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INSTRUCTION MANUAL

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FIRESTORM ^- THUNDERHAWK 2 NATO RRHTF Orders ^- F1/99

From: GeneralJohnT. Maclaine,SupremeCommanderNATO

To:NAMEDELETEDON NEED-TO-KNOWBASIS

Dateline: 1999. Potentialflashpointsituationsinallpartsoftheworld have increasedtosuchan extent thatNATOhasbeenforced toestablish a rapid response, helicopter task force tocombat them.

Itscodename^-FIRESTORM.

AsFIRESTORM ONE,the leadpilotofthiseliteforce,youmustbeon twentyfourhourstand-by, ready toflyyourAH-73M Thunderhawkattack helicopterona varietyof highlydangerousmissionsacrossthe globe.

Goodluck.

Hardware Specification

THEAH-73M THUNDERHAWK ATTACK HELICOPTER

Origin:USA. Firstflight8thApril, 1998.

Engines: Two1750SHP(each)T-800B turboshaft engines, with a back-to-basecapabilitywith onlyoneengineoperational.

Performance:Max.Speed,235mph. Minimum hoverceiling,13, 500ft.

Max.Range(ownfuel),500miles.

Weights: Empty,9,127lbs;MissionWeight(Gross), 12,048lb

Systems: Designedto withstandenemyfireof12.7mm_and30mm, thereby greatly reducingcombatlossesduetodamageto criticalflightcomponents.

Armament: 30mmChainGun: Unlimitedsupply ofammunition AGM-214FirestormHomingMissile:Maximumof 28missiles FFARRocket Pod:Maximumof116 rockets(fires2at atime) RCS-233 RunwayCrateringSystem:Maximumof 4pods 'BigBoy'Mk-845001bbomb:Maximumof 8bombs Mac-874AClusterBomb:Maximumof20bombs

Mk-3 PenguinAnti-shippingMissile:Maximumof 8missiles RC-14DepthCharge:Maximumof8depthcharges

Main Menu

FIRESTORMbeginswithan animatedIntroduction. TheIntroductionis

followedby theTitleScreen. FromtheTitleScreen,pressanybuttontotake youtotheMain Menu.

Highlightthe option ofyour choice using the D-Buttonsandselectby pressingtheCButton. Thesearethe choicesonoffer:

LOADGAME

WhenLoadGameisselectedapasswordscreenwillappear.To loada previousgameinput the relevantpasswordby highlighting the charactersof yourpasswordusingtheD-Buttonsandselectby pressing theCButtonon completionhighlightandselectOK. Yourgame^willnowbegin.You mayalso selectyourlastgamewhichisautomatically storedanddisplayed.

NEW GAME

WhenNewGameisselectedaNameRequestscreenwillappear. Input a nameby highlighting the character of your choice using the D-Buttonsand

selectbypressingtheC^Button.Oncompletionhighlightand selectOK.You

willnowproceedto the MissionSelectscreen.

OPTIONSSCREEN

WhenOptions screenisselectedyou^willbe^{presentedwith}4 mainoption headings.

Togglethroughthemain headingsandoptions using theD-Button.

CONTROL: Allows reconfiguration ofallcontrolsenablingyouto customise your controlmethod.

Withinthisscreenyoucanalsoselectavirtualcockpitmode,this

isachievedby highlighting theLeftandRightPaddle button andusingtheD-padtoselect'viewleft'and'viewright' respectively.Thismodeisrecommendedformoreexperienced pilots.

LEVEL: SelectanEasy,MediumorHardgame.

SOUND: Altersthe balancebetweenthebackgroundmusicand foregroundsoundeffects.

EXIT: HighlightEXIT usingD-Buttonsandselectby pressing theC ButtonthiswillreturnyoutotheMain Menu.

Campaign ^Selection

OntheCampaignSelectionScreenyouwillseeamapofthe world.

Youmayselectanyoneofthe 8Campaignsby highlighting the option of your choice using theD-Buttonsandselectby pressingtheCButton.

Onceyou haveselected yourcampaign youwillreceive afullmissionbriefing.

The Campaignsareas follows:

CAMPAIGN:SouthAmerica#1 ArmsRunning

IntelligencereportsindicatethattheColumbian drugscartelsaresmugglingin vastquantitiesofarmsatanairstripinnorthernColumbia. Fromaforward commandbasejustovertheborderinVenezuela,you mustco-ordinateyour attacksonthearmssmugglingoperation.

