MicroProse's European Air War is a World War II air combat simulation that got off to a shaky start in 1998. When first released most gamers felt it was unplayable. After two patches from MicroProse, however, this title started to take hold; but it wasn't until the end-user community started tweaking the game that it took off like wildfire.

In an era when new simulation titles have a playable life measured in weeks or months, European Air War still has a large and devoted following some three years after its release. Without a doubt, this title's continued success is largely due to the unbelievable commitment, organization, and resourcefulness of a core group of end-users who have continued to work on and improve this classic sim.

Page Contents

• Articles (reserved for COMBATSIM Articles)
• Demo
• Patches/Add-ons
• Missions/Campaigns
• Skins
• Graphics
• 3D Models
• Terrain/Sky
• Sound
• Music
• Utilities
• Joystick Config
• Voice Config
• Virtual Squadrons
• Community
• WWII Resources
• Miscellaneous

Articles

• 1998-11-01: Cold Steel - Aircraft Review by Jim "Twitch" Tittle
• 1998-11-12: EAW Review by Thomas "AV8R" Spann
• 1998-11-22: EAW Review by Jim "Twitch" Tittle
• 1998-12-10: Flight Model Review by Tom "KC" Basham
• 1999-01-11: EAW Patch 1.1 Review Leonard "Viking1" Hjalmarson
• 1999-02-02: EAW Add-on Review courtesy EAWOnline
• 1999-04-20: Tactics - Coming Back Alive by Jim "Twitch" Tittle
• 1999-04-26: Tactics - Intercepting B-17’s by Jerry Boucher
• 1999-06-01: Tactics - Luftwaffe Vets’ Flight School courtesy MicroProse
• 1999-06-25: EAW and PC Peripherals by Leonard "Viking1" Hjalmarson
• 1999-07-06: EAW Patch 1.2 Review by Leonard "Viking1" Hjalmarson
• 2000-03-31: MarkShot’s STK/EAW Air combat training by Mark Kratzer
• Military History Articles Index Related Articles at COMBATSIM.COM

Patches/Add-ons

• EAW Patch Add-on Guide A "Must Read". Make it your first stop!
• EAW Patch Version 1.2 Improves multiplayer lag and warping problems
• Enemy Coast Ahead 1.4
• Enemy Coast Ahead 1.4 Update
• Gun Patch Not compatible with Enemy Coast Ahead

Missions/Campaigns

• "Main Body Sighted" The battles at Midway Island 3rd-6th June 1942
• 1942: Turning Point Campaign

Skins

• B-17 91st BG
• B-17 and Bf109G6
• B-17G, 367th Squadron, 306th Bomb Group
• B-24 Silver, 8th AF, 93rd BG
• B-24D of 466th BG
• B-24D, 389 BG
• B-26C Marauder
• B-26C-45 Marauder Of the I/22 Groupe de Bombardement
• Battle of Britain - 1940
• Bf-109-E Hans Philipp 1940
• Bf-109-E Spanish
• Bf-109-E Standard
• Bf-109-E w/o Yellow nose
• Bf-109-E4 Battle of Britain
• Bf-109-E4 JG Richthofen
• Bf-109-E4 JG Schlageter
• Bf-109-E4 Yellow Nose
• Bf-109-G1 Knoke
• Bf-109-G6 Erich Hartmann
• Bf-109-G6 Staff JG 54
• Bf-109F
• Five Skins: P-38h, P-38j, Bf-109k, P51-D, Spit XIV
• Focke Wulf
• Focke Wulf - Grey
• Fw-190-A3 JG 2 Richthofen
• Fw-190-A4 Yellow Jacket
• Fw-190-A8 - JG 301
• Fw-190A JG 26
• Fw-190A JG 3
• Fw-190D JG 301
• Fw-190D Sqn Unknown
• Hawker Typhoon, 175 Sqn
• He-112 Jen’s modified version of Musgrove’s skin
• Hurricane Jen’s modified version of Musgrove’s Hurri
• Hurricane 242 Sqn Douglas Bader
• Me-109-G6 JG11
• Me-109F Tropical H-J. Marseille’s Me109F-4/Trop Yellow 14 of JG-27
• Me-109G JG27 "Kanonenboote"
• Me-109K JG 53
• Me-110 zg/26
• Me-262 Nowotny2 Colors work with TNT
• Me-262 ver. 1 Includes correct snap view
• Me-262 ver. 2
• P-38 77 FG James Morris
• P-38J D-Day 479th FG
• P-47 D-20 "Knobby" Of Lt Gabriel Greenwood, 511th FS/405th FG, Picauville, France, June 1944.
• P-47 D-28 "F4-Z" Of Unknown Pilot, 492nd FS, 48th FG, Deux Jumeaux, August 1944.
• P-47C
• P-51 325th FG "Checker Tail"
• P-51 Detroit Miss
• P-51B 361st FG, 8th AF
• P-51B Hun Hunter - 354th Squadron
• P-51D Metallic-blue upper fuselage with yellow nose
• P-51D "Big Beautiful Doll," 78th FG
• P-51D "Black Crow"
• P-51D "Hurry Home Honey" Cpt. R. Peterson, 357 FG.
• P-51D "Shangri La"
• P-51D Commander 15th FG
• P-51D Dooleybird. British.
• P-51D Early Model
• Spitfire Mk. IA 602 "Q" Sqn.
• Spitfire Mk. IA 603rd Peter Pease
• Spitfire Mk. IIA, Tangmere
• Spitfire Mk. IX Based on H.F. Mk. VI No. 616 Sqn.
• Spitfire Mk. IX Clostermann, French, 1943
• Spitfire Mk. IX-C
• Spitfire Mk. IX-C Canadian Johnny Johnson, 144 Wing
• Spitfire Mk. IX-C-LF Low altitude version
• Spitfire Mk. V, RAAF, No. 54 Sqn
• Spitfire Mk. VB-Lf North Africa
• Stuka Ju-87B
• Tempest V Invasion Stripes and Felix the Cat
• Tempest V Clostermann, 1945
• Typhoon "Shark" with Invasion stripes

