User manual GAMES PC HARPOON II

[. . . ] PLEASE DO NOT MAKE ILLEGAL COPIES OF THIS SOFTWARE. The software you are using was produced through the efforts of many people: designers, artists, programmers, distributors, retailers, and other dedicated professionals. The costs of developing this and other software programs are recovered through software sales. The unauthorized duplication of personal computer software raises the cost to all legitimate users. This software is protected by federal copyright law. [. . . ] Also, manually plotting a course for a units places those units on a plotted mission, therefore they must be unassigned, or removed from that mission. As mentioned above, deleting the mission will free all assigned units. Window Clicking on Window in the menu bar will produce a menu with the following ten items: Game Status Clicking on Game Status in this menu either opens the Game Status window or, if it was already open, brings it to the front. This window displays the current game time, date, and the time compression ratio. Unit Status Clicking on Unit Status in this menu either opens the Unit Status window or, if it was already open, brings it to the front, making it the active window in the process. The Unit Status window provides information about a selected unit's status including speed, course, altitude or depth, and emission state. A Report can be accessed from this window that provides details about a unit's weapons and sensors. Clicking on the Database button brings up the Platform Display dialog box. Platform Display Clicking on Platform Display in the Window pull-down menu opens the Platform Display dialog box. The Platform Display displays text and picture information about the individual platforms contained in the Harpoon II database. The selected platform is listed in the text block on the left and the text information about the platform is displayed in the other text block to the right. Press either the Mount or Sensor button to view the text information about the weapons and sensors. A photograph and drawing of the selected platform can be viewed by pressing the Picture button. To view other platforms, press the button representing the platform type you wish to view. The platforms are divided into five categories: Ships, Weapons, Submarines, Aircraft and Facilities. Press the Show All/Show Selected button to toggle between the unit you have selected and all the units of that platform type in the database. Order of Battle 122 Clicking on this selection will open a box containing a complete Reference Section listing of all of the groups, units, and bases currently under your command. Legends There are four sets of legends that can be selected from the Legends sub-menu. Symbol Legend Clicking on this menu selection will bring up a legend showing what the various unit, group, and base symbols represent. The Symbol Legend also displays the various colors used for friendly, hostile and neutral units or groups. Map Legend Clicking on this menu selection will bring up a legend showing the various colors used to represent land elevation, water depth, coastlines, and several other map features. Tactical Legend Clicking on this menu selection will bring up a legend showing the various colors used to represent weapon and sensor range circles. [. . . ] See Probability Kill (PK) Platform database display 32 descriptive text 33 hit/destroyed message 110 images 33 Plotting a Course 179 Polar Ice Data 23, 131 Precipitation 25, 132 Preferences formation editor 155 current station 155 range rings 155 threat axes 155 threat axes labels 155 game 109 show video 111 video persist 111 weapons free 111 weapons tight 111 map 21, 130 map window cloud cover 24, 132 data links 27, 135 endurance range 28, 135 ice pack borders 23, 131 land elevations 23, 131 latitude & longitude lines 24 name 22, 130 national borders 24, 132 nav zones 25 polar ice data 23, 131 293 Harpoon II Preferences, map window (continued) precipitation 25, 132 sensor ranges 27 sonobuoys 28, 136 water depths 22, 131 weapon ranges 26, 134 weather 24, 132 wind & sea state 24, 132 staff handles formation air patrols 110 formations 110 navigation 109 threat axes 109 weapon allocation 109, 137 staff messages 110 contact change 110 general info 110 new contact 110 platform hit/destroyed 110 Probability Kill (PK) 246 Propulsion 169 R Radar active 52 contacts 52 horizon 236 Random 91, 151 Range and Bearing settings 35, 104 Range Circles 152, 155 Re-heat (Afterburner) 147 Real Time Enforced 100 Reference Points 80, 113 adding 80, 125 deleting 81, 114, 125 moving 81, 114 naming 81, 114 selecting 80, 113 Reference Section 97 Refueling. See also Logistics Report window 33 Resign 103 294 Index Resume/Start 47, 104 ROE. See Mounts: rate-of-fire (ROF) Rules of Engagement 222, 243 S SAG. See Missiles: semi-active radar homing (SARH) Saving 65, 98 Scenario evaluation 103 information 128 orders 128 Scenario Information 37 Scouting 195 Screen inner 190, 191 outer 190 Sea Lines of Communication (SLOC ) 207 Selecting drag-selecting groups 62 multiple items 13 reference points 80, 113 Sensor Ranges displaying 27 air search 27 sonar 27 surface search 27 Sensors 82, 121, 125, 142, 164 active 49, 82, 121, 142 comm links 56 database display 33, 126 ECM 56, 144, 166 EMCON 198 ESM 166 intermittent 82, 121, 143 passive 49, 69, 82, 121, 143, 144, 191 Setting Speed 44 Settings 104 colors 37 game preferences 109 sound 112 staff messages 110 295 Harpoon II Settings, game preferences (continued) video 111 weapon state 111 range and bearing 35, 104 resume/start 47, 104 set flagship 105 symbol set 38 time compression 104 waypoint orders 105 Ship ordnance 156 picket 190, 248 Ship Strike Mission . [. . . ]