CAMPAIGN:SouthAmerica#2 StealthDown

WhenterroristsoftheRedCommandomovementtookhostage three diplomatsfromthe UnitedStatesembassyinthe Peruviancapitalof Lima, a stealthplanewasdispatched to pinpointtheirwhereabouts.Thisplanewas subsequently shotdownsomewhereovertheCordilleramountain rangein easternPeru. The Americanhostageshavebeenreleased,but thestealth pilot

isstillaliveand onthe run inRedCommandoterritory. You mustgointhere andgethimout.

CAMPAIGN:Panama_Canal

CanalCrisis

Thedemocratically electedgovernmenthasbeenbrutallyoverthrown bya militaryjuntaunderthecommandofGeneralHernandoDorada. Since then, thePanamacanal-themainshipping lanebetweenthePacificandthe Caribbean-hasbeen underblockade. Yourmissionisto break theblockade andfreethe shippinglane.

CAMPAIGN:CentralAmerica RecaptureTown

ThePanamaniandictator,GeneralHernandoDorada, has attacked the neighbouringcountry of CostaRica. Histroopshaveestablishedabridgehead

inthetownofSanLorenzo,justovertheborder. YourjobistoassistCosta Ricantroopsinrecapturingthetown.

CAMPAIGN: EasternEurope

EscortConvoy

Serbian^forceshavebeenbesiegingthetownofZavnikinthe former Yugoslaviaforthe past threemonths. The peopleofZavnik arestarvingand aidconvoys areunabletogetthrough_tothem. You'regoingtobeescorting an'AidWithoutFrontiers'convoyintothetownandthe onlywayyou can do

this, isby breaking thesiege.

CAMPAIGN:MiddleEast#1 RecaptureTerritory.

HistoryrepeatsitselfwhenIraq invades Kuwait. NATOisplanningan immediateresponse with the landing ofataskforce ofBritishand American marinesonKuwait's gulfcoast. Beforethiscanhappen, you mustassistthem by^clearingthebeach-headofenemyforces.

CAMPAIGN:MiddleEast #2 OilDispute.

TensioninthemiddleeastbetweenIraqandher neighbour, Jordan, reachesa flashpointwhenIraqitroopscrossthe border,headingforthe Jordanian capital,Amman. Yourprimary objectiveisto^assistthe Jordanianarmyin repellingthe invasionforce.

CAMPAIGN:South ChinaSea Piracy

The SouthChina Sea hasbeen plaguedbypiratesformanyyears. Hidingout onthehundredsoftiny islandscomprising thePhilippinesarchipelago,they areconsequently very^difficultto trackdown. Oneparticularbandofpirates,

knownasthe'Black SkullGang', hasbeenattackingpassengerships travelling fromMalaysia tothePhilippine capital,Manila. Inthe past threemonthsthey have attackednolessthantwenty-fourshipsand murderedfifteenpeople. It's

your jobtoputastopto theirmurderousexploits.

Arming The AH-73M

Afterselecting acampaign youwillbe presented withanarmarmentselection screen.Eachcampaignhasaweapondefaultselectionbut hereyouhavethe opportunity ofarming_toyour personal preference. Use the D-Button to toggle throughthe various options of^missiles,whenyou haveaselectionthatyouare happywith highlightOKandpressButtonC.Ifhowever youwishrevertback tothecampaigndefaultsettingsimply highlightRESETpressButtonC,then highlightandselectOK.Youwillnowbe^readyto carryoutyoumission^- goodluck!

Cockpit Instrumentation

ThecockpitofyourAH-73M Thunderhawkattack helicopter containsthevery latest,state-of-the-artinstrumentation. These 'multi-functional'monitors enableyoutospendlessofyour timeactuallycontrollingthe helicopterand moretimeengagingincombat.

4.WEAPONSELECTION

This displaysyourcurrentweapon. Whenallofyourmissilesandbombsare spentyourweaponselectionwillautomaticallyrevertto ChainGun.

5.RADARDETECTIONWARNINGDISPLAY

Thisdisplay flashesambertowarnyouwhenanenemyistrackingyour flightpath. Itwillturn redwhenyour exactpositionhasbeenpinpointedand theenemyhas lockedontoyouwithitsweapons.Abeepingsoundwillbring theRDWLto your attention.Thedisplayisshownastheword LOCKabovethe compass.

6.MISSION RESULT INDICATOR

Whenyou havesuccessfullycompletedall objectivesina mission'Mission Complete'willflashgreenonthe screendirectlybelowthe compass.If

however youfailyour mission then'Mission Failed'willflashredonthescreen.

Onceoneoftheseindicatorsislityouare free to leave the mission zone.

7.HEADINGINDICATOR

Thered bar locatedabove your compassindicatesthe courseyou mustfollow to your PrimaryTargets.

