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WinSPMBT: Windows, Steel Panthers, Main Battle Tank!
Combined Arms Tactical Combat 1946 - 2020.
Designed by Andrew Gailey and Don Goodbrand,
Developed by The Camo Workshop,
Distributed by Shrapnel Games.

A little total conversion mod for WinSPMBT, based on the dubious premise that the USSR never totally collapsed, and that Cold War went on uninterrupted for the next 30 years. See what that means?

Remember the A-12 Avenger? The Comanche? The G-11 rifle? The T-95 maybe? Remember how long we had to wait to see F-22s, Eurofighters, Rafales and Tigers?

You guessed right, I have set out to explore the what-if aspects of post-Cold War geopolitics and military procurments and reform, and I've decided to do it in wargame form because it would be more fun than writing a thesis.

So if you want a taste of the old Europe-wide rampage but can't do without the latest tech, if you want to see what a 140mm sabot round can do to a T-95B or a Marder-II disgorging TRIGAT teams in the streets of a snowy Lüneburger Heide village, here you got it!

The mod installer contains:

1. 14 historically modded OOBs;
2. Russia (USSR), USA, West Germany, East Germany, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Austria, Libya, Chad and Mujahedeen;
3. 92 new IA picklists;
4. 565 new icons;
5. 1299 new B&W .lbm pictures;
6. 52 presentation-screen color .lbm pictures;
7. 5 stand-alone scenarios;
8. 1 complete campaign.

Just install the content to a WinSPMBT v3.5 game, install the custom OOBs, and you are ready to run.

Have FUN!

Plasmakrab

WinSPMBT (Windows, Steel Panthers, Main Battle Tank) is a Post World War II combined arms tactical level wargame. Its time frame covers 1946 to 2020 AD. WinSPMBT has 92 nation's forces available for historical or "what-if" experimental battles. It is hexagon based, and the game is an alternating turn based (I go you go or IGOUGO) design. One unit playing piece represents one vehicle or gun, or an infantry section or squad of up to 13 men or a section of 1 to 4 support weapons. One game hexagon represents 50 meters of terrain. One game move (player 1 turn plus player 2 turn) represents roughly 3 minutes of 'real time'. The code was based on SSI's Steel Panthers but the game is a long way from SP2.

WinSPMBT is the Windows version of Steel Panthers Main Battle Tank (SPMBT). SPMBT is a classic super-mod for the fan favorite 1996 SSI game, Steel Panthers 2: Modern Battles. Developed by The Camo Workshop, and available to the public for no cost, SPMBT followed in the treadmarks of their original super-mod for SP2, Steel Panthers World War II, first released in 1998. More than just a mod, SPMBT is a standalone game that totally reworks the original game. While the gameplay will be familiar to anyone who has spent time with Steel Panthers, the data and gameplay has been tweaked to provide gamers with the ultimate tactical experience. Originally a DOS program SPMBT has now been upgraded into a full Microsoft Windows application. No longer will players be stuck running the game at 640x480, dealing with sound compatibility issues, or any of the other headaches involved with running DOS games in the 21st century.

WinSPMBT includes everything that everyone loved with SPMBT, and turns it up to eleven. There are three brand new scenarios and one new campaign, bringing the grand total to over one hundred plus scenarios in the game! New terrains have been added, and terrain tile sets redone. Scores of OOB files have been updated, there are new and revised vehicle icons, and the AI can now target smoke signatures with artillery. The much requested barbed wire makes an appearance, and now vehicles can reverse out of troubled areas without having to expose their rear.

WinSPMBT is available as a basic, free download, at Shrapnel Games web site (100 MB) - or in a CD Edition that can be ordered at Shrapnel Games web site. Both provide players with the exact same, free game but the CD Edition includes helpful items like a printed quick start guide and nice goodies like higher possible resolutions, and a cut and paste map editor.

Fully Windows compatible, allows for either DirectX or GDI based graphics.

