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03 Apr 2023 8:35 a.m. PST
by Editor in Chief Bill

  • Changed title from "Battlefront's Great War supplement: a video review" to "Battlefront's Great War supplement"Crossposted to Early 20th Century Discussion boardCrossposted to Hobby Industry board

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charles popp13 Jul 2014 10:07 a.m. PST

Still perplexed why an NZ company refuses to bow to pressure and a almost definite cash win situation by doing WW2 Pacific.

Look on the things they can do. A Book for every year if not one for each campaign as the USMC redid organizations after each year.If you the entire spectrum of terrain and unit types. Just look at the nations,USA,UK,India,NZ,Australia,USMC,Chinese(Nat and Commie) Jap,Jap Naval,etc

Personal logo John the OFM Supporting Member of TMP13 Jul 2014 10:21 a.m. PST

Or, why not Barbarosa. Are they afraid of selling too many tanks?

Tgunner13 Jul 2014 10:37 a.m. PST

If Vietnam is any clue then they make the games that interest them.

Personal logo Dye4minis Supporting Member of TMP13 Jul 2014 10:41 a.m. PST

Don't suppose the 100th anniversary of WWI has anything to do with it? Naw….that would make sense!

Lion in the Stars13 Jul 2014 10:42 a.m. PST

I somehow suspect that the tanks are where most of BF's profit comes from. The Pacific is going to be a primarily-infantry battle, with the Americans packing immense fire support. When your SMALLEST artillery support is a 5" gun, and things rapidly getting bigger from there, you need to write some special fortification rules for the Japanese to survive as much as they did historically.

Rommel Rocks13 Jul 2014 2:19 p.m. PST

Barbarosa is supposed to be released in August. At least, that is the last word from BF. That was announced last month.

World War 1 is 100 years in the past. BF believes that the world is interested in that. Which I agree. Not so much so in the US. We didn't start World War 1 until 1917. It might have more of an impact in the US in 2017.

Personal logo John the OFM Supporting Member of TMP13 Jul 2014 3:53 p.m. PST

Barbarosa is supposed to be released in August.

I'll believe it when I see it. grin

Nick Bowler13 Jul 2014 4:59 p.m. PST

"In July 1918, the French used 480 tanks (mostly FTs) in 1918 at the Battle of Soissons, and there were even larger assaults planned for 1919. The Entente had hoped to commit over 30,000 tanks to battle in that year." -- A surprising number of tanks were around!

Lion in the Stars14 Jul 2014 2:12 p.m. PST

"In July 1918, the French used 480 tanks (mostly FTs) in 1918 at the Battle of Soissons
Yeah, but there were at least 345,000 Allied soldiers there. That's only 1 tank for every 718 soldiers!

VonBurge14 Jul 2014 3:38 p.m. PST

Looks like both forces in the review are Infanty Companies!

Tanks appropriately seem offered only as a support option. Option as in you don't have to take any if you want to keep your WW1 FoW more infantry centric!

(Stolen Name)14 Jul 2014 7:05 p.m. PST

There were also over 100,000 carrier pigeons

Winston Smith15 Jul 2014 4:07 a.m. PST

And Battlefront produces absolutely NO carrier pigeons!

Petrov15 Jul 2014 4:25 a.m. PST

But when they do produce carrier pigeons some one will bitch about a company producing a rare historical unit.

JustinModelDads15 Jul 2014 5:18 a.m. PST

…and what colour should you paint them…

Petrov15 Jul 2014 9:20 a.m. PST

Depends is it an Eastern front Pigeon or Western front pigeon :)

JustinModelDads15 Jul 2014 12:05 p.m. PST

…ah well, fragments of feathers remain for those…sort of…greyish?

(Stolen Name)15 Jul 2014 3:07 p.m. PST

In October 1918, as the war neared its end, 194 American soldiers found themselves trapped by German soldiers. They were cut off from other Allied soldiers and had no working radios. The only chance they had of alerting anybody about their desperate situation was to send a pigeon with their co-ordinates attacked to its leg. The pigeon's name was Cher Ami. When released it flew 25 miles from behind German lines to the Americans headquarters. Cher Ami covered the 25 miles in just 25 minutes. The pigeon was, in fact, shot through the chest by the Germans but continued to fly home. With the "Lost Battalion's" co-ordinates, the Americans launched a rescue and the 194 men were saved. Cher Ami was awarded the Croix de Guerre with Palm for its astonishing flight. As with other pigeons, it would not have known where the American's nearest headquarters was – its natural homing instincts took over.

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Petrov16 Jul 2014 4:12 a.m. PST

hahah!

Personal logo Editor in Chief Bill The Editor of TMP Fezian03 Apr 2023 8:34 a.m. PST

grin

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