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DIVE BOMBER
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REVENGE OF THE AVENGER

THE FACTS
     The date:  May 24, 1941
     The place:  The Denmark Strait between Iceland and Greenland.
     The circumstances:  World War II.
     The event:  The mighty German battleship, Bismarck, sinks HMS Hood.
Within minutes, nearly 1,400 British seamen are sent to a watery death.

THE REVENGE
     Suddenly the Allied control of the North Atlantic is severed by the
world's most powerful fighting ship.  And the British Admiralty wants
revenge. It rallies every available warship in the North Atlantic--
including the aircraft carrier Ark Royal.

THE FANTASY
     In the middle of the night on May 26, under cover of darkness, a
U.S. Navy prototype torpedo plane is secretly rushed to the Ark Royal.
All hopes rests on the prowess of this new secret weapon from America.
The name of the flying fighter?  The Grumman Avenger--soon to become the
world's best-known torpedo bomber.
     The Avenger sneaks up on the mighty Bismarck before dawn.  Within a
few hours, it knocks out the Bismarck's two main forward gun turrets as
well as the two aft turrets.  The Bismarck quickly becomes a sitting
target and begins sinking into the icy North Atlantic.  At 1016 hours
the British order a cease fire.  At 1040 hours the Bismarck capsizes and
sinks.

THE MISSION
     Pure revenge.  sink the ship that sink our ship.  Sink the Bismarck
with your Avenger.  Or go down trying!

Note:  Dive Bomber is part history, part fantasy.  Historically, the
Avenger did not take part in the sinking of the Bismarck.  dive bomber
lets you experience what would have happened if one of the world's
greatest torpedo bombers, the Avenger, had taken part in one of the most
important events of WWII:  the sinking of the Bismarck.

FLIGHT TRAINING
     In 1941, the Avenger was only a prototype.  Even the most
experienced pilots needed to familiarize themselves with its controls.
     Before you venture into the war zone, it's a good idea to practice
flying the Avenger.  On the selection screens that appear, choose an
option by pointing to it and pressing the fire button.  (On the ST,
you must make these selections with the mouse.)  Then use the controls to
practice your take-offs, landings, and torpedo runs on the Bismarck.

Note:  If your mouse or joystick fails to respond, press M,. which
toggles between mouse and joystick control.

THE CONTROLS
Note:  You can use a mouse or joystick to control the Avenger.  For mouse
control, roll the mouse when this manual tells you to move the joystick
handle.  Press the left mouse button in place of the joystick fire button.
Press the right mouse button in place of the spacebar.  Press M on the
keyboard to toggle between mouse and joystick control.

Ascend                 Pull joystick handle back.
Descend                Push joystick handle forward.
Bank right             Push joystick handle right.
Bank left              Push joystick handle left.
Brake                  Press K.
Reset a control        With the joystick handle, move the cursor across
                       the control panel until it's pointing to a
                       switch. Then press the fire button.
Display Pilot's screen Press 1.
Display Engineer's     Press 2.
        screen
Display Navigator's    Press 3.
        screen
Display Tail Gunner's  Press 4.
        screen
Switch between gun     Press spacebar.
cursor and yoke
Fire machine gun       Press the fire button.
Drop a torpedo         Press L twice (once to get it ready, once to let
                       it go.
Pause                  Press P.
Display status screen  Press S.
Return to selection    Press Esc.
        screens

TAKING OFF
     To ensure a successful take-off, follow these steps:

1.  Press 2 to view the Engineer's screen.

2.  Turn on the light by pointing to the light switch and pressing the
    fire button.

3.  Lock your wings by pointing to the wing lock control and pressing
    the fire button.  The switch moves to L (lock).

4.  Set the arrester to U (up) position.

5.  Select a fuel tank by clicking on tank 1,2, or 3.

6.  Set your fuel mixture to 2/3 rich.

7.  Set the throttle switch to 3/4 full.

8.  start the engine by clicking on the ignition switch.

9.  Press 1 to display the Pilot's screen.

10.  Press K to release the brake.

11.  Nose up gently by pulling back on the joystick handle.  The yoke
     should follow the handle.  If the yoke fails to move, press spacebar
     to toggle into yoke control.  Check your ascent by watching your
     artificial horizon.

