You can't possibly represent WW1 without them. So you must either add them, or reduce the timeline somewhat. 
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Originally posted by The Captain
You can't possibly represent WW1 without them. So you must either add them, or reduce the timeline somewhat.
Can't you do WW1 without shouting "Curse you, Red Baron!" ?
Re: Re: What about Tanks, Aircraft, etc?
Not accurately.
Originally posted by Owl
Can't you do WW1 without shouting "Curse you, Red Baron!" ?
Not accurately.
Re: Re: What about Tanks, Aircraft, etc?
He must have been a hell of a fighter. And I would love to have lived at that time!
Originally posted by Owl
Can't you do WW1 without shouting "Curse you, Red Baron!" ?
He must have been a hell of a fighter. And I would love to have lived at that time!
Re: Re: Re: What about Tanks, Aircraft, etc?
Go on, admit it .... you have the scarf and goggles on already ....
Originally posted by The Captain
Not accurately.
Go on, admit it .... you have the scarf and goggles on already ....
Well tanks i think we can do without since they weren't that useful and didn't play that big a role.
What i wonder is rather will chemical weapons be in?
Or will they be abstracted?
What i wonder is rather will chemical weapons be in?
Or will they be abstracted?
The best way to simulate tanks and planes in ww1 is by attaching them like brigades. Dont u think?
That's not realistic though, because there were independent air forces at the time. The RAF for example was a seperate branch of the british military.
You might get away with attaching tanks as brigades, but you can't with aircraft.
Maybe bombers and zeppelins will be abstracted in some way to stop the micromanagement of Hoi?
Are you sure the RAF was independant already? It seems rather early since military aircraft was a pretty new idea. I think it was first used in a war between Italy and the Ottomans, 1908 I think. 12 years is pretty quick to create a separate branch of the military...
Tanks played a very small part in the end of the war.
They came to late and were used badly.
Also they were used in very small numbers compared to everything else. So i think that tanks should only be simulated by a tech bonus or something like that.
I agree. Tanks are to important for WW1 to be left out. Submarines too. Aircraft are pretty important too, but as I am not an aviation buff I say that they are the least important of the bunch
Tanks could be attached, but that would be hard with aircraft and even wierder with subs! You need a battleship to have a sub fleet...
Tanks could be attached, but that would be hard with aircraft and even wierder with subs! You need a battleship to have a sub fleet...
Maybe subs will be placed like pirates in EU? They stay out for awhile and then return? Maybe you get a screen of how much tonnage they have sunk.
The RAF is the oldest airforce in the world. It is so old that it existed before Airplanes were even invented. Back then the RAF was hot air balloons.
Originally posted by The Captain
The RAF is the oldest airforce in the world. It is so old that it existed before Airplanes were even invented. Back then the RAF was hot air balloons.
The RAF was formed in 1918 by amalgamating the RFC (Royal Flying Corps) and the RNAS (Royal Naval Air Service). Until that time there was not a separate UK air service, but rather they were parts of the Army and Navy respectively
Well, I wouldn't be surprised if they were in the game and simply not mentioned in the announcement. After all, in a game that covers almost 100 years planes and tanks were only around for the last few.
If they had mentioned tanks and planes as units there would probably be a thread in this forum complaining about how tanks and planes shouldn't be around in 1835
If they had mentioned tanks and planes as units there would probably be a thread in this forum complaining about how tanks and planes shouldn't be around in 1835
To my knowledge (which have failed on nummeros occations )
aircraft had next to no significance in land battle outcome, their main purpose was recon. -> attacable brigade that improves intelligence gathering (or what ever)
Tank (as someone else already pointed out) was not really effectively used -> attacable brigade that work like arty. in HoI
)aircraft had next to no significance in land battle outcome, their main purpose was recon. -> attacable brigade that improves intelligence gathering (or what ever)
Tank (as someone else already pointed out) was not really effectively used -> attacable brigade that work like arty. in HoI
1 Apr 1918- The Royal Air Force and Women's Royal Air Force are formed.
Taken from the timeline of the RAF's own website