Joystick Commands

ACTION JOYSTICK COMMAND
Bank (ailerons).. Move stick left or right Pitch (elevator). Move stick forward or backward Yaw (rudder). Twist stick (if feature available) View direction.. Move hat switch Pan/Snap To view (toggle). SCROLL LOCK Fire guns and cannon. (Trigger) Button 1 Fire cannon.. Button 2 Release ordnance.. Button 3 Cycle ordnance.. Button 4 Flaps down. Button 5 Flaps up.. Button 6 Next target.. Button 7 Padlock on/off.. Button 8
Combat Flight Simulator 3

Battle For Europe

Microsoft

HAT SWITCH

TACTICAL AIR POWER IN THE ETO

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Prepared by

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ASSISTANT CHIEF OF THE AIR STAFF

INTELLIGENCE

HISTORICAL DIVISION

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Table of Contents

The Tactical Air War. 3 Whats New to This Theater?.. 7 Preparing for Combat. 9 Installing Combat Flight Simulator 3. 10 Starting Combat Flight Simulator 3.. 12 Calibrating your joystick. 13 Setting game options. 14 Learning to fly and fight. 15 The Main Screen: Four Game Modes. 17 Quick Combat.. 17 Missions. 24 Campaign. 25 Multiplayer.. 27 On the Fly.. 29 Tips and Tricks. 30 Additional Resources.. 33 Handbooks.. 33 Online Help.. 35 Combat Flight Simulator Web site. 36 Technical Support Options. 37
Air Force Historical Research Agency Photo

The Tactical Air War

So you thought you were going to be a knight of the air, jousting high in the clean blue sky, far above the mud and squalor of the war on the ground. Instead you find yourself in a fighter-bomber, scraping over hostile territory at 200 feet with the terrain rising to meet you. Youre flying down the muzzles of antiaircraft guns to attack the enemy. If cannon fire doesnt get you, the blast and debris from your own low-level bombing and strafing can bring you down. In this kind of war, theres more danger and less glory.

WELCOME TO THE TACTICAL AIR WAR, PAL!
Youre going to use planes like the P-47 Thunderbolt, the Fw 190, and the Hawker Tempest V to stop the enemys advance by destroying his entire arsenal. If you destroy enough targets, you can change the shape of the front line and even find yourself in the cockpit of a super-secret plane that has not yet entered service. The enemy means to dominate the European Theater of Operations (ETO), and we cant let that happen. Theres a lot to do in this war-lets get to it!

LETS GET TO IT!

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THE MISSION OF THE TACTICAL AIR FORCE
THREE CRITICAL FACTORS FOR FIGHTER-BOMBER PILOTS
.strafing passes. bring out three critical factors in a fighter-bomber pilots war. One, any misjudgment, target fixation, or too-late attempts at aiming corrections will send the airplane into the target, ground, or nearby trees or other obstructions. Two, if the target is a load of ammunition or other explosives, it can--and very likely will--explode right in the pilots face, sending up a fireball, truck parts, slabs of highway, still-to-explode ammo, and other debris right into the path of the airplane. Three, if a pilot is seriously hit by flak in [a] low-altitude attack, his chances of ever reaching enough altitude to allow a bailout are slim indeed. -From Bill Colgan, World War II Fighter-Bomber Pilot
MISSIONS.. THE MISSION OF THE TACTICAL AIR FORCE CONSISTS OF THREE PHASES OF OPERATIONS IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER OF PRIORITY: FIRST PRIORITY.TO GAIN THE NECESSARY DEGREE OF AIR SUPERIORITY. THIS WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED BY ATTACKS AGAINST AIRCRAFT IN THE AIR AND ON THE GROUND, AND AGAINST THOSE ENEMY INSTALLATIONS THAT HE REQUIRES FOR THE APPLICATION OF AIR POWER. SECOND PRIORITY. TO PREVENT THE MOVEMENT OF HOSTILE TROOPS AND SUPPLIES INTO THE THEATER OF OPERATIONS OR WITHIN THE THEATER. THIRD PRIORITY.TO PARTICIPATE IN THE COMBINED EFFORT OF THE AIR AND GROUND FORCES, IN THE BATTLE AREA, TO GAIN OBJECTIVES ON THE IMMEDIATE FRONT OF THE GROUND FORCES. * * * -from War Department Field Manual FM 100-20: Command and Employment of Air Power (21 July 1943)
the Tactical Air War, a handbook in
PDF format found on the Combat Flight Simulator 3 compact disc.
B-26 MARAUDERS OVER FRANCE.
Read more about the war in Understanding
Whats New to This Theater?
Previous versions of Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator focused mainly on the deadly aerial ballet of dogfighting. This time around, its you versus the entire ground army: their guns, hardware, and planes. The tactical air war is messy, personal, and very dangerous. To fight this war, you can choose from 18 aircraft (with variants, you get a total of 34 planes). The Aircraft section on page 19 of this manual has more information about planes, as does the Machines of War handbook included on the compact disc. To view this handbook, click the Options tab, click Handbooks, and then click Machines of War. Whether youre a rookie or a veteran, youll find an appropriate plane for any mission you undertake. You also get to take on new roles, like gunner and bombardier. Some of the bigger ships, like medium bombers, have gun positions and people need to man those guns--people like you. Use the F8 key to hop to the different gunner positions on a plane. Or, use the F7 key to jump into the bombardiers seat. Whatever you do, dont drop bombs on your own troops! Ready? Good! Lets get you in the air!

