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Operation: Vulture
Instructions
In the Middle East, a group of nations
is attacking a U.S. stronghold in Saudia
Arabia, where a top secret U.S. project is
underway, called "Operation: Vulture." This
project is creating the prototype AH-7A
Vulture, the largest attack chopper in
history. It holds six 2000 lb. bombs,
conventionally used only on jet aircraft, and
1000 rounds of explosive ammo. This aircraft
capable of storing all this armament, is
forty feet long, and weighs fifty thousand
pounds. Due to this, the rotor must spin so
fast that it cannot be seen, even with high
tech camera equipment. It goes 500 M.P.H.,
and can produce G forces capable of ripping
your head off.
This helicopter has never been tested,
(It never got off the ground.) so a very
capable pilot must be selected. You are one
of the four most capable pilots that are
judged to be good enough to fly this
completely experimental monstrosity.
U.S. forces will be able to reach this
location in three weeks, but radar reports
enemy aircraft travelling this direction
already. Your mission is to use the top
secret AH-7A Vulture in a defensive attack
against enemy air and ground forces, and
clear the way for U.S. forces to drive back
the attacking forces. During your attempt,
try to destroy any enemy forces you can.
Your country is counting on you to succeed.
When you start Operation: Vulture, you
come to the Main Menu.
Changing speed, and setting up joystick
can be done through choice 3 (Options Menu).
To start the game, select choice 1 (Start the
game) and a roster of available pilots will
be displayed. Use up and down arrow keys to
select the pilot, and Enter, to play the game
with the selected pilot. If you would like
to create a new pilot, select a pilot you
wish to delete and press C. Then type in the
name of the new pilot (Limit: 24 characters).
If you press S on a selected pilot a status
of the pilot will appear, telling you this
pilot's scoring totals.
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Game controls are:
Up Arrow (Joystick Up) - Increase Rotor
Speed
Down Arrow (Joystick Down) - Decrease Rotor
Speed
Left & Right Arrows - Pitch
(Joystick Left & Right) Helicopter
Left & Right
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Space Bar (Button 1) - Fire ammo
B (Button 2) - Drop ammo
N (Both Buttons) - Drop 2000 lb.
Bomb
D - Jettison all
2000 lb. Bombs
F1 - End mission
(On Ground)
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S - Send an SOS
to base
L - Leave chopper
and abandon
F9 - Shell to DOS
F10 - Boss key
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When you play, you will see six bar
graphs. These are, in order Damage, Speed,
Rotor Speed, Throttle, Fuel, and Ammo. Then
there is a graphical representation of how
many 2000 lb. bombs you have. There is also
a number in the lower-right corner which
tells you miles from the base.
When you become damaged, the efficiency
of your rotor becomes less. (Your rotor runs
at a slower speed than the throttle) So,
when you are damaged, it requires more
throttle to keep you in the air. For repair,
refueling, and rearming, return to the base
and land. You can be damaged by being shot
by an enemy gun, plane, helicopter, or troop,
hitting the ground, or being inside an
explosion.
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Planes, and cruise missiles will
occasionally come and try to get past you to
destroy your base of operations. Enemy
helicopters will try to destroy you any way
they can.
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Hints
It's a good idea, if you're damaged, to
jettison all your 2000 lb. bombs. These
weigh down your chopper alot. Just be
careful that you aren't too close to the
ground or you will be destroyed in the
explosion.
If your fuel goes below 30%, a warning
tone sounds which tells you to get back to
base and refuel fast! It is a repeating,
long, low tone.
When your mission is complete, a mission
complete tone sounds. It is a low frequency
pattern which repeats twice. It can't be
confused with the low fuel tone.
When you send an SOS, a high frequency
pattern of tones sounds (SOS in morse code).
Operation: Vulture runs faster in
keyboard mode (not much, but a little). If
you have a slower computer, try this out.
We tried to make the realism of the
flight controls and the weight and drag
formulas as accurate to real life as
possible, so it might be difficult for you to
start out. Once you get the hang of it, it
gets easier. If you're having alot of
trouble, try the training area. This will
let you hone your flying and bombing skills.
Try not to be gung-ho. If your chopper
is damaged, but you can still fly it, take it
back to base anyway. Your chopper could be
damaged more if you keep going. It might
cost you a small amount of time, but it sure
beats being stranded after a crash landing.
When you are too damaged to stay in the
air, send an SOS to your base, and maneuver
into a safe position for a crash landing. A
rescue chopper will come to save you, and if
you're lucky, they can bring the Vulture back
to base and repair it. If the Vulture is
destroyed, the U.S. forces must evacuate the
base, and we will have lost.
Keep in mind that the first screen to
the right is friendly, so don't shoot the
buildings there.
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Operation: Vulture II is available from
H/M Software (After August 1992). There
are many features in the second version
including different enemies, and friendly
support forces, but the major improvement is
the area of battle is generated by the
computer, and so are the missions. Therefore,
you will never play the same mission twice!
Just send $6.00 to the address on the last
page. If you have an idea for a program you
would like to see, but has never been made
before, send a letter to the address on the
last page. If we use your idea, we will send
you a free copy of the program (and future
versions). Happy Bombing!
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H/M Software
2925 Birchton Rd.
Ballston Spa, NY 12020-2035
Make checks payable to H/M Software, and
be sure to look for more of our programs!