Battleplan

Battleplan is a real-time strategy game about commanding divisions in some of World War II’s largest battles. Its missions simulate battles lasting from one week to a month, with hundreds of thousands of troops modeled second by second, day by day. You issue high-level orders, then watch officers and companies carry them out autonomously.

Plan your operations

Draw on the map to create multi-step plans for multiple units. Use tactics such as defence in depth, counterattacks and planned withdrawals, and prepare for large set-piece attacks with bombardments. You can split a division to capture several objectives.

Command your army

Divisions are modeled through headquarters, regiments, battalions and companies. Infantry, tanks, engineers, anti-tank guns, artillery and scouts work together and perform tasks autonomously. Customize your army’s chain of command and order of battle, combine divisions into corps or split units down to companies, and requisition and upgrade units during a campaign.

You can hire and fire divisional officers, and listen to their advice or disregard it. Officers can gain veterancy and quirks, so keeping them alive matters. Upgrade divisions with new attachments, promote officers, and let wounded divisions rest and recover.

Battlefields and logistics

The battlefields span thousands of kilometers and use real-world geographic data. Roads, towns, forests and swamps are placed where they are in real life, and elevation maps help you position artillery on high ground.

Supply is simulated, with terrain shaping its flow. Cut enemy supply lines to starve opposing forces, capture supply depots to fuel your advance, and pull back when your units run low on supplies.

Missions and campaigns

You can pause, run missions in real time or fast-forward. The game includes more than 10 massive historical battles on the Western Front from 1944 onward, as well as air support from reconnaissance, fighter-bomber and heavy bomber aircraft.

Historical records

Examine geo-tagged historical photos and videos at the real-world locations where they were taken.