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In article <78627@hydra.gatech.EDU> gt1448b@prism.gatech.EDU (David P. Forrai) writes:
>Ok, so you netters convinced me to buy Carrier Command off the
>discount racks.  Now I ask, how exactly do you go about playing this
>game?  The "operations guide" gave much information about the weaponry
>and supplies of the carrier, but it did not give much on how to best
>utilise them.  For instance, I started in the action game, where the
>carrier is off the shore of a hostile island.  The laser turret will
>destroy things on the island on the closest shore.

Use the laser turret to take out the missle launchers so your Mantas have a
better chance of surviving...

>I lauch a viewing
>drone, but all I see is blue water - nothing to aim a missile at.

The viewing drone is used to target the cruise missle launcher, which is 
mounted to the rear of your carrier. So, if you rotate the carrier 180 degrees,
with its rear facing the island, you may be able to fire some missiles. I
wouldn't bother, though...

>The manta gets damaged shortly after take off and usually destroyed
>shortly after one or two shots.

When operating near a hostile island, you should always keep Mantas under
manual control. The best method for "liberating" an island is to load a 
Manta up with the missles, the fly straight for the island command center,
and dump your full load of missiles on it.  You should use the same method to
first take out any drone defense units (ya know, them volcano lookin' things)
if there are any on that particular island. 


>The walrus gets destroyed upon
>reaching the island.  So, how do you go about defeating this island?

The Walrus is next to useless in an assault. All they're really good for is
dropping the command center generator once you've liberated the island.



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