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Back at base, Stern once again calls Janet in for a reprimand, asking what her excuse is for [[TechnicalPacifist shooting down a plane full of innocent civilians]], when the mission only required preventing them from landing. Janet replies that she did exactly that, [[PyschoSupporter and got the job done quickly and easily]]. Stern tells Janet that if she can't meet the moral standards of the Wildcats, she should leave. She concurs. The Commander tries to stop Janet from leaving, but she says that putting food on the table is more important to her than living up to Stern's lofty ideals.\\
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Back at base, Stern once again calls Janet in for a reprimand, asking what her excuse is for [[TechnicalPacifist shooting down a plane full of innocent civilians]], when the mission only required preventing them from landing. Janet replies that she did exactly that, [[PyschoSupporter [[PsychoSupporter and got the job done quickly and easily]]. Stern tells Janet that if she can't meet the moral standards of the Wildcats, she should leave. She concurs. The Commander tries to stop Janet from leaving, but she says that putting food on the table is more important to her than living up to Stern's lofty ideals.\\
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Gwen is [[BloodKnight highly enthusiastic for more action]]. Billy, meanwhile, is busy training some [[NewMeat newly-recruited Egyptian pilots]], who seem to have no clue on how to dogfight properly. He tells a story about how one rookie dropped all his flares during a training mission and still couldn't shake a missile, not realizing that he had to [[WhatAnIdiot actually turn sharply to break the missile's lock on his engine]]. Billy is exasperated, but says he did manage to keep himself from punching the recruit on the spot.\\
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Gwen is [[BloodKnight highly enthusiastic for more action]]. Billy, meanwhile, is busy training some [[NewMeat newly-recruited Egyptian pilots]], who seem to have no clue on how to dogfight properly. He tells a story about how one rookie dropped all his flares during a training mission and still couldn't shake a missile, not realizing that he had to [[WhatAnIdiot actually turn sharply to break the missile's lock on his engine]].engine. Billy is exasperated, but says he did manage to keep himself from punching the recruit on the spot.\\
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Gwen is [[BloodKnight highly enthusiastic for more action]]. Billy, meanwhile, is busy training some [[NewMeat newly-recruited Egyptian pilots]], who seem to have no clue on how to dogfight properly. He tells a story about how one rookie dropped all his flares during a training mission and still couldn't shake a missile, not realizing that he had to actually turn sharply to break the missile's lock on his engine. Billy is exasperated, but says he did manage to keep himself from punching the recruit on the spot.\\
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Gwen is [[BloodKnight highly enthusiastic for more action]]. Billy, meanwhile, is busy training some [[NewMeat newly-recruited Egyptian pilots]], who seem to have no clue on how to dogfight properly. He tells a story about how one rookie dropped all his flares during a training mission and still couldn't shake a missile, not realizing that he had to [[WhatAnIdiot actually turn sharply to break the missile's lock on his engine.engine]]. Billy is exasperated, but says he did manage to keep himself from punching the recruit on the spot.\\
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Gwen is [[BloodKnight highly enthusiastic for more action]]. Billy, meanwhile, is busy training some [[NewMeat newly-recruited Egyptian pilots]], who seem to have no clue on how to dogfight properly. He tells a story about how one rookie dropped all his flares during a training mission and still couldn't shake a missile, [[WhatAnIdiot not realizing that he had to actually turn sharply to break the missile's lock on his engine]]. Billy is exasperated, but says he did manage to keep himself from punching the recruit on the spot.\\
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Gwen is [[BloodKnight highly enthusiastic for more action]]. Billy, meanwhile, is busy training some [[NewMeat newly-recruited Egyptian pilots]], who seem to have no clue on how to dogfight properly. He tells a story about how one rookie dropped all his flares during a training mission and still couldn't shake a missile, [[WhatAnIdiot not realizing that he had to actually turn sharply to break the missile's lock on his engine]].engine. Billy is exasperated, but says he did manage to keep himself from punching the recruit on the spot.\\
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Back at base, Stern once again calls Janet in for a reprimand, asking what her excuse is for [[TechnicalPacifist shooting down a plane full of innocent civilians]], when the mission only required preventing them from landing. Janet replies that she did exactly that, [[PoisonousFriend and got the job done quickly and easily]]. Stern tells Janet that if she can't meet the moral standards of the Wildcats, she should leave. She concurs. The Commander tries to stop Janet from leaving, but she says that putting food on the table is more important to her than living up to Stern's lofty ideals.\\
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Back at base, Stern once again calls Janet in for a reprimand, asking what her excuse is for [[TechnicalPacifist shooting down a plane full of innocent civilians]], when the mission only required preventing them from landing. Janet replies that she did exactly that, [[PoisonousFriend [[PyschoSupporter and got the job done quickly and easily]]. Stern tells Janet that if she can't meet the moral standards of the Wildcats, she should leave. She concurs. The Commander tries to stop Janet from leaving, but she says that putting food on the table is more important to her than living up to Stern's lofty ideals.\\
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[[folder:Alaska. Again.]]
In Selim's busy bar, The Commander spots Beto munching on his muffins. He is glad to see The Commander, and wastes no time offering him somewhat of a familiar contract: The New Siberians are having trouble with their occupation of Alaska -- the same occupation the Wildcats helped bring about, earlier that year. It seems that Alaskan bombers have been repeatedly attacking the new New Siberian bases in the country, and they need the Wildcats' help in defeating the bomber threat. This all sounds too familiar to The Commander, who remembers how upset the Internal Revenue Service were last time the Wildcats operated in that area. Beto presses The Commander not to be so scared of the I.R.S., and offers lucrative compensation for the risk: 8 million dollars, with an option for bonuses for exceptional performance.\\
In Selim's busy bar, The Commander spots Beto munching on his muffins. He is glad to see The Commander, and wastes no time offering him somewhat of a familiar contract: The New Siberians are having trouble with their occupation of Alaska -- the same occupation the Wildcats helped bring about, earlier that year. It seems that Alaskan bombers have been repeatedly attacking the new New Siberian bases in the country, and they need the Wildcats' help in defeating the bomber threat. This all sounds too familiar to The Commander, who remembers how upset the Internal Revenue Service were last time the Wildcats operated in that area. Beto presses The Commander not to be so scared of the I.R.S., and offers lucrative compensation for the risk: 8 million dollars, with an option for bonuses for exceptional performance.\\
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The Wildcat strike base is set up in Lavrentiya, on the Siberian side of the Bering Straits. The Wildcats are barely ready to begin operations when the New Siberians contact them with an emergency situation: A New Siberian Su-27 has lost its wingman and is in danger of being attacked as it tries to return home. The Commander takes his F-22 with Teflon as a wingman to clear the way for the Su-27. As the two Wildcats catch up to the New Siberian, they find him under attack by Alaskan F-4s, and a dogfight ensues. However during a high-speed maneuver The Commander's radar-warning light comes on as a missile is fired at him from an unexpected direction. He evades the missile and realizes that it was fired from an F-117 that is completely invisible to his radar. A second such aircraft appears, trying to shoot down the Su-27. The Wildcat pilots eventually manage to turn the tables and destroy the stealth aircraft, escorting the Su-27 home safely.\\
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Back at base, Miguel expresses astonishment that the Alaskans have managed to acquire even a single F-117. Before speculations can be explored further, Tex runs in with bad news: The Alaskans have already located the Wildcat strike base, and are sending in a large wave of bombers to erase it. With the F-22 still being repaired from the last mission, The Commander must take off in an F-16, with Zorro as his wingman. The other Wildcats are instructed to load up the C-130 in case they need to evacuate. Enemy aircraft are picked up coming from the north, so the two Wildcats head that way to intercept them. They tangle with a few F-4s, but it is clearly not the main force of the attack. Suddenly, a message comes in from base: Two F-117s have slipped through the radar cover from a different direction, and are beginning their bombing run. The Wildcats must rush back and defeat them - as well as three well-trained F-18 escorts - before they knock out the runway.\\
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The time has come to finally take out the Alaskan air base that's been sending these bombers. For this mission, the New Siberians send Su-27 interceptors to escort the Wildcat strikers on their way to attack the base. While The Commander flies in with a full bomb load, his wingman tangles with multiple Alaskan F-16s, making short work of them. Once the dogfight is finished, they look for the enemy base and find it hidden between the peaks of a tall, snowy mountain. Dodging between the anti-aircraft guns, The Commander puts some craters into the runway and drops the rest of the bombs into the hangars. After bombing the base, The Commander bids the Su-27 farewell as it breaks off and returns home.\\
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The Wildcats pack up to leave Siberia. Ari says is convinced that the Alaskans will not be able to maintain their presence in the area after having suffered this many losses. Just then, Tex reports that the New Siberians have contacted him with an offer. They've detected Alaskan C-130 "Hercs" leaving the area, and want them shot down. They offer a sizable bonus. With most of the F-16s already packed up for transport, The Commander decides to take the F-22 alone on this mission. Phoenix warns him that it would be foolish to go alone without an F-16 wingman, but The Commander argues that the Alaskans will be long gone by the time one could be made ready. He takes off alone. As luck would have it, the only aircraft left to the Alaskans at this point are aging F-4s, but they swarm around The Commander and nearly shoot him down. In the end, he manages to reach the C-130s and shoot them down, then goes full throttle to vacate the area.
