The ''Armored Task Force'' is a computer

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developed by

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and published by Shrapnel Games in 2002. The lead developer was

Pat Proctor Pat Proctor is a Kansas State Representative, representing the 41st House District (Fort Leavenworth and Leavenworth, Kansas). He was first elected in November 2020. Pat Proctor is also a retired United States Army colonel from Indiana, upon ...

, the founder of

Gameplay

The game is a combat simulation that includes four campaigns in the following settings: *

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, California. * The

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, California. * A hypothetical World War III in the

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. *A fictional war in Iraq (the game was created before

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). The gameplay framework was built on the real-time gameplay of its predecessor,

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. The game has an AI and hierarchy system that allows players to command their forces, from individual vehicles to larger units. The game engine for Armored Task Force inspired a series of ProSIM games, including ''The Falklands War: 1982'', ''Raging: The Second Korean War'', and ''The Star and the Crescent''.

References

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