Armored Task Force Explained

The Armored Task Force is a computer wargame developed by ProSIM Company and published by Shrapnel Games in 2002.^[1] The lead developer was Pat Proctor, the founder of ProSIM Company.

Gameplay

The game is a combat simulation that includes four campaigns in the following settings:

• Death Valley, California.
• The National Training Center in Fort Irwin, California.
• A hypothetical World War III in the Fulda Gap.
• A fictional war in Iraq (the game was created before Operation Iraqi Freedom).

The gameplay framework was built on the real-time gameplay of its predecessor, BCT Commander.^[2] The game has an AI and hierarchy system that allows players to command their forces, from individual vehicles to larger units.

The game engine for Armored Task Force inspired a series of ProSIM games, including The Falklands War: 1982, ^{[3] [4]} Raging: The Second Korean War,^{[5] [6]} and The Star and the Crescent.^{[7] [8]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: ATF: Armored Task Force . 2022-08-15 . IGN . en.
2. Web site: ATF: Armored Task Force . Shrapnel Games (ATF: Armored Task Force).
3. Web site: The Falklands War: 1982 - PC game . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090413071532/http://pc.gamezone.com/gamesell/p23453.htm . April 13, 2009 . July 25, 2009.
4. Web site: The Falklands War: 1982 . 2022-06-02 . www.shrapnelgames.com.
5. Web site: Wargame News . 2009-07-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091123125844/http://www.strategypage.com/wargames/articles_news/wargame_news_20055170.asp . 2009-11-23 . dead .
6. Web site: Raging Tiger: The Second Korean War . 2022-06-02 . www.shrapnelgames.com.
7. http://www.brothersoft.com/the-star-and-the-crescent-246975.html The Star and the Crescent
8. Web site: The Star and the Crescent . 2022-06-02 . www.shrapnelgames.com.