Unlocking Aircraft
Each flyable aircraft in the game has a small horizontal bar underneath the aircraft name on the aircraft selection box. This is the 'Kill Bar'. In order to get the other variants of certain aircraft that are part of a family, you'll need to fill this all the way up by destroying enemy targets. You must gain a certain amount of points (cumulative) with an aircraft in the family of the plane you want. The amount of points you need to earn will differ with each aircraft. For the stronger and better planes, you will need to earn more points to unlock it's new variant. After filling up the Kill Bar of the desired plane, the next aircraft in the aircraft family will become available for purchase at the 'Buy' screen. Kill Bars can be filled up in both Campaign and Free Mission mode.
The aircraft that are the first variants of their families are obtained by completing certain missions in the game, and will become available after completing them.
NOTE: Aircraft that have only one variant in the aircraft family (ex. MiG-29A, MiG-1.44) will have their Kill Bars already filled up when you buy them, so you do not have to fill up their Kill Bars at all. The last plane in each family will also have its Kill Bar filled up already.
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A-10A Thunderbolt II |
Complete Mission 7 |
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A-6E Intruder |
Complete Mission 4 |
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EA-18G Growler |
Earn 90200 points with the F/A-18E |
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EA-6B Prowler |
Earn 43200 points with the A-6E |
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EF-2000 Typhoon |
Complete Mission 16A |
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F-117A Nighthawk |
Complete Mission 15 |
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F-14A Tomcat |
Complete Mission 9 |
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F-14B Bomcat |
Earn 47450 points with the F-14A |
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F-14D Super Tomcat |
Earn 56250 with the F-14B |
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F-15C Eagle |
Complete Mission 12A |
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F-15E Strike Eagle |
Earn 95450 with the F-15C |
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F-15S/MTD |
Earn 95450 with the F-15C |
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F-16 Block60 |
Earn 65450 points with the F-16C |
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F-16C Fighting Falcon |
Complete Mission 6 |
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F-16XL |
Earn 65450 points with the F-16C |
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F-20A Tigershark |
Earn 19800 points with the F-5E |
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F-2A |
Earn 65450 points with the F-16C |
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F-35C Joint Srike Fighter |
Complete Mission 16A |
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F-4E Phantom II |
Complete Mission 3 |
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F-4G Wild Weasel |
Earn 12800 points with the F-4E |
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F-4X |
Earn 47450 points with the F-4G |
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F-5E Tiger II |
Available from the start of the game |
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F/A-18C Hornet |
Complete Mission 6 |
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F/A-18E Super Hornet |
Earn 51800 points with the F/A-18C |
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F/A-22A Raptor |
Complete Mission 17 |
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FALKEN |
Destroy all FALKEN Hangars and complete the missions in which they appear on Normal or higher difficulty |
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FB-22 Concept |
Earn 123200 points with the F/A-22A |
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Hawk T.1A |
Complete Mission 19 |
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JAS-39C Gripen |
Complete Mission 15 |
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MiG 1.44 |
Complete Mission 25 |
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MiG-21-93 |
Earn 80000 points with the MiG-21bis |
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MiG-21bis Fishbed |
Complete Mission 3 |
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MiG-29A Fulcrum |
Complete Mission 7 |
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MiG-31 Foxhound |
Complete Mission 9 |
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MiG-31M |
Earn 65450 points with the MiG-31 |
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Mirage 2000 |
Complete Mission 7 |
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Mirage 2000D |
Earn 35000 points with the Mirage 2000 |
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Rafale B |
Earn 46000 points with the Rafale M |
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Rafale M |
Complete Mission 16B |
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SU-27 Flanker |
Complete Mission 12B |
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SU-32 |
Earn 129050 points with the SU-47 |
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SU-32 Strike Flanker |
111800 with the SU-27 |
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SU-35 Super Flanker |
111800 with the SU-27 |
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SU-37 Terminator |
123200 with the SU-35 |
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SU-47 Berkut |
Complete Mission 17 |
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Tornado ECR |
Earn 56250 with the Tornado Gr.Mk.1 |
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Tornado F3 |
Earn 56250 with the Tornado Gr.Mk.1 |
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Tornado Gr.Mk.1 |
Complete Mission 9 |
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Tornado Gr.Mk.4 |
Earn 56250 with the Tornado Gr.Mk.1 |
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X-02 Wyvern |
Unlock and purchase at least one of every aircraft in the game |
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X-29A |
Earn 60800 points with the F-20A |
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YA-10B |
Earn 85050 points with the A-10A |
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YF-23A Black Widow II |
Complete Mission 16B |
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Unlockable Planes
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F22A |
Successfully complete arcade mode to unlock the F22A. |
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X-02 |
Get all the other aircraft except for the Falken to unlock the X-02. |
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YF-23A Black Widow II |
Destroy all 5 FALKEN hangars to unlock the YF-23A (NOTE:unlike the US and JP versions of the game,you can only unlock the YF-23A this way in EU). |
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Unlock the falken
Unlock Expert and Ace modes
To unlock the two extra difficulty settings Expert and Ace modes, complete the campian on Normal.
