I want to make a full list of Russian Empire’s ground vehicles, naval vessels and aircraft that are either already represented in the game or can be added in the future (as possible WW1 event collection vehicles). The list is in W.I.P. stage. I am a tank guy myself and I am unsure what descriptions to add, but mainly it’s gonna be about the main armaments. Help me with expanding this list if you find this interesting!
Ground vehicles
In the game:
- Гарфорд-Путиловец армейский (English: army Garford-Putilov). Armored truck
Armed with 76.2mm Putilov gun.
To be added:
- Гарфорд-Путиловец морской (English: naval Garford-Putilov). Armored truck variant
Armed with 76.2mm Putilov gun. Longer than army version, features 2nd driver at rear driving compartment.
ФВД (FWD). Armored truck.
Armed with 76.2mm Putilov gun. The photograph features machine gun version of this truck, as cannon version photographs haven’t been saved. Sources say the vehicle was also supposed to be re-armed with 107mm Krupp gun, becoming a heavy SPG. - Мерседес/Бронеавтомобиль Былинского (English: Mercedes/Bylinsky’s armored car)… armored car
Armed with 37mm Hotchkiss gun inside the hull. - Рено Братолюбова-Некрасова (English/French: Bratolyubov-Nekrasov’s Renault). Armored car
Armed with 37mm Hotchkiss gun. - Мгебров-Уайт (English: Mgebrov-White). Armored car
Armed with 37mm Hotchkiss gun. - Ланчестер (Lanchester). Armored car
Russian Lanchesters were re-equipped with 37mm Hotchkiss gun. It was capable of reaching 80km/h, overwhelming speed for WW1 armored vehicles. - Паккард (English: Packard). Armored truck
Armed with 37mm 1-pounder “pom-pom” automatic gun and 48 kilograms of TNT for blowing up fortifications. - Пирлесс (English: Peerless). Anti-aircraft truck
Armed with 40mm 2-pounder “pom-pom” automatic gun. - Рено (French: Renault). Armored truck
Armed with 47mm Hotchkiss gun. Would be a decent tank destroyer. - Остин (English: Austin). Anti-aircraft truck
Armed with 47mm Hotchkiss gun. Now with anti-air capability. - Маннесманн-Мулаг прототип (English: Mannesmann-Mulag prototype). Armored truck
Armed with 47mm Hotchkiss gun. Basically a bigger version of Renault truck. - Бронеавтомобиль Улятовского (English: Ulyatovsky’s armored car)… armored car, mhm
Was either armed with 57mm Maxim-Nordenfelt or 76.2mm Putilov gun in the rear. - Трёхколёска/Бронеавтомобиль Филатова (Tryohkolyoska, English: Three-wheeler/Filatov’s armored car)… armored car, yeah
Cannon variant was armed with 76.2mm Putilov gun in the rear. - Пирс-Арроу (English: Pierce-Arrow). Armored truck
Armed with 76.2mm Obuhov gun. Even shorter than Putilov, but allegedly has AP ammo. - Руссо-Балт, тип Т (English: Russo-Balt type T). Anti-aircraft truck
Armed with 76.2mm Putilov anti-air gun. Probably required Russo-Balt type M ammo carrier, but that box behind the driver cabin looks like ammo storage too. - Бронетрактор Гулькевича (English: Gulkevich’s armored tractor)… armored tractor, yep yep
Armed with 76.2mm Putilov gun in the rear. - Полковник Безмолитвенный/Клейтон (Polkovnik Bezmolitvenny, English: Colonel Bezmolitvenny/Clayton). Armored tractor
Armed with 76.2mm Putilov gun in the rear. - Астраханец (Astrahanets, English: Astrahan Resident). Armored tractor
Armed with either 37mm Hotchkiss gun or 57mm 6-pounder in a turret. Probably the closest thing to a tank the Russian Empire has ever built. - Буллок-Ломбард 76 (English: Bullock-Lombard 76). Armored tractor
Armed with 76.2mm Putilov gun in the rear. - Буллок-Ломбард Канэ (English: Bullock-Lombard Canet). Artillery tractor
I’m currently amazed by this find. Armed with 120mm Canet naval gun. - Танк Лебеденко/Царь-танк/Нетопырь (English: Lebedenko’s tank/Tsar-tank, English for Netopyr: Bat). Superheavy tank
The biggest tank ever built, if you can call it a tank. Not even Kolossalwagen, FCM F1, O-I and TOG 2 can disagree with that. It is really not specific how and where the cannons and machine guns were supposed to be located, the most popular version is, 57mm 6-pounder guns at side sponsons. Would love to shoot off it’s single wheel to see the whole construction collapse.