12.  Once you've cleared the deck, press 2 to display the Engineer's
     screen.  set the fuel mixture and throttle to medium values.  Set
     your landing gear and tail wheel to the U (up) position.  The
     Avenger should stabilize in the air.

LANDING
     When you get close to the Ark Royal, follow these steps for a
successful landing:

1.  Press 2 to view the Engineer's screen.

2.  Set the landing lights switch to On.  This turns on the landing
    lights on the Ark Royal.

3.  Put the tail wheel in the D (down) position.

4.  Put the arrester in the D (down) position.

5.  Put your landing gear in the D (down) position.

6.  Reduce your airspeed to under 175 mph by reducing the throttle.

7.  Press 1 to view the Pilot's screen.  (Check your airspeed.  It
    should be under 175 mph.  If not, return to the Engineer's screen
    and reset your throttle.)

8.  Make sure your altimeter reads between 50 and 100 feet.

9.  Keep your descent (vertical) speed at four feet per second or less.

10.  Adjust your nose to level or slightly up for touchdown.  Watch
     your artificial horizon to monitor your descent.

THE REAL THING
     Now that you've had some flying practice, you're ready for real
combat. And the German Navy is ready to protect the Bismarck--with
Dornier aircraft, mines, E-boats, even U-boats.
     On the Ark Royal the captain has you pick straws.  Each straw is a
different mission.  The short straw is the most difficult mission.  You
can either accept your mission or refect it and choose another straw.
Once you accept a mission, get ready to take on the German naval forces.
Be sure you know what you're doing when you choose to attack the
Bismarck.  You only get one chance to torpedo the ship.  And if you
fail, the game ends.

PILOT'S SCREEN
     The Pilot's screen is the cockpit.  Here you actually fly the
plane. You can also shoot down the enemy with machine-gun fire and drop
a torpedo on the Bismarck from this screen.

AIRSPEED--Your airspeed is shown in hundreds of miles per hour.  To
increase or decrease airspeed, display the Engineer's screen and adjust
the throttle and fuel mixture settings.

ALTIMETER--Red needle indicates altitude in ten of feet.  Grey needle
indicates altitude in hundreds of feet.  White needle indicates altitude
in thousands of feet.

ARTIFICIAL HORIZON--Shows your altitude and the angle of your wings
relative to the fixed horizon.  This is especially valuable when flying
at night, in clouds, or in other low-visibility situations.

ARTILLERY ROUNDS REMAINING--Shows how much ammunition you have left.
When the indicator reaches zero, you've run out of fire power.  To fire,
press Spacebar to toggle into gun control.  A gunsight appears in your
windshield. with the joystick handle, move the gunsight to aim, then
press the fire button to fire on enemy aircraft, E-boats, U-boats, and
mines. Press Spacebar again to toggle back into yoke control.

BRAKE--Stops the Avenger on the runway.  During take-off, release the
brake by pressing K.

COMPASS--Shows your direction of flight.

INVERTED T-BAR--Gives the position of your ailerons (wing flaps) and
rudder, reflecting how far up or down and right or left the yoke is set.

SCREEN SELECTION BOX--Flashes when you're needed at another position.
On the keyboard, press the number that's flashing to display the
position.

TORPEDO--when the lever is forward, a torpedo is waiting.  to ready the
torpedo, move the lever to the middle by pressing L.  To drop the
torpedo, press L again.

VERTICAL SPEED--Numbers indicate up or down speed in tens of feet.

YOKE--Steers the plane.  To ascend, pull the joystick handle back.  to
descend, push the joystick handle forward.  to bank, push the joystick
handle right or left.  The yoke follows the joystick handle.

ENGINEER'S SCREEN
     The Engineer's screen is where you prepare your Avenger for take-
off and landing.  It is also where you make sure all systems are in
order. When your plane is damaged you can continue flying, but the risks
are high.  Your best bet is to return to the Ark Royal for repairs.

ARRESTER--This hook dangles from the rear of your plane and catches the
landing cables on the Ark Royal's runway.  Be sure it is down during a
landing.

CAMERA--Switch the camera to On before dropping a torpedo.  When it's
all over you'll see a playback of your attack on the Bismarck.

