User Guide

Starting the Game......................................20
Starting a New Game.............................20
Exiting Strike Commander.....................20
Training Missions..................................21
Air-to-Ground Missions...................21
Dogfight Missions............................21
Object Viewer........................................21
Game Options.............................................22
Option Screens......................................22
Configuration ..................................22
Detail...............................................22
Gameplay........................................23
Cameras..........................................23
Flight...............................................23
Cockpit............................................24
Audio...............................................24
Time Burst and Time Compression.......24
Camera Views.............................................24
Wildcat Base...............................................26
Loading Your Weapons ....................27
Barracks ...............................................28
Loading and Saving Games .............28
Virgil’s Office.........................................28
Managing the Wildcats ....................28
Strike Base............................................30
Selim’s...................................................31
Cockpit Instruments..................................32
Heads-Up Display (HUD).......................32
HUD Flight Indicators......................32
HUD Weapon Modes........................34
Multi-Function Displays (MFDs)............37
Weapons Display .............................37
Damage Display ..............................37
Gun Camera View ...........................37
Communication Screen...................37
Air-to-Ground Radar.......................38
Air-to-Air Radar...............................38
Threat Warning Indicator
(RAW Scope)..........................................39
Aerial Threats..................................39
Ground Threats...............................39
Radar and IR Missile
Warning Lights......................................39
Flight ........................................................40
Aerodynamics........................................40
Lift...................................................40
Thrust .............................................40
Gravity ............................................40
Drag................................................40
Pitch, Yaw and Roll................................40
G Force .................................................41
Pre-Flight Checklist...............................41
How to Fly..................................................42
Flight Controls ......................................42
Mouse Control.................................42
Keyboard Control ............................42
Joystick Control ..............................42
Rudder ............................................42
Throttle...........................................42
Maneuvers ............................................42
Taking Off .......................................42
Climb ..............................................42
Dive.................................................42
Rudder ............................................43
Roll..................................................43
Bank ...............................................43
Stall.................................................43
Landing...........................................43
Air Combat Tactics ....................................44
Basic Fighter Maneuvers (BFM).............44
Combat Geometry............................44
Dogfight Maneuvers ..............................45
Break ..............................................45
Loop................................................45
Lag Roll ...........................................46
High Yo-Yo.......................................46
Low Yo-Yo........................................46
Immelmann Turn ............................47
Air-to-Air Targeting...............................47
Medium Range ................................47
Short Range ....................................47
Guns...............................................47
Air-to-Air Evasion..................................48
Long Range......................................48
Short Range ....................................48
Guns...............................................48
Air-to-Ground Combat..........................48
IR-Guided Weapons.........................48
Cannon and Rocket Pods.................49
Bombs.............................................49
Groundfire Evasion ...............................49
Practice Missions.......................................50
Reference....................................................53
Weapons................................................53
Plane Specifications...............................56
Credits........................................................63
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