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5.0 FALCON REFERENCE MATERIAL
Several books are available for purchase from retail software stores, or via mail order. In addition, a WAIS service containing an archive of email and USENET postings relating to Falcon 3.0 and other flight simulators has been created.
5.1 FALCON 3.0: THE COMPLETE HANDBOOK
>From Tom Basham:
Falcon 3.0: The Complete Handbook by Joel Powell and Tom Basham, published by The Waite Group, ISBN 1-878739-29-8, and is approximately 650 pages. Retails for $34.95 US, but can be found cheaper at most chain book stores. The include 1.2M floppy contains over 40 custom Red Flag missions used within the text,
Falcnr 3.1, f3maps 4.0, and the original F3 demo program. The
Waite Group is the only licensed, non-network, non-BBS distributor of F3maps 4.0.
Chapters 1 through 7 are written to the new F3 user. These chapters explain the basic info on aerodynamics, flying, radar usage, landing, and weapons delivery. Chapters 8 thru 12 are written to the advance user. Chapter 8 (43 pages) is dedicated to mastering the Hi-Fi radar, including walking readers through two of the included Red Flag missions. Chapter 9 (118 pages), the
"Advanced Flight School," steps readers through 8 Red Flag missions designed to simulate a campaign and teach weapons usage, coordination of multiple flights, allocation of resources, dive bombing styles, and combat tactics for intercept, scramble, escort, CAS, and bombing missions. Chapter 10 gives the inside info on how campaign mode works and how the war operates. It also gives valuable lessons on allocating resources, combat doctrine, and designing waypoints for safe ingress and egress. Chapter 10 also lists the mission requirements for each type of campaign mission. Chapter 11 goes into inside the mind of the computer pilot, explaining the differences between different levels, compares the strengths of the enemy's weapons, describes missile evasion techniques, and gives detailed info on enemy airborne radars. Basic ACM and BFM illustrations are also provided.
Chapter 12 is dedicated to the late arrival: OFT. New aircraft, theaters, weapons, and updated mission success requirements for
OFT specific missions. Appendicies include the Combat Reference
Table (xrefing aircraft type, weapons systems, radar type, and top speed at a glance), fuel usage calculation tables, and upgrade info for F3maps and
Falcnr.
5.2 FALCON 3: THE OFFICIAL COMBAT STRATEGY BOOK
Falcon3: The Official Combat Strategy Book, by Howard Bornstein, published by Prima Publishing, ISBN 1-55958-160-3, 367 pages.
Retails for $27.95 US, available for less from chain book stores or mail-order computer game retailers. Covers Falcon 3.0A through
Falcon OFT 3.01. Includes 3.5" diskette with 3.0D patch, the utilities Falconer, F3MAPS, F3ILS2, and SHOWF3 for use with 3.0D or 3.01, plus numerous Red Flag missions for use with book lessons.
Bornstein's book is divided into three parts. Part one describes the versions of Falcon 3.0, explains difficulty levels, enemy and wingman AI, flight models, and Instant Action scoring.
Part two explains
- HUD strategies for air-to-air and air-to-ground missions
- Radar modes
- Countermeasures including RWR and using chaff/flares
- Navigation and fuel management
- Dogfighting strategies including padlock and SCROLL-FORWARD view strategies
- How to identify aircraft visually and electronically
- ACMI features
- Undocumented and hidden features
Part three presents various Red Flag tutorials for air-to-air and air-to-ground missions, and an explanation of Falcon 3.0 Campaign mode.
5.3 FALCON 3.0 AIR COMBAT
Falcon 3.0 Air Combat by Pete Bonanni and Bernard Yee, published by Osborne McGraw-Hill,
ISBN 0-07-881701-3, 350 pages. Retails for $19.95.
Covers basic fighter maneuvers, beyond visual range radar deployment, advanced air-to-air combat tactics, Falcon 3.0 weapons deployment, advanced surface attack tactics, and campaign management. Essentally a rehash of the user manual with some useful keyboard templates. Does not cover OFT.
5.4 FALCON3: AIR COMBAT TRAINER
As of April, 1993 no detailed information about this product is available. This description was submitted to the Falcon3 mailing list by Tom Basham:
"Falcon3: Air Combat Trainer is a combo of a book, mission disk and a video tape being co-written by Pete Bonanni (F-16 pilot and author) and another guy whose name I can't recall right now.
