Ace Combat 8 DatabaseMISSION 03
Purple Magic Takes Flight
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This page shows the mission's objective, aces, rewards and the missions before and after it, which reveal story events.
Briefing
- Operation
- Operation Frostwave
- Date
- 05.Nov.2029, 1010
- Location
- White Valley Base
- Weather
- Snowy, Scattered clouds
- Objective
- Defend the White Valley Base.
- Aircraft
- Carrier-based aircraft only
Rank requirements (ACE)
| Rank | Minimum score |
|---|---|
| S | 16,500 |
| A | 14,000 |
| B | 11,500 |
| C | 9,000 |
| D | 6,500 |
| E | 4,000 |
Time bonus: up to 3,000 points. Full bonus if you finish within 16:20, then it goes down until 27:20.
The game has one set of scores per mission, with no difficulty setting. They match the ACE scores players have reported. Lower difficulties may use the same scores, but this isn't confirmed.
Aces (5)
Points are the enemy's base score in the game files. For squadrons, the points are per member.
| Ace | Points | How to unlock the record |
|---|---|---|
 Gladiator | 920 | Destroy all Shadows aircraft that appear in Operation Frostwave. |
 Captor | 920 | Destroy 1 of the 4 Shadows aircraft that appear in Operation Frostwave. |
 Domitor | 920 | Destroy 2 of the 4 Shadows aircraft that appear in Operation Frostwave. |
 Praedo | 920 | Destroy 3 of the 4 Shadows aircraft that appear in Operation Frostwave. |
 Raia | 1,930 | Destroy the named aircraft that appears in Operation Frostwave when all bombers are destroyed before they come within a certain range of White Valley Base. |