Transfer Orders

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"Transfer Orders" is the tenth campaign mission of Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown. The player and Count must escort Commander D. McKinsey as they transfer to the regular Osean Air Defense Force.

Briefing

McKinsey: Attention! I've received a communication from the General Staff Office. It seems your ability to carry out missions has gotten the attention of the higher-ups. All of you have been pardoned. The Osean Air Force Base 444 Squadron is now officially legit. In celebration, you are to join the operation to take back the base on Tyler Island in Southewestern Usea. The battle is underway and the airport to the south has been reclaimed. However, fighting with the remaining forces in the north is still active. You will all be stationed at the airport. The battle is not letting up. We expect extensive losses to all involved. Still, the fact that we've gained new ground is a blessing.^{[note 1]} My time as CO of the penal base is over. All command personnel, including myself, are being moved to a base in Far Eastern Usea. However... We will be stopping to refuel in Bulgurdarest. It's in Erusean territory with close ties to Osea. Even if we detour, we will still have to fly through Erusean airspace in the end. And that is where we need you ex-cons to come in. I've selected a number of you with mission experience to provide support. That's all. Dismissed. Hey, Trigger! Wait right there! Though I'm not entirely happy with the arrangement, you are going to provide support. The drones might attack again. If they do, protect my aircraft with your life. If the General Staff Office hadn't stepped in and requested you, your ass would've been sent to Tyler Island. You are covered in Harling's blood, yet you still are messing around behind the scenes.^{[note 2]} You breathe in a way I don't like and I'll shoot you out of the damn sky!

Objectives

Initial

The player must protect McKinsey's plane from camouflaged enemy SAM. These SAM sites will not appear on radar until the enemy is close to them, so tracking them by following their missile trails can lead to the sites. The player must also protect Roper 1 from enemy interceptors that spawn occasionally throughout the mission. Roper 1 must make it to Bulgurdarest for the mission to continue.

Mission Update

The player must shoot down the unknown UAV that appears from the north. Shooting down the UAV completes the mission.

Enemy Lists

Standard Units

Section	Unit	Points	Count	Notes
Initial	MIR-2000-5	550	5	^{[note 3]}
	GRIPEN E	500	2
	MIG-31	500	3
	SAM	200	14	^{[note 4]}
	AA GUN	150	3	^{[note 4]}
	RADAR VEHICLE	120	1	^{[note 4]}
Mission Update	UNKNOWN	2,000	1

Special Unit

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	Unit	Points	Notes
	GRIPEN E "LOUVETEAU"	1,500	^{[note 5]}

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Debriefing

Osean Briefing Officer: Ordinarily, you'd get a warm welcome to our base, but the situation is complicated. That drone is the enemy's latest experimental craft. We wanted to collect data on its capabilities, but that's gone out the window now, hasn't it? To be honest, I didn't think it could be brought down. By anything. Oh yeah, your commander has been transferred to a different post. He's probably headed to the front lines where things are hotted. Well, he did stress his achievements. We need every edge we have. We're currently seeing where we can use you best. Stand by for further orders.

Trivia

The player can shoot down Roper 1 themselves, failing the mission. Strangely, however, they will be given 1000 points.

Footnotes

↑ The English subtitles omit the word "that".
↑ The English subtitles read "Your are covered in Harling's blood, yet you're still messing around behind the scenes."
↑ The MIR-2000-5s are split into two groups: two aircraft that appear near the start of the initial stage from the northwest, and three aircraft that appear from the east near the end of the initial stage.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 SAMs, AA GUNs, and the RADAR VEHICLE do not appear until the player gets close to them.
↑ The player must have completed this mission at least once, and must be playing on Normal difficulty or higher. Destroy all of the SAMs in a short amount of time. LOUVETEAU spawns with the group of three MIR-2000-5s when they spawn in the east.

References

[1] The English subtitles omit the word "that".

[2] The English subtitles read "Your are covered in Harling's blood, yet you're still messing around behind the scenes."

[3] The MIR-2000-5s are split into two groups: two aircraft that appear near the start of the initial stage from the northwest, and three aircraft that appear from the east near the end of the initial stage.

[invisible-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 SAMs, AA GUNs, and the RADAR VEHICLE do not appear until the player gets close to them.

[5] The player must have completed this mission at least once, and must be playing on Normal difficulty or higher. Destroy all of the SAMs in a short amount of time. LOUVETEAU spawns with the group of three MIR-2000-5s when they spawn in the east.

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Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown Missions

Campaign	Charge Assault Charge the Enemy Two-pronged Strategy Rescue 444 Long Day First Contact Pipeline Destruction Faceless Soldier Transfer Orders Fleet Destruction Stonehenge Defensive Bunker Buster Cape Rainy Assault Battle for Farbanti Last Hope Homeward Lost Kingdom Lighthouse Dark Blue

VR Mode	VR Mission 01 VR Mission 02 VR Mission 03

DLC	Unexpected Visitor Anchorhead Raid Ten Million Relief Plan