F-2 MISSIONS
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A scramble from Hyakuri. Off Kashima-nada, a light jet creeping south under the cloud deck — low, slow, and not answering. When the radio gets you nowhere, you say it with your wings.
AT A GLANCE
- Where
- Hyakuri Air Base, Ibaraki / Kashima-nada
- The target
- Light jet — low, slow, under the cloud deck
- Flight
- Two-ship (number two launches late)
- Signal
- Rock your wings (alternating bank past 45°)
- Weapons
- Not used
- Time limit
- 20 min
Off Kashima-nada, a light jet is creeping south under the cloud deck. He is not answering. You launch from Hyakuri Air Base.
The mission
Like Alert Five, this is close in, identify, turn him away — without firing. What is different is the target. After the high, fast one comes one that is low, slow, and silent.
How it flows
- Your number two is late off the ground. Go first; he catches up with you in the air.
- The target is slow. Bleed off your speed, slide alongside and identify him.
- Call control, and call him on guard, by the book.
- If he still won’t talk, say it with your wings: move out ahead off his right bow and rock them.
- When he turns, hand the watch to number two and return to Hyakuri.
What it asks of you
Rocking the wings
It is the only way to get through to someone who won’t answer the radio. There is no button for it. You actually throw the stick left and right and rock the jet; the game only detects that you did.
What counts is bank past 45°, alternating left and right. Rolling to the same side again and again only counts once. And do it off his right bow — where he can see you.
Sitting beside a slow aircraft
Holding position next to a slow aircraft is harder than it looks. The slower you go, the more the jet wants to sink. Hold it up with angle of attack and power, and match his speed to stay beside him. He is low, so there is not much height underneath you either.
Against Alert Five
| Alert Five | No Reply | |
|---|---|---|
| Base | Chitose | Hyakuri |
| The target | High and fast | Low and slow |
| On the radio | Complies | Does not answer |
| Number two | Launches beside you | Launches late, catches up |
| Time limit | 25 min | 20 min |
GALLERY
The major missions of the campaign in the Steam edition (Windows / Mac). Content may change in updates.