Codename: Panzers Cold War
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Codename: Panzers - Cold War is a real-time strategy
video game developed by InnoGlow and published by Atari
. A sequel to Codename: Panzers
, it was previously developed by Stormregion
software, to be published by 10tacle, before both companies went bankrupt in 2008.
has been partitioned into Soviet and Allied zones of control, with the Soviets building up their military presence in readiness for a new war. During the Berlin airlift, a Soviet fighter collides with a US cargo plane, USSR 5 and 6 Division attack West Germany, and the next day Berlin becomes a savage battlefield between the two Superpowers. In the single player campaign, players play on the NATO side of the conflict, occasionally swithcing sides to help the Soviets. The storyline is said to involve characters from the two previous Codename: Panzers titles.
similar to previous Codename: Panzers games, except that it is set in the first days of the Cold War
and features a brand new graphics engine. The game has futuristic elements, with some of the technology present in the game surpassing that which was available at the time of the Berlin airlift. The game features powerful squad leaders and upgradeable units, buildings that can be destroyed or occupied to gain an advantage, a detailed physics
engine and weather system.
The single player
component of the game is a campaign with 18 missions, while the title also ships with over 20 multiplayer maps. Co-operative play is supported, along with team deathmatch and a "domination" mode. The game will also feature famous war machines like the famous Soviet Mi-6
which is known as the world's biggest helicopter, the first jet MiG
fighter MiG-15 and its US counterpart F-86 Sabre
, a few famous tanks for that time like the T-62
, IS-10, T-54/55, M48 Patton
, M-26 Pershing and other armored units.
The gameplay of Codename: Panzers Cold War shares several features with previous iterations of the franchise. Units will require a constant stream of munitions to function, and the interface will be familiar to players of the previous titles in the series.
* M41 Walker Bulldog
- Light Tank
* ARL 44
- Medium Tank (Campaign Only)
* M-26 Pershing - Medium Tank (Campaign Only)
* M48 Patton
- Medium Tank
* Cruiser A41 Centurion I
- Heavy Tank (Campaign Only)
* M103
- Heavy Tank
* PzKpfw VI Ausf.E "Tiger I"
- Heavy Tank (Campaign Only)
* PzKpfw VIII "Maus"
- Super Heavy Tank (Campaign Only)
* Dodge WC-53
- Armored Car
* M59
- Armored Personnel Carrier
* Bedford QL
- Truck (Cutscene Only)
* Studebaker US6
- Truck (Campaign Only)
* Jeep Willys MB
- Recon Car (Campaign Only)
* Grumman HU-16 Albatross - Seaplane (Campaign Only - Non Playable)
* North American F-86 Sabre - Jet Fighter (Strike & Napalm Strike)
* Bell 201/XH-13F
- Recon Helicopter
* Sikorsky CH-37 Mojave - Infantry Transport Helicopter
* Sikorsky CH-54 Tarhe - Vehicle Transport Helicopter
* Sikorsky H-34 Choctaw - Paratroops & Supply Helicopter
* M50 Ontos - Self-Propelled Anti-Tank Artillery (Campaign Only)
* M53 Long-Tom 155mm
- Self-Propelled Artillery
* Maxson M55 Quad Gun Trailer - Anti-Aircraft Artillery (Campaign Only)
* T-70
- Light Tank
* Product 416 - Medium Tank
* T-54 - Medium Tank (Campaign Only)
* T-62
- Medium Tank
* IS-10 - Heavy Tank
* Obyekt 279 "Troyanov"
- Super Heavy Tank (Campaign Only)
* BTR-40
- Armored Personnel Carrier
* Ural-375D
- Truck (Campaign Only)
* GAZ-69
- Recon Car (Campaign Only)
* Antonov An-12
- Transport Plane (Cutscene & Campaign Only - Non Playable)
* Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15
- Jet Fighter (Cutscene & Campaign Only - Non Playable)
* Tupolev Tu-95
- Heavy Bomber (Campaign Only - Non Playable)
* Kamov Ka-15
- Recon Helicopter
* Kamov Ka-25
- Strike Helicopter
* Mil Mi-4
- Paratroops & Jamming Helicopter
* Mil Mi-6
- Infantry transport Helicopter
* Mil Mi-10
- Vehicle transport Helicopter
* B-4 Howitzer 203mm - Heavy Artillery (Campaign Only)
* D-1 Howitzer 152mm - Heavy Artillery (Artillery Strike & Campaign Only for the Manned Version)
* FlaK 18 - Anti-Aircraft Artillery (Campaign Only)
* Katyusha (BM-14
on Studebaker US6
) - Self-Propelled Artillery
* ISU-152
- Self-propelled Artillery (Campaign Only)
* Skoda ST-I
- Self-Propelled Anti-Tank Artillery (Campaign Only)
* ZU-23
- Anti-Aircraft Artillery (Campaign Only)
Real-time strategy
Real-time strategy is a sub-genre of strategy video game which does not progress incrementally in turns. Brett Sperry is credited with coining the term to market Dune II....
