           Ace of Aces
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Preface:

"No British aircraft will ever bomb Berlin," Luftwaffe chief Hermann 
Goering had often boasted. But in the middle of a nazi anniversary speech in
January 1943, his listeners ducked for cover as a carefully timed raid of RAF
Mosquitos struck Berlin in broad daylight! Ace of Aces captures the spirit
and puts you in the cockpit of the Mosquito, maverick RAF fighter bomber
of World War II. Down the Nazi bombers, sink the U-Boats, outrun the V-1 Buzz
Bombs and stop the enemy trains. Choose your weapons and fuel wisely-once you
are out on mission, there's no going back! To become Ace of Aces, you must
complete all of the missions successfully. What does it take to be
an Ace? From you, legendary British pride and guts. From Accolade,
legendary playability. Accolade has done its part. The rest is up to you,
mate.

Selecting a Mission:

Once the load is completed, your Group Captain will offer you the
choice of PRACTICE or MISSION(S). Make your selection by moving the joystick
up or down. Push the fire button to confirm your choice.

Practice:

If you select PRACTICE the program will immediately load the game. When the
load is completed you will be airborne
over the English channel. You must
engage and destroy enemy aircraft.
When you're low on ammunition or fuel, or badly damaged, return to home
base. Use practice mode to familiarize yourself with the aircraft and its
controls.  To successfully complete PRACTICE, return to home base intact.

Missions:

As a prospective Ace of Aces, you may select any number of missions.
 Choose a mission with the pointer . After highlighting the adjacent box,
move the pointer to "Begin Game" and hit the firebutton.
You will then be presented with "Accept" or "Reject". If you choose to
"accept" you will then be presented with an INTELLIGENCE REPORT.

Intelligence Report:

CID (Central Intelligence Division) has prepared your Intelligence Report.
Top Secret information from secret agents, resistance organizations and
aerial reconnaissance will locate the exact positions of enemy targets.
Intelligence will also provide you with information on weather conditions,
recommended weapons and target sequence.
Following the Intelligence Report, a Mission Map will display the location
of major cities abd targets. After you
leave the Mission Map you will be presented
with the Bombardiers View of an empty bomb bay, ready for weapons loading.

Loading Your Plane With Ammunition and Fuel:

Now you are ready to arm your Mosquito based on your choice of targets and
the Intelligence report, ie:if you choose to engage only enemy bombers
and their fighter support, you'll want your Mosquito to be light and maneuverable.
Therefore, concentrate on a maximum load made up of rackets and cannon.

Game Pointers

*You may see your current status by pressing the spac bar
*Pause game with the ESC key.
*Restart game by pressing START.
*use OPTION key to abort mission and set compass marker to return to home base.

If your target(s) are U-Boats and Trains, you'll want to beef up your
bomb load with a minimum of cannon and/or rockets.  If you want to take
a crack at Ace of Aces status by choosing all four missions, then you'll
want to carefully select your choice of weapons based on your bombing and dog
fight capabilities and the Intelligence Report.  Move the yellow box around to
select areas by pressing up or down on the joystick. If you wish to add or 
subtract bombs, rockets or cannons, move the yellow box to the adjacent
plus or minus signs. Once you have reached maximum load, the program stops
you from adding further weapons.
Use the + and - signs to add fuel tanks for long range missions,ie. U-Boat.
Once you're armed, hit "Done" and takeoff sequence begins. Now you're
airborne on a real mission. First check your navigator to make sure you're on
course...
*While in the air, change views by giving the fire button 2 quick taps.
Then push the joystick in one of the directions as outlined below. You may
also type the appropriate number key.
DOUBLE CLICK and push joystick:
UP: Pilot View or press #1  RIGHT: Starboard View or press #3
DOWN: Navigator View or press #4  LEFT: Port View or press #2  CENTER: Bomb Bay
or press #5.

Aircraft Controls

Your initial compass heading is South. Change course by pushing joystick left
or right. The compass reading will reflect your new direction. The dark
line on the compass indicates the correct heading for the next target.
After all targets have been eliminated, the final heading will be to your home
base.

Radar:

There are 2 radar indicators:
1) The radar "sweep screen" is to the EXRTREME right, indicates the enemy
aircraft's relative distance from you.
2) The vertical dial indicates the enemy aircraft's relative altitude to
you.

Intercom:

Your "intercom" icon indicates trouble spots in the aircraft. When the intercom
blinks, hit the firebutton twice and move joystick toward trouble spot as
described earlier. Practice cycling through the positions. Learn how to
move smoothly to the different positions in your aircraft. Alternately
press corresponding number key to select desired position.
Center icon blinking, indicates a call from the bombardier that enemy ground
target is now in sight.

Airspeed:

This dial is adjusted from the engineers view with boosters and
throttle or careful use of flaps.

Altitude:

This dial indicates your altitude. Adjust by pushing up or down on the
joystick from the pilots position.

Artificial Horizon:

This dial represents your angle relative to the fixed horizon. When the
plane is angled, you will turn. When the plane icon is in black, you are 
descending. When the icon is in the grey, you are climbing.

Pilot's View Diagram:
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-         *   *   *     -
-  ***** * * * * * *    -
- *Comp**Spd*Hor*Alt*   -
-  ***** *** *** ***    -
-  =        *   *  **** -
- ===       *   *a *  * -
-  =        *   *l **** -
-Intercom Yoke  *t Radar-
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                 /
                /
         Enemy Altitude and Radar

Throttle (RPM):

To change the throttle settings, place the joystick diamond above the RPM 
dial. Hold the firebutton and push the joystick up or down to select setting.

