Megalith (mission)

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

Megalith
Campaign Mission 18 Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies
Other Names	Megalith (メガリス)
Mission Order
Previous	Siege of Farbanti
Mission Details
Focus	Air-to-Ground
Objectives	Destroy the TGT generators.
Time Limit	20 minutes
Character	Mobius 1
Focus	Air-to-Ground
Objectives	Destroy the large TGT missile.
Time Limit	30 minutes
Character	Mobius 1

Megalith is the 18th and final campaign mission of Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies. The Megalith missile launch facility has been activated, and the player must destroy it to prevent any further civilian deaths from the barrage of asteroid fragments raining on the Usean continent.

Objectives

Initial

The player will spawn at 6,666 feet (2,000 m) alongside multiple allied aircraft, flying head-on towards Megalith and its defense squadron, marked as "YELLOW" out of their respect for the decimated Yellow Squadron. Shooting down the defense squadron is not mission-important and the player can choose to ignore these planes or shoot them down. Depending on the difficulty, the defense squadron may shoot down all of the player's allied aircraft and swarm the player for the rest of the mission.

The player must make their way towards Megalith. The facility's lasers cannot harm the player and the small missiles can be safely ignored. The player must enter Megalith's large tunnels along the western, eastern, and northern axes of the facility. Inside each tunnel, the player will have access to one of three generators, which must be destroyed.

Mission Update

Once all three generators are destroyed, a smaller tunnel opens in the center of the facility, between the large east and west tunnels. The player must enter this central tunnel and destroy the giant missile located inside, then pull up and fly out the exit hatch to complete the mission. If the player flies out of the exit without destroying the missile, the missile will launch and the mission will end in failure.

Enemy Lists

Standard Units

Section		Unit	Points	Count	Notes
Initial		SU-37 "YELLOW"	90	15
			0	6
		GENERATOR	500	3
Mission Update		MISSILE	500	4
		MISSILE	990	1

Named Units

Main article: Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies/Aces

	Unit	Points	Count	Notes
	S-37 "SMIRNOVA"	240	1

S Rank

An S rank for this mission requires 4,290 points on Normal difficulty or above (3,690 points on Easy difficulty or below). The player earns 2,490 points by destroying the TGTs; the rest must be earned by destroying the secondary missiles in the Mission Update and at least half of the defense squadron.

Trivia

• If the player uses the Return Line while flying a land-based aircraft, they can see a damaged Su-35 taxiing from the base. Additionally, there are two F-22s with the Mobius insignia parked on the ramp.

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.