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This video game is the sequel to ''

Super Battletank ''Garry Kitchen's Super Battletank: War in the Gulf'' is a 1992 tank simulation single-player video game which takes place during Operation Desert Storm. The player controls an M1 Abrams main battle tank for the United Nations. A sequel, '' Supe ...

'', and the player controls a M1A2 Battletank. There are 16 missions, all located in the

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. Using

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, the player must scout out groups of enemy tanks and use the primary

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to take out infantrymen,

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s, and armored personnel carriers. The Phalanx machine gun is used to take down enemy air threats like helicopters.

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s can make the player temporarily invisible to enemy radar, turning them into a major threat. Players can also summon threats from the sky in the form of supply drops and

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'' gave a positive review, citing a new features and weapons in the game.

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