In order to obtain an "S" Rank on this mission, you must engage and destroy members of the 8492nd Squadron. Upon a first glance, this may prove difficult as these enemies use ECM almost exclusivley. In order to prevent this, destory the E-767 Jammer Aircraft accompanying the 8492nd.
The E-767 is the first enemy aircraft targeted once the 8492nd Squadron appears. Be careful to evade the initial barrage of missiles and destory the jammer. Giving your Wingmen the ATTACK Command while the facing the target is most likely easier than trying to destory the plane yourself.
On mission 27, "Aces", you are able to complete the level without having to traverse the entire tunnel. Here is what you do: Play the level as normal until the tunnel is opened. Instead of flying into the entrance, fly North towards the exit of the tunnel. It should be directly North of the entrance. Once you find it, approach it from the side so you can just barely enter the tunnel and turn back out. If done correctly, Bartlett will say"I'm right in front of you Kid. On the count of three, break right." Once he says that, fly back to the entrance of the tunnel, and enter it. Fly through it as you normally would, but when you destroy the target inside, the cut scene of the Razgriz exiting the tunnel will start, and the level will end. Note: You can not get the special colored aircraft inside the tunnel if you do this.
On the mission Demons of Razgriz you have to fight the Hrimfaxi. While you fight it, it will dive back into the water and pop up someplace else. Well, if you climb to an altitude of 7,000 feet or more, and you look down with the right control stick, you can see where Hrimfaxi is hiding in the water. This will give you an advantage when you need to know where it will pop up next.
Upon completing every mission on the Ace Difficulty while obtaining an "S" Rank, you'll recieve a special message from the developers during your final debriefing.
In mission 16A "Desert Arrow", the ground is mostly desert with lots of circular patches of green (farmland, I suppose). One patch is in the shape of a Pac-Man ghost. To find it, go to grid section 5D (upper left grid is 1A, with numbers going across and letters going down). It's in the northern middle section of the grid.
Each flyable aircraft in the game has a small horizontal bar underneath the aircraft name on the aircraft selection box. This is the 'Kill Bar'. In order to get the other variants of certain aircraft that are part of a family, you'll need to fill this all the way up by destroying enemy targets. You must gain a certain amount of points (cumulative) with an aircraft in the family of the plane you want. The amount of points you need to earn will differ with each aircraft. For the stronger and better planes, you will need to earn more points to unlock it's new variant. After filling up the Kill Bar of the desired plane, the next aircraft in the aircraft family will become available for purchase at the 'Buy' screen. Kill Bars can be filled up in both Campaign and Free Mission mode.
The aircraft that are the first variants of their families are obtained by completing certain missions in the game, and will become available after completing them.
NOTE: Aircraft that have only one variant in the aircraft family (ex. MiG-29A, MiG-1.44) will have their Kill Bars already filled up when you buy them, so you do not have to fill up their Kill Bars at all. The last plane in each family will also have its Kill Bar filled up already.
Unlockable
How to Unlock
A-10A Thunderbolt II
Complete Mission 7
A-6E Intruder
Complete Mission 4
EA-18G Growler
Earn 90200 points with the F/A-18E
EA-6B Prowler
Earn 43200 points with the A-6E
EF-2000 Typhoon
Complete Mission 16A
F-117A Nighthawk
Complete Mission 15
F-14A Tomcat
Complete Mission 9
F-14B Bomcat
Earn 47450 points with the F-14A
F-14D Super Tomcat
Earn 56250 with the F-14B
F-15C Eagle
Complete Mission 12A
F-15E Strike Eagle
Earn 95450 with the F-15C
F-15S/MTD
Earn 95450 with the F-15C
F-16 Block60
Earn 65450 points with the F-16C
F-16C Fighting Falcon
Complete Mission 6
F-16XL
Earn 65450 points with the F-16C
F-20A Tigershark
Earn 19800 points with the F-5E
F-2A
Earn 65450 points with the F-16C
F-35C Joint Srike Fighter
Complete Mission 16A
F-4E Phantom II
Complete Mission 3
F-4G Wild Weasel
Earn 12800 points with the F-4E
F-4X
Earn 47450 points with the F-4G
F-5E Tiger II
Available from the start of the game
F/A-18C Hornet
Complete Mission 6
F/A-18E Super Hornet
Earn 51800 points with the F/A-18C
F/A-22A Raptor
Complete Mission 17
FALKEN
Destroy all FALKEN Hangars and complete the missions in which they appear on Normal or higher difficulty
FB-22 Concept
Earn 123200 points with the F/A-22A
Hawk T.1A
Complete Mission 19
JAS-39C Gripen
Complete Mission 15
MiG 1.44
Complete Mission 25
MiG-21-93
Earn 80000 points with the MiG-21bis
MiG-21bis Fishbed
Complete Mission 3
MiG-29A Fulcrum
Complete Mission 7
MiG-31 Foxhound
Complete Mission 9
MiG-31M
Earn 65450 points with the MiG-31
Mirage 2000
Complete Mission 7
Mirage 2000D
Earn 35000 points with the Mirage 2000
Rafale B
Earn 46000 points with the Rafale M
Rafale M
Complete Mission 16B
SU-27 Flanker
Complete Mission 12B
SU-32
Earn 129050 points with the SU-47
SU-32 Strike Flanker
111800 with the SU-27
SU-35 Super Flanker
111800 with the SU-27
SU-37 Terminator
123200 with the SU-35
SU-47 Berkut
Complete Mission 17
Tornado ECR
Earn 56250 with the Tornado Gr.Mk.1
Tornado F3
Earn 56250 with the Tornado Gr.Mk.1
Tornado Gr.Mk.1
Complete Mission 9
Tornado Gr.Mk.4
Earn 56250 with the Tornado Gr.Mk.1
X-02 Wyvern
Unlock and purchase at least one of every aircraft in the game
Get 'S' Ranks on all 32 missions on "Ace" difficulty to change the memory card save icon of AC5: UW from a grayish F-14 Tomcat paint scheme to the Razgriz F-14 Tomcat paint scheme of black and red.
Finish all 16 stages in Arcade Mode. Afterwards, Mobius 1 will be able to pilot all 53 aircraft unlocked (paint schemes included) and bought in Campaign Mode but, with limited ammunition (20 missiles, 4 special weapons).
Note: You MUST load your saved data in Campaign Mode first to be able to use the planes you own in Arcade Mode.