Play Great Naval Battles Vol I - North Atlantic 1939-1943 Online

Great Naval Battles Vol I: North Atlantic 1939-1943 came out in 1992 for MS-DOS, developed by Strategic Simulations, Inc. It was part of that wave of serious, detailed war games that really pushed what you could do on a home computer back then. The game focused on the early years of the Battle of the Atlantic, giving you a very specific and historically grounded set of scenarios to work through.

You take command of either Allied or Axis naval forces, managing everything from individual ship headings and weapon selection to fuel consumption and weather conditions. The main objective is to complete your mission, whether it's escorting a convoy safely or hunting down an enemy battleship. Key mechanics include pausing the real-time action to issue precise orders, reviewing detailed damage reports after an engagement, and carefully monitoring your resources to avoid running out of fuel or ammunition mid-ocean. The pacing is deliberate, almost tense, as you wait for contacts to appear on the horizon, and the difficulty is unflinching; a single mistake can lead to a catastrophic loss. It feels like you are truly responsible for every ship and every sailor under your command.

Each game uses different controls, most DOS games use the keyboard arrows. Some will use the mouse , "Alt" ,"Enter" and "Space bar".