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Achtung Panzer: Kharkov 1943
Genre: Strategy
Publisher: Paradox Interactive

Release Date(s): US: 2010-02-25

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Achtung Panzer: Kharkov 1943



 
A strategy title that places players in the heart of the Kharkov Defense Operation during World War II. With the ability to play as either German or Russian forces, Achtung Panzer puts the destiny of the USSR and Wehrmacht armies in one's hands.

Featuring a masterful reconstruction of the battlefront setting of Kharkov, players will engage in unique combat that offers the highest level of authenticity. With the incorporation of highly flexible AI, players will have the opportunity to choose new strategies based on opponent behavior with every new round of gameplay. The inclusion of realistic missile trajectories and destructible environments is set to keep all army commanders hanging on the balance of the historic struggle. Achtung Panzer: Kharkov 1943 delivers a thorough recreation of the battle with precisely detailed soldier units, weapons, artillery units and vehicles based on actual military archive materials and WWII chronicles.
 

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FEATURES
  • 6 scenarios taking place in 1943 during Kharkov Defense Operation
  • 2 playable opposing forces: USSR army and Wehrmacht
  • Play as up to 250 soldiers and officers and up to 40 vehicles in each tactical battle
  • Detailed, destructible environments
  • 87 unit types: infantry, artillery, support vehicles, battletanks and aviation units
  • More than 40 carefully reconstructed weapons and vehicles of WWII armies
  • 2 control modes: turn-based strategic mode and real-time tactic mode