Ace Combat 8 Missions & Walkthroughs

Ace Combat 8 Campaign Mission List

The campaign begins with the Prologue, followed by 30 numbered missions in the order shown below. The table lists every mission title and operation name. Full walkthroughs are available here for Missions 16, 26 and 28; the other rows are reference entries, with no separate walkthrough pages.

When using a mission list, match both the number and the displayed title to your mission-selection screen. That avoids opening a similarly described operation from another game or confusing an objective with the name of the sortie. Read the current briefing before applying a route, especially when you return to a mission after a long break.

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How to Prepare for a New Mission

Read the briefing with three questions in mind: what must be completed, what must survive and what could force a change in target priority? Then inspect your aircraft choices. Keep the most important objective in view when choosing weapons instead of selecting a favorite weapon first and hoping the mission will suit it.

Make a short preparation note. Name the dominant target type, identify any restriction displayed by the game and decide how you will handle a secondary threat. You do not need a complicated spreadsheet for a first clear. You need a reason for each major equipment choice and a plan that remains understandable when the objective changes.

Before buying, test whether an owned aircraft can cover the task with another supported weapon. An unnecessary branch can delay the plane you actually want later. If a purchase is needed, connect it to the specific failure you are solving: surface clearance, aerial interception, ammunition pressure or difficult handling.

Choosing the Right Aircraft for Mission Types

Use the mission’s job as the starting point for aircraft selection. Air-heavy operations reward an aerial setup; surface-heavy operations need weapons suited to the targets; mixed sorties require a fallback when the dominant target type changes. The class name is useful, but the actual weapons you can equip determine whether the setup works.

Comfort matters during a first clear. A plane that responds predictably can reduce missed approaches and recovery time even if a different aircraft appears more impressive in a recommendation list. Compare the entire sortie with both setups before concluding that a purchase improved it. Include any restriction shown in the mission menu rather than assuming all aircraft are selectable everywhere.

Replay Missions for S Rank and MRP

Define the goal of a replay before you launch. A rank attempt asks how efficiently you can complete the operation under the chosen settings. A farming attempt asks how much currency you bank over the entire repeat loop. These goals can overlap, but one useful result does not prove the other.

For rank improvement, record the displayed time, score and grade after completion. For farming, add the earned MRP and complete elapsed time. Keep failed attempts visible in the farming log. If the next replay is a practice run for one awkward phase, label it as practice in your own notes so you do not compare it with an optimized currency route.

Change one part of the plan between attempts. A new aircraft, new weapons and higher difficulty together can make a result difficult to interpret. A controlled comparison helps you preserve what already works while improving the real weak point.

Sources and Further Reading

Source attribution: Campaign mission titles and operation names were cross-checked against the mission lists published by KeenGamer and The Click.