Players will be able to import their core army saved in Red Star to play the new DLC with experienced units, and previously unlocked commanders and specializations. The campaign continues right after the end of the previous Soviet DLC, Red Star. The final scenario gives the player a glimpse of the Kuban air battles, where Luftwaffe and VVS - the Soviet air force - clashed in intense air combat with massive numbers of aircraft involved over the Kuban region in the Caucasus. In the last stage of the campaign, the Germans recover again with another victory at Kharkov. This battle plays a major role in Red Steel, and the various developments related to it are featured in several scenarios from autumn 1942 to January 1943.
In summer 1942 the Wehrmacht launches a new grand summer offensive which finally leads to the crucial battle of Stalingrad. Then we make a little detour to the Crimean Front, which offers a somewhat different challenge due to its peculiar geographical features. During the harsh Russian Winter, you will need to remain on the offensive as the German army staggers, until the tide begins to turn again in spring 1942. Red Steel begins in January 1942 with Soviet attacks at Staritsa, still not far from Moscow. The second of a trilogy of DLCs featuring the whole World War II from the Soviet Union's perspective.