.TH Command RECON
.SY "recon <SPYPLANES> <ESCORTS> <SECT> <PATH>"
The `\*Qrecon\*U' command is used to gather intelligence about sectors
by means of spy plane overflights.  The planes take off from their 
respective airports, assemble, fly the mission and land in the 
destination sector.
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<SPYPLANES> represents a list of planes which are to be performing the
intelligence gathering operation.  Only planes which are provided with
petrol and have sufficient mobility will be successfully selected for the 
mission.
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<ESCORTS> represent a list of fighter planes which are capable of 
escorting the transports all the way to the target.  To be selected, 
escorts must have fuel and mobility.
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Remember that the maximum altitude of the mission is determined by the 
plane with the lowest flight ceiling.  While spy planes by themselves
can climb to very high altitudes, they will not be able to do so if
accompanied by lower-flying escorts.
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<SECT> is an assembly point.  This is a sector over which
all of the planes in the mission meet before proceeding on as a group
to the destination sector.  The assembly point must not be more than
four sectors away from any of the planes selected for the mission.
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<PATH> is the flightpath from assembly point to destination.
(See `\*Qinfo flightpath\*U' for information about specifying
flightpaths.)  Note: if you want to fly higher than altitude 1, 
you should include an altitude change (e.g., "^4") early in the 
flight path.  
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Recon missions can be intercepted just like any other mission.
If the destination sector is not an airport, then all planes in
the mission must have V/STOL capability.
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.EX recon 22
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plane(s)? .
No escorts...
assembly point (or '.')? .
assembly point @ -97,-15
<0: -97,-15 @ 1> ^5-80,-18h
-97,-15 to -80,-18: uuujjjjjjj
Ending sector is -80,-18
range to final destination is 10
(#22) spyplane 2 standing by
(#22) spyplane 2 equipped and airborne

aircraft departing, grouping at altitude 1

SPY Plane report
Fri Nov 13 11:39:45 1992
   sect type own eff civ  mil  shl  gun  iron pet  food
(climbing to 5 over sea @ -96,-16)
 -84,-18   )   7 100 1000    0   10   10    0   20  420
 -82,-18   m   0 100 1000  100   10   10 1000    0 1080
 -80,-18   *   7 100 1000  510  530   10    0 1070   90
  Your space shuttle #51 @ -80,-18

spyplane 2 (#22) landing in -80,-18
spyplane 2 (#22) unloading 15 unused pet
1 aircraft landed successfully
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See also : plane-types, bomb, fly, para, drop, strafe, sweep, flightpath
