SimHQ Land Combat Sims Articles
2012 Year in Review: Land and Armor Combat January 16, 2013
SimHQ O.N.E. May 15, 2012
SimHQ’s Basic Battlefield 3 Tactical Guide October 31, 2011
Ten reasons why Ghost Recon is still the greatest tactical shooter ever! May 21, 2011
Happy Birthday, Steel Beasts August 21, 2010
Armed Assault 2: Operation Arrowhead – Product Overview August 9, 2010
Battlefield Bad Company 2 Tactics March 23, 2010
Lax Gun Rules March 22, 2010
SimHQ ArmA1 and ArmA2 Mission Packs July 28, 2009
The Future of Warfare – Part 3 January 19, 2009
A Decade of Rainbow Six July 7, 2008
It’s WARFARE! Magnum’s Maggots vs Wepps Worms – The First Battle June 9, 2008
Roger, Out! TeamSpeak Rules of the Road August 6, 2007
Tactical Briefing 05: How to Plan and Execute a Squad Sized Assault May 14, 2007
Tactical Briefing 04: Movement to Contact April 10, 2007
Tactical Briefing 03: Squad and Fire Team Movements March 7, 2007
Tactical Briefing 02: Formations February 22, 2007
Tactical Briefing 01: Meet the Squad January 22, 2007
A Flight Simmer’s Guide to Steel Beasts August 10, 2006
Stars of the Show: The M1A1 and Leopard in SB Pro PE August 9, 2006
Theatre of War: After Action Report #1 August 3, 2006
Armed Assault: Single Player Campaign – After Action Report #3 – Q&As June 30, 2006
Armed Assault: Capture the Flag – After Action Report #2 June 20, 2006
Armed Assault: Seize the Base – After Action Report #1 June 13, 2006
America’s Army: Past, Present and Future December 21, 2005
Ghost Recon, Revisited October 22, 2005
Operation Flashpoint, Revisited October 4, 2005
Using Real World Tactics by Chuck “Magnum MGG” Ankenbauer June 13, 2005
Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? Part 1 Part 2 by Cat April 26-27, 2005
Multiplayer in Blackhawk Down by David “Stormtrooper” Tessier March 28, 2005
The State of the Squad Tactical Shooter (STS) by Chuck “Magnum MGG” Ankenbauer
September 28, 2004 Download a pdf of the article here (554 kb).
Combat Mission: Afrika Korps June 14, 2004
A PDF is available here (1.05MB)
Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin January 8, 2003
The Sherman Experience Tapes (270 kb)
by guest writer Ken Hall – November 29, 2001
The Development of Steel Beasts
Guest Feature by Ssnake, Technical Director, Steel Beasts (930 kb)
August 15, 2000
Panzer Elite Development Group
by Michael “Col. Sabot” McConnell – March 30, 2000 (1.33MB)
Steel Beasts – First Look Update (Map and Mission Editors)
by John “Spoons” Sponauer – December 16, 1999
Tanking 101: World War Two – Tank Platoon Survival (829 kb)
Chapters 1 and 2: Offensive Operations “By The Book” – September 13, 1999
Ghost Recon Online – Open Beta August 20, 2012
Iron Front: Liberation 1944 May 7, 2012
2012: Land & Armor Combat February 27, 2012
Steel Beasts Professional – Personal Edition v2.5x
Exclusive Preview: The M60A3 (TTS) August 2, 2010
Exclusive Preview: The T-62 MBT July 30, 2010
Exclusive Preview: The T-55 MBT July 20, 2010
Exclusive Preview: The British Challenger Arrives July 12, 2010
Steel Fury: Kharkov 1942 October 30, 2008
CMSF Marines September 30, 2008
Sky Gods by Blackfoot Studios September 8, 2008
Ground Branch by BlackFoot Studios April 17, 2008
Armed Assault: Combat Operations – U.S. version May 1, 2007
Theatre of War March 27, 2007
Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter for the Xbox 360 March 13, 2006
T-72: Balkans on Fire! – Screenshots Set 1 April 4, 2005
Steel Beasts Professional – Personal Edition February 28, 2005
A PDF is available here (591 kb)
Tank T-72: Balkans in Fire
Part 1 – November 16, 2004 A PDF is available here (533 kb)
Part 2 – November 17, 2004 A PDF is available here (520 kb)
SWAT4 by Chuck “Magnum MGG” Ankenbauer December 10, 2004
Download a pdf of the article here (341 kb).
