- Yes
- No
I would like to suggest a WW1 Mode, while it is rather difficult as there are a more limited amount of nations that acutally had participated in WW1 with such equipment (Tanks, Trucks, Planes) that would give a unique and interesting gameplay, i still see a place for them in game, if not at least for the memes. (For a great list of possibilitys at the end.)
As 2 (AIr and ground) seperate additional trees (look below at the picture) and not as a new reserve!
Overall the Main Nations: Germany, Great Britain, France, USA and also Russia would get the most of it.
There are allready quite a lot of WW1 Suggestions on this forum as well as if going a bit higher into the interwar period till right up 1939, we would be able to add a bit more even. More on such exceptions below!
But how is the best way to implement it?
Furthermore, then like with differen BRs, make a different Matchmaker for WW1 capable vehicles, marked with a little Icon each, if you have only such vehicles you get WW1-Interwar Matches, but if you mix with WW2 or higher Vehicles in your line up, you come to the normal Matchmaker. And very importantly, make it not a start requirement, rather a Optional Content, as a big player group goes more in the direction of Modern Vehicles.
(Like is allready visible with plane Air and Ground BRs.)
This will on one hand give the full capable fun WW1 mode, but also not block you from bringing a A7V or Mark V tank to Low Br Tanks, cince these are still usable, a 57mm Gun will still put a good hole into a T-26 tank.
As such you got a full WW1-1939(Interwar) Mode, to widen the amount of possible vehicles, as the development for most nations (except Germany) only really started after WW1, or vehicles were only then really coming off the Paper, into the Steel.
That however doesnt mean that a T-26 as taken from In-game Reserve tank should be put into the WW1 mode, as it has WW2 ammo, most easy way would be, to have such WW1 capable vehicles C&P also into the seperat Tree Tap, but changed to be in a 1939 Form, such vehicle would also be the Pz II Ausf.C (1939), which has no Pzgr.40, No extra armor and no Mirror cupola.
Of course the tanks also would require their own pair of WW1 and WW2 Mode Brs, cince there will be vehicles (even if not a lot) that will have greater performance than other (Mark I Male < K-Wagen) and to further differentiate the later part of Inter War Up to 1939 Tanks.
Having a Pure WW1 BR and a seperat BR for when taking it into WW2 and up, as taking the K-Wagen as example again, will propably be stronger than Most Reserve tanks, similar to the allready in game Char 2C. (Like is allready visible with plane Air and Ground BRs.)
This Mode will also come with new maps, there could be new maps that follow the style normal villages, or the No Mans Land, there is allready such a Map in game, the Map “Flanders” having Crashed Zeppelin, which (with exception to the Armored Train and cars as well as some minor details) is overall a WW1 Map, the Zeppelin as well as the 21 cm Lg.Mörser guns scattered around the map.
Dev Post of Flanders
In general this WW1 Mode of Tanks, Trucks (with Cannons) and Planes can bring a new Mode which takes away the speed of the game (quite literally as most tanks and Trucks were quite slow), for some more layed back matches.
Along these new possible vehicles and Maps, new ammo types (or also allready in game ones) could be further used and perhaps reworked to properly depict semselfs, such as Shrapnell-TF shells and such which can be considdered as a Crude AHEAD round, as in WW1 against the slow planes and Airships, the AA guns, were often simply 7,5-7,7 cm and up Field Guns in New mounts or Makeshift mounts to shoot in the air. With these Shrapnell-TF and HE-TF shells it would also give the possible aspect to shoot down planes, as these are slower than the currently in game planes (with some exceptions).
BF 1 Was a great game, having a WT Counterpart will certainly bring another playerbase, as overall there currently isnt such WW1 Tank/combined Warfare game.
The following list can still be expanded, feel free to write some below.
Examples of currently already suggested and other vehicles of WW1 till including Prewar 1939:(Click to show)
Click to show each.