Graphics

• Fw-190D Cockpit and Views
• Instrument Collection 1
• P-47C Cockpit
• Six Cockpit Interiors Instruments are now readable: for Spitfire Ia, IX and XIV, Mustang P51B and D, Hurricane

Terrain/Sky

• CFS Terrain for EAW Microsoft CFS Terrain for EAW!
• Enhanced Terrains (website)
• Mediterranean
• Winter Terrain

Sound

• MeatWater Rolling Thunder v1.0 (site)
• MeatWater SoundPack 2.0 (site)
• MeatWater SoundPack 2.0 LE (site)
• MeatWater SoundPack Update v2.5 (site)

Music

• Barracks Music American, British, and German (Cord’s Site)
• Radio Free EAW Specializing In the tunes of the Big Band Years of WWII

Utilities

• Aircraft Edit v1.00 GUI for editing flight models, engine, guns, and more.
• Campaign Mover v1.5 by Mane_Raptor
• EAW Control 2000 GUI for editing .ini file settings. Requires v1.2 Patch
• EAW Control Panel v1.6
• EAW Pilot GUI Editor
• ECA Control Panel v2.0
• Flight Model Manager v1.01 GUI Flight Model - See Readme for details
• Frontline Mover v2.5 by Mane Raptor
• Pic Pac Texture Utility Create custom skins, terrains, and cockpits
• Skin Manager
• Skins-n-More v1.0a Skin management utility. Very trick!
• The EAW Combat Set-up Page Designed by Jim "Goshawk" Herring for ladder play on the 714th VFTS EAW Ladder!

Joystick Config

• Microsoft Force Feedback Pro
• Thrustmaster F22 Config 1
• Thrustmaster FLCS Config

Voice Config

• Game Commander Config

Virtual Squadrons

• 666th RedSkulls EAW Allied Squadron (main page at http://www.666th.com )
• 78th Virtual Fighter Group A virtual squadron based on the 78th Fighter Group of the 8th Air Force. Membership is open.
• EAW RNZAF Squadrons No.14 Sqn (PTO)and No.486 Sqn (ETO), open for all, experts or newbies
• JG300 Primarily an EAW Jagdgeschwader.

Community

• -E’s European Air War Skins ’n Stuff
• 666th Red Skulls Skins Page
• Aces Paint Shop II
• Airbuddha’s: The Hangar
• Bandit’s EAW Page
• Bilko’s EAW Headquarters
• Bury’s EAW and Fw190D-9 Page Various D-9 and D-13 skins and Performance data on the Dora 9
• Capitán Manduca’s EAW Workshop
• COMBATSIM.COM site
• COMBATSIM.COM’s EAW Forum
• Cord’s EAW Page
• Dolfo’s EAW Page
• ECA Online Homepage
• Favorite Flight Sim Stuff User Created Addons for Combat and Civilian Flight Sims
• Fly And Fight
• Hoover’s Flugzeugwerke
• Jeroen van Soest’s Page
• JG5_Fastbikkel’s EAW Homepage A bunch of nice EAW screenshots taken in combat - as well as many links to virtual squadrons
• KoKo’s Isle
• Lentolaivue 34’s Aerodrome (LLv34)
• Major Lee’s Aerodrome
• Meatwater’s Site
• MicroProse’s EAW website
• Migge’s EAW Pages
• Mosi’s Flightsim-Page
• Musgrove’s EAW Annex
• PapaRomeo’s EAW Page
• Paul Wilson’s Flight Sim Page
• Pretzelworks
• Relent’s EAW Skins
• Sandbagger’s EAW Links This site contains ’links-to-links’ for the EAW community.
• Serb’s EAW Flightline A site dedicated to EAW, featuring skins of the Me 262, P-47 Jug, and other surprises!
• Viper-’s EAW Gunsights

Miscellaneous

• Windows Desktop Theme

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