F-29 missions and keyboard Written by Rush of The Digital Dictators! Arizona Test Range Missions M1. Hit the two canvas targets in Sector 7B. M2. A convoy of retired trucks are moving along the east-west highway.Destroy all trucks in Sector 8A-8H. M3. Hit the freight trains on the rail-line in Sector A3. M4. Destroy the SAM sights and their radar control station in Sector 5D. M5. Hit the Test Bridge in the Yuscon firing range and avoid the electronic SAM simulators located in the area F8. M6. Engage the Drone MIG29B Fulcrum Fighters in your vicinity.Two must be destroyed. M7. Attack the mock-tank formations crossing the Nevada Plains in Sector 3A. M8. Destroy the industrial complex in Sector 1C. M9. Destroy the airbase in Sector 4C and the main runway; drone fighters are located at this base. M10. Destroy the enemy command centre,avoiding the complex SAM network located in Sector 1E.This is perhaps the most difficult mission on the North American test range. Pacific Missions War Update 1. 1. "Scramble" Two bandits have been located in Sector 4D closing in on your island base.Engage and destroy. 2. "Firebolt" The enemy has launched an aerial attack on the oil refinery on Vejan Island (Sector 8D).Repel the enemy and destroy at least three fighters. 3. "Drop-In" An enemy battleship has been detected in Sector 4G.Launch a surprise attac using MSRAM Missiles,avoiding its radar network and destroy the battleship. 4. "Plunge" Hit the enemy oil storage on the island of Zahiti (Sector 1D). War Update 2 1. "Splash" The enemy fleet has launched a full scale amphibious attac on Troy (Sector 8E) with at least ten landing craft landing on the North Shore.These are escorted by a squadron of fulcrums.You must destroy the landing craft. 2. "Warmup" Intelligence reports two Enemy Frigates are closing from the South in Sector 3B to reinforce the Red fleet.Give them a surprise welcome. 3. "Deep Heat" The Leonid Brezhnev fleet carrier has retreated from the Enemy fleet but has launched a long range strike force closing in on the Solomos Islands located in Sector 4B.Engage all three hostile aircraft and destroy them. 4. "Beta-1" The gigantic Enemy super Tanker Azov has to be crippled in a surprise retaliator strike in Sector 4G.MIGs provide aerial cover. War Update 3 1. "Revenge" The battleship New Jersey has stormed into the scene as two Enemy cruisers,the Kresta 2 and Admiral Zozulya,have engaged her.Provide aerial cover against incoming MIGs and engage the cruisers in Sector 7H. 2. "Arc" The enemy has finally launched a full scale attack on Solomos with ten plus ships to the south,barraging the southern coast.Scramble and destroy the four MIGs providing aerial cover for the fleet and hit any enemy ships. 3. "Strike Back" The US fleet has arrived in Sector 5H,steaming towards your island bastion led by the carrier JF Kennedy.Launch a counter strike at the Enemy fleet,avoiding SAMs whilst the MIGs ebgage the US Task Force.Destroy at least two ships and return to base. 4. "Stamps" You must attack and destroy the vital enemy gas plant and refinery on Zahiti in Sector 1D. War Update 4 1. "Knock-Out" The Leonid Brehznev has been sighted in Sector 1G,with a support ship.Locate and destroy. 2. "Fight Back" A fierce Enemy counter-strike has sunk three US ships and threatens the JFK.Provide air support and destroy the two Enemy battleships in Sector F4. War Update 5 "Hand Shake" A meeting btween the two fleets has been arranged to discuss peace terms on the Enemy battleship Lenningrad,in Sector 4B.Provide an aerial patrol to enforce an exclusion zone with a MIG,as intellegence reports a sabotage attempt will be imminent.... Middle East Missions War Update 1 1. "Bravo" Destroy the tank brigade (3 tanks) crossing the border in Section 5A. 2. "Bogie" Two MIGs are closing in on your base sighted in Sector 6F.Engage and destroy. 3. "Alpha" Destroy the radar tracking station in Sector 4D to provide an aerial corridor. 