mission briefing · sector 7

Afterburn

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Survive endless waves of bandits on the battlefield you pick below. Every wave tops up your missiles; the score goes on the wall and earns credits for upgrades.

battlefield · your pick

Green islands and open sea. Lots of room to fight in.

◆ Dive behind the island ridgelines to break a bandit's line of sight.

terrain seed #PCHFE · new every sortie

Carrier CV-77 is anchored in the lagoon (green beacon). Slow down with the airbrake, keep the wings level and touch down on the deck to reload all 8 missiles and repair the hull. Shift to catapult back into the fight.

controls
Mouse
pitch & roll (pointer locked)
W / S
nose up / down
A / D
roll left / right
Q / E
rudder yaw
Shift
afterburner
Ctrl / Z
airbrake slam (force overshoot)
Left click / Space
cannons
Right click / F
fire missile (hold lock)
V
flares (decoy SAM lock)
C
cockpit view + instruments
M / Esc
mute / pause

Hard turns bleed speed, and the harder you pull the higher your stall speed — watch the energy bar. With a bandit on your six, slam the airbrake so it overshoots. Break line of sight behind terrain, rocks or inside a cloud and it loses track of you.

click to lock the pointer · esc to pause