Webwing Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 The vehicle is the staghound. There will be no berets in the final release for the airborne troops, much as I love them. SS camouflage smocks, yes. 2 types of helmets for the UK troops. I think someone asked that in another thread. - 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
para Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 The vehicle is the staghound. There will be no berets in the final release for the airborne troops, much as I love them. SS camouflage smocks, yes. 2 types of helmets for the UK troops. I think someone asked that in another thread. - No red Berets? there in the screenies. Why won't there be a mixture of helmets and Berets in game? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chainsaw Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 2 types of helmets for the UK troops. I think someone asked that in another thread. - Yes me, Mk II and Mk III Turtle helmet? Do they mix in same squads or are they controlled by quality setting? (Mk III turtle being handed out primary to the assault units in Normandy) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javaslinger Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Has there been any talk of new or improved terrain features? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webwing Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Why won't there be a mixture of helmets and Berets in game? It seems berets don´t protect the soldiers heads very well so they tend not to use them in combat. You will probably be able to mod them in though. We´ll see. Mk II and Mk III Turtle helmet? Yep. Has there been any talk of new or improved terrain features? Nope. - 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
para Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 It seems berets don´t protect the soldiers heads very well so they tend not to use them in combat. You will probably be able to mod them in though. We´ll see.- mmm my eagerness for the cool look of the berets, overruled the obvious disadvantages of fighting in them 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YankeeDog Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 mmm my eagerness for the cool look of the berets, overruled the obvious disadvantages of fighting in them Actually, the Cw. Commandos were famous (though, as noted, perhaps foolhardy) for wearing their berets in combat, so it would actually be realistic if the game represented Commando units with berets. Certainly not a game breaker for me if we have to live without them, tho. Perhaps an interesting (though IMHO minor) debate is whether Commandos should be slightly more vulnerable to shell fragments especially, due to the lack of head protection. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webwing Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 I always think of the commandos wearing the wool hat not a beret. - 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YankeeDog Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 I always think of the commandos wearing the wool hat not a beret. - I've seen in combat zone pictures of the Commandos in wool caps in other campaigns/actions (Dieppe, for one), but I've never seen a photograph of Commando units wearing the wool cap in Normandy -- seems it's always the beret in Normandy. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chainsaw Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 the wool hat = Cap comforter 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futon river crossing Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 You wouldn't hear the PIAT going boing over the noise of the propellant cartridge going off. Really? - is disappointed I'm sure they made a funny noise in CMBO. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
para Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Actually, the Cw. Commandos were famous (though, as noted, perhaps foolhardy) for wearing their berets in combat, so it would actually be realistic if the game represented Commando units with berets. Certainly not a game breaker for me if we have to live without them, tho. Perhaps an interesting (though IMHO minor) debate is whether Commandos should be slightly more vulnerable to shell fragments especially, due to the lack of head protection. Oh yes Commandos should have beanie hats 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xian Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 No red Berets? there in the screenies. Why won't there be a mixture of helmets and Berets in game? Oh - I agree. We must have the red berets. I'm sure the mod community will sort this out. Perhaps CM can leave the mesh (or whatever it's called) for the beret in the game somewhere? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrington Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 I think both the paras and the commandos had/have a tendency to wear their berets even in combat. After all, they denote that the wearer has passed through a very rigourous training programme. Histoire and Collections "The British Soldier: Volume 1" suggests the green commando beret was introduced in 1942 for both Royal Marines and Army commandos. On the subject of Commonwealth helmets I'd have thought there needs to be at least three. The Mk II, the Mk III, and the paratrooper helmet. A variant of the latter, with a simplified chin strap was also issued to vehicle crews. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
para Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Oh - I agree. We must have the red berets. I'm sure the mod community will sort this out. Perhaps CM can leave the mesh (or whatever it's called) for the beret in the game somewhere? As another member stated those wearing soft (berets/beanies) headwear should suffer penalties 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webwing Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 On the subject of Commonwealth helmets I'd have thought there needs to be at least three. The Mk II, the Mk III, and the paratrooper helmet. Correct. There are three. Regarding berets and commandos. They are not in the module so the discussion is purely academic. - 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YankeeDog Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 I think both the paras and the commandos had/have a tendency to wear their berets even in combat. After all, they denote that the wearer has passed through a very rigourous training programme. In most of the photographs I have seen of British Paras in Normandy that look like they were taken in or near combat, the soldiers are wearing the steel helmet. As previously stated, Commandos are a different story. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mord Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 As long as they can be modded in that's good enough. But just wondering, how come they used them in CMBO? Mord. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergei Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 I think it is time to check out the primary sources. The Longest Day: Call of Duty: Yes, the berets should be there. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
para Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 As long as they can be modded in that's good enough. But just wondering, how come they used them in CMBO? Mord. Excellent point 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
para Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 I think it is time to check out the primary sources. The Longest Day: Call of Duty: Yes, the berets should be there. Well that's me convinced..no Berets and Beanies=epic fail 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weapon2010 Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Whats the point of picture 18?It does not promote Commonwealth or Axis forces.There are already hundreds or screenshots and videos showing the landscape.Maybe there is a new type of tree or something? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boche Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Will there be a Captain Price model in there too ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergei Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Whats the point of picture 18?It does not promote Commonwealth or Axis forces.There are already hundreds or screenshots and videos showing the landscape.Maybe there is a new type of tree or something? Simple as that set of shots is part of a scenario/campaign overview set. Some don't show forces specific to the module, but they do show sceneries specific to it. Of course the old fans don't need such persuation, but think of the newcomers! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holman Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 Whats the point of picture 18?It does not promote Commonwealth or Axis forces.There are already hundreds or screenshots and videos showing the landscape.Maybe there is a new type of tree or something? That's from the "How Not To Be Seen" training film. Very important for Commonwealth authenticity. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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