LET EM HAVE IT

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Preparing for Combat

Getting into the war is easy--follow the steps below to ready your gear and flying skills for battle. 1. Install Combat Flight Simulator 3. 2. Start Combat Flight Simulator 3. 3. Calibrate your joystick. 4. Select or adjust hardware and software settings. 5. Learn how to fly and fight with the handbooks, movies, and missions provided with CFS3. These steps are discussed on the pages that follow. Read on.
PILOT BRIEFING IN FRANCE, 1944.

WERE IN TO WIN

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INSTALLING COMBAT FLIGHT SIMULATOR 3
Before you can gun down planes and save your troops from the enemys advance, you need to get squared away with the latest tools, namely, Combat Flight Simulator 3.
Compact or full installation?
How big is your pack? Do you want to carry around your entire kit or go light and have just the essentials? You can choose from these installation options: Compact Install: Installs the minimum number of files needed, but yields slower performance. Full Install (default): Installs all of the files for the game and provides faster performance. When setup completes, you will be given the option to customize your video configuration. Normally you will want to keep the default settings, but the configuration utility will warn you if it has detected any incompatibilities with your video card or your current drivers. If you change your computers video card or experience video problems, you can always re-run the configuration utility from the Start menu: click Start, point to Programs, point to Microsoft Games, point to Combat Flight Simulator 3, and then click CFS3Config.
If your computer has automatic install
1. Insert the Combat Flight Simulator 3 compact disc 1 into your CD-ROM drive. 2. Follow the on-screen instructions.
If your computer doesnt support automatic install
1. Insert the Combat Flight Simulator 3 compact disc 1 into the CD-ROM drive. 2. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel. (For Microsoft Windows XP, click Start, and then click Control Panel.) 3. Double-click Add/Remove Programs. 4. In the Add or Remove Programs dialog box, click Add New Programs, and then click the CD or Floppy button. 5. Follow the on-screen instructions.

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STARTING COMBAT FLIGHT SIMULATOR 3
The war is on, flyboy! Its time to get your butt into a cockpit and start pushing the front line toward the enemy. Double-click the Combat Flight Simulator 3 icon on the desktop and youre good to go. Or, click Start, point to Programs, point to Microsoft Games, point to Combat Flight Simulator 3, and then click Combat Flight Simulator 3. Once you start CFS3, use the Quick Combat, Missions, Campaign, and Multiplayer tabs on the lower left to get in the fight. Or, use the Options tab on the upper right to access the handbooks and online Help or to set various game and hardware settings.

CALIBRATING YOUR JOYSTICK
You can fly with either a joystick or your keyboard, and you can adjust their settings. If you try flying with a joystick that isnt calibrated, you may find yourself chewing grass at 200 m.p.h. instead of bearing down on a train like you wanted. To calibrate your joystick, click Control Options on the Options tab (on the upper-right corner of the Main screen), and then click Calibrate. After youve calibrated your joystick, jump into the cockpit and enjoy the most realistic and accurate combat flight experience available.

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SETTING GAME OPTIONS

What good is a new plane if you cant see out of your goggles or fly straight-and-level? Theres a lot to sort out to make sure you can fight this war effectively. Before you get your wheels rolling, adjust the display, sound, and realism options. Adjust your Display Options and Sound Options from the Options tab (on the upper-right corner of the Main screen) to best match the hardware in your computer. You can also adjust how true-to-life your Combat Flight Simulator experience is with Realism Options. By making your plane easy to fly and selecting unlimited ammunition, you can give yourself an edge if youre a novice pilot. Or, you can adjust these settings for a more realistic taste of the tactical air war. The game displays a percentage score showing you how real the experience is. The higher the percentage, the more difficult, but realistic, the flight will be when you go on a mission. From the Options tab, you can also adjust Multiplayer settings or use the Flight Recorder. For more information about all of these settings, consult online Help.
LEARNING TO FLY AND FIGHT
Sure, you can just jump into a plane and take off after the enemy--but youre probably not going to return home. Before you set out, read the handbook, watch the movies, and fly the training missions. Follow this program and you might make it back alive. The Flight School handbook has a great deal of information about how to fly and how to perform air combat maneuvers safely. Read that handbook: click the Options tab, click Handbooks, and then click Flight School. The training movies show examples of some air combat maneuvers, such as the Split-S and other lifesaving maneuvers you need as a tactical air combat pilot. To watch the movies, see Training Materials in online Help. The training missions allow you to practice the flying and combat skills that you read about in the handbook and watched in the training movies. They provide a safer arena for you to practice before you commit to a campaign. For more information about these missions, consult online Help.

