Combat Flight Simulator 3: Battle for Europe (CFS3) is the latest installment of combat flight simulators from Microsoft Game Studios released on October 24 2002 in North America and on November 15 2002 in Europe for the Microsoft Windows. The game is more or less a heavily updated version of the first (Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator) offering a far wider range of options to the player. The game incorporates an active campaign mode whereby the player may play for the USAAF RAF or Luftwaffe in a campaign starting in March 1943. Based on the player's performance in North-west Europe which spans from northernmost England to eastern Berlin the player can alter the length and even outcome of the war. By avoiding the aviational errors of the Luftwaffe made in the past and by targeting key targets in British production centres it is even possible for the Germans to drive the allies back to London and force their surrender. It is also possible for the Allies to make a landing in Fortress Europe prior to the 6/6/44 or D-day. The multiplayer game allows players to occupy different stations on the same vehicle.