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[[folder:Revisiting Syria]]
At Selim's, Farhad approaches The Commander with an interesting bit of news: The Turks haven't given up on their of training some sort of enforcement arm for their Umbrella Tax, and have re-established a terrorist training base in Syria. Since Farhad's line of work is under threat by the same tax increase that's threatening the mercenaries, he has organized for the Golden Eagles, another Istanbul-based mercenary group, to attack the training camps. He offers the Wildcats a chance to join in the attack, to everyone's mutual benefit. As there will be no pay for the mission, he asks The Commander to do him a favor and inform Virgil himself, since Farhad doesn't like to be yelled at. Sure enough, The Commander receives his own measure of yelling when he explains the situation to Virgil, though he eventually comes around.\\
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[[folder:Revisiting Syria]]
At Selim's, Farhad approaches The Commander with an interesting bit of news: The Turks haven't given up on their of training some sort of enforcement arm for their Umbrella Tax, and have re-established a terrorist training base in Syria. Since Farhad's line of work is under threat by the same tax increase that's threatening the mercenaries, he has organized for the Golden Eagles, another Istanbul-based mercenary group, to attack the training camps. He offers the Wildcats a chance to join in the attack, to everyone's mutual benefit. As there will be no pay for the mission, he asks The Commander to do him a favor and inform Virgil himself, since Farhad doesn't like to be yelled at. Sure enough, The Commander receives his own measure of yelling when he explains the situation to Virgil, though he eventually comes around.\\
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[[folder:Revisiting Syria]]
At Selim's, Farhad approaches The Commander
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A strike base is set up near Halab once again. Billy expresses the same worries as virgil did about taking non-paying missions. He says it might be a better idea to just leave Istanbul instead of wasting so much time and effort trying to delay the new umbrella tax. The Commander assures him that he's got a plan, but doesn't explain further. Maenwhile, Tex is amazed that the Turks haven't learned their lesson yet.\\
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First, The Commander takes the F-22 and Primetime to clear the airspace around the training camp. The terrorists turns out to be armed with Tornadoes, which -while old- are fast enough to keep up with the F-22, and armed with multiple air-to-air missiles to boot. It takes great teamwork from the Wildcats to trap the fast planes and shoot them down.\\
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Back at the base, Miguel raises an important question: Why are the Turks spending so much money on creating a law that would make their country so inhospitable to business? The Commander has no answer to this, but expresses hope that the Golden Eagles and their commander, Reinhardt, are having as much success as the Wildcats.\\
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The second mission is the attack on the facility itself. The Commander flies this one with Phoenix on his wing. They're jumped by multiple waves of Tornadoes at the target, while trying to weave through the anti-aircraft fire from the base itself. They bomb buildings and armored vehicles until nothing remains, then vacate the area victoriously.\\
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Getting to the target proves to be rather easy, with only minimal air cover. The second mission is the attack on the facility itself. trouble begins when The Commander flies this one with Phoenix on his wing. They're jumped by multiple waves of Tornadoes dives at the target, while trying to weave through the yacht, and receives a massive volume of anti-aircraft fire from the base itself. gunboats. He fires a swarm of hydra rockets at the yacht, setting it ablaze. As the F-16 climbs up and begins to pull away, however, more and more government F-18s and F-4s begin showing up to shoot down the Wildcats. They bomb buildings and armored vehicles until nothing remains, then vacate hound the area victoriously.F-16s pretty much all the way back to base, but eventually are either shot down or forced to retreat.\\
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With Romero finally liquidated, the Wildcats pack up their strike base and head back to Istanbul. The next day, Billy tells The Commander that news from Nicaragua indicates that the government has finally turned around and is prosecuting some of its members for corruption. The Commander laments the fact that these are probably just scapegoats, and that the members of the government who are conducting these trials are just as corrupt as those standing trial. He predicts that the Wildcats haven't heard the last of Nicaragua yet.
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[[folder:Alaska. Again.]]
Selim's bar is less busy than usual. The Commander spots Beto munching on his muffins. He is glad to see The Commander, and wastes no time offering him somewhat of a familiar contract: The New Siberians are having trouble with their occupation of Alaska -- the same occupation the Wildcats helped bring about, earlier that year. It seems that Alaskan bombers have been repeatedly attacking the new New Siberian bases in the country, and they need the Wildcats' help in defeating the bomber threat. This all sounds too familiar to The Commander, who remembers how upset the Internal Revenue Service were last time the Wildcats operated in that area. Beto presses The Commander not to be so scared of the I.R.S., and offers lucrative compensation for the risk: 8 million dollars, with an option for bonuses for exceptional performance.\\
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The Wildcat strike base is set up in Lavrentiya, on the Siberian side of the Bering Straits. The Wildcats are barely ready to begin operations when the New Siberians contact them with an emergency situation: A New Siberian Su-27 has lost its wingman and is in danger of being attacked as it tries to return home. The Commander takes his F-22 with Teflon as a wingman to clear the way for the Su-27. As the two Wildcats catch up to the New Siberian, they find him under attack by Alaskan F-4s, and a dogfight ensues. However during a high-speed maneuver The Commander's radar-warning light comes on as a missile is fired at him from an unexpected direction. He evades the missile and realizes that it was fired from an F-117 that is completely invisible to his radar. A second such aircraft appears, trying to shoot down the Su-27. The Wildcat pilots eventually manage to turn the tables and destroy the stealth aircraft, escorting the Su-27 home safely.\\
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Back at base, Miguel expresses astonishment that the Alaskans have managed to acquire even a single F-117. Before speculations can be explored further, Tex runs in with bad news: The Alaskans have already located the Wildcat strike base, and are sending in a large wave of bombers to erase it. With the F-22 still being repaired from the last mission, The Commander must take off in an F-16, with Zorro as his wingman. The other Wildcats are instructed to load up the C-130 in case they need to evacuate. Enemy aircraft are picked up coming from the north, so the two Wildcats head that way to intercept them. They tangle with a few F-4s, but it is clearly not the main force of the attack. Suddenly, a message comes in from base: Two F-117s have slipped through the radar cover from a different direction, and are beginning their bombing run. The Wildcats must rush back and defeat them - as well as three well-trained F-18 escorts - before they knock out the runway.\\
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The time has come to finally take out the Alaskan air base that's been sending these bombers. For this mission, the New Siberians send Su-27 interceptors to escort the Wildcat strikers on their way to attack the base. While The Commander flies in with a full bomb load, his wingman tangles with multiple Alaskan F-16s, making short work of them. Once the dogfight is finished, they look for the enemy base and find it hidden between the peaks of a tall, snowy mountain. Dodging between the anti-aircraft guns, The Commander puts some craters into the runway and drops the rest of the bombs into the hangars. After bombing the base, The Commander bids the Su-27 farewell as it breaks off and returns home.\\
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The Wildcats pack up to leave Siberia. Ari says is convinced that the Alaskans will not be able to maintain their presence in the area after having suffered this many losses. Just then, Tex reports that the New Siberians have contacted him with an offer. They've detected Alaskan C-130 "Hercs" leaving the area, and want them shot down. They offer a sizable bonus. With most of the F-16s already packed up for transport, The Commander decides to take the F-22 alone on this mission. Phoenix warns him that it would be foolish to go alone without an F-16 wingman, but The Commander argues that the Alaskans will be long gone by the time one could be made ready. He takes off alone. As luck would have it, the only aircraft left to the Alaskans at this point are aging F-4s, but they swarm around The Commander and nearly shoot him down. In the end, he manages to reach the C-130s and shoot them down, then goes full throttle to vacate the area.
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[[folder:Revisiting Syria]]
At Selim's, Farhad approaches The Commander with an interesting bit of news: The Turks haven't given up on their of training some sort of enforcement arm for their Umbrella Tax, and have re-established a terrorist training base in Syria. Since Farhad's line of work is under threat by the same tax increase that's threatening the mercenaries, he has organized for the Golden Eagles, who had fought ''against'' the Wildcats in Nicaragua, to attack the training camps. He offers the Wildcats a chance to join in the attack, to everyone's mutual benefit. As there will be no pay for the mission, he asks The Commander to do him a favor and inform Virgil himself, since Farhad doesn't like to be yelled at. Sure enough, The Commander receives his own measure of yelling when he explains the situation to Virgil, though he eventually comes around.\\
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A strike base is set up near Halab once again. Billy expresses the same worries as virgil did about taking non-paying missions. He says it might be a better idea to just leave Istanbul instead of wasting so much time and effort trying to delay the new umbrella tax. The Commander assures him that he's got a plan, but doesn't explain further. Maenwhile, Tex is amazed that the Turks haven't learned their lesson yet.\\
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First, The Commander takes the F-22 and Primetime to clear the airspace around the training camp. The terrorists turns out to be armed with Tornadoes, which -while old- are fast enough to keep up with the F-22, and armed with multiple air-to-air missiles to boot. It takes great teamwork from the Wildcats to trap the fast planes and shoot them down.\\
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Back at the base, Miguel raises an important question: Why are the Turks spending so much money on creating a law that would make their country so inhospitable to business? The Commander has no answer to this, but expresses hope that the Golden Eagles and their commander, Reinhardt, are having as much success as the Wildcats.\\
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The second mission is the attack on the facility itself. The Commander flies this one with Phoenix on his wing. They're jumped by multiple waves of Tornadoes at the target, while trying to weave through the anti-aircraft fire from the base itself. They bomb buildings and armored vehicles until nothing remains, then vacate the area victoriously.
