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                                 T R E K   7 3

                         A Star Trek Battle Simulation

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     Trek73 is a computer-simulated battle based on the famous Star Trek
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     television series and the board game Star Fleet Battles . Via
     computer terminal, you can clash with enemy battle cruisers, such as
     Klingon D-7's and Romulan Sparrowhawks, and use the same strategies
     that Captain Kirk has used. Like Kirk, you control a Federation vessel
     similar to the Enterprise; a computer program directs the enemy.
     Victory can fall into several categories:

     Decisive Victory -- You completely destroy or cripple the attacking
     force.

     Tactical Victory -- You out-maneuver the enemy using high-speed
     escapes, corbomite bluffs, `play dead' tactics; or the enemy
     surrenders.

     Moral Victory -- You surrender or self-destruct and destroy each
     other.

     All distances are measured in megameters, one million meters
     (abbreviated `M'). Speed is expressed in `Warp Factors'. Each warp
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     factor equals 100M per second . All angles are expressed in common
     degrees from zero to 360, measured counter-clockwise from the x-axis,
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     similar to reading a protractor. Only two dimensions are used .

     Play is as follows:




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      1. Star Trek is a registered trademark of Paramount Pictures.
      2. Star Fleet Battles is a trademark held jointly by Task Force
     Games and Amarillo Design Bureau.
      3. Although technically incorrect, it does save the player from
     having to compute cube roots.
      4. This saves the player from having to work out problems in
     spherical geometry.






     1.  You issue one of a number of commands (fire phasers, change
     course, launch antimatter pods, surrender, etc.) by typing the
     appropriate code number into the keyboard;

     2.  The enemy, under programmed instructions, issues a similar
     command;

     3.  Both your commands are executed (phasers are fired, probes are
     launched, damages are assessed, courses changed, etc.) while the
     vessels move through space;

     4.  Unless certain end-game conditions are met (you destroy the enemy,
     the enemy destroys you, your out-maneuver the enemy, you both destroy
     each other, or one party surrenders) the above steps are repeated.

     Appendix 1 depicts the Enterprise's power circuits.

     Appendix 2 displays certain weapon and shield angles.

     Appendix 3 lists certain weapon and vessel specifications.

     Appendix 4 lists initial deployment of resources.

     Appendix 5 contains the designer's notes.


     The following is a list of codes which can be used while in the
     command mode aboard your ship:

     CODE         COMMAND
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     1       Fire Phasers
     2       Fire Photon Torpedos
     3       Lock Phasers Onto Target
     4       Lock Tubes Onto Target
     5       Manually Rotate Phasers
     6       Manually Rotate Tubes
     7       *Phaser Status
     8       *Tube Status
     9       Load/Unload Torpedo Tubes
     10      Launch Antimatter Probe

     11      Probe Control (Detonate, Redirect, Lock)
     12      *Position Report
     13      *Position Display
     14      Pursue An Enemy Vessel
     15      Run From An Enemy Vessel





     16      Manually Change Course And Speed
     17      *Damage Report
     18      Scan Enemy (Damage Report Of Enemy)
     19      Alter Power Distribution
     20      Jettison Engineering

     21      Detonate Engineering
     22      Alter Torpedo And Phaser Firing Parameters
     23      Attempt Defenseless Ruse
     24      Attempt Corbomite Bluff(s)
     25      Surrender
     26      Ask Enemy to Surrender
     27      Initiate Self-Destruct Sequence
     28      Abort Self-Destruct
     29      *Survivors Report
     30      *Print Version Number
     31      *Reprints Above List

     *Does Not Use A Turn


                     Detailed Descriptions of Each Command

     What follows is a detailed description of each command. Each command
     is referred to by a number from 1 to 31. After the name of the command
     is given, a synopsis of the arguments the command requires is given,
     if any. These arguments can be entered on the command line, separated
     by whitespace, if you wish. For instance, to fire phasers 1 through 4
     with a spread of 15, you could type '1 1234 15' on the command line.

     It should be noted that all numbers refer to parameters for the Heavy
     Cruiser Class ship, and that other ships have slightly different
     characteristics.

     1.  Fire Phasers.

     [Phasers | all] [Spread]

     Phasers are pure energy units which emit a beam similar to lasers, but
     of a pulsating nature which can be `phased' to interfere with the wave
     pattern of any molecular form. Phasers get their power from phaser
     banks, which in turn, derive their power from the ship's engines. Each
     phaser bank is capable of holding a charge of 10 units. When firing,
     these banks discharge, similar to batteries, to spread their
     destructive power through space. After discharging, these banks are
     then recharged by the engines. Each phaser can be set to automatically
     track a target or can be manually rotated. Unless engineering is
     jettisoned (code 21), phasers only fire from 0-125 and 235-360





     degrees, relative to the ship's course. In other words, each vessel
     has a 110 degree blind side in back of it in which phasers cannot
     fire. If phasers fired into this blind side, they would destroy the
     ship's engineering section.

     The Captain also designates a wide or narrow phaser beam: a wide beam
     to disrupt many targets; a narrow beam to inflict maximum damage on a
     single target. The maximum spread of phasers is 45 degrees, the
     minimum is 10 degrees. The total beam width is twice the designated
     spread.

     The firing percentage of each bank is preset to 100. In other words,
     the bank fully discharges when firing. This can be changed, however,
     using code 22.

     The maximum range of phasers is 1000M; the maximum hit factor is 45
     with a ten degree spread, 10 with a forty-five degree spread. Phaser
     hit factors are calculated by the following formula:

            hit = (bankunits)(firing%)sqrt(1-range/1000)(45/spread)

     Phasers fire in .2-second intervals starting with bank one. Phasers
     inflict heavy damage and casualties, but do not destroy shields as
     much as antimatter explosions do.

     A phaser is unable to fire if damaged, if firing into your blind side,
     or if completely discharged.

     2.  Fire Photon Torpedos.

     [Tubes | all]

     The Enterprise is equipped with six torpedo tubes, which, as phasers,
     can be set to automatically track a target or be manually rotated.
     Unless engineering is jettisoned, tubes only fire from 0-135 and 225-
     360 degrees. Each tube fires all its antimatter pods, which are
     temporarily held suspended in a magno-photon force field. Photon
     torpedos can be fired directly at an enemy, laid out as a mine field,
     or scattered in an attacker's path as depth charges.

     Tubes must be loaded (code 9) prior to firing. Normally, torpedos are
     launched at warp 12 in .2-second intervals, beginning with tube one.
     Photon torpedos have a proximity fuse of 200M. All of these values can
     be changed by using code 22.

     Torpedos must be launched with care since the antimatter pods which
     are fired can never be recovered. It is suggested that you not fire
     more than four torpedos at any one