Getting Started

This document will help you get started with the Modern release of Touch Modern Air Power. The instructions here are associated with the Getting Started scenario. You can display this help file at any time by selecting the Getting Started option from the Help Menu at the bottom of the screen.

You interact with the Main Chart at the top of the screen using these gestures:

• Press your finger on the screen and then move or swipe your finger to scroll the chart.
• Press two fingers on the screen and then pinch or spread your fingers to zoom out or in.
• Tap your finger on a flight on the chart to select that flight.
• Double tap an air base on the chart to see a list of all the flights at that air base.
• Press your finger on the screen, hold it (long press), then move your finger to a location and release it to give an immediate order to a selected flight to fly to that location.
• Double tap the screen and hold your finger on the screen (long press), then move your finger to a location and release it to give a deferred order to the selected flight.

You interact with the Flight Information Area at the bottom of the screen using these gestures:

• Press your finger on the screen and then move or swipe your finger to scroll the area.
• Press two fingers on the screen and then pinch or spread your fingers to zoom out or in.
• Double tap in the area to toggle zoom-in and zoom-out.
• Tap your finger in the area to select a flight speed, a flight altitude, an ordnance, the speed of the game, a new scenario, or menu command.

When the scenario first begins, you'll see a flight of F-22s on the Main Chart surrounded by a red circle with a picture of that aircraft in the Flight Information Area. You also have a flight of F-15s that are at the air base nearby.

To see the flight of F-15s, double tap the airbase icon shown here. This will show you a list of flights at the air base. Select the flight of F-15s and it will appear in the Flight Information Area. Tapping the flight of F-22s on the Main Chart will return them to the Flight Information Area.

Your target in this scenario is an enemy nuclear facility that is to your northwest on the Main Chart as seen here. You want to use your flight of F-15s to bomb that facility and inflict as much damage as you can on it. Your F-22s will provide escort and can be used to protect your F-15s against enemy fighters. The enemy air base shown here is where the enemy fighters will scramble from and so you should watch it closely. Also be aware than intelligence has determined that there is an enemy SAM site protecting the nuclear facility which currently is unseen by your assets but may become visible as the scenario progresses.

You need to issue two orders for your flights, one for the F-15 flight to attack the nuclear facility and another for your F-22 flight to escort the strike. Let's start with the F-15 flight. Double tap the air base icon on the Main Chart and select the flight of F-15s so that it appears in the Flight Information Area. To issue an order for the flight, do the following:

• Press your finger on the Main Chart where the Nuclear Facility is located.
• Hold your finger down for about 1/2 second (you may notice that the red circle under your finger increases in size).
• When you release your finger you should notice a white line from the air base to the target. This is your strike order for the F-15s.

In the same way, tap on the flight of F22s to select them, then press the Main Chart towards the northwest and hold your finger on the screen for about 1/2 second. When you release it you will create a Fly To order for the F22s.

Now you are ready to start the simulation. You have the option of running the simulation from 1x real-time up to 10x. To get started, a run-time of 4x is a good pace. You should notice your flights proceeding to the northwest based on the orders you gave them. If you want to, you can speed up the run time initially, but be ready to slow or pause the game when the action starts.

At this point the most important task you have is to use your F-22s to intercept any enemy fighters that scramble from their air base. If you see a red icon appear as in this image, then fly your F-22s toward them. Your missiles will automatically fire when you are in range of the enemy fighters.

It is also possible for you to issue an Intercept order to your F-22s which will cause them to pursue the enemy fighters wherever they go. To do this, first select the flight of F-22s by tapping on their icon on the Main Chart. Then press your finger in an empty spot on the Main Chart, hold it there for 1/2 second, then drag your finger over the enemy flight and let go. This will give your F-22s the order to intercept the enemy flight.

Watch the victory indicator in the lower right hand corner of the Main Chart. Initially it will be all red, but as you make progress in the scenario, it should start to become blue as you see here. If the blue flag appears as in this example, then you are winning a Minor Victory. If the entire bar becomes blue, then you have won a Major Victory.

For more information about Modern Air Power, see the Help Menu in the Flight Information Area. Tapping this menu option will show you the documentation available:

• Quick Reference - A summary of the gestures you can use.
• Scenario Briefing - A description of the current scenario you are playing.
• Getting Started - This help file.
• User Manual - An online manual covering all the details of Modern Air Power.
• About - Information about the program including version.

Finally, the Flight School scenarios that you see listed when you tap on the Start New option are a good place to go from here to learn more about Modern Air Power and the principles of modern air warfare.