Booster (Pitch):

Place the joystick diamond above the booster dial and adjust similar to the
throttle. The throttles and boosters function together. The throttles are
like the accelerator on a car. The boosters(which control the angle or
pitch of the propeller blades) are like the gear of a car. Set both high for
top speed. They must be in balance for efficient use of power and fuel to 
avoid over-revving. An engine is over revving if the RPM needle is in the red
zone. Reduce throttle immediately. If it wont reduce, then the engine is on
fire. To prevent fire from spreading, use the fire extinguisher. If the 
booster does not match the throttle then the engine will either run away
(over rev) or get bogged down (too high in gear).

Fire Extinguisher:

Place the joystick diamond over the fire extinguisher. Hold firebutton
down and move the joystick to the right. Use extinguishers with care.
Once an engine is doused, it is out for good. After you have lost an engine,
you must ajust trim to maintain an even course.

Trim:

Trim controls the rudder and
therefore the direction of the aircraft. Place the joystick diamond
over trim lever and move the joystick   up and down with the firebutton pressed
to adjust trim setting and maintain desired compass heading.

Landing Gear:

Landing gear will always be in the up position unless you want to reduce
speed suddenly. This is a useful tactic in trying to evade enemy fighters.
Once selected, with the joystick down and firebutton depressed drop the gear
and the Mosquito will slow down.

Fuel:

This indicates amount of petrol remaining. Check the status frequently,
especially on long range missions. When a tank is empty, move to bomb bay view.
Using the joystick move diamond cursor over the fuel tank registering empty 
and with the firebutton down, throw drop lever. Reducing the load by 
dropping empty tanks saves remaining fuel.

Flaps:

To move the flaps up and down, place the joystick diamond over flap lever,
depress the fire button and move joystick up and down. Use the flaps to
lose speed quickly. Caution:this may cause aircraft damage.

NAVIGATORS VIEW:

The map will reflect the information provided in the Intelligence Report.
This includes target locations, enemy strengths, strategies and their 
destinations.

Strategy:

Check the map frequently. Watch icon movements. Get familiar with their 
respective speeds. Your challenge is to intercept the Train. Bombers and V-1
Rockets before they reach their destinations and to destroy the U-Boat
pen before the enemy subs set out to attack Allied convoys in the North
Atlantic. Avoid Storm clouds which may damage your aircraft.
Note: The fastest route is always a straight line from takeoff to target.
The black marker line on the Pilot's compass indicates the correct heading
and therefore the fastest route. Keep that marker centered on your compass
and follow your progress on the navigators map.
The plane on the map represents 3 bombers, the sub represents 6 subs,
the train represents 5 trains, and the rocket represents 3 V-1's..The clouds
represent storm clouds, and the place that looks like it is flying towards
you is YOU!

BOMBARDIER'S VIEW:

The bombardier's view will tell you how many of each weapon you have remaining
Fuel drop switches: Drop when indicating empty to improve fuel 
economy.
Guns/cannon switch: Select weapons choice depending on target.
Bomb Bay Door: Switch open to see enemy target.
TACTICS!

BOMBING U-BOAT/TRAINS:

Check navigators map to determine when you are in general area of enemy target.
Decrease altitude of 1,000 feet or less and set air speed to 100 mph. Open 
bomb bay doors when you are over target. You should see it now-if not,
then circle back and try again, Joystick up/down moves the bomb sight
correspondingly in order to line up the target. Joystick left/right moves the
target into view under your cursor. When target is in sight, press fire to
drop the bomb...Word! like do it!

TRAIN:

The P.O.W. train is enroute to Berlin. You must stop it and free the P.O.W.'s
on board. Aim cars labeled with iron cross. Avoid Red Cross POW cars. Points
are deduced if POW cars ar bombed. Note: You get only one crack at POW 
train so be precise about altitude and speed.

U-BOAT:

The U-Boats are preparing an attack on North Atlantic shipping. Stop them
before they launch. Once you have opened your bomb bay door, the U-Boats
will be alerted to your presence and begin diving. Consequently each of the
U-Boats will be successively smaller and more difficult to hit.
Note: Once underwater, they will not re-surface for the duration of your
mission so be certain of your correct airspeed and altitude.

DOG FIGHT/BOMBER TACTICS:

Cross hair turns red when in range of enemy target. Push the joystick up
down/left/right to center the target in sight,(ie: fly till your nose points
at enemy) To switch from cannon to rocket, go to bomb bay screen and push
switch left or right. You get double points for destroying enemy air targets
with rockets. Enemy fighters attack randomly without warning. Once an enemy
fighter turns up on radar, your icon plane will freeze on the map. You MUST
down the enemy fighter before he gets you. And make it quick, you're burning
up fuel. Enemy fighters will attack in great numbers after you have struck at
their Train and U-Boat targets.

V-1 Buzz Bombs:

Stop the V-1's before their launch on London. V-1's are slower than fighters
but if they're too close to your aircraft when exploded, the shrapnel
may damage your Mosquito.

Bombers:

Stop the bombers before they reach London.

Tips:

Don't double click when firing, you may accidentally change screens. With a full
load of bombs you may need extra speed in order to climb.  Your airplane
will speed up as you drop bombs and fuel tanks. The extra weight and drag
is removed. Keep this in mind when bombing U-Boats and Trains.

Stat Screen:

You may see your current status and pause the game by pressing space bar.

Scoring:

Bomber=100  Rocket Kills= 20  V-1 =150
U-Boat=250  Safe Return =2000 Fuel=10
Train =+200 Extra Bombs =50   Engn=500
Cannon=10   POW Cars    =-200
