A-10 Tank Killer is a flight simulation computer game for Amiga

Amiga

The Amiga is a family of personal computers that was sold by Commodore in the 1980s and 1990s. The first model was launched in 1985 as a high-end home computer and became popular for its graphical, audio and multi-tasking abilities...

 and MS-DOS

MS-DOS

MS-DOS is an operating system for x86-based personal computers. It was the most commonly used member of the DOS family of operating systems, and was the main operating system for IBM PC compatible personal computers during the 1980s to the mid 1990s, until it was gradually superseded by operating...

 platforms. The game features an A-10 Thunderbolt II

A-10 Thunderbolt II

The Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II is an American single-seat, twin-engine, straight-wing jet aircraft developed by Fairchild-Republic in the early 1970s. The A-10 was designed for a United States Air Force requirement to provide close air support for ground forces by attacking tanks,...

 attack aircraft. There was a 1.0 release and a 1.5 release in 1991. A mission pack called Extra Mission was released in 1995. A sequel made by Sierra

Sierra Entertainment

Sierra Entertainment Inc. was an American video-game developer and publisher founded in 1979 as On-Line Systems by Ken and Roberta Williams...

, Silent Thunder: A-10 Tank Killer II

Silent Thunder: A-10 Tank Killer II

Silent Thunder: A-10 Tank Killer II is a flight simulation computer game and the sequel to A-10 Tank Killer, which was directed by Frank Evers . Both games were made by Dynamix and Sierra produced Silent Thunder. It was made for Amiga and DOS platforms...

, was released in 1996.

Reception

The PC/MS-DOS version of the game received 5 out of 5 stars in Dragon

Dragon (magazine)

Dragon is one of the two official magazines for source material for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game and associated products, the other being Dungeon. TSR, Inc. originally launched the monthly printed magazine in 1976 to succeed the company's earlier publication, The Strategic Review. The...

. Because of the violence level of A-10 Tank Killer, it has been placed on the "Index" in Germany and was not available to the public.

See also

• Red Baron
  Red Baron (game)
  Red Baron is a video game for the PC, created by Damon Slye at Dynamix and published by Sierra Entertainment. It was released in 1990.As the name suggests, the game is a flying simulation set on the Western Front of World War I. The player can engage in single missions or career mode, flying for...
  
  (1990)
• A-10 Attack!
  A-10 Attack!
  A-10 Attack! is a combat flight simulator for the Apple Macintosh computer released by Parsoft Interactive in 1995. The game features an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft that takes part in a variety of missions in West Germany during a hypothetical limited conventional attack by the Warsaw Pact...
  
  (1995)
• A-10 Cuba!
  A-10 Cuba!
  A-10 Cuba! is a flight simulator computer game released by Parsoft Interactive in 1996.-Gameplay:It features an A-10 Thunderbolt II on a mission to defeat guerrilla forces at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba...
  
  (1996)