A Total Conversion for Unreal Tournament 2004 by Cat IL-2 On The Ground? You Bet! I’ve spent this weekend being reeducated to the fact that simulations aren’t just in the air. Some of the best of the current generation model land combat, such as the acclaimed T-72 Balkans In Fire and the excellentSteel Beasts series. But we really […]
Back To Page 2 Q: How do you think the Army will be able to maintain its manpower needs in relation to war and it’s impact on recruiting? A: This is well above my pay grade but I will reflect what I see from my level which is retention rates are very high. I […]
Back To Page 1 Q: You have mentioned that your Stryker formation is better equipped than heavy or light forces for COIN (do they still call it that?) ops in Iraq — why? A: I stated that the Stryker Brigade Combat Team (SBCT) is in my opinion better suited for Contemporary Operations in Iraq […]
by Fran Mulhern Fran Mulhern, SimHQ’s Armor Editor interviews Major Joe Davidson, Executive Officer of one of the Stryker Combat Brigade Teams. Q: Tell me a bit about yourself — how you joined up — why you did so — what you expected of the army when you joined. A: Fairly long story which I won’t […]
Back To Page 6 Summary Who’s going to be most interested in PE? Well, certainly the intended market…. those professionals looking for a home version of the work simulator. Real tank sim fanatics may gulp a little at paying $125 for a ‘game,’ but I suspect some will end up doing so, especially since […]
Back To Page 5 Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) A unique new tool in the mission editor is the addition of a UAV. Mission creators may add a UAV flight path into their mission, and the user will see a new UAV interface at the mission’s briefing screen. Using standard Play / Rewind / Forward […]
Back To Page 4 Obstacles, Emplacements, and How To Handle Them eSim has included a number of new tactical tools in the mission editor of PE as well, and their presence in missions will make life trickier for virtual tankers. Unlike the one-type-fits-all minefields in the original Steel Beasts, PE features five types of mine…. […]
Back To Page 3 Other Vehicles and Infantry Not including infantry, there are 53 controllable units included with PE, many of which can be virtually crewed by the player in some form or another. These range from the standard to the obscure…. if you haven’t seen a Biber bridgelayer in action in any previous sim, […]
What’s New It’s simplistic — but not completely incorrect — to call PE “Steel Beasts with much better graphics and a lot of new features in the editors.” The purpose of this preview is not to get into great detail on what the SB line tries to do…. for a good overview, the SimHQ review […]
Back To Page 2 M2 and M3 Bradley For virtual American tankers, the addition of the M2A2 / M3A2 Bradley is the largest change in crewable vehicles. I’ll jump to my summary of the experience…. the Bradleys are a hoot. While I wouldn’t advise virtual Bradley commanders going mano-a-mano against tanks, they can definitely […]
by John “Spoons” Sponauer Disclosure – While I am not involved in the testing or development of Steel Beasts Professional PE or any other current product in development by eSim Games, I was involved in the testing of the original Steel Beasts in 2000, and several missions created by me were included with that game, credited as such […]
Back To Page 1 Mike Farmer has kindly permitted us to reprint the Prologue and Chapter 1 of his book, Tin Soldiers: A Novel of the Next Gulf War. Prologue 29 August: BAGHDAD (AP) – In a surprise announcement, Saddam Hussein today stepped down as President of the Republic of Iraq after over twenty years in power. President Hussein […]