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The Main Screen: Four Game Modes
Now that youve learned how to fly and fight, its time to experience the war through four different game modes: Quick Combat, Missions, Campaign, and Multiplayer.

QUICK COMBAT

Cant wait to obliterate the enemy? The Quick Combat game mode puts you right where you want to be immediately, whether its intercepting a bomber or strafing ground targets. Before you start flying, use the Flight Type, Aircraft, Location, Pilot, Skill, and Objective options on the Quick Combat tab to select the specifics of your next fight. Also, be sure to specify your pilot name and attributes.

Flight Type

Flight types are short combat situations you can put yourself in before undertaking a mission or a campaign. These include Free flight, Dogfight, Intercept, Escort, and Ground Attack. Free Flight lets you roam the skies without enemies or specific targets. Use this opportunity to become familiar with flying the different aircraft or strafing targets. Dogfight puts you close to an enemy thats trying to kill you. Shoot him down before he shoots you down. Sounds simple enough, doesnt it? This flight type is great for learning how the enemy flies and practicing aerial combat maneuvers.

BACK EM UP

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Intercept has you destroy the enemys medium bombers before they drop their bombs. You must also stop fighter-bombers before they menace your troops. Escort teams you with bombers on their way to a target so you can protect them from enemy fighters and flak by any means you know. Ground Attack is where your attention is going to be most of the time. You must be able to destroy tanks, trucks, guns, ships, and anything else before theyre brought to bear on your troops. When it comes to bombing, you have to use your own reckoning--experience is the best teacher. What you learn here will be especially useful when you fly missions in the Campaign mode.

Aircraft

Before you fly a quick combat or mission, choose the right aircraft for the job, because if you dont, youre not making it back home. If youre going after a bridge, you might want the P-47. Flying a long way to bomb a few buildings? Maybe the Maurauder is right. If youre not sure what mission is coming next, try the all-purpose Fw 190. You have 18 aircraft (with variants, 34 total planes) to choose from. Your choices even include planes that havent seen service, like the Go 229, the German jet-powered flying wing, and the American Shooting Star jet fighter. How do you decide which plane to fly? Consult the Machines of War handbook (click the Options tab, click Handbooks, and then click Machines of War) for descriptions of each of the planes--including their strengths and weaknesses and how much ordnance they carry.

To choose a flight type

1. On the Quick Combat tab, click Flight Type. 2. On the Flight Type tab, click the flight type you want to use. 3. Click the Fly button to start your Quick Combat session.

To select an aircraft

1. On the Quick Combat tab, click Aircraft. 2. On the Aircraft tab, click the flag of the country you want to pick a plane from, and then click the name of the plane you want to fly. After you choose an aircraft, you control its fuel and ammo load, loadout (the configuration of bombs, fuel tanks, and rockets), and number of wingmen. To change your fuel or ammunition load, click the corresponding red bar and slide it left for less load, right for more. To select the loadout and number of wingmen, use the drop-down menus. Note that Clean means no bombs or extra fuel tanks.

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Location

You can choose where the battle takes place. Change the location based on where you would prefer to fight and practice.
Assigning pilot attributes
In CFS3, you can adjust your vision, g-tolerance, and health. Vision influences how far away you can spot enemies. If you cant see the bad guys, youre going to lose the advantage right from the start when they line up their attack on you. With better vision, you can see more information displayed about foes at a greater range. G-tolerance dictates how extreme you can fly without blacking out. You remember those books from flight school with fancy arrows showing you which way to jerk your aircraft when you get into trouble? If you cant take the Gs, you might as well stay on the ground reading about it. Health controls how much damage you can withstand while inside the cockpit. Lets face it: Youre going to be flying low enough for a one-eyed cook with a carbine to put a slug into your knee--and then you have to make it back to the base without bleeding out. Not to make you nervous, but you could die painfully on one of these missions. Health is the only thing you have to keep that from happening. If you have skill points available, you can increase one or more attribute values without taking a hit on the others; if not, you can still adjust the attribute values. If youre serious about doing the job and making it back alive, decide for yourself which attributes youll need most.
As a pilot in CFS3, youre more than some name sewn onto a fancy flight jacket. You have attributes associated with human qualities, such as vision and how many Gs you can pull. Adjust these qualities to be the type of pilot you prefer, be it an eagle-eyed flyer, a toughas-nails gunner, or someone who can pull out of any kind of dive. You can also choose your nationality and see how the other side is fighting the war.

