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Neither the author(s) nor the members of Project 64 will assume liability for damages either from the direct or indirect use of this etext or from the distribution of or modification to this etext. ********* The Project 64 etext of the unofficial Ocean Ranger documentation. Converted to etext by anonymous, supplied by "Frank" Jeno E. Kontros , the Non Stop Cracker. Some of the information in this etext is assumed to be close enough to the original hardcopy version until an original can be converted, which is likely to be called ORANG10B.TXT. ORANG10A.TXT, September 1996, etext #86. ********* OCEAN RANGER DOCUMENTATION FROM: -=DATARICH=- RT12 BOX544C MARYVILLE,TN 37801 WRITE TO THE ABOVE ADDRESS FOR INFORMATION ON BACKUP PROGRAMS AND DOCUMENTATION CODES: ====== SECURITY CODES ARE REQUIRED FOR ENTRY INTO THE PROGRAM, SO HERE THEY ARE: QUAKER------- KINGSTON COYOTE------- FLAGSTAFF TROUT-------- OUTBOARD GAMMA-------- HERCULES VIRGINIA----- TICONDEROGA ENTERPRISE--- ATLANTIS SMITHSONIAN-- JEFFERSON LINCOLN------ OMAHA WHEN IT PROVIDES A CODE FOR AUTHORIZATION PROVIDE IT WITH THE OPPOSITE CODE. PERSONNEL DOCKET: ================= A CURRENT ACTIVE DUTY OFFICER STATUS RECORD MUST BE ENTERED INTO THE PERSONNEL DOCKET BEFORE PROCEEDING WITH A MISSION. THE ACTIVE DUTY RECORDS OF CAPTAINS FROM ANY PREVIOUSLY SAVED ENCOUNTERS MUST BE CHOSEN BEFORE A MISSION CAN BEGIN. ENTERING A NEW NAME: MOVE THE CURSOR TO THE CAPTAIN ICON AND PRESS IT ONCE TO ACTIVATE IT. CYCLE THROUGH THE EXISTING CAPTAIN'S FILES BY PRESSING THE FIRE BUTTON. THE FILES OF ALL PERSONNEL WILL BE DISPLAYED AS THE FIRE BUTTON IS PRESSED. STOP ON THE FILE OF AN OFFICER THAT HAS BEEN KILLED OR RETIRED. PRESS THE DELETE ICON TWO TIMES, ONCE TO SELECT THE FUNCTION AND AGAIN TO CONFIRM THE ORDER. ENTER THE NEW COMMANDING OFFICER'S NAME AT THE BLINKING CURSOR, THEN PRESS THE RETURN KEY. THE NEW NAME WILL BE ENTERED INTO THE DOCKET. SELECTING AN ASSIGNMENT: MOVE TO THE APPROPRIATE THEATER OR LEVEL ICON AND PRESS IT ONCE TO ACTIVATE IT. CYCLE THROUGH THE ASSIGNMENTS AVAILABLE BY PRESSING THE FIRE BUTTON. THE ASSIGNMENT WILL BE SELECTED AND REMAIN ON THE SCREEN WHEN ANOTHER ICON IS SELECTED. ASSIGNMENT DETAILS: BASIC TRAINING - EASIEST REGULAR FORCES DUTY - HOSTILE ACTION. CIA DUTY - COVERT OPERATIONS NSC DUTY - COVERT STEALTH OPERATION AND THE MOST DIFFICULT. THEATERS OF OPERATION: BERING SEA - EASIEST LEVEL SOUTHEAST ASIA - DESTROY TARGETS CENTRAL AMERICA - DRUG ENFORCEMENT PERSIAN GULF - THE MOST DANGEROUS VIEWING SERVICE RECORDS: VIEW BY EXAMINING RIBBONS AND MEDALS. TRY TO REACH THE RANK OF ADMIRAL BEFORE BE RETIRED TO A DESK JOB AFTER TWENTY YEARS OF SERVICE. BRIEFING PROTOCOL: PRESS THE BRIEFING ICON WHILE IN THE PERSONNEL DOCKET DISPLAY. ON THE MAP HOME PORT IS SHOWN WITH AN "H", PRIMARY OBJECTIVE IS SHOWN WITH A "P" AND SECONDARY OBJECTIVE IS SHOWN WITH A "S". ANYTIME DURING THE BRIEFING PRESS THE STORES(RIGHT