Red Sea
- This article is about an in-game mission. For the in-universe event, see Operation Welder.
- "All of our ammo, all of our guns, we are breaking this line!"
- ― Captain Woodward
"Red Sea" is the nineteenth campaign mission of Project Wingman. The player assists the CIFS Eminent Domain in its attack against the FNS Dejanus' 1st Naval Battlegroup.
Objectives
The player must destroy a light amount of naval targets supported by F/E-18s. After all targets are destroyed, a second fleet of target ships will appear, along with an aircraft carrier, which will deploy F/D-14s into the air. This group is supported by multiple VX-23s.
Once the second group of targets is destroyed, the Dejanus appears with multiple railgun-bearing littoral combat ships, a battleship, and another carrier. They have one 205-class air battleship and two upgraded Arcion-class air heavy cruisers flying air cover. A large number of friendly fighters also appear.
The mission is completed once all targets are destroyed.
Mercenary difficulty
A fully-upgraded 205 joins the final wave.
Enemy List
| Section | Unit | Points | Count | Mercenary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Group | 
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F/E-18 | 250 | 6 | |
 
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CRUISER AA CANNON SAM |
600 100 100 100 |
3 3 6 6 |
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CARGO SHIP | 600 | 4 | ||
| Second Group |
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VX-23 | 250 | 12 | |
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CARRIER SAM CIWS F/D-14 |
600 100 100 250 |
1 1 4 ∞ |
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CRUISER AA CANNON SAM |
600 100 100 100 |
3 3 6 6 |
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LCS AA CANNON |
600 100 100 |
5 5 5 |
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| Third Group |
|
PT BOAT | 100 | 18 | |
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BATTLESHIP BATTERY CANNON SAM AA |
600 100 100 100 100 |
1 2 4 4 6 |
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CARRIER SAM CIWS F/D-14 |
600 100 100 250 |
1 1 4 ∞ |
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CRUISER AA CANNON SAM |
600 100 100 100 |
3 3 6 6 |
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LCS-R AA CANNON RAILGUN |
600 100 100 100 |
3 3 3 3 |
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BATTLESHIP 205 ADV-SAM CIWS |
750 100 100 |
1 6 6 |
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BATTLESHIP 205-S M-SAM ADV-SAM RAILGUN CIWS |
750 100 100 100 100 |
1 2 4 4 6 |
✔ | |
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HEAVY CRUISER ARCION MK.II ADV-RAILGUN SAM |
750 100 100 |
2 4 4 |
Trivia
- Red Sea bears many similarities to Sea of Chaos from Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War. Both are ocean-based dusk missions where you participate in fleet-to-fleet combat with your squadron and both come right before a two-part final mission, one of which even takes place at a capital city.
- This mission and the following one feature red briefing intro backgrounds with no flickering, probably as a reflection of the Cascadian Independence Force finally regaining momentum and closing in on their capital.
- The Eminent Domain's course intersects with the friendly aircraft carrier's. This can result in a rather comical sight of the two ships clipping into each other.
| Project Wingman Missions | |
|---|---|
| Campaign | |
| Frontline-59 | |