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Advanced Destroyer Simulator
Advanced Destroyer Simulator (ADS) is a naval combat simulator set in World War II. It was the first naval simulator to use real-time 3D graphics. Its style and mechanics are reminiscent of Epyx's Destroyer (1986).
ADS simulates the H. M. S. Onslaught, a British O-class destroyer equipped with three gun turrets, four torpedo tubes to port and starboard respectively, and sonar to detect and track submarines. In ADS, the Onslaught is not part of a flotilla.
There is no campaign, the game is mission-based and takes place in three scenarios (two in the CPC version) with five missions each: the Mediterranean around Sicily, the English Channel between the UK and France, and the North Sea coast of Norway. Objectives include search and destroy missions, patrols, convoy escorts, U-boat hunting and blockade operations. Each scenario also offers an open 'Delta' option in which you sail and hunt without specific targets.
The destroyer is navigated manually, in real time and from a first-person perspective, albeit with the aid of a scenario map. ADS simulates ship-to-ship combat as an exchange of torpedoes and cannons in melee. In the vicinity of enemy land bases, Stuka fighters can attack and must be shot down with cannons. Submarines are tracked with sonar and can only be attacked once they surface. Enemy ships include freighters, tankers, torpedo boats, destroyers and cruisers. Most missions are time-critical; in the course of the mission, it may be necessary to dock at allied ports for repairs, refueling and ammunition replenishment.
