Alfa: Antiterror is a turn-based/real-time hybrid strategy game, developed by MiST Land South, (who later became GFI Russia, most notable for developing "Hired Guns: New Jagged Edge", which was originally supposed to be Jagged Alliance 3D, the German box art for Alfa even boasts how it's from the developers of Jagged Alliance 3D.), with some members of that team eventually forming CatsWhoPlay.
The player mainly assumes the role of a Russian Counter-Terror unit but multiplayer/single missions allow the player to play as several other military groups, such as GSG-9.
The game's units can be chosen to take an "Assaulter", "Sniper" or "Grenadier" specialiation when starting a mission, essentially selecting which set of weapons. (Only Snipers can take Sniper Rifles, Assaulters have a large selection of general weaponry and only Grenadiers get grenade launchers/the more expensive anti-tank launchers, though Assaulters can take disposable anti-tank launchers.)
Submachine guns/Carbines are generally available as both primary weapons for Assaulters and Grenadiers and secondary weapons for Snipers, as a primary weapon they can have more ammo taken, are used with stocks added/extended and use a suppressor generally, while they are used with no stock/stock folded and less overall ammo as secondary weapons.
For gameplay, the player issues a series of orders to their soldiers with time paused, then initiates a turn, with all of the player's orders being carried out for 20 seconds, after these 20seconds, the game pauses again and the player can issue new orders.
An standalone expansion was created: Alfa: Antiterror: Men's Work, this expansion was never translated for other languages but apparently added new equipment to the game.
The following weapons appear in the video game Alfa: Antiterror:
Appears in-game as the Russian pistol that has zero command points to equip, it's role is replaced by the Colt 1911 for Western Factions and in multiplayer.
The Makarov PM and PMM share both models and icon, the biggest difference is the magazine sizes, with the PM holding 8.
The icon depicts a PM with wooden grips while the in-game model appears with black grips.
A Smith & Wesson 5900 pistol series handgun appears as the "S&W 5906", this is despite the fact that the pistol has a black finish and the 5906 has a stainless steel frame.
The AEK-919K Kashtan appears as one of the submachine guns available, it is used by Assaulters as a primary weapon while Snipers can carry it as their secondary weapon.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingHeckler & Koch MP7 - 4.6x30mm. The most notable differences between the MP7 and the MP7A1 is the bigger butt-pad on the stock, lack of mounting points for side rails, lack of trigger safety, and the texture on the pistol grip.Error creating thumbnail: File missingThe MP7 held by a sniper.
The AKS-74U appears as an available carbine, it is equipped with a suppressor for Assaulters and the stock is removed for Snipers like with the submachine guns, it is called "AKC-74U" in-game.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingAKM with slant muzzle brake - 7.62x39mmError creating thumbnail: File missingThe AKM in-game.Error creating thumbnail: File missingFiring the GP-25 attached to the AKM, oddly, while characters hold their weapon to actually use the GP-25,(Switching their left hand to the launcher's trigger rather than holding the barrel) the muzzle flash is still from the actual rifle part of the weapon and the reload animation is the same as the rifle..
Calico M960
The Calico M960 appears, oddly in the Scenario Mission "Sad Buddha" set in Afghanistan, this Calico is portrayed as the default "Assault Rifle" of Delta Force.
The FN FAL is one of the available rifles, while it appears as a proper FN FAL in the icon, the actual in-game model appears to be an IMI Galil ARM, possibly due to re-texturing one of the AK rifles.
A fictional hybrid OTs-14 Groza appears as one of the rifles, it is available either with a grenade launcher or a scope or suppressor that can also be taken together.
This Groza doesn't match either version, it uses 7.62mm ammo like the OTs-14-1A version yet loads from 10-20 round magazines like the 9x39mm OTs-14-4A version.
The PGM Ultima Ratio appears with wooden furniture as the "Commando-1" but is identified as an Ultima Ratio in the description.
The barrel has been turned into an integrated suppressor.
The GM-94 grenade launcher appears as one of the game's launchers. Curiously, while its actual in-game model appears faithful to the real deal, the weapon's inventory icon has the thumbhole stock of a VSK-94.
The RPG-16 appears in-game, in possibly it's only video game appearance.
Sadly, while it has a unique icon, in-game it shares it's model with the RPG-7.
The RGO appears with a "Damage Range" of 100 meters due to it's sharpnel, it shares model and icon with the RGN and is notably not available in PVP Modes, likely due to it's blast radius.
An icon of a Mortar (presumably a depiction of the 2B14 Podnos Mortar but the bipod is wrong) is shown for "Fire Support" markers, the player must move a radio man with a Mortar icon to these spots and Mortar fire will will be automatically fired at a different marker showing an explosion with the same number, the Mortar takes 60 seconds before it can fire again.
A similar mechanic is used for friendly armored vehicles such as BMPs, they cannot be directly controlled but a radio man can move to marked locations to radio them.
