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Steel Panthers II: Modern Battles is a turn-based strategy wargame released in 1996 for MS-DOS. Developed by Strategic Simulations, Inc. and published by Mindscape, Inc., the game shifts the series' focus from World War II to contemporary and hypothetical late-20th-century military conflicts. Players view the action from a top-down perspective on a map composed of hexagonal grids.

Players command military units across a variety of historical and fictional scenarios. The game includes six preset campaigns, beginning with the Korean War and extending through conflicts like the Yom Kippur War and Operation Desert Storm, as well as hypothetical battles such as a World War III confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union in Europe. Beyond these campaigns, the game offers over twenty individual scenarios featuring a range of combatants, including NATO, Warsaw Pact, and various Asian nations. Progression is structured through these individual battles and linked campaign operations, with an included campaign generator allowing for the creation of additional custom engagements.

Gameplay revolves around tactical movement and combat on the hexagonal map. Players manage a large number of units, each with detailed statistical values governing their capabilities. The core systems involve positioning units for advantage, engaging in turn-based combat resolutions, and utilizing terrain. While the basic game engine, including graphics and interface, is similar to its predecessor, the scale is expanded with larger maps and a greater quantity of units to control, increasing the tactical complexity of each encounter.