WW2 saw the largest amphibious actions of all history. Marines should truly receive representation in this game by being added as a new squad class.
Marines have the option of spawning on land or from a landing boat on amphibious maps, the same way Paratroopers can spawn on land or in a plane. When spawning on a boat Marines may be able to pick up extra support gear like Paratroopers ranging from mortars, AT weapons, flamethrowers , etc.
At the moment the only map their gimmick would really shine is Gavutu, but this certainly can be a call for more amphibious maps. They can still be used on every single map just as regular infantry, which is fine because Marines often served on land. Just like how Paratroopers can spawn as regular infantry
Yes they won’t be able to do their amphibious landings on the majority of maps but Marines should still be added so these important units can have representation. During the war British, Russian, German, and Italian marines mostly served on land. It was only in the Pacific between the US and Japan that had massive amphibious operations.
The last set of Marines we lack are the German Kriegsmarine infantry, and the British Royal Marines, every other nation has theirs (or will soon have) in some capacity.
Preferably, I’d see the two above as event squads. Some might say that the Royal Marines are “too specialist”, and would be better suited as a premium squad… to that I will place the reminder that we could get both “regular” Royal Marines (if that word is even applicable here), as well as a seperate squad of Royal Marine Commandos.
Anyway, on the note, I am actually working on a suggestion for a Kriegsmarine infantry squad, in their distictive pre-war blue uniforms (still in use later in the war, just not standard). This would be in a melee weapon themed squad event together with a Gurkha squad (German marines with machetes, and Gurkhas with kukris).
Expect these two in a Suggestion topic near you, soon-ish.
More marine units, yes
Marine class, no
in a game like enlisted there needs to be more to dinstinuish the marines from every other class, especially given the lack of water in most maps
Yes but they are other classes, which is fine. But I want a true Marine class. It’s like we can have a regular Assault squad that is based on Paratroopers but also have true Paratrooper squads
Yes one would be true amphibious Marines and the other would be the Guerilla (Commando) class
I look at it as the “regular” classes represent basic units while other classes are more specialized. I can have a Riflemen squad that are Fallschirmjager (since German paras mostly served as elite infantry) and still have true Paratroopers for airborne operations. So I can have an Assault squad of Marines but also a true Marine squad that can do amphibious landings
We can get more amphibious maps but they can still be used on every map as just elite infantry. Yes Paratroopers are more versatile because regardless of anything they can be used on any map but I still think Marines should be truly represented with their own class
More marine squads (alt squads or event squads) yeah, but not a Marines class. It would be pointless since it would be really occasional, only for maps with large deep water bodies, and lbh capture points besides those bombs in Gavutu and that forest for the soviets are far away from the shores, it would be inefficient to have such squads.
ok how, besides calling them a seperate claass
and aphibous landing
how would they be different from a regular assaulter class
yes i know histoprty thats what made them different
but this is a game you need a mechanical difference
what about a five man assaulter squad
they would have a limited number of flares
these would call in fleet support
naval barrage
reinforcement
supply of ammo
aa screening
the plares would like the radio man have a cool down time between abilities
each ability would be limited to one use per squad
they woud ave to work withing a limited range of the water
Their importance to history is precisely why they should be a class! I know their mechanic only works on specific maps but I feel for representation they should be added.
Ranger is basically Guerilla, although I would like a Mountain infantry class
Foreign legion is not really a specific tactical job. For example, Germany had various foreign units.
Frogmen are more for naval warfare of sabotaging boats while Marines are amphibious infantry that fight conventionally so I think Marines fit better in game. Although of coarse I do think they would be cool
