Pillars of Communications (mission)

This article is about the in-game mission. For the in-universe event and the named towers respectively, see Operation Blackout and Pillars of Communications.

Pillars of Communications
Large-Scale Assault
Campaign Mission 10 Project Wingman
Mission Order
Previous	Stepping Stone
Next	Cold War
Mission Details
Unlocks (Achievements/Aircraft/Files Archive/etc.)	Blackout 3,000 bonus credits Faction Entries: United Cascadia II World Entries: Ring of Fire Mission in Free Mission/Flight Cold War
Maximum achievable score	13900 (26700 w/ optional targets)
Soundtrack(s)	"Contract Details" (Briefing) "Selections" (Hangar) "Operation Blackout" (Mission Start to Complete) "Results" (Debriefing)
Focus	Air-to-Air/Air-to-Ground
Objectives	Clear a path for airborne forces
Character	Monarch
Focus	Air-to-Air/Air-to-Ground
Objectives	Destroy the Solana Communications Array
Character	Monarch
Reconnaissance Data
Hostile Air Target Count	0.400000005960464
Hostile Ground Target Count	0.800000011920929

"All forces, break it down, burn it, cause as much damage as you can to this place and we’ll blow this war wide open!"

― Kaiser

"Pillars of Communications" is the tenth mission of Project Wingman. The player flies with Sicario to seize and destroy the Solana Communications Array.

Objectives

Some ground-based defenses and fighters are encountered during the initial approach to the array. The allied planes will pick off ground targets efficiently, so the player only really needs to deal with fighters. Crossing the line on the map prematurely results in mission failure.

In the second phase, more fighters appear as optional enemies. Instead, the player needs to take out the array's radar dishes, defending bunkers, and ground reinforcements. Secondary facilities at the array facility can be destroyed for credits.

In the third phase, the line on the map is removed and the player can attack the airbase. PRIORITY targets here include more radar dishes and bunkers, railguns, airships, and the substations of the nearby solar power plant. More targets of opportunity including AA guns, hangars, and oil tanks are scattered about the base. Several fighters and cargo planes attempting to take off are also easy sources of credits if killed promptly. The mission ends when all targets are destroyed.

Mercenary difficulty

No change.

Enemy List

Section		Unit	Points	Count	Mercenary
Initial		AA	150	2
		C-RAM	150	3
		AA	150	4
		COMM TOWER	200	1
		F/C-15	250	2
		F/D-14	250	2
		F/E-18	250	2
		SK.27	250	3
		F/E-18	250	5
		ADV-SAM	300	3
Mission Update		OIL TANK	50	3
		ARTILLERY	100	4
		TANK	125	20
		BUNKER	150	3
		RADAR	150	4
		AA	150	5
		REFINERY	200	1
		CONTAINER	200	3
Main Base		OIL TANK	50	12
		SUBSTATION	125	4
		SAM	150	2
		BUNKER	150	4
		RADAR	150	6
		AA	150	13
		F/C-15	250	1
		F/D-14	250	1
		C/T-17	250	2
		MG-31	250	4
		HANGAR	250	6
		F/E-18	250	7
		RAILGUN	600	4
		BATTLECRUISER LITTORIA MK.II ADV-SAM CIWS	750 100 100	1 3 4
		CRUISER ANURA MK.II ADV-SAM CIWS	750 100 100	1 2 2

Trivia

• Despite Assassin Team being referred to as such, only Kaiser is present.
• This mission is the very first campaign mission created for the game. It was created in the early demos and called Operation Blackout.
• The unnamed allied fighters in this mission strangely bear the Cascadian Independence Force skin.
• The unused mission description reads: "Conduct a large scale assault with ground unit support in order to take out a jamming facility deep behind enemy lines."
• This mission's operation name is the same as "Deep Strike"'s from Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies.