<s>
B-17	B-Application
Flying	I-Application
Fortress	I-Application
:	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
Bombers	O
in	O
Action	O
is	O
a	O
combat	O
flight	O
simulation	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Vektor	O
Grafix	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
MicroProse	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-Application
MS-DOS	I-Application
in	O
1992	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
in	O
1993	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
simulates	O
training	O
,	O
combat	O
missions	O
and	O
sorties	O
in	O
a	O
tour	O
of	O
duty	O
in	O
the	O
Eighth	O
Air	O
Force	O
of	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
Army	O
Air	O
Forces	O
in	O
the	O
European	O
Theater	O
of	O
Operations	O
aboard	O
a	O
Boeing	O
B-17	B-Application
Flying	I-Application
Fortress	I-Application
heavy	O
bomber	O
during	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
B-17	B-Application
Flying	I-Application
Fortress	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Mighty	I-Application
8th	I-Application
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
aspects	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
control	O
over	O
are	O
inflight	O
crew	O
management	O
(	O
a	O
crewman	O
might	O
become	O
injured	O
during	O
combat	O
and	O
temporary	O
medical	O
aid	O
inflight	O
given	O
to	O
him	O
whilst	O
another	O
aircrewmen	O
tends	O
another	O
crew	O
position	O
)	O
,	O
manning	O
an	O
onboard	O
.50	O
caliber	O
M2	O
Browning	O
machine	O
gun	O
against	O
enemy	O
fighters	O
,	O
and	O
releasing	O
the	O
Boeing	O
B-17	B-Application
Flying	I-Application
Fortress	I-Application
's	O
ordnance	O
on	O
the	O
target	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
piloting	O
or	O
copiloting	O
the	O
plane	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
ten	O
aircrew	O
positions	O
could	O
be	O
controlled	O
either	O
manually	O
or	O
under	O
AI	B-Application
control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Different	O
targets	O
can	O
easily	O
be	O
discerned	O
from	O
the	O
bombsight	B-Application
,	O
whether	O
a	O
factory	O
or	O
a	O
U-boat	O
pen	O
;	O
terrain	O
graphics	O
are	O
minimal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
success	O
of	O
this	O
decision	O
relies	O
on	O
the	O
skill	O
of	O
the	O
crew	O
,	O
particularly	O
if	O
the	O
navigator	O
is	O
skilled	O
enough	O
to	O
navigate	O
Europe	O
on	O
his	O
own	O
and	O
the	O
crew	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
withstand	O
stronger	O
Luftwaffe	O
fighter	O
and	O
ground	O
defense	O
Flak	B-Application
attacks	O
due	O
to	O
being	O
alone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
are	O
very	O
simple	O
(	O
MCGA	B-Device
and	O
VGA	B-Protocol
)	O
and	O
the	O
requirements	O
are	O
meager	O
when	O
running	O
on	O
an	O
antiquated	O
IBM	O
PC	O
compatible	O
computer	O
;	O
an	O
Intel	B-General_Concept
80286	I-General_Concept
microprocessor	B-Architecture
based	O
(	O
or	O
comparable	O
AMD	O
)	O
based	O
PC	O
is	O
required	O
at	O
16MHz	O
with	O
DOS	B-Device
5.0	O
(	O
a	O
sound	B-Device
card	I-Device
is	O
desirable	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
a	O
80386	B-General_Concept
or	O
better	O
microprocessor	B-Architecture
is	O
recommended	O
for	O
this	O
software	O
with	O
at	O
least	O
640k	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
version	O
came	O
out	O
in	O
several	O
floppy	B-Device
disk	I-Device
media	O
types	O
(	O
5	O
-	O
5.25	B-Device
"	I-Device
high	O
density	O
disks	O
)	O
,	O
compact	O
floppy	B-Device
disks	I-Device
,	O
4	O
–	O
3.5	B-Device
"	I-Device
high	O
density	O
disks	O
)	O
and	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
technical	O
advisors	O
to	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
simulation	O
was	O
Major	O
Joseph	O
N	O
.	O
Worsley	O
(	O
USAAF	O
,	O
Retired	O
)	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
bombardiers	O
in	O
the	O
USAAF	O
trained	O
in	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Norden	B-Device
as	O
well	O
as	O
Sperry	O
bombsights	B-Application
on	O
Boeing	O
B-29s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dominic	O
Robinson	O
,	O
technical	O
director	O
for	O
the	O
sequel	O
B-17	B-Application
Flying	I-Application
Fortress	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Mighty	I-Application
8th	I-Application
also	O
was	O
listed	O
in	O
the	O
software	O
credits	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
B-17	B-Application
Flying	I-Application
Fortress	I-Application
came	O
with	O
a	O
230-page	O
manual	O
which	O
details	O
how	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
simulation	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
an	O
in-depth	O
historical	O
section	O
with	O
numerous	O
illustrations	O
and	O
photographs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
simulation	O
also	O
included	O
a	O
keyboard	B-Device
overlay	O
so	O
that	O
the	O
function	O
of	O
keys	O
on	O
the	O
players	O
keyboard	B-Device
would	O
not	O
be	O
so	O
confusing	O
during	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
a	O
while	O
B-17	B-Application
Flying	I-Application
Fortress	I-Application
(	O
DOS	B-Device
version	O
only	O
)	O
was	O
released	O
with	O
permission	O
as	O
freeware	B-License
by	O
MicroProse	O
on	O
the	O
Internet	O
website	O
bombs-away.net	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
sequel	O
came	O
out	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
2000	O
and	O
B-17	B-Application
Flying	I-Application
Fortress	I-Application
as	O
freeware	B-License
was	O
made	O
into	O
a	O
Microsoft	O
Windows	O
9x	O
running	O
application	O
from	O
the	O
DOS	B-Device
based	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
1993	B-Application
survey	O
in	O
the	O
magazine	O
of	O
wargames	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
three	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
bomber	O
operations	O
are	O
inherently	O
dull	O
...	O
and	O
this	O
simulation	O
more	O
than	O
covers	O
the	O
topic	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
