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GAME:  SECRET WEAPONS OVER NORMANDY
PLATFORM:  PLAYSTATION2
GENRE:  WAR/ACTION/SHOOTER
CREATOR:  LucasArts Copyright 2003
AUTHOR OF THIS FAQ:  Kevin Butler AKA War Doc
E-MAIL:  kevinb(at)technologist(dot)com
FAQ VERSION:  1.03
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
UNIT   I:  INTRODUCTION
1.  Legal Stuff
2.  Version Information
3.  Acknowledgements
4.  Welcome
5.  Overview
UNIT  II:  GAME INFORMATION
6.  The Missions
UNIT III:  PLAYING THE GAME
7.  Getting Started
7.1  Main Menu
7.2  Main Menu:  Campaign
7.3  Main Menu:  Instant Action
7.4  Main Menu:  Two Player
8.  Taking Control
8.1  The Controls
8.2  The Main Screen :  Campaign and Instant Action
8.3  The Main Screen :  Two Player
8.4  The Pause Screen:  Campaign
8.5  The Pause Screen:  Instant Action and Two Player
8.6  Aftermath
UNIT   IV:  STRATEGIES
9.  General Strategies
10.  Specific Strategies for Campaigns and Challenges
10. 1  Mission  1
10. 2  Mission  2
10. 3  Mission  3
10. 4  Mission  5
10. 5  Mission  5
10. 6  Mission  6
10. 7  Mission  7
10. 8  Mission  8
10. 9  Mission  9
10.10  Mission 10
10.11  Mission 11
10.12  Mission 12
10.13  Mission 13
10.14  Mission 14
10.15  Mission 15
11.  Specific Strategies for Instant Action
12.  Specific Strategies for Two Player
UNIT   V:  APPENDIX
13.  Aircraft Database
13.1  American
13.2  British
13.3  German
13.4  Japanese
13.5  Russian
13.6  Chart for Quick Aircraft Comparison
14.  Weapons Database
UNIT  VI:  CONCLUSION
15.  Conclusion
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To find a particular chapter or subchapter do the following:
1.  Highlight the chapter or subchapter name you wish to find.
2.  Press CTRL-C
3.  Press CTRL-F
4.  Press CTRL-V
5.  Press CTRL-F
5.  You will arrive at the desired chapter or subchapter.
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| 1.  LEGAL STUFF |============================================================
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This guide may not be reproduced under any circumstances except for personal
private use.  It may not be placed on any web site or otherwise distributed
publicly without advanced permission from the author.  Use of this guide on
any other web site or as part of any public display is strictly prohibited, and
a violation of copyright.  All content in this guide is Copyright 2004 by
Kevin Butler.  Only the sites listed below have permission to publish this
work or to display it:
www.gamefaqs.com
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www.neoseeker.com
www.wonderdogsoftware.com
If you wish to put this guide on your site, e-mail me and ask.  Save yourself
the headache of putting up with lawsuits and whatnot because you failed to ask
a simple "Can I post your guide on ?".  If you wish to use info
in this guide, please acknowledge that you have done so.  If I don't respond or
I say no, accept it as fact.  This especially goes out to Dave at
www.cheatcc.com since he has a habit of taking guides without permission.  In
addition, do not modify this guide in any way whatsoever to suit your purposes.
The latest version can always be found at www.gamefaqs.com.
If you see this guide on any other site then the one listed above, please
e-mail me.  If you wish to ask questions or give input to this guide, please
e-mail me.  Just have SWON as the subject so I know it isn't another kooky
vendor trying to sell me hair gel or another XXX site telling me I have new
friends.
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| 2.  VERSION INFORMATION |====================================================
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Version 1.0    4/19/04:  A guide is born.
Version 1.01   4/19/04:  Fixed a couple of errors.  Thanks to partimegamer for
pointing out the error on the RADAR section in Chapter
8.2.
Version 1.02  10/12/04:  Fixed some Chapter formatting problems.
