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[kozzm0]

Originally Posted by InfiniteStates

I don't think anyone has found a way of doing this on anything other than arcade yet...

I dunnit... check out my gold finished-all-sim-missions trophy to prove it!

Free Hunt is probably the toughest mission in the whole game, even worse than Hornet's Nest, because your wingmen refuse to obey any command.

What it takes is a combination of luck and weave attack. You've gotta down 12 transports.

Start at a heading of about 190 to intercept the first pair most efficiently. But when you get there, look at the map and see what your wingmen are doing, cause the second pair will be appearing southeast of you on a heading of about 30. Whatever pair has two wingmen attacking it, go attack the other one.

You've got the yak-9 in this mission, the yak-9 has the most powerful cannon of any yak. Don't waste time shooting the ju-52's from a distance - fly up close, staying under their wing plane so their gunner can't shoot you. Then set up a weave attack, up-down or side-to-side, make sure not to fall behind the target or you'll be shot to ribbons. Try to hit the engines, or the fuselage next to the wings.

If you can light up one ju-52 from each pair, your wingmen are likely to be able to get the other one.

Eventually, if you keep trying, your wingmen will come through and you'll be able to shoot down 4 or 5 before losing a plane, then another 3 or 4 before losing the 2nd plane, at that point you'll have a good chance.