WINGS OF FURY DOC - TYPED BY THAT HIP ALASKAN CAT - YEP IT'S ME - JIMMY ROGERS !!! It is 1944 and the world is at war. Europe is ablaze with a conflict that engulfs her like the flames of hell, leaving a path of destruction wherever it burns. The Far East, too, is being consumed by a furious struggle for dominance. In the Pacific theater, the allies face an enemy possessed of great skill and a relentless determination. As the tide begins to turn in favor of the allies, the enemy struggles ever more desperately to maintain the footholds it had gained earlier in the war. However, both on the sea and in the air, the U.S. Navy proves to be more than a match for it's opponents. One reason for this is the incredible striking power of the Navy's Air Force. It is instrumental in defeating the enemy in battle after battle. Within the Navy's air command, one plane seems to be leading the fight for an allied victory: the mighty F6F Hellcat! The Hellcat is incredibly powerful and durable, a real work horse capable of bearing bombs, rockets and torpedoes. Able to outmaneuver the enemy's best fighter planes, the Hellcat has established one of the best kill-to-loss ratios in the war. Now you have the opportunity to fly your very own Hellcat. You'll be assigned to provide air support for the USS Wasp. This aircraft carrier has been heavily damaged and must make its way safely back to port. On this perilous journey, you must defend the carrier against torpedo bombers, rout the enemy from their island strongholds, sink enemy vessels that lie en route to home port and protect yourself by shooting down enemy planes. Strapping yourself into the cockpit, you face a tremendous responsibility. The fate of the carrier and every man onboard has been placed in your experienced hands. As the signal officer gives you the go, you give your Cat full throttle and take off into the unknown skies before you. Just minutes off the deck, you sight the first sign of trouble: a pair of enemy fighters bearing down on you from above... OK - SO MUCH FOR THE INSPIRATION..... HERE ARE SOME TIPS TO MAKE THE GAME PLAY EASIER... TAKING OFF - Taxi towards the aft end (to the right of the screen) of the ship to get enough distance to take off. Turn back towards the bow of the ship and go full throttle. When the tail of the plane lifts you have reached take-off speed! Go For IT Dude ! BOMB BUILDINGS FIRST - This puts all the soldiers in gun pits. Then Simply BOMB the pits and make your Strifing Runs REALLY Count ! ENEMY PLANES - You'll know when they are comming by the RED ARROWS in the Sight Window. You'll also notice a 2 digit counter under the Score Counter after you take out an Enemy Aircraft. This tallys up the number ya take out. They're worth 350 points each. Machine Gun em' up the tail pipe for best results, also you'll need to be full throttle to keep up to them and make the shots count. As you hit em' they'll turn, stay with them - it takes several good hits to down one. Also, don't let them take ya out further than ya have fuel to get back with. MISSION ACCOMPLISHED - After all enemy are dead on island you'll get Return To Ship orders. Return to ship for next mission. However you can return to ship at any time to get a new load of weapons. LANDING - This took awhile to figure out - and this is the primary reason I decided to type up this doc! Always land the same direction ya take off - against the wind. You'll notice the 4 loops at the Aft end of the ship. These are the Aircraft Aresting Cables. Ya got four chances to catch one. Get your aircraft positioned just above deck level on approach and as ya pass over the decks edge PUSH Straight UP on the joystick. As the back wheel touches it'll grab the cable and stop ya. Depending on how high you were when ya drop ya can - with the 3rd or 4th cable end up right over the Elevator. When ya stop, taxi to the elevator and PRESS Fire. You'll then be given the next mission and/or new armorment. HARD DRIVE/RAM INSTALL- I've played this off my Hard Drive and It's FAST! Just Copy The Wings Drawer and Icon onto Your HD And she'll play just fine ! With Three Meg of Ram - She also Played fine from my RAD Disk..... Try IT - You'll Like IT ! .... WELL THATS ALL I GOT FOR NOW... I've Made It To Midshipman Mission III... But I've only had the game for a few hours.. ENJOY THE GAME FOLKS !!!!!! ....... THIS IS JIMMY AND I'M OUTTA HERE ! WINGS OF FURY ( Helpful hints ) Brought to you by THE PHANTOM at ELECTRIC DREAMS bbs AT 415-365-9761 To Take Off From Carrier -- Hold Stick Left Or Right, then at end of ship angle to the upper left or right. (landing gear will go in at a certain speed by itself) To Fire Machine Guns -- Hold Down Fire Button To Fire Rockets,Bombs,Torpedo -- Push Fire Button Rapidly Or you can use the MOUSE! to fire them.. Other Things to know -- Use Rockets to Destroy Anti-AirCraft Bunkers. Some ships will need more than 1 torpedo to sink it (Battleships & Aircraft Carriers). Proper Use of Torpedo -- Fly Level about an inch above the water (not a real inch, just what you see on the screen). Look at the small window at the bottom of the screen. When you ythink you are close enough, relaese the torpedo! BUT if you are too high or not level, it will explode. If you release it too soon, it will run out of fuel, or if you release it too late, you'll crash into the ship!!. Sometimes Torpedo planes will attck YOUR ship, And a little red arrrow in the screen at the bottom will appear. If this happens, you have two options, SHOOT IT DOWN, or you can shoot the torpedo AFTER its in the water( I prefer the first method myself) Thats about all i have on it, so give my friends boards a call when you are done playing it!. 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