wargame "KHARKOV 1943"

[zvlad]

Originally Posted by tonschk

Thank you for the info , can you tell me please if this is a PC game and when will be available in Europe ? , thank you

Yes this is a PC game.
Will be available in Europemay be in 2009

New screenshots "Front Roads:Kharkov 1943"
http://graviteam.com/games/kharkov-1...on=screenshots

Best Regards,
Vladimir Zayarniy

[NSU]

here some pictures and infos on a russian web side

http://rolegame.ru/lba/?p=1185

look good

[ArmorEtr]

So whats the word on a English demo? Or better yet, the full English version of the game?

[Hemul]

Bring on the Fight with Achtung Panzer: Kharkov 1943

New Strategy War Title Set During 1943 Kharkov Defense Operation signals impending start of Paradox Interactive Convention 2010

NEW YORK – January 18, 2010 – Signaling the start of a week laden with announcements, Paradox Interactive is proud to announce - Achtung Panzer: Kharkov 1943, a new war 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.

Achtung Panzer: Kharkov 1943 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


Achtung Panzer: Kharkov 1943 will be available Q1 at major digital retailers.

For more information, please visit the new Achtung Panzer fan page on Facebook or the website.

View the announcement trailer for Achtung Panzer: Kharkov 1943 here:

[zvlad]

Originally Posted by ArmorEtr

So whats the word on a English demo? Or better yet, the full English version of the game?

It will be very fast an English demoversion
And also the full English version of game

"ACHTUNG PANZER: Kharkov 1943"



http://www.paradoxplaza.com//index.p...662&Itemid=129


Best Regards,
Vladimir Zayarniy

[Wilcke]

I looked through the information on the web page for this product and was unable to ascertain if one can play online versus another player. Is this a feature?

[frinik]

Wilcke; my recollection of reading about the game on the Graviteam ( creators of the game and SF) is that it's SP only.Graviteam seems keen on SP( their clientele is mostly Russian-speaking areas) although they have promised that their new TankSim (Based on the Last Battle for Kharkov in August 1943 after the failure of Zitadelle) due to be released in late 2010 will incorporate MP.I just can't wait for that SIM because they promised it would be much better than Steel Fury( which is a good SIM).

[Wilcke]

Originally Posted by frinik

Wilcke; my recollection of reading about the game on the Graviteam ( creators of the game and SF) is that it's SP only.Graviteam seems keen on SP( their clientele is mostly Russian-speaking areas) although they have promised that their new TankSim (Based on the Last Battle for Kharkov in August 1943 after the failure of Zitadelle) due to be released in late 2010 will incorporate MP.I just can't wait for that SIM because they promised it would be much better than Steel Fury( which is a good SIM).

My brother and I were looking for a good sim for coop head to head or 2 humans vs computer AI. Kind of like Talkes of Valor but realisitic.

Will keep my eye open on the the other SIM. Steel Fury is really great, solid, runs well and the maps are just awesome! If the next release is anything like it we will be in Tank Heaven! Especially for WWII afficionados! The Modern folks have Steel Beasts 2 PE which I have but my heart is always pulled to the WWII era.


Thanks again for the info!

[frinik]

I concur entirely with you Wilcke steel f ury is the yardstick by which all tanksims have to measure themselves.Graviteam will make a new wonderful new sim I am convinced and which I will definitely buy. But let s not forget our friend ZeeWolf who is coming strong with a reborn Tiger versus T 34 which could contend for best tanksim.

[zvlad]

Achtung Panzer: Kharkov 1943 Interview with Sergei Klimov


Achtung Panzer: Kharkov 1943 Interview with Vladimir Tortsov
http://www.gamereactor.se/grtv/?id=6...f84d3626e4f079


Best Regards
Vladimir Zayarniy

[kondor999]

I was so impressed with the demo that I, for the first time in my life, pre-purchased the game.

This and Theatre of War 2: Kursk both look like classics.

Now, the only question is what I'm more thankful for: Russian Sim developers (or, as I like to call them, Sim Developers - no one else is doing them) or Fedor Emalienko. Or Russian women.

Yes, I think I'm becoming a serious russophile . Thanks guys.

[Interwarrior]

Like RTS. THink I give it a try

[Wilcke]

Awesome demo. I am really liking this thing. Even with out MP I am going to get it!

Compared to the TOW franchise, this one is 'my' cup of tea! TOW, TOW2 has always frustrated me.

Last night, was working on learning the GUI in Kharkov '43, very intuitive and highly detailed. I selected an ATG, attached the camera and was astonished at the 3D detail of the crew and gun commander. I asked them to move the gun 10m to the left and off they went. I then sat the camera behind the ATG and asked the crew to fire at a tree 200m away and they did, until I told them to seize fire. I practiced GUI, maps etc., to get the feel for it while battles were ensuing, after 15 minutes all was well and in control. The pace is realistic for infantry type engagements. There is no hurrying and scurrying about where everything has to be done perfectly on schedule as in some RTS type sims. Or the other inherent problem in many RTS games where in each scenarion you have to comlete an assault on three trench lines and take a village with 4 tanks and 3 squads of infantry in 45 minutes of real time.

Kharkov '43 is so far scoring big points in my book. I still do not have in my collection a PC based wargaming program that comes close to actual table top miniatures with a good set of rules!

[Count Sessine]

I found this review of Kharkov 1943 on www.eurogamer.dk. It got 8/10! Here's an attached google translation for those of us who don't speak Danish:

http://translate.google.com/translat...D1&sl=da&tl=en

[zvlad]

Originally Posted by Count Sessine

I found this review of Kharkov 1943 on www.eurogamer.dk. It got 8/10! Here's an attached google translation for those of us who don't speak Danish:

http://translate.google.com/translat...D1&sl=da&tl=en

REVIEWS - "Achtung Panzer:Kharkov 1943":

EGC games - Review - February, 2010
Rate: 7,8
http://www.egcgames.com/content.php?id=1884

Eurogamer.dk - Review - February, 2010
Rate: 8
http://www.eurogamer.dk/articles/ach...943-anmeldelse

Girlgamersuk - Review - February, 2010
Rate: 7
http://www.girlgamersuk.com/2010/02/...harkov-1943-2/

GameOn - Review - February, 2010
Rate: 8,5
http://www.gameon.co.uk/game/review/...1943-pc-review

Best Regards,
Vladimir Zayarniy