Vickers Mk I - The Grand Old Lady of No Man's Land

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Vickers Mk I - “The Grand Old Lady of No Man’s Land”

Adding the Event Vickers Mk I MG nest to Commonwealth squads in the regular game.

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Greetings and salutations, friends!

I hope you’re all enjoying yourselves, suffering - I mean having fun in the trenches of Flanders! There were quite a lot of new and interesting models added to the game with this April Fool’s Event, not just for weaponry, but also for uniforms, vehicles, a whole new map - and most importantly for this suggestion - a new Machine Gun Nest buildable. Namely, the Vickers Mk I.

And I thought to myself - as I was mowing down the Kaiser’s finest for the first time in the event - “this should obviously be added to the base game!”

It’s in the game, it’s modeled, it’s fully functional, and equally as historically accurate in WW1 as in WW2, this was still the sustained-fire weapon of choice for the Commonwealth militaries thoughout - and even for some time after - WW2.

It’s the Commonwealth unique MG nest we’ve all been waiting for, and with it now in the game, there’s no real excuse not to add it in for regular Squads gamemode! So, time to replace the M1919A4 in Commonwealth squads with ‘His Majesty’s Kraut Stomper and Tea Boiler’!

Should the Vickers Mk I replace the M1919A4 MG nest in Commonwealth squads?
  • Aye
  • No (for reasons beyond my comprehension, so please explain why)
  • I don’t care
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That’s all from me, dear reader, and remember; making tea and defeating the enemy has the same victory condition, so fire away!

Signed,
Lt. Ogge King, 3rd Experimental Tea Infusion and Small Arms Appreciation Company, Home Guard (Reserve),
God save the King.

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I would hate if this beautiful 3d model got left unused. I also think tankgewehr should make it’s way to the actual game but that is for another topic

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If you would put tea leaves in the cooling jacket of a Vickers, would it make tea on the go?

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Yes, but it’s no fun cleaning out the insides. Better to fire a couple of bursts to simply boil the water first, then pour it in a cup like normal.

Preparing for tea time is no excuse to let the enemy idle!

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The official team is really lazy; they’ve already finished the model, but they just won’t implement it into the game.

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It has come to my attention that the Vickers is actually called “Vickers MG” in the event.

Naturally, that should be corrected to the more accurate “Vickers Mk I” when it’s added to the regular game.

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I think they did it to avoid confusion with the VGO

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I predicted this would happen quite some time ago:

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Oh! So you mean a new type of machine gun that you carry on your back, and to set it up you just press E to crouch in place and turn it into a fixed emplacement?
You can’t run and gun or move while firing, but being able to set up a semi-covered machine gun position anywhere is such a creative new idea

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We forwarded this, thanks

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