Panzer Strategy News

General! Our ever-vigilant intelligence service has prepared a news update, for your eyes only!
Here are all of our spy’s key findings.

[h2]SM: Fight for Freedom Demo update[/h2]

We plan to release the updated Demo for the upcoming Strategic Mind: Fight for Freedom on 8 May - Victory in Europe Day. It is a tough call, as we are still finalizing all the stuff before release, but we will do our best to provide the Demo on 8 May. It will include the first operation of both the United Kingdom and United States.

We are also hard at work in preparations for the 21 May Strategic Mind: Fight for Freedom full release. Will keep you updated on our progress.

[h2]Starni Games newsletter feedback[/h2]

Last week we started our newsletter and we are very excited by all the positive feedback. We have got a bunch of emails with your ideas and suggestions, replied and took them into consideration. We are also very thankful for the words of support.

This week we are preparing a special email that will tell the story of Oleksandr joining the team in 2018 and everything that has happened since from his personal perspective. Well, not everything will fit in one email, but you will receive the beginning of his diary.

If you have not heard about the newsletter before - you can join any time to receive extra goodies like a set of wallpapers and learn inside information:

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[h2]Last week recap[/h2]

[h3]Strategic Mind Series Update and More[/h3]

Look through the previous weekly report, if you have not seen it yet and want to catch up:

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1381850/view/3077623826472042078

[h3]"The great Third Army and a son-of-a-goddamned-bitch named George Patton!" (c)[/h3]

George S. Patton does not require a long presentation - just come and see him:

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1381850/view/3118154955739340507

[h3]Weekly Feature #6: Overwatch[/h3]

In this episode we tackle the most pesky mechanic in the game:

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1381850/view/3077624460514205398

[h3]Units in Fight for Freedom #18: American Jet Fighters - P-80 Shooting Star[/h3]

Now it gets the chance to fight in 1946:

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1381850/view/3077623826474832380

[h3]Major update for all previous titles in the Strategic Mind series[/h3]

We keep all previous games up to date with Fight for Freedom changes:

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1200330/view/3065239561545517347

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Hello, Generals!

The Strategic Mind series 2 years Anniversary celebration continues. Just yesterday we have released an update for all three released games of the Strategic Mind series: The Pacific, Blitzkrieg, and Spectre of Communism.

Today we launch the Starni Games newsletter in which we would share exclusive development details, hottest studio news, and special content, such as collector wallpapers' packs. All content in the newsletter will be tailor-made and not repeat our posts in any other media.

Subscribe to our newsletter right now to get an official Strategic Mind series wallpapers' pack for your PC. The pack has wallpapers with all the main characters of the series and the most iconic units of every campaign. Wallpapers are available in both 4K and 2K:

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Do not worry if you have already subscribed before - you also receive all the letters. Please, check your Promotions folder, as the first emails might end up there. In case you do not get a letter within the next few days - please reach out to us at [email protected], and we will sort it out.

Have a good weekend!

Starni Games team

In mid-1943 when the Germans were already making impressive progress on their jet fighters. Still far from fully operational, the new machines showed great promise - and posed a massive threat: it was clear that whoever mastered the turbojet technology first would come to dominate the skies.

The U.S. War Department issued a call to action, and Lockheed’s Clarence Johnson answered. After countless hours of exhausting overtime, under strictest secrecy and dictatorial discipline, Johnson’s hand-picked crew created the prototype for P-80 “Shooting Star” - the first American jet fighter.

[h2]P-80A[/h2]
Slick futuristic silhouette, potential speed up to 600 mph/965 kph (living up to its nickname), and six .50-caliber machine guns - P-80A, the first mass-produced model, was both the beauty and the beast. Sadly, the jet was developed too late to see any frontline combat in WWII, but just in time for the wars to come.



[h2]P-80B[/h2]
The next variant, P-80B, had a better engine, thicker armor and could carry unguided missiles. It was the terror of the early stages of the Korean War.



