Land & Armor Combat

SimHQ Land Combat Sims Articles

Land Combat Features

Land Combat Previews

Land Combat Reviews

Land Combat Book Reviews

Land Combat Interviews


Features

2012 Year in Review: Land and Armor Combat     January 16, 2013

SimHQ O.N.E.     May 15, 2012

SimHQ’s Basic Battlefield 3 Tactical Guide     October 31, 2011

Ten reasons why Ghost Recon is still the greatest tactical shooter ever!     May 21, 2011

Happy Birthday, Steel Beasts     August 21, 2010

Armed Assault 2: Operation Arrowhead – Product Overview    August 9, 2010

Battlefield Bad Company 2 Tactics    March 23, 2010

Lax Gun Rules    March 22, 2010

SimHQ ArmA1 and ArmA2 Mission Packs     July 28, 2009

The Future of Warfare – Part 3     January 19, 2009

A Decade of Rainbow Six     July 7, 2008

It’s WARFARE! Magnum’s Maggots vs Wepps Worms – The First Battle     June 9, 2008

Roger, Out! TeamSpeak Rules of the Road      August 6, 2007

Tactical Briefing 05: How to Plan and Execute a Squad Sized Assault      May 14, 2007

Tactical Briefing 04: Movement to Contact      April 10, 2007

Tactical Briefing 03: Squad and Fire Team Movements     March 7, 2007

Tactical Briefing 02: Formations     February 22, 2007

Tactical Briefing 01: Meet the Squad      January 22, 2007

A Flight Simmer’s Guide to Steel Beasts     August 10, 2006

Stars of the Show: The M1A1 and Leopard in SB Pro PE     August 9, 2006

Theatre of War: After Action Report #1     August 3, 2006

Armed Assault: Single Player Campaign – After Action Report #3 – Q&As      June 30, 2006

Armed Assault: Capture the Flag – After Action Report #2     June 20, 2006

Armed Assault: Seize the Base – After Action Report #1     June 13, 2006

America’s Army: Past, Present and Future     December 21, 2005

Ghost Recon, Revisited     October 22, 2005

Operation Flashpoint, Revisited     October 4, 2005

Using Real World Tactics by Chuck “Magnum MGG” Ankenbauer     June 13, 2005

Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?   Part 1   Part 2   by Cat     April 26-27, 2005

Multiplayer in Blackhawk Down by David “Stormtrooper” Tessier     March 28, 2005

The State of the Squad Tactical Shooter (STS) by Chuck “Magnum MGG” Ankenbauer
September 28, 2004     Download a pdf of the article here (554 kb).

Combat Mission: Afrika Korps    June 14, 2004
A PDF is available here (1.05MB)

Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin    January 8, 2003

The Sherman Experience Tapes  (270 kb)
by guest writer Ken Hall – November 29, 2001

The Development of Steel Beasts
Guest Feature by Ssnake, Technical Director, Steel Beasts  (930 kb)
August 15, 2000

Panzer Elite Development Group
by Michael “Col. Sabot” McConnell – March 30, 2000  (1.33MB)

Steel Beasts – First Look Update (Map and Mission Editors)
by John “Spoons” Sponauer – December 16, 1999

Tanking 101: World War Two – Tank Platoon Survival  (829 kb)
Chapters 1 and 2: Offensive Operations “By The Book” – September 13, 1999


Previews

Ghost Recon Online – Open Beta     August 20, 2012

Iron Front: Liberation 1944     May 7, 2012

2012: Land & Armor Combat     February 27, 2012

Steel Beasts Professional – Personal Edition v2.5x

Exclusive Preview: The M60A3 (TTS)     August 2, 2010

Exclusive Preview: The T-62 MBT     July 30, 2010

Exclusive Preview: The T-55 MBT      July 20, 2010

Exclusive Preview: The British Challenger Arrives     July 12, 2010

Steel Fury: Kharkov 1942       October 30, 2008

CMSF Marines       September 30, 2008

Sky Gods by Blackfoot Studios       September 8, 2008

Ground Branch by BlackFoot Studios     April 17, 2008

Armed Assault: Combat Operations – U.S. version      May 1, 2007

Theatre of War     March 27, 2007

Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter for the Xbox 360     March 13, 2006

T-72: Balkans on Fire! – Screenshots Set 1     April 4, 2005

Steel Beasts Professional – Personal Edition     February 28, 2005
A PDF is available here (591 kb)

Tank T-72: Balkans in Fire
Part 1 – November 16, 2004   A PDF is available here (533 kb)
Part 2 – November 17, 2004   A PDF is available here (520 kb)

SWAT4 by Chuck “Magnum MGG” Ankenbauer      December 10, 2004
Download a pdf of the article here (341 kb).

