History VideoGame / FireAndManeuver

*** '''Tokugawa Shogunate''': An affordable melee-based faction. Shogunate units are all specialized in melee, giving them an edge in close combat in various offensive tactics. Their units are also surprisingly affordable, allowing large numbers of troops to overwhelm enemies with their charges. However, they access an extremely limited amount of breechloaders and are saddled with subpar artillery, forcing troops to fight with melee and risk being worn down by ranged damage or stick to a limited amounts of rifles and risk prolonging the fight.

* AnimalMotifs: Each playable faction's avatar is represented by an animal corresponding to their respective cultures, such as an eagle for the Prussians/Germans, a lion for the British, a rooster for the French, and a bear for the Russians.

*** '''Austrian Empire/Austria-Hungary''': A versatile faction that focuses on long-range tactics. The Austrians utilize specialized skirmishers that diagonal paths of movement, with some melee-focused units in case things get uncomfortably close. However, this versatility makes them vulnerable to other specialized units, especially closed-ranged ones that can withstand their fire.
*** '''Kingdom of Italy''': A specialized faction that focuses on offensive tactics on rough terrain. Most Italian units are rugged, allowing them to pass through rough terrain unopposed. However, a good amount of units have low cohesion or are disorganized, making prolonged fights very risky.

*** '''Russian Empire''': A quantity-focused faction that favors offensive close-ranged combat. A big disadvantage is that most Russian units are disorganized, making it difficult to sustain assaults under ranged fire. However, said units are cheap, allowing numbers to replace lost units. These units can also have a mêlée-based traits which reward close-range fights.
*** '''United Kingdom''': A quality-focused faction that favors long-ranged defensive tactics. Many British units deal increased ranged damage, easing the need to move constantly as long as their rifles can hit the enemy. However, they pay for it by being the most expensive units in the game, making it difficult to replace any losses.

*** '''Austrian Empire/Austria-Hungary''': A versatile faction that focuses on long-range tactics. The Austrians utilize specialized skirmishers that open up new paths of movement, with some melee-focused units in case things get uncomfortably close. However, this versatility makes them vulnerable to other specialized units.
*** '''Kingdom of Italy''': A specialized faction that focuses on offensive tactics. Most Italian units are rugged, allowing them to pass through rough terrain unopposed. However, a good amount of units have low cohesion or are disorganized, making prolonged fights very risky.

** Compared to the American and European factions, the Japanese ones have a greater emphasis on melee and morale-breaking. For instance:

*** '''Tokugawa Shogunate''': An affordable mêlée-based faction. Shogunate units all are specialized in mêlée, giving them an edge in close combat in various offensive tactics. Their units are also surprisingly affordable, allowing large numbers of troops to overwhelm enemies with their charges. However, they access an extremely limited amount of ranged weapons, forcing troops to fight close-range and risk ranged damage.
*** '''Satchō Alliance/Imperial Court''': A versatile faction based on offensive tactics. Imperial Japanese units are specialized in a mix of various European skills, as well as having units based on Shogunate troops. However, most of these units suffer from being disorganized or having low cohesion, making it important to achieve decisive victories to reduce prolonged combat and the risk of attrition.

* PointOfNoReturn: The moment you issue orders to your troops, they are ''final''. Units will follow them to the letter, and by the ''sequence'' said orders are issued. There's no way to belay them once sent, especially should things backfire.

** Playable nations generally share broadly similar unit rosters, but that's about all they have in common. In addition to unique cosmetics, each faction has distinct perks and strengths, while even individual units can have significant differences based on training and equipment. For specifics:

** Playable nations generally share broadly similar unit rosters, but that's about all they have in common. In addition to unique cosmetics, each faction has distinct perks and strengths, while even individual units can have significant differences based on training and equipment.
** Compared to the American and European factions, the Japanese ones have a greater emphasis on melee and morale-breaking.

* MoreDakka: In addition to self-explanatory gatling guns, the "Age of Rifles" grants access to breechloaders, allowing infantry units equipped with them to fire twice in the same turn.

It could be best described as a mix between Eugen's ''Wargame'' series and a turn-based ''Total War'', but with something extra on the side. On top of featuring historically accurate units and equipment, the game features an innovative “simultaneous turn system." Instead of passively waiting to react to a move already made, players must actively consider all possibilities, deciding which tactical choice their opponent is most likely to make… and which they can accept not responding to. The choice is ultimately yours, [[PointOfNoReturn and your orders are final]].

