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it took me a little to figure this one out and once I did I really enjoyed this, this one focuses on the over all grand strategy and not just on the battles but diplomacy and supply etc.

Six unique scenarios spanning the time between 1939-1944An expansive map of Europe and North Africa that is 68 hexes wide and 47 hexes highAbility for players to control up to 25 countries across the three World War II alliances (Allies, Axis, USSR)Five scaling difficulty settings for each country for added challenge and replayabilityBuild your army to attack from land, sea, and airAccessible economy and production systemSupply system based on convoys and railroadsTechnology system that expands five unique areas of researchDynamic weather system that affects the tide of warUnits can be boosted by commanders and gather experience, which can change the course of warPossibility to customize many aspects of the game, as Fog of War, or tracking AI movementReports which allow to easily check what happens in the pastUnlimited number of players in hotseat modeUp to 4 players in PBEM mode.

vietnam 65 is a different kind of Strategy you earn support by killing Vietcong and NVC if they get the better of you, you loose support which in return makes you loose money for units etc, I would strongly recommend reading up on this if your interested since its not what you think.

It is 1965 and the US ground war in Vietnam is in full swing. As a US Army commander, wage a counter-insurgency (COIN) war to secure the Ia Drang valley, on the border with Cambodia.

In order to win the Hearts and Minds of the local population you will need to search for and destroy the Vietcong (VC) insurgents, who infiltrate from the Ho Chi Minh trail and destabilize the province by intimidating the locals, laying mines and ambushing your forces.

The insurgents also have a bigger brother, the North Vietnamese Army (NVA). This well trained, conventional army have much wider ambitions than the VC, they want to take total control of the valley, a stepping stone to unifying North Vietnam with the South under communist rule.

The NVA conducts operations from across the border, primarily aimed at supporting the insurgency and launching offensives when the time is right.

To carry out your COIN mission, co-ordination of ground troops, special forces, artillery, mechanized units, training of local forces (ARVN) and airmobile assets is essential, but of greater consequence is winning the support of the local population. With greater co-operation from the local inhabitants comes the reward of intelligence, a key factor in COIN warfare.

The war is not fought in isolation, so as the commander of the US forces, you will have the added complexity of managing the support for the war back home, should you the lose the Hearts and Minds of the American people, the war will also be surely lost.

This is a game that captures the true essence of the Vietnam War, where airmobile operations are paramount, fire support bases play a critical role and air strikes can save the day.

Rise through the ranks and watch your personalized uniform transform from a junior Lieutenant to General as you relive the Vietnam War.

 “Enjoying a game that captures the challenges of counter-insurgency operations and the character of the Vietnam War better than any title I can think of”.

Rock, Paper, Shotgun March 2014

FEATURES

Hearts and Minds victory conditionsPolitical support modelFull range of US units including transport helicopters, APC’s, armor, Gunships, Engineers etcFirebases and artillery supportSpecial Forces operations (Green Berets)Operational intelligence mapTraining of South Vietnamese Army (ARVN)Napalm strikesMedevacs and in field repairsMinesweeping and ambushesFull logistical modelRoad and base constructionNVA offensives.

This one is very well done and since the Aristacats released a patch its really good it is a 3d top down game so your system may have to be pretty good to play it I'm on a laptop with Windows Vista 32 and the graphics are messed up its playable but hard to see for me but playing right its a beautiful game and very good.

Features

Classic turn based, hex based gameplay with an intuitive UI and great depth. Play as the Japanese or Allies in 3 dynamic campaigns with unit carryover and multiple "what-if" scenarios including the Japanese invasion of Australia!A rich 3D world with detailed animations and effects. Turn based wargaming has never looked this good!20 different Specializations give a unique feel to each sides including Banzai Charge, Bushido Code and even the Manhattan Project.Over 500 different units, including infantry, tanks, ships and aircraft, each with unique visuals and animationsAttach unique commanders to your units to give them additional offensive and defensive bonusesA deep but intuitive supply system allowing breakthroughs & encirclements.4 player multiplayer over PBEM++ and hotseat, supporting last-man-standing, teamplay and cooperative against AI scenarios.An extensive, user-friendly in-game scenario editor with a what-you-see-is-what-you-get design.

Reviews - From the Press 

Spazi Games Review (ITA)

8/10 - "Order of Battle: Pacific is a complex and challenging game and it has all of the things that strategy turn-based games lovers could find around"

Gamestar.de Review

"The best part of the game in Order of Battle is when you get to combine your land, sea and air units in huge operations operations in order to achieve your objectives"

PCGamesN Review

9/10 - "Order of Battle: Pacific is, unexpectedly, the best wargame released so far this year"

 

 Screenshot of Strategic war in Europe

Panzer Corps is hands down the best WW2 strategy game since Panzer General 2, and the most recommended game on Steam from me, you can set the difficulty to your liking making even the noons have a fair shake and with a huge doc lineup there's a lot to play here.

800 unit types, divided into 19 unit classes with 20 detailed parameters to identify units abilities, 17 terrain types affecting gameplay in various way.Panzer Corps will celebrate the glory days of strategy gaming with the aim of attracting new players to the genre;Campaign: all 26 scenarios are combined into a large campaign tree with several entry points at various stages of the war.Depending on the outcome of each battle (decisive victory, marginal victory or defeat), the player will be faced with different challenges and a progress along different parts of the campaign tree;Nations: all major and many minor nations represented: Germany, Italy, Poland, France, Great Britain, USA, USSR, Norway, Belgium, Netherlands, Albania, Romania, Greece and more.Core units that travel with you throughout the campaign gaining experience and that can be upgraded as new weapon technologies become available.