Cold War

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

Cold War
Campaign Mission 11 Project Wingman
Mission Order
Previous	Pillars of Communications
Next	Midnight Light
Mission Details
Unlocks (Achievements/Aircraft/Files Archive/etc.)	Ice Oldman 3,000 bonus credits Faction Entries: Federation Air Academy World Entries: Bering Strait Mission in Free Mission/Flight Midnight Light
Maximum achievable score	25500 (33300 w/ optional targets)
Soundtrack(s)	"Active Contract" (Briefing) "Selections" (Hangar) "Showdown" (Phase 1) "Peacekeeper I + Intro B" (Phase 2 to Mission Compelte) "Results" (Debriefing)
Focus	Air-to-Air
Objectives	Conquer the Bering Strait
Character	Monarch
Focus	Air-to-Air
Objectives	Eliminate Federation reinforcements
Character	Monarch
Reconnaissance Data
Hostile Air Target Count	1
Hostile Ground Target Count	0

"Where the hell have you guys been?! Half the Federation Air Force is here!"

― Stardust

Cold War is the eleventh mission of Project Wingman. Sicario and other mercenaries join a giant air battle over the Bering Strait between the Pacific Federation and the Cascadian Independence Force.

Objectives

The objective is simple: Shoot down every single aircraft in the area. There will be a second wave and additional allies when AWACS Galaxy commends your kill count. After all planes are shot down, Crimson Team will arrive in the AO with more reinforcements, and your allies will trail close by. Shooting down five Crimsons completes the mission.

Mercenary difficulty

No change.

Enemy List

Section		Unit	Points	Count	Mercenary
Initial		ACCIPITER	250	2
		F/D-14	250	4
		F/C-15	250	4
		F/C-16	250	4
		SK.27	250	4
		MG-31	250	4
		C/T-17	250	12
		F/E-18	250	16
First Reinforcements		SK.30	250	2
		F/E-4	250	2
		MG-21	250	2
		F/E-18	250	2
		ACCIPITER	250	2
		F/C-16	250	2
Second Reinforcements		F/E-18	250	2
		MG-21	250	2
		MG-31	250	2
		ACCIPITER	250	2
		F/C-16	250	4
Mission Update		F/C-15	400	6
		MG-29	400	6
		SK.37 "CRIMSON"	2000	4
		VX-23 "CRIMSON"	2000	4

Behind the scenes

Pre-Patch 1.0.4c, the enemy arrangement was different and more numerous; 38 F/E-18s, six F/C-16s, and two Accipiters, and the F/C-15s and F/D-14s were absent.

Trivia

First part of the intro on Mercenary

Second part

• When starting the mission on Mercenary difficulty, the usual mission intro is replaced with an animesque intro reminiscent of older Japanese animations. The subtitle is "EPISODE 11 - COLD WAR/SHOWDOWN OVER THE BERING STRAIT!".
• While present in the mission and canonically shot down, the transports mentioned in the debriefing aren't required to be shot down for mission completion.
• The mission always ends when only three Crimson planes remain, regardless of whether the Double Time modifier is activated.