
	092	F-15 S/MTD "Ofnir"	1610		Ace	Soldier
	098	Rafale M "GrauOrca 1"	1300		Very Easy	Knight
	099	Rafale M "GrauOrca 2"	1300		Very Easy	Knight
	100	Mir-2000D "Bergtaube"	900	✔	Normal	Knight
	101	Su-37 "Reiher"	2020		Ace	Knight

S Rank

Achieving an S rank on this mission requires completing it within 10 minutes or less. When the mission starts, the player should shoot down 15 planes as fast as possible. This will advance the dialogue and give the player the most time possible for the ace squadron encounter. Multi-lock air-to-air missiles, or QAAMs, would be the most beneficial special weapons.

Debriefings

Mercenary

We were victorious in the B7R engagement. The Round Table has finally toppled. According to our reports, the squadron led by that enemy ace in the Foxhound was the one designated to intercept and destroy fleeing aircraft. Thanks to you, our forces' morale has skyrocketed.

Soldier

We were victorious in the B7R engagement. The Round Table has finally toppled. Incidentally, the pilot in the F-14D was an enemy ace. He was personally responsible for shooting down dozens of our planes. Belka is no longer a threat.

Knight

We were victorious in the B7R engagement. The Round Table has finally toppled. According to our reports, the pilot in the F-4E that you engaged was an academy-trained ace. It won't be long now before we win this war.

Trivia

• The player encounters several characters in this mission that previously appeared in Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War:
  • Jack Bartlett appears as an ally on Mercenary.
  • On Mercenary, Schwarze Team enters the area chasing Wolfgang Buchner (Huckebein).
  • On Mercenary and on Ace difficulty, Ashley Bernitz (Grabacr) will appear and shoot down both Buchner and Bartlett if the player doesn't intervene.
  • On Soldier, Michael Heimeroth (Ofnir) appears after Mission Update on Ace difficulty.
• Adding together all three Ace Styles, Mayhem features the highest number of optional special units (15) of all campaign missions in the Ace Combat franchise.
• The ace squadrons with the Grau- prefix all relate to an animal in German. "GrauWespe" on Mercenary means "gray wasp"; "GrauKater" and "GrauKatze" on Soldier mean "gray male cat" and "gray female cat", respectively; and "GrauOrca Squadron" means "gray whale".

Enemy units marked as TGT usually must be destroyed to advance the mission. The TGT text is always in red, except if the player changes this in Ace Combat 7.