Naval vessels
In the game:
- Керчь, типа Фидониси (Fidonisy-class Kerch). Premium destroyer, tier I, BR 3.3
Armed with four 102mm Obuhov naval guns. - Полтава, типа Севастополь (Sevastopol-class Poltava). Battleship, tier V, BR 6.3
Armed with twelve 305mm Obuhov naval guns. - Императрица Мария (Imperatritsa Mariya, English: Empress Maria). Battleship, tier V, BR 6.7
Armed with twelve 305mm Obuhov naval guns. - Измаил (Izmail). Battlecruiser, tier VI, BR 7.0
Finished by 65%. In the game armed with twelve 356mm Obuhov naval guns.
Operated by others:
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Фрунзе, типа Новик (Novik-class Frunze). Destroyer, tier I, BR 3.3.
Armed with four 102mm Obuhov naval guns. Sub-class Schastlivy (English: Happy). Former Bystry (English: Fast) destroyer. -
Красный Кавказ, типа Светлана (Svetlana-class Krasny Kavkaz, English: Red Caucasus). Light cruiser, tier III, BR 4.7
Armed with four 180mm B-1-K naval guns. Former Admiral Lazarev. -
Красный Крым, типа Светлана (Svetlana-class Krasny Krym, English: Red Crimea). Light cruiser, tier III, BR 5.3
Armed with fifteen 130mm Obuhov/B-7 naval guns. Former Svetlana lead ship. -
Парижская коммуна, типа Севастополь (Sevastopol-class Parizhskaya kommuna, English: Paris Commune). Battleship, tier V, BR 6.7.
Armed with twelve 305mm Obuhov naval guns. Former Sevastopol lead ship. Was nicknamed Парижанка (Parizhanka, French: Parisienne, English: Woman from Paris). After WW2 it was renamed to Volhov and used as training ship. -
Марат, типа Севастополь (Sevastopol-class Marat). Premium battleship, tier V, BR 6.7
Armed with twelve 305mm Obuhov naval guns. Former Petropavlovsk ship, was renamed in summer of 1943 back to it’s first name.
To be added:
- Гангут, типа Севастополь (Sevastopol-class Gangut). Battleship
Armed with twelve 305mm Obuhov naval guns. - Бородино, типа Измаил (Izmail-class Borodino). Battlecruiser
Finished by 57%. - Наварин, типа Измаил (Izmail-class Navarin). Battlecruiser
Finished by 52%. - Кинбурн, типа Измаил (Izmail-class Kinburn). Battlecruiser
Finished by 50%.
Aircraft
To be added:
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РБВЗ-С-16 (RBVZ-S-16, Sikorsky’s S-16). Fighter
Armed with 7.62mm M1895 Colt-Browning. First Russian plane to use gun synchronizer. -
Лебедь-XII (Lebed-XII, English: Swan-XII). Attacker
First attacker aircraft. Carried 50kg of bombs. -
Илья Муромец (Sikorsky’s Ilya Muromets). Bomber
To be exact, whole series of bombers with different engines, crew capacity, armaments and bomb load, ranging from 480 kg to 800 kg. A 37mm Hotchkiss-armed turret was constructed as defensive armament for one prototype.
If you have other ideas what to add with the criteria of being playable (capable of destroying enemy armor, dogfighting/protecting itself from enemy fighters while also bombing, destroying enemy fleet), share the ideas in post replies!