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WELCOME TO THE RANKS RECRUIT!!!                                                                                                 FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL MINUTES YOU WILL BE ISSUED INSTRUCTIONS IN
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THE OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES WHICH YOU WILL LATER APPLY IN COMBAT.YOUR SAFTEY AND RANK WILL DEPEND ON JUST HOW WELL YOU APPLY     THESE PROCEDURES SO LISTEN UP.  WHEN THIS INSTRUCTOR IS PRE-
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PARED TO OFFER MORE INFORMATION IT WILL INDICATE SO BY THE WORDS<PRESS ENTER>.  DO  N O T  PRESS ENTER UNTIL INSTRUCTED TO DO   SO.  DO  N O T  RUSH.  PRESS ENTER ONLY WHEN YOU ARE PREPARED
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TO CONTINUE.  YOUR PAPERS ARE NOW BEING PROCESSED AND INSTRUC-  TIONS ARE ISSUED ONLY DURING THIS PERIOD.  THEY CANNOT BE RE-   PEATED.  WARNING!  YOU ARE NOW BEING BRIEFED IN THE USE OF AN
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EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WEAPON!  FEEL FREE TO TAKE NOTES.
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THE SITUATION                                                                                                                   AS YOU ARE PROBABLY AWARE THE SOLAR GALACTIC AUTHORITY IS HAV-
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ING TROUBLE WITH SNIPER ATTACKS ON ITS LIGHT DRIVEN PHOTON COL- LECTION STATIONS (SOMETHING TO DO WITH PETRO-RESOURCE INTERESTS AND GASOLINE PRICES).  IN SOME OF THE MORE REMOTE AREAS (KRUDE
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AND POX FOR INSTANCE) THE SNIPERS ARE ALSO ATTACKING TRITIUM    TANKERS AND CIVILIAN SUPPLY VESSELS.  LASER ATTACK GUNSHIPS WITHSUFFICIENT FIRE POWER TO LEVEL PLANETS ARE BEING DISPATCHED
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DAILY TO LOCATE AND DESTROY THESE SWARMS OF PRIVATEERING MAR-   AUDERS.  YOU HAVE BEEN INDUCTED FOR THE POST OF TOP TURRET GUN-
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NER IN A VESSEL OF THE AUTHORITY GUNSHIP FLEET.
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YOUR POSITION                                                                                                                   SO GREAT IS THE NEED FOR TROOPS THAT RAPID ADVANCEMENT WITHIN
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THE RANKS IS POSSIBLE.  GUNNER RATINGS OF 20 OR MORE ARE OFTEN  AWARDED IN A SINGLE MISSION.  THE FACTORS THAT DETERMINE RANK   ARE THE PRIORITY OF THE MISSION (HENCE THE DANGER) YOUR SUC-
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CESSFUL EXPERIENCE WITH YOUR WEAPON & THE NOTORIETY OF THE TEAM YOU SHIP OUT WITH.  ADVANCEMENT IS COMMENSURATE WITH rISK.  UN- FORTUNATELY IT IS THE POLICY OF THE AUTHORITY TO SEND THE OLD-
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EST SHIPS INTO MORE HAZARDOUS AREAS AND EQUIPMENT PROBLEMS CAN  INCREASE THE DANGER.  IF YOU FAIL TO STOP A SNIPER HE WILL CERT-AINLY DESTROY YOUR VESSEL WHICH WILL COST YOU EMBARRASSMENT AND
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RANK.  YOU WILL BE GIVEN A CHOICE OF OUTFIT WHICH HELPS DETER-  MINE YOUR ASSIGNMENT (AND THE EQUIPMENT YOU USE!).