[h2]Shooting Star in Fight for Freedom[/h2]
All jet fighters in Strategic Mind - the German Me-262, the Soviet MiG-9, the British Gloster Meteor, and finally the US P-80A and P-80B are far superior to all previous non-jet models. So, they provide a very solid boost to your air force capabilities.



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Hello guys! Today, we will explain how the Overwatch mechanic works in the Strategic Mind series. This is one of the key combat mechanics, and arguably the one that brings the most woe to all the players. We have heard a lot of feedback on it over the years and made some adjustments over the course of Strategic Mind series development. It is the most frustrating if you are not aware of the ways to counter this mechanic - as in that case it could be truly devastating to your war effort. So, today we will have a look at how to deal with the enemy Overwatch effectively.

[h2]About the Weekly feature series[/h2]
The Strategic Mind series has a quite sophisticated set of core mechanics, some of which are a novelty for the genre, for example, the supply system. The upside is that the game has lots to explore even for seasoned wargame veterans and offers everyone a new experience. The downside is that oftentimes the players lack the time to master all the core mechanics, especially after a hard working week, when you want to spend more time with your family during the weekend.

We have decided to start a new series of short tutorial videos called Weekly feature. In this series, we will have a closer look at one core mechanic at a time. We hope that it will help the new players to grasp the game faster, and the veteran players to learn a couple of new tricks. For example, we will explain in more detail the Surrender mechanic or the damage calculation rules. It should be especially helpful to the players who are new to the wargame genre.

[h2]Watch the previous episodes of the Weekly Feature:[/h2]

• Weekly Feature #1: Overstrength
• Weekly Feature #2: Lethal vs Nonlethal
  Damage
• Weekly Feature #3: Reinforcement
• Weekly Feature #4: Close Combat & Close Quarters
• Weekly feature #5: Zone of Control

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If the video was helpful for you - let us know in the comments here or on YouTube and leave a "like". You could also subscribe to our YouTube channel to make sure you do not miss the next episodes. Also, if you want to ask us some additional questions about the mechanics - you are most welcome!

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Few generals have a record so varied and storied as George Patton did - fewer still have such a good time doing it. That isn’t to say he was a warmonger - more likely, he considered war simply the most prestigious and the most masculine of sports. And when it came to sports, it was Patton’s belief that
“Americans love a winner and will not tolerate a loser. Americans play to win all the time.”

George Smith Patton Jr. was born in 1885 to a well-off family of a career soldier, and never considered being anything other than a military man. His record from West Point indicates as much — excellent performance in all things military. Including fencing, down to designing a new kind of cavalry sabre.

After Patton's first combat during the Mexican Revolution, he acquired a taste for it, and in WWI led a tank unit during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. His steely resolve is encapsulated in the simple note he left in his diary on the eve of the battle: “Will start soon.”



After the Great War, Patton became a large proponent of developing an armored warfare doctrine. He helped establish the US Armored Corps, taking cues from both the French and the Germans, and went down in history as one of the most successful armored commanders of all time. That isn’t to say serving with General Patton was easy on the best of days. He was a demanding disciplinarian, and a proponent of quick and aggressive action, nor did he pick his words very carefully. The grunts loved him for it, even if they knew he’d push them to the limit of their ability, but the HIgh Command considered him a time bomb. And several times, it did go off.

Patton often lacked subtlety, and he was by no means a unique case in the Allied Army. His frequent clashes with Montgomery, and their constant one-upmanship was a cause of many headaches in the High Command, and for Supreme Commander Eisenhower in particular. President Truman once wrote,

“Don’t see how a country can produce such men as Robert E. Lee, John J. Pershing, Eisenhower and Bradley and at the same time produce Custers, Pattons and MacArthurs.”



General Patton was also notorious for his dislike for Russians, describing them unfavorably after every single encounter with them. It was Patton’s belief that with Germany demilitarized and shared with the Soviets, and the US Army shrinking during peacetime, the Communist takeover of Europe was only a matter of time.

“Now the horrors of peace, pacifism and unions will have unlimited sway,” he wrote. “I wish I were young enough to fight in the next [war].”

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