4. "Foxstrike" Destroy the roadbridge in Sector 3F to hamper the enemy reinforcements. 5. "Lizard" An enemy armoured column of at least six trucks and four tanks is advancing up the highway in Sector 4C.Stem the advance and obliterate the column. 6. "Charlie" Launch a deep strike attack on the enemy airfield in Sector 2H. War Update 2 1. "Moonstruck" Hit the industrial works in Sector 3B which provides ammunition to the Arab forces. 2. "Rougue" The power station in Sector 2F,east of the city needs to be knocked out. 3. "Pincer" Refer to your War Update Map before commencing this mission,as it will inform you of the whereabouts of two grey enemy tank battalions which are leading an assault.Destroy these six enemy tanks and return to base. 4. "Torch" Destroy the tracking station in Sector 4A. 5. "Crossfire" Destroy the enemy oil refinery in Sector 1F with your primary target,the three oil holding tanks. War Update 3 1. "MayDay" Three enemy fighters are closing in on the capital.Break up the raid,destroy all fighters and resturn to base.Move to Sector 5E to engage. 2. "Lord" Two continuing tank battles are occuring along the front- line.Stem the enemy divisions.Refer to War Update Map on computer for the battle locations. 3. "Torture" You must locate and demolish the rail-bridge in the lower Sector of 3B. 4. "Romeo" Lac Mi-El tank farm in Sector F1 is assembling Russian T-80s imported in from Russia.Raze the complex to the ground. War Update 4 1. "Heat" Information is sketchy at this time,but it is believed a large enemy road convoy is located around the vicinity of Sector 1D.This comprises of over 10 trucks and tanks.You must locate this convoy and destroy. 2. "Juno" A large scale aerial force is massing over enemy territory and moving towards the capital.Their target is uncertian but you must destroy four bandits and hold them away from your base.Vector south to Sector 3G. 3. "Warrior" Destroy the chemical processing plant in Sector 1C,believed to be developing chemical weapons. 4. "Gold" The greatest tank battle of the war is raging(refer to War Update Map),with allr reserves being drawn up.Provide aerial support and destroy eight plus tanks. War Update 5 1. "Ajax" Miscon has lifted the restriction on bombing the enemy capital in Sector 1B and surrounding installations,and has made the international airport in Sector 2A its primary target.destroy the main runway and return to base. 2. "Dawn" destroy the steelworks in Sector 1D,south west of the city,but make sure to avoid any damage to the Red Cross hospital based in the compound. 3. "Zeus" The enemy has thrown everything into a new strike.Fresh Enemy armour has been desployed to the front line(see War Update Map) and is overwhelming the exhausted armoured divisions.Provide aerial support and smash the lead tank battalion. 4. "Red" The road and rail networks have been badly damaged consequently jeopardising supply routes.Shortages to the front line are threatening our positions,so you must provide aerial cover for a massive convoy moving from Tel-A-Von to the front line against impending MIG attack.This takes place in Patrol Sector 7G. War Update 6 1. "Standstill" The situation is critical with all three countries industries smashed.The massive El Alamein factory(Sector 1A)is the sole productive enemy plant.Avoid the fierce SAM systems and destroy the complex. 2. "Vice" The forces on both sides are reaching exhaustion as the war is becoming a war of attrition.Fanatical enemy tank brigades in the relevant sector(see War Update Map)are causing havoc with our ground forces.Destroy the four leading tanks and supply vehicles. 