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[[folder:Rhinos]]
Back in Istanbul, The Commander speaks with Miguel again about the F-22. Miguel says that if all F-22s in existence were to be stripped for parts immediately, and the Wildcats would buy all those parts, they could keep the F-22 flying for around a dozen more missions. The Commander finally relents and tells Miguel to get the F-22 ready for sale.\\
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At Selim's, there seems to be an ever-decreasing number of fixers hanging around. The Commander approaches Muhammed for another job. Muhammed says he has the perfect job for the Wildcats: Fighting for the underdog. In this case, Nicaragua has been wrongfully accused of holding Costa Rican [=POWs=] ever since the war between these two countries in 2005. The Costa Ricans, hoping to pressure the Nicaraguans to release the prisoners, have hired an American mercenary company known as the Rhinos to bombard Nicaragua from the air. Naturally, the Nicaraguans want someone to rid them of this threat, and are willing to pay $7 million for the service.\\
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The Commander hurries home to tell Virgil about the job. Virgil says he's familiar with the Rhinos. He says they fly older planes, but load them with top-end munitions - saving themselves a lot of money on overhead. He tries convincing The Commander to consider this for the Wildcats, but The Commander immediately refuses, saying that the real price would be losing the lives of pilots. Virgil also says that the Rhinos use ground forces as part of their service to customers, but The Commander says that unfortunately there's no way the Wildcats could expand to ground operations in the near future. Virgil wishes him luck in Nicaragua.\\
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After a long flight, the Wildcats arrive in Prinzapolca, Nicaragua and set up their strike base. The Commander explains the situation to the other pilots, saying that the Wildcats' first mission will be to drive the Rhinos' aircraft out of Nicaraguan airspace. Billy remarks that this should be an easy task, seeing as the Rhinos only fly old F-4s. The Commander warns him that their veterans do fly F-16s, and that all of their planes are armed with the best air-to-air missiles. As The Commander and Zorro fly their patrol over the border, the assessment is proven correct: The first pair of F-4s they encounter immediately launch a swarm of radar-seeking missiles at them from long range, followed up with short-range infra-red missiles as they close in to engage. The Wildcats manage to evade the missiles and shoot down the enemy planes, but more keep showing up. As they clear the sky and prepare to return to base, they are jumped by Rhino F-16s which prove to be very difficult opponents, but the Wildcats win out.\\
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At base, Ari compliments The Commander on winning such a tough battle, despite the technological inferiority of the enemy planes. He says that the Rhinos can't hope to stay in the area with such heavy losses. The Nicaraguans feel the same way, and order the Wildcats to go straight for an attack on the enemy airbase. This proves to be a much more difficult prospect than anticipated, as the Rhinos apparently have dozens more planes left to defend their base. The Commander and Zorro must punch through a dozen enemy planes just to get to the airfield. Nevertheless, they get the job done and return with only minor damage.\\
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The Rhinos, however, are not deterred. Instead of cutting their losses and running out of Costa Rica, they relocate their entire base to a coastal facility where they begin to receive shipments of ground vehicles - apparently preparing for a major ground assault across the border. With the Nicaraguan government unsure what the Costa Ricans could have mistaken for a [=POW=] camp, they insist that the Wildcats hit the Rhinos again, this time destroying their entire convoy of armored vehicles. The Commander and Zorro once again take to the air, flying along the coast until they reach the enemy's new airbase. They manage to catch two F-4s just as they're trying to take off, and shoot them both down without the fight. However the convoy has already left the base, so the two Wildcats scout the area until they find the convoy making its way through the mountains into Nicaragua. They carpet-bomb the convoy with cluster munitions, wiping it out completely. With the job completed, they head home.
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[[folder:Empty Quiver]]
The Commander returns to Selim's to find it empty again, apart from Maxwell who appears to still be drinking there alone. Maxwell laments how he chose the worst possible time to move his fixing business to Istanbul, but still has a job to offer the Wildcats. British Columbia is seeking to secede from Canada, and it doesn't look like it's going to be an amicable divorce. They're offering 7 million dollars for any mercenary company that will come to their aid. Since there seems to be no other work available in Istanbul, The Commander accepts the mission, and the Wildcat aerial convoy heads out west.\\
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The convoy lands for a scheduled refuelling stop in Dublin, Ireland. While they're all waiting for the planes to be filled up, The Commander runs up to the other Wildcats and calls them to immediate attention. He explains that he was just contacted by the Irish government with terrifying news: A B-1B Lancer nuclear bomber has just been stolen from Stornoway in Scotland, while it was carrying nuclear-armed Tomahawk cruise missiles scheduled for transport to the United States. The Irish government has reason to believe that whoever stole the plane is planning to fire the Tomahawks at Dublin. The Wildcats are to scramble immediately - first and foremost to save themselves, but hopefully to intercept and destroy the bomber itself and/or any Tomahawks it manages to launch. If they can pull this off, the Irish government will be forever indebted to them. If they fail, they might as well never have taken off.\\
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The F-16s are scrambled immediately, and fan out to search for the bomber. The Commander and Tex run into the B-1B over the Irish Sea, and to their horror it has already fired five Tomahawks towards Dublin. While Tex splits off to intercept the bomber itself, The Commander uses every ounce of his skill to shoot the small missiles out of the air one by one. With the final missile destroyed, the Wildcats can breathe easy. The Commander suggests they all go drink something.\\
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With nuclear destruction averted, the Irish government pays the Wildcats a massive bonus. The British Columbia mission is canceled as the Wildcats return to Istanbul to put their money into good use in preparing for the winds of change.
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[[folder:Alaska. Again.]]
Selim's bar is less busy than usual. The Commander spots Beto munching on his muffins. He is glad to see The Commander, and wastes no time offering him somewhat of a familiar contract: The New Siberians are having trouble with their occupation of Alaska -- the same occupation the Wildcats helped bring about, earlier that year. It seems that Alaskan bombers have been repeatedly attacking the new New Siberian bases in the country, and they need the Wildcats' help in defeating the bomber threat. This all sounds too familiar to The Commander, who remembers how upset the Internal Revenue Service were last time the Wildcats operated in that area. Beto presses The Commander not to be so scared of the I.R.S., and offers lucrative compensation for the risk: 8 million dollars, with an option for bonuses for exceptional performance.\\
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The Wildcat strike base is set up in Lavrentiya, on the Siberian side of the Bering Straits. The Wildcats are barely ready to begin operations when the New Siberians contact them with an emergency situation: A New Siberian Su-27 has lost its wingman and is in danger of being attacked as it tries to return home. The Commander takes his F-22 with Teflon as a wingman to clear the way for the Su-27. As the two Wildcats catch up to the New Siberian, they find him under attack by Alaskan F-4s, and a dogfight ensues. However during a high-speed maneuver The Commander's radar-warning light comes on as a missile is fired at him from an unexpected direction. He evades the missile and realizes that it was fired from an F-117 that is completely invisible to his radar. A second such aircraft appears, trying to shoot down the Su-27. The Wildcat pilots eventually manage to turn the tables and destroy the stealth aircraft, escorting the Su-27 home safely.\\
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Back at base, Miguel expresses astonishment that the Alaskans have managed to acquire even a single F-117. Before speculations can be explored further, Tex runs in with bad news: The Alaskans have already located the Wildcat strike base, and are sending in a large wave of bombers to erase it. With the F-22 still being repaired from the last mission, The Commander must take off in an F-16, with Zorro as his wingman. The other Wildcats are instructed to load up the C-130 in case they need to evacuate. Enemy aircraft are picked up coming from the north, so the two Wildcats head that way to intercept them. They tangle with a few F-4s, but it is clearly not the main force of the attack. Suddenly, a message comes in from base: Two F-117s have slipped through the radar cover from a different direction, and are beginning their bombing run. The Wildcats must rush back and defeat them - as well as three well-trained F-18 escorts - before they knock out the runway.\\
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The time has come to finally take out the Alaskan air base that's been sending these bombers. For this mission, the New Siberians send Su-27 interceptors to escort the Wildcat strikers on their way to attack the base. While The Commander flies in with a full bomb load, his wingman tangles with multiple Alaskan F-16s, making short work of them. Once the dogfight is finished, they look for the enemy base and find it hidden between the peaks of a tall, snowy mountain. Dodging between the anti-aircraft guns, The Commander puts some craters into the runway and drops the rest of the bombs into the hangars. After bombing the base, The Commander bids the Su-27 farewell as it breaks off and returns home.\\
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The Wildcats pack up to leave Siberia. Ari says is convinced that the Alaskans will not be able to maintain their presence in the area after having suffered this many losses. Just then, Tex reports that the New Siberians have contacted him with an offer. They've detected Alaskan C-130 "Hercs" leaving the area, and want them shot down. They offer a sizable bonus. With most of the F-16s already packed up for transport, The Commander decides to take the F-22 alone on this mission. Phoenix warns him that it would be foolish to go alone without an F-16 wingman, but The Commander argues that the Alaskans will be long gone by the time one could be made ready. He takes off alone. As luck would have it, the only aircraft left to the Alaskans at this point are aging F-4s, but they swarm around The Commander and nearly shoot him down. In the end, he manages to reach the C-130s and shoot them down, then goes full throttle to vacate the area.
