Hi all!
This is Part 3 of my proposal to add maps that would seamlessly and naturally fit all BRs.
Part 1: New Map Set: Galicia (1941 low BR, 1944 high BR)
Part 2: New Map Set: Baltics (1941 low BR, 1944 high BR)
PROPOSED NEW THEATER: THE MEDITERRANEAN
Disclaimer:
- This theater of operations would benefit from automatically switching at least all American forces to British uniforms and voicelines for Crete 1941 (because USA wasn’t involved in Europe yet), and preferably vehicles/weapons should turn British as well, but I am aware this will never happen.
- The Mediterranean would require strict BR brackets for each map (or at least a BR+Map Ban System), but I understand that Gaijin wouldn’t be able to resist making it BR 1-5 as all new maps are and putting jets over Crete 1941.
- Obviously all tanks/planes/APCs/motorcycles here would need to be sandy-colored by default, with no snowy winter camos allowed, and Basic paintjobs for each map by default and for free would work perfectly here, but we all know Darkflow couldn’t care less.
- After ~6 years in Enlisted, I am pretty sure that nothing of this will be done, and probably some obscure Chinese fake prototype tank will be worked on instead, but a man can dream.
So I guess this is all for a potential future Enlisted develor who gives a rat’s ass about WW2.
Introduction:
Creating a single unified asset set (Mediterranean architecture, olive groves, and coastal defenses) would efficiently unlock multiple iconic maps across different BRs. This modular approach would allow developers to build both the early/mid-war island invasions (Crete, Sicily) and the brutal late-war Italian campaign (Anzio, Gustav Line).
MAP 1. BATTLE OF CRETE, May 1941 (BR 1-2)
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Battles: Operation Mercury (largest Axis airborne invasion, heavy Commonwealth defensive actions).
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Equipment:
- Allies: Enfield No.4, Bren mk I, Matilda II, A13 Mk II, Boys AT Rifle.
- Axis: Kar98k, MP 40, Pz.II C, Pz.III E, Ju 52.
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Visuals:
- Dry Mediterranean hills, white-washed Greek stone villages with flat roofs, coastal airfields, olive groves.
- British coastal artillery positions, crashed German gliders, stone walls used as cover.
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Map Feature:
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All American forces automatically reset to British uniforms and voiceover (there were no American forces in Europe in 1941).
MAP 2. SICILY, July – August 1943 (BR 1-3)
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Battles: Operation Husky (Allied amphibious landings and the breakthrough at Gela (first major clash with Italian and German armor).
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Equipment:
- Allies: M1 Garand, Thompson M1A1, M3 Stuart, M4A1 Sherman, M1 Bazooka.
- Axis: Carcano M91, Beretta M38, Pz.III J, Pak 38.
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Visuals:
- Sandy beachheads with anti-tank obstacles, terraced vineyards, dense hillside Sicilian towns with narrow streets.
- Destroyed Italian coastal bunkers, burning trucks on winding mountain dirt roads, historic stone villas.
MAP 3. ANZIO, January – June 1944 (BR 1-4)
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Battles: Operation Shingle (brutal war of attrition in the beachhead).
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Equipment:
- Allies: M1 Garand, M1919A4, M4A3 (76) W, M10 GMC, M2 Bazooka.
- Axis: StG 44, MG 42, Panther G, Tiger I, Panzerschreck.
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Visuals:
- Water-logged drainage canals, muddy flat farmlands, ruined agricultural settlements.
- Craters from heavy naval artillery, abandoned railway cars.
MAP 4. MONTE CASSINO, January – May 1944 (BR 1-4)
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Battles: Gustav line. Breakthrough of the winter line (vertical infantry combat for the mountain heights).
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Equipment:
- Allies: Lee-Enfield No.4, Thompson M1A1, Churchill Mk III, M4A2, PIAT…
- Axis: FG 42, MG 42, Jagdpanzer IV, StuG III G, Panzerfaust.
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Visuals:
- Vertical terrain, rocky mountain tracks, a completely flattened stone town at the base.
- Massive, smoking ruins of the historic mountain monastery at the summit with thick, breached stone walls.
MAP 5. PROVENCE, August – September 1944 (BR 3-5)
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Battles: Operation Dragoon. Allied landings in Southern France (rapid advance and mechanized clashes in the Rhone Valley).
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Equipment:
- Allies: M1 Garand, Browning Auto-5, M18 Hellcat, M4A3E2 Jumbo.
- Axis: FG 42, MG 42, Jagdpanzer IV, StuG III G, Panzerfaust…
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Visuals:
- Scenic French coast, pine forests, purple lavender fields, coastal naval artillery batteries.
- Riviera port towns with stone buildings, ambushed and burning Axis transport columns on highways.
Thank you for your attention.
@SnowieW
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