The mission mode extends the game play experience in
IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey by offering new missions that are unlocked through progress in the main campaign mode.
By successfully navigating the campaign missions in each of the six scenarios, new operations become available such as night time recon, airfield assaults, escorting bombers, supply transports or troops to their destination, neutralizing anti-aircraft units, low fling ground attacks, vessel air patrol and interception of enemy supply transports to name a few. These additional operations bring the mission total to 50 across the campaign and mission modes.