User Guide
Longitude:
Shows the starting longitude of the platform. Enter the desired latitude if a precise
location is required.
Alternatively you can click and drag the platform’s icon to the desired latitude/longitude location
and release the mouse button.
PAGE THREE
For ships with no embarked aircraft,page three displays the 3D object.
Carriers and Ships with Embarked Aircraft
If the selected object is an aircraft carrier or a smaller ship with embarked aircraft, the following
fields are available on page three.
Aircraft Available:
Shows the aircraft available on the selected ship or carrier.
Add Inflight Aircraft:
Allows inflight aircraft to be placed in the mission.
• Click
ADD INFLIGHT AIRCRAFT
then click the map to place an aircraft icon. (You must select the
aircraft icon and set its properties separately.
See Mission Editor/Object Properties Panel/Inflight Aircraft Properties on p. 183.
Add Air Station:
Allows two planes to be placed at an air station.
• Click
ADD AIR STATION
then click the map to place the air station. Select the air station’s icon to
assign aircraft and set its properties.
See Mission Editor/Object Properties Panel/Air Station Properties on p. 179.
PAGE FOUR
Page four is only available for carriers and ships with embarked aircraft and displays the 3D model
for the selected platform.
SUBMARINE PROPERTIES
When creating a mission, you must create at least one controllable sub. If there is no controllable
submarine in a mission, the mission when selected does not open in the Mission Selection screen.
Designate an appropriate sub as controllable on page two of a Submarine’s Object Properties
Panel.Properties that are only available when the object has been designated a Controllable Sub
are noted in the description of the page where they occur.
To place a Controllable Sub in the Mission:
1.
Select one of the following from page one:
Country:
United States:
Class:
Seawolf (SSN 21) or Los Angeles Class (SSN 688 I)
or
Country:
Russia:
Class:
Akula-I Improved (SSN) or Akula-II (SSN)
2.
On page two click the Controllable Sub box to place a checkmark.
3.
On page three select
Player Has Choice of Platform
to allow the player to select any sub in the
Specific Sub Selector
in the Mission Selection Screen when this controllable sub is selected in
the
Controllable Sub Selector
. Leave this option unchecked if you want the player to be able to
command only the sub named on page one of the sub’s Object Properties Panel. (This option
only appears if the sub has been designated controllable on page two.)
4.
Place other controllable subs in the mission as desired and create individual tasking for each.
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