Order of Battle: Kriegsmarine

By Jeffery Renaud @ The Wargamer

Kriegsmarine is the latest expansion to Artistocrats’/Matrix Game’s Order of Battle: World War II (OoB) series, not surprisingly taking the setting to the high seas as – surprise! – Germany in WWII. Not that the game has heretofore lacked a naval aspect; indeed, it could be argued that, in a Second World War game that features a U.S. Pacific setting and U.S. Marines, not to mention their Japanese opponents, it could hardly avoid introducing navies before this iteration. Thus, one may wonder just what this expansion adds – but as it happens, that’s what we at Wargamer are here to tell you, Dear Reader!

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In Order of Battle: Kriegsmarine you’ll brave heavy enemy fire while at the lead of powerful battleships and cruisers – true beasts of steel! You will command silent predators, marvels of German engineering, the U-Boots, in their lethal hunt for Allied convoys. You will build and employ massive new Carriers, platforms from where to launch your newest aircraft, and gain a devastating edge over your enemies.

Kriegsmarine is all of this, and more. Your efforts will decide the fate of the war. Are you up to the task?

The new DLC for the Order of Battle series releases today on our store and on Steam. It features the exploits of the Kriegsmarine, the German Navy, in its effort to fight Allied supremacy at sea. It adds many new units, and it presents players with the intriguing possibility of exploring “what-if” scenarios: what if Germany had developed, built and deployed aircraft carriers? What if Germany had fully executed Plan Z and built the next-generation battleships? You have the choice.

That’s not all! Kriegsmarine is accompanied by several new features which have an effect on naval gameplay in general: new mechanics such as fire efficiency and hit avoidance, new submarine rules, primary and secondary guns for ships, new unit types, a first look at the Skirmish mode, and more! It is truly a massive update.

And if you’re still unconvinced, we’ll stream the game tomorrow on our Twitch channel!

So what are you waiting for? Get Kriegsmarine now, and give us your feedback on the forum!

Watch the new Order of Battle: Kriegsmarine Gameplay trailer HERE.

Learn more about Order of Battle: Kriegsmarine at the games official webpage.

Order of Battle: Kriegsmarine is the upcoming, newest expansion for the Order of Battle series, and it’s coming out on April 20th!

It features the German Navy in a series of exciting and hard-fought battles. It innovates the naval gameplay of the base game decisively, adding plenty new units as well as several new mechanics and features, including new rules for submarines – naval warfare in Order of Battle has never been deeper!

Watch the Order of Battle: Kriegsmarine release date announcement trailer here.

Learn more about Order of Battle: Kriegsmarine at the games official webpage.

Kriegsmarine is the upcoming DLC for the Order of Battle series and it covers the German Navy’s efforts to challenge Allied superiority at sea. From the shores of the Baltic to the deep waters of the Atlantic Ocean, you will lead a smaller varied fleet of destroyers, cruisers and battleships, submarines, seaplanes tenders and carriers, as well as Marines units specialized in amphibious assaults.

This DLC marks, of course, a return to naval mechanics. The team has put a lot of focus in expanding the naval aspects of the series with Kriegsmarine, and to best represent naval warfare they implemented several new features. Let’s look at them, shall we?

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Today we have decided to take a more in-depth look at the next DLC in the Order of Battle series: Kriegsmarine.

Why the Kriegsmarine?

Well, mostly three reasons.

First, the upcoming Skirmish Mode has several naval maps available. By giving Germany an extensive roster of naval units, the nation can be also used on these types of maps.

Second, we haven’t had meaningful naval combat in any campaign since the release of the original Pacific War content. The Kriegsmarine DLC allows us to revisit this aspect of the game and gives us the opportunity to tweak and add gameplay mechanics to make naval warfare even more exciting.

Third… very few strategy games cover the Kriegsmarine in an extensive way. While its historical role was fairly small in comparison to the air and land battles waged by Germany, it none the less allows us to add a lot of exciting new units, scenarios and features to the game. It is an incredibly fascinating subject, and we felt it’d make for a unique and original DLC.

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Order of Battle returns to its roots with this DLC and it expands to the icy waters of the North Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, pitting the Kriegsmarine against the might of the Royal Navy and its allies.

Order of Battle: Kriegsmarine features a subject rarely touched upon by other games and never with such level of detail: you will follow the German navy in its years-long campaign to challenge the Allied supremacy of the sea.

This will put you in situations which you’ve never faced before in the Order of Battle series. You will fight as the underdog and support land operations, perform convoy-raiding missions, lure enemy ships into deadly ambushes and make extensive use of submarines. Fight through historical and what-if scenarios alike and demonstrate you are the real master of the seas!

The game will feature iconic ships such as the Bismarck and the Scharnhorst, introduces a wide range of submarines, naval bombers, flying boats, gun boats, destroyers, cruisers, and it’ll be even possible to make use of the Graf Zeppelin carrier!

Kriegsmarine will start its beta soon. We are looking for willing and active beta testers to help us finding bugs and give us suggestions. We need your help, so if you’re interested click here and join the beta.

This beta will also be the first testing phase of the new skirmish mode, a much-anticipated feature in Order of Battle.

Learn more about Order of Battle: Kriegsmarine at the games official webpage.