Full screen or windowed mode.

Supports resolutions of 640x480 and 800x600.

Arid and Savannah terrains added to the map generator.

New zoom-in level added.

Three new scenarios, one new campaign added for a grand total of 107 scenarios.

Ten NEW terrains added, such as 'Red Earth', 'Leaves' (Forest Groundcover), and 'Autumn Trees' (October).

Twelve terrain tile sets redone, including 'Sand', 'Pavement', 'Winter Snowdrifts', and more.

Ninety-two updated OOB files, three updated leader name files, five updated picklists.

Two new nations: Paraguay and Uruguay.

Revised game palette.

Sixty-six new vehicle icons.

Barbed wire! When defending the AI will place wire.

Reversible tanks! Tanks can back up, keeping their front armor towards the source of fire.

Five PBEM save slots.

Exhaustively researched.

All the features that made SPMBT v.301 such a superb game!

Everything as above, including of course the FREE game, and...

Printed quick start guide!

Physical CD.

Higher possible resolutions include 1024x768, 1152x864, 1280x1024, and 1600x1200, in both full screen and windowed modes.

WinSPMBT Screenshots.

250 PBEM save slots.

Separate map editor with cut and paste function. Has twelve levels of undo/redo and the cut and paste function, allowing users to create one large campaign map and then cut areas out and paste to create multiple scenarios within the same area.

Encrypted, secure tournament play. A tourney organizer can create a scenario and send out temporary passwords that allow the players to only play their turn, and will not allow them to load the game into the editor for a sneak peek.

Class/type/date available encyclopedia sorting!

I highly recommend buying the CD version. I am most pleased and impressed with this game. A really outstanding achievement by wargamers doing their best to deliver a first-class product to our community. It is worth every cent.

Windows 95, 98, ME, Windows 2000 or XP. DirectX 5 or higher installed. Recommended CPU would be a Pentium 2 of 500 MHz or better, DirectX 8.1 or better, and a video card (3D DirectX features are not used) with 32MB of on board video RAM. A basic Windows sound card will suffice for the MP3 sound.

Introduction:

Some time ago, I had the pleasure to host the excellent German OOB by Alpha. Now, I have this honor again, as Alpha has built a three-scenario pack, with the German OOB included!

Just as I refresher, here are a relation of the units added with this OOB:

- Polizei Trupp ( represent civil police but also "Feldjaeger of the Bundeswehr )
- Bundesgrenzschutz troops ( BGS - paramilitary German forces without conscripts so a bit better exp + morale than normal grunts - only light inf. weapons though )
- Luftwaffe Sicherung ( LW - Sich, these are LW troops mainly for the protection of airfields, Nato bunkers, radars, AA instalations etc. - light inf weapons, trucks and AA )
- Kampfschwimmer ( elite diver troops of the Bundesmarine )
- Engineer tank Dachs ( impr. version of PioPz. 1 )
- Roland 2 SPSAM ( impr. version of Roland 1 )
- AA MG unit ( Fla MG )
- Bulldozer ( Mehrzweck Raupe - use like eng. tanks )
- Armored trucks ( gep. LKW ) ( represents armored trucks like in use at the balcans KFOR )
- some fort types added
- modernized heavy helo
- Mountain guns have now also + 5 morale + exp.
- packmules for mountain troops added ( Germany uses them still AFAIK )
- 81 mm M3 halftrack instead 120mm ( early Bundeswehr )
- Kraka Para transport

Most of these units you´ll find in the "misc" folder.....

