I ran across an ad for this in my recent PC Gamer magazine. After doing a bit of research and browsing, I just might have to get this when it gets released in July 07. It's like the previous Combat Mission style games, but it offers both Real Time (Pausable) and Turn Based (We Go Method). AND it's using "modern era" units and equipment.
Check it out here:
http://www.battlefront.com/products/cmsf/news.html
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At it's core, Combat Mission: Shock Force is a military simulation depicting a hypothetical near-future conflict in Syria following a fundamentalist coup d’état. As in Afghanistan 2001, the radical new government's refusal to shut down major terrorist organizations and its' regional destabilizing effect, compel NATO Coalition forces into action.
The initial release of Combat Mission: Shock Force focuses on the actions of the US Stryker Brigade Combat Teams (SBCT) and Heavy Brigade Combat Teams (HBCT) as they fight against Syrian Army Infantry, Mechanized and Armored units. Combat Mission: Shock Force also features Unconventional Threat forces such as terrorists, spies, suicide bombers, IED's and other deadly tools employed in the asymmetric warfare of the modern day.
Along with the standard Red vs. Blue engagements typified in most wargames, Combat Mission: Shock Force will also allow players to fight Red vs. Red (Syria vs. Syria) and Blue vs. Blue (NATO vs. NATO) battles as well.
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HERE'S A FEW FEATURES:
Both RealTime (pausable) or WeGo (turn based) game modes offered
Detailed, story driven, semi-dynamic campaign as told from the NATO perspective
Stand alone (non-campaign) battles
Multiplayer modes with Internet, LAN, PBEM, and Hotseat play
Red vs. Blue (Syrian vs. NATO), Blue vs. Blue, and Red vs. Red play options
Full featured Game and Map Editor, create your own battles and maps or edit existing ones
Configurable Quick Battle Generator
Customizable Orders of Battle from meticulously researched TO&E
Map sizes as tiny as 224mx224m up to a massive 16 square kilometers
Play large scale battles or small platoon sized firefights
Conduct combat operations in dense urban settings with buildings up to 8 stories high
Over a hundred different terrain types including dozens of different buildings styles
Windows and doors of buildings explicitly simulated, and their placement and appearance editable
Click here for more features: http://www.battlefront.com/products/cmsf/features.html
