Tank Crew – Clash at Prokhorovka

Tank Crew will be expanding upon our initial adventure into tank combat by including ten new tanks and armored vehicles and improving our two existing tanks. Tank Crew will create a ground combat component that can be integrated into single-player content and multiplayer servers. Our tanks will be multi-crew in multiplayer which most other leading tank games are not capable of. Our playable tanks will also be modeled both inside and out with realism in mind and improved damage modelling. The map will feature the southern portion of the Battle of Kursk with the village of Prokhorovka and town of Belgorod included. The map will also be built somewhat differently giving tank players a better ground environment then our current large maps. Further details about Tank Crew will be released as development ramps up.
https://forum.il2sturmovik.com/topic/32254-announcing-battle-bodenplatte-flying-circus-tank-crew-and-mo/#entry532738



Planned to be Included in Tank Crew – Clash at Prokhorovka



Playable Tanks and Content (Tentative List):

- T-34-76 STZ

- KV-1s

- M4A2

- SU-122

- SU-152

- GAZ-MM + 72K

- PzKpfw III Ausf.L

- PzKpfw IV Ausf.G

- PzKpfw V Ausf.D

- PzKpfw VI Ausf.H1

- Sd. Kfz. 184

- Sd. Kfz. 10 + Flak38

- Prokhorovka - Belgorod Map {100x100 km Approx.)



Pre-Orders for Tank Crew will be available sometime first half of 2018.

I hope the release will be soon!
I think the main idea of the new game/addon is moving together as one crew!
I think it's time to compile the working crew!  
I may try myself as a gunner, will73 as a driver and  Txema as a commander!
Of course our crew still need a very strong loader to load shell as faster as possible! Mr. Frinik what do ya think?  
Of course, we may change the seats, coz I like to try myself at any places!
Though, may be there will be some difficulties with a language understanding between crewmembers

Sure I "ll offer my strong arms. As for language with Steel Fury we have the basic training , Bystra, Gatowac, gareeeeeem! Kommmandant lubi

You are too generous with me, Lockie !!!

Perhaps I could be the the radio operator

No chatting with your girlfriend on the radio during battle Txema....

One tank crew we already compiled! What abt. the second one. Let's say under command woofiedog?

I don't care about position as long as I serve in a Panzer VI.

First teaser  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjl7l5K4aiE


Full report here

I like this news!

Looks great! Let's hope it does not turn out into another disappointment.

we have implemented more detailed building damage modeling.
https://forum.il2sturmovik.com/topic/168-developer-diary/?page=5&tab=comments#comment-632657

This game will be avaible in july 2018

No infantry is planned by devs. That makes it only half a game.

Tanker wrote:No infantry is planned by devs.  That makes it only half a game.

Yeap. No infantry - no true tanksim. It goes without saying. BUT we've a choice to take a seat in the VERY detailed cockpit of the KV-1 and Tiger I! I think it worth to try it out! Moreover, we may play together as ONE CREW! AFAIK, there are three places available: driver, gunner, commander.
And don't forget - it's just a game

IL2 is a very moddable game. It's been modded extensively in the past and I am sure some fans will take the matter in their hands and create infantry and other goodies. No worries!

frinik wrote:IL2 is a very moddable game. It's been modded extensively in the past and I am sure some fans will take the matter in their hands and create infantry and other goodies. No worries!

I hope because I don't like only tank vs tank, this isn't realistic

Personally in single player mode I would prefer just tanks versus tanks rather than including dumb, brain-dead infantry AI just like in TvsT or even Steel Fury...

The tank ai is not any smarter than the infantry and least they are a target rich environment for the mg. They'll knock out a tank if you get to close.

Tanker, in your opinion, which game did you play that has the smartest AI?

Well, it's not a first person game like Steel Fury. It is a battalion/company level game called Command Ops 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ga4p6Saiwc

You can play the role of a battalion commander and issue orders to your subordinate AI company commanders and rely on them to competently carry them out. They are not perfect but then again neither are human commanders. The opfor ai is also good and will provide surprises as it reacts to your actions and changing conditions.

The base game is free to download and play on Steam and perhaps from Lock n' Load (publisher) and it comes with several scenarios.

It's true, as you say, that ai in games like SF and ARMA is pretty stupid.

Oh yeah especially Arma. The AI either can see you through walls and trees and never misses a shot or is super dumb. There's no middle ground. I'll try that free game you mention.

Look at this track!

lockie wrote:Look at this track!

No sprocket holes.

frinik wrote:Oh yeah especially Arma. The AI either can see you through walls and trees and never misses a shot or is super dumb. There's no middle ground. I'll try that free game you mention.

I enjoy co-op mission with other people against the ai in Arma but real fun is to have humans on both sides, especially in some of the WW2 mods of Arma.

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lockie wrote:No sprocket holes.

Yeap, u're right. The wheels should has the holes, but they didn't. It is a strange thing and flaw.