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Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator

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Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator is a 1998 combat aviation game for Windows centered on air warfare in the European theater of World War II. Developed and published by Microsoft, it adapted technology associated with Microsoft Flight Simulator to missions involving fighters such as the Supermarine Spitfire and Messerschmitt Bf 109. It combines selectable realism settings, combat missions, campaigns, multiplayer play, and aircraft damage modeling for both casual players and simulation enthusiasts.

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What year and platform is Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator from?

Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator is a Windows PC game released in 1998 and set in the European theater of World War II. Microsoft described it as a World War II air-combat simulation built on the Flight Simulator legacy in its [1998 announcement](https://news.microsoft.com/source/1998/05/26/microsoft-invades-1998-electronics-entertainment-expo-with-spitfires-and-catapults-blazing/).

What can you do in the original Combat Flight Simulator besides campaign missions?

The original offers Free Flight, Quick Combat, Single Missions, Campaigns, Multiplayer, and Training Missions. That six-part menu lets players switch between casual flying, structured combat, and multiplayer action.

How is Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator connected to Microsoft Flight Simulator?

It uses technology associated with Microsoft Flight Simulator but adds authentic aircraft flight models, detailed cockpits, and combat missions. Microsoft also advertised importing and exporting scenery and aircraft between the two simulator ecosystems.

What are the named sequels to Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator?

The first named sequel is Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator 2: WWII Pacific Theater, released in 2000. Combat Flight Simulator 3: Battle for Europe followed in 2002, shifting the series back to a European setting.

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