video game developed by InnoGlow and published by Atari
Atari
Atari is a corporate and brand name owned by several entities since its inception in 1972. It is currently owned by Atari Interactive, a wholly owned subsidiary of the French publisher Atari, SA . The original Atari, Inc. was founded in 1972 by Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney. It was a pioneer in...
. A sequel to Codename: Panzers
Codename: Panzers
Codename: Panzers is a World War II video game created by Hungarian game developer StormRegion. It launched in 2004 to generally favorable reviews. The series entered its second iteration in July 2005 with Codename: Panzers Phase II. A Codename: Panzers Phase III was originally planned, but no...
, it was previously developed by Stormregion
StormRegion
StormRegion was a Hungarian computer game developer, best known for the games Rush for Berlin, and Codename: Panzers. In 2007 it was acquired by the German company 10tacle Studios AG. After a financially unstable 10tacle Studios AG...
software, to be published by 10tacle, before both companies went bankrupt in 2008.
Story
The storyline starts in 1949, and follows an alternate history, with the timeline diverging into a war between the Soviets and the West. Following the defeat of the Nazis, GermanyGermany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
has been partitioned into Soviet and Allied zones of control, with the Soviets building up their military presence in readiness for a new war. During the Berlin airlift, a Soviet fighter collides with a US cargo plane, USSR 5 and 6 Division attack West Germany, and the next day Berlin becomes a savage battlefield between the two Superpowers. In the single player campaign, players play on the NATO side of the conflict, occasionally swithcing sides to help the Soviets. The storyline is said to involve characters from the two previous Codename: Panzers titles.
Gameplay
Codename: Panzers Cold War is a real-time strategyReal-time strategy
Real-time strategy is a sub-genre of strategy video game which does not progress incrementally in turns. Brett Sperry is credited with coining the term to market Dune II....
similar to previous Codename: Panzers games, except that it is set in the first days of the Cold War
Cold War
The Cold War was the continuing state from roughly 1946 to 1991 of political conflict, military tension, proxy wars, and economic competition between the Communist World—primarily the Soviet Union and its satellite states and allies—and the powers of the Western world, primarily the United States...
and features a brand new graphics engine. The game has futuristic elements, with some of the technology present in the game surpassing that which was available at the time of the Berlin airlift. The game features powerful squad leaders and upgradeable units, buildings that can be destroyed or occupied to gain an advantage, a detailed physics
Physics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
engine and weather system.
The single player
Single player
A Single-player video game is a video game where input from only one player is expected throughout the course of the gaming session. "Single-player game" usually implies a game that can only be played by one person, while "single-player mode" usually refers to a game mode for a single player, where...
component of the game is a campaign with 18 missions, while the title also ships with over 20 multiplayer maps. Co-operative play is supported, along with team deathmatch and a "domination" mode. The game will also feature famous war machines like the famous Soviet Mi-6
Mil Mi-6
|-Facts:*Test pilot N.B. Leshin has set the world record of speed. This event was awarded by the American Helicopter Society.*Small numbers are still in service, most in Siberia plus a small number with the People's Republic of China...
which is known as the world's biggest helicopter, the first jet MiG
Mig
-Industry:*MiG, now Mikoyan, a Russian aircraft corporation, formerly the Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau*Metal inert gas welding or MIG welding, a type of welding using an electric arc and a shielding gas-Business and finance:...
fighter MiG-15 and its US counterpart F-86 Sabre
F-86 Sabre
The North American F-86 Sabre was a transonic jet fighter aircraft. Produced by North American Aviation, the Sabre is best known as America's first swept wing fighter which could counter the similarly-winged Soviet MiG-15 in high speed dogfights over the skies of the Korean War...
