Star Trek - Klingon Academy

Hints: 
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Never, ever lead your escorts within close range of 
celestial bodies, or they'll inevitably get an attack 
of the stupids and crash into them. Fortunately, your 
enemies aren't much brighter. Remember this and you 
will guide your fair share of Federation ships to their 
doom. 

The program lets you kick back and enjoy all the cut 
scenes back-to-back, regardless of how far you've 
progressed in the game. Do so from time to time and 
you'll pick up clues and strategies that'll help you 
through specific situations. 

Many new players seem to have trouble destroying planetary 
targets. To start with, you'll want to target the entire 
planet and then choose the Subsystem option from the menu. 
You'll then have access to a list of all the installations 
on that planet. Make your selection and visually inspect 
the surface of the planet for the corresponding targeting 
box. At this point, it's important to remember that Academy 
planets are rendered in 3D, and that the targeting box can 
be seen through the planet. It very well might signify a 
target that exists on the other side of the planet, meaning 
you may have to orbit at least a portion of it before you're 
in range. Once over the target, get within 15 kilometers and 
begin blasting it with your primary weapons. Monitor the Health 
indicator of that target on your HUD, and you should see it 
drop by 10 percent with each successful volley. 

To use the mysterious sensor package in Mission 5, approach 
the target vessel very slowly (remember, cloaking is more 
effective at slow speed) until you're within 5,000 kilometers. 
It should then activate automatically without any additional 
input from you. 

Mission 12 is a real doozy. The best tactic is to target the 
correct vessel (it will be the first vessel you can target), 
then circumnavigate it slowly from a safe, undetectable distance 
until you've positioned yourself directly on top of it. Then 
move directly toward it, maintaining that top-down approach 
all the way. You'll undoubtedly have several goes at it until 
you get it right, but sooner or later you'll be successful. 
The firefight that follows is another story, involving quick 
action and fancy maneuvering.