MISSION 25

The Battle of Rocky Island, Day 2

⚠ 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 Paint it Blue
Date: 16.Mar.2030, 1630
Location: Northern Rocky Island
Weather: Cloudy, Broken clouds
Objective: Provide air support and annihilate Sotoan military HQ.

Rank requirements (ACE)

Rank	Minimum score
S	87,000
A	81,000
B	75,000
C	60,000
D	50,000
E	40,000

Time bonus: up to 13,400 points. Full bonus if you finish within 24:10, then it goes down until 29:30.

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 (14)

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
Monoceros	530–650–750	Destroy all Shadows aircraft that appear in Operation Paint it Blue.
Siren	530–650–750	Destroy 1 of the 4 Shadows aircraft that appear in Operation Paint it Blue.
Larva	530–650–750	Destroy 2 of the 4 Shadows aircraft that appear in Operation Paint it Blue.
Mors	530–650–750	Destroy 3 of the 4 Shadows aircraft that appear in Operation Paint it Blue.
Poeta	530–650–750	Destroy all Shadows aircraft that appear in Operation Paint it Blue.
Tempestas	530–650–750	Destroy 1 of the 4 Shadows aircraft that appear in Operation Paint it Blue.
Vorticosus	530–650–750	Destroy 2 of the 4 Shadows aircraft that appear in Operation Paint it Blue.
Malacia	530–650–750	Destroy 3 of the 4 Shadows aircraft that appear in Operation Paint it Blue.
Athleta	530–650–750	Destroy all Shadows aircraft that appear in Operation Paint it Blue.
Gladius	530–650–750	Destroy 1 of the 4 Shadows aircraft that appear in Operation Paint it Blue.
Flagrum	530–650–750	Destroy 2 of the 4 Shadows aircraft that appear in Operation Paint it Blue.
Lancea	530–650–750	Destroy 3 of the 4 Shadows aircraft that appear in Operation Paint it Blue.
Cinis	1,940	Destroy the named aircraft that appears in Operation Paint it Blue when the land destroyers and Land Aegis are all destroyed.
Silacrum	2,050	Destroy the named aircraft that appears in Operation Paint it Blue when you fly between the floating Podarges and the ocean surface.