From: mperry@waikato.ac.nz
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games
Subject: Re: WCII finale (Was re: Wing Commander II cheat? anyone?)
Date: 14 Nov 92 10:48:45 +1300
Distribution: world
Organization: University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand

>> Second time. I took out the 3 stealth ships and didn't
>>let the prince hit me (travelling with after burners till behind him) and
>>slowly destroyed his ship. Then the shock came - 4 more heavy fighters.
>>Afterburned a distance away to stage the battle. I turned around to take out
>>one fighter (fired my two missiles, and guns) and got hit badly - front shield
>>and armour gone, and my radar. Flying blind was never my favorite. I then keep
>>violently turning and afterburning till I was behind and to the side of a
>>fighter and let it have it. Several minutes later four more fighters were
>> dead.
>>I aimed toward the nav point except it was the concordia, so I changed it and
>>eventually found my way to the enemy base. At 12000 I locked on with a torp
>> and
>>waited until the missile was locked I accelerated to full speed and used after
>>burners, droping the missile at 4000 and vering under the base. The missile
>> hit
>>and I went to replay the procedure. Problem, without losing shields, I had now
>>lost missile lock, so no more torps could be fired. I returned to the
>>concordia, the pilot claiming the base was destroyed. I had better replay the
>>mission to see the base get destroyed. Once you get behind someone, it is very
>>easy one-on-one - even fighters with rear gunners (you just don't sit right
>>behind them, but to one side, up or down)
>>
> I can beat that!
> 
> 1) I can usually take out the 3 stealthed ships without any problem.  Turbo off
> to the right of the asteroids, then hit them with you tail gun as they come out
> of the asteroids, 1-2-3.
> 
> 2) Prince, no problem, but usually lose a bit of armor.
> 
> 3) Soon as I saw the 4 fighters, I headed for the Concordia, on turbo all the
> way.  I lost them as I got close, and landed.  Then I get the victory
> celebration, without even firing at the K.M!  Seemed kind of hollow though,
> with everybody telling me what a great guy I am, when I just ran away.
And My third time, I aimed strait at the stealth ships (well I was slightly 
above and right) and took out two in one shooting spree. The third disappeared
so I circled until it turned up again - it died. I took on the prince. He hit
me with one missile (damage front armour) and slowly died (his ship was showing
as totally red before exploding). 

I afterburned out a distance (about 20000 to get away from any possible flak
from the base and twisted and turned so no fighter every got behind me or
locked a missile on me. Slowly I destroyed all 4 fighters. This time I had
radar which made it much easier. I locked a torp onto the base at 12000 and
accelerated to 1200 before firing at 4000, veering under the base as it hit.
The flak gun crews needed firing as they had hardly stratched my shields.
I repeated the manouver and the base blew (took about 90 seconds). Why was the
sabre loaded with 6 torps if you only need two? - extra missiles could have
been handy. 
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