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How exactly can I blow up the sub?

  • 1 of 14: What are you going to do with your bomb when it is done?
  • 2 of 14: You need to place the bomb on the sub.
  • 3 of 14: Board the sub (with the bomb in your possession) and place it at the back tailfin of the sub, near the propeller.
  • 4 of 14: There is no timer on the bomb.  Nor is there a detonator.
  • 5 of 14: You will need to detonate the bomb remotely.
  • 6 of 14: But you won't get a chance, before the sub leaves.
  • 7 of 14: Maybe MacFarley can help you.
  • 8 of 14: He said he would go back to his observatory at the manor.
  • 9 of 14: Go to the observatory over MacFarley's secret office.
  • 10 of 14: Can you think of a way to detonate the bomb from this distance?
  • 11 of 14: There is some equipment in the observatory that will help.
  • 12 of 14: Notice that you will be in another type of timed sequence.
  • 13 of 14: The ship only becomes visible in brief intervals.
  • 14 of 14: Shoot at the sub while it is visible (using the green crosshairs icon as a guide).