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Expert and Ace modes |
Complete Normal mode |
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SP Color Schemes
All planes must be bought before obtaining color.
Can be done in Free Mission Mode.
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EA-18G |
Shoot down ABELCAIN in Mission 16B |
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EA-6B |
Shoot down DUNE in Mission 10 |
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F-14D |
Shoot down ZIPANG in Mission 3 |
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F-22A |
Clear Arcade Mode |
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F-2A |
Shoot down CYPHER in Mission 18 |
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F-4G |
Shoot down MINDRIPPER in Mission 4 |
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Falken |
Complete Expert difficulty with all S and/or A ranks |
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FB-22 |
Shoot down PROTEUS in Mission 17 |
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Hawk |
Shoot down GIGANTOR in Mission 1 |
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MIG-1.44 |
Shoot down REPLICATOR in Mission 27+ |
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MIG-21-93 |
Shoot down SWORDKILL in Mission 23 |
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MIG-31M |
Shoot down COSM in Mission 16A |
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MIR-2000D |
Shoot down ZAHARADA in Mission 6 |
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Rafale B |
Shoot down DECODER in Mission 26 |
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SU-37 |
Shoot down YELLOW in Mission 27 |
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TND-ECR |
Shoot down TWICE DEAD in Mission 18+ |
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X-02 |
Complete Hard difficulty with all S and/or A ranks |
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X-29A |
Shoot down DAREDEVIL in Mission 15 |
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YA-10B |
Shoot down DISTANTTHUNDER in Mission 25 |
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New Save Icon
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New Save Icon |
Get 'S' Ranks on all 32 missions on "Ace" difficulty to change the memory card save icon of AC5: UW from a grayish F-14 Tomcat paint scheme to the Razgriz F-14 Tomcat paint scheme of black and red. |
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Extra Music Tracks
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Extra Music |
Beat Arcade Mode on any route to add 13 more tunes for a total of 64 musical scores in the Music Player. |
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CG Cut Scenes Viewer
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GC Viewer |
Finish the game once |
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Campaign Mode Aircraft Used For Arcade Mode
15 Honorary Medals
Unlocking AC5: UW Medals can be done in Campaign Mode or Free Mission Mode.
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Bronze Ace Medal |
Destroy 200 enemy targets. |
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Bronze Shooter Medal |
Down 5 enemy planes (cumulative) with ONLY machine gun fire from your aircraft. |
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Bronze Wing Medal |
Earn 'S' Ranks on all 32 missions on "Normal" handicap. |
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Desert Eagle Medal |
Aid friendlies in Missions 16A or 16B, no more than 3 can bite the dust. |
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Gold Ace Medal |
Destroy 1000 enemy targets. |
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Gold Anchor Medal |
Protect the Kestral and fleet in Mission 3: Narrow Margin. |
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Gold Shooter Medal |
Down 50 enemy planes (cumulative) with ONLY machine gun fire from your aircraft. |
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Gold Wing Medal |
Earn 'S' Ranks on all 32 missions on "Expert" handicap. |
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Grand Falcon Medal |
Annihilate all 16 named planes in second play-through on "Normal" or higher handicaps. |
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Guardian Medal |
Down 10 enemy aircraft who have a missile lock on your wingmen's six. |
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Lightning Hammer Medal |
Protect all 8 armored tanks on ground, not even one can be destroyed. |
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Needle's Eye Medal |
Get "Perfect" phrases from AWACS in all 6 landings and 2 refuelings stages. |
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Silver Ace Medal |
Destroy 500 enemy targets. |
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Silver Shooter Medal |
Down 15 enemy planes (cumulative) with ONLY machine gun fire from your aircraft. |
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Silver Wing Medal |
Earn 'S' Ranks on all 32 missions on "Hard" handicap. |
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Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War UNLOCKABLES
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