                               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.

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

