Release Date: November 21, 2007
Larry Bond's Harpoon: Commander's Edition is the latest, highly refreshed version of the series of extremely realistic and demanding Harpoon war games.
The boxed game includes a printed manual and jewel case. The game is also available in electronic form with PDF manuals.
Tom Clancy used the Harpoon Classic database for The Hunt for Red October and used the tool again with Larry Bond to game out the convoy battles in Red Storm Rising. What was that tool? It was the naval miniatures rule set Harpoon authored by Bond.
Harpoon Commander's Edition is the current generation of the original Harpoon computerization of Bond's game, which was first published in 1989 by Three Sixty Pacific.
This was the first software ever sold as a professional education product by the U.S. Naval Institute.
During the long development from Harpoon Classic 2002 Gold until now - the project had some other code names - none of those products ever shipped. Many were available in timed out beta form only.
Features:
Based on Larry Bond's Harpoon 3rd Edition Rules
Microsoft Windows compatible: 98, ME, NT4, 2000, and XP. Vista probable but not guaranteed.
Five combat areas (North Atlantic, Greenland-Iceland-United Kingdom Gap, Indian Ocean/Persian Gulf, the Mediterranean and Western Pacific)
Wicked computer opponent
Easy-to-play, hard-to-master
New platform editor
Improved scenario editor
Updated EC2003 scenarios (based on B.I. Hutchinson's EC2000 BattleSet)
New WestPac Scenarios and database (contributed by HarpDB - Brad Leyte/Tony Eischens and crew)
Massive library of -created scenarios available
New land units (AD Fixed, AD Mobile, Armored, UnArmored) partial implementation.
New neutral and unknown (indeterminate) sides partial implementation
New radar model, much better variability in detection ranges is possible, stealth modeling.
Area ECM upgraded.
Improved SARH logic
Improved AI aircraft AAW evasion
Increased weapons types per loadout/multimount
Improved SAM firing rate
Platforms:
PC Windows
Developer: Advanced Gaming Systems Inc.
Publisher: Slitherine / Matrix Games
Age restrictions: none
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System Requirements for Larry Bond's Harpoon: Commander's Edition Video Game:
PC / Windows
Recommended System Requirements:
Pentium III 800 MHz, 256 MB RAM, graphic card 64 MB (GeForce 2 Lub lepsza), 100 MB HDD, Windows 2000/XP.
