F-15 Strike Eagle III
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F-15 Strike Eagle III is an F-15 Strike Eagle
combat flight simulator
released in 1993 by MicroProse
and is the sequel of F-15 Strike Eagle and F-15 Strike Eagle II
. It is the final game in the series.
The plane is equipped with a M61 Vulcan
and both air to air and air to ground missiles, as well as free-fall and laser-guided bombs. Available scenarios are: Iraq
, Panama
, and Korea
. Missions usually involve to take out one primary and one secondary target, avoiding attacking friendly targets. The player can receive promotion
s and medals based on their mission scores.
For its time, Strike Eagle III boasted impressive graphics, although enemy planes are not nearly as detailed as the player's F-15
. special attention was put into the terrain and geography, to the extent that real buildings and geographical sites are visible ingame, such as the Presidential Palace
in Baghdad
.
The enhanced CD-ROM
edition included flight missions based on those of the Desert Storm campaign.
F-15E Strike Eagle
The McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle is an all-weather multirole fighter, derived from the McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle. The F-15E was designed in the 1980s for long-range, high speed interdiction without relying on escort or electronic warfare aircraft. United States Air Force F-15E Strike...
combat flight simulator
Combat flight simulator
Combat flight simulators are video games used to simulate military aircraft and their operations...
released in 1993 by MicroProse
MicroProse
MicroProse was a video game publisher and developer, founded by Wild Bill Stealey and Sid Meier in 1982 as Microprose Software. In 1993, the company became a subsidiary of Spectrum HoloByte and has remained a subsidiary or brand name under several other corporations since...
and is the sequel of F-15 Strike Eagle and F-15 Strike Eagle II
F-15 Strike Eagle II
F-15 Strike Eagle II is an F-15 Strike Eagle combat flight simulator released in 1989 by MicroProse and is the sequel of F-15 Strike Eagle. It was followed in 1992 by F-15 Strike Eagle III, the final game of the series....
. It is the final game in the series.
The plane is equipped with a M61 Vulcan
M61 Vulcan
The M61 Vulcan is a hydraulically or pneumatically driven, six-barreled, air-cooled, electrically fired Gatling-style rotary cannon which fires 20 mm rounds at an extremely high rate. The M61 and its derivatives have been the principal cannon armament of United States military fixed-wing aircraft...
and both air to air and air to ground missiles, as well as free-fall and laser-guided bombs. Available scenarios are: Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
, Panama
Panama
Panama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...
, and Korea
Korea
Korea ) is an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states — North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the...
. Missions usually involve to take out one primary and one secondary target, avoiding attacking friendly targets. The player can receive promotion
Promotion (rank)
A promotion is the advancement of an employee's rank or position in an organizational hierarchy system. Promotion may be an employee's reward for good performance i.e. positive appraisal...
s and medals based on their mission scores.
For its time, Strike Eagle III boasted impressive graphics, although enemy planes are not nearly as detailed as the player's F-15
F-15E Strike Eagle
The McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle is an all-weather multirole fighter, derived from the McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle. The F-15E was designed in the 1980s for long-range, high speed interdiction without relying on escort or electronic warfare aircraft. United States Air Force F-15E Strike...
. special attention was put into the terrain and geography, to the extent that real buildings and geographical sites are visible ingame, such as the Presidential Palace
Presidential Palace
A Presidential Palace is the official residence of the president in some countries. However, some countries do not call the official residence of a head of state a presidential palace...
in Baghdad
Baghdad
Baghdad is the capital of Iraq, as well as the coterminous Baghdad Governorate. The population of Baghdad in 2011 is approximately 7,216,040...
.
The enhanced CD-ROM
CD-ROM
A CD-ROM is a pre-pressed compact disc that contains data accessible to, but not writable by, a computer for data storage and music playback. The 1985 “Yellow Book” standard developed by Sony and Philips adapted the format to hold any form of binary data....
edition included flight missions based on those of the Desert Storm campaign.