Independent guide / WWII command simulation
A better plan starts here.
Learn the map, draw your orders, and keep the advance supplied. Clear, illustrated guides to Battleplan — from your first command to the chain of command.
Your first planning cycle
Learn in the order you need it.
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Read the battlefield
Start with objectives, time controls, and a manageable first order.
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Draw the order
Turn an objective into a clear, staged plan on the map.
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Keep it supplied
Plan the route back as carefully as the route forward.
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Know your formation
Understand headquarters, officers, and autonomous companies.
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guides
Battleplan Beginner Guide: First Orders and Battle (2026)
Start the 2026 Battleplan WWII game with a practical preparation checklist: tutorial missions, readiness mode, army setup, drawn orders and supply.
guides
Battleplan Orders Guide: Draw, Prepare and Execute Plans
Learn Battleplan drawn orders: choose a capable formation, edit the operation area, check readiness and prepare follow-up stages before advancing.
guides
Battleplan Supply Guide: Routes, Hubs and Resupply (2026)
Keep a Battleplan advance supplied: inspect supply routes, relocate hubs carefully, rebase aircraft and avoid outrunning your logistical support.
mechanics
Battleplan Terrain and Time Guide: Plan Routes and Pauses
Read Battleplan terrain, manage pause and fast-forward, and plan attacks around supply, readiness, night reports, and the mission deadline.
mechanics
Battleplan Units and Officers Guide: Build a Useful Army
Understand Battleplan formations, specialist units, officer management, and historical armies before building a force for your next mission.
One plan. Three checks.
A simple routine to revisit before committing a formation.
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Battleplan is developed by Foolish Mortals Games Inc. and published by Slitherine. This is an independent guide site.