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Ace Combat 2 Missions and Aircraft FAQ
Version 0.9
Friday, November 24, 2000
by Carlos Miranda
<gabe_logan@edsamail.com.ph>

This FAQ is protected by international Copyright law
You should not sell, rip-off or do anything with this or ANY FAQ. No
selling it for cash. If you want to do anything to this FAQ besides use
it to improve your game, please ask me first.
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PART 1 About this FAQ
PART 2 Update notes
PART 3 The FAQ
PART 4 IMPORTANT INFO
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PART 1: About this FAQ
Anyway, I'd like to tell you this first:
This is my first FAQ. Since I am a beginner as an author, I may look as
inexperienced as anybody who has not written such a thing. GameFAQ's and
other FAQ authors have encouraged me to make one. In fact, I e-mail
almost EVERY author of every FAQ that I read. I have been waiting for a
month now. I havent been creating one, because I dont know how to submit
one. Then there it is, I have found the perfect site.

Since I saw the way on how to make an FAQ on GameFAQ's, I started on
this. I want the world to know what I know. GameFAQ's had some
requirements. Finding out that I have all that is needed, I started on
making this FAQ.

I have carefully chosen a game for this FAQ. I searched all my games and
gaming sites for a game with only a few FAQ's, I did want to make one
for Final Fantasy 8, but that game is long and authors made FAQ's for
the game like the game was played to death. Anyway...
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PART 2: Update notes
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Version 0.9
I have started writing this FAQ
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PART 3: The FAQ
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Missions list
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Mission Name (Code Name)                                  Description
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Gambit                                  Interception of invasion unit
Easy Money                              Pursuit of reconiassance unit
City On Fire                        Surprise attack on the supply bay
Tin Castle                                   Attack on the front base
Opera House                 The destruction of the offshore oil field
Greased Lightning                  The breaktrough at the ravine base
Midnight Assassin                            Night time pursuit plane
Bear Tracks                                        Attack on the mine
Sledgehammer                           Escorting our attack operation
Rising High                                       High altitude chase
Cuckoo's Nest                  Interrupt the enemy's supply operation
Swordsmith                 Taking over the enemy arms production base
Toy Box                       Destroying the enemy's prototype bomber
Seagull                                   Assault of the mobile fleet
One Night Stand              Breaking into the enemy's submarine base
Power Play                      Taking over the hydraulic power plant
El Dorado                Destruction of the enemy's missile silo base
Electric Dreams         Attack on the enemy's elementary particle lab
St. Elmo's Fire         Escorting the break-through-channel operation
Dark Star                 Pursuit on the enemy's transport plane unit
Dead End                       Low altitude surprise attack operation
Visiting Hours                Breaking into the geothermal plant base
Juggernaut                      Attack on the enemy's assembled fleet
Cavalry                          Rescue operation of the downed plane
Sentinel                          Destroying the coast radar facility
Final Countdown           Breaking into the enemy's last defense line
Jewel Box                         Attack on the enemy controlled city
Kingpin                            Attack on the enemy's headquarters
Last Resort                            Pursuit of the giant submarine
Fighter's Honor           Attack on the enemy's headquarters-fortress
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Aircraft list
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Normal                                                          Extra
A-4                                                               A-4
F-4                                                            MiG-21
KF-C7                                                            X-29
A-6                                                               A-6
F-16                                                             F-16
X-29                                                            SF-35
A-10                                                            Su-25
MiG-29                                                         MiG-29
F-14                                                           TND-F3
F-117A                                                         F-117A
R-M01                                                          MiG-31
EF-2000                                                         SF-39
F/A-18E                                                       EF-2000
Su-35                                                           F-15S
YF-23A                                                         YF-23A
F-22                                                           XFA-27
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Missions
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Gambit
Mission difficulty: easy
This level is very easy. You have two B1's and two B52's as targets.
Ignore them first and destroy your secondary targets first. This will
improve your rank. After you destroy all white targets head for the red
targets (the B1's and B52's). Mission Accomplished!
TIP: use the A4 so that repairs wont be so expensive if you get damaged.

Easy Money
Mission difficulty: easy
Now, practice shooting guns. The E767's do not maneuver well so you can
destroy ther with guns.
SKILLED PILOT: F4 Superfly

City On Fire
Mission difficulty: easy
Destroy as many A4'a and F16's as you can before you approach the
targets. The targets are easy to destroy. This will improve your rank
while giving you lots of cash.

