F29 Retaliator

F29 Retaliator

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Mission list & basic manual
By Itsacon
Unfortunately, the manual containing the missions was not included in this re-release, without which the campaign mode is pretty much unplayable.

So until that is rectified, here are the objectives:
   
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Arizona test range
  1. Destroy 2 targets in 7B
  2. Destroy vehicles on road in 8A-H
  3. Destroy train on railway in A1-8
  4. Destroy radar and missiles in 5D
  5. Destroy bridge in F8
  6. Destroy 2+ fighters
  7. Destroy tanks in 3A
  8. Destroy factories in 1C
  9. Destroy airfield in 4C
  10. Destroy command centre in 1E
Pacific
War update 1
  1. Scramble: Destroy 2 fighters in 4D
  2. Firebolt: Destroy 3 fighters in 8D
  3. Drop-in: Destroy ship in 4G
  4. Plunge: Destroy storage tanks in 1D
War update 2
  1. Splash: Destroy landing craft in 8E
  2. Warmup: Destroy 2 frigates in 3B
  3. Deep Heat: Destroy 3 fighters in 4B
  4. Beta-1: Destroy ship in 4G
War update 3
  1. Revenge: Destroy ships in 7H
  2. Arc: Destroy fighters and ships in the middle of the map
  3. Strike Back: Destroy 2 ships in 5H
  4. Stamps: Destroy factory in 1D
War update 4
  1. Knock-Out: Destroy two ships in 1G
  2. Fight Back: Destroy two ships in F4
War update 5
  1. Hand Shake: Destroy all fighters in 4B
Middle East
War update 1
  1. Bravo: Destroy tanks in 5A
  2. Bogie: Destroy 2 fighters in 6F
  3. Alpha: Destroy radar and missiles in 4D
  4. Foxstrike: Destroy bridge in 3F
  5. Lizard: Destroy vehicles in 4C
  6. Charlie: Destroy airfield in 2H
War update 2
  1. Moonstruck: Destroy factory in 3B
  2. Rogue: Destroy power station in 2F
  3. Pincer: Destroy tanks listed in War Update
  4. Torch: Destroy radar and missiles in 4A
  5. Crossfire: Destroy storage tanks in 1F
War update 3
  1. MayDay: Destroy 3 fighters in 5E
  2. Lord: Destroy tanks listed in War Update
  3. Torture: Destroy bridge in 3B
  4. Romeo: Destroy factory in F1
War update 4
  1. Heat: Destroy trucks in 1D
  2. Juno: Destroy 4 fighters in 3G
  3. Warrior: Destroy factory in 1C
  4. Gold: Destroy tanks listed in War Update
War update 5
  1. Ajax: Destroy airfield in 2A
  2. Dawn: Destroy factory in 1D
  3. Zeus: Destroy tanks listed in War Update
  4. Red: Destroy fighters in 7G
War update 6
  1. Standstill: Destroy factory in 1A
  2. Vice: Destroy tanks listed in War Update
  3. Thunder: Destroy all fighters in 4G
War update 7
  1. Abyss: Check the war update and mission screen
Europe
War update 1
  1. MIG Cap: Destroy 2 fighters
  2. Bomb Cap: Destroy 3 fighters
  3. Intercept: Destroy 2 fighters in 8A
  4. Tom Cat: Destroy 3 fighters in 4D
  5. Aggressor: Destroy tanks in 6D
  6. Firehand: Destroy tanks in 8D
  7. Ironhand: Destroy radar and missiles in 3D
  8. Backbreaker: Destroy bridge in 5E
  9. Limelight: Destroy vehicles in 8F
  10. Linebacker III: Destroy aifield in 1G
War update 2
  1. Jawbreaker: Destroy bridge in 6D
  2. Four Star: Destroy storage tanks in 2F
  3. Big Ear: Destroy radar and missiles in 7E
  4. Deep Throat: Destroy fighters and airfield in 3H
  5. Strike Out: Destroy fighters in 2C
  6. Tin Can Alley: Destroy tanks listed in War Update
War update 3
  1. Iron: Destroy bridge in 8C
  2. Titan: Destroy vehicles in 8G
  3. Snake Eye: Destroy tanks listed in War Update
  4. Grind: Destroy factory in 5H
  5. Lights Out: Destroy cooling towers in 5H
  6. Fly-by: Destroy 3 fighters in 1D
War update 4
  1. Operation Wolf: Destroy fighters in 5C
  2. Avenger: Destroy tanks listed in War Update
  3. Operation Thunderbolt: Destroy factor and storage tanks in 7H
  4. Operation Bear: Destroy factory in 2H
  5. Express: Destroy train in 4H
  6. Untouchables: Destroy fighters in 7A
War update 5
  1. Venus: Destroy 3 fighters in 7B
  2. Venus 2: Destroy Destroy 3 fighters in 4B
  3. Counter: Destroy tanks listed in War Update
  4. Backache: Destroy bridge in 7H
  5. Trax: Destroy factory in 8H
  6. Flame: Destroy storage tanks in 8H
War update 6
  1. Burst: Destroy airfield in 6H
  2. Mercury: Destroy all fighters
  3. Man Hunt: Destroy tanks listed in War Update
  4. On-Line: Destroy cooling towers and main building in 7H
  5. Saturn: Destroy Destroy train in 7H
  6. Mars: Destroy factory in 8H
War update 7
  1. Saviour/Retaliator/Hour Glass: Check the war update and mission screen
Weapons
Air-to-air
AIAAM 196 Fire Bolt
AMRAAM 120A
AIM9M Sidewinder
AIM132 ASRAAM
Standard fire-and-forget AA missiles, the later ones have less range, but can be carried more of.

Backwinder
AA missile that fires backwards

Air-to-surface
Maverick
Standard locking missile, suitable for most targets

CSW
multi-warhead missile that can hit groups of tanks or vehicles at once. Does not lock, just fire in general direction of target

MRASM
Cruise missile capable of destroying airfield runways

ASALM
Heavy version of the Maverick

Other
Fuel tank
Just what is says on the tin: more fuel.

Controls
These are the basic controls required to fly the plane:
  • Cursor keys: up, down, left, right
  • Enter: select weapon
  • Space bar: fire weapon
  • +/-: increase/decrease throttle
  • B: toggle brakes
  • G: toggle landing gear*
  • F: toggle flaps*
  • A: toggle autopilot
  • S: toggle stealth/silent mode
  • E: toggle ECM
  • T: change target lock
  • X: release target lock
  • C: release chaff
  • V: release flare
  • 1/2/3: cycle through information displays
  • Esc (twice in rapid succession): eject
  • P: pause game

You can also use the function keys to look around your plane, and 'H' to turn the HUD on/off.

J, K & M allow you to switch between joystick, keyboard and mouse mode (keyboard is default).


* Do not extend flaps or gear when speed is above 250
1 Comments
Udet Oct 11, 2020 @ 3:18am 
Thank you very much for all this information.