PLAY GUIDE .....................................................2 The Story So Far….......................................2 Starting the Game.........................................2 Transferring Characters ............................3 Creating a New Character ........................3 Resume Current Game.............................3 The Interface—Between Missions.................3 Non-Flying Interactive Scenes..................4 Hangar Door.......................................4 Barracks Door .....................................4 Airlock Door .......................................4 Computer Console ..............................4 Epee Cockpit.......................................................4 Mission Briefings......................................5 In the Cockpit ..............................................5 Viewscreen ...............................................5 Radar Display  ..........................................5 Rapier Cockpit....................................................6 Left VDU (Video Display Unit)...............6 Right VDU..............................................6 Targeting Screen ..................................6 Navigation Screen................................6 Communication Screen.......................6 Armor and Shields Indicator ....................7 Fuel Indicator...........................................7 Speed Indicator ........................................7 Blaster Indicator.......................................7 Eject Warning ..........................................7 In-Flight Systems ..........................................7 Targeting System......................................7 Sabre Cockpit .....................................................8 Navigation System ...................................8 Autopiloting System.................................8 Communications System..........................9 Wingman Orders.................................9 Taunting the Enemy............................10 Broadsword Cockpit ............................................10 Weapons ..................................................10 Blasters ................................................10 Chaff Pods...........................................10 Missiles................................................10 Torpedoes............................................11 Turrets (Broadsword, Sabre) ......................11 Blasters ................................................11 Tractor Beam.......................................11 Other Functions.......................................12 Alternate Camera Views ......................12 Improved Target Tracking System .............................12 Jumping Out.......................................12 Pause ...................................................12 Replay .................................................12 Dying ...........................................................13 Landing ........................................................13 JOAN’S FIGHTING SPACECRAFT ..................14 Data Type Explanations ................................14 Confederation Fighters .................................15 P-64C Ferret.............................................15 F-54C Epee...............................................15 F-44G Rapier ...........................................15 F-57A Sabre .............................................16 A-17D Broadsword ...................................16 Confederation Capital Ships .........................17 Gilgamesh .................................................17 Waterloo ...................................................17 Concordia .................................................17 Confederation Support Ships........................18 Free Trader................................................18 Clydesdale .................................................18 Star Base ...................................................18 Kilrathi Fighters............................................19 Sartha.......................................................19 Drakhri ....................................................19 Jalkehi ......................................................19 Grikath.....................................................20 Kilrathi Capital Ships....................................20 Kamekh ....................................................20 Ralatha.....................................................20 Fralthra ....................................................21 Kilrathi Support Ships ..................................21 Dorkathi...................................................21 Supply Depot.............................................21 K’tithrak Mang .........................................22 Weapons .......................................................22 Offensive Systems  ....................................23 Defensive Systems ....................................23 Other Systems..........................................23 EXCERPT FROM WING COMMANDER, BOOK ONE: FREEDOM FLIGHT .................................24 1 C O N T E N T S