3. "Thunder" The heavily pounded enemy air-forces have gathered from unknown runway strips and are launching perhaps thier last full-scale attack of the war.Vector south to 4G to engage and destroy all Bogies - number unknown. War Update 7 1. "Abyss" On this day the war reaches its climax with the outcome unknown.A secret special range of missions will exist in this final chapter of the war.... Europe Missions War Update 1 1. "MIG Cap" Zulu Alert:two incomming MIGs closing in your base.Search,engage and destroy.This is not a drill - repeat - This is not a drill. 2. "Bomb Cap" Three enemy bombers are closing in on your base at low level,escort provided.Vextor 30 degrees for Bogey - engage and destroy. 3. "Intercept" Two SU27 Flankers are crossing the border and are zig-zagging towards Huttgart(Sector 8A).Engage and destroy. 4. "Tom Cat" Three plus bandits are providing aerial support for advancing enemy mobile divisions along the border in Sector 4D.Engage and destroy. 5. "Aggressor" Provide close aerial support against advancing Red army tanks for the army group centre in Sector 6D,near Zeipen.Destroy the two tank brigades(6 tanks). 6. "Firehand" Two enemy mobile divisions are engaging the British Seventh Centurion Tank Division in the north of the country.Stem the advance and destroy the leading brigade in Sector 8D. 7. "Ironhand" Provide an aerial corridor along the southern border section by destroying the three enemy SAM sites and radar site near the Stein river in Sector 3D. 8. "Backbreaker" In order to stem enemy rear movements and hamper rear supply lines,your primary target is the key bridge Liepen in sector 5E. 9. "Limelight" The road convoys towards the front from Frunsroure,across the Liepen bridge,must be destroyed(Sector 8F). 10. "Linebacker III" This is a deep strike retalitory mission against the Red Army airfield of Trenevora,in particular against its main runway and hanger areas Sector 1G. War Update 2 1. "Jawbreaker" Destroy the bridge in the northern section on the Stein river (Sector 6D). 2. "Four Star" Destroy the enemy supply dumps in Sector 2F. 3. "Big Ear" Destroy the radar tracking station and the SAM emplacement near- by Sector 7E. 4. "Deep Throat" The enemy air force has been scattered to regional bases across their country.Miscon has detected a large enemy presence near an airstrip in Sector 3H.Destroy any airborne hostiles and the runway. 5. "Strike Out" The enemy has launched its biggest bombardment of the war against all air force bases.Five plus bandits are closing over the border-heading unknown.Intercept and destroy.Vector to Sector 2C. 6. "Tin Cat Alley" Provide close air support for allied tank forces against a massive enemy assault.Destroy the two leading battalions(6 tanks).Refer to War Update Map for battle location. War Update 3 1. "Iron" Destroy the vital road bridge in Sector 8C,to prevent enemy supplies reaching the front. 2. "Titan" Large enemy convoys are rallying towards the front.A massive amount of armour is moving west in Sector 8G,with pontoons providing river crossings.Destroy the convoy and return home. 3. "Snake Eye" Fierce tank battles are continuing in various sectors(see War Update Map),with French and British Northern Tank Divisions holding their ground.Provide air support against three MIGs and destroy the leading enemy tank brigades in both battles. 4. "Grind" The enemies massive industrial complex in Sector 5H provides machine parts for the Red Army war machine.Destroying this complex will cause great shortages to the enemy. 5. "Lights Out" Cripple the riverside power station in Section 5H,destroying the cooling towers which will disrupt enemy productivity. 6. "Fly-By" A large number of allied interceptors have been downed by a Enemy MIG 29 Hunting Squadron.The three ace fighters are operating from the Alps in Sector 1D.This mission is Self-explanatory!. War Update 4 1. "Operation Wolf" A new squadron of MIG 29-C Fulcrums have been located zig-zagging across the border towards Nurberg.Intercept in Sector 5C and break the pack up. 2. "Avanger" A ferocious string of land battles has left the front line NATO forces exhausted,with two fresh Warzaw Pact tank divisions engaging them(refer to War Update Map for location).Halt the enemy attack and destroy at least ten tanks. 