Iron Warriors: T - 72 Tank Command

good game if you like tanks

You can not remap the controls. Mouse is practically not used, turret turn is keyboard bound.
Tank crew absolutely will not listen and you often find the driver gassing it, internally proclaiming 'Oh what a lovely day!'

It's an immediate flashback to ArmA1(OFP), minus any kind of interesting narrative or variety in mission design.
If you're in for some good ol'fashioned sortie with immersive weighty navigation and combat. And the novelty of mastering an alien control scheme is appealing to you..

It's a test of patience and eventually the merit is overshadowed by overbearing frustration.
It's nowhere near as complicated as a flight sim like IL-2 but, I stress, you cannot remap anything.

It's a good story driven (no dynamic mission) tank sim that's marred by a number of glaring errors. Notably, the AI crew members are ABSOLUTELY BRAINDEAD. The driver is incapable of driving in a straight line, the gunner cannot spot targets right in front of him, and the commander has a habit of always looking backwards for some reason. Therefore the ONLY way to really play this is game is to play as driver, commander, AND gunner, alternating between the seats.

Yet somehow, the enemy AI's accuracy is tuned WAY UP. RPG gunners never miss and anti-tank guns can shoot you through rain and fog, before you can even see them (and yes I had my night optics turned on).

It's like the milsim version of Desert Bus, a game deliberately designed to piss you off. Overall not worth the effort except as a historical curiosity, an early faltering attempt at a game by the developers who would later go on to make the acclaimed Graviteam Tactics.

Every other mission something critical bugs out:
-Zoom stuck on minimum or maximum
-Turning lever stuck halfway
-Autoloader crapping out

10/10 realism for Soviet tanks.

Would highly recommend.

Pretty hard
Good, not the best
Okay-ish graphics (to me)
Please add common sense to the AI
Pretty realistic

While subsequent Graviteam tanksims (Steel Fury Kharkov 1942 and Steel Armor Blaze of War) made successive and significant improvements to visuals and gameplay, this is still a rather good little package, especially at the low asking price. The missions in the nicely story-driven and character-based campaign are small-scale, including several where you're essentially on your own and up against weapons which will make short work of whatever tank you have (starting with the T-34-85). The implementation of the driver, gunner and commander roles is quite detailed, engaging and convincing and the sim delivers an excellent feeling of rumbling around in and operating a tank, especially the star, the ubiquitous T-72. Apply the Gastello mod to improve significantly the 3d models, scenery and sights (this disables the T34-85 as 'playable', and will return the in-game menus to Russian, but the top-level one is still in English and a fix is being looked into for the others). Read the manual and use the file cfg.bat to fine-tune settings that can't be touched in-game, including (in my case) setting the display to 1920x1080.

A solid tank simulator. Even though the game is old it is still well done. Works on my win10 easily and without problems. The controls are quite difficult and you can't do anything about it other than practice. Also its based in my country and that is a + for me.

Found this in the recent Specials section of the store for 75p ! Although an old title it ran with no issues on Windows 10. The title although getting on agewise is still very playable and if you are more about actual gameplay elements you can soon dismiss the graphics side as they still hold up well enough and the atmosphere of the game / sim is strong enough for this. Though guessing when originally released the title was fair impressive - see screenshots on store page. Every station of the tanks modelled are playable with sight / ammo modelling. The sim itself is based primarily on the Serbian / Croatian war. T-72, T-52 and T-34 are what you can control with vehicles such as bmp / hind and jets making an appearance along with artillery and infantry. The title i've read was created by the devs who went on to form Graviteam and you can see the resemblance / style straight away with the loading screen and features such as unit encyclopedia. The game also has a custom mission editor included.
So to sum up it's the fore runner in many ways to Steel Armor Blaze of war and Steel Fury. For the sale price, although surpassed and obsolete against the newer titles it was worth it to me to see the early steps towards these later games and it's still a playable game in it's own right with Tanks rarely seen / playable as in games. So can recommend.

First and foremost, it's realistic and it enables multiple players within the same vehicle. It's also not hard on my system. Unfortunately, the interface in the tank is a little clunky and the manual does not describe it well. Graphics are not that great either. It needs patches for WIndows 10 and an easier way to play online.

Bought this game just to write a review. I am a veteran of this game. It was my first shooter. If i can remember correctly i got this game near the end of 2005/begining of 2006. The name was still T-72 Balkans on Fire.

I could master this game 11/12 years ago, I was a little kid back then. Because of this game i've started loving the tanks. I have played WoT, WarThunder and other games with tanks. But those arent real. You just move with WASD, and usually you just shoot where your mouse is.

