Aircraft
Use the afterburners when you are close to the ground Note This will not work on BTROs or gunboats it will just do damage
All Planes and Levels
Enter SHPONGLE as your Name
Avoid AntiAircraft guns
To get the gold medal on this level you need to shoot down the bombers
with the machine guns and as many of the MIG27 fighters as possible
The bombers can only hit you if you fly within about 180 degrees from
the rear so fly at them from the front to avoid getting hit by their aaguns
Your guns can hit a target a little ways before you can lock on a
target If you are not heading at the target remember to lead the target
accordingly to their speed
Cheat mode
Use the afterburners when you are close to the ground Note This will not work on BTROs or gunboats it will just do damage
Top Gun Combat Zones Cheats
Antiaircraft guns
Fly close to the ground which causes the antiaircraft guns to overshoot
your plane They cannot fire below a certain point as they risk hitting
their own men
Various Cheats and Hints
Cheat mode
Enter SHPONGLE as a name to unlock all aircraft and levels Note The effects of the code will be disabled if the game is saved
Aircraft
On all levels that contain multiple aircraft bogies the best solution is to wipe out all aircraft by flying low to the ground then pulling up on the stick to get a missile lock to destroy them Take one bogie out at a time then fly back close to the ground and start the process all over again
Antiaircraft guns
Flying close to the ground causes the antiaircraft guns to overshoot your plane They cannot fire below a certain point due to the risk of hitting their own men
Weapons
While speed in completing missions extent of damage to your jet and quotFirst Bloodquot bonuses help they will never allow you to gain the points and medals to open new jets The key to points is ammunition choice Try to use only guns for everything saving all the missiles and bombs possible If you must use missiles use the self aimed not the guided The more bombs and missiles you return with the higher the scores By doing this it is possible to advance from the normal 300000 to 400000 red star success to consistent scores of over 2 million per mission
Flying
As the missions gain in complexity every fly over must be highly efficient Instead of tight sweeping turns use overthetop turns This can cut a 10 second turn down to 3 seconds and place you in a better attack mode to start the next run This requires practice
Destroy tanks vans and most moving ground targets
Use the afterburners when you are close to the ground Note This will not work on BTROs or gunboats it will just do damage
