Transcript:Anchorhead Raid

This page includes a transcript of "Anchorhead Raid", the second DLC mission of Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown.

Pre-Mission Cutscene

 * 08:31 AM
 * 57.2°F
 * Sep 10, 2019


 * Alex: David. I've built a model of Captain Torres and Three Strikes, based on your hypothesis and mission parameters from the past. I ran a precision combat simulation... But it failed.
 * David North: Bummer. Why didn't it work?
 * Alex: Reasons in sensuous order are: 1. Your hypothesis is trash. 2. The parameters you gave me are trash.
 * David North: Um... Did I do something to tick you off?
 * Alex: 3. Captain Torres is a singularity.
 * David North: So the values diverge... But what about this one? 4. Three Strikes is a singularity.
 * Alex: That's outside the confidence interval. The possibility that it's 1, 2, or 3 is 99%.
 * David North: What?
 * Alex: Significance is high.
 * David North: Hmm. Try this. This is Three Strikes' data before he was assigned to the LRSSG.

Briefing

 * Brigadier General Clemens: The Erusean military is gathering its remaining naval forces at Anchorhead Bay. Apparently, they're even bringing in ships from the mothball fleet. This is probably to reinforce their naval power in preparation for the showdown in Farbanti. We've received intel that the Alicorn will also be joining them.
 * David North: From which source, Brigadier General? There's a possibility the Alicorn's former crew have been tasked with sabotage.
 * Brigadier General Clemens: Your job is to analyze the enemy's weaponry. From now on, speak only when authorized. ...I don't hear a response.
 * David North: May I be authorized to speak first, sir?
 * Brigadier General Clemens: When we're done, I'll be talking to your superiors. Here's your mission. LRSSG is to raid Anchorhead. Carry out air strikes on Anchor Bay to the north and Dakiouk Bay to the south, inflicting all possible damage. If we can strip the port of its naval functions, we can also prevent the submarine from joining forces.
 * Wiseman: The area around Anchorhead is Erusean territory. To delay hostile detection, you will sortie in small numbers. And make your way in at super-low altitudes.
 * Jaeger: Small sortie, huh? Who's going?
 * Wiseman: Count, Lanza, Húxiān, and Trigger. Four aircraft from Strider Squadron will be deployed.
 * Lanza: Woah! Alright, I got this!
 * Wiseman: To cover our lack of numbers, we're giving you plenty of opportunities to resupply. Look here. We've set up multiple return lines. Make full use of them to resupply and change armaments. Also note that the enemy will not be able to mount a defense immediately after detecting you. Use this window to destroy high-threat targets. That should make things much easier for you.
 * Brigadier General Clemens: It should also raise the survival rate.
 * Count: Survival rate, huh?
 * Brigadier General Clemens: The element of surprise and resupplying are the key. Beyond that, I just need a couple of pilots who will stick to my orders. We don't need an ace to succeed. You got anything to say? Good.
 * David North: Brigadier General.
 * Brigadier General Clemens: That is all.
 * Wiseman: David, go on.
 * David North: Let me share the career of Matias Torres, captain of the submarine Alicorn. Does anyone know how his people hailed him?
 * Skald: A bit unfair to provide us with next to no hints, don't you think?
 * David North: [chuckles] Fair enough. "The Hero of Comberth Harbor" is the answer. He was the captain of the battleship Tanager at the time of the Continental War. It led Aegir Fleet, the invincible armada. But when the fleet was destroyed at Comberth Harbor, so was his ship.
 * Lanza: Yet he's the hero?
 * David North: He was able to bring most of his crew home with accurate damage control and precise evacuation orders. Then there's the accident with the Alicorn. Many believe that if they stay with him, they'll live. Transfer from surface to underwater is unusual. However, considering his skill and reputation, along with the fact that the Alicorn is no ordinary submarine, it all makes sense.
 * Wiseman: It'll be a difficult mission to carry out with four aircraft. Still, I'd like to add one more to the mission conditions.
 * Count: What, you wanna make it even harder?
 * Wiseman: I want a 100% survival rate for the sortie. Any other number and the mission will be considered a failure!

