Combat Mission Cold War

Combat Mission Cold War is a tactical military simulation set between 1979 and 1982, as NATO and Soviet Warsaw Pact forces shift from the industrialized warfare of the early 20th century toward the modern digital battlefield. It presents “what if” conflicts between US and Soviet forces around the Fulda Gap in West Germany, and models the early US National Training Center (NTC) as American forces move from Vietnam-era doctrine toward AirLand Battle concepts.

Scenarios and campaigns

The game includes 15 standalone scenarios across the US V and VII Corp sectors of West Germany, ranging from small platoon actions to large battalion battles. It also has three full-length campaigns:

• The NTC Campaign: Command a US Army Company Team beginning its rotation at the National Training Center in California’s Mojave Desert, established in 1982. The unit faces the NTC OPFOR (Opposing Force), a premier Soviet-style formation.
• The US West German Campaign: Take charge of the 2nd Bn TF of the 28th Infantry Regt in the southern Fulda Strategic Corridor, between Fulda and Hanau, and try to stop the Soviet advance. The campaign uses historically accurate maps and has separate 1979 and 1982 versions, allowing you to compare the equipment of the two periods.
• The Soviet Campaign: Follow the “Ride of the 120th Motor Rifle Regt” through the opening 48 hours of a fictional “what if” invasion of West Germany. Fighting across historical battlefields “that never were,” including Eiterfield and Alsfeld, Soviet forces race toward their divisional objectives as part of the invasion’s first wave.

Forces and equipment

You command US or Soviet tactical formations centered on a Company Team or Battalion Task Force. Formations, equipment and weapon effects are modeled in detail, with era-accurate tanks and mechanized infantry fighting vehicles that include the M48, M60 series, M150 TOW, M1 (105), T64 and T80.

Aircraft effects include the US F-4 Phantom and A-7 Corsair. Soviet aircraft and helicopters include the Mig-23/27, Su-17, Su-25 Frogfoot and Mi-24 series gunship, including the “Hind A” and “Hind D” versions.

Battlefield systems

The game models the early days of electronic warfare and the effects of an encroaching digital age on warfare. Single and Dual-Purpose Improved Cluster Munitions are also available through air and artillery support.