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[[folder:Revisiting Syria]]
At Selim's, Farhad approaches The Commander with an interesting bit of news: The Turks haven't given up on their of training some sort of enforcement arm for their Umbrella Tax, and have re-established a terrorist training base in Syria. Since Farhad's line of work is under threat by the same tax increase that's threatening the mercenaries, he has organized for the Golden Eagles, who had fought ''against'' the Wildcats in Nicaragua, to attack the training camps. He offers the Wildcats a chance to join in the attack, to everyone's mutual benefit. As there will be no pay for the mission, he asks The Commander to do him a favor and inform Virgil himself, since Farhad doesn't like to be yelled at. Sure enough, The Commander receives his own measure of yelling when he explains the situation to Virgil, though he eventually comes around.\\
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A strike base is set up near Halab once again. Billy expresses the same worries as virgil did about taking non-paying missions. He says it might be a better idea to just leave Istanbul instead of wasting so much time and effort trying to delay the new umbrella tax. The Commander assures him that he's got a plan, but doesn't explain further. Maenwhile, Tex is amazed that the Turks haven't learned their lesson yet.\\
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First, The Commander takes the F-22 and Primetime to clear the airspace around the training camp. The terrorists turns out to be armed with Tornadoes, which -while old- are fast enough to keep up with the F-22, and armed with multiple air-to-air missiles to boot. It takes great teamwork from the Wildcats to trap the fast planes and shoot them down.\\
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Back at the base, Miguel raises an important question: Why are the Turks spending so much money on creating a law that would make their country so inhospitable to business? The Commander has no answer to this, but expresses hope that the Golden Eagles and their commander, Reinhardt, are having as much success as the Wildcats.\\
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The second mission is the attack on the facility itself. The Commander flies this one with Phoenix on his wing. They're jumped by multiple waves of Tornadoes at the target, while trying to weave through the anti-aircraft fire from the base itself. They bomb buildings and armored vehicles until nothing remains, then vacate the area victoriously.
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[[folder:Rhinos]]
Back in Istanbul, The Commander speaks with Miguel again about the F-22. Miguel says that if all F-22s in existence were to be stripped for parts immediately, and the Wildcats would buy all those parts, they could keep the F-22 flying for around a dozen more missions. The Commander finally relents and tells Miguel to get the F-22 ready for sale.\\
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At Selim's, there seems to be an ever-decreasing number of fixers hanging around. The Commander approaches Muhammed for another job. Muhammed says he has the perfect job for the Wildcats: Fighting for the underdog. In this case, Nicaragua has been wrongfully accused of holding Costa Rican [=POWs=] ever since the war between these two countries in 2005. The Costa Ricans, hoping to pressure the Nicaraguans to release the prisoners, have hired an American mercenary company known as the Rhinos to bombard Nicaragua from the air. Naturally, the Nicaraguans want someone to rid them of this threat, and are willing to pay $7 million for the service.\\
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The Commander hurries home to tell Virgil about the job. Virgil says he's familiar with the Rhinos. He says they fly older planes, but load them with top-end munitions - saving themselves a lot of money on overhead. He tries convincing The Commander to consider this for the Wildcats, but The Commander immediately refuses, saying that the real price would be losing the lives of pilots. Virgil also says that the Rhinos use ground forces as part of their service to customers, but The Commander says that unfortunately there's no way the Wildcats could expand to ground operations in the near future. Virgil wishes him luck in Nicaragua.\\
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After a long flight, the Wildcats arrive in Prinzapolca, Nicaragua and set up their strike base. The Commander explains the situation to the other pilots, saying that the Wildcats' first mission will be to drive the Rhinos' aircraft out of Nicaraguan airspace. Billy remarks that this should be an easy task, seeing as the Rhinos only fly old F-4s. The Commander warns him that their veterans do fly F-16s, and that all of their planes are armed with the best air-to-air missiles. As The Commander and Zorro fly their patrol over the border, the assessment is proven correct: The first pair of F-4s they encounter immediately launch a swarm of radar-seeking missiles at them from long range, followed up with short-range infra-red missiles as they close in to engage. The Wildcats manage to evade the missiles and shoot down the enemy planes, but more keep showing up. As they clear the sky and prepare to return to base, they are jumped by Rhino F-16s which prove to be very difficult opponents, but the Wildcats win out.\\
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At base, Ari compliments The Commander on winning such a tough battle, despite the technological inferiority of the enemy planes. He says that the Rhinos can't hope to stay in the area with such heavy losses. The Nicaraguans feel the same way, and order the Wildcats to go straight for an attack on the enemy airbase. This proves to be a much more difficult prospect than anticipated, as the Rhinos apparently have dozens more planes left to defend their base. The Commander and Zorro must punch through a dozen enemy planes just to get to the airfield. Nevertheless, they get the job done and return with only minor damage.\\
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The Rhinos, however, are not deterred. Instead of cutting their losses and running out of Costa Rica, they relocate their entire base to a coastal facility where they begin to receive shipments of ground vehicles - apparently preparing for a major ground assault across the border. With the Nicaraguan government unsure what the Costa Ricans could have mistaken for a [=POW=] camp, they insist that the Wildcats hit the Rhinos again, this time destroying their entire convoy of armored vehicles. The Commander and Zorro once again take to the air, flying along the coast until they reach the enemy's new airbase. They manage to catch two F-4s just as they're trying to take off, and shoot them both down without the fight. However the convoy has already left the base, so the two Wildcats scout the area until they find the convoy making its way through the mountains into Nicaragua. They carpet-bomb the convoy with cluster munitions, wiping it out completely. With the job completed, they head home.
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[[folder:Empty Quiver]]
The Commander returns to Selim's to find it empty again, apart from Maxwell who appears to still be drinking there alone. Maxwell laments how he chose the worst possible time to move his fixing business to Istanbul, but still has a job to offer the Wildcats. British Columbia is seeking to secede from Canada, and it doesn't look like it's going to be an amicable divorce. They're offering 7 million dollars for any mercenary company that will come to their aid. Since there seems to be no other work available in Istanbul, The Commander accepts the mission, and the Wildcat aerial convoy heads out west.\\
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The convoy lands for a scheduled refuelling stop in Dublin, Ireland. While they're all waiting for the planes to be filled up, The Commander runs up to the other Wildcats and calls them to immediate attention. He explains that he was just contacted by the Irish government with terrifying news: A B-1B Lancer nuclear bomber has just been stolen from Stornoway in Scotland, while it was carrying nuclear-armed Tomahawk cruise missiles scheduled for transport to the United States. The Irish government has reason to believe that whoever stole the plane is planning to fire the Tomahawks at Dublin. The Wildcats are to scramble immediately - first and foremost to save themselves, but hopefully to intercept and destroy the bomber itself and/or any Tomahawks it manages to launch. If they can pull this off, the Irish government will be forever indebted to them. If they fail, they might as well never have taken off.\\
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The F-16s are scrambled immediately, and fan out to search for the bomber. The Commander and Tex run into the B-1B over the Irish Sea, and to their horror it has already fired five Tomahawks towards Dublin. While Tex splits off to intercept the bomber itself, The Commander uses every ounce of his skill to shoot the small missiles out of the air one by one. With the final missile destroyed, the Wildcats can breathe easy. The Commander suggests they all go drink something.\\
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With nuclear destruction averted, the Irish government pays the Wildcats a massive bonus. The British Columbia mission is canceled as the Wildcats return to Istanbul to put their money into good use in preparing for the winds of change.