Debriefing

 * Jaeger: Húxiān, no! Stop it!
 * Húxiān: You bastard...!
 * Skald: Hey, chill! Stop!
 * Wiseman: Húxiān, stand down! Sit!
 * Lanza: Shit, my cola...
 * Brigadier General Clemens: The fleet at Anchorhead was eliminated and we've prevented the submarine from joining forces. The unidentified aircraft were shot down too. The mission was a complete success.
 * Húxiān: Complete success, my ass!
 * Count: Brigadier General, it sure seemed to me like the bats knew you pretty damn well.
 * Brigadier General Clemens: You seem to be confused. Report in for a medical check. We'll decide if you're still fit for service based on the examinations.
 * Wiseman: Cut it!
 * Brigadier General Clemens: That's enough! Get the MP!
 * Vice Chairman Edwards: He's right. Get the MP.
 * Brigadier General Clemens: Vice Chairman Edwards of the Joint Chiefs of Staff?
 * Vice Chairman Edwards: The Alicorn slipped into Anchorhead Bay after the mission was completed, using the confusion for cover. It resupplied quickly and escaped unharmed. Their goal was not to join forces. It was to resupply using the window we created by chasing away the Erusean forces. We did their bidding, albeit unknowingly. But the problem runs deeper than our lack of tactical acumen. Analyst North, explain for us.
 * David North: Of the crew caught in the submarine accident, 330 men made it back alive. Of them, 300 are still on the sub today. Our intel has led us to believe that some or all of the thirty men who left the sub are now working as agents for the Alicorn. Sabotage, espionage, cyber propaganda, dissemination of false intel... Brigadier General, do you recognize the name Edgar Saxon—or Zul, as he used to go by? He is a former member of the Alicorn's crew. And your source of intel.
 * Vice Chairman Edwards: You are a fool, Brigadier General Clemens. Not only that, the radio communications during the mission suggest you are a traitor.
 * Brigadier General Clemens: Sir, if you check with Lieutenant General Shepherd, you'll understand that this is all just a misunderstanding.
 * Vice Chairman Edwards: The Lieutenant General claims you were responsible for handling all aspects of the mission. ...Now, let me say that again. Get the MP.
 * Húxiān: No need for that. Piece of shit. [punches]

Post-Mission Cutscene

 * Date Sep 11, 2019
 * ERUSEA 08:22PM OURED 03:22PM


 * David North: We've acquired important intel from the mission. For example... The shells from long-range anti-air fire came in on depressed trajectories. Look. The estimated energy output of the railgun is 500 megajoules at least. Fired at minimum-energy trajectory, range is over 3,000. They hid a powerful rail cannon aside from their main guns.
 * Count: It's almost like Stonehenge.
 * Jeager: A mobile Stonehenge.
 * David North: And also... this. The Alicorn was in harbor at Anchorhead for approximately ten minutes. They couldn't have loaded SLBMs. They loaded something smaller.
 * Húxiān: Smaller?
 * David North: What is smaller and yet a powerful weapon?
 * Skald: Uh... Tactical nukes.
 * David North: Close! The answer is tactical nuclear shells.
 * Húxiān: Nuclear shells?!
 * Count: No way.
 * Lanza: Hey, hey, he got that question right.
 * Skald: Nah, I missed the "shell" part.
 * Jaeger: Quiet!
 * Wiseman: They'll likely attack our bases on the east coast.
 * David North: Their target's Oured, the Osean capital.
 * Lanza: They want a nuclear war?
 * David North: Here's a question. What's a situation where nuclear deterrence doesn't work?
 * Húxiān: Quiz guy, I've had enough of this!
 * Skald: Oh! Only if terrorists have the nukes.
 * David North: Correct!
 * Lanza: Damn, Skald.
 * Skald: Hey. I'm good at trivia games.
 * Count: But, we're after an Erusean submarine, not terrorists.
 * Wiseman: No, he's right. HQ tells me, Erusea's justification is that the Alicorn mutinied. "As such, the Erusean military cannot be held responsible for the submarine's actions."
 * Húxiān: Damn.
 * David North: So they intend on dropping a nuke on the Osean capital of Oured.
 * Jaeger: Here's a question for you, analyst. Just exactly who are we fighting?
 * David North: Correct term is "terrorist" or "irregular military," but I have a different name for them. "An enemy to be stopped at all costs."
 * Wiseman: Correct.