20 Years of Military Flight Simulations on the PC by Leonard "Viking1" Hjalmarson reviewed at MiGMan's Flight Sim Museum




A History of Military Flight Simulations on the PC by Len "Viking 1" Hjalmarson The Growth Years: 1990-1996 In the same year Microprose released Fleet Defender, modeling both pilot and WSO positions in the F-14. This one was outstanding for carrier ops, with excellent voice interaction, good wingman control and incredible dawn and dusk lighting. Two manuals detailed weapon systems, tactics, and operation of the Tomcat. Bill Clinton became President in 1993, and ThrustMaster released their F16 FLCS. There were seven combat flight sim releases for the PC: Dynamix released Aces Over Europe, and Spectrum Holobyte released their Hornet add-on for Falcon 3.0. Origin released Strike Commander with high detail texture and a scrolling virtual cockpit.		This article is copyright ThrustMaster and Leonard Hjalmarson. It may not be reproduced in whole or in part by any means without permission. Digital Image Design made their first entry for the PC in 1993 with TFX. TFX required a 486 with 4MB of free memory. Textures were highly detailed and the game featured a UN Commander mode which allowed the player to plan the campaign missions and fly the EF2000, F22 or F117. (Note : Digital Image Design released F-29 Retaliator in 1989. See Digital Image Design for more details. MiGMan) Read on Email MiGMan with your experiences or any information related to this sim.



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