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Battlefront

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Battlefront is one wargame which simulates the battles of the Second World War. The game offers four scenarios. The first simulates the battle of Crete in which the Germans launch an airborne invasion of Crete defended by British troops. The second one takes place during the Battle of Stalingrad and retraces the attempt by two divisions of Panzer to join the forces of Friedrich Paulus, encircled by the Red Army in Stalingrad. The third simulates the Battle of Saipan of the Pacific War in which the Americans landed on Saipan Island, defended by Japanese forces. The last one takes place during the Battle of the Ardennes and simulates the American attempt to prevent the Germans from capturing Bastogne. Each scenario can be played alone against the computer or two. In the first case, the player can choose to order either of the two camps. For each scenario, it can also set the handicap of both camps, which influences the calculation of points of victory rather than the characteristics of units or artificial intelligence. Like previous ones wargames from the studio, the game integrates a utility that allows the player to create their own scenarios or to change existing scenarios. This allows you to change all parameters of the game, whether the map or the characteristics of the land or units.

The player commands an army body composed of up to three divisions, each of which can contain up to eight regiments. It also has several independent battalions, which can be attached to any division, and can rely on the support of the air forces. The units displayed on the screen correspond to battalions but the player does not give them orders directly. Instead, he transmits his orders to his division commanders, who then transmit the orders to their subordinates. The battlefields consist of hexagonal boxes that represent a distance of about one kilometre. Their sizes vary according to the scenarios up to a maximum of 39x28 cases. The scenarios take place in turn, each round representing a duration of six hours with for each day, three rounds for the day and one for the night.