It'll sort of be an inhome lecture on ACM/BFM 101."
5.5 FIGHTER COMBAT: THE ART AND SCIENCE OF AIR-TO-AIR COMBAT
This book, by fighter pilot Robert Shaw, is considered by many to be the most definitive book on ACM (air combat manoevering) available to the general public, and is highly recommended as a source of background information for the concepts presented in
Falcon 3.0 reference books and manuals. It is available from the
US Naval Institute, Spectrum HoloByte, and most well-stocked public libraries.
Fighter Combat: the art and science of air-to-air combat
Author: Robert L. Shaw
Publisher: Patrick Stephens Limited,
Great Britain,
1986/1988 (2nd edition)
ISBN 1-85260-201-5
Copyright 1985/88 US Naval Institute
5.6 FALCON3 WAIS LIBRARY
>From Jim Knutson (knutson@mcc.com)
I have been collecting Falcon 3 related articles since Feb. 1992.
Rather than keep all this information to myself, I decided to write `The USENET Guide to Falcon 3' (can be found on ftp.k9.com). In the process of doing so, I created the Falcon 3 wais library. The wais library lets you lookup any references to a particular topic. For instance, if I was interested in how to dodge sam missiles, I might ask about the following topics "sam missile evasion dodge tactics", and I would get back approximately 230 items related to those topics sorted so that the most relevant items are first. I can then browse through the items looking for the answer to my question.
There are two methods to use the wais library and both require
Internet access. The first requires only telnet and the second requires that a wais client be installed on your system.
The easiest way to lookup things in the wais library is to telnet to quake.think.com and login as user wais. For example: urbino> telnet quake.think.com
Trying 192.31.181.1 ...
Connected to quake.think.com.
Escape character is '^]'.
SunOS UNIX (quake) login: wais
Last login: Tue Apr 6 08:35:51 from 159.230.1.13
SunOS Release 4.1.1 (QUAKE) #3: Tue Jul 7 11:09:01 PDT 1992
Welcome to swais.
Please type user identifier (optional, i.e user@host): knutson@mcc.com
TERM = (vt100) sun-cmd
Starting swais (this may take a little while)...
You will be presented with a list of about 400 different wais libraries that you can query. You want to scroll down to the falcon3 library (usually referred to as a source). Select falcon3 as the source you want to ask and hit return to enter the topic keywords you are interested in.
You will then be presented with a list of items that match those topics. You can select any of them for viewing. You can even have the items mailed to you.
The second method requires existing wais software on your host.
To perform the query, you will need the following source description placed in the file ~/wais-sources/falcon3.src (assuming you use a Unix box).
------ falcon3.src cut here ------ (:source :version 3 :database-name "falcon3" :ip-name "urbino.mcc.com" :tcp-port 8000 :update-time (:time-interval :interval :daily) :cost 0.00 :cost-unit :free :maintainer "knutson@urbino.mcc.com" :description "Server created with WAIS release 8 b5 on Sep 30
15:33:02 1992 by knutson@urbino.mcc.com
This is a collection of most of the mail and news traffic I have seen on the Falcon 3 air combat flight simulator since Feb. 1992.
This database helped me write `The USENET Guide to Falcon 3.'
For maximum effect, be sure to increase the default maximum number of results returned from 40 to something larger.
The files of type mail used in the index were: /home/knutson/mail/Falcon
"
)
------ end of falcon3.src ------
Here are some usage statistics in case anyone is interested.
WAIS traffic from Mar 22 10:26:12 1993 to Apr 6 10:46:40 1993 288 connections from 35 hosts.
Queries
Searches #1 Query
Database Pings /Results Expressions Count Question ..rces/falcon3 5 14/ 339 13 2 arizona-phoenix falcon3 4 72/1530 59 5 falcon flight_sim 27 98/2295 77 11 flight
Answers
210 answers, min/avg/max documents = 0/19/227
Retrieved Documents
Database Retrievals
The Crosswinds Phoenix AZ (602) 678-4381 Brent
Ward 14.4/v32b
Gamma on-line Williamsburh VA (804) 565-3503
George Marsh 28.8/VFAST
Fox One BBS Broken Arrow OK (918) 251-3160
Bill Rogers 14.4/v32b
Cowford Cargo Jacksonville FL (904) 384-6021
Steven Moyer 14.4/v32b
4.4 COMPUSERVE GAMEPUB FORUM (library 3)
????
