M1 Tank Platoon

Command a platoon of tanks around the battlefield, enter a tank and take on the role of any of four stations available. Call in artillery strikes or helicopters even command another platoon of tanks but above…

31 December 1989

Simulator Strategy Tactical Action Warfare

M1 Tank Platoon is a simulator developed by MPS Labs, released 31 December 1989 on Amiga, Atari ST/STE and DOS.

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What M1 Tank Platoon is

M1 Tank Platoon is a simulator game developed by MPS Labs and released in 1989. It was published by MicroProse Software, Inc.. It is available on Amiga, Atari ST/STE and DOS.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Command a platoon of tanks around the battlefield, enter a tank and take on the role of any of four stations available. Call in artillery strikes or helicopters even command another platoon of tanks but above all teach the enemy a lesson.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

M1 Tank Platoon launched on 31 December 1989, within three weeks of Fantasy World Dizzy, A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia, Denaris and Pipe Dream.

Released around the same time: Fantasy World Dizzy, A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia, Denaris, Pipe Dream.