1.ARMOURLEVEL

Thisdisplay indicatesthelevelofarmourintegrity.

2.MAPDISPLAY

TheMapDisplayprovides anoverhead viewoftheterrain acrosswhich you are flying aswellasdisplayingallgroundobjects.

Primary targets areshownascoloureddots. Youwillalso seeadottedlineon themapwhichindicatesthe perimeter of the Mission Zone.

3.RADAR

This displaysallshort-range threats within the Mission Zone.Ground-based threatsareshownby reddots,airborne threatsasyellow dotsandmissiles as whitedots.

Controls (default)

LeftPaddle RightPaddle

DirectionalBurton.

Up Acceleratesandmovesyour Helicopter forward.

Down Deceleratesandmovesyour Helicopter backwards.

Right Movesyour Helicopter to theRight.

Up &Right Makesyour HelicopterbankRight.

Left MovesyourHelicopter totheLeft.

Up &Left MakesyourHelicopterbank^Left.

Buttons X Togglesthroughthree varyingview points:

1-WithCockpit.

2^-WithoutCockpit.

3^-Externalview.

Y Usedinconjunction with the D-Buttons causes the following:

Y+Right Whilst hovering, rotates righton the spot

Y+Left Whilst hovering, rotateslefton thespot.

Y+Up Whilst hovering, increases altitude.

Y+Down Whilst hovering, decreases altitude.

Pressing individually willchangecurrentlyselectedtarget

2 Increases altitude whilstin flight,whenusedin conjunction withforwardorbackwardmovement on theD-Pad.

A Firescurrentlyselectedweapon.

B Togglesthroughavailableweapons.

C Decreasesaltitudewhilstinflight,whenusedin conjunctionwithforwardorbackwardmovement onthe D-Pad.

ShiftButtons LEFT Rotates your helicopter to the^Left.

RIGHT Rotatesyour helicopter to theRight.

Start Button Whilstingameplay,pressingtheStartbutton pauses thegame,pressingthesamebutton again resumesthegame.

VIRTUALCOCKPITMODE ONLY

ShiftButtons LEFT Rotatesyourviewto the^Left.

RIGHT Rotatesyourview_{to the}Right.

N.B. Pressingbothtogetherwillcentreyour view.

QUITTING THE GAME

PressingtheStartButtonalongwithA, B& CButtons duringgameplayquits the currentgameandreturnsyoutothetitlescreen.

MISSION MAP

PressingtheStartbutton^willpause thegameandbringupthe MissionMap.

Thismapshowsyourpositionalong with theenemies(Reddots)andthe friendlies(Blue dots).

OBJECTIVES

Youroverridingobjectiveistosuccessfullycompleteevery missionineach Campaign. Campaigns canbeselectedinanyorder,but missionsmustbe completedchronologically. SomeCampaignsare easierthanothers, butyou'll havetotrythemout to see which.

Ifyousuccessfullycompleteamission,the Debrief Screenwillappear.

Thisshowshowskilfulyou^areby the useofpercentagesand pointsawarded.

Abonuswillbeawardedifyouachieve theMainObjectiveinaparticular mission.

Followingthesuccessfulcompletionofa mission,ifyou have performed above andbeyondthecallof duty,youwillbe presented withamedal andwillthen bereturned to theBriefingRoomtobe briefedonyour nextmission.

UponthesuccessfulcompletionofanentireCampaign, youwillbepresented with aCampaignRibbonandwillthenbereturnedtotheCampaignSelection Screentochooseyour nextCampaign.

Ifyou donot destroyallyour Primary Targets/achieve your Mission Objectives buthavemanagedtoflyoutofthe Mission Zone, the Debrief Screenwill

appearshowingyourpercentageofkills. Foryourfailure,youwillreceive1

demerit. Ifyoureceive3demeritsinanyone Campaign, you^willbe stripped ofyourpilot'swingsand grounded.

COMBAT HINTS

Makesureyou^listencarefullytoeach MissionBriefing;doingsowillallowyou toplanyour attacktothe best advantage.

Flylowinorder to avoid being detected byenemyradar^-butwatchoutfor trees!

Credits

LeadProgrammer

ProductionDesign andGraphics

Programming Support andConversion

Additional Programming

Musicand Sound Effects

Production Co-ordination

GameEvaluation

Mark'Mac'Avory

RobertoCirillo

Andrew'Dude'Howe

Executive Producer

DavidLong

Martin Iveson

AdrianSmith TroyHorton

DarrenPrice TizianoCirillo JamieMorton RichardMorton DaveWard

JeremySmith

Trynot to gettooinvolved during theearlystages of amission. It'sbestto headstraightforyour Primary Targetsandthen destroyany remainingground targetsifyou havesufficientarmourintegrity.

