Ace Combat 8 DatabaseMISSION 18
Moonlight and Shadows
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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 Branching Path
- Date
- 29.Jan.2030, 1500
- Location
- Comona Space Base
- Weather
- Sunny, Broken clouds
- Objective
- Shoot down the ascending rockets.
Rank requirements (ACE)
| Rank | Minimum score |
|---|---|
| S | 15,000 |
| A | 13,500 |
| B | 12,000 |
| C | 8,500 |
| D | 7,000 |
| E | 5,000 |
Time bonus: up to 3,000 points. Full bonus if you finish within 9:10, then it goes down until 11:40.
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 (3)
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 |
|---|---|---|
 Sagitta | 940 | Destroy all Shadows aircraft that appear in Operation Branching Path. |
 Arcus | 940 | Destroy 1 of the 2 Shadows aircraft that appear in Operation Branching Path. |
 Curis | 1,940 | Destroy the named aircraft that appears in Operation Branching Path when Shadow 24 is destroyed. |