Version 1.03  12/10/04:  Added www.wonderdogsoftware.com to the allowed list.
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| 3.  ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS |=======================================================
+======================+
The following are a list of people or organizations that have made this FAQ
possible:
My wonderful family (who has had to put up with the tapping on the keyboard)
LucasArts for making a great historical simulator
GameFAQ's for putting up this FAQ
Various sources for aircraft data
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| 4.  WELCOME |================================================================
+=============+
Welcome to my FAQ for Secret Weapons Over Normandy (SWON).  Since this is a
war/action/shooter type of game, there is no walkthrough per se.  Instead, this
FAQ is broken up into parts.  First you will be given an explanation of choices
you have for playing the game.  Next, you will be given all the possible
commands you can give with a brief description of what those commands are.  The
last part is dedicated to strategy.  This strategy will give you an idea on how
to fulfill the requirements for getting the various items or doing the various
tasks required to complete each area.  Input is appreciated along with
constructive criticism.  If you wish to e-mail me thoughts on this FAQ, better
ways of doing things, other strategies, etc., feel free.  Make sure you put
SWON in the subject.  If you don't, I'm liable to discard the e-mail as spam.
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| 5.  OVERVIEW |===============================================================
+==============+
SWON takes place in both the European Theater of Operations (ETO) and Pacific
Theater of Operations (PTO). You will be able to fly historic fighters and
bombers through the campaign, instant action, or two-player modes.  Campaign
mode will allow you to go through 14 historic places and/or battles to the
final showdown on the shores of Normandy during D-Day.  You will be part of an
elite group of pilots called the Battlehawks (or Hawks) for short.  Your
purpose in life is to take on and defeat Nemesis in a series of battles.  Of
course, some of these battles are in the category of "what if..." which makes
these campaigns even more interesting.  You will be given primary and sometimes
secondary and bonus objectives to complete.  During the instant action, you
will get to choose several things from the type of plane to the quality of the
pilots you will face.  Score is kept to see if you or your opponent is the
better pilot.  In the two-player mode, you can battle with a friend in a split-
screen environment to see who the better pilot is.  In addition to flying
historic planes, you will also be able to use the historic weapons such as
bombs, rockets, and torpedoes on various targets.  There are also extra
missions you can do to get upgrade points (called requisitions) for your planes
to improve such things as performance, armament, and protection.  For any of
the things you choose to do, it will be a combination of the plane that you
choose and your skill as a pilot that will determine victory or defeat.  So get
ready to strap yourself into the cockpit and do battle with an opponent who
would love to see you going down in a ball of flame.
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| 6.  THE MISSIONS |===========================================================
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SWON will require you to go through fifteen missions.  Within each of these
missions there are primary, secondary, and bonus objectives.  You must only
satisfactorily complete the primary objectives to move onto the next mission.
The missions are aptly named Mission 1 through 15.  Your success or failure in
these missions will greatly impact future events.  In addition to the Campaign,
you can also play in Instant Action or Two-Player.  Instant Action allows you
to use planes and landscapes you have unlocked during the game.  Two-Player
also allows this.  In addition, there are seven two-player missions that have
the players working cooperatively or against each other.  All these are
discussed later in the FAQ.
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| 7.  GETTING STARTED |========================================================
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Once the game has loaded, you will be able to Start a New Game or Continue.
Either choice will take you to the next menu.
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/ 7.1  Main Menu /_____________________________________________________________
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Whether you started a new game or are continuing an old one, you will be pre-
sented a menu with the following choices:
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| CAMPAIGN |
+----------+
Allows you to start or resume a Campaign already in progress
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| INSTANT ACTION |
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Allows you to test your skill against the game.  More about this in Chapter 11.
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| TWO PLAYER |
+------------+
You must have both controllers in the machine for this to be an option.  More
about this in Chapter 12.
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| OPTIONS |
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The following options are available to make your gameplay more enjoyable:
CONTROLLER:  You get the following choices:
CONTROLLER SETUP:  Allows you to choose the controller setup from
Standard 1, Standard 2, Standard 3, and
Advanced 1.
