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1. TTR LT US CVE Class Carrier General Data Weapons Year 1943 Anti aircraft Guns Length 492 Very Large 3 Beam 70 Large 0 Displacement 15126 Medium 0 Complement 856 Small 4 Max Speed 30 DC Party 6 Aircraft Pumps 6 Hangar Cap 16 Cruise Speed 15 Launch Cap 16 Cargo Capacity 0 Landing Cap 16 Type 6 x F4F3 Wildcat 5 x SBD2 Dauntless 5 x TBF Avenger 170 REFERENCE ALLIED SHIPS Allied Ships Cruisers Australia Class Cruiser General Data Weapons Year 1928 Main Guns 8 x 8 C50 Length 630 Anti aircraft Guns Beam 68 Very Large 8 Displacement 14910 Large 0 Complement 710 Medium 16 Max Speed 32 Small 2 DC Party 4 Torpedoes 8 x 21 MKIV Pumps 4 Cruise Speed 12 Cargo Capacity 0 171 REFERENCE ALLIED SHIPS Canberra Class Cruiser General Data Weapons Year 1928 Main Guns 8 x 8 C50 Length 630 Anti aircraft Guns Beam 68 Very Large 4 Displacement 14910 Large 0 Complement 710 Medium 4 Max Speed 32 Small 2 DC Party 4 Torpedoes 8 x 21 MKIV Pumps 4 Cruise Speed 12 Cargo Capacity 0 Allied Ships Cruisers A she oe e L LLN A ee re oe ee Sr a a 7 ee E ED ST Northampton Class Cruiser General Data Year 1930 Length 600 Beam 66 Displacement 9006 Complement 734 Max Speed 32 DC Party 4 Pumps 4 Cruise Speed 15 Cargo Capacity 0 172 REFERENCE ALLIED SHIPS Weapons
2. Allied Aircraft Dive Bombers no historical reference available Douglass SB2U 1 SB2U3 Vindicator General Data Year 1937 Max Speed 175 195 mph Cruise Speed 150 mph Range 700 750 miles Weapons Bombs 1 x 1000 Ib bomb Torpedo 0 Armament 2 x 30 caliber machine guns 129 REFERENCE ALLIED AIRCRAFT l ean pte Douglass SBD2 SBD3 Dauntless General Data Year 1940 Max Speed 200 mph Cruise Speed 120 140 mph Range 800 miles search 500 miles attack Weapons Bombs 1 x 1000 Ib bomb 2 x 500 Ib bombs Torpedo 0 Armament 2 x 50 caliber 2 x 30 caliber Allied Aircraft Dive Bombers Curtiss SBC2C1 SBC2C3 Hdldiver General Data Year 1943 Max Speed 295 mph Cruise Speed 140 mph Range 1000 miles search 800 900 attack Weapons Bombs 2 x 1000 Ib bomb Torpedo 0 Armament 2 x 20mm cannons 2 x 30 caliber machine guns 130 REFERENCE ALLIED AIRCRAFT Allied Aircraft Torpedo Bombers Douglass TBD Devastator General Data Year 1937 Max Speed 190 mph Cruise Speed 140 mph Range 700 miles search 500 miles attack Weapons Bombs 0 Torpedo 1 Armament 2 x 30 caliber machine guns 131 REFERENCE ALLIED AIRCRAFT Grumman TBF TBM3 Avenger General Data Year 1942 Max Speed 240 270 mph Cruise Speed 130 140 mph Range 1200 miles search 500 600 miles attack Weapons Bo
3. CS Maru Class Seaplane Cruiser General Data Year 1939 Length 450 Beam 64 Displacement 11800 Complement 200 Max Speed 20 DC Party 1 Pumps 1 Cruise Speed 14 Cargo Capacity 20000 Weapons Anti aircraft Guns Very Large 0 Large 0 Medium 4 Small 4 Aircraft Hangar Cap 8 Launch Cap 2 Landing Cap 2 Type 8 x E13A Jake Japanese Ships Seaplane Cruisers 152 Nisshin Class Seaplane Cruiser General Data Weapons Year 1939 Anti aircraft Guns Length 603 Very Large 4 Beam 65 Large 0 Displacement 11317 Medium 12 Complement 221 Small 4 Max Speed 29 DC Party 1 Aircraft Pumps 2 Hangar Cap 12 Cruise Speed 18 Launch Cap 4 Cargo Capacity 1000 Landing Cap 12 Type 12 x E13A Jake REFERENCE J APANESE SHIPS Japanese Ships Destroyers Minekaze Class Destroyer General Data Weapons Year 1920 Main Guns 2 x 4 7 C45 Length 337 Anti aircraft Guns Beam 30 Very Large 0 Displacement 1650 Large 0 Complement 148 Medium 0 Max Speed 36 Small 4 DC Party 1 Torpedoes 4 x 8th Year Pumps 1 Cruise Speed 14 Cargo Capacity 1000 153 REFERENCE J APANESE SHIPS Kamikaze Class Destroyer General Data Weapons Year 1921 Main Guns 3 x 4 7 C45 Length 337 Anti aircraft Guns Beam 30 Very Large 0 Displacement 1720 Large 10 Complement 148 Medium 0 Max Speed 36 Small 4 DC Party 1 Torpedoes 6 x 8th Year Pumps 1 Crui
4. Japanese Ships Destroyers 156 Shiratsuyu Class Destroyer Asashio Class Destroyer General Data Weapons General Data Weapons Year 1935 Main Guns 5 x 5 C50 Year 1936 Main Guns 6 x 5 C50 Length 353 Anti aircraft Guns Length 388 Anti aircraft Guns Beam 34 Very Large 0 Beam 34 Very Large 0 Displacement 2042 Large 0 Displacement 2330 Large 4 Complement 197 Medium 2 Complement 200 Medium 0 Max Speed 34 Small 4 Max Speed 35 Small 4 DC Party 2 Torpedoes DC Party 2 Torpedoes Pumps 1 8 x Long Lance Pumps 1 8 x Long Lance Cruise Speed 15 Cruise Speed 10 Cargo Capacity 1000 Cargo Capacity 1000 REFERENCE J APANESE SHIPS Japanese Ships Destroyers Kagero Class Destroyer General Data Weapons Year 1938 Main Guns 6 x 5 C50 Length 388 Anti aircraft Guns Beam 35 Very Large 0 Displacement 2450 Large 4 Complement 240 Medium 0 Max Speed 35 Small 4 DC Party 2 Torpedoes Pumps 1 8 x Long Lance Cruise Speed 10 Cargo Capacity 1000 157 REFERENCE JAPANESE SHIPS Akitsuki Class Destroyer General Data Weapons Year 1941 Main Guns 8 x 3 9 C65 Length 440 Anti aircraft Guns Beam 38 Very Large 0 Displacement 3700 Large 4 Complement 300 Medium 0 Max Speed 33 Small 4 DC Party 2 Torpedoes Pumps 2 4x Long Lance Cruise Speed 10 Cargo Capacity 1000 Japanese Ships Destroyers Yugumo Class Destroyer
5. LOWEST Lower NORMAL HIGHER HIGHEST GUN DAMAGE LOWEST Lower NORMAL HIGHER HIGHEST TORP DUD RATE NONE Low NORMAL HIGH HIGHEST BOME DAMAGE AIR TORP DUD RATE LOWEST OLLA LOWER Low NORMAL NORMAL HIGHER HIGH HIGHEST OLG CANCEL TORP DAMAGE LOWEST LOWER NORMAL HIGHER HIGHEST AIR TORP DAMAGE LOWEST LOWER NORMAL HIGHER HIGHEST Co Weapons The Weapons screen is the initial screen which appears when the Customizer is activated The nine panels on this screen control Gun Accuracy Bomb Accuracy Anti Aircraft Artillery AAA Effectiveness Gun Damage Bomb Damage Torpedo Damage Air Torp Damage Torp Dud Rate and Air Torp Dud Rate The damage and accuracy panels have a range of five steps from LOWEST to HIGHEST A lower setting means less accurate and effective fire higher means more accurate and devas tating bombs torpedoes and guns The torp dud rate panels range from NONE meaning a 100 explosion rate to HIGHEST meaning that most of the torpedoes fired or dropped by that side fail to explode Note Some torpedoes may still fail to explode because they missed or did not actually hit the target even if they appear to do so 23 Menu Bar CONTROLS MENU AIR OPS CUSTOMIZER CHOOSESIDE READY TIME JAPANESE LONGEST AMERICAN LONGER NORMAL SHORTER SHORTEST MO
6. Main Guns 9 x 8 C55 Anti aircraft Guns Very Large 8 Large 20 Medium 20 Small 0 Aircraft Hangar Cap 4 Launch Cap 2 Landing Cap 2 Type 4x OS2U Kingfisher Pensacola Class Cruiser General Data Weapons Year 1930 Main Guns 10 x 8 C55 Length 586 Anti aircraft Guns Beam 65 Very Large 4 Displacement 11512 Large 24 Complement 631 Medium 0 Max Speed 33 Small 0 DC Party 4 Pumps 4 Aircraft Cruise Speed 15 Hangar Cap 4 Cargo Capacity 0 Launch Cap 2 Landing Cap 2 Type 4x OS2U Kingfisher Allied Ships Cruisers Portland Class Cruiser General Data Year 1933 Length 610 Beam 66 Displacement 12755 Complement 807 Max Speed 33 DC Party 4 Pumps 4 Cruise Speed 15 Cargo Capacity 1000 173 REFERENCE ALLIED SHIPS Weapons Main Guns 9 x 8 C55 Anti aircraft Guns Very Large 8 Large 24 Medium 12 Small 0 Aircraft Hangar Cap 4 Launch Cap 2 Landing Cap 2 Type 4x OS2U Kingfisher New Orleans Class Cruiser General Data Year 1934 Length 580 Beam 62 Displacement 12463 Complement 868 Max Speed 33 DC Party 4 Pumps 4 Cruise Speed 15 Cargo Capacity 0 Weapons Main Guns 9 x 8 C55 Anti aircraft Guns Very Large 8 Large 0 Medium 28 Small 8 Aircraft Hangar Cap 4 Launch Cap 2 Landing Cap 2 Type 4x OS2U Kingfisher Allied Ships Cruisers Perth Class Cruiser Bro
7. STATUS INACTIVE ON PATROL OPTIONS ea eae SUE NAMES USN Submarine Operations Screen Pressing F4 or choosing the SUB OPS option from the SCREENS pull down menu presents the SUBMARINE OPERA TIONS screen where operations for up to twenty submarines can be initiated Submarines do not actually appear in GREAT Navar BATTLES VOL III but their effects can be felt by either side Submarines have little tacti cal effect during a battle but can provide invaluable information by reporting sightings of the enemy and interdicting ships carrying supplies troops and fuel 118 GNB3 Scenario EDITOR SCREENS MENU The SUBMARINE OPERATIONS screen has a Map panel an Options panel and a Subs panel similar to the previ ous three screens Map Panel This map is different from previous M ap panels since it is divided into twelve patrol regions each of which is labeled and shows the number of submarines assigned to patrol it The number of submarines in each region increases as submarines are assigned their initial patrol areas or decreases if a submarine is reassigned Options Panel The Change Side radio buttons are here for changing which side is being set up The only other feature of this Option panel is the SUB NAMES button Left clicking on this button opens the Sub Names window Twenty slots are available for submarine names which can be 13 characters long Once the submarines have been named left clicking on the OK button retu
8. The Status Bar appears at the top of the Flagbridge Ship Bridge and Air Ops stations It shows the name of the current station the date the time of sunrise and sunset and the wind and visibility conditions The Message Bar is at the bottom of the Flagbridge Ship Bridge Main Gun Control Secondary Gun Control Torpedo Damage Air Operations and Lookout stations It features displays which show the last message received the name of the currently selected task force or of the currently selected ship and the current time The x1 button opens a window for changing the game speed setting The red STOP button pauses and the green GO button resumes the game Messages are controlled by the scroll arrows at the left end of the display area The next display is the currently selected task force TF which can be changed with the scroll arrows The speed of play and pause status can be accessed by left clicking on them Many functions in GREAT NAVAL BATTLES VOL III and the GNB3 Scenario Epitor utilize radio buttons which usually toggle items and larger rectangular buttons which frequently open up windows Many windows have two buttons OK and CANCEL which complete the current operation or abort the current operation and return to the previous screen A screen is a full sized change a pand is a discrete area within a screen which may change when a button is left clicked a control is an area within a panel and a window is something that pops
9. DC Party 2 Pumps 4 Cruise Speed 14 Cargo Capacity 1000 Weapons Anti aircraft Guns Very Large 8 Large 0 Medium 46 Small 48 Aircraft Hangar Cap 48 Launch Cap 24 Landing Cap 48 Types 12 x A6M 2 Zeke 12 x D3A1 VAL 12 x B5N1 Kate Japanese Ships Carriers Zuiho Class Carrier Shokaku Class Carrier General Data Weapons General Data Weapons Year 1940 Anti aircraft Guns Year 1941 Anti aircraft Guns Length 670 Very Large 8 Length 844 Very Large 8 Beam 60 Large 0 Beam 85 Large 0 Displacement 14200 Medium 8 Displacement 32105 Medium 16 Complement 785 Small 8 Complement 1660 Small 24 Max Speed 28 Max Speed 34 DC Party 3 Aircraft DC Party 5 Aircraft Pumps 2 Hangar Cap 30 Pumps 5 Hangar Cap 72 Cruise Speed 18 Launch Cap 20 Cruise Speed 18 Launch Cap 36 Cargo Capacity 0 Landing Cap 30 Cargo Capacity 0 Landing Cap 72 Types 10 x A6M 2 Zeke Types 24 x A6M 2 Zeke 10 x D3A1 Val 24 x D3A1 Val 10 x B5N1 Kate 24 x B5N1 Kate 141 REFERENCE JAPANESE SHIPS Japanese Ships Carriers Junyo Class Carrier General Data Year 1942 Length 720 Beam 88 Displacement 28300 Complement 1224 Max Speed 26 DC Party 2 Pumps 2 Cruise Speed 18 Cargo Capacity 0 142 REFERENCE J APANESE SHIPS Weapons Anti aircraft Guns Very Large 12 Large 0 Medium 24 Small 8 Aircraft Hangar Cap 53 Launch Cap 40 Landing Cap 53 Types
10. General Data Weapons Year 1941 Main Guns 6 x 5 C50 Length 391 Anti aircraft Guns Beam 35 Very Large 0 Displacement 2480 Large 4 Complement 228 Medium 0 Max Speed 35 Small 4 DC Party 2 Torpedoes Pumps 1 8 x Long Lance Cruise Speed 10 Cargo Capacity 1000 158 REFERENCE J APANESE SHIPS Shimakaze Class Destroyer General Data Weapons Year 1942 Main Guns 5 C50 Length 413 Anti aircraft Guns Beam 37 Very Large 0 Displacement 3000 Large 4 Complement 228 Medium 0 Max Speed 39 Small 4 DC Party 2 Torpedoes Pumps 2 15 x Long Lance Cruise Speed 10 Cargo Capacity 1000 Japanese Ships Destroyers Momi Class Destroyer General Data Weapons Year 1944 Main Guns 2 x 3 C40 Length 315 Anti aircraft Guns Beam 30 Very Large 0 Displacement 825 Large 2 Complement 120 Medium 5 Max Speed 20 Small 4 DC Party 1 Pumps 1 Cruise Speed 14 Cargo Capacity 1500 159 REFERENCE J APANESE SHIPS Japanese Ships Transport Transport Maru Class General Data Weapons Year 1939 Anti aircraft Guns Length 450 Very Large 0 Beam 58 Large 0 Displacement 6871 Medium 4 Complement 200 Small 4 Max Speed 20 DC Party 1 Pumps 1 Cruise Speed 12 Cargo Capacity 20000 160 REFERENCE J APANESE SHIPS Allied Ships Battleships Texas Class Battleship W
11. Pumps 3 Cruise Speed 14 Cargo Capacity 1000 144 REFERENCE J APANESE SHIPS Weapons Main Guns 6 x 8 C50 Anti aircraft Guns Very Large 4 Large 0 Medium 0 Small 2 Torpedoes 8 x Long Lance Aircraft Hangar Cap 2 Launch Cap 1 Landing Cap 1 Type 2 x E13A Jake Aoba Class Cruiser General Data Year 1927 Length 608 Beam 58 Displacement 10651 Complement 625 Max Speed 34 DC Party 3 Pumps 3 Cruise Speed 14 Cargo Capacity 1000 Weapons Main Guns 6 x 8 C50 Anti aircraft Guns Very Large 4 Large 0 Medium 0 Small 2 Torpedoes 8 x Long Lance Aircraft Hangar Cap 2 Launch Cap 1 Landing Cap 1 Type 2 x E13A Jake Japanese Ships Cruisers Nachi Class Cruiser General Data Year 1929 Length 662 Beam 57 Displacement 13120 Complement 773 Max Speed 34 DC Party 3 Pumps 3 Cruise Speed 14 Cargo Capacity 1000 145 REFERENCE JAPANESE SHIPS Weapons Main Guns 10 x 8 C50 Anti aircraft Guns Very Large 4 Large 2 Medium 0 Small 2 Torpedoes 16 x Long Lance Aircraft Hangar Cap 2 Launch Cap 2 Landing Cap 1 Type 2 x E13A Jake Takao Class Cruiser General Data Year 1932 Length 662 Beam 59 Displacement 14604 Complement 773 Max Speed 34 DC Party 3 Pumps 3 Cruise Speed 14 Cargo Capacity 1000 Weapons Main Guns 10 x 8 C50 Anti aircraft Guns Very Large 4 Large 2 Mediu
12. The four choices for orders are Plot Course When you choose this option and left click OK the Set Plot window appears and the map clears You can use the cursor to enter up to 10 way points Once you left click OK on Set Plot the ship moves from its present position to the first way point from there to the second and so on until it reaches the last Patrol Box This command is much like Plot Course except that you designate four points which form the four corners of the box that the ship will move around Patrol Line Patrol Line is like Patrol Box except that the TF travels between the two points you designate Return to Base When you select this option and left click on OK the Select Base window appears Double left click on a base name in the list and the computer plots a course for the ship to move there TF Data Panel This panel displays information about the currently selected task force The Taskforce list shows the name of the ships in the task force Below that is the Mission display which shows the current mission and its status Next is the Orders display which contains the Type of orders and the Base the TF is assigned to Finally the Formation display shows the formation chosen in the Formation window 117 GNB3 Scenario EDITOR SCREENS MENU 00 00 01 JAN 39 SUNRISE 06 35 SUNSET 17 32 WEATHER SUBMARINE OPERATIONS Shark Thresher Guppy available J Youns submarines PATROL AREA control Omie rue
13. 17 21 knots a Fresh breeze None ofan dAsinsonctg ti nnavelneinmannpececetonin 6 22 27 knots Strong breeze Sec guns reload x1 5 EEEE DD gunnery penalty 7 28 33 knots Moderate gale Main guns reload x1 5 Sec guns reload x2 PEE E EE E E A E E A tea nae CA gunnery penalty 8 34 40 knots Fresh gale Main guns reload x2 BB gunnery penalty aannaaien nnana OG guns cannot fire 9 41 47 knots Strong gale Main guns reload x2 5 No aircraft operations No torpedo firing i NORI _ Nosmoke 10 48 55 knots Storm Main guns reload x3 No aircraft operations No torpedo firing No smoke Unless specified all previous effects from a lower Beaufort scale apply to higher scales 93 COMMANDING TASK FORCES AND SHIPS THE ENVIRONMENT Visiblity Maximum Spotting Ranges In order to have combat you must be able to see the enemy ships unlike land warfare there is no terrain to impede your line of sight in naval combat The curvature of the earth and the size of the ships limit the dis tance at which ships can spot each other The basic spotting distances in clear calm weather are BB CV CA DD BB CV 40 000 yds 38 000 yds 34 200 yds CA 38 000 yds 36 000 yds 31 400 yds DD 34 200 yds 31 400 yds 21 200 yds Battleships can see farther because their superstructures are taller and allow sighting farther over the horizon than cruisers and destroyers Conversely this same superstructure can also be spotted by enemy ships at longer ranges Weather and Visibi
14. 28 Guns Ctrl F3 28 Torpedoes Ctrl F4 28 COMMANDING TASK FORCES AND SHIPS 29 Flagbridge Station 29 Map Pand 30 FlagbridgeControl Bar 34 Ship Bridge Station 45 Air Operations Button and Pand 0008 46 Damage Button and Pand 47 Gun Button and GunneryPand 49 Nav Button and Navigation Pand 51 Torp Button and Torpedo Pand 51 Main Gunnery Control Station 53 Gunnery Basics 53 Director Control Layout 54 Individual Turret Controls 60 Secondary Gunnery Control 63 Torpedo Station 63 Torpedo BaSiGS 06 63 View Bearing Indicator 65 Magnification Thumb Control 65 Magnification Leva Readout 65 Mount Selection Controls 65 Compass Dial 65 Auto Manual Switch 66 Reload Readouts 66 Target Readout Control 66 Torpedo Activation Switches 66 Torpedo Ready Lights 67 FireButton 000 67 Spread 0c cece eee eee 67 Torp Set Knob 67 Torpedo RangeReadout 68 Speed Readout 68 Fire Angle Readout and Controls 45 68 Target Speed Readout 68 Targa RangeReadout 68 Targa Heading 68 Damagelndicators 68 Air Operations Station 69 TUTORIAL SCENA
15. 32 Small 2 Max Speed 32 Small 2 DC Party 2 Torpedoes 8 x 8th Year DC Party 2 Torpedoes 6 x 8th Year Pumps 2 Pumps 2 Cruise Speed 10 Aircraft Cruise Speed 10 Cargo Capacity 2000 Hangar Cap 1 Cargo Capacity 2000 Launch Cap 1 Landing Cap 1 Type 1 x E13A Jake 147 REFERENCE J APANESE SHIPS Japanese Ships Light Cruisers Yubari Class Light Cruiser General Data Year 1923 Length 456 Beam 39 Displacement 4400 Complement 328 Max Speed 35 DC Party 2 Pumps 2 Cruise Speed 10 Cargo Capacity 2000 148 REFERENCE J APANESE SHIPS Weapons Main Guns 6 x 5 5 C50 Anti aircraft Guns Very Large 1 Large 0 Medium 0 Small 2 Torpedoes 4x Long Lance Sendai Class Light Cruiser General Data Year 1925 Length 534 Beam 48 Displacement 5195 Complement 450 Max Speed 35 DC Party 2 Pumps 2 Cruise Speed 15 Cargo Capacity 2000 Weapons Main Guns 7 x 5 5 C50 Anti aircraft Guns Very Large 2 Large 0 Medium 0 Small 2 Torpedoes 8 x 8th Year Aircraft Hangar Cap 1 Launch Cap 1 Landing Cap 1 Type 1 x E13A Jake Japanese Ships Light Cruisers Katori Class Light Cruiser General Data Weapons Year 1940 Main Guns 4 x 5 5 C50 Length 425 Anti aircraft Guns Beam 52 Very Large 2 Displacement 6180 Large 0 Complement 297 Medium 4 Max Speed 18 Small 4 DC Party 2 Torpedoes 4 x 8th Year Pumps 1 A C
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17. SUBS 5 Zz suss 1 25 SUBS SET PATROL AREA 1O 20 320k TOTES Os0 6 On Or Or TOEG piis AREA prems CANCEL OK available submarines patrol area control The Submarine Operations station or Sub Ops is used to simulate the effects of submarine patrols in the area of a battle Submarines do not actually appear in GREAT Navar BATTLES VOL III but their effects can be felt by either side Submarines have little tactical effect during a battle but can provide invaluable informa tion by reporting sightings of the enemy 86 COMMANDING TASK FORCES AND SHIPS SUB OPERATIONS STATION BASES Map Panel The map shows the maximum zoom of the area of operations divided into twelve patrol areas Each patrol area has an identifying number with the legend SU BS below The number following the legend is for the number of submarines assigned to that patrol area Submarine Orders To the right of the Map panel is alist of submarines if they are part of the current scenario Below that is the Set Patrol Area control as well as Patrol Area and Status displays To give submarines orders select the first submarine on the list by left clicking on it The current orders of the selected sub are indicated by a selected button a number in the Patrol Area and the words On Patrol or In Transit in the Status display New patrol areas can be assigned to all submarines but they do take time to reach their new assignments
18. VIEW CARGO Bi SHIPS CONTACTS IR OPS7 MIDWAY 06 00 00 sal G lm Ea active base Base Station You issue orders to forces located at a base through the Base station The Base station enables you to orga nize task forces air strikes and air patrols to load and unload cargo and fuel and to move ships into and out of dry dock where they undergo refit and repair It is here that you conduct many of the necessary day to day operations in a campaign game 88 CommaNDING TASK Forces AND SHIPS BASES Accessing a Base To access a base simply left click on the base icon on the map or scroll to it using the display on the Message Bar when at the Flagbridge station Base Control Bar Like the Flag and Ship Bridges and the Air Ops station the Base station contains an additional control bar just above the Message Bar The Base station control bar contains six buttons five of which are the same as the Flag Bridge s and one that is unique the BASE button The Base station makes use of the Map panel described in the Flagbridge section on page 30 The filters available for use at this station are the same as those at the Flag Bridge station Cargo Button The CARGO Button displays the Cargo panel for bases This panel is similar to the Cargo panel for ships and displays the amount of fuel quantity of supplies and number of ground troops It also displays the number of troops and amount of supplies for enemy ground f
19. 1 objects appear their actual size 2 objects appear double size 4 doubled again and 8 doubled once more Mount Selection Controls When you place the cursor over the handles on either side of the torpedo director it becomes a set of arrows pointing to the closest edge of the screen When you left click on the right control you jump to control of the next torpedo mount in ascending numerical order with a wrap around to the first when you use this control on the highest numbered one Conversely when you left click on the left control you jump to the next mount in descending numerical order with a wrap around from number 1 to the highest numbered mount Compass Dial The compass dial at the torpedo station shows the heading of your ship through the ship icon in the center The red area to the port or starboard of the ship icon indicates the arc of fire of the current torpedo mount and the white line shows the exact direction within that arc that it is pointing The white line also indicates the firing line of the torpedo You may manually control the firing angle of the torpedoes by adjusting the white line within the display The view at the top of the mount changes as the white line moves The red mark on the outside of the compass dial shows the bearing of the selected target or points north if no targets are selected 65 COMMANDING TASK FORCES AND SHIPS TORPEDO STATION Auto Manual Switch This switch sets whether
20. 13 x A6M 2 Zeke 20 x D3A1 Val 20 x B5N1 Kate Taiho Class Carrier General Data Year 1943 Length 855 Beam 90 Displacement 37720 Complement 1751 Max Speed 34 DC Party 5 Pumps 5 Cruise Speed 18 Cargo Capacity 0 Weapons Anti aircraft Guns Very Large 8 Large 0 Medium 16 Small 24 Aircraft Hangar Cap 53 Launch Cap 27 Landing Cap 53 Type 19 x A6M 2 17 x D3A1 Val 17 x B5N2 Kate Japanese Ships Carriers p z E EAA Unryu Class Carrier Shinano Class Carrier General Data Weapons General Data Weapons Year 1944 Anti aircraft Guns Year 1945 Anti aircraft Guns Length 746 Very Large 12 Length 872 Very Large 16 Beam 72 Large 0 Beam 119 Large 0 Displacement 20000 Medium 60 Displacement 71890 Medium 90 Complement 1500 Small 40 Complement 2400 Small 30 Max Speed 34 Max Speed 27 f DC Party 3 Aircraft DC Party 5 Aircraft Pumps 4 Hangar Cap 60 Pumps 5 Hangar Cap 70 Cruise Speed 14 Launch Cap 24 Cruise Speed 18 Launch Cap 36 Cargo Capacity 0 Landing Cap 40 Cargo Capacity 0 Landing Cap 70 Type 12 x A6M 3A Zeke Type 20 x A6M 5 Zeke 12 x D4Y1 Judy 20x D4Y1 udy 12 x BON 2 Jill 20 x B6N2 Jill 143 REFERENCE J APANESE SHIPS Japanese Ships Cruisers Furutaka Class Cruiser General Data Year 1926 Length 602 Beam 52 Displacement 10341 Complement 625 Max Speed 32 DC Party 3
21. 137 Flooding Button and Pand 82 Submarine Operations Scr n 118 CAT ANS Raa A 19 Structure Button and Pand 83 Reports Menu 0005 120 Cruisers ek ea 144 Effects of Damage 93 Visibility o on anana 120 Light Cruisers 147 Lookout Station 0 0 0 85 Reinforcements 120 E asa Sub Operations Station 86 BASES elec aTa ETS 120 ESrOyES anaana 5 Map Pand aaaeeeaa 87 Task Forces uaaa 120 Transport eae 160 Allied Ships 161 Submarine Orders 87 SHIPS 6 cee e eee eee 120 Balaki 161 Maser E Meni 87 BriefingsMenu 0 120 Fae ee ae BaseStation 88 aes ANAONA aso CruISES ae 171 TheEnvironment 92 Beaufort Scale 00 93 LINE CIM S gai aata ue Visiblity cata esse aot 94 De OVS aseinani Tg INTRODUCTION GREAT NAVAL BATTLES VOL II GNB3 recreates most of the major and minor battles in the Pacific Theater during WWII from 1941 through 1944 The array of ships and aircraft available to both the Allied and Japanese sides have been expanded to include most of the standard aerial and naval assets available during the war Several what if scenarios have been included in addition to historical scenarios of surface actions in the Solomon Islands and famous carrier actions such as the battles of Midway Coral Sea and Leyte Gulf In addition to increasing the scope of the game several new features an
22. 2 en ih L PORT 3 STED BOW 1 STN FLOOD LEYEL PUMP STATUS PARTY STATUS __ WORKING 4 WORKING WORKING 5 J WORKING 6 Structural D Damage Button and Panel compartment status display flood leva indicator scuttle control The Damage DAM panel gives you information about the well being of the currently selected ship and the ability to scuttle it deliberately sink it to keep it from falling into enemy hands 47 COMMANDING TASK FORCES AND SHIPS SHIP BRIDGE STATION Auto Manual Buttons These buttons set the station to Auto or Manual The SCUTTLE button is only enabled if the pane is set to Manual Compartments This display shows you the total number of compartments the ship is divided into and how many have been damaged destroyed flooded or are currently on fire You can see more detail about exactly which compart ments have been damaged in what way at the Damage Control Screen List This display shows you how much the ship is listing to port or starboard or forward and aft If the needle of either gauge is in the red area your ship is in serious danger of capsizing Pumps This display shows how many pumps you have total and how many are available The most obvious use for them isto pump water out of compartments bailing but they can also be used to pump water in to correct for list counterflooding as well as putting out fires on lower decks To manage eit