Onlyleavethe MissionZone^ifyourarmourintegrityislow.

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De:GeneralJohnT.Maclaine,Commandantenchefde I'OTAN A:NOM EFFACEPOURRAISON DE SECURITE

Date: 1999. Lenombredeslieuxdeconflit potentieldanslemondeaaugmen-

tsaunpointtelqueI'OTAN aete obligeedemettre en placeuneforcede reactionrapidecomposeed'helicopteresde combat.

Sonnomde code^-FIRESTORM.

VousetesFIRESTORM ONE,lepilotequi dirige cetteforced'elite,vous etesen etat d'alertepermanent, pret avousenvolerauxcommandesde^{votrehelicop-} tered'attaqueThunderhawkAH-73Mafind'effectuerdes missionshautement dangereusesdeparlemonde.

Bonnechance.

L'helicoptere d'attaque

THUNDERHAWK AH-73M

Origine: U.S.A.Premiervolle8avril1998.

Moteurs: Deux moteurs turboT-800Bde1750chevauxchacun, capacitede rentrera^labase avec unseulmoteursiI'autretombeenpanne.

Performance:Vitessemaximale, 375 km/h. Plafondminimumenvol stationnaire13500pieds.Porteemaximum(sansravitaillement) 800 km.

Poids: Vide:4 tonnes, poidsde mission(brut) 5,5tonnes

Systemes: Concu pour^resisterauxtirsde^12,7mmet30mm,cequi reduit nettementlespertesau combatduesauxdommagescausesaux pieces essentiellesdel'helicoptere.

Armement: Mitraillette30mm,munitionsavolonte

MissilesatetechercheuseAGM-214,28 aumaximum

Lance-roquettesFFAR,116 roquettesaumaximum(lance 2 roquettes par^tir)

Lance-obusRC5-233Runaway,4maximum Bombes MK-84'BigBoy'250kg,8maximum BombesafragmentationMac-874A,20 aumaximum

Missilesanti-naviresMk-3Penguin: 8missilesaumaximum Grenadessous-marines RC-14: 8aumaximum

Menu ^Principal

FIRESTORMcommenceparune sequenced'introductionanimee,suiviede I'ecrantitre.ApartirdeI'introduction,appuyezsurn'importe quelbouton pouralleraumenuprincipal.

MettezI'optionvoulueensurbrillanceenutilisantlesboutonsdu pavedirec- tionneletselectionnezenappuyant^surleboutonC.Vousavezlechoixentre:

CHARGERLE JEU:

QuandLoadGameest selectionne,onvousdemanderad'entrerunmotde passe^afinde^chargerune^partieprecedentsPourcela,mettezensurbrillance leslettresde votremotdepasseenutilisantlesboutonsdu^pavedirectionnel etselectionnezavecleboutonC.Pourterminer,selectionnezOK.Votrepartie peutmaintenant commencer. Vous pouvez egalementchoisirderevenir avotre dernierepartiequiaeteautomatiquementenregistreeet elle seraaffichee_a I'ecran.

NOUVEAUJEU:

Lorsqu'unnouveaujeu est selectionne,vous devrezchoisirunnom(Name Request).Pourcela,mettezensurbrillancedeslettresde votre choixenutil- isantlesboutonsdu pavedirectionnel etselectionnez avec^leBoutonC.Puis selectionnezOK.Vous pouvez maintenantavancer jusqu'aI'ecrandeselection de^{mission(Mission}Select).

ECRAN DES OPTIONS:

QuandI'ecrandesOptionsest selectionne,onvousproposera 4 types d'options differentes.

Passez d'untitreaI'autreetd'uneoption aI'autreenutilisantlesboutonsdu pavedirectionnel.

Controle: Permetde reconfigurer touteslescommandesgrace auxquelles vous pouvezpersonnaliser votremethodedecontrole.

Cet ecranvouspermet egalement deselectionnerlemodecockpitvirtuel:met- tezensurbrillancelesboutonsGaucheet Droit et^utilisezlepavemulti-direc- tionnelpourselectionner respectivementles"vueagauche"et"vue adroite".

Nousrecommandonscemodepourlespilotesplusexperiments.

Niveau: Choisissezentre Easy(Facile),Medium^(Moyen)etHard

(Difficile).

BGM ^(Musiquede^fond):Active/Desactivelamusiquedefonddujeu.

Quitter: MettezEXITensurbrillanceenutilisantlepavedirectionnel et selectionnez enappuyantsurleBoutonC.Vousretournez au

Menuprincipal.

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