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These Chapters, in turn, feature smaller scale random (i.e. fictional) and historical battles. Random maps present an opportunity for the player to win upgrades for his side as depicted in the map description. Depending on the random map selected, the player may potentially bolster his forces with either artillery units or armored units.

Each player starts with 'core units'. These named units would be the same personnel accompanying the player throughout the chosen Campaign and may gain rank and experience as the player progresses from one Chapter to the other. The player initially starts off with 3 armored core units and 3 artillery core units and would eventually gain command of six core units of each category in later Chapters. Core units gaining rank would perform better in combat, with artillery personnel being more accurate in their shots and tank crews doing likewise.

The game has relatively low end system requirements considering its graphics and capabilities.

Strategy

Because of the dismissal of base-building and unit spawning, strategy is a key ingredient of overall game play. Sending out all units at once will most likely end in the massacre of the fore said army. The timing, unit locations, artillery and air support and much more are key to victory. For example:

• Bombarding the enemy with artillery will knock out key anti-tank and anti-infantry obstacles, but may also expose said artillery to enemy Counter-battery fire.

• Immobilizing enemy vehicles requires flanking and correct timing.

• When defending, mines and Czech hedgehogs must be placed in strategic positions in the time window allocated before the enemy attack.

• The precise location and use of land mines, trenches and barbed wire fencing is important when defending the perimeter of a built up area.

• Air support offers help from Paratroopers, Reconnaissance, Heavy bombers, Close air support (mainly Dive bombers) and Fighter aircraft.

Add-ons

There are three official expansions of the original Blitzkrieg to date, all three were developed by La Plata Studios (Germany) in collaboration with Nival Interactive, the developer of the original Blitzkrieg game. They are published and distributed by CDV Interactive. The base game Blitzkrieg was released together with its three expansions as Blitzkrieg Anthology.

Blitzkrieg: Burning Horizon follows the footsteps of General Erwin Rommel starting from the crossing of the Ardennes to the battles of the Afrika Korps and continuing to the last struggle of German resistance in occupied France. It also includes a new nation, Japan, with unique new units and weaponry (Belgium is also added, in single player only as an enemy), as well as 8 brand new single player missions, in which battles rage in many different countries and islands, from the Pacific island of Papua New Guinea to the jungles of Burma and Singapore and the deserts of Northern Africa and much more. It also includes over 56 new and improved units, including tanks, aircraft, squads, and artillery.

Blitzkrieg: Rolling Thunder traces the career of General George S. Patton during World War II ranging from the deserts of North Africa to the snowy forests of the Ardennes.

Blitzkrieg: Iron Division (also known as Green Devils) , an expansion that requires Blitzkrieg and Rolling Thunder in order to play. Unlike the first two expansions, it is not a full campaign, but a set of 4 custom missions. It follows 9th panzer division's actions in France, Eastern front and Normandy. It also includes Blitzkrieg's 1st airborne campaign called Eagles as well as a few new units and a new campaign: Tank School.