CONTROLLER SENSITIVITY:  You get to choose from Arcade, Balanced,
or Realistic.
Y-AXIS   :  Choose whether the Y-axis is inverted or not.
VIBRATION:  Choose from High, Off, Low, or Medium
SOUND:  Set the following audio attributes:
FX VOLUME, ENGINE VOLUME,
MUSIC VOLUME, VOICE VOLUME:  Choose the volume for these various
features.
SPEAKER CONFIG:  Stereo, Mono, or Surround.
RADIO CHATTER :  Choose from None, Voice only, Subtitles only, or Voice
and Subtitles.
RADIO CHATTER LEVEL:  Choose from Normal or Reduced.
CAMERA:  You get the following choices:
1ST PERSON:  Your view through the window
3RD PERSON - CHASE:  Gives a big view around your plane.
3RD PERSON - NO HUD:  Nothing is displayed, realistic piloting.
3RD PERSON - TARGET LOCK:  View action through permanent target lock.
3RD PERSON - BOMBING:  Allows you to get the bombing bombsight
RESET TO DEFAULTS:  Undo all the changes you made.
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| LOAD |
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Load a game.
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| SAVE |
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Save a game.
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| GALLERY |
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Shows the different movies that are unlocked as you progress through the game.
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/ 7.2  Main Menu:  Campaign /__________________________________________________
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Once you have chosen Campaign, you will get another menu of choices:
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| MISSION # |
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This is the current Mission you are on.  If you are just starting, it will be
at Mission 1.
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| CHALLENGE |
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This enables you to play the Challenge Missions.  You don't have to complete a
Mission to access these and it is usually recommended you play these before the
Mission.  Only Mission 1 has this as Tutorials.
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| HANGER |
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This allows you to go to the hanger to modify the aircraft currently within it.
You must have 1 or greater Requisitions available in order to upgrade your
selected aircraft.  To upgrade, choose the aircraft and press the CIRCLE
button.  You will be able to choose from the following upgrades:
ARMOR I - III     :  Adds 25% increase in damage protection and a 10% loss is
speed and maneuvering.
ENGINE I - III    :  Adds 20% to speed and increases climb by 5%
AIRFRAME I - III  :  Improves flight controls by 10%
EXTRA GUN AMMO    :  Doubles your ammunition capacity.  Engine performance in-
creased to compensate for extra weight.
DOUBLE BOMB RACK  :  Doubles your bomb capacity.  Engine performance increased
to compensate for extra weight.
DOUBLE ROCKET RACK:  Doubles your rocket capacity.  Engine performance in-
creased to compensate for extra weight.
EXTRA CANNON AMMO :  Doubles your cannon ammunition capacity.  Engine
performance increased to compensate for extra weight.
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| HISTORY |
+---------+
Allows you to re-play missions that you have already played.  This also
includes the Challenge Missions.
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/ 7.3  Main Menu:  Instant Action /____________________________________________
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This allows you to set up different factors to play against the game.  These
factors are:
SCORE      :  You set the kills at 1, 2, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, or None for no
scoring limit.
TIME       :  You set a time limit of 1, 2, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 minutes or
None for no time limit.
ENVIRONMENT:  You start off with one environment.  As you progress through the
Campaign, you unlock more environments for a total of 15.  These
environments are:  Dunkirk, Dover Cliffs, Brittany, North Africa,
Siam, Burma, Pacific Ocean, Denmark, Eastern Front, East Germany,
Norway, Northern Germany, Peenemunde, Deep in Germany, and Utah
Beach.
The next screen allows you to choose characteristics for you and your opponents
aircraft.  These are:
CRAFT TYPE      :  Initially, you will only start with the Hurricane as yours
or your opponent's aircraft.  As you play through the
Campaigns, you can acquire more aircraft for a total of 26.
See Chapters 10 and 13 for all the aircraft you can acquire.
