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Flight Simulator

with

Torpedo Attack

for

MSX computers

Program Number: MSX-FSE

Introduction

This program puts you at the controls of amodified Nakajima Tenzan, a

World War II torpedo bomber aircraft. The object of the Torpedo Attack

game is to take off from your island airbase, torpedo or bomb enemy

targets, destroy as many enemy aircraft as possible, and land safely back

at the airbase. During the course of the game you will learn the basics of

flying an aircraft and experience the thrill of flight.

Before starting the game, you should read the “Flight Instrumentation”

section of this manual to familiarize yourself with the aircraft instru-

ments and controls, and take the plane for atest flight as described in

“Flying the Aircraft”. After flying the combat missions, you may want

to read the “Flight Physics” section of the manual to learn more about

how areal aircraft flies.

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Technical Information

Plane:

Aircraft Information

Nakajima Tenzan, carrier-borne, two-seat Reconnais-

sance and Torpedo/Bomber monoplane, Model 12B,

specially modified for this mission.

Landing Gear: Dual retractable front gear and tail wheel.

Power Plant: Mitsubishi Kasei 25, 14-cylinder, 1500 HP radial air-

cooled engine.

Machine Gun:

Weapons Information

One forward-facing 7.7mm machine gun in each w'ing.

600 rounds of ammunition each.

Torpedoes: Long Lance steam powered torpedoes, approximate

range 2000m.

Bombs: 600 lbs (272 kg) impact detonation devices.

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Flight Instrumentation

Screen Display

h- cr

AILERON

CONTROL

ELEVATOR

CONTROL

POSITION

INDICATOR

POSITION

INDICATOR

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Instruments

Your plane has more instrumentation than the original Tenzan did.

Additional instruments and indicators are provided to ease the process of

learning to fly. These instruments will now be described.

Altimeter

Altitude in feet above sea level is measured. Your altimeter is only

accurate to about 10 feet, so be careful when landing. Most runways are

about 10 to 15 feet above sea level.

Climb Rate Indicator

This gauge tells you how fast you are climbing or descending. A

positive number indicates that you are climbing, anegative number

indicates that you are dropping. When you land, your drop rate must be

very low or you may damage the airplane and possibly injure yourself.

Airspeed Indicator

This gauge displays your plane’s current airspeed. Because of winds,

this may not be your true ground speed. Airspeed is displayed in miles

per hour.

Magnetic Compass

This gauge displays your current heading in degrees clockwise from

magnetic north. During high-rate turns this indicator may lag slightly

behind the plane’s true heading, but it will catch up quickly when you

stop turning.

Bank Indicator

This indicator lets you know which way your wings are tilted relative to

the horizon. This can be useful when the plane is at asteep bank angle,

to help you determine the fastest way to right the plane.

Fuel Gauge

This gauge displays the amount of fuel remaining in your tanks.

Aileron and Elevator Control Position Indicators

These indicators show the positions of the aircraft’s ailerons and

elevator. An aileron position indicator box to the left or right of the

center mark shows that left or right aileron is applied. An elevator

position indicator box above or below center shows that the elevator is

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raised or lowered. When the boxes on the indicator bars are aligned with

the center marks, the ailerons and elevator are centered.

Throttle Position Indicator

This indicator shows how much throttle is applied. The position indica-

tor box on the indicator bar goes up or down as throttle is increased or

decreased.

Ammo Gauge

This gauge displays the amount of machine gun ammunition remaining.

Be careful not to run out of ammunition when fighting enemy planes, or

you wall become an easy target.

Message Area

This window displays various messages during your flight. It informs

you about enemy planes firing on you, enemy plane kills, torpedo hits/

misses, aircraft stalls, etc. When none of these conditions exist, this area

displays your current skill level. When the indicator displays “MISSION

COMPLETE” you should return to your island base to refuel and

receive new mission orders.

Score Box

Shows your score for the current game. If you crash, get shot down, or

lower your skill level, the score is reset to 0.

View Modes

This simulation offers three different viewing modes. The default

viewdng mode show's 3D scenery outside your cockpit window when you

start the program. Press the [G] key to toggle between this scenery and a

3D ground grid pattern. Island scenery is not displayed in the ground

grid view mode; a3D grid pattern is plotted on the ground in its place.

This grid makes it easier to determine how' high above the ground you

are, and increases simulation speed.

Aradar view is also available. Press the [V] key to toggle between 3D

and radar view modes. Radar mode provides aview of the area around

your aircraft. The size of this radar view can be adjusted by pressing the

[+] or [-] keys to increase or decrease the zoom factor.

