Slitherine vient de dévoiler quelques screenshots pour présenter le second volet de la trilogie d’extensions permettant de jouer coté soviétique dans Order of Battle – WWII. En route cette fois vers l’hiver 1942 et une quinzaine de scénarios sur cette période où l’initiative dans le conflit à l’est bascula du noir au rouge. Le tout allant être accompagné par de nouvelles unités mais aussi des commandants et différentes spécialisations supplémentaires.
Pour plus d’informations sur Order of Battle : Red Steel, dont la sortie est prévue on ne sait quand début 2020, voyez cette page chez l’éditeur ou celle-ci sur Steam. Une phase bêta est accessible par ici. A lire également notre article sur le précédent DLC, Order of Battle – Red Star : une extension quatre étoiles.
Concernant Order of Battle – World War II, voyez cette fiche sur Steam ainsi que notre guide des extensions, où vous trouverez les liens vers les articles concernant les autres extensions de cette série. A lire en complément notre article Blanc et rouge, un AAR pour Order of Battle. Ou encore précédemment ces autres récits de parties : Order of Battle – Blitzkrieg : assaut à l’ouest et Order of Battle – Winter War : un drink pour Mr Molotov.
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The Red Army strikes back! Order of Battle: Red Steel has been announced.
It is the winter of 1942, and the Red Army is about to turn the tide of World War II.
Order of Battle: Red Steel brings you back to the most pivotal chapter of the war. Take command of the forces of the Soviet Union and push back the Wehrmacht, for the Motherland!
It is the second installment of the “Red” trilogy of DLCs which put you in the shoes (or boots) of generals like Zhukov or Konev. The new campaign starts just when Red Star ended, and those who want can play Red Star and Red Steel in sequence, importing their savegames from one campaign to the next and retaining their core army, unlocked commanders and specializations.
Red Steel has 16 new scenarios. Action begins in January 1942 with Soviet attacks at Staritsa, still not far from Moscow. During the harsh Russian Winter, you will need to remain on the offensive as the German army staggers, until the tide begins to turn again in spring 1942.
Then we make a little detour to the Crimean Front, which offers a somewhat different challenge due to its peculiar geographical features.
In summer 1942 the Wehrmacht launches a new grand summer offensive which finally leads to the crucial battle of Stalingrad. This battle plays a major role in Red Steel, and the various developments related to it are featured in several scenarios from autumn 1942 to January 1943.
In the last stage of the campaign, the Germans recover again with another victory at Kharkov. The final scenario gives the player a glimpse of the Kuban air battles, where Luftwaffe and VVS – the Soviet air force – clashed in intense air combat with massive numbers of aircraft involved over the Kuban region in the Caucasus.
Red Steel also adds new unlockable Commanders as well as new Specializations focused on the Lend-Lease aid program, allowing you to get access to American and British planes, tanks and trucks.
Order of Battle: Red Steel is bound for release in Q1 2020. You can take part in the Beta by applying here.