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At Selim's, Farhad approaches The Commander with an interesting bit of news: The Turks haven't given up on their of training some sort of enforcement arm for their Umbrella Tax, and have re-established a terrorist training base in Syria. Since Farhad's line of work is under threat by the same tax increase that's threatening the mercenaries, he has organized for the Golden Eagles, another Istanbul-based mercenary group, to attack the training camps. He offers the Wildcats a chance to join in the attack, to everyone's mutual benefit. As there will be no pay for the mission, he asks The Commander to do him a favor and inform Virgil himself, since Farhad doesn't like to be yelled at. Sure enough, The Commander receives his own measure of yelling when he explains the situation to Virgil, though he eventually comes around.\\
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A strike base is set up near Halab once again. Billy expresses the same worries as virgil did about taking non-paying missions. He says it might be a better idea to just leave Istanbul instead of wasting so much time and effort trying to delay the new umbrella tax. The Commander assures him that he's got a plan, but doesn't explain further. Maenwhile, Tex is amazed that the Turks haven't learned their lesson yet.\\
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First, The Commander takes the F-22 and Primetime to clear the airspace around the training camp. The terrorists turns out to be armed with Tornadoes, which -while old- are fast enough to keep up with the F-22, and armed with multiple air-to-air missiles to boot. It takes great teamwork from the Wildcats to trap the fast planes and shoot them down.\\
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Back at the base, Miguel raises an important question: Why are the Turks spending so much money on creating a law that would make their country so inhospitable to business? The Commander has no answer to this, but expresses hope that the Golden Eagles and their commander, Reinhardt, are having as much success as the Wildcats.\\
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The second mission is the attack on the facility itself. The Commander flies this one with Phoenix on his wing. They're jumped by multiple waves of Tornadoes at the target, while trying to weave through the anti-aircraft fire from the base itself. They bomb buildings and armored vehicles until nothing remains, then vacate the area victoriously.\\
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At Selim's, Farhad approaches The Commander with an interesting bit of news: The Turks haven't given up on their of training some sort of enforcement arm for their Umbrella Tax, and have re-established a terrorist training base in Syria. Since Farhad's line of work is under threat by the same tax increase that's threatening the mercenaries, he has organized for the Golden Eagles, another Istanbul-based mercenary group, to attack the training camps. He offers the Wildcats a chance to join in the attack, to everyone's mutual benefit. As there will be no pay for the mission, he asks The Commander to do him a favor and inform Virgil himself, since Farhad doesn't like to be yelled at. Sure enough, The Commander receives his own measure of yelling when he explains the situation to Virgil, though he eventually comes around.\\
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A strike base is set up near Halab once again. Billy expresses the same worries as virgil did about taking non-paying missions. He says it might be a better idea to just leave Istanbul instead of wasting so much time and effort trying to delay the new umbrella tax. The Commander assures him that he's got a plan, but doesn't explain further. Maenwhile, Tex is amazed that the Turks haven't learned their lesson yet.\\
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First, The Commander takes the F-22 and Primetime to clear the airspace around the training camp. The terrorists turns out to be armed with Tornadoes, which -while old- are fast enough to keep up with the F-22, and armed with multiple air-to-air missiles to boot. It takes great teamwork from the Wildcats to trap the fast planes and shoot them down.\\
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Back at the base, Miguel raises an important question: Why are the Turks spending so much money on creating a law that would make their country so inhospitable to business? The Commander has no answer to this, but expresses hope that the Golden Eagles and their commander, Reinhardt, are having as much success as the Wildcats.\\
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The second mission is the attack on the facility itself. The Commander flies this one with Phoenix on his wing. They're jumped by multiple waves of Tornadoes at the target, while trying to weave through the anti-aircraft fire from the base itself. They bomb buildings and armored vehicles until nothing remains, then vacate the area victoriously.\\
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In Selim's busy bar, The Commander spots Beto munching on his muffins. He is glad to see The Commander, and wastes no time offering him somewhat of a familiar contract: The New Siberians are having trouble with their occupation of Alaska -- the same occupation the Wildcats helped bring about, earlier that year. It seems that Alaskan F-117 stealth bombers have been repeatedly attacking the new New Siberian bases in the country, and they need the Wildcats' help in defeating the bomber threat. This all sounds too familiar to The Commander, who remembers how upset the Internal Revenue Service were last time the Wildcats operated in that area. Beto presses The Commander not to be so scared of the I.R.S., and offers lucrative compensation for the risk: 8 million dollars, with an option for bonuses for exceptional performance.\\
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Back at base, Miguel expresses astonishment that the Alaskans have managed to acquire even a single F-117. Before speculations can be explored further, Tex runs in with bad news: The Alaskans have already located the Wildcat strike base, and are sending in a large wave of bombers to erase it. With the F-22 still being repaired from the last mission, The Commander must take off in an F-16, with Zorro as his wingman. The other Wildcats are instructed to load up the C-130 in case they need to evacuate. Enemy aircraft are picked up coming from the north, so the two Wildcats head that way to intercept them. They tangle with a few F-4s, but it is clearly not the main force of the attack. Suddenly, a message comes in from base: Two F-117s have slipped through the radar cover from a different direction, and are beginning their bombing run. The Wildcats must rush back and defeat them - as well as three well-trained F-18 escorts - before they knock out the runway.\\
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The time has come to finally take out the Alaskan air base that's been sending these bombers. For this mission, the New Siberians send Su-27 interceptors to escort the Wildcat strikers on their way to attack the base. While The Commander flies in with a full bomb load, his wingman tangles with multiple Alaskan F-16s, making short work of them. Once the dogfight is finished, they look for the enemy base and find it hidden between the peaks of a tall, snowy mountain. Dodging between the anti-aircraft guns, The Commander puts some craters into the runway and drops the rest of the bombs into the hangars. After bombing the base, The Commander bids the Su-27 farewell as it breaks off and returns home.\\
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The Wildcats pack up to leave Siberia. Ari says is convinced that the Alaskans will not be able to maintain their presence in the area after having suffered this many losses. Just then, Tex reports that the New Siberians have contacted him with an offer. They've detected Alaskan C-130 "Hercs" leaving the area, and want them shot down. They offer a sizable bonus. With most of the F-16s already packed up for transport, The Commander decides to take the F-22 alone on this mission. Phoenix warns him that it would be foolish to go alone without an F-16 wingman, but The Commander argues that the Alaskans will be long gone by the time one could be made ready. He takes off alone. As luck would have it, the only aircraft left to the Alaskans at this point are aging F-4s, but they swarm around The Commander and nearly shoot him down. In the end, he manages to reach the C-130s and shoot them down, then goes full throttle to vacate the area.
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After a long journey, a strike base is set up at Hanamaulu, in western Hawaii. The United States forces have apparently already landed nearby on Kaua'i island, and have set up a forward airbase to assist an invasion of the other islands. Billy wonders why the Wildcats aren't planning to take out the air patrols first, as they usually do. The Commander explains that he's counting on the element of surprise to catch the base unawares, before additional patrols can be sent from the carrier to defend it. The Commander takes off with Phoenix on his wing. Soon enough, his gamble turns out to have been somewhat risky, as the bomb-laden F-16s run into a large patrol of U.S.N. F-18s and a difficult dogfight ensues. Two pairs of agile F-16s also await them at the destination. On the bright side, it appears that the Americans had not yet had enough time to set up anti-air defenses, leaving the base open for a quick bombing run and hasty escape.\\
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The attack on the carrier itself, off the coast of Kaua'i, offers no element of surprise, so the Wildcats return to their tried-and-true tactics. The Commander sets up a rotating schedule of sorties so that each pair of Wildcats will follow the other, hitting the carrier's defense squadrons and depleting them over the course of an entire day. The Commander leads the first pair with the F-22 and Primetime as his wingman. The opposition is tough, but the two Wildcats manage to knock out no fewer than four pairs of enemy F-18s on that first run.\\
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The Americans have apparently realized the severity of the threat, because they send an entire squadron of F-18s to attack the Wildcat strike base itself. Two F-16s are hastily prepared to scramble. The Commander and Primetime take off to defend the perimeter as the other planes are fueled and armed. The F-18s nearly break through several times, and nearly shoot the two defending Wildcats out of the sky, but ultimately they are all defeated before they can punch holes in the runway or cause any other serious damage.\\
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With so many enemy F-18s shot down, The Commander reasons that the carrier's defensive screen must be close to depletion. Now is the time to strike. The Commander's and Zorro's F-16s are fitted with a pair of heavy laser-guided bombs each, as they take off for the final mission. The Americans throw all of their remaining F-18s at the two incoming jets, but even with the heavy bomb load the Wildcats punch through the screen, past a veritable fence of anti-aircraft and missile fire, dropping their bombs on the carrier itself. With the carrier slowly being swallowed by the waves, the Wildcats return home to collect their paycheck.
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[[folder:Alaska. Again.]]
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The attack on the carrier itself, off the coast of Kaua'i, offers no element of surprise, so the Wildcats return to their tried-and-true tactics. The Commander sets up a rotating schedule of sorties so that each pair of Wildcats will follow the other, hitting the carrier's defense squadrons and depleting them over the course of an entire day. The Commander leads the first pair with the F-22 and Primetime as his wingman. The opposition is tough, but the two Wildcats manage to knock out no fewer than four pairs of enemy F-18s on that first run.\\
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The Americans have apparently realized the severity of the threat, because they send an entire squadron of F-18s to attack the Wildcat strike base itself. Two F-16s are hastily prepared to scramble. The Commander and Primetime take off to defend the perimeter as the other planes are fueled and armed. The F-18s nearly break through several times, and nearly shoot the two defending Wildcats out of the sky, but ultimately they are all defeated before they can punch holes in the runway or cause any other serious damage.\\
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With so many enemy F-18s shot down, The Commander reasons that the carrier's defensive screen must be close to depletion. Now is the time to strike. The Commander's and Zorro's F-16s are fitted with a pair of heavy laser-guided bombs each, as they take off for the final mission. The Americans throw all of their remaining F-18s at the two incoming jets, but even with the heavy bomb load the Wildcats punch through the screen, past a veritable fence of anti-aircraft and missile fire, dropping their bombs on the carrier itself. With the carrier slowly being swallowed by the waves, the Wildcats return home to collect their paycheck.