ARROW) ICON TO PROCEED TO THE OCEAN RANGER DOCK AND SUPERVISE THE PROVISIONING OF THE SHIP. USE THE ABORT ICON TO CHANGE THE MISSION. PROVISIONS: THE OCEAN RANGER HAS A MAX WEIGHT OF 7,435,200 LBS. USE THE + AND THE - KEY TO ADD OR SUBTRACT WEAPONS AND FUEL. WHEN FULLY LOADED PRESS THE SHIP ICON TO PROCEED TO THE OCEAN RANGER BRIDGE. CONTROLS: ========= JOYSTICK CONTROLS FORWARD-------------INCREASE SPEED BACKWARDS-----------DECREASE SPEED LEFT----------------TURNS LEFT RIGHT---------------TURNS RIGHT FIRE BUTTON---------FIRES WEAPONS AT 28 KNOTS THE SHIP WILL AUTOMATICALLY LIFT OUT OF THE WATER ONTO ITS HYDROFOILS. AT 35 KNOTS THE TURBO BOOSTER ENGAGES FOR SUSTAINED HIGH SPEEDS OF UP TO 55 KNOTS. NOTE: RELEASE THE JOYSTICK BEFORE PRESSING THE FIRE BUTTON OR ANY KEYBOARD KEYS. TADS CONTROLS: TARGET ACQUISITION AND DESIGNATION SYSTEM. WHEN A THREAT IS RECEIVED BY THE COMPUTER A WARNING MESSAGE WILL FLASH ON THE BRIDGE DISPLAY. THE CAPTAIN MUST THEN SELECT THE CORRECT BRIDGE VIEW THAT REPRESENTS THE TARGET AREA, SELECT THE DESIRED WEAPON AND ACQUIRE A POSITIVE LOCK-ON FROM THE TADS. A BLACK TARGET BRACKET MEANS THE TARGET IS NOT IN RANGE, AND A WHITE BRACKET INDICATES THAT IT IS IN RANGE. CHANGE TADS TARGETS WITH THE SPACE BAR. PRESS THE FIRE BUTTON WHEN THE BRACKET IS IN WHITE TO FIRE YOUR SELECTED WEAPON. WEAPONS: ======== 76 MM CANNON - USE AGAINST MAGNETIC MINES AND A SECONDARY DEFENSE AGAINST ENEMY AIRCRAFT AND VESSELS THAT ARE CLOSER THAN THE MINIMUM RANGE OF THE MISSILE DEFENSES. SEA SPARROW MISSILES - SURFACE-TO-AIR DEFENSE AGAINST ENEMY AIRCRAFT. HARPOON MISSILES - SURFACE-TO-SURFACE. RANGE IN EXCESS OF 50 MILES. MID COURSE CORRECTIONS AVAILABLE. DEPTH CHARGES - DESTROY SUBS AT INTERMEDIATE RANGES. DEFENSIVE WEAPONS: ================== CHAFF - CONFUSES INFRARED WEAPONS. BORDER OF THE SCREEN TURNS GREEN WHILE PROTECTION IS ACTIVE. ECM - JAMS RADARS AND TRACKING DEVICES. PRESSING THE ECM KEY TOGGLES IT ON AND OFF. IF A RADAR LOCK-ON IS DETECTED FROM A HOSTILE ACTION, THE BORDER OF THE SCREEN WILL TURN RED. KEYBOARD CONTROLS: ================== 1 - 76 MM CANNON 2 - SEA SPARROW 3 - HARPOON MISSILE 4 - DEPTH CHARGE 5 - CHAFF 6 - ECM 8 - DROP/HOIST ANCHOR 0 - MAINTENANCE CREWS + - DAMAGE REPORT - - MAST CAMERA ENGLISH POUND SIGN - AREA CHART CLR - TACTICAL CHART DEL - CHART COORDINATES CURSOR UP/DOWN - MONITOR ONE CURSOR LEFT/RIGHT - MONITOR TWO MONITOR CHANNELS: 0 - SECTOR CHART 1 - TADS IDENT 2 - MAST CAMERA 3 - WEAPONS STATUS 4 - HITS LOG 5 - MISSIONS REPORT 6 - RADAR SPACEBAR - NEXT TADS TARGET RETURN - BRIDGE F1 - BOW VIEW F3 - PORT VIEW F4 - STARBOARD VIEW F7 - STERN VIEW S - STOP/PAUSES SIMULATION F - OPEN RESERVE FUEL TANK (10,000 GAL) A - ACCELERATED TIME MODE ON/OFF WELL GUYS, THE OLD FINGERS ARE GETTING TIRED, SO GET AT IT AND KICK SOME TAILS. ENJOY THE PROGRAM AND REMEMBER, COMMODORE FOREVER! -=DATARICH=- ********* End of the Project 64 etext of the unofficial Ocean Ranger documentation. *********