All bases of Estovakia were destroyed

So, I guess I got tired of playing other games and decided to play Ace Combat 6 again on Ace. This run was much easier than the Expert run, probably because I hammered down strategy when I went through on Expert and it didn't really change. I did it all looking through the cockpit in first-person, so there's my hardcore cred.

Strigon team on Mission 11 were sniped with Semi-Actives from around 8000 out. The Tomcat is a long-range craft it seems, so it really should be used like it is. Pound them from far away as much as you can, and if things get too bad, hit the afterburners to grab some distance and start all over again.

Pasternak was still a pain, though. On Ace, I think he dodges a bit better. I can still nail him with two Semi-Actives at around 6000 or so out when he's charging right at me, but I couldn't seem to connect with them at max range. The Semi-Actives seem to be faster than his missiles of ultimate brokenness (either that or he launches after me), so I can tag him twice and dodge.

I think I might go through on Easy sometime, and this time switch back to the clear first-person HUD that I'm more used to. I really wonder how many gun kills I have before I get Gold Marksman, but the game doesn't tell you.