<s>
Carrier	B-Application
Force	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1983	O
computer	B-Application
wargame	I-Application
published	O
by	O
Strategic	O
Simulations	O
for	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
family	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Commodore	O
64	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Carrier	B-Application
Force	I-Application
was	O
Grigsby	O
's	O
fourth	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
he	O
had	O
started	O
developing	O
games	O
part-time	O
while	O
working	O
for	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
Department	O
of	O
Defense	O
,	O
he	O
left	O
to	O
become	O
a	O
full-time	O
game	O
developer	O
halfway	O
through	O
his	O
third	O
title	O
,	O
North	B-Application
Atlantic	I-Application
'	I-Application
86	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Carrier	B-Application
Force	I-Application
is	O
a	O
computer	B-Application
wargame	I-Application
that	O
simulates	O
aircraft	O
carrier	O
warfare	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Carrier	B-Application
Force	I-Application
was	O
the	O
fourth	O
game	O
by	O
designer	O
Gary	O
Grigsby	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1983	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
he	O
debuted	O
North	B-Application
Atlantic	I-Application
'	I-Application
86	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
1985	O
survey	O
of	O
computer	B-Application
wargames	I-Application
for	O
Current	O
Notes	O
,	O
M	O
.	O
Evan	O
Brooks	O
called	O
Carrier	B-Application
Force	I-Application
"	O
worth	O
the	O
effort	O
for	O
anyone	O
desirous	O
of	O
learning	O
about	O
the	O
period	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
considered	O
it	O
"	O
extremely	O
slow	O
in	O
execution	O
"	O
and	O
saw	O
it	O
as	O
having	O
historical	O
errors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grigsby	O
decided	O
to	O
build	O
on	O
Carrier	B-Application
Force	I-Application
in	O
his	O
later	O
game	O
Carrier	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
.	O
</s>
