The Slot · Solomon Islands · 1943
ATOLL & ORDNANCE
USS Fletcher · Destroyer Command
Take USS Fletcher (DD-445) against Japanese convoys and their escorts, shore batteries and air raids. Hunt them on radar, range them through the binoculars, put five 5-inch guns and ten torpedoes to work, and man the 40 mm when the Vals come in. Mind the Long Lances and the shoals.
W / SRing up engine orders
A / DRudder left / right
MouseGun crosshair (guns follow it)
XRangefinder: set the guns to the range under the crosshair (Shift+X clears)
RMB + WheelWalk the range up or down (locked on: trim over / short)
Left clickLock / release the target under the crosshair (gun-aim camera, captain's view)
VGun stabilisation on / off
SpaceFire the 5"/38s
BCaptain's view: binoculars and gun director
TLaunch a 5-torpedo spread
GMan an AA gun (Q: next gun, R: all guns follow you)
ClickGun-aim camera: the mouse orbits, crosshair in the centre (Esc frees the mouse)
RMB / MMB dragOrbit / pan the camera (C: back to chase)
EStep out on deck: climb, jump overboard, swim, row the whaleboat (E again to go back)
V · B · Num LockOn foot, swimming or in the boat: change view (your eyes, over the shoulder, orbit; F2-F8 film cameras) · binoculars · autorun / autoswim
F2 - F8Cinematic cameras: F2 fly-by, F3 camera boat, F4 drone, F6 long lens, F7 deck cams (again for the next), F8 director (C: back)
Drag the telegraph lever for speed · steer with the rudder slider, the wheel or by tilting the phone (Settings › Controls) · tap a target to lock it · hold FIRE · AA puts you on a 40 mm gun · VIEW for the bridge binoculars