Sea Power: Naval Combat in the Missile Age

Sea Power: Naval Combat in the Missile Age takes you back to the eighties, where the forces of NATO and the Warsaw Pact are pitted against each other. The player commands ships of both sides and participates in the naval conflicts of the era. The technology here is modern and the arsenal is wide. Victory over the enemy fleet is the main goal of every battle. The noise of the propellers gives away the submarine ahead of time. Battles are taking place in several parts of the planet at once: in the Persian Gulf, where Iran and Iraq collided, and in the Norwegian Sea, where Soviet forces are operating. The ships engage in surface duels and repel attacks from the air and from under water. Hunting for submarines requires patience, and airplanes help to search for other people's connections. Stealth and surveillance provide a strategic advantage. A missile salvo requires exposure to the required distance. Helicopters drop buoys to search for submarines. The campaign is supplemented with single-player scenarios. The theaters of action were the North Atlantic, the Persian Gulf, the Gulf of Tonkin and the Mediterranean Sea. The weather changes on the fly, and battles take place in real time. Physics is calculated in detail: weapons can fail, sensors work according to an extended model. Torpedoes become the main argument in narrow straits. The straits are fired by coastal batteries. The game has fifty ships and thirty types of aircraft. The first blow often determines the outcome of the entire battle. You can collect your own maps and scenarios yourself. Tactics and planning lead you out of the fight as a winner. For those players who love naval battles and precise calculations, this game is suitable.