4.5 ELECTRONIC BATTLEFIELD SERIES FAQ FTP SITE
It's at: ftp.HACKS.Arizona.EDU /pub/krismon/ebspatch
I like to keep the latest patches here... so only the latest ones are in there.. f305.zip, m104.zip and h102.zip. There's less traffic here so you'll get faster transfers(usually) than cactus.org
5.0 FALCON REFERENCE MATERIAL
Several books are available for purchase from retail software stores, or via mail order. In addition, a WAIS service containing an archive of email and USENET postings relating to Falcon 3.0 and other flight simulators has been created.
5.1 FALCON 3.0: THE COMPLETE HANDBOOK
>From Tom Basham:
Falcon 3.0: The Complete Handbook by Joel Powell and Tom Basham, published by The Waite Group, ISBN 1-878739-29-8, and is approximately 650 pages. Retails for $34.95 US, but can be found cheaper at most chain book stores. The include 1.2M floppy contains over 40 custom Red Flag missions used within the text,
Falcnr 3.1, f3maps 4.0, and the original F3 demo program. The
Waite Group is the only licensed, non-network, non-BBS distributor of F3maps 4.0.
Chapters 1 through 7 are written to the new F3 user. These chapters explain the basic info on aerodynamics, flying, radar usage, landing, and weapons delivery. Chapters 8 thru 12 are written to the advance user. Chapter 8 (43 pages) is dedicated to mastering the Hi-Fi radar, including walking readers through two of the included Red Flag missions. Chapter 9 (118 pages), the
"Advanced Flight School," steps readers through 8 Red Flag missions designed to simulate a campaign and teach weapons usage, coordination of multiple flights, allocation of resources, dive bombing styles, and combat tactics for intercept, scramble, escort, CAS, and bombing missions. Chapter 10 gives the inside info on how campaign mode works and how the war operates. It also gives valuable lessons on allocating resources, combat doctrine, and designing waypoints for safe ingress and egress. Chapter 10 also lists the mission requirements for each type of campaign mission. Chapter 11 goes into inside the mind of the computer pilot, explaining the differences between different levels, compares the strengths of the enemy's weapons, describes missile evasion techniques, and gives detailed info on enemy airborne radars. Basic ACM and BFM illustrations are also provided.
Chapter 12 is dedicated to the late arrival: OFT. New aircraft, theaters, weapons, and updated mission success requirements for
OFT specific missions. Appendicies include the Combat Reference
Table (xrefing aircraft type, weapons systems, radar type, and top speed at a glance), fuel usage calculation tables, and upgrade info for F3maps and
Falcnr.
5.2 FALCON 3: THE OFFICIAL COMBAT STRATEGY BOOK
Falcon3: The Official Combat Strategy Book, by Howard Bornstein, published by Prima Publishing, ISBN 1-55958-160-3, 367 pages.
Retails for $27.95 US, available for less from chain book stores or mail-order computer game retailers. Covers Falcon 3.0A through
Falcon OFT 3.01. Includes 3.5" diskette with 3.0D patch, the utilities Falconer, F3MAPS, F3ILS2, and SHOWF3 for use with 3.0D or 3.01, plus numerous Red Flag missions for use with book lessons.
Bornstein's book is divided into three parts. Part one describes the versions of Falcon 3.0, explains difficulty levels, enemy and wingman AI, flight models, and Instant Action scoring.
Part two explains
- HUD strategies for air-to-air and air-to-ground missions
- Radar modes
- Countermeasures including RWR and using chaff/flares
- Navigation and fuel management
- Dogfighting strategies including padlock and SCROLL-FORWARD view strategies
- How to identify aircraft visually and electronically
- ACMI features
- Undocumented and hidden features
Part three presents various Red Flag tutorials for air-to-air and air-to-ground missions, and an explanation of Falcon 3.0 Campaign mode.
5.3 FALCON 3.0 AIR COMBAT
Falcon 3.0 Air Combat by Pete Bonanni and Bernard Yee, published by Osborne McGraw-Hill,
ISBN 0-07-881701-3, 350 pages. Retails for $19.95.
Covers basic fighter maneuvers, beyond visual range radar deployment, advanced air-to-air combat tactics, Falcon 3.0 weapons deployment, advanced surface attack tactics, and campaign management. Essentally a rehash of the user manual with some useful keyboard templates. Does not cover OFT.
