                               Command : RECON

 SYNTAX:
   [##:##] Command: recon <SPYPLANES> <ESCORTS> <SECT> route

The  recon  command  is used to gather intelligence about sectors that the spy
mission overflies.  The planes take off from their respective airports, assem-
ble, and then fly the mission and land in the destination sector.

<SPYPLANES>  represents a list of planes which are to be performing the intel-
ligence gathering operation.  Only planes which are  provided  with  gas,  and
have sufficient mobility will be successfully selected for the mission.

<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.

<SECT>  represents  an  assembly point, where all of the planes in the mission
meet before proceeding on to the target sector.  The assembly  point  must  be
owned  by  you,  and  must  not be more than four sectors away from any of the
planes selected for the mission.

                               Command : RECON

Route is a normal empire path specification.

Recon missions can be intercepted just like any other mission.  If the  desti-
nation  sector  is  not  an  airport, then all planes in the mission must have
V/STOL capability.

If the ASW_PLANES option is in use, planes with the ASW ability will perform a
sonar  search on each sector as they fly through it.  Each sub contact will be
reported only once, giving the sector and number of the sub, from  the  sector
in  which  it is first detected (which may not be the sector the sub is in, as
plane sonar has a range dependent on acc, and a chance of  finding  a  sub  of
((100-acc)-(5-sub visib)*10)) The sub being sonared may detect the sonar ping.

If the SWEEP_PLANES option is in use, planes with the sweep ability will auto-
matically attempt to sweep mines in sea or harbor sectors they overfly.  Their
chance of sweeping is (100-acc), and they can only sweep 1 mine per overflight
of the sector.

See also : plane-types, bomb, fly, para, drop