, a few famous tanks for that time like the T-62
T-62
The T-62 is a Soviet main battle tank, a further development of the T-55. Its 115 mm gun was the first smoothbore tank gun in use.The T-62 was produced between 1961 and 1975. It became a standard tank in the Soviet arsenal, partly replacing the T-55, although that tank continued to be...
, IS-10, T-54/55, M48 Patton
M48 Patton
The M48 Patton is a medium tank that was designed in the United States. It was the third and final tank to be officially named after General George S. Patton, commander of the U.S. Third Army during World War II and one of the earliest American advocates for the use of tanks in battle It was a...
, M-26 Pershing and other armored units.
The gameplay of Codename: Panzers Cold War shares several features with previous iterations of the franchise. Units will require a constant stream of munitions to function, and the interface will be familiar to players of the previous titles in the series.
NATO
- Light Tank
* M41 Walker Bulldog
M41 Walker Bulldog
The M41 Walker Bulldog was a U.S. light tank developed to replace the M24 Chaffee. It was named for General Walton Walker who died in a jeep accident in Korea...
- Light Tank
- Medium Tank
* ARL 44
ARL 44
The ARL 44 was a French heavy tank produced just after World War II. Only sixty of these tanks were ever manufactured and the type was quickly phased out.-Development:...
- Medium Tank (Campaign Only)
* M-26 Pershing - Medium Tank (Campaign Only)
* M48 Patton
M48 Patton
The M48 Patton is a medium tank that was designed in the United States. It was the third and final tank to be officially named after General George S. Patton, commander of the U.S. Third Army during World War II and one of the earliest American advocates for the use of tanks in battle It was a...
- Medium Tank
- Heavy Tank
* Cruiser A41 Centurion I
Centurion tank
The Centurion, introduced in 1945, was the primary British main battle tank of the post-World War II period. It was a successful tank design, with upgrades, for many decades...
- Heavy Tank (Campaign Only)
* M103
M103 heavy tank
The M103 heavy tank served the United States Army and the US Marines during the Cold War. Until the development of the M1A1 in the mid 1980s, it was the heaviest and most heavily armed tank in US service...
- Heavy Tank
* PzKpfw VI Ausf.E "Tiger I"
Tiger I
Tiger I is the common name of a German heavy tank developed in 1942 and used in World War II. The final official German designation was Panzerkampfwagen Tiger Ausf. E, often shortened to Tiger. It was an answer to the unexpectedly formidable Soviet armour encountered in the initial months of...
- Heavy Tank (Campaign Only)
- Super Heavy Tank
* PzKpfw VIII "Maus"
Panzer VIII Maus
Panzerkampfwagen VIII Maus was a German World War II super-heavy tank completed in late 1944. It is the heaviest fully enclosed armoured fighting vehicle ever built. Only two hulls and one turret were completed before the testing grounds were captured by the advancing Soviet forces.These two...
- Super Heavy Tank (Campaign Only)
- Armored Vehicles
* Dodge WC-53
Dodge WC series
The Dodge WC series was a range of light military trucks produced by Dodge during World War II. The series included weapon carriers, telephone installation trucks, ambulances, reconnaissance vehicles, mobile workshops and command cars. They were replaced after the war by the Dodge M-series...
- Armored Car
* M59
M59 (APC)
The M59 was a U.S. armored personnel carrier that entered service in spring of 1954 replacing the M75. It had three key advantages over the M75: it was amphibious, had a lower profile, and was considerably cheaper to produce. Approximately 6,300 were built before production ended in 1960. The M84...
- Armored Personnel Carrier
- Trucks
* Bedford QL
Bedford QLD
The Bedford QLD was the GS cargo truck version of the QL series of truck, manufactured by Bedford Vehicles, for use by the British Armed Forces in World War II.-History:...
- Truck (Cutscene Only)
* Studebaker US6
Studebaker US6
The Studebaker US6 is a class of 2.5-ton trucks manufactured by Studebaker during World War II, produced in the United States from 1941-1945 and in the Soviet Union beginning in 1942.-Specifications:...