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THE ENEMY                                                                                                                       YOU WILL BE GUNNING FOR THE CRAFT OF THE PETRO-RESOURCE PRIVATE
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CONGLOMERATE.  THEIR SHIPS ARE LIGHT FIGHTERS OF THE EXXONERATORCLASS (CODE-NAME GNAT).  THEY ARE SMALL AND FAST AND SUDDEN     DEATH AT CLOSE RANGE.  THE WEAPONS OF YOUR GUNSHIP ARE BEST
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SUITED FOR LARGE NON-MOVING TARGETS AT LONG RANGE SO THE FIGHT- ERS TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF THEIR SPEED.  AS SOON AS DETECTED    THEY WILL ADVANCE AT MAXIMUM THRUST TO BRING YOUR GUNSHIP WITH-
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IN RANGE OF THEIR LIMITED POWER WEAPONS BEFORE YOUR TURRET CAN  BE ROTATED AND BROUGHT TO BEAR.  THE FIGHTERS WHICH ARE USED TO ATTACK OTHER VESSELS ARE ESPECIALLY FAST.  DUE TO ITS SPEED THE
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EXXONERATOR CAN SHIFT RADICALLY EVEN WHEN CENTERED AND AT ANY   RANGE SO DEPEND ON THE TARGETING FIRE ADVICE TO SAVE RECHARGE   TIME.
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YOUR WEAPON                                                                                                                     THE WEAPON NOW IN USE IN ALL BALL TURRET INSTALLATIONS IS THE
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LW-1417(TYPE B) STRATEGIC LASER WEAPON (STRATOBLAZER).  THIS    WEAPON OPERATES IN CONJUNCTION WITH A TARGETING COMPUTER WHICH  PROVIDES A FIRE ADVICE FOR CENTERED TARGETS AND HINDSIGHT DI-
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RECTORS FOR OFF-SCREEN TARGETS AS WELL AS VIDEO FIELD DISPLAY.  AS A LASER THE STRATOBLAZER REQUIRES NO TRAJECTORY ADJUSTMENT   FOR TARGET SPEED OR DISTANCE.  IT IS CAPABLE OF A TEN MILLION
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SQUARE YARD TOTAL DESTRUCTION AREA AT ANY DISTANCE WITHIN ITS   DETECTION RANGE WITH ABSOLUTE ACCURACY.  ROTATION AND ELEVATION
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ARE POWER OPERATED UNDER MANUAL CONTROL.  AS WITH ALL LASER-TYPEWEAPONS THE LW-1417 REQUIRES A BRIEF RECHARGE CYCLE AFTER FIR-  ING.  NOTE THAT AN ATTEMPT TO FIRE DURING RECHARGE WILL EXTEND  THE RECHARGE CYCLE TIME.
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SERVICE NOTICE   COM 137-42-18806                                                                                               AS DESIGNED THE LW-1417 (TYPES A-B) HAS AN ABSOLUTE RANGE OF
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100000 MILES AND SHOULD RECOGNIZE A VALID TARGET AT 40000 MILES RANGE.  BEYOND THE 40000 MILE LIMIT OF THE DETECTOR THE TAR-    GETING COMPUTER SHOULD DISPLAY THE TARGET AS A MOVING STAR.  NO
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FIRE ADVICE IS ISSUED BEYOND THIS FUNCTIONAL LIMIT.             WARNING -- OLDER UNITS NOW IN SERVICE HAVE DEMONSTRATED AN      A B S O L U T E  RANGE OF AS LITTLE AS 2000 MILES WITHOUT DE-
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TECTION OF  A N Y  KIND BEYOND THIS POINT.  ON THESE UNITS TAR- GETS MAY APPEAR SUDDENLY AT CLOSE RANGE AND WITH DISCERNIBLE    FEATURES.  ADDITIONALLY THE STANDARD 1.2 SECOND FIRE ADVICE HAS
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BEEN REPORTED AS DEGRADED IN SOME CASES TO LESS THAN 10% OF THE PROPER TIME AS DESIGNED.  LONG RECHARGE TIMES ARE ALSO REPORTED.REPEAT -- THESE UNITS ARE CURRENTLY IN SERVICE!
