<s>
Gunship	B-Application
is	O
a	O
combat	O
flight	O
simulation	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
MicroProse	O
in	O
1986	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Commercially	O
and	O
critically	O
successful	O
,	O
Gunship	B-Application
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Gunship	B-Application
2000	I-Application
and	O
Gunship	B-Application
!	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
pilot	O
then	O
arms	O
the	O
Apache	O
helicopter	O
gunship	B-Application
,	O
usually	O
selecting	O
AGM-114	O
Hellfire	O
air-to-ground	O
missiles	O
(	O
guided	O
missiles	O
that	O
destroy	O
"	O
hard	O
"	O
targets	O
such	O
as	O
bunkers	O
and	O
tanks	O
)	O
,	O
FFARs	O
(	O
Folding	O
Fin	O
Aerial	O
Rockets	O
;	O
unguided	O
rockets	O
that	O
destroy	O
"	O
soft	O
"	O
targets	O
such	O
as	O
infantry	O
and	O
installations	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
HEDP	O
(	O
High-Explosive	O
,	O
Dual-Purpose	O
)	O
rounds	O
for	O
the	O
30mm	O
cannon	O
(	O
an	O
all-purpose	O
weapon	O
with	O
a	O
maximum	O
range	O
of	O
1.5km	O
)	O
;	O
in	O
Central	O
America	O
,	O
the	O
Middle	O
East	O
,	O
and	O
Western	O
Europe	O
,	O
AIM-9	O
Sidewinders	O
would	O
also	O
be	O
standard	O
equipment	O
,	O
usually	O
as	O
a	O
backup	O
air-to-air	O
weapon	O
in	O
case	O
of	O
cannon	O
failure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
emergency	O
landing	O
by	O
a	O
seriously	O
injured	O
pilot	O
in	O
enemy	O
territory	O
causes	O
him	O
to	O
become	O
Missing	B-Application
in	I-Application
Action	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
no	O
ending	O
to	O
Gunship	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Promotions	O
stop	O
once	O
a	O
pilot	O
makes	O
Colonel	O
,	O
although	O
he	O
can	O
continue	O
amassing	O
medals	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Purple	O
Heart	O
,	O
Air	O
Medal	O
,	O
Bronze	O
Star	O
,	O
Silver	O
Star	O
,	O
Distinguished	O
Service	O
Cross	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Medal	B-Application
of	I-Application
Honor	I-Application
and	O
retire	O
with	O
a	O
final	O
promotion	O
to	O
Brig	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
No	O
medals	O
in	O
this	O
game	O
are	O
prerequisites	O
for	O
earning	O
others	O
(	O
the	O
requirement	O
of	O
shooting	O
down	O
two	O
Hinds	O
in	O
one	O
mission	O
for	O
the	O
Medal	B-Application
of	I-Application
Honor	I-Application
led	O
some	O
to	O
believe	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
possible	O
to	O
earn	O
it	O
before	O
earning	O
lower	O
medals	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MicroProse	O
intended	O
Gunship	B-Application
to	O
simulate	O
an	O
urban	O
helicopter	O
akin	O
to	O
Blue	O
Thunder	O
,	O
but	O
found	O
that	O
city	O
graphics	O
were	O
too	O
difficult	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
instead	O
used	O
tools	O
developed	O
for	O
F-15	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
Eagle	I-Application
to	O
create	O
another	O
military	O
simulation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1986	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
DOS	B-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
FM	B-Device
Towns	I-Device
,	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
,	O
PC-98	B-Operating_System
,	O
Sharp	B-Device
X68000	I-Device
,	O
and	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gunship	B-Application
was	O
also	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
by	O
U.S.	O
Gold	O
in	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gunship	B-Application
was	O
MicroProse	O
's	O
third	O
best-selling	O
Commodore	O
game	O
as	O
of	O
late	O
1987	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
1989	O
,	O
Gunships	B-Application
sales	O
had	O
surpassed	O
500,000	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Info	O
magazine	O
gave	O
Gunship	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
five	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
without	O
qualification	O
,	O
the	O
best	O
combat	O
flight	O
simulator	O
ever	O
released	O
for	O
an	O
8-bit	O
computer	O
!	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
stated	O
"	O
this	O
reviewer	O
heartily	O
recommends	O
Gunship	B-Application
...	O
A	O
five-star	O
rating	O
(	O
my	O
highest	O
)	O
is	O
well-deserved.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Gunship	B-Application
received	O
the	O
Origins	O
Award	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Screen	O
Graphics	O
in	O
a	O
Home	O
Computer	O
Game	O
of	O
1986	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1987	O
,	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
named	O
Gunship	B-Application
as	O
its	O
action	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
,	O
in	O
1988	O
the	O
game	O
joined	O
the	O
magazine	O
's	O
Hall	O
of	O
Fame	O
for	O
games	O
highly	O
rated	O
over	O
time	O
by	O
readers	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
1996	O
,	O
the	O
magazine	O
ranked	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
102nd	O
best	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
follow-up	O
game	O
,	O
Gunship	B-Application
2000	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
MicroProse	O
for	O
several	O
platforms	O
between	O
1991	O
and	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
successor	O
,	O
Gunship	B-Application
!,	O
followed	O
in	O
2000	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
only	O
.	O
</s>
