[OFP] Platoon Commander by General Barron

Platoon Commander by General Barron

Mission details

Type Single Player
Player side West
Island Everon
Time of Day Mixed
Weather Cloudy
Filesize 5.23MB

Mission requirements

Game OFP v 1.75
Addons  
8/10

Overview - 9
Briefing - 9
Camera - 8
Scripting - 8

User rating

4.5/5


Added
08 May 2009

Views
2263

Downloads
710

Comments
0

Summary

Lead your platoon of 34 men and ambush a Soviet convoy. You will be outnumbered 3 to 1, with no armor; no air support. The only thing you've got going for you is the element of surprise, the ferocity of the Marines under your command, and your strategic thinking. It would be wise to make the most out of each. It will take sharp shooting as well as sharp thinking to complete your mission and bring back your men alive.

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Review by Anmac

Overview

A good eye for detail.

Intro

A short intro showing Saint Pierre being hammered from sea was nice and easy to make. But, sometimes custom music can make all the difference.

Briefing

Information? More than you can poke a stick at. For all those detail junkies out there, this is the mission for you. Get all the background intel you'll need and more. So far, everything looks promising. The quality level is very high.

Mission

The Russians have a convoy heading for Saint Pierre. Your job is to smash it + the troops + the tanks + the BMPs that are with it. Basically set up an ambush.

Commanding your squad, for most of us, is fun. Commanding – in a limited way – several squads sounded like fun and hard work at the same time. The command interface is your radio. By limiting the commands the author has kept things easy to use. But, it’s also somewhat tedious. To move a squad you call them to your position. Therefore to get all squads in position you have to run all over the map. Thank the OFP gods for x4 speed.

Once in position you radio all troops to dig-in. Time skips forward 3 hours and the convoy is close. Now it’s time to see if your squad possies are any good. When you feel it’s time, radio to open fire. I missed this the first time around and most teams got nailed. :(

Special

The scripting appears to be well done and in copious supply. However, it would have been nice if the AI had their binoculars removed.

Overall

(Review Date: May 2003) If you like a challenge start downloading now. Otherwise move along boy, only men allowed in here.


Is this a short mission? No.
Is this an easy mission? No.
Is this a fun mission? YES!


 
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