Decisive Campaigns: Barbarossa Global Steam
This groundbreaking Eastern Front wargame dives deep into the German invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941. It combines the latest evolution of the Decisive Campaigns hex and counter engine with rich narrative, RPG-style personnel management, and an extensive decision-making system influenced by semi-random events.
As the commander in full operational control, your decisions could alter the course of the war. Are you ready to face the strategic challenges and political dilemmas this position entails?
Key Features:
• Operational Command Structure: Manage and prioritize across three different theaters to achieve your strategic objectives.
• Command Hierarchy Dynamics: Navigate a complex command hierarchy, balancing the demands of superiors and the capabilities of subordinates, in an environment where military strategy clashes with political objectives.
• Advanced AI and Player Engagement: Outsmart a relentless AI or compete against a cunning human opponent.
• Resource and Unit Management: Set army postures, assign artillery, distribute air support, and direct theater commanders. Be prepared for potential refusals and manage the consequences.
• Environmental and Mechanical Systems: Deal with a realistic climatic model where temperature impacts operations, and manage breakdowns, mileage, and fatigue of units.
• Ethical Dilemmas and War Crimes: Make tough choices that balance ethics against military necessities, and potentially face a war crimes tribunal if the war is lost.
• Political Maneuvering: Decide whether to seek military independence or remain aligned with Hitler’s objectives, with your career at stake.
• Performance Reviews: Receive detailed assessments from High Command and analyze comprehensive data on your strategic decisions at the end of the game.
• Combat Engine: Engage with a battle engine that has been refined over years and through previous games, optimized for the Eastern Front and accounting for hundreds of variables.
• Logistical Challenges: Manage supply lines, argue over resources like fuel and winter gear, and handle the myriad logistical issues that come with the vast Russian landscapes.
• Dual Perspectives: Experience both sides of the conflict by playing as the German commander or the Soviet leader, each with unique challenges and strategic options.
• Historical Accuracy and Replayability: Command historically accurate order of battle that covers a range of unit types and nationalities, designed for manageability and replayability.
• Operation Barbarossa Campaign: Engage in the largest military operation in history from June 1941 to February 1942, presented in a meticulously crafted campaign designed for extensive replayability.
Embark on a journey of strategic depth and complex command with unmatched operational challenges in this intense wargame.