FUEL GAUGES--Measure the fuel level of their respective tanks.

FUEL MIXTURE--Adjusts your fuel and air ratio.  Use a richer mixture for
take-offs and fast get-aways.  Use a leaner mixture for cruising.

FUEL TANKS--The three numbered quadrants represent your three fuel
tanks. When one tank is empty (watch your fuel gauge), switch to another
tank. Main tank 2 holds three times as much fuel as wing tanks 1 and 3.
When a tank is almost empty the engine starts to stall out.  Immediately
switch to a full tank and the engine will restart itself automatically.

IGNITION--Starts your engine.  Never turn off your ignition during
flight.

LANDING LIGHTS--Controls the lights on the runway of the Ark Royal.
Unless the lights are on, you can't land.  Once they are on, the Ark
Royal will orient itself to you for a successful landing.

LIGHT SWITCH--Turns the Engineer's light on and off.  Always turn off
the light before leaving the Engineer's screen since your lights make it
easier for the enemy to spot you.

OIL PRESSURE/OIL TEMPERATURE--Indicate the condition of your engine.  If
the oil pressure gets too low, the engine fails.  If the oil temperature
gets too high, the engine overheats.  Either circumstance is perilous.
Ditch the plane before it crashes.  (See Survival in this manual for
instructions.)

RPM--Your engine's rotations per minute.  To adjust the RPMs, move the
throttle up or down.  Avoid overrevving the engine (high RPMs).  Redline

(danger) is 5,000 RPM.

SCREEN SELECTION BOX--Flashes when you're needed at another position.
On the keyboard, press the number that's flashing to display the
position.

TAIL WHEEL AND LANDING GEAR--For landing, switch both of these levers to
the down position.  Otherwise, keep them up during flight.

THROTTLE--Controls your engine speed.  During flight it should usually
be set at medium.

TORPEDO--If you are planning to attack the Bismarck, carry a torpedo.
Otherwise, it's added baggage that weighs down your Avenger.  To load
the torpedo, flick the torpedo switch to Y (yes before take-off.

WING LOCK--Always set the wings to the L (locked) position during take-
off and flight.

NAVIGATOR'S SCREEN
     From the Navigator's screen you'll create flight plans and monitor
reports of enemy locations.  The Navigator's screen has four views, or
quadrants, making up a complete map.  To move from quadrant to quadrant,
push your cursor against any edge of the screen.
     To set a flight pattern from the Navigator's screen, move to a
quadrant. Position the cursor in the quadrant and press the fire button.
A destination cursor drops onto the map.  To set a flight pattern from
the Pilot's screen, fly in the direction indicated by the vertical red
bar on the compass.

ARK ROYAL--The British aircraft carrier that is your home base.

AVENGER--the United States Navy torpedo bomber you are flying.

BISMARCK--Your ultimate target--the queen mother of all the battleships
of World War II.  She has a crew of over 2,300 men and carries 15-inch
guns. You have one opportunity to sink the Bismarck.  If you fail, the
game ends.

E-BOATS--Carrying deadly anti-aircraft guns, these are Germany's answer
to U.S. PT class boats.  Each boat represents a group of from one to
five boats.

ENEMY FIGHTERS--Advance radar sightings of enemy dornier aircraft.  Each
plane represents a group of from one to ten planes.

MINES--Contact-sensitive explosives planted in the waters.  Shoot and
destroy them before they destroy the Ark Royal.

SCREEN SELECTION BOX--Flashes when you're needed at another position.
On the keyboard, press the number that's flashing to display the
position.

U-BOATS--German submarines carrying anti-aircraft guns and torpedoes.
Each submarine represents one to five subs sailing together.  You can
only see them when they surface.

TAIL GUNNER'S SCREEN
     From the Tail Gunner's screen you'll be firing at the enemy--
especially at targets you may miss from the Pilot's screen.

ARTILLERY ROUNDS REMAINING--Shows how much ammunition you have left.
When the indicator reaches zero, you've run out of fire power.

GUNSIGHT--Use the joystick handle to move the gunsight and aim your
gunfire at the enemy.  Press the fire button to fire.

SCREEN SELECTOR BOX--Flashes when you're needed at another position.  On
the keyboard, press the number that's flashing to display the position.

