This software is a calculator designed to aid in determining the results of WWII tactical land combat. The program builds a database listing a wide variety of units available to different combatants in the Second World War.
The full version offers units from France, Germany, Great Britain, Soviet Union, Poland, Italy, and the United States; units from all years of the conflict are available (1939 û 1945). The demo version restricts the user to just those units available to France and Germany in 1940.
A wide variety of variables are stored for each unit and used to calculate the combat results. Each unit has an individual value for accuracy. Armor thickness and armor slope for all aspects (front, side, rear, top and bottom) are stored for AFVs. The penetrating power of weapons is calculated based on the range, muzzle velocity and weight of the shell fired. Morale values are stored for each country and vary by year.
User preferences allow users to turn off morale checks, if desired. Another preference setting allows users to turn off the selection of the ôbestö ammunition for the job. When this setting is on, guns will use the most powerful form of ammunition available to them (German and American tank destroyers will use higher velocity rounds, artillery will use HEAT against AFVs). Infantry will, if they are close enough, close assault vehicles.
Results are clearly displayed on the screen. With the ôThe WWII Tactical Combat Calculatorö the complexity of a series of combat results tables can be reduced to the click of a few buttons.
=How to Use the Calculator==
The calculator allows users to create a scenario by picking two combatants and a year. They can then create a combat by picking a unit from each of the combatants, the range of the combat, and the firing, or target, angle.
The results of the combat are then calculated and displayed on the screen. Each combat represents a single tank or gun firing its weaponry once, or an infantry unit attacking.
=INSTALLATION==
To install the calculator, run the SETUP.EXE file and follow the prompts. The program will create the default database the first time it runs, but thereafter the program should open quickly.
