Battleground 5: Antietam

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Battleground 5: Antietam
Developer(s)	TalonSoft
Publisher(s)	TalonSoft
Release date(s)	1996
Genre(s)	Real-time tactics
Mode(s)	Single player, Head to Head Modem play
Rating(s)	ESRB: N/A
Platform(s)	Microsoft Windows
Media	CD (1)
System requirements	IBM PC 486/33, 8 MB RAM, Windows 3.1x, SVGA video card, sound card, 2x CD-ROM drive, and 5 MB hard disk space
Input	Keyboard, mouse

Battleground 5: Antietam is a real-time tactics computer game developed by TalonSoft in 1996, the seventh issue in the popular Battleground series. It simulated combat at the 1862 Battle of Antietam and the earlier Battle of South Mountain during the American Civil War's Maryland Campaign, using both a video version of miniature wargaming and board gaming. Terrain hex maps are 3D or 2D with various scales and sizes.

The basic platform for the Battleground series involves individual infantry and cavalry regiments, artillery batteries, and commanders. All are rated for strength, firepower, weaponry, morale, and movement. As a unit takes fire, it may become fatigued, disordered, or routed to the rear. Players compete against the computer's artificial intelligence or against another player via modem. Players may try a variety of individual scenarios, or refight the entire battle of Antietam. A Fog of War option enhances playing against the computer, as it hides units that are not in direct view of the enemy.

The game features video clips of battle reenactments, as well as Civil War music by folk singer Bobby Horton.