5.4 FALCON3: AIR COMBAT TRAINER
As of April, 1993 no detailed information about this product is available. This description was submitted to the Falcon3 mailing list by Tom Basham:
"Falcon3: Air Combat Trainer is a combo of a book, mission disk and a video tape being co-written by Pete Bonanni (F-16 pilot and author) and another guy whose name I can't recall right now.
It'll sort of be an inhome lecture on ACM/BFM 101."
5.5 FIGHTER COMBAT: THE ART AND SCIENCE OF AIR-TO-AIR COMBAT
This book, by fighter pilot Robert Shaw, is considered by many to be the most definitive book on ACM (air combat manoevering) available to the general public, and is highly recommended as a source of background information for the concepts presented in
Falcon 3.0 reference books and manuals. It is available from the
US Naval Institute, Spectrum HoloByte, and most well-stocked public libraries.
Fighter Combat: the art and science of air-to-air combat
Author: Robert L. Shaw
Publisher: Patrick Stephens Limited,
Great Britain,
1986/1988 (2nd edition)
ISBN 1-85260-201-5
Copyright 1985/88 US Naval Institute
5.6 FALCON3 WAIS LIBRARY
>From Jim Knutson (knutson@mcc.com)
I have been collecting Falcon 3 related articles since Feb. 1992.
Rather than keep all this information to myself, I decided to write `The USENET Guide to Falcon 3' (can be found on ftp.k9.com). In the process of doing so, I created the Falcon 3 wais library. The wais library lets you lookup any references to a particular topic. For instance, if I was interested in how to dodge sam missiles, I might ask about the following topics "sam missile evasion dodge tactics", and I would get back approximately 230 items related to those topics sorted so that the most relevant items are first. I can then browse through the items looking for the answer to my question.
There are two methods to use the wais library and both require
Internet access. The first requires only telnet and the second requires that a wais client be installed on your system.
The easiest way to lookup things in the wais library is to telnet to quake.think.com and login as user wais. For example: urbino> telnet quake.think.com
Trying 192.31.181.1 ...
Connected to quake.think.com.
Escape character is '^]'.
SunOS UNIX (quake) login: wais
Last login: Tue Apr 6 08:35:51 from 159.230.1.13
SunOS Release 4.1.1 (QUAKE) #3: Tue Jul 7 11:09:01 PDT 1992
Welcome to swais.
Please type user identifier (optional, i.e user@host): knutson@mcc.com
TERM = (vt100) sun-cmd
Starting swais (this may take a little while)...
You will be presented with a list of about 400 different wais libraries that you can query. You want to scroll down to the falcon3 library (usually referred to as a source). Select falcon3 as the source you want to ask and hit return to enter the topic keywords you are interested in.
You will then be presented with a list of items that match those topics. You can select any of them for viewing. You can even have the items mailed to you.
The second method requires existing wais software on your host.
To perform the query, you will need the following source description placed in the file ~/wais-sources/falcon3.src (assuming you use a Unix box).
------ falcon3.src cut here ------ (:source :version 3 :database-name "falcon3" :ip-name "urbino.mcc.com" :tcp-port 8000 :update-time (:time-interval :interval :daily) :cost 0.00 :cost-unit :free :maintainer "knutson@urbino.mcc.com" :description "Server created with WAIS release 8 b5 on Sep 30
15:33:02 1992 by knutson@urbino.mcc.com
This is a collection of most of the mail and news traffic I have seen on the Falcon 3 air combat flight simulator since Feb. 1992.
This database helped me write `The USENET Guide to Falcon 3.'
For maximum effect, be sure to increase the default maximum number of results returned from 40 to something larger.
The files of type mail used in the index were: /home/knutson/mail/Falcon
"
)
------ end of falcon3.src ------
Here are some usage statistics in case anyone is interested.
WAIS traffic from Mar 22 10:26:12 1993 to Apr 6 10:46:40 1993 288 connections from 35 hosts.
Queries
Searches #1 Query
Database Pings /Results Expressions Count Question ..rces/falcon3 5 14/ 339 13 2 arizona-phoenix falcon3 4 72/1530 59 5 falcon flight_sim 27 98/2295 77 11 flight
Answers
210 answers, min/avg/max documents = 0/19/227
Retrieved Documents
Database Retrievals
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