Uphill, Every Way

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

Uphill, Every Way
Battalion Rescue
Campaign Mission 04 Project Wingman
Mission Order
Previous	Homestead
Next	Sirens of Defeat
Mission Details
Unlocks (Achievements/Aircraft/Files Archive/etc.)	Invasive Species MG-31/F/C-16 Faction Entries: Cascadian National Guard World Entries: Solana Communications Array Dust Mother Salvemini Vineyards 3,000 bonus credits Mission in Free Mission/Flight Sirens of Defeat
Maximum achievable score	15600 (17750 w/ optional targets) 28600 (Mercenary; 37150 w/ optional targets)
Soundtrack(s)	"Contract Details" (Briefing) "Selections" (Hangar) "The Independence Force" (Mission Start to Complete) "Results" (Debriefing)
Focus	Air-to-Ground Air-to-Air
Objectives	Assist ground forces in securing the area
Character	Monarch
Reconnaissance Data
Hostile Air Target Count	0.300000011920929
Hostile Ground Target Count	0.699999988079071

"Cascadian hospitality, everyone, by the Dust, I missed it."

― Diplomat

"Uphill, Every Way" is the fourth mission of Project Wingman. The player rescues the Wild Boar Regiment from a Pacific Federation combined arms assault.

Objectives

Following a takeoff sequence, the first phase requires destroying tanks, artillery, AA guns, SAMs, structures, I/A-52 bombers, and F/C-15 and F/C-16 fighters surrounding Wild Boar's position. An attacker aircraft (specifically the Sk.25U) can efficiently clean up the ground forces, at the cost of more difficult air-to-air combat. Wild Boar cannot be killed, so there is no need to worry if the allies are overwhelmed.

Once all the targets are eliminated, further allies and targets appear, including Sk.25s and P.28 helicopters. There are also some SV-37 and F/E-18 fighters which are not mandatory targets but should nonetheless be shot down for credits and to remove their interference. Once all targets are eliminated, the mission is completed.

Mercenary difficulty

The enemies are much denser and include airships and three land battleships (one in the first phase and two in the second). Allied forces are very likely to be eliminated.

Enemy List

Section		Unit	Points	Count	Mercenary
Initial		ARTILLERY	100	16
		TANK	125	10
		BUNKER	150	2
		SAM	150	2
		ARTILLERY	150	3
		AA	150	4
		C-RAM	150	4	✔
		F/C-15	250	2
		F/C-16	250	2
		I/A-52	250	4
		SK.30	250	4	✔
		LAND BATTLESHIP RAILGUN SAM AA	600 100 100 100	1 4 10 12	✔
		CRUISER ANURA MK.III ADVSAM CIWS M-SAM	750 100 100 100	1 1 1 2	✔
		BATTLECRUISER LITTORIA MK.II ADVSAM CIWS	750 100 100	1 3 4	✔
Mission Update		OIL TANK	50	2
		SAM	100	4
		ARTILLERY	100	5
		TANK	125	6
		ARTILLERY	150	6
		AA	150	2
		AA	150	5
		BUNKER	150	3
		P.28	150	8
		SAM	150	2
		COMM. TOWER	200	1
		SK.25U	250	3
		SV-37	250	3
		F/E-18	250	4
		L-SAM	300	2	✔
		I/A-52	500	4
		RAILGUN	600	2	✔
		LAND BATTLESHIP RAILGUN SAM AA	600 100 100 100	2 8 20 24	✔
		BATTLESHIP 205-S M-SAM ADV-SAM RAILGUN CIWS	750 100 100 100 100	1 2 4 4 6	✔
		BATTLECRUISER LITTORIA MK.II ADV-SAM CIWS	750 100 100	1 3 4	✔

Trivia

• The unsubtitled dialogue involving Nick and the bees is a reference to Nicholas Cage and his famous quote in the remake of the folk horror film The Wicker Man.
• The mission title, as Matthew Nguyen confirmed, is a reference to "Uphill, Both Ways", a piece of track from "The Office of Naval Intelligence" from Halo 3: ODST and its remix in Halo: Reach.
• There is an unused description for the mission, which reads "Rendezvous with a cut off ground batallion in Creene Vineyards".