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To flesh out your pilot attributes, go to the Quick Combat, Missions, or Campaign tab, and then click Pilot. On the Pilot tab, click the name of the pilot you want to fly as. To adjust an attribute, slide its red bar to the left or right to decrease or increase it.
Not everyone flies the same and thats true of the enemy. You can choose your enemys skill level and their position relative to you by clicking Skill on the Quick Combat tab. Your enemies can be rookies, veterans, or aces. Rookies perform, well, like you. Veterans shoot straight and can make more extreme maneuvers with their planes. Aces are expert veteran pilots and present the most serious threat. For dogfights, fighter position determines the enemys position relative to your own. You have three options: disadvantaged, equal, and advantaged. Select disadvantaged to start behind the enemy, select equal to go head-tohead, or select advantaged to start with a bogey on your tail and firing at you. Good thing you have high health and g-tolerance, right?

Viewing your dossier

The government loves paperwork and tracks how many medals youve won, your ratio of kills to the number of times youve died, the number of enemies youve killed, and so on. To see this information, click your name on the Pilot tab, and then click the Stats tab. The bombing, gunnery, and rocketry ratings reflect how accurate you are with your countrys ordnance. The sole reason youre in Europe is to deliver this firepower onto the enemy, got it? If you cant shoot straight, theres really no point in getting in the cockpit in the first place.

Fighter and Bomber

When you choose a new mission or quick combat, you can select your objective, such as bombing a bridge or strafing a train. On the Quick Combat tab, make this choice under Ground; on the Missions tab, make it after clicking Mission. See online Help for more information about ground targets in Quick Combat.

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MISSIONS

The Missions game mode, selected from the Missions tab on the Main screen, lets you choose from Historical, What If, and Training missions. Historical missions are scenarios that occurred in history and are based on accounts of actual pilots and official records. What If missions are missions that might have been if events had played out differently in the war. For example, what if the Germans had been able to deploy more of their jet planes sooner? Training missions are designed to help you become familiar with the tasks you will have to perform during your military-sponsored stay in scenic Europe. To go on a mission, select the mission title, and then click Go To Briefing. The briefing describes what your targets are and where theyre located. Consult online Help for more information about items in the briefing. The Missions tab also has Aircraft, Pilot, and Skill tabs, which are described in this manual on pages 19, 20, and 23, respectively.

CAMPAIGN

The Campaign game mode, selected from the Campaign tab on the Main screen, allows you to fly consecutive missions and earn medals and promotions if you perform well. The options associated with flying a campaign are documented in online Help.

Changing the front line

Campaigns are all about pushing the front line right back to the enemys capital. Your actions on the field of battle directly affect the position of the front line. The better you perform, the more ground the enemy loses and the more we gain--its ultimately that simple. Campaigns begin with a look at the map of the European Theater of Operations (ETO). This map shows your air bases, enemy air bases (and other targets), and locations of interest. The map also includes the front line, which shows the progress of your fellow troops in the ETO. The front line is influenced by your performance: if you win a battle, the front line moves to reflect your victory, and likewise, if the enemy wins, it reflects his gain.

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Earning medals and promotions
Push the enemy back far enough and you might earn a medal. Heres the lowdown on the awards and how you can earn them from the three air powers--U.S. Army Air Force (USAFF), British Air Force (RAF), and German Air Force (GAF): Award 1--First air kill or fourth ground kill. USAAF: Distinguished Flying Cross RAF: Air Force Medal GAF: Iron Cross Award 2--Three air kills or twelve ground kills in a single mission. USAAF: Legion of Merit RAF: Distinguished Flying Cross (officers), Distinguished Flying Medal (enlisted) GAF: German Cross Award 3--Ten air kills or forty ground kills. USAAF: Silver Star RAF: Distinguished Service Order GAF: Knights Cross Award 4--Fifteen air kills or sixty ground kills. USAAF: Distinguished Service Cross RAF: Victoria Cross GAF: Knights Cross with Oak Leaves Ace Award--Five air kills or twenty ground kills. USAAF, GAF: Letter of Commendation RAF: Mention in Dispatches Wounded Award--Pilot wounded. USAAF: Purple Heart GAF: Gold Wound Badge (severe injuries), Silver (serious), Black (minor injuries)

MULTIPLAYER

You and your buddies can fight the war over the Internet or a local area network (LAN). Consult online Help for more information about how to set up a multiplayer game.

