<s>
Combat	B-Application
Flight	I-Application
Simulator	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
for	I-Application
Europe	I-Application
(	O
CFS3	O
)	O
,	O
is	O
the	O
latest	O
installment	O
of	O
combat	O
flight	O
simulators	O
from	O
Microsoft	O
Game	O
Studios	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
24	O
,	O
2002	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
on	O
November	O
15	O
,	O
2002	O
in	O
Europe	O
for	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
more	O
or	O
less	O
a	O
heavily	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
(	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
Flight	I-Application
Simulator	I-Application
)	O
,	O
offering	O
a	O
far	O
wider	O
range	O
of	O
options	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
possible	O
for	O
the	O
Allies	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
landing	O
in	O
Fortress	O
Europe	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
6/6/44	O
,	O
or	O
D-day	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combat	B-Application
Flight	I-Application
Simulator	I-Application
3	I-Application
received	O
a	O
"	O
Silver	O
"	O
sales	O
award	O
from	O
the	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Leisure	O
Software	O
Publishers	O
Association	O
(	O
ELSPA	O
)	O
,	O
indicating	O
sales	O
of	O
at	O
least	O
100,000	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combat	B-Application
Flight	I-Application
Simulator	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
a	O
nominee	O
for	O
The	O
Electric	O
Playgrounds	O
2002	O
"	O
Best	O
Simulation	O
for	O
PC	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
but	O
lost	O
to	O
MechWarrior	B-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
Mercenaries	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combat	B-Application
Flight	I-Application
Simulator	I-Application
3	I-Application
garnered	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
,	O
and	O
holds	O
an	O
average	O
of	O
69/100	O
on	O
aggregate	O
web	O
site	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Firepower	O
adds	O
18	O
new	O
aircraft	O
bringing	O
the	O
total	O
of	O
36	O
military	O
aircraft	O
(	O
or	O
56	O
with	O
variants	O
)	O
to	O
Combat	B-Application
Flight	I-Application
Simulator	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
aircraft	O
in	O
Firepower	O
include	O
the	O
B-17	B-Application
Flying	I-Application
Fortress	I-Application
models	O
F	O
and	O
G	O
,	O
B-29A	O
Superfortress	O
,	O
Arado	O
234B	O
Blitz	O
,	O
Dewoitine	O
D.520	O
fighter	O
,	O
Dornier	O
217M	O
medium	O
bomber	B-Application
,	O
Dornier	O
217N	O
night	O
fighter	O
,	O
He-162A	O
Salamander	O
,	O
Me	O
334	O
,	O
Me410A	O
Schnellbomber	O
,	O
Me410B-2	O
R-3	O
zerstorer	O
,	O
Me410B-2	O
U-2	O
R-4	O
zerstorer	O
,	O
Me410B-2	O
U-4	O
zerstorer	O
,	O
P-40N	O
Warhawk	O
,	O
Ta-154	O
Moskito	O
,	O
Ta-152C1	O
R31	O
,	O
Ta-152H-1	O
,	O
Ta-183	O
Huckebein	O
(	O
Raven	O
)	O
Interceptor	O
,	O
Avro	O
Lancaster	O
Mk	O
III	O
heavy	O
bomber	B-Application
,	O
Ho-229	O
V5	O
Supersonic	O
Fighter	O
/bomber	O
,	O
Avro	O
Lancaster	O
GS	O
heavy	O
bomber	B-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
B-24J	O
Liberator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
there	O
are	O
4	O
(	O
or	O
5	O
with	O
a	O
free	O
patch	O
)	O
new	O
bombers	B-Application
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
man	O
different	O
aircrew	O
positions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Player	O
can	O
use	O
the	O
bombsight	B-Application
to	O
drop	O
newly	O
added	O
ordnance	O
onto	O
a	O
target	O
like	O
the	O
Little	O
Boy	O
,	O
Fat	B-Application
Man	I-Application
,	O
German	O
radiological	O
dirty	B-Application
bombs	I-Application
or	O
the	O
Tallboy	O
bomb	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
feature	O
in	O
this	O
add	O
on	O
is	O
that	O
you	O
can	O
fly	O
bombers	B-Application
in	O
a	O
formation	O
,	O
with	O
FLAK	O
effects	O
when	O
under	O
enemy	O
anti	O
aircraft	O
fire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Twenty-five	O
missions	O
of	O
the	O
Memphis	O
Belle	O
B-17	B-Application
Flying	I-Application
Fortress	I-Application
are	O
included	O
in	O
this	O
add	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
thing	O
that	O
's	O
lacking	O
though	O
is	O
a	O
sophisticated	O
simulation	O
of	O
the	O
Norden	B-Device
Bombsight	I-Device
which	O
B-17	B-Application
Flying	I-Application
Fortress	I-Application
the	O
Mighty	O
8th	O
has	O
a	O
decent	O
representation	O
of	O
albeit	O
not	O
fully	O
emulating	O
the	O
Norden	O
computer	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
gyrostabilizer	O
and	O
ancillary	O
equipment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
the	O
Bombsight	B-Application
in	O
Firepower	O
is	O
fixed	O
but	O
it	O
is	O
functional	O
.	O
</s>
