I'm pretty sure (correct me if I'm wrong) that the Total War series (all of which base themselves around large scale RTS combat) goes like this
Shogun: Total War
Medieval: Total War
Rome: Total War
Medieval II: Total War
Empire: Total War---- Scheduled to Release Feb. of next year.
Here's the wiki page
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total_W...eo_game_series)
"An Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II flew a show of force and expended flares for emphasis over Salerno after enemy forces attacked a coalition forward base. The arrival of the aircraft prompted an immediate retreat by enemy personnel."