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[[folder:Alaska. Again.]]
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The Commander spots Muhammed among the fixers, and approaches to thank him for the South Africa job. Muhammed says he has another mission that would perfectly suit the Wildcats' [[WeHelpTheHelpless altruistic preferences]]: Assisting the recently-seceded country of Hawaii in repelling a United States carrier group coming to assault the island. The Commander balks at the idea of attacking a U.S. carrier group, if for no other reason than this would put the Wildcats into a collision course with the Internal Revenue Service once again. Muhammed says that this would not be a problem: Hawaii is willing to offer legal defense in case the I.R.S. tries any legal shenanigans; and the payment offered for the contract is an impressive 8 million dollars. Wishing to thank Muhammed for keeping the Wildcats in mind, The Commander accepts the contract.
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With the Jackals evacuating the remainder of their equipment, the South African government gives the go-ahead for the final strike against the Zimbabwe airforce itself, just across the disputed border. The Commander and Phoenix attack the airbase together, and this time the Zimbabwe airforce is palpably less prepared to meet them head on - eventually throwing rookie pilots at them in desperation. The Wildcats level the base to the ground.
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With the Jackals evacuating the remainder of their equipment, the South African government gives the go-ahead for the final strike against the Zimbabwe airforce itself, just across the disputed border. The Commander and Phoenix Tex attack the airbase together, and this time the Zimbabwe airforce is palpably markedly less prepared to meet them head on - eventually throwing rookie pilots at them in desperation. The Wildcats level the base to the ground.
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[[folder:Ari Ben-Gazi]]
The Wildcats return to Istanbul with their pay for the mission. Virgil gets to work immediately, sorting out Lyle's bereavement paperwork and arranging his funeral service. Meanwhile, he asks The Commander whether he's found anyone to replace Lyle on the roster. The Commander replies that pilots are in short order, as the impending tax increase has been driving mercenaries away from Istanbul. He says he's found two promising pilots, but is especially impressed by the ex-Israeli Air Force pilot called Ari "Teflon" Ben-Gazi, who left a successful military career after it had reached a dead end. As an aside, Virgil warns The Commander to make sure not to let another "Janet Page" join the group. This triggers The Commander; He angrily says there are no other pilots like Janet Page, obviously hinting at his personal feelings of loss. The two have a loud argument, during which The Commander warns Virgil that the umbrella tax has caused a ''surplus'' of available accountants. When Virgil is visibly shocked by that remark, The Commander apologizes for his insult, and admits that Virgil is an essential part of the team.\\
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Ari arrives later that same day - exactly on schedule. He turns out to be a no-nonsense, all-business type of man, calling The Commander "Sir" multiple times during the conversation, and quietly pointing out that he does not like to "mingle". The Commander doesn't have time for a lengthy conversation, so he sends Ari to Virgil's office to handle the paperwork. He also tells Ari that since he's no longer in the military, addressing The Commander as "Sir" is strictly optional.\\
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The Commander heads out to Selim's to look for work, and fortunately finds the bar full of fixers. First, however, he pays a visit to Prideaux's private niche in the back, where Prideaux seems particularly displeased with seeing him after the affair in South Africa. The Commander rubs Prideaux's nose in his squadron's retreat, but Prideaux twists the knife by mentioning that the Jackals have collected Lyle's remains, including the black box containing his "touching" final words. The Commander demands they be handed over immediately. Prideaux gives an off-handed insult about Lyle's mediocre flying abilities; This angers The Commander, who retorts that --unlike the Jackal-- at least Lyle had morals, and knew that being a mercenary was more than just the paycheck. Prideaux agrees, saying that the size of the check matters too. When he tries to dismiss The Commander and his "intrusive altruism", The Commander reminds Prideaux that said altruism had saved his life once. He leaves the Jackal seething in his niche.\\
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[[folder:Ari Ben-Gazi]]
The Wildcats return to Istanbul with their pay for the mission. Virgil gets to work immediately, sorting out Lyle's bereavement paperwork and arranging his funeral service. Meanwhile, he asks The Commander whether he's found anyone to replace Lyle on the roster. The Commander replies that pilots are in short order, as the impending tax increase has been driving mercenaries away from Istanbul. He says he's found two promising pilots, but is especially impressed by the ex-Israeli Air Force pilot called Ari "Teflon" Ben-Gazi, who left a successful military career after it had reached a dead end. As an aside, Virgil warns The Commander to make sure not to let another "Janet Page" join the group. This triggers The Commander; He angrily says there are no other pilots like Janet Page, obviously hinting at his personal feelings of loss. The two have a loud argument, during which The Commander warns Virgil that the umbrella tax has caused a ''surplus'' of available accountants. When Virgil is visibly shocked by that remark, The Commander apologizes for his insult, and admits that Virgil is an essential part of the team.\\
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Ari arrives later that same day - exactly on schedule. He turns out to be a no-nonsense, all-business type of man, calling The Commander "Sir" multiple times during the conversation, and quietly pointing out that he does not like to "mingle". The Commander doesn't have time for a lengthy conversation, so he sends Ari to Virgil's office to handle the paperwork. He also tells Ari that since he's no longer in the military, addressing The Commander as "Sir" is strictly optional.\\
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The Commander heads out to Selim's to look for work, and fortunately finds the bar full of fixers. First, however, he pays a visit to Prideaux's private niche in the back, where Prideaux seems particularly displeased with seeing him after the affair in South Africa. The Commander rubs Prideaux's nose in his squadron's retreat, but Prideaux twists the knife by mentioning that the Jackals have collected Lyle's remains, including the black box containing his "touching" final words. The Commander demands they be handed over immediately. Prideaux gives an off-handed insult about Lyle's mediocre flying abilities; This angers The Commander, who retorts that --unlike the Jackal-- at least Lyle had morals, and knew that being a mercenary was more than just the paycheck. Prideaux agrees, saying that the size of the check matters too. When he tries to dismiss The Commander and his "intrusive altruism", The Commander reminds Prideaux that said altruism had saved his life once. He leaves the Jackal seething in his niche.\\
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On the way to the target, The Commander is jumped by several wings of [=MiG-29=]s, all bearing Jackal markings. He shoots them down and hurries to defend the tanks, which are being attacked by Zimbabwean A-10s. He just barely manages to shoot the bombers down before they can hurt the convoy.\\
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On the way to the target, The Commander is jumped by several wings of [=MiG-29=]s, all bearing Jackal markings. He shoots them down and hurries to defend the tanks, which are being attacked by Zimbabwean A-10s. He just barely manages to shoot the bombers down before they can hurt the convoy.convoy, while simultaneously struggling to keep the Jackals off his six. Fortunately, the F-22's powerful engines make it a much more formidable opponent than the Jackals were expecting, and The Commander wins the engagement and returns home safely.\\
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The Commander's F-16 is loaded for bear with bombs and air-to-ground missiles. He flies east and makes his rendezvous with Baseline, who relays the coordinates he received from the informant. The two planes then head north to the location of the Jackal base. However when they arrive, they are suddenly jumped by two Jackal [=MiG-29=]s. The heavily-loaded F-16s struggle to dogfight with the ace Jackal pilots and The Commander manages to shoot them both down; However two additional [=MiG-29=]s appear suddenly out of nowhere, and a missile is launched at Baseline's plane which explodes in a massive fireball. Overcoming his shock, The Commander takes out the remaining enemies and looks around for the Jackal base to complete the mission, but can't find it anywhere. Angry and shaken, he returns to base.\\
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The Wildcats are all shaken by Lyle's sudden death, but there is no time to hold a funeral. The South African government has had enough of the Jackals' presence in the area, and has managed to discover the true location of their airbase. This time, they offer the Wildcats a large bonus to eradicate the base completely - an offer the Wildcats accept very willingly. Once again The Commander's plane is loaded to the brim with heavy munitions, and he takes off escorted by Primetime. Several Zimbabwean [=MiG-21=]s take off to intercept them on the way to the target. The Wildcat pair also catch and shoot down two Jackal [=MiG-29=]s just as they're taking off from their base. The base is quickly leveled and the Wildcats make their way home, but partway there they encounter a hidden Jackal [=SAM=] site that nearly takes them out. Nevertheless, they make it to base without serious trouble.\\
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With the Jackals evacuating the remainder of their equipment, the South African government gives the go-ahead for the final strike against the Zimbabwe airforce itself, just across the disputed border. The Commander and Phoenix attack the airbase together, and this time the Zimbabwe airforce is palpably less prepared to meet them head on - eventually throwing rookie pilots at them in desperation. The Wildcats level the base to the ground.
