Rendezvous

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

Rendezvous
Campaign Mission 5 Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War
Other Names	The Third Fleet Assembles (第三艦隊集結)
Mission Order
Previous	First Flight
Next	White Bird (Part I)
Mission Details
Focus	Air-to-Air
Objectives	Protect the 3rd Osean Naval Fleet
Time Limit	20 minutes
Character	Blaze
Focus	Air-to-Air
Objectives	Survive
Character	Blaze

"Two aircraft carriers lost... I can't believe that's all that left of our force."

― Hans Grimm

Rendezvous is the fifth mission of Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War.

Briefing

Perrault: Attention listen up. The biggest mistake Yuktobania has made in their blitz attack is they have failed to sink any of our aircraft carriers. We'll evacuate all our intact carriers to our inland sea, then use them as a base to rebuild our counterstrike force. You've been called to service on a very important operation people. Keep that in mind out there.

Briefing Officer: Today at 1500 hours, three carriers from the Third Osean Naval Fleet will rendezvous at Eaglin Straits. These carriers are the Vulture, the Buzzard, and the Kestrel, which has successfully escaped from Port St. Hewlett thanks to your help. Your mission is to coordinate with the Kestrel and provide top cover for all carriers during the rendezvous. Should you encounter enemy attack, defend the three carriers at all costs. The situation is fluid, so be sure to choose an aircraft with good defensive capability against both air and ground-based threats.

Objectives

Initial

The mission's first objective is to defend the carriers and destroy all enemy aircraft. If any carrier is destroyed, the mission will end in failure.

Mission Update

After all enemy aircraft are shot down, the next objective is to move above 5000 feet. If the player is not over 5000 feet, the player will be destroyed in the blast of the ballistic missile. The mission ends after the second ballistic missile hits.

Enemies List

Section		Unit	Points	Count	Notes
Initial		Harrier	340	18
		F-35C	740	5

S Rank

Achieving an S rank on this mission requires completing the mission under 9 minutes and 30 seconds.

Debriefing

The enemy attack squadron has withdrawn from the area. The aircraft carriers, Vulture and Buzzard were sunk by a powerful burst missile attack. According to hydrophone data analysis, we have determined that the attack was carried out by the Scinfaxi, a Yuktobanian underwater attack carrier. The specs of the ship are unknown, but its existence confirms that the advanced shipbuilding efforts of the Yuktobanians have been going on unabated since the previous war. The Scinfaxi is a serious threat to our objectives. -- Emergency transmission from Central. Our Army has decided to deploy the military power of the Arkbird to neutralize the threat posed by this new enemy submarine.

Trivia

• An E-2C Hawkeye radar aircraft accompanies the Third Fleet, and is the only one apart from Swordsman and the protagonists that survives the Scinfaxi's attack. There is a chance it might be destroyed by the attack.