User Guide

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Controlling Carriers
Carrier operations are likely to be the key to victory in the Pacific. A carrier’s
main weapon is a complement of specially designed aircraft, berthed in hangars
beneath the flight deck. The Naval Academy mission “Carrier Ops” details
the basics of managing an aircraft carrier and its flight deck.
•Control a carrier’s movement just like any other large ship.
FLIGHT DECK PANEL
When in control of a carrier, press
z
to open/close the Flight Deck Panel.
Use this panel to manage your aircraft.
a Unit name and class
b Water — Assign crew to pump water and make holed sections watertight.
c Fire — Assign crew to fight fire.
d Maneuver — Assign crew to repair engines and steering.
e Weapons — Assign crew to repair weapons. (A separate image is
displayed when Weapons crew is highlighted.)
f Flight Deck — Assign crew to keep the flight deck and hangar
lifts operational.
g Damage — An overview of the unit’s hull damage status.
h Hull Breach icon — When lit, indicates a breach in the hull. Fewer arrows
indicate a less serious breach.
i Flooding — A visual indication of how much water the ship has taken on.
Assign more crew to Water duties if this is filling.
j Fire icon — When lit, indicates a fire is present onboard.
k Flight Deck icon — When lit, indicates damage to the flight deck.
l Cog icon — When lit, indicates damage to the engines.
m Ship’s Wheel icon — When lit, indicates damage to the steering.
REPAIR SCREEN
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a
b
c
d
e
b
c
d
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f
g
h
i
j
k
l
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b
a Number of planes airborne/
maximum number
b Squadron status
c Squadron details
d Plane type
e Additional ordnance loadouts
Giving Orders to Squadrons
You can issue orders from the Flight Deck Panel to control the squadrons
of aircraft at your disposal. Use
l
to highlight a Squadron Status icon (below),
and then press
A
repeatedly to cycle through available orders. (For a list
of orders,
see page 28.)
Squadron is in hangar.
Squadron is ordered to take off.
Squadron is in the air following last orders.
Squadron is under landing orders.
Squadron has been destroyed. Highlight the destroyed squadron icon
and press
A
to launch a new squadron.
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