"Begin to take back the island and eliminate the enemy fleet off the northern coast."
The final mission of the campaign. Take off and assault the airbase. At the front of the base will be a hostile Fire Control Radar flanked by hostile Anti-Air cannons; target them with your TGP, fly behind the airbase, and use some AGM-65s to safely dispatch them before continuing your attack. Use your flares to counter the enemy heat-seeking missile defences (a MANPADS and an IRAPC) and keep making passes around the back of the airbase to clear it out. Some well-placed Hydra 70s can easily destroy clusters of hostiles; alternatively, you could opt to hit them with Mk. 82s in quick bombing runs. Once the airbase is cleared, you will receive an objective to destroy an incoming platoon of Rocket Boats. The objective may also begin if you're taking too long to clear out the airbase. Fly in close and use your GAU-8 to destroy the boats. Remember that you can also target enemy boats with your TGP and command your wingmen to engage them for you, or use some AGM-114s against separate targets. Once the boats are gone, return to the carrier, rearm and refuel if needed, and fly up to the next waypoint.
Your next objective has you assaulting a SAM Site in the eastern city. Hit its FCR or SAM Launchers to clear the incoming friendly fleet for take-off. Once that's out of the way, vector to the bay to make your combined assault. Try not to fly too close to the enemy fleet, as they have numerous DMS Cruisers and Drone Carriers in the area. AGM-65s are immensely helpful for dealing with those kinds of ships from afar. Focus on their radars at first and let your allies handle the remaining enemies. During your anti-ship objective, you will receive another objective to deal with another incoming carrier and its four cruiser escorts. Once the first anti-ship objective is out of the way, land at the nearest allied carrier and rearm for the final leg of the mission.
This part is generally the hardest one for many players, as the carrier fleet is very difficult to destroy. AGM-65s tend to get shot down, and it's difficult to hit them with AGM-89s, so you'll need to get creative to defeat this fleet. If you manage to destroy the radars of the cruisers escorting the carrier, as well as the two IR SAM launchers on the carrier's stern, a pair of allied bombers will vector in to dispatch the carrier for you. Alternatively, you can simply land at the carrier and wait for its escorts to intercept the carrier fleet. The cruisers have very powerful anti-ship weaponry and can easily deal with the carrier fleet for you. Once the carrier fleet is out of the way, land at the Akutan airbase to complete the mission.
Objectives
Destroy the enemies at the airbase
Destroy the hostile Rocket Boats heading towards your fleet
Destroy the enemy fleet at the northern coast
Main ships
Carrier and its escorts
Threats
SAM Sites on Akutan
A platoon of Rocket Boats
The enemy fleet
Numerous Gun Boats
Numerous DMS Cruisers
Several Drone Carriers
A carrier group
NFP Carrier
Four DMS Cruisers
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