* PropagandaMachine: Subverted. Setting up telegraphs lines and allowing [[IntrepidReporter embedded journalists]] in the campaigns can provide additional resources and morale boosts. On the other hand, they could the exact opposite, ''especially'' if you lose battles and news of the resulting carnage spreads to the rest of your army.

* EasyLogistics: Subverted. Supply lines in campaigns are vital to keep armies healthy and in fighting order, while in the battlefield, it becomes progressively harder to coordinate troops the more units you have in play. On the other hand, there's enough ammo around that it's a non-issue, with morale and unit cohesion playing much larger role.

* PointOfNoReturn: The moment you issue orders to your troops, they will follow them to the letter, and by the ''sequence'' said orders are issued. There's no way to belay them once sent, especially should things backfire.

** Battles set in the late-game "Age of Rifles" (roughly the late 19th Century) are noticeably bloodier and are more likely to devolve into Pyrrhic struggles, if not drawn-out skirmishes. Giving a small taste of the tactics used during the First World War.

* PoorCommunicationKills: Simulating how 19th Century commanders would issue orders, the “simultaneous turn system" means that not only is the sequence of orders issued per unit important, but that those ordered last would have the ''least'' reliable intel available. This can potentially lead to your troops walking right into enemy fire if you're too reckless.

* PoorCommunicationKills: Simulating how 19th Century commanders would issue orders, the “simultaneous turn system" means that not only is the ''sequence'' of orders issued per unit important, but that those ordered last would have the least reliable intel available. This can potentially lead to your troops walking right into enemy fire if you're too reckless.

* DawnOfAnEra: Crossed with EndOfAnAge. The 19th Century saw a dramatic evolution in terms of firepower and technology, which is reflected in the game's two eras.
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: The "Escalation of Shimonoseki" takes considerable inspiration from the Scramble for Africa, especially with how various European powers (and the Americans) intervene in Japan.

* PoorCommunicationKills: Simulating how 19th Century commanders would issue orders, the “simultaneous turn system" means that not only is the ''sequence'' of orders issued per unit important, but that those ordered last would have the least reliable intel available. Though potentially lead to your troops walking right into enemy fire if you're too reckless.

First released on July 16, 2022 as an Early Access title, ''Fire and Maneuver'' officially launched on Steam on April 20, 2023. It currently has two DLC expansions, focusing on the American Civil War and Boshin War respectively.

* ArtStyleDissonance: Downplayed. The game has the same general art style seen in The Armchair Historian's Youtube videos, with colorful visuals clashing with the resulting carnage.

* FramingDevice: When fully zoomed out, the battlefield is presented as though it's a military map in a command tent come to life.

* PoorCommunicationKills: Simulating how 19th Century commanders would issue orders, the “simultaneous turn system" means that not only is the ''sequences'' of orders issued per unit important, but that those ordered last would have the least reliable intel available. Though potentially lead to your troops walking right into enemy fire if you're too reckless.

* AnimalMotifs: Each playable faction's avatar is represented by an animal corresponding to their respective cultures, such as an eagle for the Prussians/Germans, a bulldog for the British, and a rooster for the French.

* ADayInTheLimelight: ''Fire & Maneuver's'' campaigns include lesser-known theaters of war, such as the Russo-Turkish clashes in the Caucasus and the western theater of the American Civil War.

* HollywoodTactics: Defied. ''Fire & Maneuver'' puts strong emphasis on terrain, formations, and flanking among other things. Ignore them at your own risk.

* HollywoodTactics: Defied. ''Fire & Maneuver'' puts strong emphasis on terrain, formations, and flanking among other things. Ignoring them at your own risk.

* AnimalMotifs: Each playable faction's avatar is represented by an animal corresponding to their respective cultures, such as an eagle for the Prussians/Germans, and a rooster for the French.

'''Fire and Maneuver'' is a TurnBasedStrategy game developed by Targon Studios and [[https://www.youtube.com/@armchairhistoryinteractive2046 Armchair History Interactive]], the latter more well-known for Griffin Johnson's Youtube channel The Armchair Historian. The game chronicles a pivotal period when muskets become rifles and infantry is confronted by modernizing artillery. It is imperative to adapt to a rapidly changing battlefield. This is a new age, not of courage and chivalry, but of Blood and Iron.

It could be best described as a mix between Eugen's ''Wargame'' series and a turn-based ''Total War'', but with something extra on the side. On top of featuring historically accurate units and equipment, the game features an innovative “simultaneous turn system”. Instead of passively waiting to react to a move already made, players must actively consider all possibilities, deciding which tactical choice their opponent is most likely to make… and which they can accept not responding to. The choice is ultimately yours, [[PointOfNoReturn and your orders are final]].

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