Wednesday, April 23, 2014

F-16 Combat Pilot #4 - The Manual


As I wrote before, the manual has about 100 pages and covers every aspect of the sim in detail. The manual is completely black and white, all the screenshots are from the Atari ST version.

Overall, the manual is a VERY good introduction into the world of fight pilots, weapon employment, BFM and how an Fighter-Squadron operates in a military conflict. Of course you can't compare it to manuals like the ones in the DCS Series, but it's some very informative reading.

I'll show you some example pages from the single chapters so that you might get the feeling. Even if you don't intend to play the sim, you might get your hands on a PDF-copy and take a look ...

Cover

1. Introduction / 2. Arriving at Base

Welcome!

3. Training squadron


Pre-flight briefing
Radar modes
ILS
HUD
Basic flying skills
Traffic pattern

4. Front line operations

A2A missiles
AGM-65 Maverick
Iron bombs

5. Combat manoevers - how to stay one step ahead!

BFM for beginners

6. Ground school

Why does my F-16 fly?
Nice additional info

7. Aircraft technical data


Know your enemy...

8. Weapon technical data


Missiles, bombs, everything you need...

Appendix


And you can even order a F-16 CP T-Shirt!!!!



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