
Close Combat is a pausable real-time wargame series, heavily focused on historical accuracy and realistic soldier psychological profiles. Team management is crucial as every man in your teams matter. in Close Combat: the Longest Day take command of either the Allied Expeditionary Force or Germany’s Wehrmacht.<br><br>Close Combat - The Longest Day is a highly enhanced rebuild of the critically acclaimed Close Combat Invasion Normandy, originally developed by Atomic Games. <br><br>You will either carry out the world’s largest amphibious invasion to liberate Europe from Nazi occupation or defend Hitler’s Atlantic Wall! <br><br>You are in command!<br><br><strong>FEATURES</strong><br><br><ul><li>Strategy map and 64 gorgeous hand-drawn tactical maps. <br><br></li><li>60+ battles, operations and campaigns including a Grand Campaign from the airborne landings and the beach heads to the advance inland <br><br></li><li>Battle the enemy in the darkness<br><br></li><li>Includes simulated flare effects and full lighting effects where ability to see the enemy troops is effected by flare deployment as well as light sources such as explosions and fires.<br><br></li><li>New reports at the end of battle showing campaign cohesion and VL control track your progress after each bout. Also displays battlegroup cohesion and fatigue status.<br><br></li><li>Off-board or off-map support quantities tied to difficulty level<br><br></li><li>Graphical communication of strat map connections<br><br></li><li>Teams, battlegroups, elements, forcepools soldiers, vehicles, and weapons files maximum number of entries extended<br><br></li><li>Capable of representing multiple nationalities with varying capabilities available to both sides<br><br></li><li>Capable of simulating airborne battlegroup deployment drop zones<br><br></li><li>Enhanced Scenario Editor - Create your own "what if" Scenarios<br><br></li><li>Accurately depicts World War II tactical warfare and its challenges <br><br></li><li>Realistic soldier psychological profiles during combat<br><br></li><li>Accurate and realistic equipment modelling Close air support and direct and indirect fire<br><br></li><li>Ability to protect your men in buildings, bunkers, and trenches<br><br></li><li>Includes specialized squads, weapons, soldier types, attack Aircraft & Artillery</li></ul>