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On the Fly

When youre flying, you must use your planes instruments and watch for enemy aircraft. Instruments are vital to completing any mission. Your onboard instruments display crucial information like altitude and air speed. As you become more experienced with dropping bombs and strafing, youll learn which altitudes and speeds are best for each type of attack. For information about an instrument, move your mouse cursor over the instrument to view rollover Help. The Virtual Cockpit (turned on and off with the F3 key) allows you to look around your aircraft freely using the hat switch on your joystick. Your instrument panel works in this view. Press the NUM LOCK key to toggle between panning and snap-to views with the hat switch. When youre flying a fighter-bomber, you can shoot and drop bombs from the cockpit, but when youre in other planes, you must jump to the bombardier seat (press F7) or gunner position (press F8) to perform these tasks. To jump back to the pilot seat, press F6. In the bombardier position, you can use a bombsight for more accurate bombing, and you can make minor flight path corrections, but nothing extreme. In the gunner position, however, you cant make any flight corrections, so unless you want to watch your plane crash, get it flying straight-and-level before you leave the cockpit.

IN THE OFFICE

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TIPS AND TRICKS

Your missions are dangerous and the only way to get through them all is to fly, shoot, and bomb well. Here are some tips you can use when you climb into the cockpit. Read. Watch. Do. You can learn how to fight effectively in this theater through three resources: handbooks, training movies, and training missions. The handbooks provide you with all of the information you need to know. The training movies show you a few key maneuvers you need to learn. The training missions let you practice these skills. Access the handbooks through the Options tab, the movies through online Help, and the training missions through the Missions tab. Know your aircraft. Understand the strengths and weaknesses of the planes you fly and those of the enemy as well. Some aircraft are particularly good or bad for any particular mission. The Machines of War handbook on the compact disc is an excellent resource for this information. Recognize their aircraft. Dont shoot your buddy! Planes can look alike, especially from a great distance. Use the Machines of War handbook to learn how to distinguish an Fw 190 from a Thunderbolt, a Mustang from an Me 109, and a Ju 88 from a Mosquito. Dont get shot. If your plane is taking hits from another plane, youre doing something wrong. Nothing is worse than getting shot so youre free to try anything to shake the enemy loose, no matter how risky. If you practice, practice. If you plan on flying with the flight model set to Hard, then do not practice on a setting lower than
Medium. Practicing on a lower setting teaches you bad habits that can get you killed when combat starts. Dont be a cowboy. Tactical combat is a tough job and not every mission is going to be winnable the first time you fly it. Its better to live to fight another day, so instead of fighting to the death, bug out of a deteriorating combat situation that could cost the lives of too many of your fellow pilots. Get some distance if you can, regroup, and aim to win the campaign, not the battle of the moment. Keep an eye out. When focusing on a bomb run or making sure you can find your target, its easy to forget that there are enemy planes in the sky whose only purpose is to shoot you down. Watch whats behind you as well as whats in front. Avoid fixation. Its easier than you think to forget about the ground and then fly right into it. Dont focus on a target so closely that you neglect to leave yourself enough altitude to pull out of a dive. Set trim. Set your engine power to 70% (press the 7 key), and then let go of your joystick to see if your plane climbs or dives on its own. If it does, the trim may not be set properly, which can be a problem when youre flying ten feet off the ground. Use the 1 and 7 keys on the numerical keypad to set the trim so your plane flies level on its own. Know your computer. Theres a lot to tweak on your computer to make the game run smoothly. Experiment with the settings in CFS3 to see which options create the most satisfying game experience for you.

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Additional Resources

Combat Flight Simulator 3 has three main information sources to help you fight better: handbooks, online Help, and the Combat Flight Simulator Web site.

HANDBOOKS

The Combat Flight Simulator 3 compact disc includes three in-depth handbooks in PDF format: Machines of War, Understanding the Tactical Air War, and Flight School. These handbooks cover the planes and weapons, the war, and flight instruction. To look at any of these handbooks, click the Options tab, and then click Handbooks. To view or print these documents, you need Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is included on the compact disc. Heres the lowdown on what youll learn in each of these handbooks.

Machines of War handbook

This handbook includes intriguing historical notes about each of the 18 planes you can fly and the technical data you need to fly them. Plus, youll find information on the weapons youll use and the enemy vehicles youll blow up.
Understanding the Tactical Air War handbook
The tactical air war was, for its time, a whole new way to wage war, and there were many theories as to how to put the limited number of planes and pilots available to the best use. Some felt that air power should operate independently; others thought it should be under the command of the army. This handbook gives you

KEEP EM FLYING

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a historical perspective on how the tactical air war was fought.

ONLINE HELP

Online Help details the procedures for using the settings and features of Combat Flight Simulator 3. In addition, you can easily access a list of key commands in-game or use mouse rollover Help to learn the function of all of the cockpit instruments.

