How to play DCS: A-10C II Tank Killer Operation Persian Freedom Campaign on Mac

Game summary

Join Operation Persian Freedom for the A-10C Warthog and the A-10C II Tank Killer and take on the role of RAF exchange pilot Flight Lieutenant David ‘Steep’ Hill as he joins the US 74th Fighter Squadron on the eve of the invasion of Iran.

Play DCS: A-10C II Tank Killer Operation Persian Freedom Campaign on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)

The easiest way to play DCS: A-10C II Tank Killer Operation Persian Freedom Campaign on a Mac is through Parallels, which allows you to virtualize a Windows machine on Macs. The setup is very easy and it works for Apple Silicon Macs as well as for older Intel-based Macs.

Parallels supports the latest version of DirectX and OpenGL, allowing you to play the latest PC games on any Mac. The latest version of DirectX is up to 20% faster.

Our favorite feature of Parallels Desktop is that when you turn off your virtual machine, all the unused disk space gets returned to your main OS, thus minimizing resource waste (which used to be a problem with virtualization).

DCS: A-10C II Tank Killer Operation Persian Freedom Campaign installation steps for Mac

Step 1
Go to Parallels.com and download the latest version of the software.
Step 2
Follow the installation process and make sure you allow Parallels in your Mac’s security preferences (it will prompt you to do so).
Step 3
When prompted, download and install Windows 10. The download is around 5.7GB. Make sure you give it all the permissions that it asks for.
Step 4
Once Windows is done installing, you are ready to go. All that’s left to do is install DCS: A-10C II Tank Killer Operation Persian Freedom Campaign like you would on any PC.
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