Airstrike 3D 2 (Desert Hawk), a.k.a. Gulf Thunder is the second game in this series.
It focuses more on shooting and action than the story. Most of the game is inside a desert where you try to destroy the terrorists and their weapons.
It only has 3 helicopters to chose from.
However it has 24 levels, 4 more than the previous game.
Full gameplay by zero007ist :
Levels:
Recon - Really hard if you are a new player. It starts immediately with no introduction. Most of the levels are like this, fast pace, no introductions, starts off immediately, barely any story, just start shooting as soon as the level starts. Hills with lakes and rivers.
Steel Beach - Desert with rivers and small towns.
Toxic Night - Desert with rivers and small towns at night.
Break-Through - Desert with rivers and small towns.
Chemical Valley - Industrial area inside a green valley.
Abandoned nuclear plant - Abandoned nuclear plant, plains, foggy.
Mass Destruction - Industrial area with hills and rivers.
Thunder Sky - Destroyed terrain, black ground, dead trees, rocks and falling meteors.
Secret Labs - Plains, small towns, industries.
(Boss 1.)Prototype of Evil - A large vehicle with a turret and a dispenser that shoots out huge bombs. Your goul is to destroy it while also killing other enemies along the way that will drop you good items. Plains at night.
Shooting practise - A different kind of level in which your goal is to try to survive as long as possible. There are lots of helicopters shooting at you with precision and no power ups or items, so it is impossible to avoid death. This removes one life, but you should have plenty more that you collected while playing previous levels. Desert with rivers.
Area 961F - Industrial area in the desert.
Shell Shock - Huge industry in plains.
Nuclear Leak - Desert at night.
Devastation - small towns in plains.
Highland Area - Desert with towns and industry in the evening.
Gromigan Strait - Huge river going throughout the whole level,
Air-raid Drill - Really foggy desert with rivers.
Cannon Fodder - Huge bases and small town in plains.
Forsaken Town - A town with lots of weaponry in plains.
Urban Trip - Big towns in plains with rivers.
Metal Storm - Huge town inside a desert.
Close to Headquarters - A desert with a big river and lots of enemy bases.
(Final boss) Phoenix Burning - Dark polluted area. The base has 2 turrets, 2 tanks that come out every 10-15 seconds, and 4 huge missiles . Upon destroying the central ball it opens up to reveal a red sphere that has to be destroyed while 2 helicopters come out every 10-15 seconds. Once destroyed, the game is beaten and over.