[mostly for USSR and Japan - I sure and I belive someday we will see Japan here]
Banner-bearer [support unit for Banzai charges who gives bonuses for attackers or even defenders near banner]:
Armed with a flag and a rifle
Gives a special command to “prepare to attack” or “attach bayonets”
Unfurls a banner and sounds a war cry
While in this state, creates an invisible circle that gives the fighters in it a bonus to stamina, melee attack and sprint.
Capturing an enemy banner gives a lot of exp
The number of squads with standard bearers is limited to one per team
When the standard bearer dies, any other player can raise the banners and continue the “banzai attack”
The standard bearer receives a percentage of experience from kills made by players under his bonus and a percentage for capturing a point
Perhaps the standard bearer can give bonuses during defense as well
Why it can be good idea:
If you remember Rising storm - Banzai charges its realy fun!
This is a new attack tactic - often a last resort tactic.
Can be compared in strength with the Japanese with the Americans with the best weapons [same can be for some companies with USSR]
A new fighter is +1 level in each company or +1 fighter for gold or money
Such types of fighters and such tactics were in real life
As we saw in another game [rising storm], this tactic will be successful only in some moments and on some maps, it should not become the main attack tactic
We can get the banners of various units and varying degrees of shabbyness as rewards in promotions, as premium units, as tradable items for the marketplace, etc.
My own questions:
For any kind of melee attack we still not have there melee rush attack animation [I mean when you run holding melee attack button]
Can be sure only about “Banzai charges” used by Japan and Ussr
We didn’t have banners there, just lowly but brave riflemen blindly charging ahead, causing fear in the hearts of usa troops (causing their aim to have “shell shock” effect)
All we needed was to scream out of our lungs for the glory of the emperor.
For example on mount and blade napoleanic dlc some men can weild instruments such as flutes, drums etc., and someone can carry a flag banner. The flag does absolutely nothing to stats but can be used as a weapon.
and in battle cry of freadom and in war of rights and in prime & load and in holdfast - dont sure about all but in same be in lane be near flag or musician give some bonus - realy long time not played this games
do you played rising storm?
usa not have banzai attaks - and all ok
germans have mg vs banzai attacks
and why they cand made same melee attacs? i write “mostly” not “only”
This is pointless. The Banner bearers are just going to be another riflemen squad with fancy flags attached to their rifles or backs depending on the specific faction. “But it gave the squad a Buff !” still a rifle squad… nothings change. oh and a big open target for the enemy
