(POLL) Where should Ireland go if added?

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[Which Tech tree should Ireland go to if it was added?]
  • United Kingdom
  • France
  • Sweden
  • Case-by-case basis
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Ireland, while not having a large selection of vehicles, has a variety of unique vehicles that would be interesting to see in game if added, but if it was added as a subtree, there is going to be the problem regarding which tech tree it should go to regarding politics and Irish history, so I will discuss the three potential trees it could go to and other possibilities for it.

1: United Kingdom

This is probably the most likely tech tree for an Irish subtree to go to due to to geographical location as Ireland is basically next to the UK, and history as Ireland used to be part of the British Empire and one of the former parts of the United Kingdom until it gained independence (or at least, most of Ireland. We’re still waiting for the other six counties to join.). Along with that, Ireland has used multiple vehicles from the United Kingdom.

On the other hand, it could be fairly controversial if added to the UK tree due to political reasons, mainly regarding Northern Ireland still being part of the UK (and the discourse around a united Ireland) and the Troubles (which would be an interesting map to see in infantry).

2: France

This would be the second possible tree and would work mainly due to to the close relationship between Ireland and France in politics and history (France was an ally of Ireland and sent soldiers during the 1799 rebellion), the country having used a multitude of French vehicles in its military, and right now would be a good time to see it be added to France as the Military has stated that they have made a deal with France for a large amount of armoured vehicles from French manufacturers, possibly including the EBRC Jaguar.

The only con I can think of is that my friend hates France and wouldn’t want it added to its tech tree.

3: Sweden

This one is mainly just for a few vehicles originated from Scandinavia, or in the case of the Leyland armoured car, a Swedish turret. Also, Ireland may be potentially getting JAS 39s in the future. But this is still probably the least likely option due to the lack of vehicles that could potentially go to the tree.

4: Case-by-case basis

This should be self-explanatory, the vehicle goes to the tech tree that exported the vehicle to Ireland. And if it’s something like the AML-30 (RARDEN), it should go to the UK and French tech trees due to having major parts of vehicles from both nations (FV107 turret, AML chassis).

Conclusion

As an Irish person, I think it would be very interesting to see more Irish vehicles added to the game, mainly due to national pride and the amount of unique vehicles from Ireland (Headless Coachman, Churchill with Merlin engine, AML-30 [RARDEN], AML-90 with LRF and NVD) that could be added to multiple nations and potentially fill some gaps in the trees.

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what unique vehicles does Ireland even bring to the table?

is there like anything further than modifications of already existing stuff?

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US just to troll UK

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You’re just trolling Irish people that way
Irish people would NOT want Irish vehicles to be in the US tree

I live here, trust me. They won’t like it

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Im gonna tread very gently and say britain considering a lot of notable irish military vehicles are british and the deals the ROI has with the UK for defence

please leave my car alone paddy it doesnt even start at the moment youre wasting your time

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No paddy that isnt plastic would support that.

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Only one entire Irish vehicle in the game btw:

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Israel, just to ragebait the community.

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why you commenting on my statshark broski?
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Oh yeah, umm, I really don’t have an excuse to make for that. I guess I do see you all the time on the forums, so that’s true, plus I thought it was funny to comment on someone’s statshark.

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Ireland isn’t part of the UK; only Northern Ireland is.

Some of the first vehicles they got were Italian, then British Vickers, and Swedish; after that, most were made by themselves.

So if Ireland were, it would likely be it’s own tech tree.

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lol I’ll wake up with unlimited ge before that happens.

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No, no you wouldn’t. You’d wake up with 0 unless you paid for it.

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and you’ll never wake up to an “Irish” tech tree lmao

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Do you really want to be lumped in with the br*ts?

:^)

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Nor do I care to see one. However, realistically,y Ireland is its own country, has its own rules, and generally does not care about what the UK really does. But also, considering most of their vehicles are domesticated and produced, doesn’t make much sense to put them in the GB either.

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Chinese tree

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add it to the soviet’s for nominal support to the ira

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I take it that Ireland being a subtree within the UK makes the most sense. Of course, Ireland doesn’t have to be exclusively restricted to the UK, much like how Canada gets vehicles present in both the US and UK trees.
It think it would make a lot of sense for the UK to have Irish vehicles in the standard TT, and other nations where applicable have event, premium, or squadron versions.

le’ Orla is the only example we have of how it would be treated, but even if Irish vehicles were exclusively limited to premiums it’d be fine IMO. The British TT already has a lot of vehicles, it just doesn’t get a whole lot of good ones, and that can be fixed with proper balancing.

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Alternatively, put it in the uk tree and rename uk to Ireland.

If you haven’t figured it out yet, I have not been serious since I entered this thread.

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