Black Flag

This article is about an in-game mission. For the in-universe event, see Meilynx Incident.

Black Flag
Base Assault
Campaign Mission 01 Project Wingman
Mission Order
Alternate/Concurrent	N/A
Next	Frontiers
Mission Details
Unlocks (Achievements/Aircraft/Files Archive/etc.)	Another Day F/E-4 Factions: Creole Republic Burlok Privateers Sicario Mercenaries World Entries: Meilynx Incident Cordium Jesta Island Chain Pilot Entries: Hitman 2 | "Diplomat" Hitman 3 | "Comic" Assassin 1 | "Kaiser" AWACS | Galaxy Hitman 1 WSO | President Master Goose Squadron SOG Ronin Hitman Team 2,000 bonus credits Free Flight Free Mission Mission in Free Mission/Flight Frontiers
Maximum achievable score	5450 (6600 w/ optional targets) 14200 (Mercenary; 15500 w/ optional targets)
Soundtrack(s)	"The Deal" (Prologue) "Contract Details" (Briefing) "Selections" (Hangar) "Bankrupt Sea" (Mission Start to Complete) "Results" (Debriefing)
Focus	Air-to-Air/Air-to-Ground
Objectives	Destroy all PRIORITY targets in the area Recover cargo ship Meilynx
Time Limit	N/A
Character	Monarch
Reconnaissance Data
Hostile Air Target Count	0.400000005960464
Hostile Ground Target Count	0.600000023841858

"Hey Monarch, how about we botch this mission? I wouldn't mind staying a few more days out here."

― President

"Black Flag" is the first mission of Project Wingman. The player leads an assault on the island base of the Burlok Privateers.

Objectives

The player must engage the island's various defenses including PT boats, AA guns, and floatplanes. At the mission update, enemy fighters appear from the north, and two will also attempt takeoff from the island airfield; these must be shot down as well, preferably when they are grounded. Finally, destroying the cargo crate completes the mission.

Mercenary difficulty

The island defenses are much denser and include bigger and more numerous units. The L-SAMs in the castle are protected by the walls and must be attacked from above. F/S-15s and Sk.37 Decimator-Bs are added to the reinforcements. In addition, the extra BC-4Ses have CIWS modules in place of their usual AA ones and have better armor, going down in two missile hits.

Enemy List

Section		Unit	Points	Count	Mercenary
Initial		BUOY	50	1
		PT BOAT	100	12
		C-RAM	150	3	✔
		AA	150	9
		BC-4S "SKAVERAT"	250	1	✔
		BC-4S	250	2	✔
		BC-4S	250	3
		F/E-18	250	3	✔
		L-SAM	300	2	✔
		CRUISER CANNON AA SAM	600 100 100 100	2 2 4 4	✔
		MILITARIZED CARGO M-SAM	600 100	2 8	✔
Reinforcements		SK.37 "PANIC 1"	250	1	✔
		F/C-15	250	3
		F/S-15	250	3	✔
		SK.37	250	4	✔
		F/E-4	250	5
Final Targets		CARGO	150	1
		SUBSTATION	150	4
		COMM TOWER	200	1
		LIGHTHOUSE	300	1
Mission Complete		F/D-14 "MASTER GOOSE"	-	4

Trivia

• Strangely, despite Fort Daggerpoint's decimation by the explosion, the location isn't marked with a new geothermal hotspot on the mission select map in further missions.
• The two allied planes accompanying Hitman Team strangely sport the Cascadian Independence Force skin.
  • Relatedly, all of the mercenary planes have the Federation skin.
• This is the only mission where the intro briefing background color is green. Most missions onward feature a red background.
  • This is also the only mission where the Federation is an ally.
• There are two sets of "Recon Data" pictures in both the briefing and mission select screens: #15189846 (picture of the Meilynx) and #81984684 (the Federation flag).
• There was a cut third section of the "Contract Details" objectives section of the briefing, reading "NOTE: FINAL TASK FOR THE CURRENT CONTRACT".
• Skaverat is named after the Kickstarter backer of the same name.