Gunship 2000 MicroProse

Gunship 2000 is a 16 bit combat flight simulator developed by MicroProse for MS-DOS PCs and Amiga AGA (1991-93).

Gunship's mission generation system is based on two theatres of war: Persian Gulf vs. Iraqis and Central Europe vs. Soviets. Missions are presented as multi-paged reports (complete with maps) that can be flipped through.

Access to profile, theatre, aircraft and armament UI modes is conducted via "point-and-click" on interactable cinematic bitmaps, which are partially animated.

In Gunship 2000 players not only pilot a variety of gunships but also command a flight of helicopters, aka multi-helicopter command. Thus for example, a Lieutenant piloting a Comanche can assign Apache pilots as wingmen. Or a Blackhawk pilot can assign Kiowa Warrior pilots to scout out and mark targets.

In addition, co-pilots can be assigned to activate radar or IR jammers and drop chaff and flares, thereby allowing the player to focus on mowing down and blowing up enemy forces and installations.

In order to represent the low-altitude terrain in which gunships operate, Gunship 2000 employed a new, in-house Topographical 3D engine that was coded in Feb. 1990.

Gunships

Gunship 2000 tactics involve stealthily weaving through canyons, manoeuvring around hilly terrain and flying at low altitude along rivers, aka nap-of-the-earth flight. Then, the gunship pops up seemingly out of nowhere to give enemy forces the surprise of a lifetime -- with dead-eye firepower.

Being composed largely of flat desert-terrain, the Persian Gulf theatre lacks concealment. Thus, the Persian Gulf theatre is not as easy to negotiate as the Central European one.

Gunship selection is restricted by rank attained; that is, only a Captain or above can pilot the Longbow Apache.

Gunships can be refueled and rearmed at forward arming and refueling points (FARPs) or by landing back at the base. Indeed, in some missions FARP usage is mandatory.

AH-64A Apache Gunship
AH-64B Longbow Apache Gunship (Captain or greater rank)
AH-1W Super Cobra Gunship
AH-66A Comanche Gunship (Lieutenant or greater rank)
OH-58D Kiowa Warrior Scout Helicopter
UH-60K/L Blackhawk Assault Helicopter
AH-6G Defender Light Gunship

Gunship 2000 Armaments

During gunship outfitting, armaments can be attached to inboard stores, outboard stores and wingtips. Number of attachments and ordnance selection are dependent on gunship type.

M230 30mm Chaingun
M197 20mm Gatling Gun
SUU-11B/A 20mm Minigun Pod (300 rounds)
GPU-2/A 7.62mm Gun Pod (1,500 rounds)
Viper 20mm Gatling Gun
AIM-92 Stinger AAM
AIM-9R Sidewinder AAM
AGM-122 Sidearm AGM
AGM-65D Maverick AGM
AGM-114A/B Hellfire AGM
BGM-71D TOW-2 AGM
Helstreak HVM AGM/AAM
Penguin-3 Anti-Ship Missile
Hydra 70 Rocket System

Gunship 2000 Allied Units

M1A1 "Abrams" Main Battle Tank
M60A3 Main Batle Tank
Challenger Main Battle Tank
AMX-30 Main Battle Tank
M2A1 "Bradley" Infantry Fighting Vehicle
Warrior Mechanized Combat Vehicle
M113A3 Armored Personnel Carrier
Scorpion Reconnaissance Vehicle
Scimitar Reconnaissance Vehicle
M901A2 ITV Anti-Tank Vehicle
M163A2 PIVADS Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun
M998 "Hummer" Utility Vehicle
M109A3 Self-Propelled Artillery Vehicle
MRLS Rocket Launcher
LHA Tarawa Class Amphibious Assault Ship
FF Knox Class Frigate

Gunship 2000 Enemy Units

T-80A Main Battle Tank
T-64B Main Battle Tank
T-72M1 Main Battle Tank
T-62E Main Battle Tank
T-55M1 Main Battle Tank
Chieftain Main Battle Tank
BMP-2 Infantry Fighting Vehicle
BMP-1 Infantry Fighting Vehicle
BTR-60/70/80 Armored Personnel Carrier
MT-LB Armored Personnel Carrier
EE-11 Uruto Armored Personnel Carrier
BRDM-2 Reconnaissance Vehicle
AML-90 Reconnaissance Vehicle
EE-9 Cascavel Reconnaissance Vehicle
BRDM-3 Anti-Tank Vehicle
2S6 30mm/SA-19 Self-Propelled AA Vehicle
ZSU-23(4) "Shilka" Self-Propelled AA Gun
ZSU-57(2) Self-Propelled AA Gun
SA-6 "Gainful" Self-Propelled SAM Vehicle
SA-13 "Gopher" Self-Propelled SAM Vehicle
2S1 S0-122 Self-Propelled Artillery Vehicle
S-60 Anti-Aircraft Gun
Sa-3 "Goa" Low/Medium Altitude SAM System
MI-24W "Hind-E" Gunship
Mi-8TBK "Hip-E" Transport Helicopter
MI-28 "Havoc" Gunship
KA-34 "Hokum" Combat Helicopter
SA-342 "Gazelle" Utility Helicopter
Osa-II Class Guided Missile Patrol Boat
T-4 Class Landing Craft

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