Here, you have 4 types of shells - BPS (armor piercing), OFS (fragmentation shell), BKS (High explosive) and UR (Guided missile).
Every shell (and for each tank) should be aimed differentely. Also you can edit the levels of realism in cfg (Steam\steamapps\common\Iron Warriors\cfg) which is nice.

Even tho this game is very dated, it still has a place in my heart.
If you like tanks and you dont have a lot of money to spend on them. Buy this game.

So lets get this strait. This is a tank simulator. If your expecting the arcade and simple to use controls of world of tanks or war thunder than look somewhere else.

All in all this is a good game, a dam hard game but fun. The way it works is dont just control the tank outright but you control its crew. You can either take cantrol of a crew position directly such as the driver or gunner but you also give the crew orders when not in controll of them. So lets say your playing as the gunner, you need move the tank to a new position but you can't leave the gun, so you order your driver to move. Ordering crewmen around is not as accurect nor as easy as controlling them directly but you will need to get the hang of it

The positions of crew are as follows

Commander- does little in combat but is resposible for scanning for enemys and if you want to completly controll the tank via orders only, you play as him

Gunner- mans the main gun, controlls the turret and coaxile MG, nuff said

Driver- drives the tank of corse

AA gunner- mans the big MG on top of the tank to deal with infantry, light vehicals and aircraft.

This game is also extreeemly relistic as far as a simulator game from 2006 goes. Damage to your tank and is permanant so if you get your track blown off or your gun disabled part way through the mission, your done. Aiming the gun also reqiers you to find range and work with the flight path of the shell. While there is ways to have the details figured out atomaticly, for the most part you will be manualy calculating each shot. driving phsyics are heavy as well, go off a cliff, you break your track, go too fast around a bend, flip the tank.

As one finaly note you actully have three tanks not just a T-72. You have T-34-85 a T-55 and yes a T-72

So all in all Iron warriors T-72 Tank command is a fun game, It's extreemly hard and defently dated to an extent but if your looking for a realistic military themed game or just like advanced simulators in general, this game is for you.

UPDATE- I should mention that I run this on windows 10 and it runs ok. People have reported problems with getting this game to run but for any older PC game running on newer operating systems thats to be expected. So while I have had no problems with it that is not saying the game won't have troubles depending on your PC set up.

Good. I have no problems. I had problems according to the screen in Win 7 and Win 8 but now that I have Win 10, the game goes as any other one.

There are some stupid around here that are not even able to complete the driver tutorial, and then they mark low points. Those people probably thought they were going to play something like World Of Tanks but nope, this is a SIM!!!! This is for clever people.

Good pointings on this and I hope this game stills upgrading. I recommend it for anyone who wants to learn and work while interacting!

This is simply an unbeatable simulation FOR THE PRICE.

I am not an expert, and I suspect the physics model doesn't hold up when compared to higher grade sims, but it is enjoyable nonetheless. An additional plus is the single vehicle co-op, which I have been a huge sucker for ever since playing Necrodome in the early 2000's.

It is not without its flaws however. The locked resolution and FOV are particularly grating if you have a widescreen monitor. Edit: the resolution can be changed from the cfg.bat file in the game's folder.

In conclusion: pick it up on sale.

The negative reviews are mainly bullshit save for a few, the only major problem with this is that it comes with a few compatibility issues (so far only on windows 10, which seems to be the case for most games anyways.), i've gotten it working just fine on windows 7 and windows 8.1.

This game feels great (at least once you've actually bothered to read the manual and learn the controls), the combat + squad commanding is great, and so far I haven't run into any real bugs. (again for win 7 & 8.1)
There's a great variety in the missions and an ok selection of tanks that you can operate. (T-34, T-55 and T-72 of course)
You can expand this even more though thanks to the modding community that this game has built up.

I'd definitely recommend this for people that are heavily into military/vehicle sims or just really want to learn a thing or two about tanks.

Given the price I bough this game for I am very happy thus far. The graphics are underwhelming and the AI is crazy, but in such a starved genre of game it will certainly suffice.

Pros - One of the few tanks sims that exists. Limited but fairly accurate and enjoyable, with high degree of customizability for realism settings. Includes mission/map/object editor. Co-op multiplayer allows up to 3 people to command a single tank.

Cons - Confusing and likely not enjoyable for anyone who doesn't like simulators or has no clue about tanks/armored warfare. General clunkiness and quite dated. Good luck finding any user maps.

There is a demo for this game, if you're on the fence track down a copy and give it a try.