Tin Castle
Mission difficulty: normal
In this level you have to focus on ground attacks. Oil containers and
other ground targets are all over.
SKILLED PILOT: MiG29 Ricochet

Opera House
Mission difficulty: normal
TIP: in destroying your targets, hold square and follow the line, this
leads you to the next target.
SKILLED PILOT: Two Su25 D.Cowboys

Greased Lightning
Mission difficulty: slightly easy
Recommended aircraft: A4
I recommend the A4 because in case you crash because of the walls or
anti-aircraft, you will waste less money for repairs.

Midnight Assassin
Mission difficulty: medium hard
The thing with this mission is the radar are JAMMED! To overcome this,
destroy the E767 planes first because they have jamming devices.
SKILLED PILOT: Two F117A Razorbacks

Bear Tracks
Mission difficulty: medium hard
Again, concentrate on ground attacks. Take out those white targets
first.
SKILLED PILOT: Two F117A Razorbacks

Sledgehammer
Mission difficulty: hard
In this mission, I recommend that you have support and ask him to
"Escort attack operation". Destroy most of the targets first before
destroying the white ones.
SKILLED PILOT: F14 Z.O.E

Rising High
Mission difficulty: medium hard
This mission is so frustrating! Unless you use the L1 button to speed
up, you will stall and miss the target. I recommend the X29 because it
can fly to altitudes of 14000 at the speed of 864.

Cuckoo's Nest
Mission difficulty: medium hard
Here, practice using your guns. You wont be able to lock on the targets.

Swordsmith
Mission difficulty: medium hard
Your targets here are not quite easy to reach. Watch out for the yellow
targets!
SKILLED PILOT: F16 Tallman
               F16 M.Sphere
Toy Box
Mission difficulty: medium
In this mission you shouldn't mind wasting a few missiles. Targeting
those hangars searching for the XB10 prototype will waste a few
missiles, unless you're lucky enough to get one in the first try.
SKILLED PILOT: MiG-31 Stalker.

Seagull
Mission difficulty: hard
Those ships are pretty maddening, especially if you get near them. If
you do that, you will get shot by the guns. Make sure you lock on the
ships, shoot the missiles and leave!
TIP: Just lock on the "WARSHIP" or "CARRIER". If you shoot them, the
whole ship including missile launchers and anti-aircraft guns will be
destroyed.
SKILLED PILOT: Two RM01 Stalkers
               F/A18E Z.O.E

One Night Stand
Mission difficulty: hard
This mission is like Greased Lightning. Watch out, super accurate and
powerful anti-aircrafts are there! While this level is like Greased
Lightning, this is much more difficult because of the complex cliffs and
Mil24's that lock on you easily. Notice anything? if you decelerate, you
will not stall. Instead, your speed will stop going down once you reach
328. Cool, huh?

Power Play
Mission difficulty: hard
Now in this mission, you have to destroy the defenses of the power
plants. DONT destroy the power plants marked NON.TGT since destroying
these will lower your rank and deduct your cash.
SKILLED PILOT: F22 Z.O.E.

El Dorado
Mission difficulty: hard
I HATE THIS! You have to go to low altitude to destroy targets! The silo
targets can only be accessed if you go low, level to the silo.
SKILLED PILOT: TNDF3 Max
               TNDF3 Goose

Electric Dreams
Mission difficulty: medium
Now this stage is fairly easy. You may think this is hard because of the
missiles, but the missiles barely move out of a straight line.
Watch out for the missiles of the enemy fighters!

St. Elmo's Fire
Mission difficulty: hard
Now, like the Sledgehammer level, you need support. This is practically
the same with Sledgehammer, only you're protecting aircraft carriers.
Skilled Pilot: F15E Xiao
               F15E Dao
               F15E Jian

Dark Star
Mission difficulty: medium hard
Here, you need to destroy the transport. WHAT? Radar is jammed again?
I'm afraid therre is no jamming device that you can destroy. But wait!
If you need to find targets go above clouds. Radar should be clear
there. However, going down will jamm those radars again.
SKILLED PILOT: Three EF2000 DR2000's

Dead End
Mission difficulty: hard
It'd be pretty time consuming, but by going below 300 feet , once you
get on the enemy base the A10's and B2's are only about to take off.
SKILLED PILOT: Four YF23A F.F.F.'s

Visiting Hours
Mission difficulty: hard
See the timer? Once it gets to 1800 hours the door to the power plant
will open. Since it takes two minutes to open, you have enough time to
destroy the fighters first. Dont go too far, the door will close after
some time and you will get a mission failed.

