Glacial Skies

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

Glacial Skies
Cipher (J35J) and Pixy (F-15C) over the mountains
Campaign Mission 01 Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War
Other Names	Hunting Dog of the Frozen Sky (凍空の猟犬)
Mission Order
Next	Annex
Mission Details
Focus	Air-to-Air
Objectives	Shoot down all bombers (TGT).
Time Limit	20 minutes
Character	Cipher

"Nobody wants to bail out into a mountain of ice. We're counting on you, flight leader."

― Larry Foulke

"Glacial Skies" is the first campaign mission in Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War. The player must shoot down Belkan bombers before they escape the area.

Objectives

The primary focus of the mission is to destroy all of the bombers labeled as targets (TGT) on the HUD. There are some escort fighters defending them, and the bombers themselves can fire machine guns from behind on Normal difficulty or higher.

Similar to other games' first missions ("Gambit", "Sitting Duck", et al.), this is a simple anti-bomber mission. Shooting down all bombers will complete the mission.

In the middle of the mission, one of the B-52s will attempt to flee the airspace. This is the game's first canonical appearance of the "yellow targets", which the player can destroy if they desire to affect the Ace Style gauge.

Enemy Lists

The following enemy lists are taken from the Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War Perfect Guide Book.

Standard Units

	Unit	Points	Count	Difficulty	Other Notes
	B-52	800	6
	Bm-335	750	4
	F-5E	170	3
	F-5E	170	2	Normal/Hard
		280	2	Expert/Ace
	F-4E	180	3
	B-52	800	1

Special Units

Main article: Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War/Aces

	AR #	Unit	Points	Campaign Completed	Minimum Difficulty	Ace Style	Notes
	000	F-5E "Tiger"	780	✔	Normal	Mercenary
	001	J35J "Blitz"	780	✔	Normal	Soldier
	002	F-4E "Dryade"	800	✔	Normal	Knight
	003	F-117A "Regen"	1140		Expert
	004	XB-70 "Wal"	2000		Ace

S Rank

Earning an S rank on this mission requires earning 8,850 points. If the player shoots down all enemies except the difficulty-specific F-5Es, the aces, and the neutral B-52, they will earn exactly 8,850 points. All of those optional enemies help ensure a buffer for the S rank.

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