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The iEntertainment Network today announced the launch of WarBirds: Pacific Theater of Operations, the first new major WarBirds product since the release of WarBirds III three years ago. The company has released an open beta and expects to go live with the final product on March 20th, 2003. WarBirds, PTO, features all-new terrain, new airplanes, new flight models, new strategy, new graphic features, much more.

Here's more from the official press release:

The WarBirds, PTO takes the action to the Southern Philippines. The new water and island terrain is generated from 100-meter resolution satellite data, which allows stunning depictions of actual topography from the Pacific region.

WarBirds, PTO includes new Japanese fighter/bombers the B5N2 Kate, the D3A Val, and the G4M1 Betty as well as awesome new 3D cockpits from numerous German and US fighter/bombers. If that's not enough to get the excitement running through your veins, you can opt to roll in the world famous M4A3 Sherman take capture airfields in exciting tank battles!

Additionally, to gratify the high demands from today's more sophisticated gamers for high-level of immersion in their online game play, we have added a new strategic supply model. This new supply model provides the opportunity for players to experience more realistic battle conditions and allows them to employ more historical strategies, operations, and tactics.

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