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KEEP ’EM FLYING
Additional Resources
Combat Flight Simulator 3 has three main
information sources to help you ght better:
handbooks, online Help, and the Combat Flight
Simulator Web site.
HANDBOOKS
The Combat Flight Simulator 3 compact disc
includes three in-depth handbooks in PDF format:
Machines of War , Understanding the Tactical Air
War , and Flight School . These handbooks cover
the planes and weapons, the war, and ight
instruction.
To look at any of these handbooks, click the
Options tab, and then click Handbooks. To view
or print these documents, you need Adobe Acrobat
Reader, which is included on the compact disc.
Here’s the lowdown on what you’ll learn in each
of these handbooks.
Machines of War handbook
This handbook includes intriguing historical
notes about each of the 18 planes you can y and
the technical data you need to y them. Plus,
you’ll nd information on the weapons you’ll use
and the enemy vehicles you’ll blow up.
Understanding the Tactical Air War handbook
The tactical air war was, for its time, a
whole new way to wage war, and there were many
theories as to how to put the limited number
of planes and pilots available to the best use.
Some felt that air power should operate inde-
pendently; others thought it should be under
the command of the army. This handbook gives you
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