Landkreuzer P. 1000 Ratte prototype tank model in Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg.
Those of you who played Strategic Mind: The Pacific may know that even though our games are very thorough in terms of history, we like to add the possibility to explore some “what if” situations and add some prototype units where possible. For example, the Japanese campaign featured three “what if” scenarios and some rare or prototype units, like unfinished historically Super-Yamato (or A-150) class battleship with 510 mm guns.
In Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg we decided to follow the same track and add a couple of prototype units. One of them being the famous Landkreuzer P. 1000 Ratte tank - a 1000 ton (no mistake here, mind you) tank! Konigstiger (Tiger II), for example, had a weight of 70 tons. (And the rest of the tanks of that time fell in between 20 and 70 tons) This unimaginable monstrosity was not only heavy - it has the height of a 5-story building.
Armed with two 280 mm battleship guns borrowed from the Scharnhorst class battleships, it would have been a terrible force on the battlefield. And that is not all, as its secondary armament included one 128 mm anti-tank gun, eight 20 mm AA guns and two AA autocannons.
Additionally, just when you thought that this unwieldy thing must be stationary, it must be said that this “tank” was supposed to move at a 40 km/h speed.
To reflect all of its marvelous parameters in the actual gameplay we had to implement it in the following ways:
- There can be only one Ratte unit. (Otherwise, the game would be too easy)
- The speed of 40 km/hour means average tank speed of the time, so it has 6 Move points.
- Different guns mean that it is modular (like all ships in Strategic Mind), and its different parts have their own HP etc. (It has Main gun, Second gun, AA gun, Engine/Tracks, Hull and an Infantry squad)
- It has Hull HP of 20 (like a heavy cruiser would)
- Due to its very large size, it has to occupy 6 hexes at once. (Just look at this screenshot!) So make way for Ratte!
- Its 280 mm guns have a 6 hexes firing range. (Like the Scharnhorst class battleships)
- It also has several innate abilities that make him stand out from other tanks, namely:
- “Superheavy armor” - all attacks against Ratter deal 0 damage.
- “Scary as hell” - makes all enemy units that have Ratte within their Spotting range retreat instantly.
- “The roads are where I go” - if Ratte enters a hex - it becomes a road.
- “Big guns” - all Ratte attacks instantly evaporate enemies.
- “Squash them!” - when a Ratte enters hex with another unit, no matter allied or enemy, that unit is destroyed instantly.
- “The Great Leveller” - when a Ratte enters a City hex, this hex becomes Clear instead.
- “On a humorous note” - if you launch the game on the 1 April date, the Ratte disappears making fun of you.
Stay tuned for more information about new content and game development progress.
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With best regards
Starni Games development team