<s>
Carrier	B-Application
Air	I-Application
Wing	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
1990	O
side-scrolling	O
shooting	O
game	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
CP	B-Application
System	I-Application
arcade	O
hardware	O
by	O
Capcom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
U.N.	B-Application
Squadron	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
players	O
chose	O
any	O
one	O
of	O
three	O
different	O
jet	B-Application
fighters	I-Application
and	O
battle	O
their	O
way	O
through	O
ten	O
enemy-packed	O
stages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
ideas	O
carried	O
over	O
from	O
U.N.	B-Application
Squadron	I-Application
include	O
the	O
shop	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
buy	O
weapon	O
and	O
shield	O
upgrades	O
for	O
their	O
jet	B-Application
fighter	I-Application
between	O
stages	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
energy	O
bar	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
replaced	O
by	O
a	O
"	O
fuel	O
bar	O
"	O
which	O
starts	O
full	O
at	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
each	O
stage	O
and	O
decreases	O
as	O
time	O
passes	O
with	O
some	O
fuel	O
lost	O
each	O
time	O
the	O
plane	O
is	O
damaged	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
year	O
1997	O
,	O
the	O
fictional	O
Middle	O
Eastern	O
country	O
of	O
Rabu	O
has	O
built	O
several	O
weapons	O
of	O
mass	O
destruction	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
ICBMs	O
,	O
tactical	O
nuclear	O
bombs	O
,	O
and	O
even	O
a	O
satellite-based	O
tactical	O
laser	O
weapon	O
,	O
able	O
to	O
strike	O
anywhere	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Carrier	B-Application
Air	I-Application
Wing	I-Application
on	O
their	O
December	O
1	O
,	O
1990	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
most-successful	O
table	O
arcade	O
unit	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
,	O
outperforming	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Raiden	B-Application
and	O
Columns	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
