I skipped the first plane since didn't like it much and have just been doing F26B missions in VTOL, but are there even F45-A missions that aren't workshop? I can't see them putting a plane in without a basic campaign especially years later. Also what's the proper usage of flares/chaff? I just deal with missiles either through evasion (nosediving behind cover, dodging last second and more advanced evasion is beyond me) or AIM-T them which usually results in one I wasn't even aware of hitting me a second later

tldr does F-45A have missions outside of workshop/how use flares/chaff right