Battlefield: Vietnam Screenshots by Bubba “Masterfung” Wolford March 10 , 2004
Battlefield Vietnam Hands-On Preview by Bubba “Masterfung” Wolford January 5, 2004
Armored Fist 3 Preview (322 kb)
August 9, 1999
Panzer Elite Multiplayer Preview (1.02MB)
June 24, 1999
Panzer Elite Preview (5.85MB)
January 25, 1999
Iron Front: Liberation 1944 June 19, 2012
Battlefield 3 November 11, 2011
Red Orchestra 2 September 20, 2011
Panzer Corps August 24, 2011
Operation Flashpoint: Red River May 9, 2011
Theatre of War 3: Korea March 27, 2011
Homefront March 27, 2011
World Of Tanks March 8, 2011
Medal of Honor vs. Call of Duty: Black Ops November 22, 2010
Splinter Cell: Conviction – PC Version June 7, 2010
Battlefield Bad Company 2 March 23, 2010
Frontlines: Fuel of War December 14, 2009
Rogue Warrior December 7, 2009
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 November 16, 2009
Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising October 12, 2009
Empire: Total War – First Impressions March 9, 2009
What is Virtual BattleSpace 2™? February 11, 2009
Steel Fury: Kharkov 1942 December 19, 2008
WW2 Battle Tanks: T-34 vs. Tiger November 4, 2008
Commentary: Combat Mission Shock Force and Theatre of War August 12, 2008
Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 (Xbox 360) March 31, 2008
America’s Army: True Soldiers December 3, 2007
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare – Xbox 360 Version November 26, 2007
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare – PC Version November 26, 2007
World in Conflict September 13, 2007
Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2 (PC) September 13, 2007
Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2 (Xbox 360) May 9, 2007
Armed Assault March 21, 2007
Rainbow Six: Vegas (PC) January 8, 2007
Rainbow Six: Vegas (Xbox 360) December 11, 2006
Company of Heroes October 3, 2006
The Operational Art of War III September 5 , 2006
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (a “Got Game?” review) August 22, 2006
Steel Beasts Professional (Personal Edition) August 8, 2006
Battleground Europe June 5, 2006
Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter May 23, 2006
SWAT 4: The Stetchkov Syndicate March 21, 2006
Rainbow Six: Lockdown March 6, 2006
The Regiment February 24, 2006
Far Cry (a “Got Game?” review) January 21, 2006
F.E.A.R. (a “Got Game?” review) December 23, 2005
Civilization IV versus Shattered Union November 28, 2005
Flashpoint Germany by Fran Mulhern September 26, 2005
Battlefield 2 by Guest Writer Chuck “Magnum MGG” Ankenbauer July 19, 2005
War in the Pacific May 25, 2005
Brothers in Arms by Guest Writer David “Stormtrooper” Tessier May 13, 2005
I of the Enemy: Ril’Cerat May 13, 2005
SWAT 4 by Guest Writer Chuck “Magnum MGG” Ankenbauer May 9, 2005
Red Orchestra: Combined Arms by Cat March 3, 2005
Download a pdf of the article here (900 kb).
Battlefield 1942: Secret Weapons of WWII by Sean “Goodwood” Nash October 23, 2003
Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield by Guest Writer Mike Augustine.
Special thanks to Bill Grant for the screenshots. (May 11, 2003)
Steel Beasts (3.31MB)
August 18, 2000
Steel Beasts Closer Look (5.01MB)
December 13, 1999
Panzer Elite Review (2.14MB)
November 19, 1999
M1 Tank Platoon II (1.46MB)
by John Sponauer Direct3D support – May 26, 1998
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| Historic Era | SimHQ Book Reviews |
| Crimean War | The Sergeant “Fancy Jack” Crossman Series January 12, 2006. |
| Historic Era | SimHQ Book Reviews |
| World War II | The Atlas of Eastern Front Battles 109 kb
The Forgotten Soldier 465 kb AUDIOTAPE – The Sherman Experience Tapes 258 kb |
| Historic Era | SimHQ Book Reviews |
| Modern | Dslyecxi’s” Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures Guide for Armed Assault
Armor Attacks: The Tank Platoon 105 kb Special Forces: A Guided Tour of US Army Special Forces 219 kb Total War 2006 915 kb |
An Interview with Graviteam CEO Vladimir Zayarniy – 3 September 29, 2010
An Interview with Graviteam CEO Vladimir Zayarniy – 2 February 15, 2010
An Interview with OFP:DR Senior Designer Tim Browne October 6, 2009
The SimHQ ArmA 2 Team July 3, 2009
An Interview with Graviteam CEO Vladimir Zayarniy – 1 June 16, 2009
An Interview with Blackfoot Studios John Sonedecker September 8, 2008
“WWII Battle Tanks: T-34 vs Tiger” December 21, 2006
Major Joe Davidson March 1, 2005
An Interview with Mike Farmer January 20, 2005
Thunder Run: The Armored Strike to Capture Baghdad –
An Interview with Author David Zucchino April 6, 2004
Interview with Edward “Volcano Man” Williams (143 kb)
June 22, 2000
Interview with Steel Beasts Designer Al Delaney (1.89MB)
March 27, 2000
Interview with Steel Beasts Developer Nils “Ssnake” Hinrichsen (930 kb)
December 23, 1999
Interview with Panzer Elite Producer Teut Weidemann (1.23MB)
October 6, 1999
Interview with David Seeholzer on Armored Fist 3 (603 kb)
August 9, 1999