- Truck (Campaign Only)
- Cars
* Jeep Willys MB
Willys MB
The Willys MB US Army Jeep and the Ford GPW, were manufactured from 1941 to 1945. These small four-wheel drive utility vehicles are considered the iconic World War II Jeep, and inspired many similar light utility vehicles. Over the years, the World War II Jeep later evolved into the "CJ" civilian...
- Recon Car (Campaign Only)
- Aircrafts
* Grumman HU-16 Albatross - Seaplane (Campaign Only - Non Playable)
* North American F-86 Sabre - Jet Fighter (Strike & Napalm Strike)
- Helicopters
* Bell 201/XH-13F
Bell 201
|-See also:-External links:* from The International Directory of Civil Aircraft by Gerard Frawley*...
- Recon Helicopter
* Sikorsky CH-37 Mojave - Infantry Transport Helicopter
* Sikorsky CH-54 Tarhe - Vehicle Transport Helicopter
* Sikorsky H-34 Choctaw - Paratroops & Supply Helicopter
- Artillery
* M50 Ontos - Self-Propelled Anti-Tank Artillery (Campaign Only)
* M53 Long-Tom 155mm
M53 155mm Self-Propelled Gun
M55 was an American fully enclosed and armored self-propelled artillery based on the M53 155 mm assault gun. It had a traversable, to a certain degree - 30° left or right, turret armed with a 203.2 mm howitzer, carrying only 10 rounds of ammunition. The gun had a maximum range of 16,916 meters with...
- Self-Propelled Artillery
* Maxson M55 Quad Gun Trailer - Anti-Aircraft Artillery (Campaign Only)
Soviet
- Light Tank
* T-70
T-70
The T-70 was a light tank used by the Red Army during World War II, replacing both the T-60 scout tank for reconnaissance and the T-50 light infantry tank for infantry support. The T-80 light tank was a more advanced version of the T-70 with a two-man turret—it was only produced in very small...
- Light Tank
- Medium Tank
* Product 416 - Medium Tank
* T-54 - Medium Tank (Campaign Only)
* T-62
T-62
The T-62 is a Soviet main battle tank, a further development of the T-55. Its 115 mm gun was the first smoothbore tank gun in use.The T-62 was produced between 1961 and 1975. It became a standard tank in the Soviet arsenal, partly replacing the T-55, although that tank continued to be...
- Medium Tank
- Heavy Tank
* IS-10 - Heavy Tank
- Super Heavy Tank
* Obyekt 279 "Troyanov"
Obyekt 279
Object 279 was a Soviet experimental heavy tank developed at the end of 1959.This special purpose tank was intended to fight on cross country terrain, inaccessible to conventional tanks, acting as a heavy breakthrough tank, and if necessary withstanding even the shockwave of a nuclear explosion...
- Super Heavy Tank (Campaign Only)
- Armored Vehicles
* BTR-40
BTR-40
The BTR-40 is a Soviet non-amphibious, wheeled armoured personnel carrier and reconnaissance vehicle. It is often referred to as the Sorokovka in Soviet service. It is also the first mass-produced Soviet APC...
- Armored Personnel Carrier
- Trucks
* Ural-375D
Ural-375D
The Ural-375D is a general purpose 4.5 ton 6x6 truck, produced at the Ural Automotive Plant in the Russian SFSR since 1961. The ZIL-157 was the standard Soviet truck until it was replaced by the Ural-375D, which became the standard Soviet truck in 1979. The Ural-375D was soon replaced by the...
- Truck (Campaign Only)
- Cars
* GAZ-69
GAZ-69
GAZ-69 is a four wheel drive light truck, produced by GAZ between 1953 and 1955. From 1954 until 1972 it was produced by UAZ, as UAZ-69, though they were commonly known as GAZ-69s as well...
- Recon Car (Campaign Only)
- Aircrafts
* Antonov An-12
Antonov An-12
The Antonov An-12 is a four-engined turboprop transport aircraft designed in the Soviet Union. It is the military version of the Antonov An-10.-Design and development:...
- Transport Plane (Cutscene & Campaign Only - Non Playable)
* Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15
The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 was a jet fighter developed for the USSR by Artem Mikoyan and Mikhail Gurevich. The MiG-15 was one of the first successful swept-wing jet fighters, and it achieved fame in the skies over Korea, where early in the war, it outclassed all straight-winged enemy fighters in...
