: Strategic combat is complicated by radioactive contamination zones that directly impact the performance of troops and equipment. Historical Context vs. Fiction
: Players manage resource centers and move "battle groups" on a global theater map in turn-based mode before diving into real-time tactical combat. Cuban Missile Crisis: Ice Crusade
: The expansion features two new campaigns for the USSR and the USA, spanning 10 scenarios and over 25 strategic missions. : The expansion features two new campaigns for
In reality, the Cuban Missile Crisis ended in October 1962 when the USSR agreed to remove missiles from Cuba in exchange for a US pledge not to invade the island and the secret removal of US missiles from Turkey. Ice Crusade serves as a grim exploration of the consequences if "cooler heads" had not prevailed. Availability Availability : It introduces 22 new military units,
: It introduces 22 new military units, including the T-60, Chieftain, and Akatsia self-propelled gun, alongside "super units" like the Tyulpan 240mm mortar.
While the real world avoided catastrophe through diplomacy, Ice Crusade fast-forwards five years into a post-apocalyptic 1967. Global cooling caused by nuclear fallout has reshaped geopolitics, making clean water and fertile land the most precious resources left.