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THE TARGETING COMPUTER                                                                                                          THE STRATOBLAZER USES REMOTE VIDEO CONTROL TO PROTECT THE GUN-
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NER FROM VACUUM AND EXTREME HEAT AT THE LASER SITE.  AT THE CEN-TER OF THE SCREEN IS THE TARGET CROSS SURROUNDED BY A DISPLAY OFTHE BRIGHTER STARS.  NORMALLY TARGETS WILL BE OFF-SCREEN WHEN
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DETECTED.  PRESS D TO DISPLAY 2 ARROWS NEAR THE CROSS WHICH IN- DICATE TARGET DIRECTION (HINDSIGHT DIRECTORS).  PRESS THE COR-  RESPONDING ARROWS ON THE CONSOLE TO MOVE THE TURRET.  PRESS D
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OCCASIONALLY TO CONFIRM 2 ARROWS.  WHEN 1 ARROW DISAPPEARS PRESSTHE LONG BRAKE (SPACE) BAR TO STOP THE TURRET AND RE-PRESS THE  REMAINING ARROW.  AGAIN PRESS D TO CONFIRM PROPER ARROW.  TAR-
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GET WILL SOON COME ONTO SCREEN.  USE ARROWS AND BRAKE BAR TO    CENTER TARGET.  THE FIRE ADVICE APPEARS BELOW THE TARGET.  PLACEFINGER ON F BUTTON AND PRESS BUTTON ON FIRE ADVICE.
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THE DATA DISPLAY                                                                                                                BELOW THE COMPUTER DISPLAY IS A DATA PANEL.  THE GUN TALLY
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SHOWS CREDIT FOR HIT PETRO EXXONERATORS (GNATS).  ELEVATION     LIMITS ARE -30 AND 60 DEGREES.  TARGET RANGE SHOWS DISTANCE TO  TARGET.  IT IS ALSO USEFUL IN DETERMINING INCOMING CRAFT
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SPEED.  ROTATION SHOWS 0-360 DEGREES.  THE TURRET CAN ROTATE IN-DEFINITELY.  THE GUNNER RATING SHOWS YOUR EFFECTIVE RANK.  IT ISTHE OBJECT OF BEING IN THIS PIT.  DESTINATION SHOWS YOUR MIS-
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SION ZONE.  CRAFT OF EACH ZONE HAVE SEPARATE PERSONALITIES AND  THERE ARE 10 ZONES.  DIRECTLY ABOVE YOUR NAME IS THE CHARGE IN- DICATOR.  THIS MUST SAY **FIRE READY** FOR THE WEAPON TO FIRE.
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LAST IS MISSION PRIORITY WHICH INDICATES THE HAZARD OF THE MIS- SION ZONE WHEN YOU ENTER.  YOU WILL BEGIN SERVICE WITH A 0 GUN- NER RATING.
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THE CONSOLE                                                     ARROWS (4)---CONTROL TURRET MOTION. TURRET CAN MOVE DIAGONALLY.
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BRAKE BAR---STOPS TURRET (SPACE BAR).                           D ---------ACTIVATES HINDSIGHT DIRECTORS FOR 1 TURRET JUMP.     F --------FIRES STRATOBLAZER WEAPON.
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N -------REQUEST FOR TRANSFER W/O RATING LOSS AFTER ANY HIT.    E ------EVASIVE ACTION.  THE E BUTTON WILL ABORT THE SEARCH AND        DESTROY MISSION BY WARPING OUT OF THE COMBAT ZONE DURING
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.      BATTLE.  RECOMMENDED FOR THE NON-AMBITIOUS.              YOU ARE NOW READY FOR ASSIGNMENT.  WHEN THE DISPLAY SAYS READY
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YOU MAY EXECUTE YOUR ORDERS BY TYPING RUN <ENTER>.  IF YOUR     WEAPON IS EQUIPPED WITH SOUND YOU SHOULD INSERT THE EMPTY CAS-  SETTE WHEN ASKED FOR OUTFIT CHOICE.  CASSETTE MACHINE SHOULD BE SET TO RECORD  A F T E R  CHANGING CASSETTE.