SURVIVAL
     Return to the Ark Royal frequently.j  This will give you a chance
to refuel your tanks and restock your ammunition.  Also, any damage done
to your plane will be repaired.
     Fly trial runs to see how far a full load of fuel will take you.
This will give you an idea of how long you can stay out before returning
to the Ark Royal.
     When landing, keep the nose of the Avenger up, keep your airspeed
under 175 mph, and keep your vertical descent at less than four feet per
second.
     Don't worry about your direction when coming in for a landing.  As
soon as you turn on the landing lights the Ark Royal will orient itself
to your position.
     Regularly check your status screen (press S) to see the extent of
damage inflicted on the Ark Royal and on your Avenger.
     If you run out of fuel or if your plane experiences engine failure,
ditch your Avenger in the ocean.  to ditch, land very softly at the
lowest possible speed (under 100mph) with your landing gear up.  Once
you hit the water, switch off the engine immediately and wait for the
rescue team.
     You can only drop a torpedo on the Bismarck.  When releasing a
torpedo, fly very low (about 100 feet).  Drop the torpedo when you are
close to the Bismarck.  The torpedo will skim the water, increasing your
chances for a perfect hit.
     Fly under 2,000 feet as often as possible to avoid being picked up
on enemy radar. This is a valuable tactic when attacking the Bismarck.
If a spotlight is tracking you, lose it by changing direction quickly.
     Keep your engine lights off except when direly needed.  Enemy flak
increases when the Germans can see you.
     Eliminate as many enemy U-boats and E-boats as you can before
trying to torpedo the Bismarck.  Otherwise the Ark Royal will be in
danger when you're not there to defend it.
     Keep your eye on the Bismarck.  If it sails off the map, you may
not be able to raise it again and complete your mission.  If you fail to
hit the Bismarck with a torpedo, the game ends.

     Protect the Ark Royal at all costs.  If it's destroyed you have
nowhere to go for repairs and refueling.

THE AVENGER
     The Grumman Avenger (codenamed Blackhawk), earned a reputation as
the most deadly torpedo bomber developed during World War II.  It
quickly became the standard torpedo bomber for the entire U.S. Navy and
was produced in larger numbers than any other torpedo bomber in history.
     The Avenger carried a crew of three men:  a pilot, a gunner, and a
navigator/radio operator who also manned the lower guns in some models.
     Avengers were built for the Battle of Midway, June, 1942.  They
also battled the Japanese at Rabaul, New Britain in the fall of 1943.
In February, 1944, Avengers destroyed more than 250 Japanese aircraft on
the ground in the Truk Islands.
     An integral force in both the Atlantic and Pacific naval campaigns,
Avengers also engaged in anti-submarine operations carried out from
small escort carriers, beginning in February, 1943.  By the spring of
1944 they had helped eliminate enemy submarines from all major shipping
lanes.

VITAL STATISTICS
Wingspan                   54 feet, 2 inches
Engines                    Wright double row R-2600 Cyclone
Maximum horsepower         1600
Top Speed                  300 mph
Carrying capacity          2,000 pounds of bombs or a standard torpedo
Other armament             .50 caliber machine gun in front cowl
                           .50 caliber machine gun in the power-
                             operated ball turret

THE BISMARCK
     The infamous Bismarck was one of the largest and most powerful
fighting ships ever built for the German Navy.
     It was first launched on February 14, 1939.  But months of
outfitting, trial runs, and finishing touches were needed before the
Bismarck was finally completed in March, 1941.  By then it had become a
very powerful and extremely dangerous warship.
     Its crew consisted of over 2,300 officers and men.

VITAL STATISTICS
Length                     823 feet
Beam                       118 feet
Planes                     4 float planes for reconnaissance and combat
Armament                   Eight 15-inch guns in four double turrets
                             with a maximum range of 26 miles.
                           Twelve 5.9-inch guns in six double turrets
                             with a maximum range of 14 miles.
                           A host of anti-aircraft weapons with a range
                             of up to 11 miles
Armour                     8.7 inch thick barbettes (armored
                             protective cylinders around the gun
                             turrets).
                           14.1 inch thick main turrets
                           3.9 inch thick secondary turrets
                           A conning tower up to 13.8 inches thick