WW1 era Brainstorming Ideas Thread

[Caernarvon02]

seeing as WT is based on video games from 20 years ago its not impossible that when AT doesn’t do as well as they hope it all gets ported over

[joshje100]

Yeah it could also be a way to get bomber cockpits into War Thunder, since the Aces team confirmed that you can manually control gunner stations we could see bomber interiors get modelled then port over. Would save money and time for the WT team

[joshje100]

@Caernarvon02

when AT doesn’t do as well as they hope it all gets ported over

I have faith in the game, from what we have seen of it already I think it’s going to be successful. Not as successful as War Thunder but I think around as successful as other VR flight games like VTOL VR since it’s focus is on VR and the minority of gamers don’t play VR. But I’m hopeful for it and looking forward to play it.

[Arghail]

I may be mistaken but some shots show landscapes that really look like maps in War Thunder, like Normandy… Not to mention the trenches which look exactly like the ground targets in some maps like Mozdok.

[Caernarvon02]

the game appears to be 70% exactly what you get in WT but with functional VR

[joshje100]

Halberstädter Flugzeugwerke - Halberstadt CL.II

[image] The Halberstadt CL.II was a German two-seat fighter and ground attack aircraft flown during World War One by the Luftstreitkräfte, (the Imperial German Army Air Service) between 1917 and 1918.

History

In early 1917, the German Army Inspectorate of Flying Troops put out a requirement for a new 2-seat aircraft that was to fulfil their need for an agile fighter which would be effective in escorting reconnaissance aircraft and an effective ground attack aircraft. Halberstadt began developm…

Another suggestion approved

[BACKRAGE44428]

have you done one for a7v or are you planning ?

[joshje100]

I’m only really planning on doing aircraft since they have the bigger chance of being added.

But if you want a suggestion for the A7V then you should make one, I was surprised by how easy it can be to make suggestions for the aircraft.

[BACKRAGE44428]

K thanks

[joshje100]

Sopwith Aviation Company - Sopwith Triplane: Britain's First and Only Triplane Fighter

[image] The Sopwith Triplane was an unconventional three-wing, single-seat fighter used by the Royal Naval Air Service during the Great War over the skies of the Western Front.

History

During World War One the Sopwith Aviation Company would gain prominence in the world of aviation manufacturing after the success of the Sopwith Pup, the predecessor of the Sopwith Camel. They desired an aircraft that could build upon the impressive features of the Pup to become the ultimate fighter of the time. …

[joshje100]

New suggestion, finally approved

Fokker-Flugzeugwerke - Fokker E.III Eindecker: The Fokker Scourge

[image] The Fokker E.III Eindecker was a German monoplane fighter used during World War 1 over the skies of the Western Front. The Fokker E.III also saw use by Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire within their air forces.

History

The Fokker E.III was an improved design over the E.II which itself was an improved design of the E.I. The series of aircraft were designed from early 1915 and manufactured mid-late 1915 with the first E.III being introduced to the war during December 1915.…

[LeChance]

Keep 'em coming man

[EddieVanHalo-live]

I would like to see a WW2 era

[joshje100]

Another one to add to the collection

Halberstädter Flugzeugwerke - Halberstadt D.II

[image] The Halberstadt D.II was the Germany’s first biplane fighter aircraft. Is a single seat fighter that was the predecessor to the two seat fighter/attacker Halberstadt CL.II which was flown by the Imperial German Air Service in the skies of the Western Front throughout 1916 - 1917 during World War One.

History

The Halberstadt D.II was designed in 1916 by the Halberstädter Flugzeugwerke company. It was the production model of the experimental D.I. The D.II included many upgrades of the D…

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One more

Albatros Flugzeugwerke - Albatros C.III

[image] The Albatros C.III was a two seat fighter/attack aircraft used by the Imperial German Air Service during World War 1 on the Western Front.

History

The Albatros C.III was developed and produced by Albatros Flugeugwerke in 1915. It was an upgrade of the Albatros C.I where it received better responsiveness and agility compared. The C.III was fitted with forward facing and rear machine guns and up to 90kg of bombs could also be fitted. The first of the C.III’s were deployed to the Western…

[joshje100]

Damn the suggestion mods are on a roll approving suggestions tonight.

Albatros Flugzeugwerke - Albatros D.II

[image] The Albatros D.II was a single-seat biplane fighter use by the Imperial German Army Air Service during World War 1. The Albatros D.II was used by many famous air aces including Oswald Boelcke and Manfred von Richthofen.

History

The Albatros D.II was designer by Robert Thelen as the successor to the Albatros D.I based on feedback from pilots about the poor upward vision in the D.I. The D.II would see the upper wing moved closer to the fuselage and staggered forward which fixed the issue…

[EddieVanHalo-live]

I love the idea but Gaijin would kill it with the up tier. Gaijin show no respect for WW2 so why would WW1 be any different?

[BACKRAGE44428]

all are hype you got my support :D

[Unholy_Zero]

Here me out Zeppelins (Not for players to fly) It could be a bad ass area to fight around especially since planes had such low caliber rounds they weren’t easy to shoot down. I’m imagining the match starts the fighters drop from the zeppelins close to each other and the players just go buck wild on each other.

[EddieVanHalo-live]

This is War Thunder is general. So many mouth watering scenarios slaughtered by Gaijin’s clumsy and old BR system.You know how this whole WW1 thing will turn out,we all do but so many of us live in a forum based world of imagination that is shattered as soon as you get into the game proper.

[Arghail]

Once again, it’s not that difficult to implement a game mode similar to “Helicopter Enduring Confrontation”, but only for WW1 planes, and give them their separate tree. No, it probably won’t fit the combined battles (even though, if a PO-2 can participate, why not a WW1 plane, right ?). There are plenty of choices.

The difficulty to me is choosing where to stop. Would it be exclusively 1914-1918 ? Or would prototypes created during the war and put into service only in the 1920’s or abandonned be viable, like the AEG DJ bombers or the Nieuport nid 29 ? IF so, why not do the entire interwar ? Ultimately, it’s Gaijin’s choice. But as Smin said, “never say never”.