In the winter of 1942, the Red Army fought valiantly to hold the
capital of Stalingrad against a seemingly unstoppable German
advance. At great cost and against all odds, the Soviets managed to
stop the fascist advance and began their counter attack with
Operations Uranus and Little Saturn. The success of this campaign
trapped the Wehrmacht’s Sixth Army in Stalingrad and won the Red
Army a victory that helped turn the tide of the entire war. Take
command of the Red Army in a series of scenarios, challenges and
battles based on this historic victory. Your strategic decisions
will lead the Soviets from the jaws of defeat to a crushing
victory.
Included in this DLC:
- Co-Op Scenario: Kalach Pincer KALACH, RUSSIA, USSR. November
1942, Operation Uranus is in full swing. Now, the massive pincer
prepares to close on the sleepy hamlet of Kalach-on-the-Don, some
70 kilometers west of Stalingrad.The Soviet 26th Tank Corps attacks
from the north, and the 4th Mechanized Corps approaches from the
south. Soviet forces must move rapidly to secure key locations and
resources about the town before mounting the final attack on the
vital bridge across the River Don.
- Solo Challenge: Tatsinskaya Raid TATSINSKAYA AIRFIELD, RUSSIA,
USSR. December 1942, Operation Little Saturn is under way to crush
the encircled German forces holding out in Stalingrad, but
Luftwaffe air support is keeping the trapped German Sixth Army well
supplied.The Red Army’s 24th Tank Corps is headed deep into enemy
territory. They must take the German airfield at Tatsinskaya and
destroy the aircraft there.
- Solo Challenge: Bridge Defense DON RIVER, RUSSIA, USSR.
November 1942, Forced to wait for air units to be ready, the Red
Army has had to delay Operation Uranus at the last minute.
Irregular and Partisan forces have already moved to secure a key
bridge across the Don River and must now hold out against
determined German attacks. The Red Army is on its way, but for now
the defenders are on their own.
- AI Battle: Winter Storm NEAR STALINGRAD, RUSSIA, USSR. December
1942, The Wehrmacht has launched Operation Winter Storm in an
attempt to relieve their Sixth Army in Stalingrad. Soviet forces
must block this attack to prevent the fascists from escaping the
city.
- AI Battle: Stalingrad Resistance STALINGRAD, RUSSIA, USSR.
October 1942, War has raged through the city of Stalingrad for over
a month now, reducing the city to blown out buildings and smoking
ruins. The Soviets defend the city inch by inch, all the while
looking to the skies as the German Luftwaffe drops bombs on any
target they can find.
- Co-Op AI Battle: Stalingrad Encirclement STALINGRAD, RUSSIA,
USSR. December 1942, Months of bloody close-quarter fighting have
led to a decisive turning point for control of Stalingrad. The
recently launched Operation Uranus has cut off most of the German
6th Army and left them surrounded in the city. With the German
forces now running dangerously low on supplies, the Red Army must
repulse a breakout attempt by the exhausted German forces.
System requirements
Minimum:
- OS: 32bit Vista
- Processor: 2Ghz Intel Core2 Duo or equivalent
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: 512MB Direct3D 10 capable video card (GeForce 8800 GT or Radeon HD 2900XT)
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 30 GB available space
Recommended:
- OS: 64bit
- Processor: 3Ghz Intel i5 quad core or equivalent
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: 1024 MB Direct3D 11 capable video card (GeForce GTX 470 or Radeon HD 5850)
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 30 GB available space