23. Admiral Ainsworth was conducting his 15th combat mission when his task force ran into Admiral zaki s battle group Despite the advantage of having radar the USN only managed to sink the light SS cruiser Jintsu Izaki s DDs however launched an effec tive torpedo attack that sank the destroyer Gwin and damaged three light cruisers A TBM Avenger unleashes its torpedo As the Japanese player your advantages are your torpedoes so avoid getting too close to the Americans their superior gunnery can cripple lightly armored DDs The USN has more firepower than the Japanese and it is to their advantage to close in as quickly as possible but stay wary of the Long Lance torpedoes Japanese Objectives Sink or damage as many American ships as possible American Objectives Sink or damage as many Japanese ships as possible 9 SCENARIOS Vella Gulf August 6th 1943 Until now Japanese destroy ers were unequaled in torpedo warfare In many a battle it was the deadly Long Lance torpedo that killed an allied cruiser rather than shell fire This was to change at the battle of Vella Gulf The USN destroyers were usually An Akitsuki class destroyer was one of the Japanese Navy s newest destroyers in the war assigned to an escort role to the heavy cruisers In this action the battle solely consists of Admiral Wilkson s DD s taking on the Japanese DD s of Captain Sugiura In a close range battle at night both
24. Air Patrol and Search aircraft of the currently selected task force or base See the Air Ops Panel section on page 44 for details about this panel Even the steel clad steamships and metal airplanes of the twentieth century are very much at the mercy of the weather and the primal distinction between day and night has a profound impact on naval operations The weather affects ships combat capabilities and their ability to carry out patrols and searches Furthermore you should keep in mind the importance of the amount of daylight and nighttime and that it can vary enormously according to the season 92 COMMANDING TASK FORCES AND SHIPS THE ENVIRONMENT Beaufort Scale The prevailing weather conditions are usually described in terms of the Beaufort scale a numbering system rising in terms of severity from 0 calm flat seas with little or no breeze to 12 hurricane force winds accom panied by 30 foot plus waves In the game you will not see any Beaufort scale greater than 10 because in these conditions combat is impossible all effort is being devoted to keeping the ships from capsizing The game effects of the various Beaufort scale numbers are described in the table below BEAUFORT NUMBER WIND SPEED DESCRIPTION GAME EFFECT seep bed Sasa Oe knots asec ON ee Sree de NOUN i ety arin 1 1 3 knots Light air cee None nnn deaths Z jna Ao Kops bight breeze NOME nee 3 7 10 knots Gentle breeze None ee nto knots Moderate breeze None 5
25. Alternate Directors are identical This reflects the fact that the two directors have a fluid relationship to each other and to the guns The Alternate Director exists primarily as a redundant system The instruments used by the directors are sensitive they play a crucial role in determining the ship s effectiveness in battle and it simply makes sense to avoid a situation in which one lucky hit reduces a mighty warship to impotence This said the alternate director can play a more dynamic role while the main one is still active It enables the ship to split its fire effectively taking on more than one enemy at a time While captains generally avoid this approach it is considered more effective to take out one enemy entirely than to pick away at two there are times when it is necessary This fluid relationship can exist because the relationship between the directors and the gun turrets is also fluid Either director can control any turret or set of turrets and turrets can operate independently as well Because of the greater effectiveness of the directors sighting and range finding equipment local control is generally reserved for when both directors are out but its existence highlights the fact that you have consid erable leeway about how your ships guns are controlled Because of the redundancy between the two control sets they will both be discussed together with a special section indicating how they can be coordinated and c
26. Harbor and nearby bases and as a secondary objective destroy the remaining fragments of the American fleet American Objectives Prevent the loss of Pearl Harbor 5 SCENARIOS 6 A550 pound bomb explodes on the deck of the U S S Enterprise fa Coral Sea May 6th 8th 1942 In May 1942 the Japanese planned to disrupt communication via the sea lanes between Australia and the U S As part of their plans the inva sion of New Guinea and the capture of the vital harbor at Port Moresby was crucial In early May the IJN sent a multi task force invasion group to accomplish this mission Consisting of the Japanese carriers Shokaku Zuikaku and Shoho these task forces would take part in the first carrier to carrier battle in naval history the Battle of Coral Sea To deflect the invading forces the USN responded with the carriers they had the Lexington and Yorktown While losses to the Japanese were minor the USN succeeded in turning back the invasion TheJapanese have a slight advantage in better air crews and longer range aircraft The USN player has the advantage of having carriers that can absorb more punishment and should try to close in on the Japanese as quickly as possible to utilize their air power Japanese Objectives Land the invasion force at Port Moresby American Objectives Prevent the Japanese from landing troops SCENARIOS Midway June 3rd 5th 1942 Probably one of the most famous battles
27. RADAR These buttons adjust the accuracy of radar for ranging rated from WORST to BEST Radar must be present on a ship for this setting to have an effect SIGHT REACTION This setting controls the probability for visual spotting of enemy ships planes and torpe does The range is from LOWEST to HIGHEST STRUCTURAL DAMAGE Repeated hits by enemy fire can weaken the structural integrity of a warship This control adjusts the severity of the effect of structural damage ranging from NONE to HIGHEST DAMAGE CONTROL The damage control crews ability to repair damage in combat can mean the difference between victory and defeat This panel controls the speed at which the crews work from SLOWEST to FASTEST TORP EVADE When incoming torpedoes have been spotted a ship turns into their path in order to minimize the chance of impact The effectiveness of this maneuver ranges from LOWEST to HIGHEST RELOAD TIME If torpedo tubes can be reloaded American crews were not trained to reload torpedoes in combat this controls how swiftly they do so ranging from SLOWEST to FASTEST 26 Menu Bar ConTROLS MENU STATIONS MENU REPORTS MENU View Control Alt 1 The view control window has two sets of radio buttons labeled Events and Target EVENTS With the Events control on the View panel on the Flagbridge Ship bridge and Air Ops stations shows the first hit from gunfire all torpedo hits and the sinking of target vessels TARGET With the
28. READY button opens the Ready Aircraft window Aircraft List This list contains the classes of planes that are on the ship The highlighted type is the one for which infor mation appears to the right In Hangar The number of planes in the hangar that are available to be readied 72 COMMANDING TASK FORCES AND SHIPS AIR OPERATIONS STATION Capacity The maximum number of planes that may be readied Ready This control enables you to set the number of planes of the highlighted type in the hangar to be readied Press the up arrow to increase the number the down arrow to decrease it or simply type in anumber less than or equal to the number in the hangar Mission Selector This control enables you to set the purpose for which the planes are being readied This decision is crucial for a plane well prepared for one mission may be totally unprepared for another For example dive bombers readied for scouting have more fuel and no bombs which make them useless should enemy ships suddenly appear nearby IMPORTANT NOTE Once you set the mission for a type of plane it applies to all planes of that type on that ship even if you do not assign all available planes to be readied at this time Thus for example you cannot have half your dive bombers prepare for a land strike while the other half prepares for an attack on ships they all must prepare for one or the other There is no substitute for planning ahead Missions that All Aircraft Can Un
29. Setup Button and Window The Setup window allows the initial status of each ship to be set or changed if editing an existing scenario LOCATION These radio buttons allow the selection of starting positions At Sea In Port and In Transit PORT The starting position of ships can be changed using the scroll arrow at the end of this display ARRIVAL DAY This is the number of days before a ship becomes available within the scenario TF This allows the assignment of ships to existing task forces Ships Display This display shows the total number of ships currently selected for a scenario While you may have up to 100 ships for each side bear in mind that scenarios with large numbers of ships will play more slowly Aircraft Button and Window This button is active if the selected ship can carry planes and opens a window which has eight displays Each display can feature one type of plane which can be changed using the scroll arrows at the end Unlike bases ships are limited in the types and number of planes they can carry When selection is complete or the ship s capacity is reached left clicking on the DONE button returns to the Ship screen and the number of planes appears on the Aircraft display on the Ship Data panel Cargo Button and Window The Cargo window has three displays Troops Supplies and Fuel The ship s capacity in troops and supplies is also shown Each ship starts out fully fueled but this can be adjusted for the purpose
30. Specific Equipment Bridge The bridge is the primary control center of the ship If it is damaged or destroyed reaction times are slower thereafter Secondary Turrets Secondary turrets are the ship s armament for attacking smaller targets These were often open to the elements and had very little armor Mounted on the extremes of the ship rather than on the cen terline these turrets were unusable in rough seas or when the ship listed strongly Loss of a turret reduces the firepower on that side of the ship Torpedo Mounts Torpedo mounts are mounted in exposed positions on the ship s deck and are therefore unusable during rough weather If they are destroyed torpedoes cannot be fired from that mount Aircraft Aircraft carried by battleships and cruisers are used to search for enemy ships and to spot the fall of shot during gunnery On deck a fragile WWII aircraft is very dangerous if hit it usually explodes and spreads flames across the deck 83 COMMANDING TASK FORCES AND SHIPS DAMAGE CONTROL STATION Directors The ship s directors are used to direct the ship s guns Mounted high on the ship s superstructure they combine the data from range finders and fall of shot reports to calculate the firing data for the ship s guns The directors allow all the ship s guns to be concentrated on a single target without the mutual inter ference caused by local control If one director is lost the ship can still fire a broadside but the
31. Submarines can be lost to enemy action but do not count against Victory Point totals or Victory Conditions Left clicking on the CANCEL button cancels all changes and returns to the previous screen Left clicking on the OK button implements all changes and returns to the previous screen Most scenarios do not concern themselves with bases The focus of attention is on groups of ships and planes which are contesting the waters of the Pacific Campaign games and scenarios created with the GNB3 SCENARIO EDITOR however require familiarity with base operations Bases function as ports airfields seaplane bases or some combination Ships must return to them periodi cally to refuel or for repair and refit Aircraft operate from them carrying out reconnaissance patrols and launching strikes against enemy ships and bases To review or issue orders to a base simply left click on its icon on the map or scroll to it using the display on the Message Bar when at the Flagbridge station 87 COMMANDING TASK FORCES AND SHIPS BASES FLAGERIDGE 03 JUN 42 SUNRISE 05 20 SUNSET 13 36 WEATHER GENTLE BREEZE CLEAR BASE SUMMARY Victory Points 50000 AA Guns Larse 5 Larse 5 Medium C Small 20 Airfield TYPE PORTZAIRFIELD RUNWAY MEDIUM STATUS UNDAMAGED REPAIR ADVANCED ships H 800 Replacements control U 688 NS CARGO N A air FUEL SUPPLIES 100000 operation ENEMY FORCES SUPPLIES __ Z control Yi Z A
32. Target control on the View panel centers on the current target of the active ship The Stations pull down menu allows movement between the screens where command of the task force or vessel really happens The options on this menu can also be selected using function keys F1 to F9 See the section Commanding Task Forces and Ships on page 29 for more detailed information about each station This menu enables you to get a variety of summary reports Left click on an item in one of these reports to get more details about it Statistics Alt F1 This window shows the number of rounds fired from main and secondary batteries and the number of tor pedoes fired The number of hits and the percentage of hits from rounds fired is also indicated Victory Alt F2 This window lists the ships aircraft and bases in the current scenario their status and victory point value Each side s list can be accessed by left clicking on the flag or button on the right side and each side s total victory points are calculated at the bottom At the end of the scenario the level of victory is shown on a bar above the CONTINUE button This shows a result based on damage inflicted but not casualties taken until the scenario is ended Visibility Alt F3 Destroyers cruisers and battleships have observation towers of different heights The ranges at which the dif ferent sized ships can spot each of the other sizes of ships is shown here If radar is in use i
33. guns associated with that director fore or aft can only fire under local control if firing by themselves If both directors are lost all turrets revert to local control Local control is far less accurate than directed fire Funnels The ship s funnels create the up draft required for the combustion within the engines and direct away the exhaust gasses If damaged or destroyed the ship s maximum speed is reduced in proportion to the number of funnels on the ship Magazines The shells for the ship s guns are stored in the ship s magazines These are usually heavily armored and buried deep within the depths of the ship The ship may blow up and sink if a shell explodes inside a ship s magazines or if a fire spreads to the magazines Engine Room The ship s engines provide the motive power for the ship The ship s speed depends upon how many engine rooms are available Non diesel powered ships require a functioning boiler room The speed reduction for loss of engine rooms is small at first because a great deal of extra power is needed to gain the last few knots of speed while cruising speeds can be achieved with as little as one third of the engines Boiler Room On non diesel powered ships the boiler rooms provide the steam required to power the tur bines in the engine rooms The number of operational engine rooms is limited to the number of operational boiler rooms Loss of a boiler room is equivalent to loss of the associated engi
34. is made Spotting ability is equal for both sides and contact with the enemy is more easily broken This makes for a real even fight Advanced Spotting ranges for your side are decreased and contact is more difficult to maintain once the enemy has been spotted The artificial intelligence Al for the enemy side is enhanced This should be challenging Expert Contact range is decreased even more contact is broken easily but the enemy s ability to see your forces is increased The enemy s Al accuracy rate of fire and resupply levels are at their highest levels Good luck you ll need it Select Side Select the side you want to play either Allied U S or IJN Japanese 2 PLAYER S GUIDE SELECTING GAME OPTIONS SCENARIOS Select Scenario The scenarios that are included in GREAT NAvaL BATTLES VOL III give you the full spectrum of naval warfare in the Pacific from the initial dominance of the Imperial Japanese Navy in 1941 to the overwhelming power of the United States Navy in 1944 The following notes give you historical background and some tactical suggestions 3 SCENARIOS Plan Orangel January 5th 8th 1942 Both the American and Japanese navies had admirals who wished for the classic battle between two battle lines of battleships Plan Orange was a U S war plan for the relief of the Philippines after an outbreak of war between the U S and Japan Both sides planned to use their older post World Wa
35. one of the historical scenarios GREAT NAVAL BATTLES VOL III includes a variety of scenarios and game features As you begin a new game you are given the opportunity to select from the available options in a series of menus Each menu presents one basic choice and the menus progress in logical order reflecting the choices you make Game Options Menu This menu enables you to choose the game that you want to play GREAT NAVAL BATTLES VOL III offers the choice of historical scenarios scenarios that you create using the GNB3 Scenario EDITOR or a random scenario You may also load a saved game or exit to DOS If you decide to change your choices left click on the CANCEL button on the current screen to return to the game options menu Difficulty Levels Once you make a scenario selection you are offered a choice of difficulty levels BEGINNER INTERMEDIATE ADVANCED and EXPERT The harder you set the level the more the computer opponent receives an advantage in material rate of fire and accuracy Beginner All enemy ships are visible on the map panel even before your task forces ships submarines or coast watchers make contact They appear as grey task forces or ships Your side s spotting ability is at the highest setting Play at this setting for a while until you can familiarize yourself with the controls PLAYER S GUIDE SELECTING GAME OPTIONS Intermediate Enemy ships and planes do not appear on the map panel until contact
36. red X is shown to the right of the Damage Report box Fire Flood Status If the compartment is on fire or flooded the second line describes the severity of the situation Fire Flood Icon If the compartment is on fire or flooded the appropriate animation is shown to the right of the Damage Report window 80 COMMANDING TASK FORCES AND SHIPS DAMAGE CONTROL STATION Holes If the compartment has been punctured the location of the hole is given The four possibilities are F Forward toward the front of the boat A Aft toward the back of the boat P Port on the left side looking forward toward the bottom of the screen S Starboard on the right side looking forward toward the top of the screen Hole Picture If the compartment has been punctured a diagram illustrating the location of the damage is displayed to the right of the box Damage Control Activity Box To the right of the Contents Description is a box that contains information about damage control activity currently going on in the compartment Damage Repair Estimate If the compartment contains a damage control party the estimated time for repairs is stated The comple tion time is for a temporary repair Full repairs can only be completed at a port Pump Action If the compartment contains a pump a message states if it is pumping water out or in Damage Control Activity Buttons In the lower right of the Damage Report window are four buttons that giv
37. sides launched torpedoes at each other but this time the USN came out on top In the aftermath three Japanese destroyers would go down while not asingle U S ship was lost This is a fairly even match with the USN having a slight advantage As usual the Japanese should avoid closing and the Americans should bring all ships to bear This time the USN torpedoes have a decent chance of doing some real damage Japanese Objectives Sink or damage as many American ships as possible American Objectives Sink or damage as many Japanese ships as possible 10 Scenarios Empress Augusta Bay November 2nd 1943 In response to the American landings in Empress Augusta Bay Admiral Omori was ordered to destroy the transports in the bay Forewarned of the Japanese approach by scout craft Admiral Merrill was dispatched to confront Omori and stop him The battle itself was a confusing night melee involving six separate task forces In the end the Japanese lost the light cruiser Sendai and a destroyer Admiral Merrill won without losing a single ship and forced Omori s ships to retreat As the Japanese player you are faced with the dilema of keeping your forces together or splitting them up The transports remain in combat and since they are worth many points detaching a DD group to pursue them is suggested Watch out for the oncoming USN reinforcements The U S player should have to play a delaying game with his single DD group until reinf
38. switch on the upper left corner of the mount The other dials and switches control the range setting spread and target direction To set a target click on the black box under theCompute button there may be a contact name or ship s name there already This brings up a target list for you to select a from by left clicking on it On the edge of the compass dial you will notice a thick red line this indicates the actual position of the target ship in relation to your ship The thin white line indicates the direction of fire of the torpedoes and the orange area indicates the mount s firing arc Left click on Compute to automatically compute and update the range and heading calculations needed to fire your torpedoes If the thin white line is in the orange zone you are ready to fire Check the range to target and compare it to the range settings for your torpedoes You may have to change the settings from Short to Medium or Long in order to be effective Click on the FIRE button and your tor pedoes are away If you click on the handles to the left or right of the mount you can bring up a second mount if available This must be set to manual and then using the process described above you can launch another spread of torpedoes if the enemy ships are in the correct target zone If you look through the scope you should be able to see the enemy ships If you switch back to the Ship Bridge station or Flagbridge station one with a map you can actuall
39. text box just below the map next to the FILTERS button whenever the cursor is moved over the center of the group If the TFs are very close together they are displayed as a single TF icon Ship Symbols At levels of zoom of 50x37 and below the positions of individual ships are shown on the map If the TF Names filter is on the ship positions are marked by flags of the appropriate nationality If not the ships positions are shown by top down views of the ships themselves colored blue for Allied ships and red for Japanese ships Active Ship TF Indicator A white square bracketing a ship symbol indicates that this is the currently active ship This is only true if the map is being displayed at a ship action station or if the currently active TF is being displayed at the Flagbridge station 30 COMMANDING TASK FORCES AND SHIPS FLAGBRIDGE STATION Target Ship Indicator This small white square indicates the current target of the active ship Aircraft Symbol This shows the current location of an airplane or formation of airplanes at higher zoom levels Wind Direction Shows the direction of the prevailing wind This affects the movement of smoke screens as well as the accu racy of gunnery in high winds Wind Speed Wind speed is an important factor in a battle not only because it may preclude air operations but also because it can tell you where the weather is on the Beaufort Scale Heavy seas can hinder visibility and the accuracy o
40. the List and Level gauges on the Damage panel at the Ship Bridge station and a more detailed description of them can be found in the Ship Bridge station on page 48 A mild list affects the ship s speed steering and fighting ability a severe list can cause the vessel to capsize Counterflooding To counteract a dangerous list you can attempt counterflooding which is deliberately letting water into compartments on the high side of the ship The ship settles deeper into the water but the danger of capsiz ing is lessened Of course be aware that if the ship settles too far while upright it founders and sinks 82 COMMANDING TASK FORCES AND SHIPS DAMAGE CONTROL STATION Structure Button and Panel This button opens the Structural Damage panel Four numeric indicators in this window show the percent age of structural damage and the effect that the damage has on the ship s ability to turn maintain speed and fire accurately These numbers are the percent of reduction in normal ability for the ship Effects of Damage General Effects Unless noted below the following effects apply to all ships equipment Damage Damage to ship s equipment is usually repairable however the time taken may be outside the length of a single engagement Destruction Destruction of ship s equipment means that the equipment cannot be repaired at sea and that equipment is not available until the ship has returned to port and repaired Damage to
41. the director can be controlled manually by the other controls at this director s station If it is set to Man Manual the cursor switches from an arrow to across hair whenever it is posi tioned over a control whose selection can be changed Reload Readouts The shorter of these two readouts shows the number of reloads available to this mount The time readout shows the countdown of time to reload a single torpedo tube Torpedo tubes take eighty minutes to reload on the standard setting Changes made using the Customizer may increase or decrease this time Note Only Japanese ships can reload torpedo mounts Target Readout Control The text area below the COMPUTE button shows the target ship for which asolution is currently being com puted Left clicking on this area opens the Select Ship window which displays the list of potential targets Choose one of these by left clicking on it If you left click on this area and one or more enemy ships are potential targets the Select Ship window appears and a target may be selected from the list by double left clicking on it Left clicking on the COMPUTE button calculates the computer s best solution as to where the targeted ship will be assuming no changes in course or speed Note The compute button does not function at game speed settings of x3 or x4 Torpedo Activation Switches A mount has between two and five switches depending on the number of tubes present in the mount Each switch makes one
