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War in the Pacific
« on: December 30, 2009, 03:16:33 PM »
Holy crap!

When this game advertises that it is for "grognards" they aren't kidding.

Every ship, land unit and plane of the Pacific theater is in this game. Just on planes alone they track the usual stats, i.e. operating range, service ceiling, weaponry etc but they also throw in the pilot's name, his experience level, how long it has been since he rested, etc. You create your own fleets and task forces.

Aircraft combat resolves on angle of attack, altitude, not just X vs Y.

This is not a game for 2 people but competing staffs of air, land, sub-surface and naval commands (and multiple commands of each) with ministers to control resources and production.

I watched the AI fight the tutorial and it is not to be trifled with.

I used to think Harpoon was Teh Game but it was only tactical to operational in scope...this is just stunning. The designers must be scary dudes to talk history with.

http://www.matrixgames.com/products/294/details/War.In.The.Pacific

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    * WitP covers the entire Pacific Theater of WWII from Dec 7th 1941 until June 30th 1946.
    * Huge game map - 148 X 148 hexes with each hex representing 60 nautical miles.
    * The armed forces of every major nation are represented.
    * The Japanese control their production.
    * Oil and Resources added to the game for production.
    * Complete player control of aircraft upgrades.
    * Course and Speed – Course and speed is now provided with spotting reports.
    * Divide Units – land and air units can be divided into sub units and recombined as needed.
    * Table of Equipment - An option has been added that allows the player to view the TOE for the selected ground combat unit.
    * Coastal Defense Units will now protect friendly mine fields.
    * Air Dropped Mines - Starting in 1943 the Allied player may mine ports by using air dropped mines.
    * Air Dropped Supplies – Supplies may be air dropped onto any friendly hex.
    * Air Transport Pick Up Option – You can now fly from one base, pick up troops at another base and return them to the first base.
    * Target Selection – It is possible to select a target that is out of range so that you can set up a carrier strike the turn before.
    * Atomic Bombs – When available an atomic attack can be made on any city with industrial center.
    * New City Attack Option – The player can select a city to attack and the industry within that city to be targeted.
    * New Fire Bombing Mission - City attacks on Manpower have a chance of creating high fire levels that will cause damage to any and all industry within the city and has the possibility of creating a firestorm.
    * Kamikazes – After January 1944, if the Allies get too close to Japan, the Japanese player can form Kamikaze squadrons to smash into enemy ships and drive them away from the homeland.
    * New ASW Taskforce – Use the ASW Combat task force to locate and attack enemy submarines before they are able to fire their torpedoes.
    * New Escort Taskforce – Use the Escort task force to escort your damaged vessels back to a safe port.
    * Manchukuo Garrison Requirement - The Japanese player must keep a certain number of assault points in the Manchukuo area or the Soviet Union may be activated.
    * Political Points - Each day, each player accumulates political points which can be used to reassign assets to the various headquarters or to change leaders.
    * Preparation Points – Ground units can prepare to attack a given location by setting its future objective and accumulating preparation point prior to making the attack.
    * Ship Repair- Now you have a choice of where to send damaged ships for repair. Each side has a number of different ports to choose from and each port is rated for its own repair capabilities.
    * Special Ships - A submarine, PT or DD tender may help two ships per turn repair (they give a bonus equal to increasing the port size by 2). A repair ship may help four ships per turn repair.
    * Training of LCUs – Land combat units can now be trained, until they reach 75% experience.
    * New Set Speed Order – Take full control of your task force and pick the speed setting you want.
    * New Reaction Range Order – Rein in your aggressive commanders by setting the maximum range they are allowed to react..
    * New Unload/Don’t Unload Order – You decide if the taskforce will unload upon arriving at its destination. Now you can send that taskforce into a port to refuel without it unloading its cargo.
    * New Do not Refuel Order – Tired of having merchant ships suck up all the available fuel? Now you can set them to Do Not Refuel and save that fuel for you war ships.
    * New Auto-Disband Order – With this set to on the taskforce will automatically disband when it reaches its destination saving. This is a great option when sending ships into port for repairs.

« Last Edit: December 30, 2009, 03:34:14 PM by Mr Snuggle Bunny »
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Re: War in the Pacific
« Reply #1 on: December 30, 2009, 03:45:28 PM »
That's a long way from Atari Battlezone  .

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Re: War in the Pacific
« Reply #2 on: December 30, 2009, 03:49:08 PM »
That's a long way from Atari Battlezone  .
It's an absolutely enthralling game but probably best left to 2 competing classes of naval cadets. It'd be fun to referee a double-blind game like this.
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