Strike aircraft

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Player is in control of strike aircraft. A sub-type of fighter aircraft with heavy emphasis on attacking ground targets, usually with unguided rockets, autocannons or heavy machineguns not as suitable for air targets, and/or bombs/torpedos.

63
games
27
platforms

Alternate names: Fighter-bomber, Ground-attack aircraft

Usually recognizable by the large number of short range missiles they carry or large number and spread of machine guns/auto-cannons.

Helicopters serving the same purpose usually have nothing special since they're usually not used for anything else.

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Child groups

Aircraft: F-15 Eagle, Aircraft: Sukhoi Su-25, Aircraft: AV-8 Harrier

Games by year

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The first Strike aircraft video game was released in 1983.

Microprose, Activision and Firebird published most of these games.

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Platforms

MS-DOS 9
Windows 7
Amiga 5
Atari ST 5
ZX Spectrum 4
C64 4
Amstrad CPC 4
Arcade 3
Mega Drive 2
NEC PC9801 2
NES 2
GB 1
X360 1
Mac OS Classic 1
PS 1
Oric 1
PS4 1
NEC PC8801 1
iOS 1
MSX 1
MSX2 1
Game Gear 1
C16/Plus4 1
X68000 1
Atari 400/800 1
Apple II E 1
Thomson 1