- Jet Fighter (Cutscene & Campaign Only - Non Playable)
* Tupolev Tu-95
Tupolev Tu-95
The Tupolev Tu-95 is a large, four-engine turboprop-powered strategic bomber and missile platform. First flown in 1952, the Tu-95 entered service with the former Soviet Union in 1956 and is expected to serve the Russian Air Force until at least 2040...
- Heavy Bomber (Campaign Only - Non Playable)
- Helicopters
* Kamov Ka-15
Kamov Ka-15
-See also:-References:* Gunston, Bill. The Osprey Encyclopedia of Russian Aircraft 1875–1995. London:Osprey, 1995. ISBN 1 85532 405 9.* Stroud, John. Soviet Transport Aircraft since 1945. London:Putnam, 1968. ISBN 0 370 00126 5.-External links:...
- Recon Helicopter
* Kamov Ka-25
Kamov Ka-25
|-See also:-Bibliography:* Gunston, Bill. “The Osprey Encyclopaedia of Russian Aircraft 1875–1995”. London, Osprey. 1995. ISBN 1 85532 405 9-External links:* http://www.aviation.ru/Ka/#25* http://www.aviastar.org/helicopters_eng/ka-25.php...
- Strike Helicopter
* Mil Mi-4
Mil Mi-4
The Mil Mi-4 was a Soviet transport helicopter that served in both military and civilian roles.-Design and development:...
- Paratroops & Jamming Helicopter
* Mil Mi-6
Mil Mi-6
|-Facts:*Test pilot N.B. Leshin has set the world record of speed. This event was awarded by the American Helicopter Society.*Small numbers are still in service, most in Siberia plus a small number with the People's Republic of China...
- Infantry transport Helicopter
* Mil Mi-10
Mil Mi-10
-See also:-References:Bibliography* Gordon, Yefim, Komissarov, Dmitriy and Komissarov, Sergey, Mil's Heavylift Helicopters; Mi-6/Mi-10/V-12/Mi-26, Red Star Volume 22, Midland Counties Publications, 2005-External links:*http://www.aviation.ru/Mi/#10...
- Vehicle transport Helicopter
- Artillery
* B-4 Howitzer 203mm - Heavy Artillery (Campaign Only)
* D-1 Howitzer 152mm - Heavy Artillery (Artillery Strike & Campaign Only for the Manned Version)
* FlaK 18 - Anti-Aircraft Artillery (Campaign Only)
* Katyusha (BM-14
BM-14
The BM-14 , is a Soviet-made 140mm multiple rocket launcher, fielded by the Soviet Union.The BM-14 can fire rockets fitted with chemical , smoke or high-explosive fragmentation warheads...
on Studebaker US6
Studebaker US6
The Studebaker US6 is a class of 2.5-ton trucks manufactured by Studebaker during World War II, produced in the United States from 1941-1945 and in the Soviet Union beginning in 1942.-Specifications:...
) - Self-Propelled Artillery
* ISU-152
ISU-152
ISU-152 was a Soviet multirole fully enclosed and armored self-propelled gun developed and used during World War II, with a subsequent use, mainly in the Soviet military, till the 1970s.-History:...
- Self-propelled Artillery (Campaign Only)
* Skoda ST-I
Hetzer
The Jagdpanzer 38 , later known as Hetzer , was a German light tank destroyer of the Second World War based on a modified Czechoslovakian Panzer 38 chassis. The project was inspired by the Romanian "Mareşal" tank destroyer.The name Hetzer was at the time not commonly used for this vehicle...
- Self-Propelled Anti-Tank Artillery (Campaign Only)
* ZU-23
ZU-23-2
The ZU-23-2, also known as ZU-23, is a Soviet towed 23 mm anti-aircraft twin-barreled autocannon. ZU stands for Zenitnaya Ustanovka - anti-aircraft mount.-Development history:...
- Anti-Aircraft Artillery (Campaign Only)
External links
- Official website
- Codename Panzers: Cold War at IGNIGNIGN is an entertainment website that focuses on video games, films, music and other media. IGN's main website comprises several specialty sites or "channels", each occupying a subdomain and covering a specific area of entertainment...