Stage 4

Stage 4
Description
Prev. Stage	Stage 3
Next Stage	Stage 5
Boss	Mini Bosses - Spider Railgun and Mantis Cannon Turrets
Survivors	11
Dispensers	3

Stage 4 is the 4th Stage in Sky Force Reloaded, and the first to not feature any Boss fights and instead the powerful Spider Railgun halfway through.

Key Notes

• The second Stage taking place in a nighttime environment, others being Stage 2, Stage 6, Stage 9, Stage 12 and Stage B2.
• Together with Stage 5, Stage 7, Stage 12, and Stage B2, this Stage does not feature any full-sized Boss fight at the end, where instead a squad of mini-Bosses comprising of a Spider Railgun tank and Mantis Cannon Turrets are to be engaged in the middle. It is recommended to bring the Laser or Energy Shield power-up.
• Destructible towers can be seen near the end of the Stage. Destroying them each grants a bunch of stars and 2500 points.
• Following the towers is a field of twelve oil drums, which release a sum of Stars and scores upon destroying each of them.

Enemies

Enemies	No. of enemies
Orange Prop Plane	106
Type I Heavy Gunship	5
Battle Tanks	2
Red Radial Cannon (3-Spread Shot)	3
Type II Heavy Gunship	2
Gunship	7
Mantis Cannon Turret	2
Spider Railgun	1
Total	128

Survivors

Stage 4 has a total of 11 survivors. Below are their locations in order:

Description	Location
1st and 2nd survivors: can be seen after a few second into the Stage near the middle of the screen as a group.
3rd and 4th survivors: located as a group on the left side of the screen, beneath a bridge and next to a Laser dispenser.
5th survivor: located past said bridge, next to an Energy Shield dispenser in the middle of the screen. Two Heavy Helicopter Gunships will spray the area with bullets.
6th and 7th survivors: stand separately on the opposite edges of the screen. The area is shared with two Battle Tanks and the first Radial Cannon.
8th survivor: can be seen after encountering the Spider Railgun, standing in the middle of the screen between two tall towers.
9th, 10th and 11th survivors: located in between a pile of disorganized metal containers in the middle of the screen. Overhead are a total of four Gunships of two types, which shower the area with laser beams and missiles.

Dispensers Locations

There are a total of three dispensers in Stage 4. Two of which are power-ups dispensers and the remaining is mysterious dispenser.

First dispensers is a laser power-up. It is located between 2 survivors near the bridges.

Second dispensers is a shield power-up. It is located just after the first dispensers and the dispensers is near a survivor.

Third dispensers is the mysterious dispensers. It is located near the tower on the left.

Notable Quotes

Stage 4 contains dialogue quotes said by the Operator. They are played as follows.

Normal Difficulty

"This is Scarlett's secret hideout.

I don't think she's home, but stay alert." - Operator; at the start of the Stage

"Scarlett left a watchdog behind." - Operator; when engaging the Spider Railgun Mini Boss

"Scarlett's piggy bank! We're rich!" - Operator; at the field of oil drums

Hard Difficulty

"I like coming here!" - Operator; at the field of oil drums

Insane Difficulty

"Diamonds are a girl's best friends, but gold is a solid runner-up." - Operator; at the field of oil drums

Trivia

Stage 4 is the first one to introduce the Spider Railgun that fires high-speed railgun ammunitions. The next enemy that uses them is the Dual Railgun Turret, which would not be seen until Stage 7.