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Peter Knutsen (peter@sagatafl.invalid) wrote:
: Are there any good games about 20th century infantry tactics? I'm thinking 
: squad/platoon-level, with emphasis on infantry and light weapons.

: I've read a little about the Close Combat series, but isn't that rather old? 
: Would it even be able to run on Windows XP on a modern computer? Are there 
: alternatives?

: I don't specifically want real-time, but I find it difficult to imagine how 
: turn-based could work, without reducing the number of units to too few...

The "Combat Mission" series use a system where combats are divided into
1-minute phases - commands are given to squads by each commander and the
outcome determined by an AI engine which isn't half bad.  Your opponent
can be another player head-to-head, by email, or another AI engine on
your PC.  You can view the outcome of your orders from almost unlimited
POVs.  The first 3 games (Beyond Overlord, Barbarossa to Berlin and
Afrika Korps) are WWII, the most recent (Shock Force) is more
contemporary.  I used to play Avalon Hill's "Squad Leader" and this is
every bit as good, on the PC.

Cheers,
Dave