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                Rescue Radiers is a game by Sir-Tech in which the object
          is to gain control of the enemy's base. You accomplish this by
          using some of your many weapons, which will be described in
          full detail later on.
                In Rescue Raiders you use the joystick as well as the
          keyboard. First let's examine the joystick commands:
                The joystick directly controls the helicopter, thus
          pushing up on the stick will result in the helicopter moving up,
          and obviously the same with the other directions. By depressing
          Button 0 your helicopter will shoot bullets, and by depressing
          Button 1 you will drop one of your bombs. you depress both of
          them at the same time you will release a guided missle. When you
          start off you have a certain amount of bullets, bombs, and
          missles for "AIR-TO-AIR" combat. You have two sidewinder missles,
          ten bombs and more than enough bullets. If at any time you run
          out of any of these you can replenish your supply by returning to
          your own base and landing on the platform.
          
          Now for the keyboard commands:
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             C) Status display
            *M) Group of 5 Men (Fighters)
            *E) Group of 2 Men (Electricians)
            *T) Tank
            *D) Demolition Van
            *A) Armed Vehicles
            SB) Drop a man out of your helicopter
           ESC) Shows score and pauses game
            *H) Buy another helicopter
          
              (NOTE: The asterisks denote that there is a charge for the
                     item. See price list below.)
          
          
          
          Your Status:
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                Every so often you may wish to refer to your status
          display. You do this by pressing the 'C' key. At the top of
          your screen will appear your status. You will first see a
          row of money bags, you will see a number of large and small
          bags (four small bags equals one large). As you buy more items
          your money supply diminishes. After a quick pause it will show
          you how many bombs how have aboard. Then it will show you many
          missles you have, how many men you have aboard (if any) and how
          many helicopters remaining. There is also a radar at the top of
          the screen. It's basically self-explanatory, the only thing you
          may want to know is that the large white squares are helicopters.
          When you hit 'C' you will see directly below the radar your fuel
          line. Check this occasionally because your fuel diminishes
          quickly. Remember that if you run out of anything you can always
          replenish your supply.
          
          Price List
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          !--------!----------!---------------!---------------!-----------!
          !  Item  !  Prices  !  Maximum No.  !     Can be    !    Can    !
          !        !          !   on screen   ! destroyed by: !  Destroy: !
          !--------!----------!---------------!---------------!-----------!
          !        !          !               !  Men, Tanks,  !   Heli-   !
          !Armored ! 3 small  !     Seven     ! Electricians, !  copters  !
          ! Vehicle!   bags   !               ! Bombs, Bullets!           !
          !--------!----------!---------------!---------------!-----------!
          !        !          !               !  Men, Tanks,  !   Enemy   !
          !Demoli- ! 2 small  !     Five      ! Elechric)gV?d@!    Base   !
          !tion van!   bags   !               ! Bombs, Bullets!           !
          !--------!----------!---------------!---------------!-----------!
          !        !          !               !               ! Everthing !
          !  Heli- ! 5 large  !      One      !  Everything   ! but Base  !
          ! copter !   bags   !               !               ! & Turrets !
          !--------!----------!---------------!---------------!-----------!
          ! Men &  !1 large   !               ! Tanks, bombs, ! Armored   !
          ! Electr-!and 1     !  Thrity Five  ! Men, Bullets, ! Vehicles, !
          ! icians !small bag !               !               ! Vans, Men !
          !--------!----------!---------------!---------------!-----------!
          !        !          !               ! Bombs, Tanks, ! Everything!
          !  Tanks ! 1 large  !     Five      !   Bullets     !  but Base !
          !        !   bag    !               !               !           !
          !--------!----------!---------------!---------------!-----------!
          !   Gun  !          !               !               !   Heli-   !
          ! Turrets!  ------  !  ----------   !     Tanks     !  copters  !
          !        !          !               !               !           !
          !--------!----------!---------------!---------------!-----------!
          !Tactical!          !               !   Bullets,    !   Heli-   !
          !Stations! -------  !  ----------   !     Bombs     !  copters  !
          !        !          !               !               !           !
          !--------!----------!---------------!---------------!-----------!
          
          
          Purchasing Items:
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                To buy an item, any item, just press the letter you wish
          at any time. Obviously as you buy more items you lose more
          money. You should always keep track of how much money you have.
          
          
          Description of items:
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          Armored Vehicles- These have one guided missle on them and use
                            it as soon as the enemy helicopter comes
                            within range. Although the missle doesn't
                            always hit the enemy you stand a good chance.
                            The problem with these is that they can only
                            be used once each.
          Demolition Vans-  You need to get one of these to the enemy's
                            base to win. Make sure that you have plenty
                            of tanks around it because they can be
                            destroyed by anything.
          Electricians-     They are exactly like men, but if you let them
                            walk to one of your turrets, they will repair
                            it as long as they are not attacked while they
                            are doing it.
          Men-              Men are deployed in groups of five and then can
                            be picked up by landing near them and letting
                            them walk into your helicopter. Then by hitting
                            the space bar while in the air you make them
                            parachute out. (Note: You may only carry five
                            men at a time and when you release them some
                            may not open their parachute).
          Tactical Stations-These stations lie on six different parts of
                            the screen. The first three are yours and the
                            others are the enemy's. These act like exterior
                            defenses in such that if the enemy's helicopter
                            crashes into one of your stations it explodes.
                            The same thing happens if you crash into his.
                            To take over a station drop off one of your men
                            and he will enter the station. To simply
                            destroy it shoot the balloon-like object a
                            couple of times or simply blow up the building
                            with plenty of bullets or bombs.
          Tanks-            Probably the most effective item that you have
                            but you can only have five on the screen at
                            once.
          Turrets-          There are four of these on the screen two
                            belonging to you and the other two to him. You
                            must destroy these before your helicopter can
                            get past. Tanks are the only things that can
                            destroy these so send them out first.
          
