Manual

GUN CAMERASTANDARD MODE: The Vertical DisplayIndicator (VDI) shows the camera imagein colour and labels the primary targetsfor you. The camera itself can pan 360 0 .MODERATE MODE: The VDI shows thecamera image in monochrome (green) andlabels the primary targets for you. As inStandard Mode, the camera can pan 360 0 .AUTHENTIC MODE: The VDI shows thecamera image in monochrome (green). Itdoes not label the primary targets for you.The camera has forward looking gimballimits of 20 0 left and right of centre and20 0 above and below the horizon.RADARThe three Radar difficulty modes arecovered in the AWG-9 radar section ofChapter 4.GROUND CRASH MODESTANDARD: The aircraft can hit groundobjects and terrain without being affected(i.e. you can crash into the ground andstill keep flying). Your aircraft is notdamaged in any way by contact with theground. Exception: If your aircraft hasbeen previously damaged by enemyaction, any contact with the ground endsyour mission (and your career).MODERATE AND AUTHENTIC: Anycontact with a ground object other than acarrier flight deck results in the immediatedestruction of your aircraft. If you happento be inside the aircraft when thisoccurs... see yah!ENEMY SKILL: Enemy pilots are ratedas follows; (1) Trainee, (2) Cadet, (3)Regular, (4) Veteran and (5) Ace.Choosing the higher levels just makesyour job all the more difficult. Highlyskilled pilots are simply able to fly andfight better than lesser trained pilots.Veteran pilots combine experience withtraining to produce superior performance.An Ace is a veteran pilot with exceptionalinstincts and superb judgment.CARRIER CLASS: Select one of threedifferent classes of aircraft carriersrepresented in the game; Forrestal, KittyHawk, or the giant nuclear-poweredNimitz class. The differences between thethree carriers are largely cosmetic,however, the longer length of the Nimitzclass flight deck makes landings a littleeasier.Joystick [J]Pressing the blue Joystick [J] Keybrings up an additional panel labelledCONTROL. This panel allows you to setup the simulation according to theavailability of your own hardware.JOYSTICK: Use your mouse pointer tomake a choice of controller devices (orcombination of devices). Note that youmay choose not to use a joystick at alland use keyboard controls instead.FLEET DEFENDER also allows forspecialised equipment such as throttlecontrollers or foot pedals as well.KEYBOARD SENSITIVITY: You mayadjust the sensitivity of your keyboardbetween High, Medium, and Low. Themore sensitive you make the keyboard,the more control input is generated eachtime you press a particular key.ROLL RATE: Select one of two differentroll rates: Standard or Authentic.Selecting Standard gives you a very fastroll which is unaffected by altitude orairspeed. An Authentic roll rate is morerealistic and takes into account all theaerodynamic factors which affect yourflight performance.Difficulty [D]Press this key to return to the previousDifficulty panel.Recalibrate [R]Press the Recalibrate [R] Key torecalibrate your joystick or controllerbetween flights. Follow the on-screeninstructions. When finished, pressEscape/Menu Options (Esc Key).