5th Fleet (DOS)

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Description

The 5th Fleet is a hex-based strategical wargame based on the board game 5th Fleet. The game is designed for two players which both take the side of a war party - in matches of a larger scale one war party can include several different countries. The gameplay is strictly turn-based and every day is divided into six rounds (three for each player). Every turn is divided into three phases: submarines, ships and aircraft.

During the phases the players use two different map screens for their planning: the strategic map shows the whole operational zone divided into several areas and the tactical map offers a closer look over one area. The basic orders the players have to give are moving (marking a unit and choosing the goal hex) and attacking (choosing which weapon is used on what target). During longer matches it is also important to take care of replenishment. While naval units have to be moved on the tactical map the players can use the strategic map to plan aircraft movement. As usual for these kind of games everything is represented with abstract symbols on the map.

In single player the game features ten scenarios set in the Indian Ocean or the Persian Gulf with increasing difficulty. There the player takes the role of the American fleet and mostly fights against Russia.

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• Board game translations

User Reviews

Another horrible War game with little tolerance for newb's

William Shawn McDonie (1180)

Critic Reviews

Coming Soon Magazine	Feb, 1995	89 out of 100	89
PC Gamer	Feb, 1995	85 out of 100	85
Secret Service / New S Service	Mar, 1995	320 out of 400	80
High Score	Apr, 1995	4 out of 5	80
Computer Gaming World (CGW)	Feb, 1995		80
Play Time	Apr, 1995	63 out of 100	63
PC Games (Germany)	Apr, 1995	50 out of 100	50
PC Player (Germany)	Apr, 1995	47 out of 100	47
Power Play	Jan, 1995	40 out of 100	40
PC Joker	Dec, 1994	26 out of 100	26

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Related Web Sites

• 5th Fleet Unofficial Support Page (Contains a lot of information on the game (even music files) including how to install and get it to run. Separate pages on playing it on various Windows systems.)