M1 Tank Platoon

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Description

A very encompassing game that allowed players to issue orders to Tanks, AA units, Aircraft, Artillery and Infantry in a campaign against Warsaw Pact units in Europe, while specifically controlling a platoon of 4 M1 tanks. The player could jump into the position of the driver, gunner or commander of any of the tanks to view the world from a 1st person perspective, or work from a tactical map to command all his forces. Characters in the M1 platoon actually increased in skill as they survived battles.

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Alternate Titles

• "M-1 Tank Platoon" -- Alternate spelling

Part of the Following Groups

• M1 Tank Platoon series
• Tank: M1 Abrams

User Reviews

The war that wasn't	DOS	Neville (3003)
An underappreciated classic with innovations that were way ahead of its time.	DOS	Afterburner (496)
Revolutionary!	DOS	B Jones (14)
Clang	DOS	Ashley Pomeroy (233)

Critic Reviews

Raze	Amiga	Jan, 1991	91 out of 100	91
Play Time	Atari ST	Apr, 1991	90 out of 100	90
Computer and Video Games (CVG)	DOS	Nov, 1989	87 out of 100	87
ST Action	Atari ST	Mar, 1993	85 out of 100	85
ST Format	Atari ST	Dec, 1990	84 out of 100	84
Power Play	DOS	Oct, 1989	83 out of 100	83
Computer Gaming World (CGW)	Atari ST	Jun, 1991		80
Power Play	Amiga	Dec, 1990	80 out of 100	80
ASM (Aktueller Software Markt)	Amiga	Nov, 1990	8.4 out of 12	70
Computer Gaming World (CGW)	DOS	Dec, 1989	Unscored	Unscored

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Trivia

Graphics

Around Desert Storm, MicroProse released a "bundle" called "Allied Forces, which contains Gunship and M1 Tank Platoon, but with a patch to make the terrain yellow/brown like Kuwait instead of the "green" of Europe.

Troops

You don't just control your own platoon of 4 tanks. Sometimes additional forces will be assigned to you, anything from infantry (Bradley IFVs and M-113 APCs) and missile carriers (ITV-improved TOW vehicle) to A-10 or helicopter support. Sometimes you may even see some M-60 tanks assigned to you! Artillery is also available on call depending on what's available (HE, smoke, etc.).

Awards

• Amiga Joker
  • Issue 01/1991 – #5 Best Simulation Game in 1990
• Computer Gaming World
  • November 1991 (Issue #88) – Introduced into the Hall of Fame
  • September 1990 (Issue #74) - Simulation Game of the Year
  • November 1996 (15th anniversary issue) - #32 in the “150 Best Games of All Time” list
• EMAP
  • Golden Joystick Rewards 1990: Winner Best Simulation.
• Power Play
  • Issue 01/1990 - #2 Best Simuation in 1989

Information also contributed by Adam Baratz and PCGamer77