User Guide

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Threat circles: The threat circles map the range of influence of the major known enemy
air-defense installations. The Trace and Recon buttons will give you more detailed informa-
tion on the types of threats these circles point out.
Moving the map: To scroll the map, hold down either the right mouse button or the s
key on the right side of the keyboard and then drag the zoom box with the mouse or arrow
keys to the position you want.
The map controls
The map controls are used to manipulate all the features relating to the map.
Time: This readout displays the time of day for the current mission. All times are displayed
in military time.
Tact/Strat: This button has six positions that are used for displaying information on the
map. Three of the positions are tactical, and three of them are strategic. All tactical positions
will show your home airfield and the mission target, while all strategic positions will show
all friendly and enemy occupied key areas. Tact 1 shows grid and scale, Tact 2 shows grid
only, Tact 3 doesn’t show grid or scale, Strat 1 shows grid and scale, Strat 2 shows grid only
and Strat 3 doesn’t show grid or scale.
Route: This button gives you the option to display either all flight routes or only the
highlighted route.
Trace: Selecting the Trace button will examine the current flight path for enemy threats and
activities. The Trace button is available on the Edit Flights and Set Waypoints screens.
When you press this button, the computer will begin “tracing” your flight route from your
home airfield to each waypoint on your flight. The threats it will display are air-defense radar
installations (primary and secondary) and enemy fighter bases. Each threat circle will have
a number associated with it which will appear with a threat description on a small video
screen to the right of the map. Select the Done button when you are ready to return to the
main display.
Recon: The Recon feature gives you an aerial reconnaissance view of the map, showing the
last known position of ground forces. This information can be up to a week old. When you
select the Recon button, the map will zoom in on the cross hairs and show icons marking
the unit positions. Anti-aircraft weapons will have a circle marking their range of fire.
Zoom: The Zoom button (or the + and - keys) allows you to change the magnification of
your map so that you can plot waypoints more precisely. You will zoom in or out on the
rectangle-shaped area that surrounds the cross hairs. It magnifies your view in the following
increments: 1x, 3x, 8x and 20x. After 20x, the view changes to an aerial view of the 3-D
landscape. You can continue to zoom in to 50x, 120x and 250x.
When you reach 250x, you can slowly increase magnification all the way to 999x. The more
you increase your view, the lower the angle of viewing becomes.
By using the same controls as in moving the map, you can move around and see different
parts of the map in 3-D perspective.