Combat Air Patrol 2: Military Flight Simulator

Combat Air Patrol 2 for PC is a simulator game allowing the player to take control over the famous AV-8B Harrier II plane. The game is a spiritual heir to Combat Air Patrol, which debuted back in 1993 on Commodore Amiga computers and became one of the best simulators for that device. Combat Air Patrol 2 was created by Sim155 Limited - a British studio founded by Ed Scio, who is both the main designer and programmer of the original game.

Mechanics

A British-American reconnaissance aircraft McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II is "the protagonist" of the game. The plane went into mass production in the 1980s, and has been since used by the armed forces of the US, the UK, Spain and Italy. The aircraft itself stands out with its ability to perform V/STOL maneuvers, that is, short, vertical take-offs and landings. Combat Air Patrol 2 is set in the regions near the Strait of Hormuz, which separates the Persian Gulf from the Gulf of Oman. The player has 250 thousand square kilometers of virtual environment to fly above, and takes part in fictitious scenarios focusing mainly on actions of sea and assault patrols, as well as numerous encounters with aircrafts, ground and sea targets. All of this is complemented by strategy elements and having to plan the mission in detail, taking both military and civilian sea units into .