As dawn breaks, the Soviet 129th Rifle Division finds itself in positions outside the historic Smolensk after a rough night march. New to the front, a certain uneasiness prevails through the ranks, but the word from the Front HQ is that they'll remain in reserve and won't see action for at least a few more days.

As the sun rises above the horizon into a clear blue sky, the weary men remain completely unaware of the storm of German armor rapidly bearing down on them, confident they are safe behind the Red Army front line. Unfortunately for them, the master of the approaching storm is none other than the German panzer leader Heinz Guderian, and the defensive front on which they are depending has already been shattered.

The beautiful summer day which is beginning so peacefully is about to turn into a day of death and desperation...

HPS Simulations and John Tiller are proud to announce the release of Smolensk '41, an operational level World War II simulation. Smolensk '41 covers Army Group Center's offensive in the summer of 1941 to seize the crucial city of Smolensk, the historic gateway to Moscow.

FEATURES

• 1 km hexes, 2 hour turns, with a map measuring over 300 hexes by 200 hexes.
• Over 1500 battalion sized units represent PanzerGruppes Guderian and Hoth, the supporting Infantry Divisions of Army Group Center, and the massive forces of the Soviet Western Front.
• Nineteen Scenarios are included and the editor allows for creation of countless scenarios.
• Supports single person play against the computer, two-person hot-seat, two-person Play-By-E-Mail, and multiplayer network play over LANs and the Internet.
• Complete on-line Help documentation plus on-line printable documentation in Microsoft Word format. All documentation is on the CD. No printed manual is included.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

• Pentium-based PC with 16 megabytes of RAM.
• 200 Megabytes of hard drive space.
• Windows 95/98/2000/XP operating system.