Standoff in the Skies I

Gryphus 1 vs the Gleipnir

Standoff in the skies I is the mission 7A in Ace Combat X: Skies of deception. In this mission you must destroy the Airborne fortress of Leasath, the Gleipnir.

You can do the mission if you complet the mission 6A "The Midnight Sun".

Plot

The control towers of Leasath, saw the Southern Cross on the radar, another one say to the captain "Prepare the airborne fortress for takeoff" but the captain says that the repairs are incomplete because the DOS is not repaired, but the control towers didn't take care, then the Gleipnir took off and the captain said that he won't be the responsible if the Geipnir gets destroyed.

The crew saw that they weren't taking altitude, the thrust was failing, the crew also told them that the repairs are unfinished. As CRUX supected the Gleipinir wasn't using the Shock Cannon and the SWBM has already been destroyed.

Gryphus 1 decided to destroy the guns and SAM (Surface to Air Missile) to see how the Gleippnir has no weapons, the crew said that now they are "sitting ducks" but the captain said that they still having the Shock Cannon, but the crew said that it would damage the Gleipnir more.

After the discussion, for the shock of all the forces, the captain rolled the Gleipnir upside-down and fired simultaneous times the Shock Cannon, Gryphus 1 destroyed it and the engines turned off.

Then a crew man says "I told them that the Gleipnir wasn't ready for action, damned base command!"

The airborne fortress fell and crashed in the river and exploded taking the captain with it.