Battlefield: Vietnam Screenshots by Bubba “Masterfung” Wolford     March 10 , 2004

Battlefield Vietnam Hands-On Preview by Bubba “Masterfung” Wolford     January 5, 2004

Armored Fist 3 Preview  (322 kb)
August 9, 1999

Panzer Elite Multiplayer Preview   (1.02MB)
June 24, 1999

Panzer Elite Preview   (5.85MB)
January 25, 1999


Reviews

Iron Front: Liberation 1944     June 19, 2012

Battlefield 3     November 11, 2011

Red Orchestra 2     September 20, 2011

Panzer Corps     August 24, 2011

Operation Flashpoint: Red River     May 9, 2011

Theatre of War 3: Korea     March 27, 2011

Homefront     March 27, 2011

World Of Tanks    March 8, 2011

Medal of Honor vs. Call of Duty: Black Ops     November 22, 2010

Splinter Cell: Conviction – PC Version     June 7, 2010

Battlefield Bad Company 2     March 23, 2010

Frontlines: Fuel of War     December 14, 2009

Rogue Warrior     December 7, 2009

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2     November 16, 2009

Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising     October 12, 2009

Empire: Total War – First Impressions     March 9, 2009

What is Virtual BattleSpace 2™?     February 11, 2009

Steel Fury: Kharkov 1942     December 19, 2008

WW2 Battle Tanks: T-34 vs. Tiger     November 4, 2008

Commentary: Combat Mission Shock Force and Theatre of War      August 12, 2008

Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 (Xbox 360)      March 31, 2008

America’s Army: True Soldiers     December 3, 2007

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare – Xbox 360 Version      November 26, 2007

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare – PC Version      November 26, 2007

World in Conflict     September 13, 2007

Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2 (PC)      September 13, 2007

Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2 (Xbox 360)      May 9, 2007

Armed Assault     March 21, 2007

Rainbow Six: Vegas (PC)      January 8, 2007

Rainbow Six: Vegas (Xbox 360)      December 11, 2006

Company of Heroes     October 3, 2006

The Operational Art of War III     September 5 , 2006

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (a “Got Game?” review)     August 22, 2006

Steel Beasts Professional (Personal Edition)     August 8, 2006

Battleground Europe     June 5, 2006

Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter    May 23, 2006

SWAT 4: The Stetchkov Syndicate     March 21, 2006

Rainbow Six: Lockdown     March 6, 2006

The Regiment     February 24, 2006

Far Cry (a “Got Game?” review)     January 21, 2006

F.E.A.R. (a “Got Game?” review)     December 23, 2005

Civilization IV versus Shattered Union     November 28, 2005

Flashpoint Germany by Fran Mulhern     September 26, 2005

Battlefield 2 by Guest Writer Chuck “Magnum MGG” Ankenbauer     July 19, 2005

War in the Pacific    May 25, 2005

Brothers in Arms by Guest Writer David “Stormtrooper” Tessier     May 13, 2005

I of the Enemy: Ril’Cerat     May 13, 2005

SWAT 4 by Guest Writer Chuck “Magnum MGG” Ankenbauer     May 9, 2005

Red Orchestra: Combined Arms by Cat     March 3, 2005
Download a pdf of the article here (900 kb).

Battlefield 1942: Secret Weapons of WWII by Sean “Goodwood” Nash     October 23, 2003

Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield by Guest Writer Mike Augustine.
Special thanks to Bill Grant for the screenshots. (May 11, 2003)

Steel Beasts  (3.31MB)
August 18, 2000

Steel Beasts Closer Look  (5.01MB)
December 13, 1999

Panzer Elite Review  (2.14MB)
November 19, 1999

M1 Tank Platoon II  (1.46MB)
by John Sponauer Direct3D support – May 26, 1998


Book Reviews

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Historic Era SimHQ Book Reviews
Crimean War The Sergeant “Fancy Jack” Crossman Series   January 12, 2006.

 

Historic Era SimHQ Book Reviews
World War II The Atlas of Eastern Front Battles 109 kb

The Forgotten Soldier 465 kb

AUDIOTAPE – The Sherman Experience Tapes 258 kb

 

Historic Era SimHQ Book Reviews
Modern Dslyecxi’s” Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures Guide for Armed Assault

Armor Attacks: The Tank Platoon 105 kb

Special Forces: A Guided Tour of US Army Special Forces 219 kb

Total War 2006 915 kb


Interviews

An Interview with Graviteam CEO Vladimir Zayarniy – 3     September 29, 2010

An Interview with Graviteam CEO Vladimir Zayarniy – 2      February 15, 2010

An Interview with OFP:DR Senior Designer Tim Browne     October 6, 2009

The SimHQ ArmA 2 Team     July 3, 2009

An Interview with Graviteam CEO Vladimir Zayarniy – 1      June 16, 2009

An Interview with Blackfoot Studios John Sonedecker      September 8, 2008

“WWII Battle Tanks: T-34 vs Tiger”      December 21, 2006

Major Joe Davidson     March 1, 2005

An Interview with Mike Farmer     January 20, 2005

Thunder Run: The Armored Strike to Capture Baghdad –
An Interview with Author David Zucchino 
    April 6, 2004

Interview with Edward “Volcano Man” Williams  (143 kb)
June 22, 2000

Interview with Steel Beasts Designer Al Delaney  (1.89MB)
March 27, 2000

Interview with Steel Beasts Developer Nils “Ssnake” Hinrichsen  (930 kb)
December 23, 1999

Interview with Panzer Elite Producer Teut Weidemann  (1.23MB)
October 6, 1999

Interview with David Seeholzer on Armored Fist 3  (603 kb)
August 9, 1999

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