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Virgil congratulates The Commander on a job well done, admitting for once that this was a no-pay mission worth flying. With no mercenaries to enforce their new tax, the Turkish government will have to delay the introduction of the tax by at least a few months. However, as Virgil points out, this has only bought the Wildcats some time; Unless the Turkish government changes its mind, the tax will ''eventually'' come into effect and the Wildcats may have to relocate from Istanbul altogether. In the meanwhile, he urges The Commander to go seek some work to offset the losses incurred on the Syria mission.
The Commander heads to Selim's to look for contracts. To his great surprise, at the back of the bar he meets Jean-Paul Prideaux, who has apparently survived their previous encounter. The Commander pokes fun at Prideaux for besting him in combat, and asks whether he is still a lackey for the I.R.S. He then asks Prideaux why the Jackals did not participate in the joint mercenary attack on the Turkish bases, to which Prideaux replies that the Jackals never work for free. The Commander tries to convince Prideaux that fighting the tax is in the interest of all mercenary squadrons in Istanbul. When Prideaux refuses to listen, The Commander voices his suspicions that Prideaux has his own angle on the umbrella tax situation.
Looking for fixers, The Commander finds a familiar face: Muhammed. The fixer is glad to see The Commander, saying that he had assumed the Wildcats had retired altogether. He offers The Commander a job working for South Africa in their territorial dispute with Zimbabwe - a few bombing runs for a modest 6 million dollars. The Commander gratefully accepts.
Virgil congratulates The Commander on a job well done, admitting for once that this was a no-pay mission worth flying. With no mercenaries to enforce their new tax, the Turkish government will have to delay the introduction of the tax by at least a few months. However, as Virgil points out, this has only bought the Wildcats some time; Unless the Turkish government changes its mind, the tax will ''eventually'' come into effect and the Wildcats may have to relocate from Istanbul altogether. In the meanwhile, he urges The Commander to go seek some work to offset the losses incurred on the Syria mission.
The Commander heads to Selim's to look for contracts. To his great surprise, at the back of the bar he meets Jean-Paul Prideaux, who has apparently survived their previous encounter. The Commander pokes fun at Prideaux for besting him in combat, and asks whether he is still a lackey for the I.R.S. He then asks Prideaux why the Jackals did not participate in the joint mercenary attack on the Turkish bases, to which Prideaux replies that the Jackals never work for free. The Commander tries to convince Prideaux that fighting the tax is in the interest of all mercenary squadrons in Istanbul. When Prideaux refuses to listen, The Commander voices his suspicions that Prideaux has his own angle on the umbrella tax situation.
Looking for fixers, The Commander finds a familiar face: Muhammed. The fixer is glad to see The Commander, saying that he had assumed the Wildcats had retired altogether. He offers The Commander a job working for South Africa in their territorial dispute with Zimbabwe - a few bombing runs for a modest 6 million dollars. The Commander gratefully accepts.
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Virgil congratulates The Commander on a job well done, admitting for once that this was a no-pay mission worth flying. With no mercenaries to enforce their new tax, the Turkish government will have to delay the introduction of the tax by at least a few months. However, as Virgil points out, this has only bought the Wildcats some time; Unless the Turkish government changes its mind, the tax will ''eventually'' come into effect and the Wildcats may have to relocate from Istanbul altogether. In the meanwhile, he urges The Commander to go seek some work to offset the losses incurred on the Syria
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The Commander heads to Selim's to look for contracts. To his great surprise, at the back of the bar he meets Jean-Paul Prideaux, who has apparently survived their previous encounter. The Commander pokes fun at Prideaux for besting him in combat, and asks whether he is still a lackey for the I.R.S. He then asks Prideaux why the Jackals did not participate in the joint mercenary attack on the Turkish bases, to which Prideaux replies that the Jackals never work for free. The Commander tries to convince Prideaux that fighting the tax is in the interest of all mercenary squadrons in Istanbul. When Prideaux refuses to listen, The Commander voices his suspicions that Prideaux has his own angle on the umbrella tax
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Looking for fixers, The Commander finds a familiar face: Muhammed. The fixer is glad to see The Commander, saying that he had assumed the Wildcats had retired altogether. He offers The Commander a job working for South Africa in their territorial dispute with Zimbabwe - a few bombing runs for a modest 6 million dollars. Muhammed adds that the missions should be fairly easy given the poor condition of the Zimbabwe airforce. The Commander gratefully accepts.
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[[folder:South Africa]]
The Wildcats pack up and fly south across Africa to Zoemekaar, on the South Africa-Zimbabwe border, where they begin setting up a strike base. With the attacks scheduled for the next morning, Miguel begins work on getting the planes ready to fly. However before the day is out, The Commander calls an emergency briefing. He informs the other pilots that the South African government has reported that one of their armored columns is under attack by enemy planes. They've offered an additional $1 million if the Wildcats intercept and prevent this attack. Unfortunately, the only plane that's ready to fly is the F-22, so The Commander has to fly this mission completely on his own.\\
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On the way to the target, The Commander is jumped by several wings of [=MiG-29=]s, all bearing Jackal markings. He shoots them down and hurries to defend the tanks, which are being attacked by Zimbabwean A-10s. He just barely manages to shoot the bombers down before they can hurt the convoy.\\
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The fight, however, is not over. On his way back to base, The Commander encounters something new: [[PostFinalBoss A YF-23 stealth fighter jet]], flown by no other than Prideaux. Prideaux tells The Commander over the radio that he's been loaned this YF-23 by the I.R.S. specifically for the task of shooting The Commander down. He says the I.R.S. don't even care so much about the F-22 being destroyed, so long as they get the man who killed their Director and stole their property. He bids The Commander farewell as he starts his attack. The Commander, having run out of missiles while gunning for Mendez, engages in a protracted maneuvering battle against the superior YF-23, but his skill prevails and he blows Prideaux out of the sky.\\
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The fight, however, is not over. On his way back to base, The Commander encounters something new: [[PostFinalBoss A YF-23 stealth fighter jet]], flown by no other than Prideaux. Prideaux tells The Commander over the radio that he's been loaned this YF-23 by the I.R.S. specifically for the task of shooting The Commander down. He says the I.R.S. don't even care so much about the F-22 being destroyed, so long as they get the man who killed their Director and stole their property. He bids The Commander farewell as he starts his attack. The Commander, having run out of missiles while gunning for Mendez, engages in a protracted maneuvering battle against the superior YF-23, but his skill prevails and he blows Prideaux shoots Prideaux's plane out of the sky.\\
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The Commander explains the situation to the other pilots. On their first outing, the Wildcats will try to shoot down as many training planes they can find, while also attempting to locate the training base and reconnoiter its defenses. Though they expect minor resistance - mostly from rookies - the flight instructors might give them some trouble. The Commander and Zorro take off for this patrol/scouting mission, with The Commander now piloting the F-22 interceptor. Together they tackle and shoot down almost a dozen enemy Mirage IIIs before locating the enemy base a good distance to the south.\\
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The Commander explains the situation to the other pilots. On their first outing, the Wildcats will try to shoot down as many training planes they can find, while also attempting to locate the training base and reconnoiter its defenses. Though they expect minor resistance - mostly from rookies - the flight instructors might give them some trouble. The Commander and Zorro take off for this patrol/scouting mission, with The Commander now piloting the F-22 interceptor. Together they tackle and shoot down almost a dozen enemy Mirage IIIs [=IIIs=] before locating the enemy base a good distance to the south.\\
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With the enemy base located, the second phase of the attack can take place: destroying the runways and hangars to knock it out of commission. Unfortunately, the enemy is already anticipating an attack, so the Wildcats are instructed to attack any vehicle they find fleeing the area. The Commander takes Phoenix as his wingman, and the two fly out to the enemy base coordinates and proceed to level it. No sooner do they bomb the runway when a message arrives from home base indicating that two enemy cargo planes have been spotted on their way out of the area. The two F-16s turn to pursue, intercepting both planes and thus destroying all remaining enemy equipment.\\
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With the enemy base located, the second phase of the attack can take place: destroying the runways and hangars to knock it out of commission. Unfortunately, the enemy is already anticipating an attack, so the Wildcats are instructed to attack any vehicle they find fleeing the area. The Commander takes Phoenix as his wingman, and the two fly out to the enemy base coordinates and proceed to level it. No sooner do they bomb the runway when a message arrives from home base indicating that two enemy cargo planes have been spotted on their way out of the area. The two F-16s turn to pursue, intercepting both planes and thus destroying all remaining enemy equipment.\\
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[[folder:Istanbul 1]]
Virgil congratulates The Commander on a job well done, admitting for once that this was a no-pay mission worth flying. With no mercenaries to enforce their new tax, the Turkish government will have to delay the introduction of the tax by at least a few months. However, as Virgil points out, this has only bought the Wildcats some time; Unless the Turkish government changes its mind, the tax will ''eventually'' come into effect and the Wildcats may have to relocate from Istanbul altogether. In the meanwhile, he urges The Commander to go seek some work to offset the losses incurred on the Syria mission.
