Chandelier
Chandelier is the final mission in Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation. In the mission, Emmeria has discovered the location of the Estovakians crusie missilie attack to be the Chandelier. Thus, the Emmerian military has decided to stage an attack on the railgun. And so, the Garuda Team is sent into combat once more.
Part 1
Beginning
The mission starts with the player flying over glaciers on the coastline of Sonne Island, the location of the Chandelier. Then, a strange communication appears:
- Melissa: [STATIC]
- Melissa: Can you hear me?
- Melissa: I'd like to say hello!
- Melissa: Hello to all Emmerian Air Force pilots in the Northern Sky!
- Lanner: What the...? Who's voice is that?
- Melissa: I'm just a civilian. My name's Melissa Herman.
- Ghost Eye: I think it's coming from Gracemeria's radio station. Hey, we're in a war zone here!
- Melissa: ......I don't know a whole lot about war, but.....
- Melissa: But there's something I need to tell you!
- Shamrock: We might as well hear what she has to say...
- Melissa: Please, trust me on this! The Estovakian military...
- Melissa: ....has that battery. And it can't be destroyed!
- Ghost Eye: She might be trying to disrupt our operation, I better contact Gracemeria Base...
- Shamrock: Wait! Let's hear her out first!
- Melissa: But thats when its construction was completed...
It is at this point that the player enters a cutscene. The cutscene shows the remaining Strigon Team members taking off from the Chandelier's runway. After their take-off, the player sees the Chandelier fire one of its dreaded cruise missilies. After the cutscene, the player must temporarily fight off the Strigon Team meanwhile Melissa tries to send you data on the Chandelier. After a short interval, another cutscene is shown, showing Garuda Team receiving data on the Chandelier's multiple targets. The Garuda Team rises up to the challenge, and heads towards the Chandelier.
Part 2
After the first part of the mission, the player must destroy all of the Chandelier's cooling units. These cooling units are shielded by several barriers that cannot be destroyed easily. It will take several missiles to take out these barriers. After these are destroyed, the cooling units are quite easy to destroy alone.
Battle above the Chandelier
The player must also be on the lookout for the Chandelier's AA defenses. These defenses are not like ordinary defenses as they inflict a bit more than others. It is also harder for the player to destroy these defenses as he or she must align themselves in a good position in order to take them out. The amount of damage that is inflicted depends on what difficulty the mission is being played on.
The Chandelier's AA defenses aren't the only problem, as the player must also face a fleet of Estovakian ships and the Strigon Team, both constantly firing missilies towards you at the worst possible moments. Once you destroy all cooling units, you enter the final part of the mission.
Part 3
After all of this, a back-up cooling unit is revealed inside the Chandelier, at the very back of the warhead loading system. Then, at a very great personal risk, Shamrock flies inside this tunnel in order to get data on the extra cooling unit. He manages to get the data, but is shot down in the process because of the heavy AA fire. He has an off-screen bailout. This is also the first time his real name is mentioned, as Ghost Eye frantically shouts " Shamrock! Respond!! Marcus, Marcus!!!" upon seeing Shamrock go down. After this, the player must enter the loading system, fly in the tunnel, and take out the extra cooling unit. It is suggested that the player takes out the enemy's AA towers at the beggining of the tunnel, as they can easily destroy you. There are also some AA installations inside, which the player must be careful with. After the player flies into the tunnel and destroys the extra cooling unit, he or she must fly out for the final objective.
After exiting the tunnel, the Chandelier is seen heating up from the barrel, and it is shown that its core is in its back. It is then up to the player to fly inside its barrel and take it out. Beware though: if the Chandelier's core isn't destroyed quickly, the barrel will slowly start to close, something not good if you're barely entering the tunnel. If the player manages to get inside and destroy the core, the mission is completed and the final cutscene is shown.
Gallery
- 190px-Mis 15 splash 6.jpg
Photo of tunnel
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Photo of tunnel
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