Red Sea

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

Red Sea
Campaign Mission 19 Project Wingman
Mission Order
Previous	Return
Next	Presidia
Mission Details
Unlocks (Achievements/Aircraft/Files Archive/etc.)	Rough Seas 3,000 bonus credits World Entries: Pacific Ocean Prospero Disaster International Fallout Golden Ocean Mission in Free Mission/Flight Presidia
Maximum achievable score	28350 (34200+ w/ optional targets) 30700 (Mercenary; 36550+ w/ optional targets)
Soundtrack(s)	"Pyroclastic" (Briefing) "Active Contract" (Hangar) "Red Sea" (Mission Start to Complete) "Results" (Debriefing)
Focus	Anti-Ship Air-to-Air
Objectives	Cut off Presidia supply line
Character	Monarch
Focus	Anti-Ship Air-to-Air
Objectives	Annihilate Dejanus battlegroup
Character	Monarch
Reconnaissance Data
Hostile Air Target Count	0.699999988079071
Hostile Ground Target Count	1

"All of our ammo, all of our guns! We are breaking this line!"

― Captain Woodward

"Red Sea" is the nineteenth campaign mission of Project Wingman. The player assists the Eminent Domain in its attack against the Dejanus' battlegroup.

Objectives

The player must destroy a light amount of naval targets supported by F/E-18s. After all targets are destroyed, a second fleet of target ships will appear, along with an aircraft carrier, which will deploy F/D-14s into the air. This group is supported by multiple VX-23s.

Once the second group of targets is destroyed, the Dejanus appears with multiple railgun-bearing littoral combat ships, a battleship, and another carrier. They have one 205-class air battleship and two upgraded Arcion-class air heavy cruisers flying air cover. A large number of friendly fighters also appear.

The mission is completed once all targets are destroyed.

Mercenary difficulty

A fully upgraded 205 joins the final wave.

Enemy List

Section		Unit	Points	Count	Mercenary
First Group		F/E-18	250	6
		CRUISER AA CANNON SAM	600 100 100 100	3 3 6 6
		CARGO SHIP	600	4
Second Group		VX-23	250	12
		CARRIER SAM CIWS F/D-14	600 100 100 250	1 1 4 ∞
		CRUISER AA CANNON SAM	600 100 100 100	3 3 6 6
		LCS AA CANNON	600 100 100	5 5 5
Third Group		PT BOAT	100	18
		BATTLESHIP BATTERY CANNON SAM AA	600 100 100 100 100	1 2 4 4 6
		CARRIER SAM CIWS F/D-14	600 100 100 250	1 1 4 ∞
		CRUISER AA CANNON SAM	600 100 100 100	3 3 6 6
		LCS-R AA CANNON RAILGUN	600 100 100 100	3 3 3 3
		BATTLESHIP 205 ADV-SAM CIWS	750 100 100	1 6 6
		BATTLESHIP 205-S M-SAM ADV-SAM RAILGUN CIWS	750 100 100 100 100	1 2 4 4 6	✔
		HEAVY CRUISER ARCION MK.II ADV-RAILGUN SAM	750 100 100	2 4 4

Trivia

The glitch

• Red Sea bears many similarities to Sea of Chaos from Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War. Both are ocean-based dusk missions where you participate in fleet-to-fleet combat with your squadron and both come right before a two-part final mission, one of which even takes place at a capital city.
• This mission and the following one feature red briefing intro backgrounds with no flickering, probably as a reflection of the Cascadian Independence Force finally regaining momentum and closing in on their capital.
• The Eminent Domain's course intersects with the friendly aircraft carrier's. This can result in a rather comical sight of the two ships clipping into each other.