Getting Started Help File
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1. fol To determine more information about the selected ship click on the Ship Range button in the Toolbar Ship Range In the Jump Chart and on the Main Chart a number of circles will be drawn showing various ranges associated with the selected ship The yellow circle indicates the maximum visibility from the selected ship based on the current conditions This maximum visibility can change during the battle The black circle indicates the maximum range of the main guns on the ship The ship can only fire at enemy ships when they are within this circle When it is present an orange circle indicates the maximum range of any secondary guns on the ship although not all ships have secondary guns Likewise if there is a blue circle then it indicates the maximum range that torpedoes can be fired if the ship has torpedoes Notice that if you move the mouse to the edge of the screen then the Main Chart will scroll in that direction However if you click on any ship currently displayed in the Ship List then the Main Chart will return to the location of that ship and furthermore in this mode will automatically scroll to follow the ship as it sails aag you click on the Ship Names button on the toolbar then the name of J m each ship will be drawn on the Main Chart Notice that you can click on additional ships on the Main Chart and that their information is added to the Ship List In this way you can keep track of several ships2. the list of files esting one displayed by the File Selection iaie aaa o Dialog this should already be i tss sf piayra tre Juerd gare The seara represents shypottcal meetri be ih ard selected Notice that a short ee description of the battle will appear at the bottom of the dialog Also you can see that this battle will last 30 minutes of _ teed ore Hee real time After reading this information click on the OK button Next the A I Selection Dialog will appear xj Since you are going to play as the British side select Automatic with FOW in the German A I group on the right hand side British A l German 4 i is wi Manual Manual of the dialog This will cause the computer aa au to play as the German side Then click on fue E the OK button C Automatic with FO Automatic with FOs In the lower left hand corner of the screen you will see the Jump Chart which displays the overall situation The blue dots represent British ships The red dots represent the German ships that you can currently see although there may be others outside of your range of visibility The red rectangle indicates how much of the overall situation is visible on your Main Chart which is the larger display on the screen Click on an area of the Jump Chart that contains British ships and notice that the Main Chart scrolls to display that area In this example you can see that there are 4 British ships sailing in for
3. Getting Started This file helps you get started playing the game Jutland If you have just finished installing the game then the Jutland main program should be running soon Otherwise you should start the main program by clicking on the Main Program entry in the Simulations Jutland program entry from the Start Menu select Programs and then Jutland If you prefer you can print these instructions using the Print button above You will get about 6 pages of text and graphics if you do this You can get more detailed information in the instructions below by clicking on the links displayed in the text Doing so will display the associated help file for this topic You can return to this help information by clicking on the Back button above Note the Jutland software is designed to run on displays with screen areas up to 1280 by 1024 pixels and with color settings of 16 bit or higher By default after the xj introduction the Main Program Statut Mode Files c He i Husa 100 Gellia Staite In romotin for th beg gt by p d pi g a 9 the O Dii flay Hames C Died Pia Hi mils mats The South sc or name of the file to open using mine j HO The Geman Fleet Altacka scr the File Selection Dialog Kaki A BOS Clash Of The DrantinaithAe ten 7 F HIE Crossing The T a These instructions will get you Duration E BO Geman About Tum scn ED Fem Lhaa bit hori x started using 00 Getting i i Tie Getry Started Desi John Tika Started scn In
4. at any one time Remember that you can click on any of the displays in the Ship List and the Main Chart will be scrolled to the location of that ship Turn off the Ship Names and Ship Range mume features at this point and then click on the Jump Chart near an enemy ship one of the red dots Notice that German ships are displayed in orange on the Main Chart If you click on an enemy ship only certain information will be displayed about that ship in the Ship List since we are playing with Fog of War In particular you will n have anea information about the ship s status such as No Damage Light Damage and so on In this example we see a Light Cruiser CL which is larger than a Destroyer DD but not as large as a Battle Cruiser The binoculars icon in the picture indicates that the ship is currently spotted Likewise when you see this icon appear in one of your ship pictures it means that the enemy can see your ship The cross appearing below the binoculars indicates that this ship has a target and is firing its main guns If you find one of your ships that doesn t have this icon then it means the ship is either out of range of the enemy or its view of the enemy ships is blocked by another ship a e am e _ Eee Soares Unk win cl oi zi Te J T te Pea mia a ig mE rae a Le e er amp Fi wie 1 eee RE Continue using the Jump Chart Main Chart and Ship List to get an idea of the current situation You will see
5. e flagship The other ships in the group will automatically follow the flagship through the turn You should avoid issuing commands to individual ships in a group as this will cause them to become Detached from their group and require that you issue commands for them separately 1 1 are two basic buttons on the toolbar for changing the speed of the selected ship Clicking on the first will cause the speed of the selected ship to increase by 1 knot while clicking on the second will lower the speed by one knot Again when you have ships sailing in a group you should only issue this command to the flagship in that group not the individual ships behind it Also notice that a group of ships cannot go any faster than the slowest ship in the group You are finally ready to start the battle There is a row of buttons on the toolbar that you use to control the speed of what is happening during the battle The red button is the Pause button It will stop the action until you start it again NOTE the pause function can also be invoked using the Space Bar Pressing the Space Bar once will stop the action while pressing it again will restart it lf at any time you get confused over what is happening you can press the Space Bar to stop the action and figure things out The black button is used to start the game at normal speed This will be actual real time relative to the historical situation The green button can be used to increase the speed of th