Flight School handbook

This handbook illustrates the basics of flying as well as air combat maneuvers, and it has instructions for accessing the training material in CFS3. The handbook begins with the basics of flying aircraft. You may want to read through this section, even if youre familiar with flying in general, because flying aircraft in this theater and situation requires you to remember details like the importance of using trim when flying at low altitudes. After the basics, the handbook covers combat maneuvers. Every pilot should know these maneuvers cold. By reading about them, you will understand how they work and know what to do when something goes wrong right in the middle of executing a maneuver. With the information in the handbook in mind, youre free to turn your attention to the training movies and missions.

To access online Help

- Press F1 (or click Help from the Options tab).
To see a list of key commands

- Press F2.

To use mouse rollover Help
- Put your mouse cursor over an instrument or other object in the cockpit to learn about its function. Some instruments (such as the altimeter) deliver constantly updated information.

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COMBAT FLIGHT SIMULATOR WEB SITE
As a CFS3 pilot, you will want the latest intelligence. The best place to get this information is the CFS3 Insider Web site at http://www.cfsinsider.com. Go to the CFS3 Insider Web site for all kinds of information about the game including: - The latest news and information about Combat Flight Simulator 3 - Campaign information and historical details - Air combat techniques that will help you fly and fight better - News, hints, tips, and tricks to enhance your success in single- and multiplayer arenas - Information and materials on the history of the game, including interviews with pilots who fought this campaign and lived to tell the tale - Additional information on the multitude of aircraft models and variants in CFS3 - Add-ons, technical data, and SDK (software development kit) information for those who want to get into the guts of the game
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$59 $49 $29 Champ Manager Season 03/04 $69 Colin McRae Rally 3 $69 Encyclopedia Britannica 2003 Std $30 FIFA Football 2004 $62 Finding Nemo $48 Flight Simulator 2004 $98 Ford Racing 2 $49 Grand Prix 4 $49 Harry Potter Chamber of Secrets $49 The Legend of Lotus Spring $59 Lego Creator, Friends, Loco, Stunt Rally each $29 Lego Creator Harry Potter $40 Lego Creator Harry Potter 2 $45 Madden 2004 $62 Microsoft Return of Arcade $39 Microsoft Train Simulator $49 Monopoly New (2003) Edition $45 MotoGP 2 Ultimate Racing Tech $45 Nascar Thunder 2004 $64 NBA Live 2004 $62 Need for Speed Hot Pursuit 2 $47 Need for Speed Underground $64 NHL 2004 $64 NRL Rugby League $75 Pro Evolution Soccer 3 $80 Quidditch World Cup $48 Railroad Tycoon 3 $75 Roller Coaster Tycoon 2 Combo $47 Sim City 4 $75 Sim City 4 Rush Hour Expn $48 Strategic Command Euro Theatre $49 Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2004 $64 Trainz Railroad Simulator 2004 $79 V8 Supercars Aust Race Driver $49 Wallace & Gromit Project Zoo $67 Worms World Party $25 World Champ Snooker 2003 $80 1503AD The New World $49 Age of Mythology $79 Age of Mythology Titans Expn $49 American Conquest $59 Arthurs Knights Vols 1 or 2 @$35 Battle Isle (IV) Andosia War $29 Black Mirror $69 Cameron Files Secret at Loch Ness $49 Chemicus The Other Side $59 Civilization 3 Gold Edition $48 Civilization III Conquests Exp $29 Combat Flight Simulator 3 $85 Cossacks: Back To War $65 Curse of Atlantis Thorgalls Quest $72 Cultures 2 Gates of Asgard $49 Disciple II Guardians of the Light $35 Disciple II Servants of the Dark $35 Emperor Rise of Middle Kingdom $75 Empire Earth $39 Empire Earth Gold $77 Empire of Magic $72 Empires Dawn of Modern World $75 Europa Universalis Crown of Nth $65 Three Kingdoms Fate of Dragon $69 The Forgotten $59 G.I. Combat Battle of the Bulge $69 Harbinger $65 Hearts of Iron $60 Heroes 4 Gathering Storm Expn $45 Homeworld 2 $75 Hotel Giant $59 IL-2 Sturmovik $39 IL-2 Sturmovik Forgotten Battles $65 Impossible Creatures $79 Indiana Jones Emperors Tomb $69 Industry Giant 2 $59 Jurassic Park Opn Genesys $75 Kohan Immortal Sovereigns $49 Kohan Ahrimas Gift $49 Law & Order Dead on the Money $62 Legend of Prophet & Assassin $65 Lock On Modern Air Combat $80 Lords Of Everquest $80 Mech Warrior Mercenaries $49 Moon Project $32 Myst Trilogy $60 Myst 4: Uru $79 Myst Uru Collectors Ed $119 Mystery of the Mummy $69 Nancy Drew Ghost Dogs $65 Odyssey: Search for Ulysses $39 Omega Stone (Riddle Sphinx 2) $75 Operational Art of War II Elite Ed $45 Adventure at the Chateau dOr AFL Live 2004 Atari 80 Classic Games

