NATO
Air Power Cold War Aircraft: Flyable NATO
year: 2000
Avro Shackleton MR.3, Avro Vulcan B.1, B-36B Peacemaker, B-45C Tornado, B-47E Stratojet, Boeing B-52F Stratofortress, Dassault Mirage IVA, De Havilland Vampire T.11, De Havilland Venom, English Electric Canberra B.2, North American F-86K Sabre, F-100D Super Sabre, McDonnell F-101A Voodoo, F-102A Delta Dagger, Lockheed F-104S Starfighter, Gloster Javelin Mk.5, Gloster Meteor F.Mk.8, Handley-Page Victor B.Mk.1, Hawker Hunter F.6, Hawker Hunter T.7, P-3A Orion, Vickers Valiant B.Mk.1
Air Power Cold War Campaign NATO
year: 2000
Chuck Yeager's Air Combat is remembered as a classic sim from the early 1990's. Would it cut the mustard today?
Well... no! The graphics are primitive, the cockpits basic, scripted missions limited in number and scope.
The attraction was in playing the same missions over and over, a quick air combat fix and never exactly the same twice.
So, 10 years on - what are we to do? Track down a copy of Chuck Yeager's Air Combat or do we move on?
Let's move on - at least to 1998, to Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator (1998). In that sim, straightforward, scripted missions provided hours of fun in the WW2 European theatre but unfortunately stopped short of the jet era - the 1950's.
This is where Air Power: The Cold War (2000) fits the bill with it's 20 missions and 30 flyable aircraft! The missions are minimalistic, straight to the point and guaranteed fun in a 5 minute time slot.
Air Power Cold War 1 Mission NATO
year: 2000
Air Power Cold War 3 Mission NATO
year: 2000A damaged B-47 is under attack from a group of MiG-15s. Only one of the MiGs is assigned to finish off the bomber, but all the others are after you ! Save the bomber by destroying the one MiG, then polish off the rest with your wingman.
Air Power Cold War 4 Mission NATO
year: 2000A unit of V-Bombers is high over the Channel on its way to attack an East German airfield. Your 4 Gloster Javelins must fight off the attacking MiGs if they are to be successful.
Air Power Cold War 5 Mission NATO
year: 2000Destroy the fuel depot and nearby convoy.
Air Power Cold War 6 Mission NATO
year: 2000B-45's are high ovehead on their way to attack the enemy. One of their escorts has suffered engine failure and has had to eject. Scramble your Sabre, get up there and replace him before the MiGs pounce !
Air Power Cold War 7 Mission NATO
year: 2000
The classic Korean furball, but this time over Germany - every man for himself !
Air Power Cold War 7 MiGMans Combat Diary NATO
year: 2000The classic Korean furball, but this time over Germany - every man for himself !
Furball is an understatement!
I enjoy playing this mission over and over. Sometimes the dogfight is over in a minute but more often I end up at wave-top level with one MiG in front and another somewhere behind!
Air Power Cold War 8 Mission NATO
year: 2000Your Shackleton may be outdated, but it has two 20mm cannons up front, ideal for strafing ground targets. Use them to good effect on the Soviet submarine which is stuck on the surface off the German coast. Watch out for the armed patrol boat escort.
Air Power Cold War 8 Mission NATO
year: 2000
Taking off and using the autopilot - Shift 2 - to climb to 10,000 feet while admiring the cockpit was fun. The Engine sounds are great too. The flight to mission area is about 300 miles - about an hour and a half at 200 knots. Unfortunately using 'X' to skip to the next waypoint dumps you directly in front of a small flotilla of patrol boats and the target sub... READ ON
Air Power Cold War 9 Mission NATO
year: 2000A Tu-16 Badger and its crew have decided to defect to the West and are circling your base trying to get permission to land. You and your wingman are escorting the defector and must defend him from the attacking MiGs who will do anything to shoot down their erstwhile comrade.
Air Power Cold War 9 MiGMans Combat Diary NATO
year: 2000A Tu-16 Badger and its crew have decided to defect to the West and are circling your base trying to get permission to land. You and your wingman are escorting the defector and must defend him from the attacking MiGs who will do anything to shoot down their erstwhile comrade.
He he - those MiG-19 's are pretty good, and determined to down their defecting comrade. Not once have I managed to protect the Tupolev Tu-16 Badger, but , not to worry, the dogfighting is excellent!
Air Power Cold War 10 Mission NATO
year: 2000Intelligence reports indicate that the Soviets are arming some bombers with nuclear weapons which will be used against NATO targets. Only your F-100 has been able to penetrate the defences. Destroy the bombers as they take off with your guns and rockets and then escape Westwards if you can, but beware - these Badgers are no easy game !
Air Power Cold War 10 MiGMans Combat Diary NATO
year: 2000Intelligence reports indicate that the Soviets are arming some bombers with nuclear weapons which will be used against NATO targets. Only your F-100 has been able to penetrate the defences. Destroy the bombers as they take off with your guns and rockets and then escape Westwards if you can, but beware - these Badgers are no easy game !
Those Tupolev Tu-16 Badger 's are deadly shots with the tail gun. I was shot to pieces several times before I managed to nail one. At least the MiG-19's which turn up only have forward facing cannon!
Finally, after disposing of the Tupelov's and MiG I headed home on 'warp drive' - and about 105 miles from home ran out of gas!
Fortunately I was 3 miles out from an airstrip and managed to 'dead stick' it in.
A fun mission.
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