Strike aircraft
Vehicles theme
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.
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games
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Alternate names: Fighter-bomber, Ground-attack aircraft
WIN 2003-11
C64 1990
8801 1988
OCS 1991-05
X68K 1991-09-28
GG 1993
IIE 1985
CPC 1990
WIN 2012
SPC 1990
OCS 1990
DOS 1985
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.
Helicopters serving the same purpose usually have nothing special since they're usually not used for anything else.
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Aircraft: F-15 Eagle, Aircraft: Sukhoi Su-25, Aircraft: AV-8 Harrier
Games by year
The first Strike aircraft video game was released in 1983.
Microprose, Activision and Firebird published most of these games.