It's one of the few tank sims that actually exists so it doesn't have much to be compared to. It's reasonably accurate and entertaining but is extremely clunky and poorly programmed, going by how many loading screens you'll go through switching from menu to menu. Customizing individual graphical/realism options (other than putting it to low/medium/high/etc.) requires you to close the game and run a cfg.bat in the game directory.

Despite being old and with a questionable build quality I haven't had any mysterious crashes or other game breaking bugs or issues despite running it on windows 7 64 bit, which actually makes it more stable than other current titles I play. The only glaring bug I've found is that you cannot reload the coaxial machinegun at all, the only workaround being enabling infinite ammunition which also gives you infinite shells for your main weapon.

It's also quite challenging, and it's not helped by the default user settings having the enemy AI at quite a high level. You can't rely on your armor in the first few missions and will frequently have to restart due to your crew bailing out after a single hit. The AI will also spot you much earlier than your AI commander will be able to spot them. Thankfully there are a lot of options for realism settings and you can pick and choose until you end up with something you're comfortable with.

The manual has plenty of information but is missing one or two details like the penetration of munitions used in game, and it was probably also in color at one point and has not survived the shift to black and white.

There's nothing here for anyone who does not enjoy simulators, as while it is fairly streamlined compared to what it could be it still is a sim. It is only 5 dollars and there is not exactly a glut of other simulators to choose from. Find a copy of the demo if you're on the fence about it.

Remember comrades, we are tank! They take out treads, we are artillery! They take out main gun, we are pillbox! They take out machine gun, we are bunker! They take out armor, we are herores!

Okay, I decied to write a short review on this game.
Currently the game is only 1,24 Euro, and after a few days the game goes back to its original 5 E.
I'm writing this down because the price is definitely a big plus. As of the game itself, you will probably like it if you're into tanks and/or simulators. I am. Overall, I am quite pleased with the game. However, this is heavily influenced by its price. For 1,2 Euro, it's a great deal. For 5 Euro, I'm not really sure. You decide.

Pros:
+Terrain can be deformed (craters after explosions, you can dig tank trenches [UBER COOL] etc)
+Ability to demolish buildings is interesting, reminds me of Frostbite :D
+Spectator mode allows you to see where exactly did the shells hit the tank, which is both interesting and useful.
+I like the thermal/nightvision scope :3
+Rather easy to learn
+Ability to issue orders to other squads/tanks (though clunky)
+DAT PRICE

Cons:
-Uninteresting mission design (go over there, kill a tank on the way, you win)
-Only three (playable) tanks
-No tank interior, only HUD
-Bad functionality.. (the game menu and the game itself are separate programs, there are some issues with settings etc)
-Does not support Steam Overlay (that is to be expected I guess)
-MULTIPLAYER NOT WORKING!! (if anyone got it to work, PM me please)
-Not too interesting, yet definitely original setting
-I feel as if the controls are a bit clunky... Maybe you get used to it as time passes.
-Physics seem broken if you happen to glitch it
-Not too many missions (you can download some from the internet)
-Translation from Russian is funny - why is there "Made in USSR" written on the speedometer? Also, the azbuka abbreviations to English is weird. Manual covers the explanations though.


Overall, the game feels like a low-budget title of some minor Russian developer, but it can be clearly seen they did their best.
I'm not sure whether I can call this game a real "simulator". It's more of a really realistic tank game (which is maybe even better for me, since you learn the ropes faster, yet it keeps the satisfaction from realistic experience).
So, yeah. You decide. I don't regret getting this.

many people claim this game is bad because of graphics and other things will let me tell the truth in graphics this isnt bf3 but its still good also this is a SIMULATION GAME! not a arcade game that means you need to change gears you need to lead your tank shells this is a great game and runs on most pcs including a windows 8 and 7 dont let noobs claim this game is bad because they problaly never play sims i play quite a lot of simulators and considering how good the game is and it was released in 2006 i say buy it

Do you like tanks and willing spend time learned about them? Do you want to experience driving Russian tanks?
Buy this game

Do you prefer simple fps like Call of Duty or Battlefield? Do you enjoy shiny new graphics and pretty gimmicks?
Don’t buy it.

Seriously, this game is not for amateurs. Your shells will not magically land right on the center of your cross hair. You will have to change gear while driving. You will have to learn how to use your sights. You will have to restart the entire mission if you drive too fast and broke your tracks.

Its a very good tank sim. Its nothing like a game like World of Tanks(if you ever have played it). This game can have a very realistic tone to it, ranging from Anti-tank missiles that kill you in one hit, to damaged system on the tank, even the engine start and usage of weapon systems. This game is far from the realism of Steel Beasts, but is a 5 dollar game that is worth the buy. (Its only 5 bucks!)