Welcome to Basic Surface Operations 1.5

In this skills challenge you will have command of an Australian surface group. Using pop-up messages like this, you will be guided through the following topics:

- Engage land targets with Naval Gunfire Support
- Conduct underway replenishment (UNREP)
- Setting group formations

Following discussion on the above topics, you will be presented with a challenge to test the skills and knowledge you have gained so far.

Your mission is to engage designated targets with Naval Gunfire Support (NGS) before escorting a high-value unit (HVU)--HMAS Sirius--through a confined strait, defending against surface, air and submarine threats. Unlike previous tutorials, the opposition platforms faced in this evaluation pose a real threat to your units.

This tutorial is designed to stop time compression with pop-ups at important moments. Surface operations can be slow paced due to the speeds and distances involved, so feel free to use time compression in the tutorial knowing that any significant developments will be accompanied by a time-stopping pop-up.

To make use of this in your own gameplay, or fine-tune pop-up settings for this tutorial go to Game > Game Options > Message Log and select 'Raise Pop-Up' for any event that you wish. Useful pop-ups for Surface operations include 'Contact Change', 'New Contact', 'Special Messages' (this should always be on), 'Unit Damage', 'Unit Lost' and 'New Weapon Contact'.

In this scenario pop-ups will appear with important messages. You can find them in the documents that come with the tutorial. The default location is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Command Modern Operations\Scenarios\Tutorials\Surface Warfare Tutorials\Documents.