Wingmen formations and support aircraft can also be controlled; unlike previous MicroProse simulations, as Computer Gaming World reported in 1994, "No longer do you alone, armed with a single aircraft and eight missiles, engage the entire third world".
In earlier MicroProse simulations, players were often required to engage the entire third world using a single aircraft and eight missiles. However, Wingmen formations and support aircraft can now be controlled in newer simulations as reported by Computer Gaming World in 1994.