User manual GAMES PC BATTLE OF BRITAIN

[. . . ] Rowan's Battle of Britain ontents C Chapter One OVERVIEW AND GETTING S TARTED . . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 C Chapter Two THE MAIN MENU, PC CONFIG MENU AND SIM CONFIG MENU . . 30 Chapter Four THE BATTLE OF BRI TAIN CAMPAIGN . . 40 Section Three - Luftwaffe Campaign Tutorial . [. . . ] You must ensure that Fighter Command remains an effective force throughout the summer until mid September 1940 when bad weather begins to eliminate the risk of invasion. · You have 53 fighter squadrons at your disposal: 34 have Hurricanes and the rest are equipped with Spitfires. All told, there are over 600 aircraft in your command. You are limited to scheduling missions for a maximum of 32 squadrons at any one time. · In pursuit of your campaign objectives, you will respond to threats as they appear on the map display. This map shows the result of collating intelligence about enemy movements from various sources including the RDF and ROC. · It is possible to define both patrol and intercept missions. Patrols can be redirected to threats when they are in the air. You can either design a mission from scratch personally or just set the overall parameters and let your staff complete the details using 'directives'. (In the following section we will generally call all missions patrols, for brevity. ) · You are cleared to fly missions in Spitfire and Hurricane fighters. OVERVIEW AND RAF ORGANISATION Your role as an RAF Commander is quite different from that of a Luftwaffe Commander. You must react to incoming raids by scrambling fighters, yet always holding enough in reserve so that you have cover when you most need it. Unlike the Luftwaffe, the RAF plans few missions at the start of each time period throughout the day, other than standing patrols over convoys or other vulnerable assets. You'll scramble squadrons as and when you feel it necessary throughout the day. It is expected that during the course of summer 1940 the Luftwaffe will be able to allocate up to 2000 aircraft to prepare for the invasion of England. They have 60 Rowan's Battle of Britain codenamed the operation 'Sea Lion'. Initially you can expect to be confronted by Junkers 87D Stuka dive-bombers and the formidable twin-engine Me110 fighter. Later in the campaign you will encounter heavier bombers like the Dornier 17, Heinkel 111 and Junkers 88. The single engine Me109 will act as escort to the bomber formations. It is vital that you don't damage the integrity of Fighter Command by over committing your forces. Obviously it makes sense to respond to threats against Fighter Command assets. On the other hand, defence of other assets should be limited to the minimum that is deemed to be politically acceptable. [. . . ] . Paul Dunscombe 3d effects and sound effects: . . Robert Slater Flight Model and 3D AI: . . Andrew McMaster Campaign and User Interface: . . Richard Jones, Toks Solarin Landscape Data Prep: . [. . . ]