Fragile Cargo

Fragile Cargo
Axel Bay Coastal Industrial Area
Campaign Mission 08 UPEO (II) Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere
Other Names	Anonymous Terrorist (匿名のテロリスト)
Mission Order
Previous	Ghosts of the Past
Alternate	No Clearance
Next	Scylla and Charybdis
Mission Details
Focus	Air-to-Ground
Objectives	Prevent the airship from crashing into a structure.
Character	Nemo
Focus	Air-to-Ground
Objectives	Destroy the hydrofoil.
Character	Nemo

"Humans... always using their heads for stupid things."

― Fiona C. Fitzgerald

Fragile Cargo is the 8th mission in the Japanese version of Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere. It is the 8th mission in the UPEO (II) arc, and is played if the Player shoots down the spy plane or flies above the canyon in Ghosts of the Past or chooses not to follow Rena Hirose in No Clearance.

Mission Story

"Suddenly, an anonymous claim of responsibility arrived. It said "We've got a very special gift for you".... At the same time, an airship of unknown affiliation appeared in the Axel Bay industrial area. As stated in the claim of responsibility, the aircraft was loaded with a highly-lethal biochemical weapon. In order to prevent this sort of damage, the members of SARF headed for the industrial area."

― Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere - Namco Official Guide Book

Briefing

As in the anonymous manifesto,
an unidentified airship has appeared
over the Axel Bay Industrial Area.
Upon investigation,
we found that it is indeed loaded with a BCW.
Force a water landing to minimize damage.
Destroy any obstacles
in the airship's path!

Aircraft Selection

EF2000E Typhoon II
MiG-33 Fulcrum SS
F/A-18U Hornet ADV
F-16XFU Gyrfalcon
R-101U Delphinus #1
R-201U Asterozoa

Objectives

The mission's primary objective is to prevent the airship from crashing by destroying any chimneys and bridges that are in the way. The amount of targets is random on every playthrough. After the airship crashes in the water, the next objective is to destroy the Hydrofoil that spawns before it leaves the map.

Enemy List

Section		Unit	Count	Notes
Mission Start		BRIDGE	1
		CHIMNEY	10
		UI-4052	1
Mission Update		HYDROFOIL	1

A-Rank

Obtaining an A-Rank requires destroying the hydrofoil within 30 seconds of its appearance.

Debriefing

The airship landed safely on the water.
This series of events is under close investigation.