Games: G Rated

Patrician III Rise of the Hans $49 Pizza Syndicate $39 Rise of Nations $79 Secret Weapons Over Normandy $75 Sim Mania 2 $45 Simpsons Hit and Run $59 Space Colony $79 Star Trek Starfleet Command III $69 S Trek Starfleet Command Orion Pirates $39 Sudden Strike Gold $65 Sudden Strike 2 $59 Traitors Gate 2 $69 War, Age of Imperialism $79 Warcraft III Reign of Chaos $59 Warcraft III Frozen Throne $50 Warcraft III Battlechest $99 Warlords IV Heroes of Etheria $79 Worms 3D $65 X2 The Treat $80 Zanzarah The Hidden Portal $29 Zoo Tycoon Collection $Nightfire Age of Wonders 2

Sims Deluxe Edition Sims Hot Date Expansion Sims Makin Magic Expansion Sims Superstar Expansion Sims Unleashed Expansion Sims Vacation Expansion Star Wars Jedi Outcast

Games: M15+ Rated

Games: G8+ Rated
$69 $79 $79 $75 Combat Mission Beyond Overlord $69 Command & Conquer Generals $75 C&C Generals Zero Hour Expn $48 C&C Worldwide Warfare Coll $35 Command & Conquer Collected $45 Counterstrike Condition Zero $72 Demonworld Dark Armies $59 Devastation $69 Diablo II Battlechest $79 Dungeon Seige Legends Aranna $59 CSI Crime Scene Investigation $49 Ghost Recon Complete $85 Curse The Eye if Isis $65 Gladiator Sword of Vemgeance $48 Dark Age Camelot Trials Atlantis $48 Gore $65 Dark Fall $69 Gunman Chronicles $39 Day of Defeat $45 Grand Theft Auto Vice City $69 Delta Force Black Hawk Down $49 Halo $79 Deus Ex Invisible War $84 Half Life Platinum (w BlueShift) $60 Divine Divinity $72 Haegemonia / Iron Storm $49 Enter The Matrix $79 Hidden & Dangerous 2 $75 Everquest Evolution $65 Hitman 2 Silent Assassin $69 Everquest Lost Dungeons Norrath $48 IGI 2 Covert Strike $69 Final Fantasy XI Online $95 Mafia City of Lost Heaven $47 Frank Herberts Dune $32 Max Payne 2 $84 Freedom Fighters $75 Medal of Honor Breakthrough $47 Freedom First Resistance $39 Medal of Honor Crossfire $85 Frontline Attack $75 Neverwinter Nights Gold $69 Gangsters 2 $59 Nev Nights:Shadows of Undrentide $45 The Great Escape $79 Operation Flashpoint Gold Ed $59 Heist $59 Opn Flashpoint Game of Year $79 Horizons Empire of Istaron $84 Postal 2 $75 Hulk $35 Post Mortem $69 Icewind Dale Ultimate Coll $68 Project IGI $39 Jedi Knight Jedi Academy $79 Rainbow 6 Covert Ops Essentials $45 Jekyll & Hyde $39 Rainbow Six 3: Ravenshield $69 K-Hawk $39 Rainbow 6 Rogue Spear Platinum $59 Law & Order Dead on the Money $59 Rogue Spear Black Thorne $45 Lionheart Legacy of the Crusade $75 Serious Sam Second Encounter $49 $75 Lord of the Ring: Return of King $79 Soldier of Fortune 2 Gold $69 Lord of the Ring: War of the Ring $79 Star Trek Elite Force 2 $35 Magic The Gathering Battlegrounds $80 Throne of Darkness Medieval Total War $49 Unreal II The Awakening $69 $49 Medieval Tot War Viking Invasion $45 Unreal Tournament 2003 The Messenger $59 Viet Cong $69 Metal Gear Solid 2 (DVD only)$59 War Commander $39 Mistmare $69 Will Rock $59 Morrowind (Elder Scrolls 3) $39 Classics (various) Morrowind Blood Moon Expn $45 $15 Titles: Admiral Sea Battles; Call to Morrowind Tribunal Expn $39 Power; Corsairs Gold; Cybermage; Dark O.R.B $59 Reign; Dark Reign 2; Dune 2000; ET Once Upon A Knight $79 Board Game; Fallout; Hexen; Lander; Patrician III $47 Prince of Persia 3D; Quake II; Space Persian Wars $30 Invaders; Strike Commander; Star Trek Pirate Hunter $59 Away Team; Star Trek Voyager Elite Force; Pirates of the Carribean $75 System Shock; Tetris Worlds; Tony Hawks Praetorians $79 Pro Skater 2; Tony Hawks Pro Skater 3 Prince of Persia Sands of Time $79 $20 Titles: Aitkens Artifact; Arcanum; Prisoner of War $49 Noone Lives Forever 2; Swat 3, Tribes II Real War: Rogue States $49 $25 Titles: Age of Wonders; Arabian Red Faction 2 $49 Nights; Janes) Attack Squadron; B17 Republic The Revolution $75 Flying Fortress; Batman Vengeance; Return of the King $79 Battleship Surface Thunder; Black and Runaway A Road Adventure $59 White; Breakout; Colin McRae Rally 2; Shadowbane Change the World $69 Comanche 4; Command & Conquer Silent Hill 3 - DVD $84 Renegade; Cricket 2000; Curse of The Sims with Cordless Mouse $50 Monkey Island; Darkened Skye; Deadly

