Mechanized / motorized German army is myth that should be dealt with. They had more horses than motor vehicles.
I doubt we will have horses in the game but it’s good to know this.
PS.
I hate you Google. This is not a warhorse:
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You’ll find better result if you use mounted infantry.
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How did the “Overlord” look from the German side?
Normandy landings of Allies 1944 and fall of the Wermacht troops on the Western Front. Two parts. A lot of interesting details.
Animated map of Western Front. You can even find divisions which is playable in Enlisted. However didn’t find 2nd Parachute Division on the map.
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I also liked this video as it covers the battle of Moscow (the one we play in Enlisted)
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Joint US-USSR documentary about Eastern Front. Filmed at time of Cold War in 1978, but still have the complitest and complex point of view on Soviet-German war.
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International Women’s Day is approaching. I congratulate all women of the world on this wonderful spring holiday!
Today’s topic is women in World War II:
A short video about American women and their contribution to the Allied victory.
A documentary about brave British women during World War II
Russian women on the fronts of the Great Patriotic War
From the depths of hell in silence… No more words are needed except these: Sabaton and Yarnhub.
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Ranks (insignia) suddenly appeared in the Enlisted. So far, only the insignia of privates.
An occasion to refresh your knowledge (learn) about military insignia and insignia in the Red Army, the Wehrmacht and the US Army.
WWII German Rank Structure: Dienstgrade der Infanterie
Ranks of the Waffen-SS
U.S. Army Rank Insignia of WW2
U.S.S.R: Soviet Army Ranks & Structure (not prewar Red Army)
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Ease of manufacturing (stamped receiver)
Intermediate cartridge
selective fire
separately articulated pistol grip and stock
Fed from an external box magazine.
I wasn’t aware any other weapon that checked all those boxes from the Italians/Russians prior.
He didn’t say anything else put it all together - he said the StG put it all together - all those things existed in 1 or more weapons already.
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yeah I was wondering which ones. I couldn’t recall.
I wouldn’t say stamping and ergonomics are anything more than preference.
Stamping especially has a high startup cost so small countries and companies might prefer milling.
That’s another difference between AK and AR derivatives. AKs are cheaper to mass produce but you can theoretically build an AR in a garage because it’s milled.
I think at one point (different generation) making kalashnikovs were probably easier, riveting, welding and bending flats wasn’t unknown to a lot of people.
Nowadays that’s not exactly the most common of skill sets but working with a jig and milling is pretty full proof.
There are plenty of industries with light metal stamping abilities in any country - and if necessary it is possible to do it with nothing more than a hammer and an anvil!
so yeah - it is probably easier for a single person to mill a receiver… if they have a mill and training in their garage - but in any city you’re going to find many plants with presses and tool/die makers for stamping if you want more than 1 per day or week! 
a mate of mine is a former tool and die maker - now makes custom knives - has hammers and presses and could make a few dies in a week then several stamped receivers per day (depending on actual complexity.)
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That’s always the explanation I’ve seen as to why nobody makes AKs as opposed to ARs.
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I don’t doubt it - there’s many small machine shops around where “making an AR” would be possible and a point of pride/skill/interest.
I mean iirc it was in a thread asking “why aren’t there any quality AK manufacturers in the US and just garbage like dracos”
The explanation given was that no manufacturers want to foot the startup cost on an AK.
I can understand that too - with millions of Chinese and Eastern European versions around why would you want to bother?
I think the US banned imports at least to a degree, so there’s certainly a market.
US banned imports from Russia back in 2014 after the occupation of Crimea - dunno what the status of that ban is now, but those from other origins were freely available.
90% it’s still up, but all of my ammo is “made in Russia” so I’m not sure what the limitations on that ban are.