Mission 1

To set up a standard ASuW (Anti-Surface Warfare) mission follow the following steps:

- Drag select the four Reference Points (RPs) labelled "Mission 1".
- Hit "CTRL + F11" or go to the Mission menu and select the second option "New Mission".
- The "New Mission" box will appear.
- Name your mission whatever you like as long as it is recognizable to you.
- For Class, choose "Patrol".
- For Type, choose "ASuW Patrol (Ground)".
- Status, leave as active, and don't adjust the activation times as this is a simple mission.
- Leave the checkbox "Open Mission Editor window" checked (default) and click "OK".

The Mission Editor window is fairly complex but we'll only touch on the bits we need. It is a powerful tool and deserves some experimentation on your part. In the meantime, just follow along:

- Your mission's name is in the upper left, make sure it is selected. You can change the name in the box below this area.
- Below that, no changes needed to activation, take-off, or time on target times.
- Select the "Units" tab along the top (selected by default).
  - In the "Available" box, click the arrow beside the 6x Tornado IDS to expand the category to see the available units.
  - Use "SHIFT + Left Click" to select Bomber #1 to Bomber #4. These should all be green to show they are ready to take off while the other two should be red. Select Bomber #1 then select Bomber #4 to select all the units in between. Alternatively, you can select multiple units one at a time by using "CTRL + Left Click".
  - Press the down button to assign them to the mission.
- Select the "Mission Settings" tab.

1. Moving to the top center of the screen, leave the "Try to keep units on-station" box alone and the "1/3 rule" checked.
2. Uncheck "Investigate unknown contacts outside the patrol area" and "Investigate unknown contacts within weapons range", so your aircraft will remain inside the patrol area.
3. Leave the "Active emissions..." box unchecked.
4. Nothing else to touch but note that the aircraft will fly in flights of 2 and will not take off until there are 2 ready to go.
5. Moving to the right, in the Patrol Area box there should be four RPs with the same name as those of the desired area.
   If they are not there, go back to the map, select them and click the "Add points highlighted on map" button.
   Click the "Validate Area" button. If you get a "WARNING! Area validation has failed" message, using the up or down arrows in the box change to order of the RPs until you have a square.

Once you're done, close the mission editor and run the game.