An escalating conflict between the United States and Iran is occurring in the Strait of Hormuz. It is the only sea passage from the Persian Gulf to the open ocean, and is one of the world’s most strategically important choke points from where an excess of 20% of the world’s petroleum originates. A breakdown in peace talks between the West and Iran is imminent, and is gradually moving into an all-out war. Can you restore peace on earth, and resolve the world’s indifferences?
‘Commander Air Group’ challenges you to play the Commander of a Carrier Air Wing, the most awesome fighting force on the planet. The game offers a wide range of missions using state-of-the-art flying platforms in complex attack scenarios, and you are tasked with planning and executing ground attacks and dogfights, in addition to partake in exciting missions such as aerial refueling, electronic counter measures, and a lot more.
The games ‘Campaign Mode’ includes 20 unique missions of varying difficulty featuring not only F18 fighter planes, but also Blackhawk helicopters, EA6 prowler electronic counter measure planes, E2C early warning flying radar planes, F35s, Boeing KC-135 aircraft and B2 Stealth bombers. Your mission objectives range from dogfights and ground attack missions to SCUD hunting and S&R (Search & Rescue). Your opponents are no strangers to impressive technology as they carry J-7 (MIG21 variant) and MIG-29s, as well as several types of SAM sites, tanks and suicide boats! In ‘Air Superiority Mode’ you are challenged against the enemy in several scenarios such as BARCAP (protect your carrier), Mig Alley (fight for air supremacy), and Stations (equipped with only a tanker and a few jets you need to survive in low visibility clouds).
All missions begin with a planning phase in which you draw out the missions of your planes followed by launching them from the carrier to their destination. Mission orders can be adopted to enemy targets and objectives changed as you progress.