Description
A modern naval battle simulator based on
Larry Bond's popular
Harpoon board-game from 1980. The game features 13 possible Cold War scenarios, each of which can be affected by multiple factors.
You can choose from an authentic arsenal of over 100 Soviet and NATO weapons. Use sensors, radars and sonar to track enemy ships. Crucial information on capabilities can be checked from the informative database.
Several Battleset data disks and
a Scenario editor were later released.
Alternate Titles
- "GIUK Battleset" -- Abbreviated battleset title
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Author
Tom Clancy used
Harpoon while writing
The Hunt for Red October, published in 1984. Clancy later teamed up with
Larry Bond writing
Red Storm Rising, published in 1986. The game was used to model many of the naval battles depicted in the book.
Origins
Larry Bond first created
Harpoon in 1980 as a miniatures game. Bond was a serving officer in the U.S. Navy at the time.
Awards
The game was rated #40 overall among the “150 Best Games of All Time” by Computer Gaming World Magazine (15th Anniversary Issue--November 1996).
