Development update #134
Community members!
If you have been with us since before we released “Ostfront", you may remember we presented the original Ostfront fighting units in what we called a “visual catalog”, in devblog #85. and #86.
That catalog has long since become outdated, because the number of units in Ostfront has risen dramatically since we first published it. However, back in 2019 it felt good to be able to present our vehicles visually.
The community definitely liked the idea, so we thought we’d repeat this for “Liberation” and show you some units we intend to include in the DLC.
US tanks
As some of you history buffs will undoubtedly know, there used to be quite a variety of Shermans in existence. These all vary to a certain degree, and based on experience, lots of detail changes were made to the original design.
Having the support of ww2 armor, we were able to inspect and copy the subtypes with all of their specific details for ourselves.
Obviously, there were more tanks to be modeled. Let’s have a look at what we have so far;
HD Link Can you name all of these Shermans correctly?
HD Link Tank destroyers
HD Link The M26 Pershing and the Chaffee are “late war” additionsArmored vehicles
Before and during world war 2, the US arsenal was expanded massively. Correctly anticipating the need for mobility in future wars, the US army commissioned a number of extremely successful vehicle designs in the 30s and 40s that became known and used all over the world. The word “iconic” doesn’t even begin to cover the reputation and fame of the Jeep, for example.
Aside from the Jeep, a range of vehicles emerged, based on a scout car. That scout car then inspired a series of half tracks, which in turn evolved into such a wide range it’s unbelievable.
A number of different types of armored car were also developed; these will be present in “Liberation” as well. Let’s have a look at our collection so far:
HD Link Scout cars
HD Link The Half track collection
HD Link Armored carsWeapons
Of all of the heavy weaponry the US army used throughout the European campaign, only a few are really as famous as some of the tanks and vehicles. Even though tanks and armored cars are in the limelight a lot more, these weapons obviously played an important (and sometimes the most important) role on the battlefield. Of course, the majority of these weapons are present in “Liberation”.
HD Link Light, medium and heavy weaponsSupport vehicles
Like for every faction, support and logistics are absolutely essential to conduct warfare. We have already hinted at the presence of the Red Ball Express in “Liberation”, where it will be available through doctrines. As the Red Ball Express was made up of standard equipment, the individual vehicles are separately available throughout the DLC as well.
HD Link The “logistics” collectionClearly, there’s more than one reason to wishlist Liberation; do it today!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2447590/Call_to_Arms__Gates_of_Hell_Liberation/?curator_clanid=10379584
German equipment
As you can see, we have been very busy and all of these units are ready to go.
However, like we have announced earlier, “Liberation” will also contain a good number of new German vehicles and weapons! That means you haven’t seen everything yet, and in our next blog we will show you what’s in store on that side.
What do you think of the collection so far? Did we model your favorite vehicle? Let us know in the comments!
That’s it for now, thanks for your time and see you on the battlefield!
P.S.: If you’d like to see one of the vehicles that is not shown in this blog, join the official Discord to get that render, by clicking the image below.
