St. Elmo's Fire (AC2)

St. Elmo's Fire (AC2)
Campaign Mission 18 Ace Combat 2
Other Names	Escorting the break-through-channel operation (海峡突破作戦護衛)
Mission Order
Previous	El Dorado
Alternate	Dead End
Next	Visiting Hours OR Juggernaut
Mission Details
Focus	Mixed Escort
Objectives	Escort the allied naval fleet
Time Limit	Depending on player aircraft
Character	Scarface 1

St. Elmo's Fire is the fifteenth mission in Ace Combat 2. It is also the second mission of the Operation "A"LPHAVILLE branch.

Briefing

The decision was made to send out our aircraft carrier mobile fleet for an invasion deep inside enemy territory. The operation is to go through the Payton Channel, and quickly break through the center of the enemy forces. It is expected that the enemy force will concentrate in a counterattack on our mobile fleet to halt our progress. We want you to escort this break-through-channel operation, and to protect our mobile fleet unit.

Target: The enemy fighters and the ground force

Attack the enemy with full firepower in order to allow our entire fleet to pass through safely!

Objectives

This is an escort mission where the player has to protect allied ships from enemy fighters and ground emplacements while they sail from one end of the channel to another. The player should prioritize engaging any TGT that are closest to the ships or hire a Wingman to help divert some of the enemies' attention.

The mission will fail if all three allied ships take too much damage from enemy fire. On the other hand, the player can complete the mission by destroying all TGT, or by allowing enough time to elapse for the ships to reach the other side of the channel.

If all three allied ships survive this mission, Juggernaut becomes unlocked as the next selectable mission.

Enemy Lists

Standard Units

	Unit	Credits	Count	Other Notes
	A-7	3,000	2
	EF-2000	8,500	4
	GUN	1,000	8
	MSSL	2,000	2

Special Units

	Unit	Credits	Count	Other Notes
	F-15E "DAO"	20,000	1
	F-15E "JIAN"	20,000	1
	F-15E "XIAO"	20,000	1

Rewards

• Completion reward: 28,000 credits
• Unlocks: F-22 (if player shoots down DAO, JIAN, and XIAO on Normal mode) or XFA-27 (if player shoots down down DAO, JIAN, and XIAO on Extra mode)

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.