SECONDARY WEAPON:  You get to choose yours and your opponent's secondary
weapon.  See Chapter 14 for more details on secondary
weapons.
WINGMAN         :  Choose from 0 to 5 wingmen.
SKILL           :  Your or your opponent's skill as a Cadet, Regular, or Ace.
The next screen allows you to choose upgrades for yours and your opponent's
aircraft.  You can choose from Armor I-III, Engine I-III, and/or Airframe
I-III.
After this screen, you are ready to play.
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/ 7.4  Main Menu:  Two Player /________________________________________________
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You can choose from Instant Action (which is played like Chapter 7.3 except
your opponent chooses everything versus you) or Two Player.
If you choose Two Player, you can choose from one of seven challenges (see
Chapter 12 for more details).  Once you have chosen the challenge, then you and
your opponent (or ally) choose your aircraft and characteristics.  The only
things different from instant action are that you don't choose the Wingman or
the Skill level.
You then choose the Controller layout.  It is the same as the Controller layout
from the OPTIONS menu.  After you and your opponent (or ally) have chosen, you
are ready to start.
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| 8.  TAKING CONTROL |=========================================================
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/ 8.1  The Controls /__________________________________________________________
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The controls for this game will take some getting used to.  The key, of course,
is practice to become proficient with them.  The controls are:
>
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| BUTTON INVOLVED     | RESULT                   |
+---------------------+--------------------------+
+---------------------+--------------------------+
| LEFT ANALOG STICK   | FLY YOUR CRAFT IN THE    |
| (L3)                | IN THE DESIRED DIRECTION |
+---------------------+--------------------------+
| RIGHT ANALOG STICK  | PRESS UP OR DOWN TO      |
| (R3)                | INCREASE OR DECREASE     |
|                     | THROTTLE                 |
+---------------------+--------------------------+
| PRESS RIGHT ANALOG  | LOOK BEHIND AIRCRAFT     |
| STICK (R3)          |                          |
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| L1                  | ZOOM IN CAMERA           |
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|                     | TARGET LOCK (PRESS TO    |
| L2                  | KEEP CURRENT TARGET IN   |
|                     | VIEW                     |
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| TRIANGLE            | CYCLES THROUGH DIFFERENT |
|                     | CAMERA ANGLES            |
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|                     | PRESS ONCE TO SLOW TIME  |
| CIRCLE              | DOWN.  HOLD DOWN TO      |
|                     | ACCELERATE TIME          |
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>
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| BUTTON INVOLVED     | RESULT                   |
+---------------------+--------------------------+
+---------------------+--------------------------+
| R1                  | FIRE PRIMARY WEAPON      |
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| R2                  | FIRE SECONDARY WEAPON    |
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| SQUARE              | CYCLE THROUGH GROUND     |
|                     | TARGETS                  |
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| X                   | CYCLE THROUGH AIR        |
|                     | TARGETS                  |
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>
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| BUTTON INVOLVED     | RESULT                   |
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|                     | INSTANT REPLAY MODE.     |
| SELECT              | PLAYS LAST 15 SECONDS OF |
|                     | OF YOUR FLIGHT           |
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| START               | BRINGS UP THE PAUSE MENU |
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| DIRECTIONAL KEYPAD  | ISSUE WINGMAN COMMANDS   |
|                     | (SEE BELOW)              |
+---------------------+--------------------------+
WINGMAN AND MISC COMMANDS:
ATTACK MY TARGET    :  Press left on the directional keypad.  They will attack
the target you currently have marked.
DEFEND ME           :  Press right on the directional keypad.  They will attack
the enemy that is currently attacking you.
TARGET AT WILL      :  Press up on the directional keypad.  Allows your wingmen
to attack any available targets.
LANDING GEAR UP/DOWN:  Press down on the directional keypad.
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/ 8.2  The Main Screen:  Campaign and Instant Action /_________________________
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This is the view when you are in the cockpit (unless you have HUD disabled):
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