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From: gdm@cs.columbia.edu (George Michaels)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.games
Subject: Re: Harpoon:  Improper use of Harpoons?
Keywords: blowing up airfields
Message-ID: <1991Feb12.183340.16483@cs.columbia.edu>
Date: 12 Feb 91 18:33:40 GMT
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I have found that blowing up the other guy's airfields is the KEY
to winning most scenarios.  As long as you have an operative 
airfield and the other guy doesn't, you have an UNLIMITED supply
of ammo where he does not!

I will use Harpoons, HARMS, and Martels to waste the other guy's
bases ASAP.  It is truly glorious to play the Russians in a 
scenario where you have Backfires.  The 250 NM Kitchen is a superb
standoff weapon because you can launch them with almost total
disregard for enemy interceptors.  the Backfire can then use its
afterburners to cruise off into the sunset, while only a very lucky
F-15 can catch them.

Since the Russians have this wonderful standoff weapon, it is only
fair as the Nato player to use harpoons to the same effect.  I almost
never use guided missles or iron bombs except to finish off a mostly
dead airfield which has already had its SAMs knocked out.  

PS The North Atlantic Convoy Battleset is a lot of fun.  Unfortunately,
most of the scenarios have a LOT of ordinance, and it runs very slow on
my SE.  Does running the game on a 68030 based Mac make a big difference?

George Michaels
Columbia University