2 Game Manual By 3 Content 1.0 World War 2TM ........................................................................................................................... 10 1.1 Minimum System Requirements ............................................................................................. 10 1.2 Installation Procedures........................................................................................................... 10 1.3 Uninstalling the Game ............................................................................................................ 10 1.4 Product Updates .................................................................................................................... 10 1.5 Game Forums ......................................................................................................................... 10 1.6 Technical Support .................................................................................................................. 10 2.0 Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 11 3.0 Glossary ..................................................................................................................................... 12 4.0 Starting a New Game .................................................................................................................. 13 4.1 Preferences ............................................................................................................................ 14 4.2 Scenario Screen ..................................................................................................................... 15 4.3 Sequence of Play .................................................................................................................... 17 4.4 Turn Lengths .......................................................................................................................... 17 4.5 End of Game Conditions ......................................................................................................... 17 5.0 Main Screen ............................................................................................................................... 18 5.1 Navigating the Map ................................................................................................................ 18 5.2 General Information Bar ......................................................................................................... 18 5.3 Mini Map Panel ...................................................................................................................... 18 5.4 Hex Information Panel ............................................................................................................ 19 5.5 Unit Information Panel............................................................................................................ 19 5.6 Unit Action Buttons ................................................................................................................ 20 5.7 Game Buttons Panel ............................................................................................................... 20 5.8 Main Display Panel ................................................................................................................. 21 5.8.1 Hexes ............................................................................................................................. 21 5.8.2 Cities and Resources ....................................................................................................... 22 5.8.3 Land Units ...................................................................................................................... 22 5.8.4 Air Units .......................................................................................................................... 24 5.8.5 Sea Units ........................................................................................................................ 25 5.9 Hex Information ...................................................................................................................... 25 6.0 Land Unit Movement and Combat ............................................................................................... 26 6.1 Moving Land Units .................................................................................................................. 26 6.2 Attacking with Land Units ....................................................................................................... 26 6.2.1 Attacker Modifiers ........................................................................................................... 27 6.2.2 Defender Modifiers ......................................................................................................... 28 4 6.2.3 Combat Odds .................................................................................................................. 28 6.2.4 Land Unit Retreat ............................................................................................................ 28 6.2.5 City Siege ....................................................................................................................... 29 7.0 Hex Action Buttons ..................................................................................................................... 30 7.1 Unload Land Unit from an Amphibious Fleet ............................................................................ 30 7.2 Strategic Bombardment ......................................................................................................... 30 7.2.1 Calculating Air Superiority Over a Hex .............................................................................. 31 7.3 Mulberry Harbor ..................................................................................................................... 31 7.4 Air Recon ............................................................................................................................... 31 8.0 Land Unit Action Buttons (Friendly Units) ..................................................................................... 32 8.1 Undo Movement ..................................................................................................................... 32 8.2 Unit Info ................................................................................................................................. 32 8.3 Assign Commander ................................................................................................................ 32 8.4 Replacements ........................................................................................................................ 34 8.5 Upgrade Level ........................................................................................................................ 34 8.6 Upgrade to Corps ................................................................................................................... 34 8.7 Strategic Movement ............................................................................................................... 34 8.8 Sea Transport ......................................................................................................................... 35 8.9 Amphibious Transport ............................................................................................................ 35 8.10 Paradrop .............................................................................................................................. 35 8.11 Rename Unit ........................................................................................................................ 36 8.12 Disband Unit ........................................................................................................................ 36 9.0 Land Unit Action Buttons (Enemy Units) ....................................................................................... 37 9.1 Air Strike ................................................................................................................................ 37 9.2 Shore Bombardment .............................................................................................................. 38 9.3 Nuclear Attack ....................................................................................................................... 39 10.0 Air Unit Action Buttons (Friendly Units) ...................................................................................... 40 10.1 Unit Info ............................................................................................................................... 40 10.2 Replacements ...................................................................................................................... 40 10.3 Upgrade Level ...................................................................................................................... 41 10.4 Upgrade to Air Army.............................................................................................................. 41 10.5 Rebase ................................................................................................................................ 41 10.6 Strategic Movement ............................................................................................................. 41 10.7 Rename Unit .......................................................................................................................