Missile launch

Requiring the missile launcher wagon, a missile launch allows you to launch missiles. Attaching the car will enable the fourth special wagon button. The Transarctica will stop and the launcher activated.

Use
To launch a missile you need to determine the direction and distance. Firing is carried out in two phases: you arm by selecting the left button, then you fire with the one on the right. At any time, you can leave this phase of the game by clicking on the “EXIT” icon of the control panel. Once fired, the game tracks the missile on the main map.
 * Directions are absolute: You fire a missile in the specified direction. The currently selected one is in the middle of the display, easily identifiable by additional arrows showing which one is selected.
 * Distance: The place you want the missile to land, relative to the Transarctica. You position it by means of the small buttons alongside its bar. You select distance on the meter by clicking on the figures directly.

Targets

 * With its very powerful infrared pick-up, the missile is attracted by sources of heat. You thus don’t have to be precise down to the last kilometre, but a minimum distance is imposed. Missiles should be fired only to destroy enemy trains. It is useless to send it anywhere else. Of course, its target has to be decided beforehand. This is where spies are useful. By knowing your own co-ordinates and those of the target train, and knowing that one unit corresponds to 70 km., you can accurately calculate the optimal values for a successful missile launch. As the number of enemy trains in the game is limited, a missile that reaches its target will free you of potential aggressors.
 * A missile is also necessary to destroy the power plant at Chernobyl, north of Kiev, which will unlock access to the Gycode and the endgame.