

Monarch flies a solo mission to neutralize air defenses on the route to the Solana Communications Array.

An elite Federation interception unit is also shot down. Monarch and his wingman Diplomat interdict the Federation supply line into Cascadia, shooting down transports in the Zhirov Air Corridor while avoiding damage to civilian traffic. Monarch and his wingman Comic defeat the ED's pursuers and shoot down cruise missiles launched to sink the captured ship. Remnants of the Cascadian Coast Guard seize a prototype Federation battleship, renaming it the Eminent Domain. After completing their mission, Hitman Team is pursued by the elite Federation Peacekeepers' Crimson Team but manages to escape. Sicario performs a raid on cordium extraction facilities held by the Federation. Sicario flies air cover for the CIF's retreat from the Cascadian capital of Presidia. Hitman successfully rescues the embattled Wild Boar Regiment from a large Federation assault, drawing the attention of Federation command. The Cascadian Independence Force needs to maintain a conventional military force in the field to legitimize its conflict with the Federation.

To secure a new base for their operations, Sicario launches an airborne assault on Rowsdower Air Force Base on the continent's northern coast. Looking for new work, Sicario fights its way through a Federation patrol attempting to stop them from entering Cascadia. The North American state of Cascadia attempts to secede from the Federation, leading to the Cascadian Conflict. Hitman Team of the Sicario Mercenary Corps, led by Monarch, is tasked with the recovery or destruction of a secret cordium cargo belonging to the Pacific Federation.
