Sunday, May 18, 2014

F-19 Stealth Fighter #3 - Maps

All versions of F-19 Stealth Fighter came with maps for all the theater of operations. The 8bit versions were different from the 16bit versions.

Back in the 80s I had my own maps wrapped in a plastic cover and made notes and remarks (e.g. on what type of enemy SAM sites I had to expect in certain areas) with a wax pencil. :-)

8bit version Libya map

Same region on the 16bit version map

... and Central Europe in the 8bit version

Finally 16bit version of the CE map 

Saturday, May 17, 2014

F-19 Stealth Fighter #3 - Manual Drawings



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The manuals from the classic Microprose sims got better with every simulation they released. "Hellcate Ace" came with a 8 pages typewriter written booklet that showed the user the basics he had to know. Over the years the manuals grew in the number of pages as well as in their quality.

One thing I always liked about the Microprose manuals were the pencil drawings at the beginning of every chapter.   Today I'll show you all the drawings from the manual of the 8bit versions. They're really nice to look at, as they show how the public thought what this new Stealth Fighter might look like, before the Air Force made it public.

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Operation Instructions

Tutorial

Equipment & Tactics

Regional briefings

Common military aircraft

Appendix