Raptor

Use your joystick to control the RAPTOR's movement. Press the fire button to activate the RAPTOR rapid-fire laser. If the laser is fired for too long, it will overheat. To detonate a boomerang bomb, quickly double-press the fire button. The status bar indicates how many enemies have been launched in the current wave. When confronting the forward command vehicle, the status bar displays the forward command vehicle’s damage level.

The enemy convoy is comprised of several vehicles moving at various speeds. These include tanks, supply trucks, humvees, jammers, blutonium trucks, and rocket launchers. When a jammer is on the battlefield, the RAPTOR’s advanced targeting system is disabled. Destroying a blutonium truck with the RAPTOR laser activates a power boost.

A battle with the forward command vehicle occurs at the end of each wave. Multiple hits on the forward command vehicle are required to destroy it. Boomerang bombs are ineffective against the forward command vehicle. Any unused bombs at the end of the enemy convoy will be awarded as bonus points. The forward command vehicle is equipped with an anti-aircraft sky sweeper. If the RAPTOR comes into contact with the sky sweeper, the RAPTOR laser will immediately overheat.

In later waves, enemy protective shields will be projected onto the battlefield. The RAPTOR laser cannot penetrate the protective shields unless there is an activated power boost. However, boomerang bombs always destroy enemies behind the protective shields.

At the end of the simulation, a predator ranking based on the simulation score is displayed where the escape monitor is located. Participants who achieve a RAPTOR ranking are eligible to enroll in the USAF RAPTOR training program.