3. "Operation Thunderbolt" Decimate the chemical factory in Sector 7H and its two storage tanks. 4. "Operation Bear" Attack the arms factory in Sector 2H,avoiding the SAMs located nearby. 5. "Express" Constant convoys of rail freight are arriving hourly on the rail- lines from the east to the enemy capital and the battle front.Destroy the rail-line and any trains in Sector 4H. 6. "Untouchables" a squadron of enemy flanker bombers have destroyed several allied storage depots near the front line and are crossing in on the international airport in Sector 7A.Engage and destroy. War Update 5 1. "Venus" The Red armies' second air force has reinforced the depleted first army and has lauched the biggest aerial assault yet seen in the war,with six squadrons of fighters causing havoc to NATO ground forces.Provide aerial cover for Huttgart around Sector 7B against three closing MIGs. 2. "Venus 2" Provide aerial cover from Nurbergs industrial complexes against the ominous threat of the squadron of three MIGs in Sector 4B. 3. "Counter" The massed NATO ground forces are now being pinned down by this new surge of Enemy areial dominance.Provide aerial cover for the Second US Tank Corp in the relevant sector(refer to War Update Map)and destroy any opposing tanks. 4. "Backache" Launch a deep strike attack on the last main enemy bridge in Sector 7H to cloak the enemy rear guard action. 5. "Trax" The massive tank factory in Sector 8H is primary target.rip out the main building. 6. "Flame" The huge storage depot in Sector 8H,conveniently located between a hospital and a church,has fuel for the Warzaw Pact armies.Destroy a storage tank and return home. War Update 6 1. "Burst" The hardest mission so far:hit the centre line of the international runway in Sector 6H and engage any scrambled bandits.Avoid the dense SAM belts to the west of the base. 2. "Mercury" A rag-tag formation of fighters is closing over the border,towards your home runway and intelligence belives cruise missiles may be carried on board.Intercept and destroy the fighters and bring down any air-launched cruise missiles. 3. "Man Hunt" The remnants of two massive armies are clashing in the relevant sector(see War Update Map).Destroy enemy hardwere in this battle zone. 4. "On-Line" The nuclear power station south-east of the enemy capital is your target.Destroy the cooling towers and main building,avoiding the reactor plant.This will plunge the enemy into a total black-out in Sector 7H. 5. "Saturn" A train carrying new tanks to the front has been located by satellite in Sector 7H.Prevent the tanks from ever reaching the battlefield. 6. "Mars" A heavily defended aircraft factory in Sector 8H has remained unscatched so far,and is producing large numbers of enemy aircraft.Destroy the main building. War Update 7 (the final Update) Your three missions are:No.1 Saviour;No.2 Retaliator and No.3 Hour Glass. These missions are all secret to protect the outcome of the war- refer to War Update Map. The keyboard commands to F-29 Retaliator ESC = Eject (Two times) Inside Cockpit F1 = Front F2 = Rear F3 = Left F4 = Right F5 = Satelite Outside Plane F6 = South Facing F7 = Zoom In F8 = Zoom Out F9 = Behind F10 = North Facing MFDS 1 = 1 2 = 2 3 = 3 8 = Super Cruise + och - = RPM E = ECM On/Off T = Change Target Lock P = Pause A = Autopilot Toggle S = Stealth Toggle F = Flaps Toggle G = Gear Toggle H = Hud Toggle J = Joystick K = Keyboard RETURN = Weapon Selection X = Break Lock C = Cockpit On/Off B = Breakes Toggle M = Mouse SPACE = Pilot Toggle-Fire/Trigger DEL = Break Toggle HELP = Level Wings Pil Upp = Nose Up Pil V„nster = Nose Left Pil H”ger = Nose Right Pil Ner = Nose Down Number keyboard * = Supercruise Mode (100% Thrust) - = RPM + = RPM 1 = MFD1 2 = MFD2 3 = MFD3 0 = Chaff . = Flare