The attached file is a new operational plan for Flying Nightmares for the conquest and occupation of East Timor. I wrote it because I was bored with the battle plan (Sabre) which comes with the game. Place the Operation Isabel file in your FN folder, launch Flying Nightmares and then select Operation Isabel with the Load Game option. I would reccomend that you immediatly save the game under a different name so that the original Operation Isabel is left unaltered.
You will find that the Task Force is already at Waypoint 1 and the game is underway. Don't panic there is a built in pause at Waypoint 1 while a Harrier is launched for an extended reconnaissance flight over the whole East Timor island. Let the computer fly this mission while you use the Time Control menu to Jump to Next mission at Waypoint 2. There are also three Cobra helicopter attacks launched from Waypoint 1 against the enemy air bases at SUAI/37, DILI/U and SAME/44, the intention is to alert the enemy so that the game is hot.
The reconnaissance flight will take some time but as it unfolds more and more intelligence about the enemy dispositions (SAM sites, troop positions etc.) will appear in the Plan window.
You will notice that the key innovation in the battle plan Operation Isabel is that the invasion of East Timor now starts at the other end of the island. This means that you must take on and defeat the cream of the Indonesian Army and Airforce at the beginning of the game in a period of furious action.
The structure of the battle plan is simple: The Task Force proceeds along the coast stopping at each beachhead, there is a one hour stop at a Waypoint just before each beachhead to allow you to fly a series of Harrier missions (Waypoint 2 for example). These missions are not programmed. There is one brief ground attack Harrier mission programmed at each of these 'one hour stop' waypoints so that you can use the Jump to Next Mission option to speed the game up but you must fly all other Harrier missions using your discretion and initiative. You can fly an unprogrammed Harrier mission at anytime (assuming that there is free Harrier in reserve for you to use) by selecting Combat Patrol in the Briefing Room. Your job during these pre-landing missions is to take out the opposing ground forces before your troops land. You must also render the enemy air force and its bases inoperative very quickly so that you can get on with attacking the troop concentrations, enemy convoys and fixed bases. You must use your own judgement in the prioritisation of targets.
I have programmed a series of attacks by Cobra attack helicopters at most waypoints to assist you.
Following the hour long stop for your Harrier missions the Task Force moves onto the next Waypoint nearer the beachhead and starts to land troops, sometimes the troop landing take place in two waves from two different but adjacent Waypoints. You can continue to fly Harrier missions to protect your troops and to attack enemy re-supply cargo planes.
There is a pause at Waypoint 8 while night falls and the action resumes at dawn the next day. If you want to fly night missions using the infra-red HUD then change the departure time to remove the long pause.
I am enclosing a file containing some general guidelines for combat in Flying Nightmares.
If as suggested earlier you start the action at Waypoint 2 you will find yourself off the coast near the enemy airbase at SUAI/37. A Cobra helicopter attack against this base was launched at Waypoint 1 so the enemy will be alert and active. As soon as the Task force reaches Waypoint 2 a series of further Cobra attacks against SUAI/37 and other important ground targets are launched. You must use the Combat Patrol option in the Briefing Room to quickly launch a series of attacks against the enemy's air force and ground positions to prevent your troop from being cut to pieces as soon as they land. You will find that the enemy is very active in pushing counterattacking convoys forward against your positions. Good Luck