42. the runway Larger planes such as the B 17 or the G3M 1 Nell cannot be placed at bases with short or medium runways 106 GNB3 Scenario EDITOR SCREENS MENU Logistics Button and Window The Logistics window is where the initial levels and replacement rate of ground troops supplies and fuel are set for a base There are three sets of displays On Base Replacements Per Day and Enemy Forces Depending on the capabilities of each base values can be changed in each of these displays using the scroll arrows or by entering the number directly The Enemy Forces control is lighted only if ground attack of the base is possible If a base is subject to ground attack the Display panel shows a Yes next to the legend Invasion LOGISTICS BN ERSE Troops Supplies E Fuel ENEMY SEGRCES Troops Supplies a E 107 GNB3 Scenario EDITOR SCREENS MENU REPLACEMENTS PER DAY Troops o Supplies E Fuel Oo Bl Some bases are not subject to invasion because GREAT NAVAL BattLes VOL III requires that each scenario havetwo active bases for ships to return to one for each side Next Base and Prev BaseButtons These buttons move the map cursor from base to base among the bases controlled by the currently selected side Display Panel This panel has no identifying legend but displays important information about the currently selected base There are 5 displays on this panel labeled Base Aircraft AA Guns On Ba
43. the scenario The game speed will still be at x16 and you will see the planes begin their search The faster planes are the Dauntlesses the slower ones are the Catalinas A Priority Message notifies you when the enemy has been spotted The game pauses at this point When this message is cleared a contact icon with a appears and the game pauses again Left click on theTF 01 icon on the map panel followed by the NAV button If the plotted course lays near the contact icon great If not then use this opportunity to adjust your course to intercept the enemy ships Resume the game Some of your search aircraft change course and overfly the contact to ascertain the composition of the enemy forces Left click on the icon for a report on contents of the enemy TF Your aircraft continue to shadow the enemy ships until they must return to base to refuel At higher levels of difficulty your search planes may lose contact ASTF 01 nears the enemy ships you can zoom in using the button and center the view by pressing the Ctrl key moving the hand cursor between the forces and left clicking Refine your intercept course using the Set Plot procedure described earlier Even though search aircraft find a Contact the enemy ship and task force icons do not appear until spotted by a surface ship or until they are attacked by aircraft 98 TUTORIAL SCENARIO GETTING STARTED Closeln The enemy is at extreme range now so the distance wi
44. to specify the pace at which the action happens with x1 being real time and the other values being accelerated time x2 through x4 Some controls or views may not display any changes at higher time levels There is a button in the lower right hand corner which displays x1 through x4 that can also access this function by left clicking on it Pause Game Alt P This option enables you to suspend and restart the game Its effect is to toggle the game clock on and off Note All game controls continue to function during the pause so you can pause input orders and then resume The red STOP and green GO buttons in the lower right hand corner serve the same purpose Memory Use Alt Z This displays the status of your computer s random access memory It is useful to the SSI Technical Support Staff if you experience difficulties running the game There are no user selected controls on this screen 21 Menu Bar ConTROLS MENU Options Alt O This window contains four different reality level settings which can be toggled on or off by using radio buttons The Aground and Collision buttons control whether or not ships can hit submerged portions of coastline or each other Auto Combat lets the computer run the battle for you at a greatly accelerated pace Base Search automatically readies and launches available aircraft assigned to all bases The aircraft automat ically conduct Search missions and report all contacts See the
45. to the target at the projected fire angle Target Heading This display is under the legend HDG The number shown is your crew s estimate of the target s current heading Damage Indicators Dam The damage lights light up when the mount is damaged if it can be repaired before the end of the current engagement Dest When the mount is destroyed a graphic representation of the destroyed mount is shown 68 CommanninG TASK Forces AND SHIPS TORPEDO STATION Air OPERATIONS Thisstation contains the instruments that control a ship s aircraft Access it by selecting theAir Ops option from the STATION Stations pull down menu or pressing F6 Note Many cruisers and most battleships carry scout aircraft while destroy ers don t Aircraft carriers of course have many aircraft including dive bombers torpedo bombers and fighters 06 MAY 42 SUNRISE 05 31 SUNSET 18 24 WEATHER CALM CLEAR SUMMARY flight crev TYPE FUELING activity READY TIME 30 00 ispl AIRCRAFT FORMATIONS display planes available MISSION FIGHTER ON DECK C IN HANGAR 24 FUELING 12 H 400 v 300 capacity pand cutton Piette E feet ee FTL re a os s0s00 sq Air Operations Control Bar The Air Operations station contains an additional control bar just above the Message Bar that has two buttons CAPACITY and VIEW 69 COMMANDING TASK FORCES AND SHIPS AIR OPERATIONS STATION View Button This button returns to the vi
46. torpedo ready for launch when switched to the on up red position Only active torpe does are launched when you press the fire button Note All torpedoes are active by default Deactivating some tubes allows you to reserve some torpedoes in the mount to be fired later in the battle 66 CommaNDING TASK Forces AND SHIPS TORPEDO STATION Torpedo Ready Lights These lights show whether the corresponding torpedo is loaded and ready for activation When the lights are bright green the torpedoes are ready to fire Fire Button This button launches all of this station s activated torpedoes when it is left clicked Spread This button sets the distance between the torpedoes as they move toward the target Possible spreads are NORM Normal distance between torpedoes NRRW Less distance than normal between the torpedoes Used when aim is particularly reliable or need for multiple hits is great WIDE More distance than normal between torpedoes Used when aim is particularly uncertain or against multiple ships with overlapping profiles Torp Set Knob This control shows and enables you to set the range and speed of active torpedoes The computer s choice is set initially but you can choose from among the possible settings for yourself by left clicking on the knob settings SHORT The torpedoes are set to run at maximum speed for a short distance This setting gives the greatest probability of a hit MEDIUM The torpedoes are set
47. turning to aim at a target LOAD The guns are being loaded You see this message most frequently Delay Countdown The numeric readout in the lower right of each Turret box shows the amount of time that the turret needs to turn or load before it is ready to fire again Turret Icon The icon in the upper left of each Turret Display box shows the number of guns in the turret When you move the cursor over it it lights up and if you left click the view changes to the Turret Control station 59 COMMANDING TASK FORCES AND SHIPS MAIN GUNNERY CONTROL STATION view bearing indicator target bearing maonifi LAEN gnifi indicator cation control target quality guage manual auto switch view left view right control control cursor time on target indicator dday counter ammosdector __ fire hold control Individual Turret Controls This screen enables you to control each turret directly Many of the controls are similar to those found at the director but only affect the guns in this turret and through the gunner s binocular you can have an unmatched view of the battle Note You cannot get to this station via the pull down menus you must access it via the Main Gunnery Control station 60 COMMANDING TASK FORCES AND SHIPS MAIN GUNNERY CONTROL STATION Turret ID At the top center of the screen the turret is identified as Turret The number corresponds to the ID number found in the green light on the director See the Ma
48. under the Map panel on the Flagbridge Ship Bridge and Air Operations stations This display shows the area around the currently selected ship The view can be swung around the points of the compass in ten degree increments and zoomed in and out using the controls to the right of the panel The zoom levels of 1 2 3 and 4 are equivalent to the Lookout Turret and Torpedo station zoom levels of 1 2 4 and 8 Cargo Panel You can view the Cargo panel from either the Flagbridge or the Ship Bridge station It shows information about the total capacity and current load of troops and supplies of the currently selected task force or ship Capacity The total amount of troops and supplies that the task force or ship can carry Supplies The total amount of supplies that the task force or ship currently carries Troops The total amount of troops the task force or ship currently transports Fuel Panel Capacity The total amount of fuel that the task force or ship can carry Remaining The total amount of fuel that the task force or ship still has 34 COMMANDING TASK FORCES AND SHIPS FLAGBRIDGE STATION Usage The amount of fuel the task force or ship consumes per hour under way Duration The length of time that the task force or ship can continue under way with its current fuel supplies Navigation Panel The navigation panel gives you control over the orders speed and direction of the selected task force 4 Auto Manual Butto
49. until the end of the war but both were isolated and rendered useless The result of Operational Cartwheel to the Japanese was an immense loss of ships and material By the end of November 1943 this sector of the Pacific would cost the Japanese some forty three surface combat ships something they could ill afford This does not include the loss of aircraft or the thousands of combat troops sent to this theater The apanese are definitely on the defensive here so conserve the fleet There are some reinforcements but the IJN cannot afford to get into a campaign of attrition The one advantage you have are your Betty bombers If used properly they can inflict serious harm to the Americans As the Americans you have superior numbers but are somewhat weak in aircraft Use your ships to bombard Japanese airfields if possible to equalize the sit uation Since you have plenty of troops use them to take out the bases which are worth lots of victory points Japanese Objective Stop or slow down the Allied advance up the Slot Try to resupply and reinforce all bases if possible American Objective Capture as many Japanese bases as possible 13 Scenarios Battle Of The Philippine Sea June 19th 21st 1944 On June 7th 1944 the Allies invaded the Japanese stronghold of Saipan This was the first Japanese pre war territory to be invaded by the Allies in the war To the Japanese the loss of Saipan would be critical not because they were los
50. up in response to a command or pressing a button The mouse buttons can be used three different ways Left Click This means moving the cursor over something on the screen and pressing the left mouse button once This is how most buttons both radio and rectangular are used Double Left Click This means moving the cursor over something on the screen and pressing the left mouse button twice quickly This is how most items on lists are selected Right Click This toggles the menu bar on and off 18 Common DISPLAY FEATURES MENU BAR menu bar SrS controls menu map pand H 50 U37 view pand status bar CONTROLS STATIONS SOUND Alt C TIME eT PAUSE GAME Atp MEMORY USE Aez jopTions __AR 0 cUSTOMIZER _AIt U VIEW CNTRL Alt I CARGO FUEL message bar BRIEFINGS SHIPS TASKFORCE INDICATES FLAGSHIP CV LEXINGTON CA INDIANAPOLIS CA CHICAGO CA HOUSTON DD SOMERS DD DAVIS DD SAMPSON DD MAURY DD BLUE MISSION CARRIER OPS NONE ORDERS TYPE a S FORMATION AA DEFENSE SET FORMATION a FIRE HOLD z pausgresume game PS CONTACTS AIR OPS TF 11 current TF game speed button The menu bar gives you quick access to a variety of game functions It appears at the top of the screen when you right click or press Esc and can be closed by right clicking or pressing Esc a second time Note While the menu bar is active all other game controls are inactive until the menu bar
51. 0 Medium 0 Max Speed 36 Small 4 DC Party 2 Torpedoes Pumps 2 8x21IN MK15 Cruise Speed 15 Cargo Capacity 0 178 REFERENCE ALLIED SHIPS Mahan Class Destroyer General Data Weapons Year 1935 Main Guns 5 x 5 C38 Length 341 Anti aircraft Guns Beam 35 Very Large 0 Displacement 2103 Large 0 Complement 158 Medium 0 Max Speed 36 Small 4 DC Party 2 Torpedoes Pumps 2 12x 211IN MK15 Cruise Speed 12 Cargo Capacity 0 Allied Ships Destroyers Porter Class Destroyer General Data Weapons Year 1935 Main Guns 6 x 5 C38 Length 381 Anti aircraft Guns Beam 37 Very Large 0 Displacement 2597 Large 0 Complement 194 Medium 8 Max Speed 36 Small 2 DC Party 2 Torpedoes Pumps 2 8x21IN MK15 Cruise Speed 12 Cargo Capacity 0 179 REFERENCE ALLIED SHIPS Bagley Class Destroyer General Data Weapons Year 1936 Main Guns 4 x 5 C38 Length 341 Anti aircraft Guns Beam 36 Very Large 0 Displacement 2245 Large 0 Complement 158 Medium 0 Max Speed 39 Small 4 DC Party 2 Torpedoes Pumps 2 16x 211N MK15 Cruise Speed 12 Cargo Capacity 0 Allied Ships Destroyers no historical reference available Somers Class Destroyer General Data Year 1937 Length 381 Beam 37 Displacement 2767 Complement 294 Max Speed 37 DC Party 2 Pumps 2 Cruise Speed 15 Cargo Capacity 0 180 REFERENCE ALLIED SHIPS Weapons Ma
52. 6 COMMANDING TASK FORCES AND SHIPS MAIN GUNNERY CONTROL STATION 57 Track Time This display just below the Range readout shows how long the target vessel has been under observation in order to obtain a fire control solution The longer the track time the more accurate the firing solution is Ammo Type Selector This knob is to the right of the Range and Track Time readouts and is used to determine what type of shells the director s battery fires The three possible settings are HE AP SS HE High Explosive generally used against lightly or unarmored targets or by a lighter vessel against a heavier one to damage its superstructure AP Armor Piercing generally reserved for use against heavily armored ships by other equally heavy ships battleship vs battleship for example SS Star Shell illumination rounds play a critical role in night battles Fire Pattern Control Knob This knob located to the right of the Ammo Type Selector sets the specific fall of shot desired FULL The normal pattern used once the target has been acquired All guns in the active battery fire and continue firing as rapidly as they can be reloaded with a normal spacing of shells falling on the target LOOSE A pattern used when a hit is needed as soon as possible The gun tubes are angled so that the shells fall over a larger area than normal which increases the probability of a hit on an imperfectly acquired target Because the shot patt
53. Beam 36 Very Large 0 Displacement 2395 Large 0 Displacement 2395 Large 0 Complement 208 Medium 7 Complement 208 Medium 4 Max Speed 36 Small 0 Max Speed 36 Small 2 DC Party 2 Torpedoes DC Party 2 Torpedoes Pumps 2 5x21IN MK15 Pumps 2 10x 211IN MK15 Cruise Speed 12 Cruise Speed 12 Cargo Capacity 0 Cargo Capacity 0 REFERENCE ALLIED SHIPS Allied Ships Destroyers Sims Class Destroyer General Data Weapons Year 1939 Main Guns 4 x 5 C38 Length 348 Anti aircraft Guns Beam 36 Very Large 0 Displacement 2313 Large 0 Complement 192 Medium 8 Max Speed 35 Small 2 DC Party 2 Torpedoes Pumps 2 8x21IN MK15 Cruise Speed 12 Cargo Capacity 0 183 REFERENCE ALLIED SHIPS USAPD Class Destroyer General Data Weapons Year 1939 Main Guns 2 x 3 C50 Length 315 Anti aircraft Guns Beam 31 Very Large 0 Displacement 1190 Large 2 Complement 150 Medium 5 Max Speed 20 Small 4 DC Party 1 Pumps 1 Cruise Speed 12 Cargo Capacity 4000 Allied Ships Destroyers 184 Fletcher Class Destroyer General Data Year 1942 Length 376 Beam 40 Displacement 2924 Complement 273 Max Speed 38 DC Party 3 Pumps 3 Cruise Speed 15 Cargo Capacity 0 REFERENCE ALLIED SHIPS Weapons Main Guns 5 x 5 C38 Anti aircraft Guns Very Large 0 Large 0 Medium 8 Small 4 Torpedoes 10x 211IN MK15 Sumner Class Destroyer Gene
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55. DES CAMPAIGN TACTICAL WEAPONS CAP WEAKEST WEAKER NORMAL STRONG STRONGEST SEARCH VERY BAD Poor NORMAL soon BEST CAP RANGE SHORTEST SHORTER NORMAL LONGER LONGEST Air Ops Four panels appear on the Air Ops Customizer screen Ready Time CAP Combat Air Patrol Search and CAP Range READY TIME This pane controls the amount of time required to fuel and load aircraft The settings range from LONGEST to SHORTEST CAP Combat Air Patrol is made up of fighters whose mission is to interdict all enemy aircraft The more effective the CAP the fewer enemy planes can attack friendly ships and bases This panel ranges from WEAKEST meaning less effective to STRONGEST being most effective SEARCH In order to attack the enemy must first be located Searching values range from VERY BAD to BEST CAP RANGE This panel controls the distance from the base or ship that CAP aircraft can intercept enemy planes from SHORTEST to LONGEST 24 Menu Bar ConTROLS MENU CAMPAIGN CUSTOMIZER CHOOSE SIDE GROUND COMPBAT EOMEARDMENT JAPANESE LOWEST AMERICAN oO LOWER NORMAL O HIGHER HIGHEST MODES as AIR OPS LOADING TACTICAL O SLOWEST WEAPONS A FASTEST REINFORCEMENTS SLOWEST slow NORMAL FASTER FASTEST Campaign The Campaign Customizer screen has seven panels Ground Combat Bombard ment Repair Reinforce me
56. F 01 will move across the map and the Ready Time counter on the Summary panel approaches 00 00 When your planes are ready the game notifies you and suspends itself the red STOP button is replaced by the green GO button The bottom of the Summary panel should now have two buttons active UNREADY and LAUNCH Left click on the LAUNCH button and the Launch Aircraft window opens Select the aircraft to be launched the same way that you selected aircraft to be readied by using the scroll arrows You may wish to launch the two different types of planes separately because their speeds and ranges are dif ferent When launching more than one type of plane each type flies at its maximum speed so slower planes may be left behind 97 TUTORIAL SCENARIO GETTING STARTED Flying Search Missions When you left click on the OK button the Set Position window opens and the cursor changes to a cross shape again Left click on the map where the center of the search arc should be about the same place that you indicated for the course of TF 01 The Search Width window opens and the number of degrees between search planes is requested Leave the setting at the default of 10 and left click on OK A set of search flight paths become visible There is a wide area between the flight paths so if you reserved any planes organize another search mission but when the Search Width window opens reduce the number to 5 Left click on the green GO button to resume
57. GREAT Navar BaTTLes Volume III FURY IN THE PACIFIC 1941 1944 User s Manual This product has been rated by the Entertainment Software Rating Board For information about the ESRB rating or to comment about the appropriateness of the rating please contact the ESRB at 1 800 771 3772 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION i PLAYER S GUIDE 1 Selecting Game Options 1 GameOptionsMenu al SCENARIOS 05 3 COMMON DISPLAY FEATURES 18 Status Bar 0 000 18 e Message Bar 055 18 Buttons Panels Screens and Windows 18 UsingtheMouse 18 MENU BAR 19 FilesMenu 0 000 20 Credits AIt C 20 Save Game Alt S 20 Quit Alt Q 0 0 0 0 cee 20 Exit to DOS Alt X 20 e Controls Menu 6 21 Sound AIt V 008 21 Messages AIt M 0 21 Time AIt T 000 21 PauseGame Alt P 21 Memory Use Alt Z 21 Options Alt O 22 Customizer AIt U 22 View Control Alt l 27 Stations Menu 27 Reports Menu 27 Statistics AIt F1 27 Victory AIt F2 00 27 Visibility AIt F3 27 Reinforcements AIt F4 27 BriefingsMenu 28 Ships Ctrl F1 28 Aircraft CtrI F2
58. IMES Air Filters cancer C AIR FORMATIONS This filter displays icons for air groups on the map FORMATION NAMES This filter displays the air craft type of each active air group FORMATION ORDERS This filter displays orders for each currently active air group FORMATION SEARCH This filter shows your current search aircraft and their search patterns AIRCRAFT This filter shows icons representing the positions of aircraft AIRCRAFT NAMES This filter displays the names of aircraft next to the icons 32 CommanninG TASK FORCES AND SHIPS FLAGBRIDGE STATION Ship Filters FLAGS This filter displays ships as American or Japanese flags MAIN GUNS This filter displays a circle showing the maximum range of the current ship s main guns SHIP NAME This filter displays ship names next to their icons At zoom level 20x15 and above there may not be enough room ship names to display so this option operates best when used at zoom level 15x11 and below ORDERS This filter shows the direction of movement for the selected ship or TF if operating on a plotted course SUNK This filter displays an icon for each ship sunk during the current engagement TORPEDOES This filter shows three circles indicating the range of torpedoes fired by the selected ship when set at short medium or long range VISIBILITY This filter displays three circles around each ship and shows the maximum range at which a large medium and small ship can be sigh
59. N Map Panel The Map panel is displayed as part of the Flagbridge Ship Bridge and Air Operations stations The maps generally show similar information and use the same controls There may be minor differences between map displays due to features not being available on certain ships The Map panel is both a visual reference and a means of issuing certain commands To help you keep track of the battle it shows the locations of your own ships known enemy ships aircraft torpedoes shell splashes and other features of the battle Furthermore there are anumber of filters you can use to toggle the display of different kinds of useful information For more information see the Filters section on page 32 To facilitate input of orders you can issue certain instructions by pointing and left clicking directly on the map most notably picking a ship to give orders to and designating targets Mouse Commands on the Map Panel To center the map at a given location point at that location with the mouse pointer then press the Ctrl key and the left mouse button at the same time TF Symbols When the map is zoomed out to the 100x75 resolution or above it shows the location of task forces rather than individual ships The location of each task force TF is marked by a stylized rendering of a ship If the TF Names filter is on the identification code of the TF commander is displayed next to the group if not the name is displayed in the
60. NDING TASK Forces AND SHIPS BASES Ship Activity Buttons The ship activity buttons enable you to order the ships at a base to engage in a base activity Each button opens a window showing two lists one of available ships and the second a list of ships undergoing one of the activities Double left clicking on each ship name assigns it to an activity and moves it to the other list The possible activities are LOAD When you push this button the Load Ship window appears Use it to order some of the men and or supplies from the base to be transferred onto the ship Note This operation takes some time to be completed UNLOAD Similar to Load except that the Unload Ship window enables you to transfer men and supplies from the ship to the base REPAIR A damaged ship is scheduled to enter repairs as soon as appropriate facilities are available FUEL The ship takes on fuel FORM TASK FORCE Button Some scenarios start with ships in port It is necessary to assign these ships to task forces TFs before they can undertake missions TF Missions Left clicking on the FORM TASK FORCE button opens the TF Mission window making the following options for task force missions available BOMBARDMENT Orders selected ships to bombard the targeted enemy base Battleships BBs or heavy cruisers CAs must be part of a group assigned to a bombardment mission 91 COMMANDING TASK FORCES AND SHIPS BASES THE ENVIRONMENT TRANSPORT Orders ships to mov
61. RIO 95 REFERENCE 121 Air Operations Control Bar 69 Getting Started 95 WAC AM is cee atee egeete vies 122 Summary Pand 70 Initial Commands 96 Japanes Aircraft 122 Aircraft Information 71 Begin Scenario 97 Level Bombers 122 Formation Information 72 Tutorial Options 100 DiveBombers 123 Ready Button and GNB3 SCENARIO EDITOR 101 Torpedo Bombers 124 Ready Aircraft Window 72 Getting Started 101 Fighters 00 125 UnreadyButtonand eee Float Recons 126 Unready Aircraft Window 75 Menu Bar 0 cc eee 102 RAS ERE AG Sey eee De MINOW i Allied Aircraft a n 128 Launch Button and Buttonsand Windows 102 Launch Aircraft Window 75 Usingthe Mouse 102 tea BOME eyi aiuti a Damage Control Station 76 ControlsMenu 103 DiveBombers 129 DAMAGE nananana onnan 76 Description Menu Alt D 103 Torpedo BOMDES sais 131 Damage Station Control Bar 77 Date TimeMenu Alt T 103 En SAA Damage Control Party Icons 78 Weather Menu Alt W 103 Shi Soe ees 136 PUMPS ooann aeiaai 78 Screens Menu n anaana 103 F SMPS irga tes GHENT d Deck Display 0 005 79 Base Sereen oo cee cece ees 104 Japanese Ships S a Compartment DamageReport 80 TF Task Force Seren 113 Battleships TEETE
62. TTLES VOL III include works by artist John Hamilton that are part of the Naval Historical Center s Navy Art Collection For moreinformation on the Navy Art Collection and the color reproduction program writeto Director Navy Historical Center Washington Navy Yard Washington D C 20374 5060 STRATEGIC SIMULATIONS INC LIMITED WARRANTY Strategic Simulations Inc SSI warrants that the diskette s on which the enclosed program is recorded will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of 30 days from the date of purchase If within 30 days of purchase the diskette s prove defective in any way you may return the diskette s Strategic Simulations Inc 675 Almanor Avenue Suite 201 Sunnyvale CA 94086 2901 and SSI will replace the diskette s free of charge In addition if the diskette s prove defective at any time after the first 30 days return the diskette s to SSI and SSI will replace the diskette s for a charge of 10 00 each disk plus 4 00 for shipping and handling California residents add applicable sales tax SSI MAKES NO WARRANTIES ETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WITH RESPECT TO THE SOFTWARE PROGRAM RECORDED ON THE DISKETTE OR THE GAME DESCRIBED IN THIS RULE BOOK THEIR QUALITY PERFORMANCE MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE THE PROGRAM AND GAME ARE SOLD AS IS THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THEIR QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE IS WITH THE BUYER IN NO EVENT WILL SSI BE LIABLE FOR DIRECT INDIRE
63. acement 6718 Large 10 Complement 458 Medium 0 Complement 623 Medium 8 Max Speed 34 Small 0 Max Speed 32 Small 0 DC Party 3 s DC Party 4 Torpedoes Pumps 3 Aircraft Pumps 4 8x21IN MK15 Cruise Speed 15 Hangar Cap 2 Cruise Speed 15 Cargo Capacity 0 Launch Cap 2 Cargo Capacity 0 Landing Cap 2 Type 2 x OS2U Kingfisher 176 REFERENCE ALLIED SHIPS Allied Ships Light Cruisers Cleveland Class Light Cruiser General Data Year 1942 Length 610 Beam 66 Displacement 14131 Complement 1285 Max Speed 32 DC Party 4 Pumps 4 Cruise Speed 15 Cargo Capacity 0 177 REFERENCE ALLIED SHIPS Weapons Main Guns 12 x 6 C47 Anti aircraft Guns Very Large 12 Large 28 Medium 10 Small 8 Aircraft Hangar Cap 4 Launch Cap 2 Landing Cap 2 Type 4x OS2U Kingfisher Baltimore Class Light Cruiser General Data Year 1943 Length 673 Beam 70 Displacement 17031 Complement 2039 Max Speed 33 DC Party 5 Pumps 5 Cruise Speed 15 Cargo Capacity 0 Weapons Main Guns 9 x 8 C5 Anti aircraft Guns Very Large 12 Large 48 Medium 24 Small 8 Aircraft Hangar Cap 4 Launch Cap 2 Landing Cap 2 Type 4x 0OS82U Kingfisher Allied Ships Destroyers Farragut Class Destroyer General Data Weapons Year 1934 Main Guns 4 x 5 C38 Length 341 Anti aircraft Guns Beam 34 Very Large 0 Displacement 2064 Large 0 Complement 25
