Confederation Mission 9
The Terran Knowledge Bank
| Confederation Mission 9 | |
|---|---|
| |
| Date | 2669 |
| Location | Teragon System |
| Fighter | A-15 Gladius |
| Wingmen | none or Player 2 |
| Victory Points | 315 possible |
| Password | -!GOSHLVL9 |
| Previous | Confederation Mission 8 |
| Next | Confederation Mission 10 |
Confederation Mission 9 is the ninth mission in the Human Confederation Gauntlet in Wing Commander Armada. It follows Confederation Mission 8 and is followed by Confederation Mission 10.
Mission Layout
| Location | # | Faction | Ships | Intelligence | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Wave | 3 | Kilrathi | Dralthi III | 4, 4, 3 | |
| Second Wave | 3 | Kilrathi | Shok'lar | 4, 3, 3 | |
| Third Wave | 3 | Kilrathi | Jrathek | 4, 3, 3 | |
| Fourth Wave | 1 | Confederation | Lexington | 1 | Friendly |
Briefing
Scouts have given us the location of the Kilrathi
Carrier SHIRAAK. This is the carrier we detected
earlier in the Jakal system.
Your mission: Fly your GLADIUS on a standard patrol
to weed out as many fithers as possible before the
main attack.
Fastest Times
| # | Callsign | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Litespeed | 335.000 |
| 2 | jefftep | 340.000 |
| 3 | ~Chuck | 345.000 |
| 4 | DanO | 350.000 |
| 5 | Faustus | 355.000 |
Wing Commander Armada Playtesters' Guide
Tactical Advice
- This level is gimmicked against you, so the enemy's firepower increases exponentially with each wave. Don't be foolwed into wasting your missiles too early.
- Let the Dralthi come down your throat, and hammer them on the approach. Watch out for one that will try to get on your tail while you're jousting with his wingman.
- Against the Shok'lar, turn 90 degrees to make yourself a harder target to hit. Then pick one Shok'lar and stay on him until he's out, then move on to the next.
- It's tempting to think that you can take out the J'ratheks by saving your targeting missiles, but J'ratheks are often too fast to get a reliable missile lock. Therefore, even on the last wave your strongest offensive advantage remains your guns. For this same reason, if ou do happen to get a missile lock on Shok'lar, don't hesitate to use it. Your heat-seeker probably can't kill a Jrathek unless it's already heavily wounded, but it can do serious damage to a Shok'lar, if it can find it.