Juggernaut
Mission difficulty: hard
It's just like Seagull, just approach the fleet. When you get a lock on,
shoot and run away, it's that simple.

Cavalry
Mission difficulty: hard
GREAT! Were in another "protect friends" mission. Get support, head for
most of the targets before the others, if the enemy gets to the E767 you
get a mission failed.

Sentinel
Mission difficulty: hard
Here we go again! Those dishes can't be locked on. Whhat makes it more
difficult is that those cliffs! Watch out! If you're a little bored,
shoot the annoying F22's instead!

Final Countdown
Mission difficulty: hard
Wowee! Look at the XB10! It is about 5-10 times larger than your
fighter! Well, it takes 7 missiles to destroy. If you wanna have fun,
use guns to destroy it instead.

Jewel Box
Mission difficulty: hard
Hmm... notice something? Press square. The map looks just like a
diamond! no wonder it's called Jewel Box.

Kingpin
Mission difficulty: EXTRA HARD!
I DO MEAN HARD! There are guns all over the place! If you want to target
the HQ, destroy the guns first. This level has the most number of
enemies, giving it the EXTRA HARD difficulty. It is even harder than
Fighter's Honor.
SKILLED PILOT: F15S Z.O.E.

Last Resort
Mission difficulty: hard
After you destroy the submarine, keep shooting the missile (you can't
lock on it).; If you fail to do so, you will see the bad ending.

Fighter's Honor
Mission difficulty: hard
SUPER SPOILER! I RECOMMEND THAT YOU DON'T READ IT!
How do you destroy the fortress?
Once you destroy the targets, a "Cleared to engage" message will be
displayed. Follow the arrow on the radar and go low, there will be an
opening. Enter, and when you see the SLBM, shoot! CONGRATULATIONS! You
have beaten the game!
Ever get the feeling that the F15S's are infinite? Well, if you destroy
one, new ones will take off from the base.
Did you notice that there are INDESTRUCTIBLE missile launchers? The
missiles seem to come out of nowhere!
I also noticed that if the difficulty was on hard, the power plants
which used to be "TGT"'s are now "NON.TGT"'s, and targets are now tanks.
SKILLED PILOT: ADF01 Z.O.E. Notice? The ADF01 can fire missiles
BACKWARDS! I was followin it while a "radar lock" message was being
displayed. Who's there? Only my XFA27 and the ADF01. A minute later, it
just fire a misile at me! WHAT THE? Anyway, you cant use it yourself and
there isn't another aircraft that can fire backwards. But you can use
the XFA27 which has two advantages over the ADF01.
1. It is a stealth fighter.
2. It has more armor (five missiles are needed to destroy it).

Skilled pilot info: desroying these will give advantages:
1. You will get a higher rank
2. MONEY MONEY MONEY MONEY MONEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
3. A cool medal
Getting all the medals will unlock a model dispay in the options menu.
You can't do this by beating the game just once, and you cant do it in
the free mission. To do this, you must destroy all the skilled pilots by
beating the game at least twice. Remember to see your "personal data"
for the medals that you have.
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PART 4 IMPORTANT INFO
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The incompleteness of this FAQ is of several reasons:
1. This is my first FAQ
2. I have only used a computer for the past five weeks
3. No time
4. School
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CREDITS
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Thanks to all these people:
GameFAQ's and FAQ authors for inspiring me to make my first FAQ.
ROliveira <renatohm99@yahoo.com> for inspiring me to play this old game.
See his FAQ on Ace Combat 2 at http://www.gamefaqs.com
Cecil-X <cecilx@hotmail.com> for the skilled enemy pilot's locations
aand other important info.
John Alejar for the SUPER SPOILER and ADF01 bacward firing missiles.
YOU for reading my FAQ.
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THANK YOU FOR READING!!!!!!!!
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(c) Copyright 2000 by Carlos Miranda
