The long anticipated highly detailed naval wargame from NWS is finally available. Covering over half a century of warfare, this game is a naval grog's dream. Some of its features include:

• Turn based naval computer naval wargame presently covering 1890-1950, with other time frames planned for future editions.
• 3D/2D hybrid single screen intuitive interface.
• Nations presently included: United States, Great Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Austria-Hungary, and Russia with more to be added in future updates.
• Over 400 classes of warships covering 8 nationalities with more due to be added in downloadable updates!
• Tactical map covering 40nm x 40nm of ocean.
• Ship types include dreadnoughts, battleships, battlecruisers, heavy cruisers, light cruisers, destroyers, and monitors.
• Animations include gun flashes, gunnery hits, torpedo hits, salvo splashes, sinking ships, and critical hit explosions.
• Weather, visibility, and sea state environmental options.
• Detailed system, structural, and floatation damage including fires and progressive flooding.
• Fire control systems, search/fire control radars, smoke screens, searchlights, and star shell effects.
• 4 levels of illumination for night combat calculations.
• Main battery, secondary battery, tertiary battery, and torpedo battery targeting.
• Optional rates of fire that include ranging, spotted, and full rate of fire.
• Detailed ammunition levels for all gun batteries.
• Full tactical map maneuvering and shellfire evasion.
• 3 types of ammunition that include high explosive, common/semi-armor piercing, and armor piercing.
• Detailed and accurate gunnery and torpedo combat calculations.
• Random scenario generator for various sized battles and the ability to easily create custom designed battles.
• Battle viewer, division display, and tactical map interface.
• Detailed ship graphics, high quality ocean, and sky backgrounds.
• Engagements can include up to 8 divisions of 8 ships each for a total of 64 warships. (Larger battles planned for future updates.)
• Armor ratings for armored ships include vertical belt, horizontal deck, turret front, turret top and superstructure.
• Detailed torpedo protection system ratings and mechanics.
• Easy to use and intuitive single screen interface.
• Full stereo sound effects including explosions, torpedo launches, gunfire, splashes, and background music.
• Very challenging and effective AI opponent.
• The ability to handle 200 scenarios and 200 saved battles.
• Very easy to use for naval board game surface combat resolution!

More information can be found at the NWS website.

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