Wing Commander 1 Flight Tactics

The following maneuvers will increase you kills and chances of
survival.

Standard Maneuvers:

1) Let an enemy tail your ship flying at about 120 kps.  Then hit
your after burners.  Make a hard brake and turn a tight 180 degrees
turn.  Then open fire.

2) When being chased by a good enemy fighter increase speed to
maximum without after burners.  Then pull a hard break and wait
till the enemy is in your front range of fire.
(note: The enemy ships during this combat manuever should be the
same speed equivalence.)

3) When firing head to head with the enemy, try firing all guns and
afterburn to about 8 degrees left or right.  Then face the enemy
again and fire.  This tactic is extremely effective against slow
moving ships such as the Gratha or Jalthi.

4) When trying to chase an enemy ship running away never use the
afterburners.  You would only waste your fuel.  Navigate to another
nav point then auto pilot back to the same nav point where the
enemy was.  He should be there.

5) When the attack ratio is 2:2 Friend/Foe.  Try asking your
wingman to attack the enemy ship chasing you while you attack his
enemyship.  This is very effective and it surprises your enemies.

6) When attack large mother ships, never use missiles. Save the
missiles for attacking fighters.  It is more effective to fire a
missile at a damaged ship and destroy it then to weaken the shields
then use your lasers.

7) When attacking large ships try attacking with full guns in the
rear of the ship.  This way you would not be underfire from the
enemy.

8) As a wing leader, your objective is destroy your target.  In
cases of Darkir(a transport) attack and destroy them first before
you attack the defending fighters.

9) When out numbered by the enemies while they attack the Tiger
Claw.  Stay close to the ship and attack only the enemy fighter
shooting at the Tiger Claw.  Once they stop firing and turn away
attack another enemy fighter shooting at the Tiger Claw.  Never
chase the ship.  Using this tactic, eventually you will defeat the
enemy fighters.

10)For Gratha and Jalthi, use #3 stated above to attack them.

11)For Dralthi and Krant try afterburning around them near the
back.  The weapons on these ships are not very powerful so a head
on combat is possible.

12)For Salthi just fly at very slow speed. Around 50kps, then just
sit and wait for the enemy ship to turn and fire upon you.  Then
fire full blast at the Salthi.  It is futile to chase these ship
because they have good agility.

Wing Commander is a very different game.  There are many
possiblities and ways to encounter your enemy.  Unlike some other
games they have the same action over and over again.  Experiment a
little, try and invent some other tactics, this would add to more
fun in Wing Commander.

                              The End


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