Sega AFTER BURNER CLIMAX Owner's Manual page 56

Using missiles is the most basic method of attack. A missile may still miss a locked on enemy if your timing
is off.
Align the lock-on cursor with an enemy to lock-on to them.
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Fire a missile while locked on and it will home in on the enemy.
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<After Burners>
When the throttle lever is moved to FAST (far away from you), the after burners ignite and maximum
acceleration can be realized.
The after burners can only be used for a limited period of time.
You must then return your speed to normal for a while before the after burners can be fired again.
Moving the throttle from SLOW to FAST will allow the after burners to be fired again more quickly than
normal.
<Rolling>
Rolling is a technique for avoiding missiles. Normally, missiles can be avoided by other actions. Rolling is
performed as follows.
Move the control stick left or right for a short time.
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Move it momentarily all the way to the other side and the aircraft will roll.
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<CLIMAX Mode>
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