The Commander heads to Selim's to look for contracts. To his great surprise, at the back of the bar he meets Jean-Paul Prideaux, who has apparently survived their previous encounter. The Commander pokes fun at Prideaux for besting him in combat, and asks whether he is still a lackey for the I.R.S. He then asks Prideaux why the Jackals did not participate in the joint mercenary attack on the Turkish bases, to which Prideaux replies that the Jackals never work for free. The Commander tries to convince Prideaux that fighting the tax is in the interest of all mercenary squadrons in Istanbul. When Prideaux refuses to listen, The Commander voices his suspicions that Prideaux has his own angle on the umbrella tax situation.
Looking for fixers, The Commander finds a familiar face: Muhammed. The fixer is glad to see The Commander, saying that he had assumed the Wildcats had retired altogether. He offers The Commander a job working for South Africa in their territorial dispute with Zimbabwe - a few bombing runs for a modest 6 million dollars. The Commander gratefully accepts.
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Virgil congratulates The Commander on a job well done, admitting for once that this was a no-pay mission worth flying. With no mercenaries to enforce their new tax, the Turkish government will have to delay the introduction of the tax by at least a few months. However, as Virgil points out, this has only bought the Wildcats some time; Unless the Turkish government changes its mind, the tax will ''eventually'' come into effect and the Wildcats may have to relocate from Istanbul altogether. In the meanwhile, he urges The Commander to go seek some work to offset the losses incurred on the Syria mission.
The Commander heads to Selim's to look for contracts. To his great surprise, at the back of the bar he meets Jean-Paul Prideaux, who has apparently survived their previous encounter. The Commander pokes fun at Prideaux for besting him in combat, and asks whether he is still a lackey for the I.R.S. He then asks Prideaux why the Jackals did not participate in the joint mercenary attack on the Turkish bases, to which Prideaux replies that the Jackals never work for free. The Commander tries to convince Prideaux that fighting the tax is in the interest of all mercenary squadrons in Istanbul. When Prideaux refuses to listen, The Commander voices his suspicions that Prideaux has his own angle on the umbrella tax situation.
Looking for fixers, The Commander finds a familiar face: Muhammed. The fixer is glad to see The Commander, saying that he had assumed the Wildcats had retired altogether. He offers The Commander a job working for South Africa in their territorial dispute with Zimbabwe - a few bombing runs for a modest 6 million dollars. The Commander gratefully accepts.
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The Commander explains the situation to the other pilots. On their first outing, the Wildcats will try to shoot down as many training planes they can find, while also attempting to locate the training base and reconnoiter its defenses. Though they expect minor resistance - mostly from rookies - the flight instructors might give them some trouble. The Commander and Primetime take off (with The Commander now piloting the F-22) for this patrol/scouting mission.
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The Commander explains the situation to the other pilots. On their first outing, the Wildcats will try to shoot down as many training planes they can find, while also attempting to locate the training base and reconnoiter its defenses. Though they expect minor resistance - mostly from rookies - the flight instructors might give them some trouble. The Commander and Primetime Zorro take off (with for this patrol/scouting mission, with The Commander now piloting the F-22) for this patrol/scouting mission.
F-22 interceptor. Together they tackle and shoot down almost a dozen enemy Mirage IIIs before locating the enemy base a good distance to the south.\\
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With the enemy base located, the second phase of the attack can take place: destroying the runways and hangars to knock it out of commission. Unfortunately, the enemy is already anticipating an attack, so the Wildcats are instructed to attack any vehicle they find fleeing the area. The Commander takes Phoenix as his wingman, and the two fly out to the enemy base coordinates and proceed to level it. No sooner do they bomb the runway when a message arrives from home base indicating that two enemy cargo planes have been spotted on their way out of the area. The two F-16s turn to pursue, intercepting both planes and thus destroying all remaining enemy equipment.\\
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With the enemy base located, the second phase of the attack can take place: destroying the runways and hangars to knock it out of commission. Unfortunately, the enemy is already anticipating an attack, so the Wildcats are instructed to attack any vehicle they find fleeing the area. The Commander takes Phoenix as his wingman, and the two fly out to the enemy base coordinates and proceed to level it. No sooner do they bomb the runway when a message arrives from home base indicating that two enemy cargo planes have been spotted on their way out of the area. The two F-16s turn to pursue, intercepting both planes and thus destroying all remaining enemy equipment.\\
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!! Tactical Operations
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The Wildcats have been resting on their laurels for six months, enjoying their payout from the Mendez assassination. The Commander returns to the Wildcat home-base from a meeting in Istanbul, and meets Billy in the main hangar. Billy expresses his desire to fly combat missions again, and The Commander promises that he's about to.\\
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The Commander heads into Virgil's office, where Virgil reveals that the Turkish government has decided to raise its umbrella tax, which mercenary groups based in Turkey pay to receive the Turkish government's protection against reprisals. He says that companies have begun fleeing Turkey to avoid the new tax. The Commander suggests that this might be a good turn of events, as it means more work for those companies that decide to stay. Virgil says that those companies are already gobbling up all available work before the tax goes into effect, and suggests that the Wildcats do the same.\\
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The Commander then explains that he has just returned from a meeting with the heads of several other mercenary companies. They've received troubling news that Turkey has set up military training bases in several neighbouring countries, hoping to train a mercenary force that would be capable of enforcing the higher umbrella tax on the other mercenary groups. In an effort to delay this, the mercenary companies plan to attack and destroy the training bases. Each company will be responsible for one neighbouring country; the Wildcats will be going to Syria. Virgil is shocked to hear that there will be no payout for this mission.\\
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The Commander instructs Billy to round up the other pilots, as the Wildcats will be heading out immediately. He tells Billy to keep a lid on the trip to Syria. Meanwhile, Miguel approaches The Commander with a serious issue: He's having trouble finding replacement parts for the F-22, and the parts he does find are extremely expensive. He recommends that selling the F-22 to the highest bidder would save money in the long run. The Commander reluctantly agrees to consider the idea.
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[[folder:Syria]]
The Wildcats set up a strike base in Halab, Syria. Tex wonders what would drive a mercenary group to help enforce a tax on mercenaries. The Commander explains that Turkey will likely give a tax exemption to the groups it would use as enforcers. Tex asks if there's no way to explain the situation to the Turkish mercs and dissuade them from working for the Turks. The Commander replies that doing so would alert the mercenaries to the Wildcats' plans, losing the element of surprise. He's adamant that those who would fight to raise taxes only on ''others'' deserve what's coming to them.\\
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The Commander explains the situation to the other pilots. On their first outing, the Wildcats will try to shoot down as many training planes they can find, while also attempting to locate the training base and reconnoiter its defenses. Though they expect minor resistance - mostly from rookies - the flight instructors might give them some trouble. The Commander and Primetime take off (with The Commander now piloting the F-22) for this patrol/scouting mission.
!! Tactical Operations
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[[folder:Umbrella Tax]]
The Wildcats have been resting on their laurels for six months, enjoying their payout from the Mendez assassination. The Commander returns to the Wildcat home-base from a meeting in Istanbul, and meets Billy in the main hangar. Billy expresses his desire to fly combat missions again, and The Commander promises that he's about to.\\
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The Commander heads into Virgil's office, where Virgil reveals that the Turkish government has decided to raise its umbrella tax, which mercenary groups based in Turkey pay to receive the Turkish government's protection against reprisals. He says that companies have begun fleeing Turkey to avoid the new tax. The Commander suggests that this might be a good turn of events, as it means more work for those companies that decide to stay. Virgil says that those companies are already gobbling up all available work before the tax goes into effect, and suggests that the Wildcats do the same.\\
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The Commander then explains that he has just returned from a meeting with the heads of several other mercenary companies. They've received troubling news that Turkey has set up military training bases in several neighbouring countries, hoping to train a mercenary force that would be capable of enforcing the higher umbrella tax on the other mercenary groups. In an effort to delay this, the mercenary companies plan to attack and destroy the training bases. Each company will be responsible for one neighbouring country; the Wildcats will be going to Syria. Virgil is shocked to hear that there will be no payout for this mission.\\
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The Commander instructs Billy to round up the other pilots, as the Wildcats will be heading out immediately. He tells Billy to keep a lid on the trip to Syria. Meanwhile, Miguel approaches The Commander with a serious issue: He's having trouble finding replacement parts for the F-22, and the parts he does find are extremely expensive. He recommends that selling the F-22 to the highest bidder would save money in the long run. The Commander reluctantly agrees to consider the idea.
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[[folder:Syria]]
The Wildcats set up a strike base in Halab, Syria. Tex wonders what would drive a mercenary group to help enforce a tax on mercenaries. The Commander explains that Turkey will likely give a tax exemption to the groups it would use as enforcers. Tex asks if there's no way to explain the situation to the Turkish mercs and dissuade them from working for the Turks. The Commander replies that doing so would alert the mercenaries to the Wildcats' plans, losing the element of surprise. He's adamant that those who would fight to raise taxes only on ''others'' deserve what's coming to them.\\
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The Commander explains the situation to the other pilots. On their first outing, the Wildcats will try to shoot down as many training planes they can find, while also attempting to locate the training base and reconnoiter its defenses. Though they expect minor resistance - mostly from rookies - the flight instructors might give them some trouble. The Commander and Primetime take off (with The Commander now piloting the F-22) for this patrol/scouting mission.
