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St. Quentin - 1918 [Mission]

'St. Quentin - 1918', For the great @Jaybee. & DLC FREE FINALLY!!!!! WW1 FOR ALL!!! It's sorta like a match of Verdun... No, actually it's BIGGER than a match of Verdun! This is a near max AI slaughterhouse that features use of a full simulated front line!

In the early dawn of the 21st of March 1918, a German artillery barrage would begin that would last 5 hours and exhaust over 3 and a half million shells. This was the beginning of Operation Michael. With the coordination of assault groups & creeping barrages, the Germans made quick work in the sector of the British Fifth Army where defenses were ill prepared.
During many of the coming days, the weather would permit a heavy fog to engulf the battlefield periodically and lead to unforeseen maneuvers and general chaotic violence.

{Objective}
Advance as the German 'Das Wurttembergische' & retake your previously held trenches before pushing the Britishers back over no-mans land into their lines or hold back against the violent onslaught as the British 30th & Scottish 51st. Even with the default max allotted tickets the fight can get very tight in the end and it may take an attempt before you settle with a comfortable victory (Unless you play strictly armor, then IDK because I only like playing inf).

{Toys}
The Germans are given a multitude of late war goodies, some of which have been seen previously in 'Argonne' though now there are some new flavors of fun...

Armor:Both sides are given armor, though it is lopsided more towards the German favor as they are the attackers in the scenario. The Germans receive AI and Player spawns for both A7Vs and Captured Mark IV tanks which did historically play a role in the overall battle for St. Quentin. The British receive AI and Player tank spawns during the second phase of the mission when the ball returns to their court.

Small arms: Germans are split largely between rifle & assault squads: one being rifle dominant and the other including an MP18 & Artillery Luger combo for maximum firepower. Separate from these two squads will be the specialist teams;Maschinengewehr, Scharfschützen, & Wex.

The British & Scottish are armed largely in similar fashions except for the 51st officer being armed with a rifle. Entente support includes separate Lewis gunner teams, marksman teams, vickers guns, & even field artillery.

{Info}
This is a unique experience amongst my small roster of WW1 missions. This is the first that truly captures the dream I had of immersive WW1 combat within ER2. The entirety of the front line is locked in desperate action, at every step there is certain doom!

The only script included within this mission is @Jaybee's own Artillery script which is the only piece of scripting that I am satisfied with!I have included battlefield sound effects to add ambiance & there is no music so that you are forced to listen to the horrifying sounds of war. In it's current state I am not entirely finished with prop placement because I am running out of ideas (& largely I want people to play this beautiful map, it does not need much doctoring!).

To many, it would seem that I am breaking the rules of ER2 by making a massive front line out of objectives. To this I say, "it just works.". The map is very small, so in some stroke of luck it is possible to have the entire front manned! Every single time I play I see something entirely different. I have seen the attack go smoothly, but I have also had it drain every single bit of manpower over seriously amateurish ground. Please comment below with any issues you encounter, & thanks for enjoying! Humongous thanks to Ivan for all of his various mods here that are in use (uniforms, weapons, tanks, cannons, props! The man is the heart and soul of ER2 WW1!) & another humongous thanks to Fallvine for their immense work on this beautiful map!

*Slightly more detail is to come to certain areas, it is hard to say how much until I am sick. It'll really be small things like more dead trees and possibly some attention to the British trenches. *If you really want to get immersed into WW1, I honestly recommend reading the entirety of the Lord of the Rings by Tolkien & Storm of Steel by Junger. My influences for this mission are largely the battle of Minas Tirith and actions in the later stages of Junger's actions when he is on the advance. Those who know will remember Junger's experience with shooting a young British soldier and then coming upon his corpse later on and seeing an boy within the death and destruction.

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