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Squad Leader Producer Andy Mazurek
By Jim Cobb

Cobb: We know the game will be tactical but how many units (squads or teams) will be depicted? How large will the battle field be?

Mazurek: Most missions have the player controlling 2 or 3 five-man squads with 2 or 3 individual specialist. There are some missions where the player will have more squads and some where they will have less.

Enemies generally equal the number of player soldiers however there are some missions where the player is outnumbered and really needs to be on his/her toes to succeed.

Currently the largest map can be 100 cells on side. This equates to about 180-200 yards on a side.

The player can map smaller maps but the smallest game map is about 40 cells on a side. This equates to about 70yards on a side

Cobb: Will there be off-board assets? If so, what?

Mazurek: Off bard assets are limited to artillery support.

Cobb: What theaters of operation, nationalities and timeframes will be depicted?

Mazurek: The Game depicts the Western European Theater of operations.

We have the British (the British Paratroopers and the British Army), German (Wehrmacht and the Grenadier) and American units.

I would like to do add-ons to the computer Squad Leader in the same manner that the boardgame Squad Leader employed. I would like to add the Russians, French and Italians. Then work on an additional pack that would have the Fins, Poles, Greeks, Romanians, Hungarians, Low Countries, Canadians, etc. Eventually this would lead to an expansion that added the Japanese, Chinese, US Marines, Australians, New Zealanders, Burmese, Indians…

The game time frame begins 6.4.44 with the American invasion of Normandy and really ends with the German Bulge campaign in January 1945. But the player can make missions/campaigns for Squad Leader that can go right up to the end of the war.

Cobb: How many weapons will be modeled

Mazurek: So far we have the following weapons:

Colt M1911A1, .45 Webley Mk6, .455 Luger P-08, 9mm Walther P38, 9mm Panzerfaust 60 – German Thompson M1A1, .45 American M3A1 'Grease Gun', .45 M1 Carbine, .30 M1 Garand, 30'06 Springfield M1903A4 30'06 sniper Sten Mk V, 9mm Thompson M1A1, .45 – British Enfield #4 Mk1, .303 Enfield #4 Sniper, .303 sniper MP40 'Schmeisser', 9mm MP43/Stg44 7.92mm Kurz Kar 98k 7.92mm Mauser Gew 43 7.92mm Mauser sniper BAR M1918A2, 30'06 M1919A6, 30'06 Machine Gun with 50rnd belt M9A1 'Bazooka' M2-2 Flamethrower Bren Mk1, .303 PIAT, Rocket Launcher PIAT HC Rocket PIAT HE Rocket PIAT Smoke Rocket MkII 'Lifebuoy' Flamethrower

MG34-L, 7.92mm Mauser Machine Gun with 50rnd belt. RPB54 'Panzerschreck' 88mm Flamenwurfer M42 M1919A4, 30'06 Machine Gun with 50rnd belt M2, 60mm Mortar 60mm HE round 60mm WP round M2 mortar 60mm Smoke round M2 mortar Vickers Mk1, .303 Machine Gun with 50rnd belt MkII, 3" Mortar 3" HE round MKII mortar round 3" Smoke round MKII mortar MG42-H, 7.92mm Mauser Machine Gun with 50rnd belt KG42, 81mm Mortar 81mm HE round KG42 mortar 81mm Smoke round KG42 mortar M2 'Pineapple' Grenade- American MkA3 Grenade – American M15 Grenade – American HC AN-M8 Grenade – American Satchel Charge – American Demo Charge – American 36M Grenade – British MkA3 Grenade – British HC AN-M8 Grenade British Satchel Charge – British Demo Charge – British Gr 24 Grenade German M39 'Egg' Grenade German Nb 39 Grenade German Satchel Charge – German Demo Charge - German

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