~SKYLATHE 600KM SHOOTING~



Flight Manual

You're an ace fighter pilot. For wings you have the latest super fighter jet, the most advanced fighter jet ever developed.

In the sky, you are the perfect combination of man and machine. It's been said you're the best...and you'll have to be. Because in this suicide mission all the odds are against you.

The country's freedom depends on you shooting down as many enemies as possible. Good luck, there will be no returning from this mission.



Learning To Fly

Your KEYBOARD or JOYSTICK will give you much the same flight and firepower control as a real JET FIGHTER.

What you will see in the course of your mission will be the F-14 Thunder Cat and the view the way a fighter pilot would see it from the cockpit. Since even a slight movement of your Control Pad will change the position of your Thunder Cat, every turn or loop you make will shift the horizon line. To survive enemy fire, you'll have to learn how to pilot your jet as if you were learning to fly a real jet.


Arrow Keys/Joystick
Maneuvers the jet in eight directions: UP, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT, UP AND RIGHT, UP AND LEFT, DOWN AND RIGHT and DOWN AND LEFT.

Fire Button #1 To fire the Vulcan Cannon



The Object:
The object of SKYLATHE 600KM SHOOTING is to survive whilst destroying as many enemy fighter jets as possible. You mission will only be over when you run out of fuel.



End of the Game:
You start SKYLATHE 600KM SHOOTING with three units of fuel. If your jet is hit by an enemy jet or enemy missile you will lose one unit of fuel but be granted a few moments of invincibility. When you have lost all of your fuel your jet will fall into the ocean and be totally destroyed. The game will then end.



Starting the Game
To start SKYLATHE 600KM SHOOTING, press Button #1 on the keyboard or joystick when prompted. The game begins with your fighter jet already in the sky ready to attack.



Head-up Display
The H.U.D. (Head-up Display) screen will be in place whenever you are in flight. It has various information that will help you in your mission.

The fuel indicator in the upper right hand corner indicates how much fuel you have left. When you are damaged it will decrease by 1.

The red square indicates where your Vulcan Cannon will shoot to. It is always above your jet.

Your score is located in the upper left hand corner.



Weapons Systems
The enemy aircraft attack by flying directly at you, some firing air-to-air missiles. These can be dodged by flying out of the way as they move too fast to be shot down. As they are quick you will have to have excellent reflexes to dodge them successfully.

Vulcan Cannon
The Vulcan is a 20 mm rapid fire cannon. It can fire an unlimited number of shells. To aim, use the small firing sight in your screen. When the enemy is close enough, line the sight up with the aircraft and press Button #1.



Know the Enemy

Grey jets:
Class 1 Fighter

Green jets:
Class 2 Fighter

Blue jets:
Suicide fighter class

Red jets:
Elite fighter class armed with missiles


Know the Score
Enemy Aircraft	.....	100 points

You will also gain a point for every 10km you travel.



Helpful Hints
To survive aerial combat, learn how to maneuver your fighter jet. Master this and you'll be able to dodge anything they throw at you.

The red jets will fire on you almost as soon as they are in range. Unless you dodge fast, you'll be shot down.