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Keyboard Controls

MSX Controls

cr

h-

xa:

(3 lu

sS

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Flying the Aircraft

Takeoff and Test Flight

After loading the Flight Simulator/Torpedo Attack program and exiling

the demo mode, you start out on the runway of an island airport where

your plane is fueled and ready for takeoff. First, increase throttle to full

by pressing and holding the [DEL] key. The plane will begin to acceler-

ate down the runway. Wait for your airspeed indicator to climb to 130

miles per hour, then press the [down arrow] key twice. This will raise

the elevator and cause the plane to begin lifting off the ground. You will

notice the runway drop away as you lift off, and the climb rate indicator

will begin to increase. As soon as it registers 1000 ft/min, press the [up

arrow] key twice to center the elevator, decrease your angle of attack,

and lower your climb rate. Note that this does not occur immediately, as

it takes awhile for the plane to stabilize. You should be in stable flight

with alevel horizon visible.

Now let’s try amedium speed turn. First, press the [right arrow] key

twice to begin banking the plane to the right. When the horizon is at

about a45-dcgree angle, press the [R] key to center the ailerons. The

heading indicator will change as the plane turns. To increase the turn

rate, press the [down arrow] key twice. If you were in level flight this

would increase your angle of attack, but since the plane is banked the

angle of attack will increase only slightly and the turn rate will increase.

To level out of the turn, press the [up arrow] key twice and the [left

arrow] key once and wait for the horizon to return to near level. Press

the [R] key just before the horizon becomes level. This will center the

ailerons and stop the plane from banking any further.

Landing

The hardest aspect of flying an airplane is landing safely. The proper

landing procedure is to fly the plane afoot or two above the runway and

slow down until the plane stalls and stops flying. As the plane slows

down, the nose will want to drop and the plane will try to fly itself into

the ground. You must compensate with up elevator to keep the plane at

the one- or two-foot level until it stalls. If you fly the plane onto the

ground above stall speed, it may bounce or even crash.

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As you apply more up elevator, the plane will take a higher and higher

nose-up attitude. This is good. When you finally touch down, your

elevator should be nearly all the way up. The scenery outside will level

off when you touch the ground.

The process of putting yourself into alevel flight path slightly above

and aligned with the runway takes some practice. Steep glides are

preferred as you come in for alanding. An engine failure while in a

steep glide will have little effect on where you land, whereas an engine

failure on along shallow power glide at treetop level will drop you into

the field half a mile from the airport. You should align yourself with the

runway and glide toward it in asleep glide at approach speed (about 130

mph indicated airspeed). You must then break the glide and transition

into straight and level, power-off flight afew feet above the runway.

This transition is known as the flare.

You will use the ailcrons/rudder to align yourself with the runway as

you come in for alanding, but make sure that the aircraft is straight and

the ailerons/rudder are centered when you touch down. If they are not,

ground steering will whip you off the runway because your wheels

aren’t aligned to make the plane go straight. An abrupt turning of the

plane on the ground is known as aground-loop,and could severely

damage areal aircraft

Once on the ground, you can use brakes to bleed off extra speed and

come to astop. You will then be ready for your next flight.

Before taking off again, make sure to do apre-takeoff check. You will

usually find that you have to center the elevator which is nearly all the

way up from the last landing. Taking off with full up elevator and full

throttle can be disastrous.

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Scenery Area

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Missions

Mission Briefing

Congratulations on completing your flight training. Your first tour of

duty will be on Marakei island. You are to travel there immediately and

report to the commanding officer.

You have been assigned to fly front-line air support in preparation for an

invasion of the enemy base on Kwajalein by your forces. You will fly 10

sorties into enemy territory. If you are successful in these 10 sorties, you

will be awarded the Silver Star medal and will be returned home to

instruct the next generation of pilots. The enemy is not aware of the long

range of our planes, and will not be expecting asingle fighter, so the

first mission or two should be relatively uneventful. As the enemy learns

about our skills and tactics, expect them to send large forces against you

in desperation.

Mission #0

As acombat training mission, you are assigned to bomb the enemy base

at Kwajalein. Intelligence reports that the enemy currently has only a

few planes at the base, most of which are inoperable. You are assigned

to destroy as many planes as possible and to bomb the island base. Use

your machine guns (fired by pressing the [SPACE BAR]) to destroy the

enemy planes. The planes must be close enough to see clearly, and lined

up in the center of your out-the-window view. Destroying an enemy

plane scores 5points. To bomb the base, you must fly your plane over

the square target indicator on the enemy base radar image and drop a

bomb. For this training mission you have an almost unlimited number of

bombs. You can tell from your score whether or not you hit the island

base. Hitting the base scores 10 points. NOTE -after you accomplish

your mission goals, the “SKILL LEVEL 1” display will change to

“MISSION COMPLETE”. You should then return to your home base to

prepare for your next mission. If during the course of the mission you

run low on fuel or ammunition, you may return to any of your bases to

replenish fuel and/or ammunition. To refuel/resupply, simply land at the

air base and come to acomplete stop. Your plane will be serviced on the

runway.