___________  _____________  ___________
                  \_________ \ ||         || / _________/
                     \______\ \||  WINGS  ||/ /______/
                        \______||   o f   ||______/
                           \___|| F U R Y ||___/
                               ||_________||

                                     by
                            Br0derbund Software

                      Documentation by: The Incognito

                             of Coast to Coast



For: Apple //e, //c, //gs : Joystick Required


A Time of Fury
==============

     It is 1944 and the world is at war.  Europe is ablaze with a conflict that
engulfs her like the flames of hell, leaving a path of destruction wherever it
burns.  The Far East, too, is being consumed by a furious struggle for
dominance.  In the Pacific theater, the Allies face an enemy possessed of great
skill and a relentless determination.  As the tide begins to turn in favor of
the Allies, the enemy struggles ever more desperately to maintain the footholds
it had gained earlier in the war.

     However, both on the sea and in the air, the U.S. Navy proves to be more
than a match for its opponents.  One reason for this is the incredible striking
power of the Navy's Air Force.  It is instrumental in defeating the enemy in
battle after battle.  Within the Navy's air command, one plane seems to be
leading the fight for an Allied victory: the mighty F6F Hellcat!

     The Hellcat is incredibly powerful and durable, a real work horse capable
of bearing bombs, rockets and torpedoes.  Able to outmaneuver the enemy's best
fighter planes, the Hellcat has established one of the best kill-to-loss ratios
in the war.

     Now you have the opportunity to fly your very own Hellcat.  You'll be
assigned to provide air support for the USS Wasp.  This aircraft carrier has
been heavily damaged and must make its way safely back to port.  On this
perilous journey, you must defend the carrier against torpedo bombers, rout the
enemy from their island strongholds, sink enemy vessels that lie en route to
home port and protect yourself by shooting down enemy planes.

     Strapping yourself into the cockpit, you face a tremendous responsibility.
The fate of the carrier and every man onboard has been placed in your
experienced hands.  As the signal officer gives you the go, you give your Cat
full throttle and take off into the unknown skies before you.  Just minutes off
the deck, you sight the first sign of trouble: a pair of enemy fighters bearing
down on you from above...


Flying
======

                  Left Climb      Stall     Right Climb
                       \           |            /
                        \          |           /
                         \ ________|_________ /
            Full          |                  |          Full
          Throttle  ------|   3/4 Throttle   |------  Throttle
            Left          |__________________|          Right
                          /        |         \
                         /         |          \
                        /          |           \
                   Left Dive   Stall Dive   Right Dive



Turning
=======

     Turning is accomplished by reversing the horizontal direction of the stick.

Your Hellcat will lose altitude while turning, so it's important to give it
extra lift at the same time.


Landing
=======

     To land on the carrier, you must approach it flying into the wind (from the

right).  Use the 3-D view to line up the flashing white artificial horizon
indicator with the deck of the carrier.  Just as you clear the edge of the
carrier's deck, stall the plane to allow it to drop so that its "arrester hook"
can catch one of the four arresting cables on the deck.
Landing an airplane on the deck of a carrier requires a great deal of skill and
nerves of steal.  It may take you a few practice runs before you feel
comfortable, but this practice will pay off later when the heat is on and you
have to land under fire.

     Once you have landed safely, taxi your plane to the elevator. Then, push a
joystick button to activate the elevator and lower your plane for repairs,
refueling and a new load of weapons.  If you taxi too far and miss the elevator,

simply turn your plane around and position it over the elevator again.

Weapons
=======

Machine Guns: shooting down enemy planes and strafing islands.
              button 0 fires

Bombs: do heavy damage to barracks and machine gun dug-outs on enemy islands.
       drop bombs while in flight by pressing button 1

Rockets: designed for use on large antiaircraft guns.
         fire rockets by pressing button 1

Torpedoes: use to sink ships.
           when flying low over the water and the ship is in sight press
           button 1


Mission Objectives
==================

Islands:  Targets on islands include barracks, soldiers, machine gun dug-outs
and large antiaircraft guns.  For an island to be neutralized, all barracks,
soldiers and guns must must be destroyed.

Ships:  Enemy ships must be sunk to be neutralized.

Fighter Planes:  It is not necessary to shoot down all fighter planes in an area

in order to complete a mission.

Torpedo Planes:  To defend you carrier, it is necessary to either shoot down
torpedo planes or destroy their torpedoes once dropped (with bullets, bombs or
rockets).  When a torpedo planes is sighted, and arrow will appear in the 3-D
VIEW indicating its position relative to you.


Special Keys
============

ESC       Pause the game.  Press any key to continue.
Ctrl-R    Restarts the game and returns you to the rank selection menu.
Ctrl-S    Toggles sound on/off.
Ctrl-D    Displays list of high scores.
Ctrl-C    Clears the list of high scores.  Only be used after Ctrl-D.