The USMC is an elite fighting force, a miniature army complete with its own integrated ground, sea and air elements. Enter into the breach Interactive Magic's Semper Fi . The unit counters are Panzer General -quality and nothing to write home about. There are two main strengths to Semper Fi - command and control and fire and movement. Who goes depends entirely upon the real-world quality of each side s troops, their readiness and the initiative taken and its success in the last move, which is an exceptional system especially when coupled with the opportunity fire ability.
Suppression is also present and is handled by morale drops and inability to fire.
Each unit fires independently and the command and control HQ leadership range effects each unit s fire and movement initiative. An unit outside the HQ range will not fare overly well. Off-map indirect fire is also available. One aspect of the game must be pointed out as being exceptional and that is the AI editor. Not in Semper Fi .