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Gunship

First release
Oct 1986
Genres
Simulator · Warfare

After selection of region, style, and enemies, the pilot is assigned a primary mission and a secondary mission. These could include such objectives as "Destroy enemy headquarters" or "Support friendly troops" (i.e. destroy targets near friendly forces). The latter would be an easier mission, because the battle would be fought closer to friendly lines.

Also known as Gunship: The Attack Helicopter Simulation, Gunship: The Helicopter Simulation

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Storyline
Gunship depicts one of the Western world's finest attack helicopters: The AH-64A Apache. This simulation recreates the weapons, flight systems, and performance of the real machine. The player controls an arsenal that includes laser-guided Hellfire missiles, a 30mm cannon controlled by helmet gunsights, clusters of bombardment rockets--even air-to-air missiles for duels with enemy helicopters. The game starts with flight training at a base in the United States. Tutorials teach the player to handle the copter; once the controls and flying skills are mastered, there are escalating challenges and hundreds of missions in any one of four regions of the world, including Southeast Asia, Central America, the Middle East, and the Soviet Union and its Warsaw Pact allies in Western Europe.Read more

Gunship depicts one of the Western world's finest attack helicopters: The AH-64A Apache. This simulation recreates the weapons, flight systems, and performance of the real machine. The player controls an arsenal that includes laser-guided Hellfire missiles, a 30mm cannon controlled by helmet gunsights, clusters of bombardment rockets--even air-to-air missiles for duels with enemy helicopters. The game starts with flight training at a base in the United States. Tutorials teach the player to handle the copter; once the controls and flying skills are mastered, there are escalating challenges and hundreds of missions in any one of four regions of the world, including Southeast Asia, Central America, the Middle East, and the Soviet Union and its Warsaw Pact allies in Western Europe.

Release dates
Commodore C64/128/MAX
Oct 1986
Commodore C64/128/MAX
1986
Atari ST/STE
1986
All 13 release dates
DOS
Sep 1987
Amstrad CPC
1987
ZX Spectrum
1987
Amiga
May 1989
PC-9800 Series
May 02, 1989
Amiga
1989
MSX2
1989
PC-8800 Series
Jul 13, 1990
FM Towns
Aug 1990
Sharp X68000
Aug 23, 1990
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
First person
Keywords
modern warfare, helicopter, combat flight simulator, pilot, modern military