Mission 17 - Maelstrom

Mission 17 - Maelstrom

Lt. Colin Munro
Callsign: Sabre 3
Aircraft: Harrier GR9
Weapon loadout: HSM, AGM, Flares

Engage and take out as many enemy fighters as you can for the initial enemy wave. As soon as the enemy ships appear, switch priority and take them out first. More ships will appear; concentrate on taking them out since they'll deal more damage to the carrier compared to enemy fighters. Continue taking out the enemy ships first; take out a few enemy fighters if they keep bugging you.

Finally after repelling the waves of enemy ships, an aircraft carrier and a battleship will appear, along with more escort ships and fighters. These two are priority targets since they carry firepower that will certainly put your flagship in danger. Be careful of the ships' mounted SAMs as they can release several missiles at once.  A combination of dive bombing and strafing should do the trick, especially for huge targets like them. After destroying the last enemy ship, engage and destroy the remaining enemy fighters to complete this phase.

Don't give a sigh of relief yet; heavy bombers will be approaching from the west. Engage and destroy them before they release their ordnance to the crippling Queen Victoria. After clearing the sky, your plane when ordered to complete the mission.