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Actually you would need a 90 year old German. Allied soldiers were very prone t reporting any German AFV sighted as a Tiger. [:D]

I don't really understand the concern here - the main story is about Stalingrad and then there are a lot of additional hypothetical and what if scenarios some of which are based in the general Eastern Front, not specific to Stalingrad. This is a bonus for the player, not a problem.

People love to complain.

ORIGINAL: Hrothgar

People love to complain.

And/or too used to being gouged for content by other retailers.

Tiger 1 tanks were first used in Sept 1942 near Leningrad.
They were sent to the Don in Dec 1942.
While of course not "in" Stalingrad, they were in the theatre of operations covered by the battle.

If they weren't in the game, I'm sure the reverse thread would be here "Where are the Tigers!?"

I don't really understand the concern here -

Grogs, eh? We spend literally hundreds of hours of our lives building up a store of what really is useless knowledge. We're no more or less intelligent than our peers but we can see their faces adopt a smirk when we start spouting about the availablility of equipment on the Eastern front during WW2. We know they're not impressed by our knowledge. We might as well tell them that we believe in fairies.

Now, a game designer comes along with a wargamed titled 'Heroes of Stalingrad' and there's a Tiger tank in it. Look out!

This is a bonus for the player, not a problem.

Agreed, and I think most folks here appreciate the extended scope even if we're not posting about it.

Given that the campaign game puts you in the role of a company commander, the actual campaign is pretty irrelevant.

I'm happy there are Tigers and SS in the game. As soon as i figure out how to use the editor, these extra units will significantly widen the scope of any scenarios i decide to try and create. From the forests of Leningrad, to Stalingrad and the retreat through Ukraine in '43. It's all on the table now!

I just wish some cavalry units were added. I enjoyed the partisan scenarios so much, I'd love to create a campaign for a band of them, facing SS units, and those cavalry brigades that were roaming the hinterlands!

People love to complain.

None of these concerns are too grievous. I understand that people don't want ahistorical (sic)units in their campaign, and--with the exception of the totally optional campaign branches--there are none in HoS. There ARE Tigers, but not in the campaign. I hope everyone enjoys the game.

ORIGINAL: polarenper

I'm happy there are Tigers and SS in the game. As soon as i figure out how to use the editor, these extra units will significantly widen the scope of any scenarios i decide to try and create. From the forests of Leningrad, to Stalingrad and the retreat through Ukraine in '43. It's all on the table now!

I just wish some cavalry units were added. I enjoyed the partisan scenarios so much, I'd love to create a campaign for a band of them, facing SS units, and those cavalry brigades that were roaming the hinterlands!

Exactly. I hope they add the other Allies, Japan, more maps; Korea and the Spanish Civil War are both doable as well.

This game has tremendous potential.