64. al wide or narrow spread when you go to full fire Also remember to fire the right kind of ammunition star shell to improve range finding during night combat armor piercing against battleships and high explosive against almost everything else 53 COMMANDING TASK FORCES AND SHIPS MAIN GUNNERY CONTROL STATION target bearing indicator director lights ammo sd ector fire pattern control knobs fats a T000 ven quality T guage Woooo a ae zs target name targa ines E name t oe Gime lt icon aie aE mS dday 1 Coe tee 1 counter turret ae BS light readiness indicator range readout Director Control Layout The Gunnery Control stations both Main and Secondary are divided into four horizontal areas in addition to the standard M essage Bar at the bottom of the screen the Overhead view the Alternate Director controls the Turret Status Display and along the top the Main Director controls For the Secondary Gunnery stations on Battleships and Cruisers the directors control Port and Starboard turrets 54 COMMANDING TASK FORCES AND SHIPS MAIN GUNNERY CONTROL STATION Overhead View The Overhead View shows a bird s eye view of the active ship It is used mainly for illustrative purposes showing the orientation and firing of the main and secondary guns and torpedo tubes and graphic evidence of the damage sustained by the ship Gunnery Controls Main and Alternate Directors The controls associated with the Main and
65. and what their historical roles were Moving the cursor over a base shows the base name in the display at the bottom of the map Map filters zoom controls and cursor controls are the same as in the regular game Please refer to page 30 for more detailed information 104 GNB3 Scenario EDITOR SCREENS MENU Region Maps The next step in designing a new scenario is to decide which region map to use and which bases are active Activate the menu bar by right clicking or pressing Esc go to the Files menu and left click on NEW or simply press Alt N The New Scenario window opens giving an option to use one of four maps Guadalcanal Midway the Philippines or Blank A button next to each region selects that region and left clicking on the OK or CANCEL buttons confirms the choice or closes the window The Blank option contains two bases and miles and miles of open sea just perfect for carrier engagements The Guadalcanal map contains the Solomon Islands from Espiritu Santo in the south to Truk in the north The Midway map shows the island of Midway bracketed by the Hawaiian Islands in the east and Guam to the west The Philippines map has the main islands of Mindinao and Luzon with the island of Palau to the east and Taiwan in the north On the maps an Allied base is shown as a grey rec tangle with a blue X in it while a Japanese base is a grey rectangle with a red X Moving the cursor over a base shows the base name in the display at the bott
66. apanese Objective Seek out and destroy all Allied ships in the Leyte area American Objective Prevent the Japanese from destroying Allied ships in the Leyte area 15s Scenarios Thesuper battleship Yamato the biggest battleship in the world Samar Island October 25th 1944 Admiral Kurita s task force succeeded in closing in on the Leyte landing sites All that stood in his way were the escort carriers of Taffy 3 and some destroyers In the following battle which included the mighty battle ship Yamato Kurita s ships came within a stone s throw of sinking the allied transports Despite the valiant efforts of the American CVEs and DDs it was Admiral Kurita himself who called off the fight and withdrew not knowing how close he came to a major victory As the Japanese push hard and attack the Americans you have more than enough ships to deal with both the CVEs and the transports Send the DD s after the transports as they can easily sink them The American player must play a fine balancing act using his CVE s to sink or least slow down the Japanese while not losing his carriers Try detaching some of the escorting DD s to delay the Japanese Japanese Objective Seek out the Allied transports and sink them American Objective Prevent the Japanese from sinking the transports 16 Scenarios 2 gt _ TheJapanese battleship Nagato former flagship of Admiral Yamamoto Suri
67. appears first followed by the status either Active or Inactive The last column indicates which side controls the base Allied or Axis Double left clicking on the name of a base changes to theBASE screen and selects the base Task Forces The TF Report window lists the task forces for the currently selected side listed by the task force identifica tion followed by the flagship name Double left clicking on the line of a task force changes to theTF screen and selects the task force Ships The Ships window lists the ships for the currently selected side listed along with the task force or port each ship is in Double left clicking on a ship changes to the SHIP screen and selects that ship These menus are identical to the Briefings menus in the Gear NAVAL BATTLES VOL III game Please refer to the BRIEFINGS menu section starting on page 28 120 GNB3 Scenario EDITOR REPORTS MENU REFERENCE The mighty battleship U S S South Dakota 121 REFERENCE AIRCRAFT Japanese Aircraft Level Bombers Mitsubishi G3M1 G3M2 G3M3 Nell General Data Year 1936 Max Speed 188 224 mph Cruise Speed 140 150 mph Range 2000 2600 miles search 1500 2000 miles attack Weapons Bombs 2 x 500 Ib bomb Torpedo 1 Armament 1 x 7 7mm machine gun 122 REFERENCE J APANESE AIRCRAFT Mitsubishi G4M 1 G4M2 Betty General Data Year 1941 Max Speed 230
68. as described in the previous 113 GNB3 Scenario EDITOR SCREENS MENU section While you can make all task forces with the maximum capacity of fourteen ships it is recommended that you follow these guidelines Carrier TFs 10 14 ships Surface Groups 6 8 ships Supply TFs 10 12 ships The main features of the TF screen are similar to the Ships and BASE screens with Map and Options panels and the TF Data panel Map Panel The Map panel shows the position of active bases and task forces TFs once they have been created Existing TFs can be selected using the Map panel by moving the cursor brackets over a TF of the currently selected side and left clicking Until a TF has been created the legend at the top of the Map panel saysNONE Once one or more have been created the legend bears the identification of the currently selected TF Options Panel The TF screen Options panel has similar features to those found on the Options panels of other screens the NEXT TF PREV TF buttons and the Change Side radio buttons NEXT TF and PREV TF buttons cycle forward and backward through the TFs once they have been created The Change Side buttons toggle between the currently active sides The other five buttons ADD REMOVE FORMATION POSITION and ORDERS have unique purposes ADD Button and TF Windows TF Mission Left clicking on the ADD button opens the TF Mission window where five mission choices are listed The choices are please see the nex
69. by entering a number directly The target course appears on the compass as a red arrow and it can be also set by left clicking right on the compass itself Press OK to enter the new course and CANCEL to exit without changing the original Target 37 COMMANDING TASK FORCES AND SHIPS FLAGBRIDGE STATION Tactical Once a task force or ship has completed a plot if their previous orders are interrupted or if damage prevents them from following orders Tactical is the default setting Follow When you choose this option and left click OK the Select Ship window opens and you can select a ship from the list of friendly vessels to be the target Once you left click OK again the ship you are control ling maneuvers to get behind the target and then endeavors to move at the same speed and maintain the distance that you have selected Intercept When you choose this option and click OK the Select Ship window opens and you can select a ship from the list to be the target Once you left click OK again the ship you are controlling moves toward the closest point at which its path can cross that of the target If the target changes course the ship with this order recalculates its course to reflect the new situation Patrol Box This command is much like Follow Plot except that you designate four points which form the four corners of the box that the ship will move around Patrol Line Like Patrol Box except that the two points you designate are the tw
70. by hundreds of trained officers and enlisted men This tutorial introduces you to the GREAT NAVAL BATTLES VOL III interface by running you through an engagement between U S and Japanese surface groups supported by search aircraft from a nearby base This tutorial demonstrates how to navigate a task force ready and launch search planes and make a torpedo run Gunnery is handled by the game s artificial intelligence although if you want to handle gunnery manually refer to the Main Gunnery Control section on page 53 This is not a canned scenario the Japanese side may not make the job easy and you are not guaranteed to emerge victorious but you will be exposed to the basics of the game Begin by selecting SCENARIO from the Game Options window which opens the Difficulty window Select the INTERMEDIATE difficulty setting You may choose BEGINNER if you wish if you do so the Japanese taskforce TF is the grey icon on the map to the west of your TF which is blue On INTERMEDIATE you will have to search for the enemy Next select USN in the Select Side window by left clicking on the American flag or the highlighted USN button In the Select Scenario window left click on the NEXT button until the scenario description reads Tutorial Scenario Then left click on LOAD The first screen you see after loading the scenario is the Flagbridge screen You are in command of a small task force consisting of a heavy cruiser and four destr
71. cent area 76 COMMANDING TASK FORCES AND SHIPS DAMAGE CONTROL STATION compartment under repair compartments on fire damage control activity box damage control activity buttons structural damagedisplay damagecontrol parties pumps Damage Station Control Bar The Damage Control Station contains an additional control bar just above the Message Bar It contains four buttons and two sets of icons one for damage control parties and the other for pumps 77 COMMANDING TASK FORCES AND SHIPS DAMAGE CONTROL STATION Damage Control Party Icons The wrench symbols on the Damage Station control bar represent the ship s Damage Control DC potential All ships do not have the same number of DC parties available larger ships generally have a larger number Each icon represents one damage control party If the wrench is light gray the party is currently unassigned if it is dark gray the party is at work somewhere on the ship Pumps The pump symbols on the Damage Station control bar to the right of the damage control party icons repre sent the ship s ability to pump water out or in All ships do not have the same number of pumps larger ships generally have a greater number Each icon represents one pump If the pump is light gray the pump is currently unassigned if it is dark gray the pump is at work somewhere on the ship Manual And Auto Buttons These buttons set whether the damage control station is under man
72. complicated busi ness one you will probably have to practice before you get it right 63 COMMANDING TASK FORCES AND SHIPS SECONDARY GUNNERY CONTROL 64 view bearing indicator magnifi cation control target sdector torpedo activation A witches target torpedo firing arc ready lights view bearing f DS 7 ji mount controls E SHORT selector A control mount selector controls target speed torpedo torpedo fire range and speed range spread button heading indicators selector sdector COMMANDING TASK FORCES AND SHIPS TORPEDO STATION View Bearing Indicator The 360 degree gauge just below the binocular view indicates the direction in which the binoculars are pointed Magnification Thumb Control This control found to the right of the binocular view itself can increase and decrease the level of magnifica tion If you put the cursor over the top half of the icon it becomes a set of up arrows and each time you left click objects in the binoculars appear larger while decreasing the field of vision If you place the mouse cursor over the lower half of the control it becomes a set of down arrows and when you left click objects appear smaller while the field of vision increases Magnification Level Readout To the left and below the Magnification Thumb control is a digital readout that gives the level of magnifica tion currently being displayed In all there are four levels of magnification
73. control a ship s torpedo tubes You can access it by selecting the Torpedo option from the STATIONS pull down menu or by pressing F5 Note that not all ships have torpedoes Torpedo Basics The Torpedo Control Area contains the instruments with which you control the ship s torpedo tubes Torpedoes are very powerful weapons delivering a massive charge below the target s waterline but many factors affect their targeting and therefore make them more difficult to use effectively Fortunately you have analog computers available to help you make the necessary calculations To launch torpedoes you first want to get as close to the target as you can taking into account the eighty seconds required for a torpedo to arm itself At short range high speed settings are much more accurate than the longer ones Next make sure that the tubes on the target s side of your ship are active big ships had two sets of tubes one per side Select a target by switching the mount to Manual left click on the bar below the COM PUTE button and pick one of the ships listed in the window that appears Set the spread to reflect your confidence in your aim check the computer s suggested angle of fire it should not be toward the enemy because if you fire at him he may be gone when the fish arrives make any corrections you think anticipate the target s probable maneuvers he may turn toward you once he sees the torpedo coming and then fire It is a somewhat
74. control over the guns on the currently selected ship 49 COMMANDING TASK FORCES AND SHIPS SHIP BRIDGE STATION Auto Manual Buttons These set the station to Auto or Manual The SET TARGET buttons are only enabled if the panel is set to Manual AA Guns This display shows the number of anti aircraft guns on the ship They are divided into four classes arranged according to size range and weight of shot Larger guns also have better sighting and fire control mechanisms Directors This display shows how many fire control directors your ship has and whether they are currently damaged or destroyed Directors improve the accuracy of your main guns dramatically The association between directors and guns is not set one director can control all turrets or one can control the forward turrets while the other controls the aft turrets Turrets This display shows the number of active gun turrets your ship has main and secondary and how many have been damaged or destroyed Ammo This display shows the percentage of your ammunition you have left for all of your guns Target 1 This display shows the name speed course and status of the primary or only target being tracked if your guns have been ordered to hold fire or engaged by your main guns 50 COMMANDING TASK FORCES AND SHIPS SHIP BRIDGE STATION Set Target 1 Button You can set or modify this setting by pressing the SET TARGET 1 button This calls out the Select Ship window which
75. craft Guns Complement 1517 Very Large 0 Max Speed 33 Large 56 DC Party 6 Medium 34 Pumps 6 Small 12 Cruise Speed 15 i Cargo Capacity 0 Aircraft Hangar Cap 3 Launch Cap 2 Landing Cap 2 Type 3 xOS2U Kingfisher 166 REFERENCE ALLIED SHIPS Allied Ships Carriers Lexington Class Carrier General Data Year 1921 Length 888 Beam 106 Displacement 43055 Complement 2327 Max Speed 33 DC Party 6 Pumps 6 Cruise Speed 15 Cargo Capacity 0 167 REFERENCE ALLIED SHIPS Weapons Anti aircraft Guns Very Large 16 Large 16 Medium 30 Small 48 Aircraft Hangar Cap 96 Launch Cap 48 Landing Cap 96 Type 24 x F4F3 Wildcat 32 x SBD2 Dauntless 32 x TBF Avenger Ranger Class Carrier General Data Year 1933 Length 769 Beam 80 Displacement 17577 Complement 1788 Max Speed 29 DC Party 6 Pumps 6 Cruise Speed 15 Cargo Capacity 0 Weapons Anti aircraft Guns Very Large 8 Large 0 Medium 16 Small 24 Aircraft Hangar Cap 76 Launch Cap 38 Landing Cap 76 Type 24 x F4F4 Wildcat 24 x SBD3 Dauntless 24x TBF Avenger Allied Ships Carriers Yorktown Class Carrier Wasp Class Carrier General Data Weapons General Data Weapons Year 1937 Anti aircraft Guns Year 1940 Anti aircraft Guns Length 809 Very Large 8 Length 720 Very Large 8 Beam 83 Lar
76. d left click the OK button 96 TUTORIAL SCENARIO GETTING STARTED Ready Search Aircraft Move the cursor which is now a pair of brackets over to BASE 2 and left click on it the Base Summary panel appears Right click or press Esc and the Menu bar appears at the top of the screen Activate theSTATIONS menu by left clicking on it and then left click on theAIR OPS selection or press F6 This opens the Summary panel which lists the planes under your command In order for aircraft to fly they must be readied for specific missions Left click on the READY button at the bottom of the Summary panel The Ready Aircraft window opens where four PBY2 Catalinas and ten SBD2 Dauntless aircraft await your command Currently Catalinas are selected as shown by the yellow high light Use the or arrows next to the mission display until the display reads Search Left click on the scroll arrows until four Catalinas are being readied Select the Dauntless line and repeat the process until all fourteen aircraft are being readied for search missions Left click on the OK button The summary panel now shows that planes are fueling and will be ready in thirty minutes You are now ready to left click on the green GO button on the Message bar to begin the scenario Begin Scenario After a few seconds the game notifies you that there are no enemy ships or aircraft visible When you clear this message the game shifts into a x16 game speed mode T
77. d improvements have been added The GREAT Naval BATTLES VOL II Customizer allows alterations in game variables to reflect the preferences of the Commander in Chief such as more effective Allied torpedoes The GNB3 Scenario Epitor allows the creation of new scenarios or campaigns in the Solomon Islands Midway and the Philippines or on the open seas A tactical view panel on the Flagbridge Ship Bridge and Air Operations stations shows the action as it happens Radar is now available for ships and bases The types of ships and planes for both the Allied and Axis sides have been expanded Submarine operations have been added The addition of a Random Battle Generator with ten orders of battle for each side means that over 100 random scenarios for either surface or carrier actions can now be fought The level of realism has been increased by adding structural damage ratings for all ships INTRODUCTION PLAYER S GUIDE SELECTING GAME OPTIONS 1 This section contains the information you need to play GREAT Naval BATTLES VOL III It is written for a mouse equipped machine but you can also use keyboard equivalents for most of the game functions If this is your first experience with a GREAT NAvAL BATTLES series game the section starting on page 95 describes a tutorial scenario In order to become familiar with many of the options and commands we recommend that you play this scenario at least once before trying
78. d to undergo repairs at a port to be returned to full effectiveness Damage Colors Symbols and Animations The following background colors signify the associated damage Light Gray Undamaged Dark Gray Damaged repairable Red X Destroyed Fire Animation Fire Flood Animation Flooded Damage Control Party at Work or Pumpsin Use A compartment containing an active damage control party is marked with a wrench icon if it is damaged or an animation of a fire hose spraying water if itis on fire A compartment with active pumps is marked with a pump wheel icon 79 COMMANDING TASK FORCES AND SHIPS DAMAGE CONTROL STATION Compartment Damage Report To access detailed information about a compartment simply left click on it The information appears in the Damage Report panel above the Damage Control bar and to the right of the Flooding Structure Damage panels Contents Icon In the upper left of the panel a box the size of the compartment in the deck display shows the icon repre senting the contents of the compartment Contents Description To the right of the Contents Icon is a text description of its contents Compartment Status Below the Contents Icon and Description is a box that contains text describing the current damage status of the compartment Damage Status Text The top line of text gives the overall status of a compartment Normal Damaged or Destroyed Destroyed Icon If the compartment has been destroyed the
79. decide which bases are to be used who controls them and what forces are assigned to those bases from small surface engagements between squadrons of destroyers to mighty carrier groups with hundreds of airplanes From the C GNB3 prompt type SCEDITOR EXE When the GNB3 Scenario EpirTor is first started the screen consists of three panels The Map panel bears the legend TRUK and the Options panel appears just below it The long panel down the right side is the Display panel This is theBASE screen Scenario design is performed in a series of steps which establish 1 Which map the scenario uses 2 Which bases are active in the scenario their aircraft complement and logistics 3 Which ships are deployed 4 The content starting position orders and formation of all task forces that take part in the scenario 5 The number of submarines that are active if any 101 GNB3 Scenario EDITOR GETTING STARTED MENU BAR The menu bar is activated by right clicking or pressing Esc and contains five pull down menus M any of these menu options are the same as those in the game and you are referred to where instructions on those can be found Note As long as the menu bar is active no other controls can be used until some menu option is used or the menu bar is closed by right clicking or pressing Esc Using the menus that are contained on the menu bar primarily those found on theSCREENS menu the sce nario begins to take shape as each buil
80. dertake Transfer The planes carry no heavy ordinance and much fuel so they have the longest possible range but little effectiveness in combat Search all except Fighter Like transfer but the planes are slightly more encumbered so that they cannot travel as far but are somewhat more effective if they encounter enemy planes Fighter Missions Fighter The planes seek air to air combat with enemy aircraft either to protect friendly strike aircraft to attack enemy strike aircraft or to destroy fighters escorting enemy strike aircraft or protecting enemy ships 73 COMMANDING TASK FORCES AND SHIPS AIR OPERATIONS STATION Dive Bomber Missions Dive Bomb Ship The planes are armed with armor piercing bombs designed to penetrate the protective armor of major warships Dive Bomb Land The planes are armed with high explosive bombs designed to cause maximum damage to enemy assets on the ground Torpedo Bomber Missions Torpedo Bomb The planes are armed with air launched torpedoes for use against enemy vessels Level Bomber Missions Level Bomb Ship The planes are armed with armor piercing bombs designed to penetrate the protective armor of major warships Level Bomb Land The planes are armed with high explosive bombs designed to cause maximum damage to enemy assets on the ground Note These planes can only be launched from bases Radius The farthest point to which the planes can travel in order to carry out their mission This range ma
81. ding block falls into place Buttons and Windows Many functions in the GNB3 Scenario EpiTor utilize radio buttons which usually toggle items and larger rec tangular buttons which frequently open up windows Many windows have two buttons OK and CANCEL which complete the current operation or abort the current operation and return to the previous screen Usingthe Mouse The mouse buttons can be used three different ways LEFT CLICK This means moving the cursor over something on the screen and pressing the left mouse button once This is how most buttons both radio and rectangular are used DOUBLE LEFT CLICK This means moving the cursor over something on the screen and pressing the left mouse button twice quickly This is how most items on lists are selected RIGHT CLICK This toggles the menu bar on and off 102 GNB3 Scenario EDITOR Menu BAR ConTROLS MENU SCREENS MENU The CONTROLS menu offers options that define the scenario such as weather the beginning and ending dates and a description Description Menu Alt D The first step in designing a scenario is to write a description for it so that it can be differentiated from other similar scenarios Activate the menu bar and CONTROLS pull down menu Select the DESCRIPTION option Alt D which opens the Description window Enter a description of up to 224 characters by left clicking on each line as the line above is filled Date Time Menu Alt T Ascenario must have sp
82. e is selected on the map panel Once the starting position is chosen the Destination window opens and a desti nation may be chosen on the map Note setting a destination is not required particularly if the TF is to be given orders using the ORDERS button Remove Button and Remove TF Window The REM OVE button opens the Remove TF window which asks if the currently selected TF is to be removed Left clicking on YES removes the TF and returns the ships to available status The No button returns to thelF screen 115 GNB3 Scenario EDITOR SCREENS MENU Formation Button and Formation Window A task force s formation defines the relative positions that the ships attempt to maintain Relative position isa critical factor in battle because proper positioning enables your ships to maximize their effectiveness against the enemy while the wrong formation can minimize their impact or make them vulnerable to devastating attacks The possible formations are LINE AHEAD The ships steam in a column one following another with the flagship in the middle When you select this option you are given an opportunity to specify the distance between ships LINE ABREAST The ships steam in a row one beside another with the flagship in the middle When you select this option you are given an opportunity to specify the distance between ships AA DEFENSE Theships form a tight circular group with the destroyers on the outside but close to the heavier sh
83. e loaded supplies to a targeted base You must have some loaded ships before you can assign this mission SURFACE ACTION Orders selected ships to conduct a surface action near a targeted base or spotted enemy task force DEFEND BASE Orders selected ships to defend targeted bases from enemy forces near that base Once the task force has been assembled a window opens offering a list of bases that can be defended Left clicking on the name or base icon of the base to be defended assigns that task force to that mission CARRIER OPS Orders selected ships to conduct carrier operations at a targeted base or spotted enemy task force New Task Force Creation After a mission has been chosen the New Task Force window opens with alist of available ships and an empty list At the bottom is the Task Force Name display Double left clicking on the name of a ship assigns it to the task force in the display Left clicking on the CANCEL button returns to the base screen the OK button completes the selection and opens the Flagship window where one of the ships must be chosen as a flagship Then the Set Position window opens and the starting position for the task force is selected by left clicking on the map panel Note The map panel may need to be zoomed out in order to place the task force at another base or strategic position Air Ops Button The Air Ops panel gives you information about and generalized control over the air operations of the CAP Combat