And much more:

- Mountain troops now have +5 mor + exp;
- PzH2000 upgraded with +1 ROF and some firecontrol for direct fire that they are capable of for self defense, but a bit more expensive;
- Bell UH1D has now correct name, SP mortars ammo loadout (HS30 and Hotchkiss lowered, Hotchkiss was a small tank! but M113 has more ammo);
- Tampella mortars now have slightly better range + accuracy compared to older ones and are a bit more expensive,;
- Alouette heli carry lowered;
- Luchs now is really usefull and represents better real capability of this tank, Wiesel 1 + 2 names and weapon loadout (had too much missiles in orig. OOB);
- Stinger is called Fliegerfaust 2 in Germany, impr. Hawk SAM date corrected (became much later available as in orig. OOB);
- Roland loadout now correct (2 missiles in launcher, 8 in magazine), most names of arty and misc formations changed ..and much other stuff. ( for example, I found a wiesel in the orig OOB with 21 (!!) TOW missiles - corrected to real loadout of 8 !).

Now that we know about the German OOB, let's put it into good use with the new scenario pack!

FIRST SCENARIO::

GARSTEDT - WEST GERMANY World War 3 in 1991

WP Assault vs. Nato Defend - June 7, 1991
Countries: Germany vs. Russia
Design:Frank Wiedemann aka Alpha alpha@vampirefreaks.com

**NOTE: You need the Alpha OOB for this scen which is included in the zip file**

Nato Mission: Our planned headquarter at the other side of the river is important for our operation on the middle front. We prepared it already. The personal will arrive next week. Atm. there are only some police forces. We fear that red special forces and maybe air landing troops will try to take the area and possibly even cross the river into Garstedt. The adminstration buildings and chemical plant there are important for our war efforts.

Red Mission: Our Speznas have succesfully infiltrated the area east of Garstedt. With the help of your comrades from the Paras, take or destroy all enemy presence and buildings there. Depending on the enemy strength your 2nd task is to cross the river and destroy the chemical plant there and block millitary traffic passing the town.

SECOND SCENARIO:

ERNDTEBRUCK - WEST GERMANY World War 3 in 1991


WP Assault vs. Nato Defend - June 11, 1991
Countries: Germany + Belgium vs. Poland + Russia
Design:Frank Wiedemann aka Alpha alpha@vampirefreaks.com
Thanx for the map to Double Deuce

**NOTE: You need the Alpha OOB for this scen which is included in the zip file**

Nato Mission: Defend and protect the Luftwaffe installations in the area Wittgenstein-Erndtebrueck-Siegen

Red Mission: Take, conquer or destroy the enemy installations in the area, if possible advance in direction Siegen (west) and prevent the Belgiums stationed there, from taking part in the main front.

THIRD SCENARIO:

BRAUNWEILER - WEST GERMANY World War 3 in 1991


WP Assault vs. Nato Defend - June 19, 1991
Countries: Germany + USA vs. Russia
Design:Frank Wiedemann aka Alpha alpha@vampirefreaks.com

**NOTE: You need the Alpha OOB for this scen which is included in the zip file**

Nato Mission: You are tranfered to the east. Your BGS troops (while only lightly armed) are needed to bolster the front around Braunweiler. Severall elements of russian troops have broken our line and are advaning west. We have almost no armor in reserve. But luckily US paratroopers could be fast deployed and form a 1st line of defense there. Also some Bundeswehr troops have dugged in behind them for a 2nd line. We expect enemy line infantry, recon, mechanized vehicles and maybe some arty to assault the area. No reports of much armor.Since the air war is still raging some russian fighter bombers may attack. Failure to hold can be deadly for our men in the whole area.

Red Mission: General Gorowkov reports yesterday that we crushed the american+german troops east of Braunweiler. Our men advance west. We don´t expect much resistance behind the lines since the stupid westeners don´t have enough reserves. So Col. Gurkow you should rush into Braunweiler and close the trap around the imperialists. We promise you a lieutenant general title if you succeed. As our glorious airforce is still contesting the skies with the yankees and the krauts you get some air support also. There shall be no excuse for failure in this mission that could decide the fate of the whole central front.

DOWNLOAD ALPHA'S SCENARIO PACK WITH GERMAN OOB!

ENJOY! 

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