To totally complete Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown, you’ll need to earn S-Ranks in every single mission. Doing so will get you a few final nicknames and the Sol emblem you can slap onto your aircraft. This is strictly for singleplayer stuff, but it’s a fun challenge and a good reason to return to the campaign for another (second, third, or fourth) round of play. It’s a short game, so maximizing your gameplay is important!
First of all, one of the best weapons available is the PLSL laser pod. This thing carries a ton of ammo, is very long range, and can destroy anything with enough sustained fire. You can S-Rank most missions with any of the high-level fighters, but anything carrying the PLSL (like the SU-57) is a very good choice. It’s how I personally managed to blast all 24 Aces.
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Score / Time Requirements To Earn S-Rank In Every Mission
The following scores / times were shared by [Steam User Ivan]. All credit goes to them!
On Easy, S-Ranks are slightly easier to earn. Named Aircraft (Aces) will not spawn, so there is a smaller score requirement.
- Mission 1: Charge Assault
- Score: 12,080
- Time: 6’08″83
- Mission 2: Charge The Enemy
- Score: 10,120
- Time: 6’09″44
- Mission 3: Two-pronged Strategy
- Score: 18,540
- Time: 8’32″17
- Mission 4: Rescue
- Score: 20,550
- Time: 13’03″10
- Mission 5: 444
- Score: 17,400
- Time: 7’14″89
- Mission 6: Long Day
- Score: 30,460
- Time: N/A
- Mission 7: First Contact
- Score: 8,500
- Time: 11’23″51
- Mission 8: Pipeline Destruction
- Score: 29,470
- Time: 9’57″22
- Mission 9: Faceless Soldier
- Score: 13,050
- Time: 9’39″60
- Mission 10: Transfer Orders
- Score: 11,620
- Time: 12’28″72
- Mission 11: Fleet Destruction
- Score: 41,910
- Time: N/A
- Mission 12: Stonehenge Defensive
- Score: 35,950
- Time: 16’38″18
- Mission 13: Bunker Buster
- Score: 19,660
- Time: 6’56″39
- To get this score, you need to spawn the ACE (destroy the silos quickly), shoot down the ACE, and destroy multiple enemy fighters while taking down the last missiles.
- Mission 14: Cape Rainy Assault
- Score: 15,130
- Time: 8’54″57
- Mission 15: Battle For Farbanti
- Score: 38,490
- Time: 20’23″85
- Mission 16: Last Hope
- Score: 20,230
- Time: 17’41″34
- Mission 17: Homeward
- Score: 27,990
- Time: 14’14″24
- Mission 18: Lost Kingdom
- Score: 13,240
- Time: 10’30″60
- Mission 19: Lighthouse
- Score: 58,400
- Time: 18’28″31
- Mission 20: Dark Blue
- Score: 11,350
- Time: 9’08″46