games-pc harpoon ii User Manual

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Settings pull-down menu. Then, click on the Attack toolbar button.

Your cursor should now be a targeting crosshair.  Once the second air

threat has crossed the range circle for your air weapons,  go ahead

and double-click on the aircraft symbol.  A box will appear with four

panels.  The upper-left is the firing unit, the upper-right is the list of

available weapons listed in the order of most capable weapon for the

designated target.  The lower-left panel lists the target(s) and the

lower-right lists the weapons allocated for the target(s) listed.  This

is the Weapons Allocation dialog box. As you can see, one SM-1

missile has been allocated to engage the target.  Let’s fire 3 missiles

by clicking twice on the listing for the SM-1 in the upper-right panel.

The number of SM-1 missiles allocated should now be 3.  On second

thought, let’s only fire 2 missiles and save some of the taxpayer’s

money.  Click once on the listing of 3 missiles in the lower-right panel.

The number of missiles should now read two.  Go ahead and hit OK.

The  missiles  should  now  launch  with  a  display  identical  to  the

automatic sequence used to engage the first threat aircraft.  In the

unlikely event that both of your missiles should miss, fire again.  By

the time the second aircraft is destroyed you should pick up a third
incoming air contact.

We are going to engage the last air threat as a group. Although it

doesn't seem so, the third incoming air threat is actually a group of

two aircraft. Make sure that the Puller is selected. When the aircraft

come within range, click on the attack toolbar button and then drag-

select the incoming air group. Once again the Weapon Allocation

dialog box will come up, but you will notice that this time there are

two Bears listed in the enemy unit section of the screen. You will see

that the staff has already allocated an SM-1 to each.  Go ahead and

hit OK.  The missiles should now launch, and each of the allocated

missiles will track its assigned target. In the unlikely event that both

of your missiles should miss, fire again.

Drag-selecting can be used to select reference points, friendly units,

and enemy units. One key function of drag-selecting is in forming

groups. To do so, simply drag-select the units you wish to group and

press the 'G' hot key. To group friendly airborne units, the units must

be the same type of aircraft, have identical loadout types,  and be on

the same mission.