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  This title is out of print and no longer available from HPS.  The information on this page is provided for reference only.   Click here to download the latest free update patch.

Panthers in the Shadows

 

Like its companion game, Tigers on the Prowl 2, Panthers in the Shadows uses the most detailed and accurate simulation of tactical combat ever made for the civilian market.

 

 

"...the Panthers/Tigers system is, more than likely, the best serious study of WWII ground tactical combat that will be produced."
-WARGAMER'S MONTHLY, OCT 95

 

 

"one of the most uncompromisingly hard-core wargames on the market"

-COMPUTER GAMING WORLD, NOV 95

 

All Time Hall of Fame: WARGAMER'S MONTHLY, Inducted 1996

 


 

 

Pits Action.gif (16009 bytes) Panthers in the Shadows is a WWII simulation covering combat in Western Europe, the Mediterranean and North Africa from 1939 to 1945. This tactical level simulation features over 1500 weapon systems, 500 guns and hundreds of unit type and formations. Every armored vehicle and ground attack aircraft that was used or might have fought during WWII in Western Europe or the Mediterranean is present. Losses are taken by individual vehicles for armor units and man-by-man for personnel units. The scale is platoon/section, with a time scale of 1 minute per turn and 100 meters per hex. Panthers in the Shadows is identical in use and operation as its sister simulation Tigers on the Prowl.

 

Panthers in the Shadows (PS) includes unprecedented detail for all weapons systems from the United States, British Commonwealth, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany and Italy. Players can play against each other either face to face, by PBEM (Play by Email), or against a computer AI.

But warfare is not just about weapons and PS simulates the human aspect of war including:
bulletDetailed Command and Control
bulletUnit morale and willingness to fight affected by casualties, the perceived status of nearby units, weather, fatigue and more.
bulletNational characteristics including training, experience, and willingness to take casualties

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Panthers in the Shadows Features:
Comprehensive Artillery capabilities including:
-Indirect and Direct fire
-Counterbattery Fire
-Rolling Barrage Fire
-VT and Phosphorus Shells
-Smoke and Illumination Rounds
-Off Shore Naval Bombardment
-Carpet Bombing
Fortification and Engineering functions including:
-Minefields
-3 Levels of Improved positions
-Pillboxes & Casemates
-Obstacles like dragon teeth, tank ditches, abatis, barricades and others
-Mine Clearing and Bridge Demolition
-Flail, Dozer, and Mine Roller Tanks

 

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And Much More:
-Weather and Ground Conditions
-Forest and Town Fires
-Dud and Jammed Rounds
-Vehicle Breakdown
-Dust, temperature, light and wind effects
-Airdrops and Glider landings
-Amphibious Assaults
-Tactical Airstrikes
-Over a dozen ammunition types
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Hit probability and armor penetration for every single round of ammunition fired determined "on the fly" using actual ballistic calculations.

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Detailed Line-of-Sight (LOS) calculations and hidden unit status.

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Combat results can be displayed round by round.

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Easy to use interface with "Staff Officer" menu to keep you informed and make the decision and order process simple

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Information on every unit is at your fingertips

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Detailed Battle Results

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Create your own scenarios and select weaponry from huge database

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Units can be displayed as with military symbols or as graphic icons

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Maps created from actual military topographic maps can be matched with terrain palettes to depict ground conditions

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Scenarios Included with Panthers in the Shadows:
bulletINTRODUCTORY (HYPOTHETICAL)
bulletSNIPE, El Alamein, October 1942
bulletOMAHA BEACH: 6 June, 1944
bulletAUTHIE, France, June, 1944
bulletJUVELIZE, France, September, 1944
bulletARRACOURT, France, September, 1944
bulletSCHMIDT, Germany, November 1944
bulletSINGLING, France December 1944
bulletTEAM DESOBRY, Belgium, December 1944.

Players can easily create new battles using the built-in Scenario Editor and the 18 maps included. 


 

Additional user-created scenarios and maps are available for downloading.

Historical Campaigns which include 10 linked battles are available from HPS for $15.00 each.

New maps can be created using the Map Editor Program available from HPS for $15.00.

 

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

IBM-compatible 386/16 PC or higher
VGA graphics or better
580k free RAM
1 MB high memory
4 MB hard disk space
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