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From: rsb5c@watt.acc.Virginia.EDU (Richard S. Bondi)
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Subject: Harpoon Questions
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Date: 21 Mar 91 17:33:52 GMT
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These questions are all for the GUIK scenario.
1.  I can't get Nato or USSR subs to do anything useful, they always get
    detected.  I thought subs were supposed to be a terrible naval 
    threat, but I all too easily pick off the opponent's, and he all  
    too easily picks off mine.  How can I make my subs escape detection?
    Is there any way to evade torpedoes, exscept for constantly 
    changing depth, speed, and direction while enemy torpedoes are in
    the water?  (This involves the frustrating use of Change Course
    again and again.)
2.  Is the computer doing something wrong  in GUIK?  No matter what side
    is taken, we humans always beat the computer, and the  computer does
    incredibly foolish things, like let Bears with 250mi standoff 
    missiles get within range of his base, even when he has no distractions
    elsewhere.  Am running this on SE/30.
3.  Annoyingly, Harpoon occasionally freezes after about an hour of play,
    regardless of whether other inits are loaded or no.  I'm using version
    1.0 on System 6.0.7.  Anyone know anything about this?
4.  Why do air-craft EVER crash because they run out of fuel?  For example,
    if I have a plane on patrol, take it off patrol to intercept/attack
    something, and then want to let it loiter further on patrol, I CAN'T,
    because the computer won't warn me when it reaches bingo fuel.  Does
    anyone know a work-around, or know what I'm doing wrong?
5.  Why aren't aircraft that have been put on patrol in the formation
    editor not displayed on the map?  Is this a bug/oversight?
6.  Does anyone have a good workaround for quickly locating a group
    identified only by its call number?  I just scroll around crazily,
    then usually give up and continue with whatever groups I am
    working with at the time.
Thanks.