- 1 kilometer hexes, 2 hour turns, with a master map measuring approximately 180 by 200 kilometers. Over 3,500 units represent the German and Soviet forces in this Winter Offensive, mainly at battalion and company level.
- Players control tank, reconnaissance, artillery, infantry, engineer, antitank, flak, rocket, headquarters, and a wide variety of other specialized units.
- 29 historically based scenarios are included, with several "what-if" scenarios. There are several grand historical scenarios with the complete campaign lasting 200 turns.
- Rzhev '42 can be viewed and played in either 2d or 3d mode. A new "quick play" feature allows the computer AI's turn to resolve ten times the previous speed, allowing for much faster play.
-New
"storm" feature that can result in snow storms during the course
of the battle, which greatly affects the fighting ability of both sides
- Supports single person play against the computer, two-person hot-seat, two-person Play-By-E-Mail, and multiplayer network play over LANs and the Internet.
- Comes with Main Program, full-featured Scenario Editor, and Order of Battle Editor.
- Complete on-line Help documentation plus on-line printable documentation in Microsoft Word format.