<s>
50	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
Crush	I-Application
(	O
sometimes	O
Fifty	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
Crush	I-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
turn-based	O
strategy	O
computer	B-Application
wargame	I-Application
published	O
in	O
1984	O
by	O
Strategic	O
Simulations	O
(	O
SSI	O
)	O
that	O
simulates	O
the	O
career	O
of	O
the	O
crew	O
of	O
a	O
B-17	B-Application
Flying	I-Application
Fortress	I-Application
bomber	O
during	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
most	O
of	O
SSI	O
's	O
games	O
emphasized	O
long-term	O
strategic	O
planning	O
,	O
50	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
Crush	I-Application
was	O
marketed	O
explicitly	O
for	O
its	O
quick	O
,	O
comparatively	O
fast	O
pace	O
:	O
each	O
mission	O
takes	O
no	O
more	O
than	O
about	O
10	O
minutes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Every	O
position	O
on	O
the	O
plane	O
(	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
tail	B-Application
gunner	I-Application
,	O
ball	O
gunner	O
,	O
radio	O
operator	O
,	O
and	O
so	O
on	O
)	O
is	O
manned	O
by	O
a	O
character	O
named	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
who	O
gains	O
experience	O
with	O
each	O
mission	O
survived	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
over	O
an	O
enemy	O
target	O
and	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
cloud	O
cover	O
,	O
the	O
enemy	O
will	O
typically	O
fire	O
flak	B-Application
,	O
which	O
can	O
damage	O
the	O
plane	O
,	O
injure	O
or	O
kill	O
crewmen	O
,	O
or	O
set	O
the	O
plane	O
on	O
fire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
lower	O
the	O
bomber	O
's	O
altitude	O
,	O
the	O
more	O
intense	O
the	O
flak	B-Application
will	O
be	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
name	O
"	O
50	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
Crush	I-Application
"	O
is	O
an	O
allusion	O
to	O
a	O
type	O
of	O
hat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
"	O
fifty	B-Application
mission	I-Application
crush	I-Application
"	O
is	O
an	O
Army	O
Air	O
Corps	O
,	O
or	O
Air	O
Force	O
,	O
service	O
cap	O
that	O
has	O
the	O
stiffening	O
ring	O
removed	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
worn	O
crushed	O
and	O
battered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
1987	O
article	O
for	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
in	O
which	O
he	O
recounted	O
incidents	O
from	O
his	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
career	O
that	O
playing	O
the	O
game	O
reminded	O
him	O
of	O
,	O
the	O
author	O
stated	O
"	O
it	O
was	O
all	O
there	O
:	O
bomb	O
load	O
,	O
ammo	O
load	O
,	O
gas	O
load	O
,	O
route	O
out	O
,	O
fighter	O
escort	O
,	O
flak	B-Application
at	O
the	O
target	O
,	O
cloud	O
coverage	O
,	O
bombing	O
accuracy	O
,	O
battle	O
damage	O
,	O
fuel	O
and	O
ammo	O
conservation	O
,	O
route	O
back	O
,	O
more	O
fighter	O
encounters	O
and	O
finally	O
,	O
'	O
enough	O
fuel	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
across	O
the	O
pond	O
?	O
'	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
1993	O
survey	O
in	O
the	O
magazine	O
of	O
wargames	B-Application
gave	O
the	O
game	O
one-plus	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
.	O
</s>
