Ace Combat 8 DatabaseMISSION 22
Pursuing the HSCA
⚠ Spoiler warning
This page shows the mission's objective, aces, rewards and the missions before and after it, which reveal story events.
Briefing
- Operation
- Operation Patch of Blue
- Date
- 10.Feb.2030, 0900
- Location
- Aurum Sea
- Weather
- Cloudy, Broken clouds
- Objective
- Take down the Celaeno.
Rank requirements (ACE)
| Rank | Minimum score |
|---|---|
| S | 18,500 |
| A | 16,000 |
| B | 14,000 |
| C | 11,000 |
| D | 9,000 |
| E | 7,000 |
Time bonus: up to 4,000 points. Full bonus if you finish within 12:30, then it goes down until 40:00.
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 (1)
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 |
|---|---|---|
 Caligo | 1,940 | Destroy the named aircraft that appears in Operation Patch of Blue when you get close to the Celaeno without being spotted. |