Dreadnoughts - WW II_ North Atlantic
Platform: Commodore 64
Gametype: Undefined
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Dreadnoughts allows you to recreate all of the surface naval actions of the early years of WWII in the North Atlantic. The game is designed to be played on both the strategic and tactical levels by one or two players. In the single player game you will command the German Navy and attempt to wrest control of the seas from the British Royal Navy. Over 40 major ships are represented. You can recreate a historical battle or a what if scenario. 

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Description from the packaging:

World War II Naval Combat in the North Atlantic. 

The first in a series of comprehensive computer naval wargames, Dreadnaughts allows you to recreate all of the surface naval actions of the early years of World War II in the North Atlantic. 

You will experience all of the action, tension and excitement of real naval combat in this computer simulation of war on the high seas. Designed to be played on both the strategic and tactical levels, you maneuver your task force over hi-resolution map of the North Atlantic to make contact with the enemy. You launch reconnaissance planes and use radar and visual search methods to find and bring your enemy to battle. When enemy ships come within gun range, tactical battle begins. The hi-res strategic map is replaced by a tactical combat display indicating the locations of each major ship, destroyer flotilla and convoy involved in the battle. 

The tactical combat mode is a very realistic simulation of naval surface combat. Everything is taken into account: each ship's speed, maneuverability, armor, number and type of each gun, rate of fire, the target's range and attitude and much more. 

Over forty major ships are represented: aircraft carriers, battleships, battlecruisers, heavy and light cruisers, destroyer flotillas and convoys. There are also rules for planes and searching. You can recreate a historical battle or create your own "what if" scenario. 

Dreadnaughts is a game for one or two players. In the single player game you will command the German Navy as you attempt to wrest control of the seas from the British Royal Navy. Or you can choose to engage a friend's task force in the two player version. 

Other features include: 

Detailed ship display. 
Realistic combat resolution. 
Search and attack aircraft. 
Strategic and Tactical levels. 
44 Major warships. 
Design your own scenarios. 

Bismarck Radar Display 

Current status report 
Bismarck location 
Prinz Eugen location 

Individual Ship Display 

Gun layout 
Super-structure and Hull Damage Status 
Gun types 
Ship's armor data 

Strategic Map Display 

Current Status Report 
Convoy routes 
Bismarck route thus far 

Complexity Level: 7 (on a scale of 1 (easy) to 10 (hard))
Playing Time: 1 to 2 hours


http://www.elisoftware.org/index.php?title=Dreadnoughts_(C64,_5_1/4%22_Disk)_Avalon_Hill_-_1985_USA,_Canada_Release