84. e you control over damage control and pumping in the compartment 81 COMMANDING TASK FORCES AND SHIPS DAMAGE CONTROL STATION Assign DC If the compartment is currently damaged this button is active and you may left click on it to have a damage control party begin repairs if one is available Release If a damage control party is currently at work in the compartment this button is active If you want to get the party out of there so it can be reassigned elsewhere press this button and the damage control party returns to Available status Pump Out If the compartment is currently flooded this button is active and you may left click on it to have a pump begin pumping it out if oneis available Note You may only pump a compartment out if it has no punctured walls Pump In This button is always active unless the compartment is already taking on water If you want to counterflood left click on it and if a pump is available it begins pumping water in Be sure that the active compartment is one you want to flood If you want to sink the ship use the SCUTTLE button at the Ship Bridge station it s faster Flooding Button and Pane When you press the FLOODING button the same title appears in the display panel just above it It contains semicircular dial gauges and associated digital readouts that show the degree of list forward and backward and to either side and a bar gauge showing the level of flooding These indicators are similar to
85. ecific beginning and ending times Open the Dates and Times window by selecting the DATE TIME option from the CONTROLS menu or pressing Alt T Set the starting time and date and ending time and date using the scroll arrows on each display Take care to set the ending date later than the begin ning date The GNB3 Scenario Epitor does not restrict use of ships or planes according to when they became available Any ship or plane system can be used in any scenario Weather Menu Alt W The Weather window allows the setting of weather conditions based on the Beaufort Scale visibility wind direction and wind speed Please see The Environment section on page 92 for a description of the effects of weather on combat The ships selected for a scenario forces assigned to bases the composition of task forces and submarine operations are determined using the selections from theSCREENS menu 103 GNB3 Scenario EDITOR CONTROLS MENU RABAUL e base active activation bases S BASE DATA C a control Type PORT AIRFIELD Runway AR GUNS Sete LONG DAMAGED isde F Hanser 268 Victory Pointe medium q Runway 38 a oF EEE a ENCEN 2 a a a H 1600 v 1200 F FILTERS WIND DIRECTION sPEED 9 4 5 OPTIONS Supplies chan m ide SS Ss CHANGE SIDE BASE NEXTBASE REPLACEMENTSIPER DAY 7 a e C RADAR ARCH PREWESSE een uttons LOGISTICS Euel Base Screen Map Panel The Map Panel shows the bases that existed historically
86. ement 1880 Very Large 0 Max Speed 20 Large 0 Max Speed 28 Large 0 DC Party 6 Medium 16 DC Party 6 Medium 16 Pumps 6 Small 12 Pumps 6 Small 12 Cruise Speed 12 Cruise Speed 15 Cargo Capacity 0 Aircraft Cargo Capacity 0 Aircraft Hangar Cap 3 Hangar Cap 3 Launch Cap 2 Launch Cap 2 Landing Cap 2 Landing Cap 2 Type Type 3 x OS2U Kingfisher 3 xOS2U Kingfisher 164 REFERENCE ALLIED SHIPS Allied Ships Battleships South Dakota Class Battleship lowa Class Battleship General Data Weapons General Data Weapons Year 1942 Main Guns 9 x 16 C45 Year 1943 Main Guns 9 x 16 C50 Length 680 Secondary Guns Length 887 Secondary Guns Beam 108 20 x5 C38 Beam 108 20x 5 C38 Displacement 37970 Anti aircraft Guns Displacement 57540 Anti aircraft Guns Complement 1793 Very Large 0 Complement 1921 Very Large 0 Max Speed 28 Large 0 Max Speed 33 Large 80 DC Party 6 Medium 16 DC Party 6 Medium 50 Pumps 6 Small 12 Pumps 6 Small 12 Cruise Speed 15 Cruise Speed 15 Cargo Capacity 0 Aircraft Cargo Capacity 0 Aircraft Hangar Cap 3 Hangar Cap 3 Launch Cap 2 Launch Cap 2 Landing Cap 2 Landing Cap 2 Type Type 3 x OS2U Kingfisher 3x OS2U Kingfisher 165 REFERENCE ALLIED SHIPS Allied Ships Battleships Alaska Class Battlecruiser General Data Weapons Year 1944 Main Guns 9 x 12 C50 Length 809 Secondary Guns Beam 91 12 x5 C38 Displacement 34253 Anti air
87. ens a window which allows control of the options for surface and aerial radar If radar is active the range circles appear on the map black for surface radar white for aerial radar Base Button and Window Left clicking on the BASE button opens the Base Data window Controls in this window set the victory point value of the base the number of anti aircraft AA guns and whether the runway is damaged or undamaged If there is no runway at a particular base this control s radio buttons are not highlighted The number and type of AA guns and the victory point value can be entered using the scroll buttons next to each display or by clicking in the display and entering the numbers directly Anti Aircraft Guns AA The sizes of AA guns represent four types of weapon VERY LARGE These represent guns that have a caliber of 3 inch or larger LARGE These represent 40mm guns MEDIUM These represent 20mm guns SMALL These represent 50 caliber guns and below Aircraft Button and Window The AIRCRAFT button opens a window which allows up to eight types of aircraft to be stationed at an active base All the displays in this window are changed using the scroll arrows to their right The longer display on the left shows the type of aircraft the shorter display on the right is the quantity If more than 99 of a particu lar aircraft are required use a second display The type of aircraft that may be stationed at a base is regulated by the length of
88. ern is so large however the chance of multiple hits is sharply reduced NRRW Narrow a pattern used when multiple hits are desired The gun tubes are angled so that the shells fall over a smaller area than normal which increases the probability of multiple hits The chance of a total miss increases as well and so is best used against a solidly acquired target SPOT The normal pattern used when first firing on a target The guns only fire a second time after their splashes have been observed and their aim corrected HOLD The battery remains trained on the current target but will not fire until a firing pattern is selected COMMANDING TASK FORCES AND SHIPS MAIN GUNNERY CONTROL STATION Main Alt Dir These two lights show whether the director has been damaged or destroyed DAM The director has been damaged DEST The director has been destroyed Fwd Aft Mag These lights show the damage status of the corresponding magazine FIRE The magazine is on fire As the severity of the fire increases there is a greater chance of the magazine exploding which is likely to destroy the ship FLOODED The magazine is flooded The ship s rate of fire may decrease due to a lack of ammo DAM The magazine has been damaged Your rate of fire is likely to drop or even stop DEST The magazine has been destroyed Thank your lucky stars you re still around to read about it Rounds These readouts show the amount of ammo of each type in the ma
89. ers on page 37 in this section Current The direction in degrees that the vessel is currently heading 36 COMMANDING TASK FORCES AND SHIPS FLAGBRIDGE STATION Target The direction that the vessel has been set to sail If this is different than the current direction it is because the ship is turning or is unable to reach the desired course because of damage Rudder This gauge shows the degree to which the ship s rudder has been turned in order to swing to a new course Manual control of the ship s course is achieved using the Manual orders option See the description of Manual orders below Orders You can givea ship a wide variety of orders from the Navigation panel Type The ship s current orders Target optional If the ship s current orders involve navigating relative to some other ship this field displays the name of that ship Se Orders This button calls out the Set Orders window which shows the different types of orders to assign the task force or ship Manual This button activates the SET COURSE button on the COURSE control Left clicking on this button displays the Set Heading window in which you can set the target course for the vessel The current heading is identical to the number displayed on the main panel and it also appears as a grey line on the compass The active box beneath the compass is where you can set the target course either by left clicking on the up and down arrows to the right or
90. ery Large 8 Max Speed 25 Large 4 Max Speed 25 Large 0 DC Party 4 Medium 20 DC Party 4 Medium 20 Pumps 4 Small 8 Pumps 4 Small 0 Cruise Speed 18 Cruise Speed 16 Cargo Capacity 0 Aircraft Cargo Capacity 0 Aircraft Hangar Cap 3 Hangar Cap 3 Launch Cap 3 Launch Cap 2 Landing Cap 2 Landing Cap 2 Type 3 x E13A Jake Type 3 x E13A Jake 138 REFERENCE J APANESE SHIPS Japanese Ships Battleships Yamato Class Battleship General Data Year 1941 Length 863 Beam 121 Displacement 69990 Complement 2500 Max Speed 27 DC Party 6 Pumps 4 Cruise Speed 16 Cargo Capacity 0 139 REFERENCE J APANESE SHIPS Guns Main Guns 9x18 1 C45 Secondary Guns 12 x 6 1 C60 Anti aircraft Guns Very Large 12 Large 0 Medium 24 Small 4 Aircraft Hangar Cap 7 Launch Cap 2 Landing Cap 2 Type 7 x E13A Jake Japanese Ships Carriers Hosho Class Carrier General Data Year 1922 Length 551 Beam 59 Displacement 10000 Complement 550 Max Speed 25 DC Party 2 Pumps 4 Cruise Speed 14 Cargo Capacity 0 140 REFERENCE J APANESE SHIPS Weapons Anti aircraft Guns Very Large 4 Large 8 Medium 2 Small 0 Aircraft Hangar Cap 26 Launch Cap 13 Landing Cap 26 Type 8 x A6M 2 Zeke 8 x D3A1 Val 8 x B5N2 Kate Ryujo Class Carrier General Data Year 1933 Length 590 Beam 68 Displacement 13650 Complement 924 Max Speed 29
91. es are from the pre war era also These planes such as the Claude and the Vindicator have a much shorter range than the later warplanes Japanese Objectives Same as in Plan Orange American Objectives Same as in Plan Orangel Operation Swift Wind January 8th 30th 1942 One of the most thought provoking questions in the history of naval warfare is What if Admiral Nagumo Commander of the strike force that attacked Pearl Harbor had launched a second strike This scenario assumes he not only did that but also caught the American carriers in port historically he just missed them by a few hours and dealt the USN s carrier power a severe blow This hypothetical situation also assumes that Admiral Yamamoto pushed for a massive invasion to overrun Hawaii and use it as possible springboard for further operations against the U S This scenario is difficult for both sides The Japanese while they have a considerable naval force must sail into the teeth of land based air strikes This plus coordinating aland invasion to take both Midway and Pearl Harbor is a difficult proposition at best The Americans must make do with limited resources and hold the Japanese at bay until reinforcements from the mainland arrive From an historical perspective even the successful invasion of the Hawaiian Islands would have not changed the outcome of the war but instead determined how longit took to end it Japanese Objectives Land and secure Pearl
92. ew panel and controls See the Flagbridge Control Bar section on page 34 for information about this panel Capacity Button This button displays the Capacity panel it shows three pieces of information Hangar Capacity This number is the total number of planes of all types that the ship can have on it Launch Capacity This number is the total number of planes of all types that the ship can have ready to launch at a time Planesin Hangar This number is the total number of planes of all types that are currently in the ship s hangar area Summary Panel The Summary panel contains five buttons which control how aircraft are prepared for flight and what mis sions they are assigned to There are two buttons Aircraft and Formations above the list of aircraft available and three buttons labeled READY UNREADY and LAUNCH Operations Indicator Type What hangar deck air crews are doing at the moment is indicated here When you ready a number of planes the air crews would then start fueling arming and readying the planes for launch Remember the most vul nerable time on a aircraft carrier is when you have armed planes on your carrier deck 70 COMMANDING TASK FORCES AND SHIPS AIR OPERATIONS STATION Ready Time If the current type of operation involves a delay like ready the amount of time remaining until it is com pleted is displayed here Note It takes about thirty minutes for planes in the hangar to be readied Airc
93. f your weapons and may even make certain actions impossible For more information on the Beaufort Scale and weather in general see The Environment section on page 92 Magnification Controls The button decreases the magnification of the map shows a larger area in less detail while the button increases the magnification shows a smaller area in greater detail Vertical Scroll Buttons This shifts the area displayed on the map up and down North and South Horizontal Scroll Buttons This shifts the area displayed on the map left and right West and East Center Button When you press the asterisk in the lower right corner of the map frame the map automatically centers itself on the currently selected ship or task force Map Text Display Box Information about the area within the cursor appears here This is generally a ship TF aircraft or base name 31 COMMANDING TASK FORCES AND SHIPS FLAGBRIDGE STATION Filters The FILTERS button dis plays the Map Filters window which enables you to toggle the display of certain kinds of information on the map The common MAP FILTERS MISC f f See eS ne filters that can be di spl ayed Names BLETE _ BASE NAMES on the map at any action MM oss Names PATE NAMES station are described first KE Eq ORDERS Eq contacts station specific filters are ElarcraT Z sunk Xe described afterwards NAMES _ TORPEDOES RANGE CIRCLES _ a eae TF PLOT T
94. g on the ADD button opens the Add Ship window Every ship available to the currently selected side is listed here and can be chosen by double left clicking on it Ship List The first column is the ship type and class the second column is the ship name and the third column is the month and year that the ship became available Note Any ship can be selected regardless of the scenario s start ing and ending date These dates have been included for your reference only Once a ship has been selected its class and name appears at the top of the Map panel The name of the currently selected ship is listed here Arrival Day This is the number of days before a ship becomes available within the scenario Ships can be assigned to arrive up to 199 days from the scenario s beginning Be careful not to assign an arrival date beyond the end of the scenario Port This display allows scrolling through the available bases where ships can begin the scenario Remove Ship Window Left clicking on the REM OVE button opens a screen which allows the removal of the currently selected ship Left clicking or pressing Y for yes removes that ship the next ship in the queue is then listed as the cur rently selected ship Next Ship and Prev Ship Buttons These buttons cycle forwards and backwards through the ships that have been selected The name of the currently selected ship appears at the top of the Map panel 110 GNB3 Scenario EDITOR SCREENS MENU
95. g the AIRCRAFT button AAGuns This display shows the results of the AA Guns selected in the Base window It lists the number of Very Large Large Medium and Small AA guns On Base These three displays show the number of troops amount of supplies and fuel at the currently selected base Replacements Per Day These three displays show the number of troops amount of supplies and fuel arriving each day to replace casualties and replenish stores Ships Screen After deciding which bases are to be used the next step in scenario construction is to select the ships which will fight this scenario Pressing F3 or selecting theSHIPS option from the SCREENS pull down menu displays a Map panel Options panel and Ship Data panel Map Panel The Map panel is largely inactive on this screen No bases may be selected on this screen but it does show the active bases for each side Selection of bases for placement of ships should be done using Map panel on the BASE screen or by using the Add or Setup windows described below Until a ship is selected the top of the Map panel bears the legend NONE After any ship is chosen the currently selected ship name will appear here Options Panel Change Side Buttons These radio buttons serve the same function that they do on theBASE screen Changing the active side from Allied to Japanese is achieved by means of the USN and IJN buttons 109 GNB3 Scenario EDITOR SCREENS MENU Add Ship Window Left clickin
96. gao Strait Octobe 25th 1944 Admiral Nishimura was to support Admiral Kurita s efforts at Samar Island but was forced into battle by the USN bombard ment group This was to be the last time battleships of the oppos ing sides would ever face each other In the end all but one Japanese ship was destroyed The Japanese are in a bad situa tion here They are badly outnumbered and undergunned The best you can to do is to try to sink the screening DD s as fast as you can Assess the situation and decide to stay or run away The Americans have more than enough firepower to deal with the Japanese but you ll need to coordinate your various TF s to close off any escape routes Japanese Objective Inflict as much damage as possible to American warships and get away American Objective Seek out and destroy Japanese ships while keeping your losses to a minimum 17 SCENARIOS COMMON DISPLAY FEATURES Stratus BAR MESSAGE BAR BUTTONS PANELS SCREENS AND Wi NDOWS USING THE Mouse Two display bars are shown at most stations one at the top of the screen and one at the bottom They contain general purpose information and controls that are not specific to any particular station There is also a menu bar which allows access to many important game controls see the menu bar section below There are a variety of displays shown throughout the game which are controlled using a variety of buttons and mouse commanas
97. gazine identified in the display just to the left For the meaning of the abbreviations see the Ammo Type Selector section on page 57 Turret Status Display The turret status display is the area between the two director control areas It contains a number of similar display areas each of which corresponds to one of the ship s main gun turrets Their layout corresponds roughly to their actual positions on the ship i e the leftmost one is the furthest forward turret the rightmost one the fur thest aft turret side mounted turrets are placed above for starboard and below for port the centerline 58 COMMANDING TASK FORCES AND SHIPS MAIN GUNNERY CONTROL STATION Turret Number Light The green light in the upper corner of each box contains the ID number of the turret When it is lit the turret is active If it is dark that turret is damaged or destroyed Target Readout The text area in the center of the turret box shows the name of the current target of that turret s guns if one has been acquired Readiness Status The text area in the lower left of the box shows if the guns are ready to fire If the turret is not controlled by a director there is no text in this area even if it is undamaged The different types of status are READY TURN and LOAD READY The turret s guns are ready to fire You will not see this often except as it flashes by unless you ve instructed the guns to hold their fire TURN The turret is
98. ge 0 Beam 81 Large 0 Displacement 25484 Medium 16 Displacement 18450 Medium 16 Complement 2175 Small 24 Complement 2167 Small 24 Max Speed 33 Max Speed 30 i DC Party 6 Aircraft DC Party 6 Aircraft Pumps 6 Hangar Cap 96 Pumps 6 Hangar Cap 96 Cruise Speed 14 Launch Cap 48 Cruise Speed 15 Launch Cap 48 Cargo Capacity 0 Landing Cap 96 Cargo Capacity 0 Landing Cap 96 Type 24 x F4F3 Wildcat Type 24 x F4F3 Wildcat 32 x SBD2 Dauntless 32 x SBD2 Dauntless 32 x TBF Avenger 32 x TBF Avenger 168 REFERENCE ALLIED SHIPS Allied Ships Carriers Essex Class Carrier General Data Year 1943 Length 888 Beam 93 Displacement 34881 Complement 2682 Max Speed 33 DC Party 6 Pumps 6 Cruise Speed 15 Cargo Capacity 0 169 REFERENCE ALLIED SHIPS Weapons Anti aircraft Guns Very Large 12 Large 32 Medium 46 Small 24 Aircraft Hangar Cap 91 Launch Cap 45 Landing Cap 91 Type 36 x F4F4 Wildcat 24 x SBD3 Dauntless 24 x TBF Avenger Independence CVE Class Carrier General Data Year 1943 Length 623 Beam 72 Displacement 14751 Complement 1569 Max Speed 32 DC Party 6 Pumps 6 Cruise Speed 15 Cargo Capacity 0 Weapons Anti aircraft Guns Very Large 0 Large 24 Medium 22 Small 14 Aircraft Hangar Cap 30 Launch Cap 12 Landing Cap 30 Type 8 x F4F Wildcat 8 x SBD3 Dauntless 8 x TBF Avenger Allied Ships Carriers
99. ge 51 for more information This option is only available on the Ships Bridge station Smoke This control enables you to have the currently selected ship lay a smoke screen If you set it to ON it trails a cloud of thick oily smoke that obscures vision across its track Remember that smoke drifts in the direction the wind is blowing and if the wind is strong the smoke screen is ineffective Note Smoke doesn t actually appear on the map panel or in the view panel but the effect is accounted for by the game s artificial intelligence Task force Name The name of the task force that the ship is currently part of Mission The purpose of the ship s task force Flagship The flagship of the ship s task force Orders The task force s current orders 39 COMMANDING TASK FORCES AND SHIPS FLAGBRIDGE STATION ELAGERIDGE 06 MAY ta SUNRISE 05 31 SUNSET 19 24 WEATHER CALM CLEAR H SHIPS E Fraskeorce INDICATES FLAGSHIP CV SHOKAKU rs CV ZUIKAKU BB HIEI formation FORMATION a option CA CHOKAI i CA HAGURO window CA MYOKO CL SENDAI CUSTOM DD HATSUKAZE LINE AHEAD pISSION LINE ABREAST Seas O AR DEFENSE C None ORDERS AA_ ____ reef Poo CANCEL OK 2 en WIND DIRECTI AA DEFENSE f ti SERFORMATIONN ormation WEAPONS button FIRE HOLD detach i pce po ee a l epee tton CARGO EVEL Ni SHIPS CONTACTS AIR OPS butto R TFSTRIKE 05 30 00 x1 Q Ships Pand The Ships panel gives you both s
100. ghter force consisting mostly of DDs can pick the point of attack Remember this is a daytime battle so the sighting ranges are much longer Japanese Objectives Protect the transports from the Americans American Objectives Sink both transports and as many of the Japanese surface ships as possible 7 SCENARIOS TheAllied heavy cruiser H M S Australia at sea Kula Gulf July 6th 1943 The battle for Kula Gulf was the first in a series of battles in the Solomon Islands chain during Operation Cartwheel Ordered into the Slot to disrupt the Japanese supply efforts Admiral Ainsworth s cruiser force encountered the ten destroyer task force under Admiral Akiyama In the ensuing battle the Japanese lost a destroyer but managed to sink the cruiser Helena with their Long Lance torpedoes The USN has the heavier firepower in the form of the cruisers but must be wary of Japanese torpedo attacks A Japanese player has to stay away from the superior firepower of the Allied cruisers and try to launch torpedo attacks from a distance Japanese Objectives Sink or damage as many American ships as possible American Objectives Sink or damage as many Japanese ships as possible 8 SCENARIOS Kolombangara July 13th 1943 Asthe Allies continued their drive up the Slot the Japanese navy continued its efforts to halt the offensive Both sides conducted naval sweeps of the area in order to engage the enemy
101. h control enables you to indicate how many of the selected type that are on deck should be launched Different types of aircraft can be launched separately in order to send formations against different targets Select Target When you left click OK on the Launch Aircraft window the Select Target window appears To designate a target for the strike just double left click on the desired task force base or formation in the list If planes are assigned the Search mission the Set Position window opens rather than the Select Target window requesting a position This is the center of the search arc Once this position has been set the Search Width window requests the distance in degrees between the search planes 75 COMMANDING TASK FORCES AND SHIPS AIR OPERATIONS STATION DAMAGE CONTROL STATION The Damage Control station shows damage sustained by the ship and any damage control efforts currently underway It also gives you control over damage control parties You can access this station by selecting the Damage option from the Stations pull down menu or pressing F7 Damage Ships can be damaged in four ways shell hits torpedo hits bomb hits and collisions with other ships All four types of impact can damage or destroy ship s equipment and cause flooding if the damage occurs below the waterline It is important to note that even a near miss can damage a ship Damage to ships can also start fires which can spread and cause even more de
102. he list 41 COMMANDING TASK FORCES AND SHIPS FLAGBRIDGE STATION Flagship Indicator The flagship of the task force is indicated by an asterisk to the left of its name Large Task Forces and the List If the task force contains more ships than can be shown in the list the remainder are accessible by using the scroll controls to the right of the list Mission Indicator This area displays the mission of the currently selected task force If playing a short scenario this setting is preset During alonger scenario you assign missions to the task forces you create Orders Indicator This area displays the task force s current orders as set in the Flagship Bridge Formation Controls This area displays the task force s current formation If playing a scenario this setting is preset Formations A task force s formation defines the relative positions that the ships attempt to maintain Relative position isa critical factor in battle because proper positioning enables your ships to maximize their effectiveness against the enemy while the wrong formation can minimize their impact or make them vulnerable to devastating attacks When setting formations remember that the ships cannot magically appear in the positions you have selected it takes some time to move to the proper position 42 COMMANDING TASK FORCES AND SHIPS FLAGBRIDGE STATION The possible formations are CUSTOM This option enables you to have the ships take any relat
