DEATH WAKE
Quicksilva


ABOUT THE GAME
The War is not going well. The Enemy hold vast areas of the
Homelands to the north and west, and the Allies need all the time
they can get in order to re-equip their forces. The Enemy, on the
other hand, have time very much on their side, and are one step
away from completing research which would give them atomic
capability. With the bomb, the Homelands will inevitably fall.
Attempts to destroy the research plant have failed as it is built
under the side of a mountain miles inland along a narrow inlet. Air
attack has proved useless, as have three commando raids, and
there have been no survivors to tell the tale.
One hope remains - you. "The Undaunted" has completed
repairs, and analysis shows that if you can get her into the
channel her guns could devastate the plant by firing upward
under the protective shield of the mountainside.
One daring raid MIGHT just succeed. You know this, and they
know this. The Enemy are determined to stop you completing
your mission, at any cost. Lose the ship, however, and you lose
your only hope of preventing invasion and defeat.

DARE YOU ATTEMPT IT?


HINTS ON PLAY
Between each arcade sequence is the air attack phase, during
which you will see a map of the territory. It is your job to
co-ordinate air support to defend "The Undaunted". Knocking out
their air bases gives you a greater chance of success, as you'll
have fewer enemy planes gunning for you.
Now all you have to do is get through the minefields, get past the
patrol boats, avoid the torpedoes, blast the planes, destroy the
destroyers, and generally shoot anything that moves. Simple, isn't
it? Once you've got through all that, you're almost there. As you
approach the research plant, the doors will begin to close. Get
your shells into the plant before the doors shut and you've saved
the Homelands. Fail? Well, you wouldn't get this far and fail,
would you?


GAME PLAY
The menu will give you keyboard or joystick options.
During the air assignment phase, place the cursor over your base
and press fire. Your air strength will automatically be shown.
Move the cursor to the enemy's base and press fire to set your
target. Do this for each of your bases. If you wish to change
tactics, move to the cancel icon at the bottom right corner, press
fire, and choose your targets again. When you're ready to attack,
move to the scramble icon at the bottom left corner of the screen,
and fire. If the target turns black it's out of action for two phases;
a shaded base is out for one phase only.
Keeping your finger on the fire button will enable you to move
your gun sights around when aiming at enemy aircraft. Take your
finger off the fire button and you can move "The Undaunted" out
of the path of torpedoes, bombs, and mines.
When faced with patrol boats and destroyers, choose your
artillery by moving the arrow along the base line, aim, and fire.
Moving up or down determines your range.

If all else fails. remember:

IT'S MY BIRTHDAY.