Archive the ORIGINAL 1995 player manual (from Nick) + alignment audit

reference/manual/Tesla40_BT_manual.pdf -- the genuine Tesla 4.0 BT
player manual, 34pp.  Primary-source alignment audit (pod-hardware.md
SManual): the reconstruction matches on EVERY checked control behavior:

- control modes are named BAS/MID/ADV in print (mechanics identical to
  our Basic/Standard/Veteran incl. the ADV no-auto-slow turn clamp)
- stick right = torso right in MID/ADV (today's sign fix); Blackhawk
  and Owens named as THE fixed-torso exceptions; twist arc ~120
  (per-mech: Loki/Thor tables say 110 deg limit, 60 deg/s)
- continuous throttle lever; reverse = HOLD the red throttle button
  (our 0x3F hold-state model)
- Hot Box MFD = callsign buttons + CLOSEST (our hotbox button 8 ->
  ChooseNearestPilot); radar travel-oriented w/ 60-deg wedge sweeping
  on twist; map zoom +/- beside the secondary screen
- experience gates the hunting aids (standard sim only); expert adds
  movement heat
- per-mech stat sheets + coolant-loop tables = a systematic
  cross-check source for our streamed subsystem resources

NEW LEADS the manual surfaces: CROUCH (button by the secondary screen;
duckState attr + SQUAT clips exist, no input drives them), EJECT
(button beside the joystick; EjectButton01 sounds exist), the hot-box
viewscreen framing (deferred PNAME marker chain).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

CLAUDE.md

@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ precise than anything you can infer.
 | Offsets, ClassIDs, addresses, resource types, env vars | `context/decomp-reference.md` |
 | What we don't know / deferred systems | `context/open-questions.md` |
 | Term / acronym definitions | `reference/glossary.yaml` |
+| The ORIGINAL 1995 player manual (controls, per-mech stats, coolant loops) | `reference/manual/Tesla40_BT_manual.pdf` (+ alignment audit in `context/pod-hardware.md` §Manual) |
 | The complete verbatim detail (fallback) | `docs/PROGRESS_LOG.md` (the old 2236-line CLAUDE.md) |
 | Detailed running ledgers | `docs/RECONCILE.md`, `docs/GAUGE_COMPOSITE.md`, `docs/HARD_PROBLEMS.md`, `docs/SUBSYS_PLAN.md`, `docs/P3_LOCOMOTION.md`, `docs/RESOURCE_AUDIT.md`, `docs/VEHICLE_SUBSYSTEMS.md`, `docs/BGF_FORMAT.md`, `docs/ASSET_PIPELINE.md`, `docs/BT_SOURCE_STATUS.md`, `docs/WAVE_PLAN.md` |
 

context/pod-hardware.md

@@ -122,6 +122,33 @@ All cockpit surfaces are bit-plane MASKS over ONE shared `SVGA16` pixelBuffer: `
 byte; `Heat`=0x4000, `Mfd2`=0x0400, `Comm`=0x8000, `Mfd1`=0x0100, `Mfd3`=0x1000; `Eng1-3` =
 engineering-mode alt planes; `overlay`=0x00C0 (shares the sec surface). See [[gauges-hud]]. [T2]
 
+## The 1995 player manual — alignment audit (2026-07-18) [T1, primary source]
+`reference/manual/Tesla40_BT_manual.pdf` (34pp, from Nick). CONFIRMS the reconstruction on
+every checked control behavior:
+- **Control modes are named BAS / MID / ADV** (basic/middle/advanced; our Basic/Standard/Veteran
+  names came from the RP analog — mechanics identical): BAS = joystick turns the mech, pedals
+  inactive, NO torso twist; MID = pedals turn + auto-slow for tightest radius, joystick = torso;
+  ADV = as MID but NO auto-slow (wider radius at speed) — exactly our mapper's turn-clamp
+  difference. Mode button = top right of the secondary screen.
+- **Stick right = torso right** in MID/ADV (p8) — the corrected sign. **Blackhawk and Owens are
+  the fixed-torso exceptions** (named in print!); twist arc "about 120°" (per-mech: Loki/Thor
+  tables say Torso Limit 110°, Torso speed 60°/s).
+- **Throttle is a continuous lever** (push=accelerate, pull=stop; inertia); **reverse = HOLD the
+  red throttle button** (release = forward) — our 0x3F hold-state model.
+- **Hot Box Selector MFD** = callsign buttons + a **CLOSEST** button (lower right = our hotbox
+  button 8 → ChooseNearestPilot); radar = travel-oriented, 60° vision wedge sweeps with twist,
+  red hot box + callsign on contacts; **map zoom ± buttons** flank the secondary screen.
+- **Experience gates the hunting aids**: viewscreen hot box + hunting-guide arrow appear in
+  STANDARD sim mode only (not veteran/expert); expert mode adds movement heat.
+- Cockpit: 5 MFDs (Coolant UL, Engineering top, Hot Box UR, Weapon ×2) + secondary screen with
+  side button columns + **EJECT button** beside the joystick + per-mech COOLANT LOOP tables
+  (weapons+generators per loop 1-6) and stat sheets (tonnage/armor/reservoir liters/heat
+  sinks/top speeds incl. "Super Charged").
+NEW LEADS (manual describes, port lacks input/UI): **CROUCH** (button by the secondary screen;
+`Mech::duckState` attr 0x37 + SQUAT clips exist, nothing drives them), **EJECT** (sounds exist:
+EjectButton01_z*.wav), hot-box viewscreen framing (the deferred PNAME marker chain). Per-mech
+stat tables = a systematic cross-check source for our streamed subsystem resources.
+
 ## Key Relationships
 - Renders: [[gauges-hud]] (the MFD surfaces), [[rendering]] (the main 3D view).
 - Input: [[locomotion]] (the mapper).