103. her bailing or counterflooding issue orders from the Damage Control station Flood Level This gauge shows you how deep in the water your ship is sitting and thus how close it is to sinking If the flood level isin the red zone your ship isin real trouble Keep your eye on this gauge especially if you are engaged in counterflooding If you don t itis quite possible that you will end up with an upright vessel fifteen fathoms under DC Party Status This display shows you how many Damage Control Parties you have in total and how many are available Structural Damage Percentage of structural damage the ship has sustained See page 83 for details of the effects on ship operation Scuttle Button The SCUTTLE button enables you to sink your own ship deliberately It is generally used as a last resort to keep the vessel from falling into enemy hands 48 COMMANDING TASK FORCES AND SHIPS SHIP BRIDGE STATION GUNNERY Ojauto C MANUAL Aa GUNS S LARGE 8 3 19 8 SMALL director and turret DAMACED reu DAMAGED MTH status DESTROYED DESTROYED ACTIVE 2 ACTIVE 19 NMG eee eed ROUNDS REMAINING 72 7 TARGET 1 NAME DD MCGOWAN SPEED 18 COURSE 176 STATUS ON FIRE LISTING PORT FWD TARGET 2 _ _ gt set target NAME SHIPS BB P buttons SPEED 18 COURSE 253 STATUS firghold OES control Gun Button and Gunnery Panel The Gunnery panel gives you information about your guns and some
104. hips in the task force cannot fire Contacts Panel The Contacts Panel lists all enemy forces that have been spotted by your forces In general just a contact I D appears but as the information becomes more accurate a list of ship types or even names may be shown 43 COMMANDING TASK FORCES AND SHIPS FLAGBRIDGE STATION Timeof Report The time at which the contact was made Bearing The direction of the contact from the current task force Heading The direction the contact is moving Speed The speed at which the contact is moving Range The distance from this task force to the contact Ships Sighted The classes of the ships sighted for that particular contact Air Ops Panel The Air Ops panel gives you information about and generalized control over the air operations of the CAP Combat Air Patrol and Search aircraft of the currently selected task force or air base Aircraft Window This window shows a list of the types of aircraft available on the selected ship s or base Below the list the status of the aircraft highlighted in the window appears on three lines ON DECK The number of aircraft of the selected type that are ready for flight IN HANGAR The number of aircraft remaining in the ship or base hangar READYING The number of aircraft being readied for flight 44 COMMANDING TASK FORCES AND SHIPS FLAGBRIDGE STATION SHIP BRIDGE STATION Formations Window This window shows a list of the formations currently ass
105. igned missions A formation can be as few as one plane and frequently is when search missions are assigned If the formations on missions are more than can be shown by the list the remainder are accessible by using the scroll controls to the right of the list Below the list the status of the formation highlighted in the window appears on five lines MISSIONS The selected formation s current mission PLANES The number of planes in the selected formation HEADING The selected formation s heading RADIUS The currently selected formation s range in hours and minutes TARGET The target of the selected formation If the formation s mission is Combat Air Patrol the target is the ship from which the aircraft were launched Combat Air Patrol The SET CAP button opens the window where the percentage of fighters available for Combat Air Patrol CAP is set Up to 100 of the fighters assigned to the task force can be used as CAP however only the fight ers left over from CAP can be used to escort bombers If ships are detached from a task force they are controlled from their own Bridge stations rather than from the Flagbridge station The VIEW CARGO and FUEL button operations are identical to those described on page 34 The NAV button and Navigation panel operate identically to the Navigation panel described in the Flagbridge section on page 35 The other four buttons on the control bar AIR DAM GUN and TORP al
106. in Gunnery Control section on page 55 for details of the operation of the TQ Gauge Compass Dial Ammo Selector and Delay Readout View Bearing Indicator The 360 degree gauge just below the turret ID indicates the direction in which the binoculars are pointed Magnification Control This control found to the right and below the binocular view itself can increase and decrease the level of magnification If you put the cursor over the top half of the icon it becomes a set of up arrows and each time you left click objects in the binoculars appear larger while decreasing the field of vision If you place the mouse cursor over the lower half of the control it becomes a set of down arrows and when you left click objects appear smaller while the field of vision increases Magnification Level Readout To the left and below the magnification thumb control is a digital readout that gives the level of magnifica tion currently being displayed In all there are four levels of magnification 1 objects appear their actual size 2 objects appear double size 4 four times actual size and 8 eight times actual size View Left and View Right Controls If you place the cursor over the handles on either side of the director it becomes a set of arrows pointing to the closest edge of the screen If you left click the view in the binocular swings in that direction and if you hold the button down the view continues to swing automatically You can
107. in Guns 8 x 5 C38 Anti aircraft Guns Very Large 0 Large 0 Medium 8 Small 2 Torpedoes 8x21IN MK15 Benham Class Destroyer General Data Year 1938 Length 341 Beam 36 Displacement 2250 Complement 184 Max Speed 39 DC Party 2 Pumps 2 Cruise Speed 12 Cargo Capacity 0 Weapons Main Guns 4 x 5 C38 Anti aircraft Guns Very Large 0 Large 0 Medium 0 Small 4 Torpedoes 16 x 21IN MK15 Allied Ships Destroyers 181 Benham2 Class Destroyer General Data Year 1938 Length 341 Beam 36 Displacement 1637 Complement 184 Max Speed 36 DC Party 2 Pumps 2 Cruise Speed 12 Cargo Capacity 0 REFERENCE ALLIED SHIPS Weapons Main Guns 4 x 5 C38 Anti aircraft Guns Very Large 0 Large 0 Medium 4 Small 2 Torpedoes 8x21IN MK15 Benson 1 Class Destroyer General Data Year 1939 Length 341 Beam 36 Displacement 2395 Complement 208 Max Speed 36 DC Party 2 Pumps 2 Cruise Speed 12 Cargo Capacity 0 Weapons Main Guns 5 x 5 C38 Anti aircraft Guns Very Large 0 Large 0 Medium 0 Small 6 Torpedoes 10 x 211N MK15 Allied Ships Destroyers 182 Benson2 Class Destroyer Benson3 Class Destroyer General Data Weapons General Data Weapons Year 1939 Main Guns 4 x 5 C38 Year 1939 Main Guns 4 x 5 C38 Length 341 Anti aircraft Guns Length 341 Anti aircraft Guns Beam 36 Very Large 0
108. in naval history Midway was a crucial turning point in the Pacific war In an attempt to invade and set up an ambush at the island of Midway the Japanese lost four of their fleet carriers in this battle Afterwards the Japanese no longer dominated the Pacific As the Japanese player your advantages are a considerable fleet strength and long range hitting power Keep your Combat Air Patrol CAP up and seek out the American fleet as soon as possible The American player should have to close in on the Japanese carriers without being detected Midway is a valuable resource with its search planes and attack craft Japanese Objectives Destroy the American carriers at Midway and as a secondary objective land and capture Midway Island American Objective Seek out and destroy the Japanese carrier force Komandorski Island March 26th 1943 The Aleutian Islands were occupied by the Japanese during the Midway campaign as a diversionary effort By 1943 this theater was becoming a burden to the Japanese but they still needed to supply this isolated garrison As part of the resupply efforts Admiral Hosogaya s task force attempted a landfall at Attu Intercepting this Japanese force was Admiral M cM orris task force This lead to the only daytime surface battle where no planes or torpedoes were used The Japanese have an advantage of having the stronger surface force but are handicapped by escorting the two transports The USN while having a li
109. ing a major base but because it would bring Allied bombers within range of the Japanese home islands The IJN decided once more to engage the USN in a carrier battle in the hopes of regaining control of the Pacific While the IJN had deployed several carriers their air crews were very inexpe rienced In the ensuing battle over 240 Japanese aircraft were shot down on their way to the USN fleet carriers As a result the battle would become known as the Marianas Turkey Shoot due to the high number of Japanese planes destroyed by the Americans Ironically the two Japanese carriers that would sink Taiho and Shokaku were in fact sunk by USN submarine torpedo fire not by air power The Japanese are definitely facing an uphill battle here your carrier strength is weak and they have green pilots The best thing to do is make one TF a decoy and swing the other TF s around the Americans You may sacrifice some ships but if you can sink just one or two Essex class carriers that is a job well done As the Americans you have overwhelming power in the form of some fourteen carriers with this much air power you can t lose Just find the IJ N s carriers and sink them Japanese Objective Attempt to engage the American carriers and sink them if possible American Objective Seek out the last remaining Japanese carriers and destroy them 14 SCENARIOS Battle of Leyte Gulf October 24th 26th 1944 In early October the Allies landed at the is
110. ips to provide an all around defense that maximizes the effects of the entire group s anti aircraft weapons CUSTOM This option enables you to have the ships take any relative positions you desire When you choose it you see a display with a task force list and asmall map view showing the TF s current relative positions When you select a ship s name from the list it is highlighted by a orange box on the map When you left click on the map the ship s icon moves to that location Once you have positioned all the ships where you want them to be relative to each other left click on the OK button If you want to spread the ships out beyond the area currently displayed you can either scroll using the hori zontal and vertical scroll bars or Zoom out by pressing the control to the upper right of the map Similarly if you want to position two ships more precisely you can increase the zoom level by pressing on the button Position Button and TF Position Assignment The POSITION button activates a cross hair cursor which allows the currently selected TF to be positioned or re positioned on the Map panel The CANCEL button returns to theTF screen 116 GNB3 Scenario EDITOR SCREENS MENU Orpers Button and Set Orders Window Left clicking on the ORDERS button opens the Set Orders window Once one of the four types of orders listed here is chosen the OK button confirms the choice and the CANCEL button returns to the TF screen
111. is closed 19 Menu Bar FILES MENU 20 The options on the FILES menu deal mostly with issues that are external to the game such as saving games quitting ascenario and exiting to the operating system Credits Alt C This option provides you with the game credits and current version number Save Game Alt S This option enables you to save a game in progress so that you can quit and resume it later Each saved game uses at least 380K of disk space Quit Alt Q This option enables you to leave the current scenario Note The game does not return directly to DOS but instead gives you a victory report and an opportunity to start another game or load a saved game if you desire Exit to DOS Alt X This option enables you to leave the game completely and return to the operating system Menu Bar FILES MENU ContTROLS MENU The CONTROLS menu offers options that affect the overall play of the game such as sound message delay game speed and the Customizer Sound Alt V This option controls the game sound You can turn the sound music or voice controls on or off It s espe cially useful when your spouse is asleep or your boss is in the office Messages Alt M This option enables you to select whether messages are accompanied by sounds and whether the game automatically pauses or simply delays briefly to give you time to read them You can set the delay time from 1 9 seconds Time Alt T This option enables you
112. ive positions you desire When you choose it you see a display with a task force list and a small map view showing the TFs current relative positions When you select a ship s name from the list it is highlighted by an orange box in the formation window When you left click on the map the ship s icon moves to that location Once you have positioned all the ships where you want them to be left click on OK Note If you want to spread the ships out beyond the area currently displayed you can either scroll using the hori zontal and vertical scroll bars or zoom out by pressing the control to the upper right of the map Similarly if you want to position two ships more precisely you can increase the zoom level by pressing on the button LINE AHEAD The ships steam in a column one following another with the flagship in the middle When you select this option you are given an opportunity to specify the distance between ships LINE ABREAST The ships steam in a row one beside another with the flagship in the middle When you select this option you are given an opportunity to specify the distance between ships AA DEFENSE The ships form a tight circular group with the destroyers on the outside but close to the heavier ships to provide an all around defense that maximizes the effects of the entire group s anti aircraft weapons Weapons Display and Fire Control Fire The ships in the task force fire at will Hold The s
113. land of Leyte thereby fulfilling MacArthur s promise to return To the Japanese the loss of the Philippine Islands would be catastrophic because losing the island chain would cut Japan off from the crucial oil and mineral resources of Southeast Asia By losing these valuable resources the Japanese war effort would be severely curtailed Admiral Ozawa devised a plan consisting of several task forces to converge on the Leyte landing sites His aim was to destroy the supply ships and cut off the inva sion force from its supplies In fact his plan came very close to succeeding The carrier decoy force drew Admiral Halsey s carriers away to the north and therefore was not available to support the rest of the surface ships in the area If Admiral Kurita had not withdrawn too early from the battle off of Samar Island Ozawa s plan might have succeeded After this battle the IJN would never sail again as a fleet As the Japanese you have the element of surprise and hopefully the IJN decoy carriers can lure the American carriers away from the area Push surface ships full speed ahead this is one time the Japanese may actually out gun the Americans The American player has the choice of dealing with the Japanese carriers to the north or taking care of the surface ships You can t do both In terms of victory points the surface ships are more valuable and you should go after them the Japanese carriers being no threat since they have no attack planes J
114. lists all enemy ships within range Double left click on the one you want to target or cancel to exit without changing the current setting Target 2 This display shows the name speed course and status of the alternate target if any Your ship willnot split its fire between this target and the primary target unless it cannot engage the primary target with some of its guns Normally it deals with the primary target first with all guns then switches to the secondary target Set Target 2 Button This button works the same way as the SET TARGET 1 button Fire Hold Buttons This orders the guns to fire when ready or hold fire while tracking their targets It is especially useful during night engagements when you may want to have your guns ready to fire as targets present themselves Nav Button and Navigation Pane When commandinga single ship the Ship Bridge station Navigation panel operates identically to Flagbridge panel See the Navigation Panel section on page 35 for more information Torp Button and Torpedo Panel If a ship is equipped with torpedo tubes moving the cursor over the TORP button and left clicking activates a panel which shows information about the ship s torpedo mounts Torpedo tubes on surface ships are gen erally mounted in groups that are operated together so the information displayed is given for mounts 51 COMMANDING TASK FORCES AND SHIPS SHIP BRIDGE STATION Auto Manual Buttons These set the stati
115. lity Visibility is affected by both cloud conditions and at the higher Beaufort levels the surface conditions on the sea The average distance of visibility in each weather area appears on the Strategic Map as a rangein yards the ranges are the distances at which one battleship can spot another Land Waters close to land are likely to be subject to local fogs not present farther out at sea Aircraft Operations Aircraft cannot take off if the Beaufort scale reading is nine or greater Night and Day Although radar was used during this time period most battles were fought with visually sighted weapons since radar can be detected farther than it can reliably see both navies were very wary about using it Twilight conditions also apply during sunrise sunset While the difference between night and day has its most marked impact during engagements it does have an important yet subtle impact on strategic operations Specifically visibility at night is far more limited than during the day regardless of cloud and sea conditions Thus even in extremely good weather unless radar is available spotting is a chancy proposition since two ships may pass quite closely in the night without seeing each other 94 COMMANDING TASK FORCES AND SHIPS THE ENVIRONMENT TUTORIAL SCENARIO GETTING STARTED GREAT NAVAL BATTLES VOL III is a detailed simulation of naval combat during WWII As such you manage tasks that would normally be carried out
116. ll need to be closed in order to make launching torpe does more practical The game speed setting drops to x1 and the game pauses automatically when enemy ships come into view It would take hours to close the distance at that rate so increase the game speed using Alt T or left clicking on the x1 button next to the red STOP button to open the Game Speed window and increase the game speed to x3 or x4 until you are within torpedo range As the enemy TF becomes visible adjust TF 01 s course to run as close to parallel as possible so that all of your ships guns and torpedoes may fire You may need to pause and resume a few times to achieve this Plot a course that brings you close to the Japanese ships within 15 000 yards Don t get too close your torpedoes won t arm if you are within 1 000 yards and the enemy will be shooting at you TF 01 will be firing back if the FIRE button is active on the Ships panel When you are not actively changing the course settings switch back to the Ships panel using the SHIPS button From here you can move to the bridge of individual ships in order to operate their guns and torpedoes Double left click on the first destroyer on your ship list to select it and change to the Ship Bridge station for that ship Left click on the TORP button on the bottom menu Switch the control to Manual and you should be ready to begin your attack Launching Torpedoes Resume the game remember the green GO button and allow you
117. low or deny access to panels depending on which ship s bridge is being viewed For example destroyers have a Torpedo panel aircraft carriers do not conversely aircraft carriers have an Air Operations panel destroyers do not 45 COMMANDING TASK FORCES AND SHIPS SHIP BRIDGE STATION station lS 06 MAY ra SUNRISE 05 31 SUNSET 13 24 WEATHER CALM CLEAR GUNNERY i AUTO MANUAL IR aa cuns 1 US LARGE 8 4 2 8 SMALL course plot SS DIRECTORS TURRETS ACTIVE 2 ACTIVE 16 DAMAGED DAMAGED i A DESTROYED DESTROYED active ship A Co SS I ROUNDS REMAINING 100 7 TARGET NAME NO TARGET i SPEED COURSE flagship STATUS a i 18 To SEES e gunnery TARGE L S NAME NO TARGET button STATUS navigation button CARGO FUEL AIR DAM GUN NAV 7 T gt H Ee 05 20 00 N O air operations button damage control button Air Operations Button and Pane The Air Ops panel gives you information about the air operations of the currently selected ship or base such as loading status and readying time Toggling the Aircraft and Formation buttons displays information about what planes are ready and what the mission status is for any formations The bottom display shows the Hangar Capacity Launch Capacity and the number of Planes in Hangar 46 CommanninG Task Forces AND SHIPS SHIP BRIDGE STATION DAMAGE OjAUTO MANUAL TOTAL 154 DAMAGED 5 FLOODED 4 DESTROYED 1 ONFIRE
118. m 0 Small 2 Torpedoes 16 x Long Lance Aircraft Hangar Cap 3 Launch Cap 2 Landing Cap 1 Type 3 x E13A Jake Japanese Ships Cruisers Mogami Class Cruiser General Data Year 1935 Length 661 Beam 66 Displacement 13688 Complement 850 Max Speed 34 DC Party 3 Pumps 3 Cruise Speed 14 Cargo Capacity 1000 146 REFERENCE J APANESE SHIPS Weapons Main Guns 10 x 8 C50 Anti aircraft Guns Very Large 8 Large 4 Medium 0 Small 2 Torpedoes 12 x Long Lance Aircraft Hangar Cap 3 Launch Cap 2 Landing Cap 1 Type 3 x E13A Jake ToneClass Cruiser General Data Year 1938 Length 661 Beam 61 Displacement 15200 Complement 850 Max Speed 35 DC Party 3 Pumps 3 Cruise Speed 18 Cargo Capacity 1500 Weapons Main Guns 8 x 8 C50 Anti aircraft Guns Very Large 8 Large 0 Medium 12 Small 2 Torpedoes 12 x Long Lance Aircraft Hangar Cap 6 Launch Cap 2 Landing Cap 2 Type 6 x E13A Jake Japanese Ships Light Cruisers Nagara Class Light Cruiser Tenryu Class Light Cruiser General Data Weapons General Data Weapons Year 1921 Main Guns 7 x 5 5 C50 Year 1922 Main Guns 4 x 5 5 C50 Length 535 Anti aircraft Guns Length 457 Anti aircraft Guns Beam 46 Very Large 2 Beam 40 Very Large 2 Displacement 5170 Large 0 Displacement 3230 Large 0 Complement 438 Medium 0 Complement 332 Medium 0 Max Speed
119. mbs 0 Torpedo 1 Armament 1 x 50 caliber machine gun 3x 30 caliber machine gun Allied Aircraft Fighters Grumman F2A Buffalo General Data Year 1938 Max Speed 275 mph Cruise Speed 140 mph Range 849 miles Weapons Bombs 0 Torpedo 0 Armament 4 x 30 caliber machine guns 132 REFERENCE ALLIED AIRCRAFT Curtiss P 40B P 40N Warhawk General Data Year 1940 Max Speed 300 310 mph Cruise Speed 240 250 mph Range 640 660 miles Weapons Bombs 0 Torpedo 0 Armament 6 x 50 caliber machine guns Allied Aircraft Fighters Grumman F4F3 F4F4 Wildcat General Data Year 1940 Max Speed 320 330 mph Cruise Speed 140 mph Range 400 500 miles Weapons Bombs 0 Torpedo 0 Armament 4 x 50 caliber machine guns 133 REFERENCE ALLIED AIRCRAFT Bell P 39 Aircobra General Data Year 1941 Max Speed 317mph Cruise Speed 200 mph Range 530 miles Weapons Bombs 0 Torpedo 0 Armament 1 x 37mm cannon 4x 30 caliber machine guns 2x 50 caliber machine guns Allied Aircraft Fighters CET TE Gr Chance Vought F4U 1 F4U 4 Corsair General Data Year 1943 Max Speed 417 446 mph Cruise Speed 140 mph Range 800 miles Weapons Bombs 0 Torpedo 0 Armament 6 x 50 caliber machine guns 134 REFERENCE ALLIED AIRCRAFT Grumman F6F3 F6F5 Helicat General Data Year 1943 Ma
120. ment 2 x 7 7 mm machine guns 125 REFERENCE J APANESE AIRCRAFT Mitsubishi AGM2 5A Zeke amp Rufe Floatplane General Data Year 1940 Max Speed 290 315 mph Cruise Speed 160 180 mph Range 1010 1500 miles Weapons Bombs 1 x 500 Ib bomb Torpedo 0 Armament 2 x 20mm cannons 2x 7 7mm machine guns Japanese Aircraft Float Recons Aichi E13A Jake General Data Year 1938 Max Speed 203 mph Cruise Speed 160 mph Range 800 miles Weapons Bombs 0 Torpedo 0 Armament 2 x 7 7mm machine guns 126 REFERENCE J APANESE AIRCRAFT Kawanishi H8K1 H8K2 Emily General Data Year 1939 Max Speed 230 250 mph Cruise Speed 160 mph Range 3000 miles search 2000 miles attack Weapons Bombs 0 Torpedo 2 Armament 2 x 20mm cannon 6 x 7 7mm machine guns Japanese Aircraft Float Recons Kawanishi H6K2 H6k4 Mavis General Data Year 1941 Max Speed 180 mph Cruise Speed 150 mph Range 2000 2500 miles Weapons Bombs 0 Torpedo 0 Armament 4 x 7 7 mm machine guns 127 REFERENCE J APANESE AIRCRAFT Allied Aircraft Level Bomber Boeing B 17C E G Flying Fortress General Data Year 1940 Max Speed 250 260 mph Cruise Speed 140 mph Range 1400 1900 miles Weapons Bombs 20 x 250 Ib bombs Torpedo 0 Armament 8 x 50 caliber machine guns 1x 30 caliber machine gun 128 REFERENCE ALLIED AIRCRAFT
121. mph Cruise Speed 170 mph Range 3300 miles Weapons Bombs U p to 2000 Ibs of bombs Torpedo 1 Armament 2 x 7 7mm machine guns 1 x 20mm cannon Japanese Aircraft Dive Bombers Aichi D3A1 D3A2 Val General Data Year 1940 Max Speed 210 232 mph Cruise Speed 160 mph Range 900 miles search 600 attack Weapons Bombs 1 x 500 Ib bomb Torpedo 0 Armament 3 x 7 7 mm machine gun 123 REFERENCE J APANESE AIRCRAFT Yokosuka D4Y1 D4Y2 D4Y3 Judy General Data Year 1942 Max Speed 298 313mph Cruise Speed 140 mph Range 1600 1800 miles search 790 850 miles attack Weapons Bombs 1 x 500 Ib bomb Torpedo 0 Armament 2 x 7 7mm machine guns 1 x 13mm rear machine gun Japanese Aircraft Torpedo Bombers Nakajima B5N1 B5N2 Kate General Data Year 1938 Max Speed 200 mph Cruise Speed 160 mph Range 600 miles Weapons Bombs 0 Torpedo 1 Armament 1 x 7 7 mm machine gun 124 REFERENCE J APANESE AIRCRAFT Nakajima B6N1 B6N2 Jill General Data Year 1943 Max Speed 251 260 mph Cruise Speed 140 mph Range 1000 miles search 790 840 miles attack Weapons Bombs 0 Torpedo 1 Armament 2 x 7 7mm machine guns Japanese Aircraft Fighters Mitsubishi A5M4 Claude General Data Year 1938 Max Speed 270 mph Cruise Speed 140 mph Range 600 miles Weapons Bombs 0 Torpedo 0 Arma
122. n be recovered on this ship Type The number and class of aircraft that is carried on this ship 136 REFERENCE SHIPS Japanese Ships Battleships Fuso Class Battleship General Data Weapons Year 1915 Main Guns 12 x 14 C45 Length 698 Secondary Guns Beam 100 14x 6 C50 Displacement 38536 Anti aircraft Guns Complement 1396 Very Large 8 Max Speed 25 Large 4 DC Party 4 Medium 20 Pumps 4 Small 8 Cruise Speed 18 i Cargo Capacity 0 Aircraft Hangar Cap 3 Launch Cap 2 Landing Cap 2 Type 3 x E13A Jake 137 REFERENCE J APANESE SHIPS Kongo Class Battleship General Data Guns Year 1915 Main Guns 8 x 14 C45 Length 738 Secondary Guns Beam 95 12x 6 C50 Displacement 31720 Anti aircraft Guns Complement 1437 Very Large 8 Max Speed 30 Large 4 DC Party 4 Medium 20 Pumps 4 Small 8 Cruise Speed 18 Cargo Capacity 0 Aircraft Hangar Cap 3 Launch Cap 2 Landing Cap 2 Type 3 x E13A Jake Japanese Ships Battleships A T i 5 Ise Class Battleship Nagato Class Battleship General Data Weapons General Data Weapons Year 1917 Main Guns 12 x 14 C45 Year 1920 Main Guns 8 x 16 C45 Length 708 Secondary Guns Length 738 Secondary Guns Beam 104 16 x 5 5 C50 Beam 108 18 x 5 5 C50 Displacement 39535 Anti aircraft Guns Displacement 39130 Anti aircraft Guns Complement 1376 Very Large 8 Complement 1368 V
123. ndicated by the range finding equipment optical and if avail able radar and observation of the target s course and speed The guns then fire spotting rounds whose splashes are observed and used to make corrections before firing again This process continues until the splashes bracket the target which means some are in front of it while others are behind it Once this has been achieved the guns can switch to full fire although a return to spotting fire may be necessary occasion ally as the target moves away from the bracketed position At long range even an accurate fire control solution may only yield a few hits There are many factors affect ing accuracy the sheer range the longer the range the more impact even small inaccuracies make time in flight it takes a full minute for a shell to travel 30 000 yards during which time the target has moved the size speed and maneuverability of the target ship the amount of time the target has been tracked waves wind weather light conditions the quality of the firing ship s crew range finding equipment and guns whether or not the firing ship is itself under fire and the number of ships firing at the target more than one makes it hard to keep track of spotting rounds To maximize your chances of hitting the enemy from this station remember to use the maximum number of guns you can broadside if possible use the spotting fire option initially and then decide between a norm
