The Offensive Continues...
At the time of writing, Central Powers casualties are 2,437,263 while Entente casualties are at 2,403,869. That's a difference of 33,000 in favor of the Entente. But there are more than six days to go, and things can change quickly.
[h2]The Battle of the Somme[/h2]
At this time in 1916, much of the focus was on the village of Guillemont. General Ferdinand Foch and Field Marshal Douglas Haig had planned to capture the village on this day in 1916, but it didn't come off. Haig considered the attack had been inadequately supervised by his subordinate Henry Rawlinson, and hadn't had enough manpower assigned.
A follow-up attack was planned for the following day, on the 25th, but bad weather and a need to replace exhausted divisions caused a delay until September 3rd. When it happened, this attack would finally result in the capture of Guillemont from the Germans, but the cost of fighting in the area had been very high for the Allied forces. Despite air superiority and increasingly accurate artillery fire because of it, the Germans put up a strong, capable defense.
[h2]Japan in WW1[/h2]
The First World War was, as the name suggests, a truly global war. One nation far from Europe who joined the conflict were the Japanese, who declared war on the Central Powers on August 23rd in 1914, and moved against German territories in their sphere of influence. They also sent teams of nurses to France, Russia and Britain. As the war continued, Japan would export large quantities of war material to Entente nations. They also exported a number of rifles - one of which you can use in Verdun's sister game Tannenberg.
The first Arisaka Type 30s were built in 1899, and were the standard issue Japanese rifle until 1905 when they were replaced by the Type 38 - however, a lack of supply meant that some units kept using Type 30s until into the Second World War. Desperate for weapons, Russia bought around 300,000 Type 30s from Japan, and they received more from the British who had ordered them from Japan to arm troops until production of the Lee-Enfield could ramp up. It's possible that a number of these rifles would have been present in some capacity during the Brusilov Offensive.
The battle continues... since this post was begun, casualties have risen to 2,450,007 Central Powers and 2,416,463 Entente. There are six days remaining.
[h2]The Battle of the Somme[/h2]
At this time in 1916, much of the focus was on the village of Guillemont. General Ferdinand Foch and Field Marshal Douglas Haig had planned to capture the village on this day in 1916, but it didn't come off. Haig considered the attack had been inadequately supervised by his subordinate Henry Rawlinson, and hadn't had enough manpower assigned.
A follow-up attack was planned for the following day, on the 25th, but bad weather and a need to replace exhausted divisions caused a delay until September 3rd. When it happened, this attack would finally result in the capture of Guillemont from the Germans, but the cost of fighting in the area had been very high for the Allied forces. Despite air superiority and increasingly accurate artillery fire because of it, the Germans put up a strong, capable defense.
[h2]Japan in WW1[/h2]
The First World War was, as the name suggests, a truly global war. One nation far from Europe who joined the conflict were the Japanese, who declared war on the Central Powers on August 23rd in 1914, and moved against German territories in their sphere of influence. They also sent teams of nurses to France, Russia and Britain. As the war continued, Japan would export large quantities of war material to Entente nations. They also exported a number of rifles - one of which you can use in Verdun's sister game Tannenberg.
The first Arisaka Type 30s were built in 1899, and were the standard issue Japanese rifle until 1905 when they were replaced by the Type 38 - however, a lack of supply meant that some units kept using Type 30s until into the Second World War. Desperate for weapons, Russia bought around 300,000 Type 30s from Japan, and they received more from the British who had ordered them from Japan to arm troops until production of the Lee-Enfield could ramp up. It's possible that a number of these rifles would have been present in some capacity during the Brusilov Offensive.
The battle continues... since this post was begun, casualties have risen to 2,450,007 Central Powers and 2,416,463 Entente. There are six days remaining.