6. e action above real time You can click this button as many as 10 times to increase the speed of the action to 10 times real time speed Clicking the yellow button will decrease the speed of the action and cancel the effect of the green button lo Click on the black button to begin the battle After a short period you should ps Notice your ships and the enemy ships firing at each other You will even see the shots they fire moving across the Main Chart and Jump Chart as small black dots The computer is controlling this firing so during this time you are free to move about the chart and watch what is happening Your general strategy during this time is to sail towards the enemy ships and get them within range of your guns lf a ship is hit during the battle a message will flash at the top of the Main Chart indicating that hit If the hit is on one of your ships then two numbers will be displayed showing the percentage damage to the ship as a result of the hit and the remaining status of the ship after the hit p If you are not currently viewing the ship that was hit then you can use the J Eee li as Hit button on the scroll bar to scroll the Main Chart to the location of B that ship Initially you hold the advantage in the engagement because you have more ships and you have larger ships than the enemy But during the battle watch out for enemy Battle Cruisers and Torpedo Boats You will first notice these appearing in the Jump Cha
7. essing the button marked with a minus sign Likewise you can zoom in by using the button marked with a plus sign There are 4 zoom levels in the game that you can use on the Main Chart aoe the battle the computer will take care of firing your ships at the enemy Your main task will be to maneuver your ships to cause the most damage to the enemy while avoiding damage to your own ships You perform most maneuvers using two functions turning and changing speed On the toolbar you will see two basic buttons for turning your ships the first for turning counterclockwise and the second for turning clockwise When you click on either of these buttons it issues a command to the selected ship to turn in that direction Each time you click on the button it will command the ship to turn an additional 2 naval points or 22 1 2 degrees Thus you can click on the button twice to turn 45 degrees four times to turn 90 degrees or as many as 8 times to turn 180 degrees select one of your ships on the chart and click on one of the turn buttons to change the direction it should sail in Notice that on the Main Chart that a green arrow appears showing you the new commanded direction However based on the size of the ship it will take some time for the ship to actually accomplish the turn and face that direction Also you should understand that when you change the direction of a group of ships that you should issue the turn command only to th
8. mation with the lead ship being the flagship In general you will use the flagships to control your formations during the battle Click on one of the ships on the Main Chart and notice that more detailed information about that ship appears on the left hand side in the Ship List In this example you see the Lion Because it is a flagship its name is displayed in __ yellow The flag of the Royal Navy is shown in one corner The Lion is currently sailing at 27 knots or nautical miles per hour and it is heading in a South East SE direction Its current status is 100 representing the fact that it is undamaged by battle And the torpedo icon below the status value indicates that this ship is equipped with torpedoes Using your right mouse button click on the Pate Bataa Crew 997 picture of the ship and hold the button down lion Class Size 26270 Notice that this shows you additional mate T aa Sete information about the ship Here we see that gt gt a Ot Henearal the Lion is a Battle Cruiser BC one of the ee E a A Sete Sagnacby larger ships in the fleet We can also see its eee narloas crew size the size of the ship in tons information about its armor the maximum range of its main guns and information about its armament Notice that the Lion has 8 large caliber guns and also has secondary guns When a ship has secondary guns these are used against the smaller Torpedo Boats and Destroyers
9. rt You can then click on them in the Jump Chart to scroll the Main Chart to their location and determine more information about them If you see enemy Battle Cruisers don t let them attack your Light Cruisers but rather maneuver your Light Cruisers away from their direction and bring your Battle Cruisers towards them The bar in the lower right hand corner of the screen will show you the victory status of the battle When there is a blue area showing then e you hold the advantage in victory points or if there is a red area showing then the enemy holds the advantage If your flag appears there then you have at least a minor victory and if the entire bar is blue you have a major victory Likewise for the enemy player At this point you know quite a bit about how to fight your naval battles You can continue reading in the following documentation to complete your knowledge e User Manual e Main Program Help File e Scenario Editor Help File The battle is scheduled to last a total of 30 minutes of real time When you are done the victory outcome of the battle will be shown to you After that you can continue with any of the scenarios associated with the game
10. that you have a few Battle Cruisers and some Light Cruisers You have encountered some enemy Light Cruisers but that there may be more enemy ships beyond your current visibility In particular you should be aware that the Germans probably have some Battle Cruisers of their own and may have Torpedo Boats TB When you engage the enemy you should follow a few basic principles e You should maneuver your ships so that they can fire on the enemy In general you should face your ships so that the broadside of the ships face the enemy This results in the maximum firepower However you should avoid getting too close to the enemy as the resulting damage to your own ships by doing so can be excessive and you can make yourself vulnerable to torpedo attacks by doing so e You should avoid using your Light Cruisers to fight enemy Battle Cruisers The superior firepower and armor of the Battle Cruisers will make this a very uneven match and your Light Cruisers will suffer as a result Your Light Cruisers should engage the enemy Light Cruisers and any Torpedo Boats that appear e You should use your Battle Cruisers to engage any enemy Battle Cruisers that appear The Battle Cruiser is the largest ship in the fleet other than the Battleship It is the largest ship you have in this battle and it will only be threatened by enemy Battle Cruisers or any enemy Torpedo Boats W Main Chart has an adjustable scale You can zoom out the Main Chart display by pr
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