124. ndustry standard of approximately a 3 to 5 failure rate of duplicated disks Before assuming that a disk is defective make sure to check your disk drive Up to 95 of the disks returned to us as defective will run fine on our computer systems Often the problem is with a disk drive that needs servicing for alignment speed or cleaning Should you have a defective disk please return the disk only keep all other parts of the game to our Customer Support Department along with a note describing the problem you have encountered A replacement disk will be provided upon our receipt of the defective disk Should you uncover an error in the program return both your game disk and any save game disks to our Customer Support Department Please enclose a description of what was taking place in the game when the error occurred Upon correction of the program error we will return an updated disk to you Always make sure to include your name address and daytime telephone number with any correspondence We will do our best to see that any prob lems are corrected as soon as possible QUESTIONS OR PROBLEMS Our main business number is 408 737 6800 If you encounter disk or system related problems you can call our Technical Support Staff at 408 737 6850 between 11 a m and 5 p m Pacific Time Monday through Friday holidays excluded NO GAME PLAYING HINTS WILL BE GIVEN THROUGH THIS NUMBER You can write to us for hints at Hints Strategic Simulations Inc
125. ne Steering Gear These are the internal mechanisms required to change the ship s course Loss of the steering gear increases the ship s turn radius significantly because of the inefficiencies of steering by changing the speed of the propellers Shaft The motive power provided by the engines is transmitted by the shafts to the propellers Loss of a shaft reduces the maximum speed of the ship in the same way as engine room damage Propeller The motive power provided by the engines is transmitted by the shafts to the propellers Loss of a propeller reduces the maximum speed of the ship in the same way as engine room damage Rudder Steering is controlled by the rudder s Loss of the rudder s has the same effect as steering geardamage 84 COMMANDING TASK FORCES AND SHIPS DAMAGE CONTROL STATION Lookout STATION view bearing magnifi indicator cation control view bearing view bearing control control LEXINGTON 05 20 00 AQ This station gives a full outside view of the ocean from the observation tower of the current ship When the cursor is over the arrow icons to the right or left side of the screen it changes to the View Left or View Right arrows for changing the direction of the view The Increase and Decrease arrows that appear over the Zoom thumb wheel change the magnification level 85 CommanninG TASK FORCES AND SHIPS LOOKOUT STATION SuB OPERATIONS STATION patrol area control bases SUB OPS 4
126. ngar Cap 3 Launch Cap 2 Launch Cap 2 Landing Cap 2 Landing Cap 2 Type Type 3 x OS2U Kingfisher 3x OS2U Kingfisher 162 REFERENCE ALLIED SHIPS Allied Ships Battleships New Mexico Class Battleship California Class Battleship General Data Weapons General Data Weapons Year 1917 Main Guns 12 x 14 C50 Year 1921 Main Guns 12 x 14 C50 Length 608 Secondary Guns Length 624 Secondary Guns Beam 106 12 x5 C51 Beam 114 24x 5 C51 Displacement 36157 Anti aircraft Guns Displacement 40345 Anti aircraft Guns Complement 1443 Very Large 8 Complement 2375 Very Large 8 Max Speed 22 Large 0 Max Speed 21 Large 0 DC Party 6 Medium 16 DC Party 6 Medium 16 Pumps 6 Small 12 Pumps 6 Small 12 Cruise Speed 12 Cruise Speed 15 Cargo Capacity 0 Aircraft Cargo Capacity 0 Aircraft Hangar Cap 3 Hangar Cap 3 Launch Cap 2 Launch Cap 2 Landing Cap 2 Landing Cap 2 Type Type 3 x OS2U Kingfisher 3 x 0S2U Kingfisher 163 REFERENCE ALLIED SHIPS Allied Ships Battleships Maryland Class Battleship North Carolina Class Battleship General Data Weapons General Data Weapons Year 1923 Main Guns 8 x 16 C45 Year 1942 Main Guns 9 x 16 C45 Length 600 Secondary Guns Length 729 Secondary Guns Beam 114 24x5 C51 Beam 108 20 x 5 C38 Displacement 40345 Anti aircraft Guns Displacement 37484 Anti aircraft Guns Complement 2375 Very Large 8 Compl
127. ns I task force speed control MW_ coursecontrol orders control smokescreen control 35 COMMANDING TASK FORCES AND SHIPS FLAGBRIDGE STATION Auto Manual Buttons These buttons set the station to Auto or Manual The navigation controls are only enabled if the panel is set to Manual Speed Current The vessel s current speed in knots Target The vessel s desired speed in knots If this is different than the current speed it is because the ship is acceler ating decelerating or is unable to reach the desired speed because of damage Maximum The fastest speed in knots that the vessel can travel at its current condition A task force can only travel as fast as the slowest ship in the task force Task forces move slightly slower than the slowest ship because they must also maintain formation Set Speed This button displays the Set Speed window in which you can set the Target speed for the vessel The Current and Maximum speeds are identical to those displayed on the main panel but between them is an active box in which you can set the target speed either by left clicking on the up faster and down slower arrows to the right or by entering anumber directly Press OK to enter the new speed and CANCEL to exit without changing the original Target speed Course The SET COURSE button does not become active until the task force or ship s orders have been changed to Manual See the description of Manual ord
128. nts Loading Unloading and Sub Ops GROUND COMBAT Settings on this panel range from LOWEST to HIGHEST indicating the effectiveness of all non naval non air forces BOMBARDMENT This panel controls the damage and accuracy of level bombers such as the B 17e and the G3M3 Nell as well as naval bombardment The range is from LOWEST to HIGHEST REPAIR Ships damaged during long scenarios may be repaired at a rate ranging from SLOWEST to FASTEST REINFORCEMENTS This controls how quickly reinforcements become available during a scenario from SLOWEST to FASTEST LOADING This controls how quickly troops and cargo are placed aboard ships from SLOWEST to FASTEST UNLOADING This setting controls how quickly troops and cargo exit ships from SLOWEST to FASTEST SUB OPS The effectiveness of submarine interceptions and attacks can be adjusted from LOWEST to HIGHEST 25 Menu Bar ConTROLS MENU TACTICAL CUSTOMIZER Tactical CHOOSE SIDE RADAR a ae On the Tacti cal Customizer JAPANESE WORST LOWEST NONE SLOWEST screen six panels affect AMERICAN poor Lower stow aspects of su rface engage NORMAL NORMAL NORMAL 600p C HIGHER rest ments between ships rest lickesr C ACEST Sees Radar Sight Reaction AIR OPS TORP EVADE RELOAD TIME Structural Damage Damage amean LOWEST SLOWEST Control Torp Evade and Marne Sea aes Reload Time gt NORMAL 2 NORMAL HIGHER FASTER HIGHEST FASTEST MODES
129. o points the ship will travel between Plot Course When you choose this option and left click OK the Set Plot window appears and the map clears You can use the cursor to enter up to ten way points Once you left click OK on Set Plot the ship moves from its present position to the first way point from there to the second and so on until it reaches the last Return to Base When you select this option and left click on OK the Select Base window appears Double left click on a base name in the list and the computer plots a course for the ship to move there Shadow This works like the Follow command above except that the Select Ship window contains a list of enemy ships When you select one your ship maneuvers to take up station behind the target and then moves on the same course and at the same speed at the distance you specified 38 COMMANDING TASK FORCES AND SHIPS FLAGBRIDGE STATION Torp Attack When you select this option and left click OK the Select Ship window appears containing a list of enemy ships within sight of your ship Double left click on one to designate it as the target for the torpedo attack and your ship maneuvers into position and launches its weapons If the button at the top of this panel is set to AUTO your torpedoes are automatically fired If your ship ison MANUAL you must left click on the FIRE button which is found on each individual torpedo mount See the Torp Button and Torpedo Panel section on pa
130. of the scenario using the scroll arrows at the end of the display The number of troops and supplies are also controlled using the arrow keys or by entering the number directly After these settings are made the amounts appear in the Cargo display on the Ship Data panel Note The Japanese also used some light cruisers and destroyers to carry limited amounts of troops and sup plies Allied warships do not have this capability Transports carried the majority of troops supplies and fuel for both sides during WWII 111 GNB3 Scenario EDITOR SCREENS MENU Radar Button and Window The Radar window allows the selection of a different radar capability for each ship Three sets of radio buttons allow the rating of the radar to be set to either None Primitive or Advanced Primitive radar has a lower chance to pick up aircraft and ships therefore giving less warning time The three types of radar available are Surface Air and Fire Control Once selected the rating appears on the Radar display on the Ship Data panel Ship Data Panel The Ship Data panel displays information about settings chosen for the currently selected ship using the Options panel controls The five displays are General Aircraft Radar Cargo and Navigation General Display PORT This line shows the name of a port if the settings In Port or In Transit were chosen in the Setup window Otherwise this reads At Sea ARRIVAL This line shows the number of days before a shi
131. oklyn Class Cruiser General Data Weapons General Data Weapons Year 1936 Main Guns 8 x 6 C50 Year 1938 Main Guns 15 x 6 C47 Length 562 Anti aircraft Guns Length 608 Anti aircraft Guns Beam 57 Very Large 8 Beam 62 Very Large 8 Displacement 9150 Large 8 Displacement 12207 Large 0 Complement 570 Medium 4 Complement 868 Medium 0 Max Speed 33 Small 2 Max Speed 33 Small 8 DC Party 4 Torpedoes DC Party 4 i Pumps 4 8x21 Mark IV Pumps 4 Aircraft Cruise Speed 12 Cruise Speed 15 Hangar Cap 4 Cargo Capacity 0 Cargo Capacity 0 Launch Cap 2 Landing Cap 2 Type 4x OS2U Kingfisher 174 REFERENCE ALLIED SHIPS Allied Ships Cruisers Wichita Class Cruiser General Data Weapons Year 1939 Main Guns 9 x 8 C55 Length 608 Anti aircraft Guns Beam 62 Very Large 8 Displacement 13015 Large 0 Complement 929 Medium 0 Max Speed 33 Small 8 DC Party 4 Pumps 4 Aircraft Cruise Speed 15 Hangar Cap 4 Cargo Capacity 0 Launch Cap 2 Landing Cap 2 T ype 4x OS2U Kingfisher 175 REFERENCE ALLIED SHIPS Allied Ships Light Cruisers Omaha Class Light Cruiser Atlanta Class Light Cruiser General Data Weapons General Data Weapons Year 1923 Main Guns 10 x6 C50 Year 1942 Main Guns 16 x 5 C38 Length 550 Anti aircraft Guns Length 541 Anti aircraft Guns Beam 52 Very Large 4 Beam 53 Very Large 0 Displacement 9058 Large 0 Displ
132. om of the map X indicates unloading points for each base Base Selection Once a region has been chosen the active bases must be selected for each side Allied and Japanese At least one base on each side must be switched to Active for the scenario to be complete At the top of the Display panel are radio buttons labeled Active and Inactive All bases are Inactive when the GNB3 Scenario Editor is started Scroll to the name of the base to be activated or left click on the map icon to select it then left click on the Active radio button The map icon changes to a flag of the appropriate side either American or Japanese Options Pane The buttons on the Options panel access the windows which allow certain functions of each base to be set up The CHANGE SIDE RADAR NEXT BASE and PREV BASE buttons are active when the GNB3 Scenario Editor is started Once a base has been made Active the BASE AIRCRAFT and LOGISTICS buttons become available Change Side Buttons A set of radio buttons in a box marked Change Side bear the legends IJN and USN The radio buttons alter which side is being set up in other words to activate Allied bases and select Allied planes the USN button must be selected Each side needs to be set up before a scenario is complete The CHANGE SIDE button toggles the ownership of the currently selected base from Allied to IJN and back again 105 GNB3 Scenario EDITOR SCREENS MENU Radar Button and Window The RADAR button op
133. on to Auto or Manual Note If the button is set to Manual torpedoes can only be fired manually from the torpedo mount Mount1 Tubes The number of torpedo tubes on this mount Status Whether the mount is fully operational normal damaged or destroyed Loaded The number of tubes that currently have torpedoes in them ready to fire This count decreases when one or more tubes are fired Reloads This is the number of additional torpedoes available to the tubes in the mount to replace fired torpedoes After a tube fires the crew of the torpedo mount will reload it if a reload is available but since torpedoes are large clumsy objects to manhandle on a heaving deck in the midst of battle do not expect this reload process to be quick Note Only Japanese ships carry torpedo reloads U S and Commonwealth ships do not Historically only Japanese crews had been trained to reload torpedo tubes during combat Mount 2 or More If the vessel has more than one torpedo mount most have either 2 or 4 information appears in descending order for each additional mount 52 COMMANDING TASK FORCES AND SHIPS SHIP BRIDGE STATION Main GUNNERY CONTROL STATION Gunnery Basics Hitting a target at a range of up to twenty miles is not a trivial task and requires some understanding of how gunnery works Basically the gunnery director staff makes its best guess fire control solution of where to aim from the bearing of the target the range i
134. ontrol of turrets transferred between them 55 COMMANDING TASK FORCES AND SHIPS MAIN GUNNERY CONTROL STATION TQ Gauge This is the dial gauge at the left end of each Director Control area The Target Quality TQ indicates the degree of certainty of the fire control solution on the target The higher the value the more likely that the next salvo will hit home Target Bearing Indicator The compass dial just to the right of the TQ Gauge indicates the bearing of the target in landlubber terms the direction of fire Target Name The display below the Target Bearing Indicator gives the name of the enemy vessel at which that director s battery is firing If the name is unknown the display reads Ship Turret Lights The row of green lights along the upper center portion of the Director Controls is used to indicate which of the ship s turrets are currently controlled by this director The numbers correspond to the numbers in the Turret Status Display and if the light is on that turret is under that director s control Man Auto Switch This switch sets whether the director can be controlled by the other controls at this director s station If it is set to Manual then the cursor switches from an arrow to across hair whenever it is positioned over a place that a control can be set to Range This display just to the right of the Man Auto switch shows the current estimate of the range to the target vessel 5
135. orcements arrive Order the transports away as soon as possible Japanese Objective Seek out the transports and sink them American Objective Prevent the Japanese from harming any of the transports United States Marines preparefor an amphibious assault ee ore 11 SCENARIOS CapeSt George November 25th 1943 At this pointin the war most of the Allied effort in the Pacific had become focused elsewhere The deci sion to bypass Rabaul had essentially made the Solomon Islands a secondary theater The few remaining battles were conducted by destroyers from both sides The Japanese would attempt some resupply missions while the USN contin ued to intercept these efforts The battle of Cape St George is an example of these last A fleet destroyer the workhorse of the U S Navy battles in the Slot Japanese Objectives Sink or damage as many American ships as possible American Objectives Sink or damage as many Japanese ships as possible 12 SCENARIOS Operation Cartwhed Phasel amp II July 18th November 25th 1943 Operation Cartwheel was the USN s effort to clear out the Japanese bases in the Solomon Islands While it was successful for the Americans it was also very time consuming to attack every Japanese stronghold This resulted in the decision to bypass and isolate Rabaul and later the main Japanese base Truk Both of these bases would remain in Japanese hands
136. orces attacking the base during a scenario Contacts Button The CONTACTS button is identical to the one displayed at the Flagbridge see the Contacts Panel section on page 43 for more information Air Ops Button The Air Ops panel gives you information about and generalized control over the air operations of the CAP Combat Air Patrol and Search aircraft of the currently selected task force or base 89 ComMaNDING TASK Forces AND SHIPS BASES Ships Button The Ships Button calls out the Base s Ships panel This contains the controls you use to control the activities of ships at the base This panel is a necessary first stop during any campaign scenario such as Operation Cartwheel because ships do not start out assigned to task forces Ship List The list box in the Ships panel contains some or all of the ships currently at the base Left clicking on the name of a ship and left clicking on one of the buttons below assigns that ship to that activity Ship Filters The ship filters enable you to display only ships engaged in a particular activity in the Ship List The possible activities are Docked Ships that are simply located at the base Refuding Ships that are taking on more fuel at the base Repairing Ships that are undergoing repairs at the base Loading Ships that are taking on men or supplies from the stores located at the base Unloading Ships that are letting off men or supplies at the base 90 Comma
137. oyers TF 01 You also have the aircraft of a nearby base to help you search for the enemy The Flagbridge screen is where you plot the movement of your task force and give orders to other forces at your command On the Map panel the black line leading to the west shows TF 01 s currently plotted course and the white numbers in the lower left corner show the zoom level is H50xV37 Use the button at the upper right corner of the Map panel to zoom out until an American flag appears to the east of your TF This is BASE 2 where you have search planes stationed The Status bar is the bar near the bottom of the screen with seven rectangular buttons Each of these buttons allows you to access important sections of the game Below that is the Message bar which allows you to display messages switch between your taskforces and bases display the elapsed time change the game speed setting as well as pause and resume the game All scenarios begin paused giving you time to issue orders before starting play 95 TUTORIAL SCENARIO GETTING STARTED Initial Commands An experienced commander prepares his forces prior to contact with the enemy because when you see them it may be too late to issue orders Aircraftin particular require thirty minutes to ready for a mission Commanding TF 01 If you Zoom in on your map using the button you ll see that you have a heavy cruiser and four destroy ers ina Line Ahead formation One of your
138. p arrives in port if it is In Transit or At Sea TF If a ship has been assigned to a task force TF then its TF identification is displayed here Otherwise this line reads NONE Aircraft Display The aircraft selected for this ship using the Aircraft window are shown here The ship s hangar and deck capacity are shown here also Radar Display The ratings of radar chosen for the selected ship are shown here Cargo Display The selected ship s current load of fuel troops and supplies are displayed on this line Navigation Display This display shows the basic speed and course of the currently selected ship 112 GNB3 Scenario EDITOR SCREENS MENU 00 00 01 JAN 39 SUNRISE 06 35 SUNSET 17 32 WEATHER CALM CLEAR TF DATA TASKFORCE x INDICATES FLAGSHIP x CA LOUISVILLE E CA INDIANAPOLIS DD MCCOOK DD BARTON task force active composition task l a force Mission ____ svRrace ATTACK oRDERS TYPE GO TO POSITION H 400 EEE f re 2 LINE AHEAD O FILTERS WIND DIRECTION speen 9 e gt OPTIONS ee Bog POSHO NENE gt USN REMOVE FORMATION ORDERS PREVITE TF Task Force Screen This screen is chosen by pressing F2 or by selecting theTF option from the SCREENS pull down menu The TF screen is where task forces are created formations are assigned orders are given and starting positions are determined Task forces are created using the ships selected using theSHIPS screen
139. r BB s and a neither side seriously considered The old but sturdy Ise class esbattleship equipped with 14 inch guns the carrier warfare doctrine This is an hypothetical scenario set in the Philippines In this scenario both sides have strengths and weak nesses in their older battleships BBs The Japanese ships tend to be faster but slightly under gunned The American BBs are slower maximum speed 18 knots and have heavier guns and armor How well the Japanese do in a daylight battle depends on how well you coordinate the use of BB s with your screening destroyers DDs The Japanese Long Lance torpedoes in conjunction with faster BB s can be a deadly com bination The Americans have to close in quickly and rely on firepower to win this battle Japanese Objectives Prevent the Americans from landing reinforcements in Manila and if possible destroy the battleships of the Pacific Fleet American Objectives Unload troops at Manila and if possible inflict as much damage as possible to the Japanese battle line 4 SCENARIOS Plan Orangell August 5th 9th 1940 This scenario is similar to the Plan Orange with two exceptions First it is assumed that both sides have brought carriers into the battle Second it takes place during a pre war time frame due to a stronger U S response to Japanese aggression in Asia While tactics for the surface battles are the same as the previous scenario note that the plan
140. r ships to close to a parallel position less than 15 000 yards from the enemy and then pause the action Gunnery and Torpedo Stations start under computer control so to take over manual control you need to select theTorpedo Mount station using the top menu or press F5 and switch the control to Manual Please note that this only allows you to manually control the torpedoes on this ship Unlike navigation and gunnery torpedoes must be controlled fromeach individual ship If you want to manually control the torpedoes for each ship in your task force you need to access each ship separately and switch the torpedo stations to manual You can switch to another ship s bridge in one of four ways by using the SHIPs button on the Flag Bridge by using the map screen to click on a different ship icon in your task force by clicking on the up and down arrows next to the name of the ship in the menu at the bottom of all screens except the Flagbridge screen or by using the Page Up and Page Down key on the keyboard 99 TUTORIAL SCENARIO GETTING STARTED When you have closed to within 15 000 yards slow the game speed down to x1 Switch to any of your destroy ers and examine the Torpedo Mount station by pressing F5 The numbered green lights and switches are the actual tubes available on this mount in this case five tubes Pause the game to give yourself time to con sider your choice of targets and set the mount to manual by left clicking on the Auto Manual
141. raft Formation Buttons These buttons determine whether the controls affect individual aircraft or groups of aircraft Aircraft Formation List This text list area shows the types of the ship s aircraft or the identities of its air formations Whichever is highlighted in yellow has information and in the case of aircraft types a picture displayed below Aircraft Information Mission The activity which the aircraft type or formation has been ordered to do For a list of possible missions see the Mission Selector section on page 73 for more information On Deck The number of planes of this type that are on the flight deck or catapults ready to launch In Hangar The number of planes of this type that are in the hangar area Fueling Unloading The number of planes of this type that are preparing for launch or standing down from launch ready status 71 COMMANDING TASK FORCES AND SHIPS AIR OPERATIONS STATION Formation Information Mission The activity which the aircraft type or formation has been ordered to do For a list of possible missions see the Mission Selector section on page 73 for more information Planes The number of planes in the formation Heading The direction the formation is heading Radius The maximum time the formation can remain in the air Target The task force air formation or base the planes have been assigned to attack Ready Button and Ready Aircraft Window Left clicking on the
142. ral Data Year 1943 Length 376 Beam 41 Displacement 3218 Complement 336 Max Speed 37 DC Party 4 Pumps 3 Cruise Speed 20 Cargo Capacity 0 Weapons Main Guns 6 x 5 C38 Anti aircraft Guns Very Large 0 Large 12 Medium 11 Small 4 Torpedoes 10x 21IN MK15 Allied Ships Transport US Transport General Data Weapons Year 1939 Anti aircraft Guns Length 435 Very Large 0 Beam 63 Large 4 Displacement 13095 Medium 4 Complement 404 Small 4 Max Speed 17 DC Party 1 Pumps 1 Cruise Speed 10 Cargo Capacity 30000 185 REFERENCE ALLIED SHIPS DESIGN AND PROGRAMMING STRATEGIC SIMULATIONS I NC CREDITS Roy Gibson Executive Producer Producer Associate Producer Documentation Manager User s Manual Manual Editor SSI Testers Test Support SSI External Test Group Dan Cermak Carl C Norman James Young Eileen Matsumi Mark Whisler Jonathan Kromrey Mike Higgins Sean O Brien Steven Okano Stephen Byrum J eff Pe a Douglas Peters Eric W Adams Annette Grove Rose Ramos Bret Mckee Gordon Shenkle Michael Robel Doug Olin Marshall Freund John Bendel Steve Winslow B I Hutchinson Gordon Fox Richard Allen Ed Kettler Mike McCarthy Ed Cetron Michael Bell Bill Waldheim Delwin Hinkle Judith Weller Special thanks to Ed Bever and Dave Landrey for thar work on previous GREAT NAVAL BATTLES manuals Art Selections used in GREAT NAVAL BA