Ancient Conquest Another War Apocalyptica Art of Magic: Magic & Mayhem
$39 $49 $79 $35 Baldurs Gate II Collection $65 Battle Realms $45 Battlefield 1942 Reload $79 Batfield 1942 Secret Weapons $48 Beach Life $75 Beyond Good And Evil $80 Blitzkreig $79 Broken Sword Sleeping Dragon $75 Chariots of War $75 Commandos 2 Men of Courage$30 Commandos 3 $79 Conflict Desert Storm II $79
Age of Wonders Shadow Magic $75

$40 $45

Games: MA15+ Rated
Anarchy Online Call of Duty Chrome Cold Zero
$45 $39 $39 $39 $39 $39 $29 Star Wars Knights of Old Republic$75 TheSum of All Fears $35 Temple of Elemental Evil $75 Terminator 3 War of Machines $69 Tides of War $35 Tom Clancys Splinter Cell $69 Tomb Raider Angel of Darkness $75 Tropico Gold $55 Tron 2 $59 UFO Aftermath $64 Ultima Online Age of Shadows $39 Valhalla Chronicles $69 Warhammer 40000 Fire Warrior $79 Wizardry 8 $49 World War II Frontline Command $69 X-Men 2: Wolverines Revenge $45 Yager (DVD ROM) $79 XIII $79
Alone in the Dark New Nightmare $45
Dozen; Delta Force Task Force Dagger; Die Hard Nakatomi Plaza; Dominion Storm Over Gift 3; ET Adventure Game; Earth 2150; Emperor Battle for Dune; Escape from Monkey Island; FIFA World Cup 2002; Freedom Force; Giants Citizen Kabuto; Global Ops; Grand Prix Legends; Grim Fandango; Ground Control; Gunlok; Hellboy; Hitman Codename 47; Homeworld; Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine; Lets Go Crazy with Lemmings (3 pack); Lords of Magic Special Ed; Majesty; Outcast; Outpost 2; Reach for the Stars; Red Alert 2; Red Faction; Resident Evil; Septerra Core; Sim Coaster; Sim City 3000 Unlimited; Sniper Path of Vengeance; Squad Leader; Star Trek Conquest Online; Star Wars Racer; Star Wars Phantom Menace; Star Wars Starfighter; Steel Beasts; Summoner; Test Drive Off Road 2; Thief 2; Theme Park World; Tiberian Sun; Tiger Woods 2002; Toca Touring Car 2; Tomb Raider Last Revelation; Totally Unreal $27 Titles: Age of Empires Gold; Aztec (Cryo); Combat Flight Sim 1; Deadly Dozen Pacific Theatre; Flight Sim 98; Fly II; Legends of Might and Magic; Lords of Magic Special Edition; Myth III; Pandoras Box; Steel Beasts $35 Titles: Age of Sail 2; Desperados; Discworld Noir; Severance Blade of Darkness; World Champ Snooker

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16x IDE DVD-ROM drive $69
$25 PowerDVD 5 OEM GeForce 4 FX5200128MB AGP TV Out $149 GeForce MX440 64MB AGP $89 Firewire card with cable & video editing software $69 USB2 case for 3.5/5.25 IDE devices $109
Lite-On LTR-52326S x x Lite-On LDV-411S DVD+RW, Pioneer DVR-A06 OEM DVD+RW, Sony DRU510A OEM D VD + R W ,
DVD-RW, CD-R/W IDE kit $279 CD-R Media 90 minute CD-R bulk pack $35 / minute CD-R bulk pack $45 / 50 Mitsubishi 74 min white printable blue $9.00 / 10 DVD-R Blanks 4x rated $80.00 / 50 DVD-RW Blanks 2x $35.00 / 10 DVD+R Blanks 4x $32.00 / 10 DVD+RW Blanks 2.4x $39.00 / 10
Roxio Easy CD & DVD Creator 6
CD/DVD Rewriters, Software & Media

IDE rewriter kit $79

DVD-RW, CD-RW IDE kit $279 DVD-RW, CD-R/W IDE kit $279
CD-R Software $139 Nero Vision Express OEM $25 Accessories CD Labeller kit from $29 White CD Label sets (50 labels) $19
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