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Iyou are unable to make a backup copy of your disk (mast of our games have some form of copy- proteclion), you may purchase a Backup disk trom SSI lor $10 plus $2 for shipping and handling California residents, add applicable sales tax What to do if you have a defective disk Each of our games undergoes extensive playlesting prior to its release. Through this process we: hope to uncover, and correct, any errors in programming, However, due to the complex nature of Our simulations, some program errors may go undetected until after publication. In addition to errors In the program, there are occasionally problems with the disk isell- We experience the Industy standard of approximately a 3 to 5% allure rate of duplicated disks, Before aseuming thal a disk is delective, ‘make sure to check your disk drive. Up to 95% of te disks retumed to us a8 delective will un fine 6h our computer systems. Often the problem Is with a disk drive hal needs servicing for alignment ‘speed, or cleaning, ‘Should you have a detective disk, please relum the disk only (keep all other paris of the game) to ‘our Customer Support Department, along with a note describing the problem you have encoumiered. ‘A replacement disk willbe provided upon our receipt of the detective disk ‘Should you uncover an error i the program, return both your game disk and any “save game” disks: to our Customer Support Deparment. Please enclose a description of what was taking place in the ‘Game when the error occurred. Upon correction of the program error, we will Felurn an updated ds fo you. Always make sure to include your name. address, and daytime telephone number with any corre: ‘spondence. We will do our best to see thal any problems are corrected as soon as possibieTABLE OF CONTENTS 10 \TRODUCTION .. tarting a Game (Apple) * Starting « Game (Ct) tarting a Game (Atari) * Saving a Game * Sound 2.0 GENERAL DESCRIPTION Parts Inventory ® The Map * Deliniion of Terms 3.0 STARTING THE GAME . Determining Conditions of Play * Player Determination Handicap Level * Delay Length © Selecting a Seenario 4.0 SEQUENCE OF PLAY . Luftwaffe Morning Briefing * USAAF Morning Briefing USAAF Target Assignment * Luftwaffe Deployment Combat Phase — Luftwalfe Situation Room * Overnight Activity Phase 5.0 LUFTWAFFE MORNING BRIEFING _ Yesterday's Operations * Weather Report * Air Group Status Industry Status * Replacement Aireraft # Aircraft Production Aircraft Factories 6.0 USAAF MORNING BRIEFING .......-.20+ss0esesseesessessesees Yesterday's Operations * Weather Report © Air Group Status Industry Status * Replacement Aircraft 7.0 USAAF TARGET ASSIGNMENT «.-..2+.2+++ Assign Raid © Examine Raid © Weather Report © Map Display 8.0 LUFTWAFFE DEPLOYMENT - 3 Fighter Gruppe Status # Airfield Status © Flak Siatus Weather Report # Assign Fighter Tactics * Move Fighter Gruppe Move Airfield © Move Flak 9.0 LUFTWAFEE SITUATION ROOM ... . ighter Gruppe Status * Airfield Status * Flak Status * Weather Report Intercept Raid * Establish Patrol # Patrol Adjust * Luftwaffe Fuel Usage 10.0 COMBAT PHASE Game Clock # Raids Display # Changing the Map * USAAF Raid Resolution Luftwaffe Fighter Mission Reso ir-to-Air Combat Flak Resolution * Possible Kills * Bombing Results * Switzerland 11.0 MISCELLANEOUS Calculating Effective Industry Levels » Calculating Axis tndustrial Damage Level Aircraft Replacements * Luftwaffe Aircraft Availability USAAP Allowable Targets # USAAF Political Targets # Flak Production Airfield Fuel Replenishment * Reinforcement Groups # Experience Morale * Building Industry # Allied Fighter Cover Zones Advancing Allies * Jet and Rocket Aircraft 12.0 AIRCRAFT DATA .... 13.0 ORDER OF BATTLE i 14.0 VICTORY DETERMINATION... Calculating the Score * Loss Ratio * Victory Levels 18.0 SCENARIOS . Phase | + Phase I * Phase IIL 16.0 STRATEGY NOTES........ USAAF Player * Luftwaffe Player” 17.0 AIRCRAFT DIAGRAMS.