Fighter Bomber is a combat flight simulator

Combat flight simulator

Combat flight simulators are video games used to simulate military aircraft and their operations...

 developed by Vektor Grafix

Vektor Grafix

Vektor Grafix was a United Kingdom-based computer game development company led by Andy Craven, and taken over by MicroProse in 1992. The company was based in the city of Leeds, and after the takeover became MicroProse's Leeds development studio....

 and released in 1989 by Activision UK

Activision

Activision is an American publisher, majority owned by French conglomerate Vivendi SA. Its current CEO is Robert Kotick. It was founded on October 1, 1979 and was the world's first independent developer and distributor of video games for gaming consoles...

 for several platforms.

Gameplay

In the game, you participate in the annual Strategic Air Command Bombing and Navigation Competition at Ellsworth Air Force Base

Ellsworth Air Force Base

Ellsworth Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located approximately northeast of Rapid City, South Dakota just north of Box Elder, South Dakota....

 in South Dakota

South Dakota

South Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux American Indian tribes. Once a part of Dakota Territory, South Dakota became a state on November 2, 1889. The state has an area of and an estimated population of just over...

. Aircrews from around the world come here to compete against each other, undertaking three missions which are monitored and points are awarded. The best aircrew then receives the Curtis E. LeMay Trophy.

The player has a choice of six different planes to choose from, and an additional seven planes that serve as enemy aircraft during the missions. The latter are however not playable. After having selected the aircraft the player has to select a mission, and then appropriate weaponry for the selected mission from an array of weapons consisting of different types of missiles and bombs.

Playable aircraft

• McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle
• McDonnell Douglas F-4E Phantom
• General Dynamics F-111F Aardvark
• Panavia Tornado IDS
  Panavia Tornado
  The Panavia Tornado is a family of twin-engine, variable-sweep wing combat aircraft, which was jointly developed and manufactured by the United Kingdom, West Germany and Italy...
  
  
• Saab AJ37 Viggen
• MIG-27 Flogger D
  Mikoyan MiG-27
  The Mikoyan MiG-27 is a variable-geometry ground-attack aircraft, originally built by the Mikoyan design bureau in the Soviet Union and later license-produced in India by Hindustan Aeronautics as the Bahadur . It is based on the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 fighter aircraft, but optimized for...
  
  

Non-playable enemy aircraft

• F-14 Tomcat
• F-16 Falcon
• F-5 Tiger
• MIG-29 Fulcrum
  Mikoyan MiG-29
  The Mikoyan MiG-29 is a fourth-generation jet fighter aircraft designed in the Soviet Union for an air superiority role. Developed in the 1970s by the Mikoyan design bureau, it entered service with the Soviet Air Force in 1983, and remains in use by the Russian Air Force as well as in many other...
  
  
• Su-27 Flanker
  Sukhoi Su-27
  The Sukhoi Su-27 is a twin-engine supermanoeuverable fighter aircraft designed by Sukhoi. It was intended as a direct competitor for the large United States fourth generation fighters, with range, heavy armament, sophisticated avionics and high manoeuvrability...
  
  
• Mirage 2000
• MIG-31 Foxhound
  Mikoyan MiG-31
  The Mikoyan MiG-31 is a supersonic interceptor aircraft developed to replace the MiG-25 "Foxbat". The MiG-31 was designed by the Mikoyan design bureau based on the MiG-25.-Development:...
  
  

External links

(shown here under US name Strike Aces)

• Fighter Bomber on the Amiga at The Hall of Light (HOL)