﻿MAP Software MSS9



RAIDER 41



Computer Game

For the 48K Spectrum



M.A.P. Software, P.O. Box 35, Wolsey

House, Wolsey Road, Hemel Hempstead,

Herts, HP2 4SS

Tel: 0442 41221







The Setting



It is early 1941. Following the loss of the Graf Spee the Kriegs—

marine have sent another Pocket Battleship raiding in the South

Atlantic and you have been given command, Your orders are to

sink as much merchant shipping as possible. avoiding contact with

enemy warships. and to make a safe return to your home port of

Wilhelmshaven.



As the program begins you are cruising off the South American

Coast searching for suitabletargets. The British are aware that you

are in the vicinity and are operating a convoy system. Owing to a

lack of warships only half the convoys can be escorted and these

have just one Armed Merchant Cruiser in company. There are

however cruiser hunting groups searching for you each of which

has two 6 inch gun cruisers and one 8 inch gun cruiser. Should you

encounter a hunting group and are unable to disengage you will be

obliged to try and sink all three cruisers and will almost certainly

suffer severe damage and may even be sunk yourself. Also in the

area is your supply ship which you will occasionally meet and from

which you can obtain more fuel, spare parts for your aircraft and

materials to repair damage and thus improve your Fighting Value.



When your fuel/ammunition/fighting value is running low you

may decide to head for home. You will have the opportunity to do

this after each coastal sweep. A sweep can be shortened by

steering off the screen. To go home you must have at least 70% fuel

remaining and will be warned when you are nearing this limit. If

you allow your fuel to drop below 70% you may continue raiding

for a while but will eventually have to put into a Neutral Portwhere

you will be interned unless your Supply Ship meets you first and

refuels you — but don't count on it!



On arrival in Northern Latitudes you will have to break through

the British Blockade to your home port. You may be intercepted by

cruisers. AMCs or. while South of Iceland, elements of the Home

Fleet. lt is generally safer to go North of Iceland but this will use

more fuel. As you approach the North Sea you may come under air

attack from Coastal Command.



lf and when you arrive home you will receive your just reward!





Loading the program



lnsert the cassette into the tape recorder and type LOAD "". Now

start the tape ('Play') and press the ENTER key. The process of

loading will take approximately 4 minutes during which time flash—

ing lines will be seen at the edge of the screen and the title will

appear on the screen. If the program fails to load the volume and/or

the tone control may need adjusting. In case of difficulty refer to

your computer manual.





Hints on playing



Control keys are displayed on screen together with relevant

prompts and information. If you wish to remain where you are.

press a letter key instead of the Cursor keys. (Not D or A).





Part 1



Three convoy routes are indicated. Target vessels will be

steaming along two of these directions at any given time. Not all

targets steer straight courses but at some point they will all leave or

enter the Estuary which is a good place to look but beware ofthe

logical consequences! Sometimes you may obtain a Radio

Direction Finding bearing showing the current target position

which may be near enough for you to intercept. You can use your

Arado aircraft to search as well and it will detect any targets it

passes directly over but not their composition or course although

you should be able to work this out after a while. You must place

your ship on the target position in order to make contact,





Part 2



Convoys will scatter when sighted and if there is an escort it will

bring you to action. You can move and fire when indicated by the

flashing prompts. When firing you will be asked for the compass

bearing, (8 directions — SE, N. NW etc ) and range. Merchant ships

are sunk by one salvo. AMCs are a little harder and you must

choose whether to dispose of them while the convoy scatters or

accept damage while concentrating on the merchantmen. If you

are brought to action by cruisers then you will have a real fight on

your hands, especially if they are able to attack you

simultaneously. When seriously damaged their firepower will be

reduced and fewer shells will come your way. Likewise if your

Fighting Valuefalls to 6,000 half your guns will be put out of action

as well.





Part 3



The quickest way home is not necessarily the safest but if you

are low on fuel and have plenty of Fighting Value points remaining

it may be the best. You cannot use your aircraft in the North

Atlantic but you may find that the weather conditions make it

easier to avoid the British patrols. On the other hand il you are

suddenly sighted by Home Fleet ships at short range you will suffer

indeed — you cannot sink a battlship or battlecruiser!





MAP Software



We hope you enjoyed playing Raider 41 and we would like to

bring your notice to other MAP Software.



Model and Allied Publications is the largest publisher of hobby

magazines in the world, and many of our titles will be well known to

you i.e. Model Boats, Model Cars, Radio Control Models and

Electronics, Radio Modeller, Aeromodeller, Military Modelling,

etc.



Most of MAP Software is intended as a useful design and

development aid to enable you to get more from your hobby and

micro-computer, Typical examples are ‘GIider,' a program giving

realistic performance predictions of radio control gliders; or ‘Flight

Log' which keeps a running file on all your model flying activities.



For more information on these programs, drop an SAE to MAP

Software, PO Box 35, Wolsey House, Wolsey Road. Hemel

Hempstead, Herts. HP2 4SS.





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