143. rns to the Submarine Operations screen The names entered appear on the list at the top of the Subs panel Subs Panel The Subs panel has a list of named submarines a Patrol Area control with twelve radio buttons numbered from one to twelve and a Status control with two radio buttons labeled Inactive and On Patrol Assigning Patrol Areas Assigning a submarine to patrol a particular area takes three steps 1 Left click on asubmarine to highlight it 2 Left click on one the twelve Patrol Area buttons 3 Left click on the On Patrol button assigning the submarine to the patrol area selected above This final step is very important because until the submarine is made active it cannot take part in the scenario 119 GNB3 Scenario EDITOR SCREENS MENU REPORTS MENU BRIEFINGS MENU The options on the REPORTS menu compile important information from many of the screens you have com pleted and presents it in an easy to use format Visibility Destroyers cruisers and battleships have observation towers of different heights The ranges at which the dif ferent sized ships can spot each of the other sizes of ships is shown here If radar is in use itis indicated as well Reinforcements This menu option lists upcoming reinforcements if ships were assigned a starting date other than the begin ning of the scenario while using the SHIPS screen F3 Bases The Base Report window lists all of the bases shown by the Map panel The base name
144. ruise Speed 10 Aircraft Cargo Capacity 1000 Hangar Cap 1 149 Launch Cap 1 Landing Cap 1 Type 1 x E13A Jake REFERENCE J APANESE SHIPS Kuma Class Temporary Torpedo Conversion Cruiser General Data Weapons Year 1941 Main Guns 4 x 5 5 C50 Length 535 Anti aircraft Guns Beam 46 Very Large 2 Displacement 7041 Large 0 Complement 438 Medium 0 Max Speed 32 Small 2 DC Party 2 Torpedoes Pumps 2 40 x Long Lance Cruise Speed 10 Cargo Capacity 0 Japanese Ships Light Cruisers Agano Class Light Cruiser General Data Year 1942 Length 571 Beam 50 Displacement 8534 Complement 730 Max Speed 35 DC Party 3 Pumps 2 Cruise Speed 14 Cargo Capacity 1000 150 REFERENCE J APANESE SHIPS Weapons Main Guns 6 x 6 C50 Anti aircraft Guns Very Large 4 Large 0 Medium 32 Small 4 Torpedoes 8 x Long Lance Aircraft Hangar Cap 2 Launch Cap 1 Landing Cap 2 Type 2 x E13A Jake Japanese Ships Seaplane Cruisers no historical reference available Chitose Class Seaplane Cruiser General Data Year 1939 Length 603 Beam 68 Displacement 11023 Complement 300 Max Speed 29 DC Party 1 Pumps 2 Cruise Speed 18 Cargo Capacity 15000 151 REFERENCE JAPANESE SHIPS Weapons Anti aircraft Guns Very Large 4 Large 0 Medium 12 Small 4 Aircraft Hangar Cap 12 Launch Cap 4 Landing Cap 4 Type 12 x E13A Jake
145. se and Replacements Per Day Base Display Important details about the currently selected base are listed on this display however only one of the seven lines can be affected by changes made using the options panel The lines on the Base display are INVASION This line reads Yes or No depending on whether or not the base is subject to invasion TYPE This line shows what kind of base this is The possible types are Port Port Airfield Airfield Seaplane Base and None RUNWAY The available types of runway are Long Medium Short and None Short runways cannot accom modate larger aircraft such as level bombers Note In GREAT Navar BATTLES VOL III there is no difference between the Short and Medium runway types They are included for historical information only STATUS The display can read either Undamaged or Damaged This is the one item that can be affected using the Options panel The scenario may be started with the runway in either Undamaged or Damaged condition REPAIR This shows the repair capacity of the selected base The values are Advanced Average Primitive and None HANGAR This is the hangar capacity of an airfield or seaplane base The possible capacities are 0 20 40 100 200 and 250 RUNWAY This is the launch capacity of the currently selected base The launch capacities are 10 20 50 and 100 108 GNB3 Scenario EDITOR SCREENS MENU Aircraft Display This display shows the aircraft selected usin
146. se Speed 14 Cargo Capacity 1000 Japanese Ships Destroyers Mutsuki Class Destroyer General Data Weapons Year 1925 Main Guns 2 x 4 7 C45 Length 320 Anti aircraft Guns Beam 30 Very Large 0 Displacement 1315 Large 10 Complement 150 Medium 0 Max Speed 36 Small 4 DC Party 1 Torpedoes Pumps 1 6 x Long Lance Cruise Speed 15 Cargo Capacity 1500 154 REFERENCE JAPANESE SHIPS Fubuki Class Destroyer General Data Weapons Year 1927 Main Guns 6 x 5 C50 Length 388 Anti aircraft Guns Beam 34 Very Large 0 Displacement 2057 Large 0 Complement 197 Medium 2 Max Speed 38 Small 4 DC Party 2 Torpedoes Pumps 1 9x Long Lance Cruise Speed 14 Cargo Capacity 1000 Japanese Ships Destroyers 155 no historical reference available Atatsuki Class Destroyer Hatsuharu Class Destroyer General Data Weapons General Data Weapons Year 1932 Main Guns 4 x 5 C50 Year 1933 Main Guns 4 x 5 C50 Length 371 Anti aircraft Guns Length 359 Anti aircraft Guns Beam 34 Very Large 0 Beam 33 Very Large 0 Displacement 1950 Large 14 Displacement 2066 Large 0 Complement 197 Medium 4 Complement 200 Medium 2 Max Speed 38 Small 4 Max Speed 37 Small 4 DC Party 2 Torpedoes DC Party 1 Torpedoes Pumps 1 9 x Long Lance Pumps 1 6x Long Lance Cruise Speed 14 Cruise Speed 15 Cargo Capacity 1000 Cargo Capacity 1000 REFERENCE J APANESE SHIPS
147. section on Air Ops on page 24 for more information about search missions Customizer Alt U The Customizer is a powerful tool for controlling the values used by GREAT NAVAL BATTLES VOL III to reflect variable levels of historical accuracy for either side during an engagement or campaign Settings for each side Japanese or American are changed using the Choose Side control Four different groups of settings can be changed by the buttons on the Modes control to change values for Air Ops Campaign Tactical and Weapons customization These buttons are constant while the Customizer screen is active Each group of settings has several panels with five buttons that range from the least effective setting to the most effective Settings can be saved by using the SAVE button and entering a name for that group of settings on the SAVE CUSTOM menu that appears There is also a LOAD button which calls up the list of saved settings Double left click or highlight and press Enter on the name of the group of settings to be loaded Once a group of settings have been chosen or loaded left click on the OK button to activate those settings and return to the game 22 Menu Bar ConTROLS MENU CHOOSE SIDE JAPANESE AMERICAN MODES AIR OPS CAMPAIGN TACTICAL WEAPONS CUSTOMIZER GUN ACCURACY LOWEST LOWER NORMAL HIGHER HIGHEST BOME ACCURACY Lowest LOWER NORMAL HIGHER HIGHEST HBB EFEECHVENESS
148. ships the U S S Wichita has both a small white square and a small white on top of it The square indicates that this ship is the flagship of your task force and the means that it is also the lead ship of the task force These designations are important becauseall navigation orders must begiven from the Flag Bridge of the flagship The lead ship acts as the basis for formations and maneuvers made by the task force Sometimes the lead ship and flagship are two different ships in a task force Other orders such as torpedo fire authorization are controlled from the bridge of each ship The default setting enables the ships to fire if necessary you are at war after all Changing Course Left click on the NAV button on the Status bar to change from the Ships panel to the Navigation panel Left click on the Manual button to take control of the bridge The SET SPEED and SET ORDERS buttons become active Left click on the SET ORDERS button In the Set Orders window that opens are nine possible choices Select Plot Course and left click on OK The black line disappears which indicated TF 01 s previous course You are now prompted to set the way points of your course The cursor changes to a cross shape which you should place on the Map panel at a point near the map edge slightly north of due west You can set up to ten way points but for now one will do You can left click on REPLOT LAST if you want to change the plot When you are satisfie
149. struction In addition to damage to spe cific parts of ships each ship has a Structural Damage value which affects the ship s ability to make weigh turn and fire accurately Flooding and Counterflooding Flooding compartments causes a ship to list in the direction of the flood if too much flooding occurs on one side of the ship the ship will capsize Capsizing was the most common cause of ship sinking in WWII Flooded compartments are unusable until the leak has been plugged and the water pumped out Flooded compartments cannot catch fire The flooded compartment may be damaged or destroyed by the flooding The more the ship lists the more pronounced the negative effects upon gunnery and steering become at lists above 15 degrees the main guns may not fire at all In order to counter a dangerous list caused by flooding the player may use counterflooding to bring the ship back to an even keel The disadvantage of this is that if enough water is taken on the ship will sink anyway thus this must be used with caution The area counterflooded suffers the same effects as normal flooding Fire Fires progressively damage and destroy the ship s equipment The fire may burn out or grow in strength and spread to adjacent compartments including those above and below The most dangerous aspect of fire is that if one spreads to a magazine it will probably blow up the ship It may even be worth counterflooding a magazine if fire breaks out in an adja
150. swing the view through a full 360 degree arc Note These controls only work if the SCOPE LOCK switch is set to Scope Otherwise the view remains locked on the current target hence the label Lock Scope Lock Switch This button the leftmost of the three light switches below the binocular view locks the view on the designated target when set to Lock When set to Scope it allows you to swing the binocular view throughout a 360 degree arc 61 COMMANDING TASK FORCES AND SHIPS MAIN GUNNERY CONTROL STATION Fire Hold Switch The center light switch below the binocular view lets you instruct gun crews to hold their fire or fire when ready Man Auto Switch This switch must be set to Manual in order for any of the other controls at this station to work TQ Gauge Like the TQ gauge at the Main Gunnery Control station this shows the reliability of the fire control range solution Compass Dial Like the Compass Dial at the Director control this shows the bearing of the current target Ammo Selector Likethe Ammo Selector at the Director control this lets you choose the type of shells that the guns at this turret fire For pros and cons of each type refer to the Direction section Unlike the display at the director however the control here includes the ammo supplies available to the turret in the digital readout to the right of each setting Readiness Status and Delay Countdown Like the Readiness Status Display and the Dela
151. t page 114 GNB3 Scenario EDITOR SCREENS MENU BOMBARDMENT Orders selected ships to bombard the targeted enemy base Battleships BBs or heavy cruisers CAs must be part of a group assigned to a bombardment mission TRANSPORT Orders ships to move loaded supplies to targeted base You must have transports before you can assign this mission and they may or may not be loaded SURFACE ACTION Orders selected ships to conduct a surface action near a targeted base or spotted enemy task force DEFEND BASE Orders selected ships to defend targeted bases from enemy forces near that base Once the task force has been assembled a window opens offering a list of bases that can be defended Left clicking on the name or base icon of the base to be defended assigns that task force to that mission CARRIER OPS Orders selected ships to conduct carrier operations at a targeted base or spotted enemy task force New Task Force Window After a mission has been chosen the New Task Force window opens with alist of available ships and an empty list At the bottom is the Task Force Name display Double left clicking on the name of a ship assigns it to the task force in the display Left clicking on the CANCEL button returns to theTF screen The OK button completes the selection and opens the Flagship window where double left clicking on one of the ships selects it as a flagship The Set Position window then opens and the starting position for the task forc
152. ted Carriers and battleships are considered large ships cruisers are medium ships and destroyers are small ships Miscellaneous Filters AUTOCENTER This filter centers the map on the currently selected ship or TF BASE NAME This filter displays the name of each base on the map If it is off you can still find the name of a base by moving the cursor over that base on the map The name is displayed in the Map Text Display Box TF NAMES This filter displays the names of task forces when the map is at zoom level 100x75 or above CONTACTS This filter shows the location of all recent enemy ship sightings GRID This filter superimposes a gray grid on the map at zoom levels 100x75 and below The distance between the grid lines is 10 000 yards At very low zoom levels you may not be able to see the grid lines because the area depicted falls between two lines RANGE CIRCLES This filter superimposes a series of circles on the map panel that show distances of 250 500 and 750 miles from the active task force TF PLOT TIMES Displays the time in minutes until the task force completes its current plotted movement 33 COMMANDING TASK FORCES AND SHIPS FLAGBRIDGE STATION Flagbridge Control Bar The Flagbridge contains an additional control bar just above the M essage Bar that contains six buttons These buttons are VIEW CARGO FUEL NAV SHIPS CONTACTS and AIR OPS View Panel The View panel is located on the lower left side of the screen
153. tis indicated as well Reinforcements Alt F4 This window lists upcoming reinforcements if specified as part of the scenario 27 Menu Bar STATIONS MENU BRIEFINGS MENU This menu enables you to get background information on the naval vessels aircraft and naval and aerial weapons systems in use in the Pacific Theater from 1941 through 1944 Ships Ctr1 F1 This screen shows a waterline view of the selected ship in the top third and an overhead view in the lower third The center panel shows statistics pertinent to the class of vessel The control bar at the very bottom has buttons that control the selection of what is shown The NEXT and PREVIOUS buttons cycle through the list of vessels The LIST button opens a window with a list of all the ships available to either side The left and right arrow keys rotate the top view around the ship s axis while the and keys zoom the view in and out CHANGE SKY alters the apparent light level and changes the cloudscape Aircraft Ctri F2 This screen shows a side view of the aircraft at the top of the screen The panel in the middle shows statistics pertinent to the class of aircraft The control bar at the very bottom of the screen has buttons that control the selection of what is shown The NEXT and PREVIOUS buttons cycle through the list of aircraft The LIST button opens a window with alist of all the aircraft available in the game The left and right arrow keys rotate the top vie
154. to run at a somewhat slower speed for a somewhat greater distance This setting gives a somewhat lower probability of a hit LONG The torpedoes are set to run at a slow speed for along distance This setting gives little likelihood of a hit This setting should be used only when firing at nearly stationary targets 67 COMMANDING TASK FORCES AND SHIPS TORPEDO STATION Torpedo Range Readout The Range RNG number to the right of the Torp Set knob is the maximum distance the torpedoes can run at the current setting Speed Readout This is the speed at which the torpedoes run at the current setting Fire Angle Readout and Controls The Fire Angle readout FA shows the bearing at which the active tubes are pointed To point them more to the left left click on the black knob to the left to point them more to the right left click on the button to the right The bearing can be changed more quicly by left clicking directly on the compass dial The tubes should not be aimed directly at the target unless the target is stationary since torpedoes move quite slowly relative to the movement of the ships Instead they should point to the probable intercept point the point at which the torpedo will meet the target if it continues its present course and speed Target Speed Readout This is the computer s estimate of the target s speed Target Range Readout This display is under the legend RNG Thenumber shown is your crew s estimate of the range
155. ual control If the MANUAL button is pressed you can access all controls and screens If this station is set to AUTO you can left click on compart ments to assess damage but will be unable to assign DC parties or pumps Flooding and Structure Buttons These buttons open and then toggle between two windows showing the level of flooding and the effect of structural damage Flooding Button This button opens the Flooding gauge window Three gauges here measure the list to port or starboard the list to bow or stern and the level of flooding much like the gauges on the damage panel on the Ships Bridge station For more information see the Damage Panel section on page 47 78 COMMANDING TASK FORCES AND SHIPS DAMAGE CONTROL STATION Deck Display Deck Levels Each ship is usually composed of two deck levels from top to bottom however aircraft carriers have a third level 1 Hangar Deck on aircraft carriers 2 Main Deck and 3 Below water Compartments Each deck level is subdivided into individual compartments Some of the compartments contain icons repre senting a major system of the ship empty compartments represent areas with other items living quarters storage miscellaneous machinery space etc If acompartment is hit and damaged it changes color if a damage control party or pump is assigned to it the damage control icon is superimposed Any repairs repre sent a temporary fix Damaged ships in long scenarios nee
156. ummary information and generalized control over the ships in the selected task force The Ships panel also allows you to select a particular ship to take command of and changes to the Bridge station of that ship Note Manual control of individual ships is only possible after they have been detached from a task force using the DETACH SHIP button 4O CommanninG Task FORCES AND SHIPS FLAGBRIDGE STATION Task Force List This list shows the name and type of each ship in the task force A Legend of Ship Types BB Battleship CV Aircraft Carrier CVE Escort Carrier CVL Light Carrier CA Heavy Cruiser CS Seaplane Carrier CL Light Cruiser DD Destroyer TR Transport Direct Access to Ships To detach a ship from a task force left click on that ship s name on the list Once a ship is selected the DETACH SHIP button at the bottom of the panel becomes active Left clicking on this button detaches the ship making it available for independent action this is useful when ships are heavily damaged or when a ship needs to be detached for a mission such as a torpedo attack Once a ship has been detached its name disappears from the ship list Refer to the Ship Bridge Station section on page 45 for details on commanding individual ships Once detached a ship cannot rejoin a task force You can move directly to the Ship Bridge station of aship in the currently selected task force by double left clicking on its name in t
157. w around the aircraft s axis while the and keys zoom the view in and out CHANGE SKY changes the cloudscape without altering the apparent light level Guns Ctr1 F3 This screen shows statistical data on the guns that were used during the period portrayed in the game by the United States Commonwealth and Japanese forces Torpedoes Ctrl F4 This screen shows statistical data on the torpedoes that were used during the period portrayed in the game by the United States Commonwealth and Japanese forces 28 Menu Bar BRIEFINGS MENU COMMANDING Command of task forces or ships is managed through the use of several action stations aboard the flag ship TASK FORCES of atask force or from the bridge of a specific ship These stations are selected by using the options from the AND SHIPS Stations menu or the function keys F1 through F9 map pand zoom cotrols base x DD STANLY DD CLAXTON task force po araen DESDIV 46 DD DALY peshi 45e CRUDIY 12 map pand map zoom center view led button game speed view pand control ee ee pausareume scroll buttons ese eee TACTS AIR 0P game message display view bearing control view zoom control active task force FLAGBRIDGE TheFlagbridgeisthe first station you enter when you start a new engagement TheFLAGBRIDGE station is STATION selected from the Stations pull down menu or by pressing F 1 29 COMMANDING TASK FORCES AND SHIPS FLAGBRIDGE STATIO
158. x Speed 380 mph Cruise Speed 140 mph Range 700 800 miles Weapons Bombs 0 Torpedo 0 Armament 6 x 50 caliber machine guns Allied Aircraft Float Recon Consolidated PBY2 PBY5 Catalina General Data Year 1940 Max Speed 160 170 mph Cruise Speed 140 mph Range 1000 1400 miles Weapons Bombs 0 Torpedo 0 Armament 0 135 REFERENCE ALLIED AIRCRAFT SHIPS Class General type usually the name of the first vessel commissioned Note that minor variations usually exist between vessels in the same class all statistics here are for the first ship unless otherwise indicated Year Year that this ship was first launched Length Length of ship at waterline in feet Beam Width of the ship Displacement Standard measurement of ship s weight in tons Complement The number of crewmen Max Speed Maximum speed in knots DC Party The number of damage control parties Pumps Number of water pumps available to the ship Cruise Speed Normal cruising speed of the ship Cargo Capacity Number of supplies or troops that ship can carry Main Guns Primary armament of the ship The number and bore diameter of the largest guns in inches Secondary Guns The number and bore diameter of next largest guns Torpedoes The number of tubes Hangar Cap The number of aircraft carried on this ship Launch Cap The number of aircraft that the ship can launch Landing Cap The number of aircraft that ca
159. y Readout at the Director control these inform you of what the gun crews are doing and how long before the guns are ready to fire Damage Indicators The Dam Damage lights light up when the turret is damaged The status reflects battle conditions a turret is considered damaged if it may be returned to functionality before the end of the current engagement When the turret is destroyed you see a graphic representation of the destroyed turret controls TOT Timeon Target TOT stands for Time on Target or time remaining until shells in the air hit their target Three numbers can be displayed showing the time remaining for the last three sets of shells Because of the physics involved guns never have more than three sets of shells in the air at atime 62 COMMANDING TASK FORCES AND SHIPS MAIN GUNNERY CONTROL STATION SECONDARY GUNNERY CONTROL TORPEDO STATION This station is very similar to the Main Gunnery Control station It is used to direct the secondary armament of battleships with the main differences being that the turrets are identified by letters A B C etc and the magazine information is for the starboard and port secondary magazines rather than the fore and aft main magazines For information about how the controls at this station work see the Overhead View and Turret Status Display portions of the Main Gunnery Control Section pages 55 and 58 respectively This station contains the instruments that
160. y be affected by weather conditions or by the TF moving farther away Ordnance The type of bombs or torpedoes the planes carry in order to carry out their mission OK Button Left click this button to indicate that you have finished selecting aircraft to ready Note You can and usually should ready all the types of aircraft that you want to have ready The reason for this is that once you start readying aircraft more aircraft cannot be readied until the first group has finished which takes 30 minutes Left clicking OK when you have not selected all of each type you want to get ready means inconvenience at best and disaster at worst 74 COMMANDING TASK FORCES AND SHIPS AIR OPERATIONS STATION Cancel Button Left click this button to exit the Ready Aircraft window without readying any aircraft Unready Button and Unready Aircraft Window The button calls out the Unready Aircraft window This is almost exactly the same as the Ready Aircraft window except that instead of listing the number of planes of each type in the hangar it shows the number On Deck The UNREADY button unloads and returns aircraft to the hangar Avoid using this control if at all possible since no planes may be readied until all planes are unreadied This can cause crucial delays during combat Launch Button and Launch Aircraft Window The button displays the Launch Aircraft window This is almost exactly the same as the Unready Aircraft window except that the Launc
161. y see the torpedoes you just fired speeding on their way With luck you ll see your first victim sink from your hits Tutorial Options You can continue to fight out this scenario using your remaining torpedoes and gunnery or use the orders setting on the Navigation panel to order your ships to Return to Base For more practice try the same sce nario at a higher difficulty level If you lost this time try it again at the lower difficulty level or try arming your Dauntless dive bombers by selecting the Dive Bomb Ship mission rather than the Search mission For a challenge try playing the Japanese they are much farther from home and receive no air support 100 TUTORIAL SCENARIO GETTING STARTED GNB3 SCENARIO EDITOR GETTING STARTED The GNB3 Scenario Epitor allows the creation of truly custom scenarios allowing the player complete control over the deployment of ships aircraft and management of bases Existing scenarios can also be edited to allow an almost infinite potential for What If scenarios The GNB3 Scenario Epitor s controls operate in the same manner as GREAT NAVAL BATTLES VOL III using a menu bar and various maps panels and windows Designing a scenario is very similar to playing a GREAT NAVAL BATTLES VOL III campaign In the campaign sce nario the player is presented with a set of bases and the forces that are assigned to them The GNB3 SXENARIO Epitor takes this one step further by allowing the player to
162. yoming Class Battleship General Data Weapons General Data Weapons Year 1912 Main Guns 10 x 14 C45 Year 1912 Main Guns 12 x 12 C50 Length 573 Secondary Guns Length 562 Secondary Guns Beam 106 16 x 5 C51 Beam 106 16x5 C51 Displacement 31924 Anti aircraft Guns Displacement 30610 Anti aircraft Guns Complement 1290 Very Large 8 Complement 1242 Very Large 8 Max Speed 21 Large 0 Max Speed 21 Large 0 DC Party 6 Medium 16 DC Party 6 Medium 16 Pumps 6 Small 12 Pumps 6 Small 12 Cruise Speed 12 Cruise Speed 10 Cargo Capacity 0 Aircraft Cargo Capacity 0 Aircraft Hangar Cap 3 Hangar Cap 3 Launch Cap 1 Launch Cap 1 Landing Cap 1 Landing Cap 1 Type Type 3 xOS2U Kingfisher 3x O0S2U Kingfisher 161 REFERENCE ALLIED SHIPS Allied Ships Battleships Nevada Class Battleship Pennsylvania Class Battleship General Data Weapons General Data Weapons Year 1914 Main Guns 10 x 14 C45 Year 1916 Main Guns 12 x 14 C45 Length 583 Secondary Guns Length 608 Secondary Guns Beam 108 12x 5 C51 Beam 106 12 x 5 C51 Displacement 31706 Anti aircraft Guns Displacement 35929 Anti aircraft Guns Complement 1374 Very Large 8 Complement 1052 Very Large 12 Max Speed 21 Large 0 Max Speed 21 Large 0 DC Party 6 Medium 16 DC Party 6 Medium 16 Pumps 6 Small 12 Pumps 6 Small 12 Cruise Speed 12 Cruise Speed 12 Cargo Capacity 0 Aircraft Cargo Capacity 0 Aircraft Hangar Cap 3 Ha

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