Germany:(Expand)
Benz Gaggenau Typ 5 Plattformwagen mit 8,8 cm SK L/45
7,7 cm FK 96 L/27 n.A. auf leichte Selbstfahrkanone L.S.K.
7,7cm FK 96 n.A. L/27 WD Schlepper 50 Ps
KD-I 3,7 cm Sockel Flak L/14,5
Krupp-Daimler KD-I Geschützkraftwagen 19 mit 7,7 cm Flak 16 L/35
Krupp-Daimler KD-I Geschützkraftwagen 19 mit 7,5 cm Flak 16 n.A. L/36
Daimler DZR 19 (3,7 cm TAK System Fischer)
Leichter Kampfwagen II mit Kanone LK. II
Marienwagen II mit 5,7 cm Hotchkiss L/40
Vs.Kfz.31 Leichttraktor Rheinmetall
Rheinmetall Großtraktor 7,5 und 3,7 cm KwK
Daimler Benz Großtraktor mit 7,5 cm KwK 16 n.A. L/36
Großtraktor Krupp
Neubaufahrzeug (As in game, without Gr.38 Hl and Pzgr.40)
Neubaufahrzeug early model with possibly also 10,5 cm gun
Pz III Ausf.B (As in game, without Pzgr.40, but with Sprgr.18)
Sd.Kfz.10/4 (Developed in 1935, production from 1938/39)
Schwerer Panzerspähwagen Sd.Kfz.231 (6-Rad) (Magirus M 206 a)
Sd.Kfz.231 (8-Rad) (Serie.1)
3,7 cm Flak M14 “Pom-Pom” auf Ford V8-51
A7VU
Beute Mark IV Female (13,2mm T-Gewehr 1918)
Beute Mark IV Male
Daimler Plattformwagen 28/52 Gepanzert mit 7,7 cm Flak L/27
7,62 cm Flak L/30 auf Lenz Raupenwagen LW
Fahrpanzer auf MAN-Saurer Modell 1915
Beute Packard Panzerwagen “A.K.P.30” (3,7 cm Flak M14 L/29)
Beute Packard Panzerwagen (2 cm Becker M.II)
USA:(Expand)
Vehicle B Model E
M1917A1
T2 and T2E1
T2 Medium Tank
Christie M1919
Christie M1931
4.7 Inch Mobile Gun M1920E
75mm Gun M1916 AA Truck
M1 Convertible Medium Tank
M1 Light Tank
M1918
T1E4
Great Britain:(Expand)
Pierce Arrow Armoured AA lorry (1 Pdr.)
Pierce-Arrow armoured lorry Qf 3 Pdr Vickers
3 Inch 20 Cwt on Peerless Lorry
Vickers Infantry Tank No.2
Vickers 6 Ton Mark E
Gun Carrier Mark I 60 Pdr.
Medium Tank MK.II 18 Pdr AA Gun
Dragon Self Propelled AA gun 40mm Pom Pom 2 Pdr.
Whipped Mark A 37 mm Puteaux gun
A1E1 Independent (As in-Game)
A6E2
A7E1
A9
Matilda I
Medium Mk.1
Medium Mk.2
Medium Mk.3
Russia:(Expand)
Russkiy Reno
T-12
T-18
T-18M
T-26
Putilov Garfold
BA-I
BA-9
Japan:(Expand)
I-Go (1930)
I-Go (1933)
Vickers Medium Mk.C
Otsu Gata Sensha (13mm Type 3 MG)?
Shi-Ki
Jyu-Sokosha
Suiriku-Ryoyo III
Renault FT17 “Ko” (57mm gun)
France:(Expand)
Char 2C (In game)
FCM 1A (75mm)
FCM 1A (105mm)
B1 (Not Bis)
FT-17 (37mm)
Saint Chamond
Saint Chamond (120mm)
75mm Mle 1897 FT-17 SPG
FT-17 75BS (Prototype)
FT-17 75BS (Producion)
Char de Combat C-2
120 L Rimailho SPG
Renault NC-2
AMD 50
DP-2
Delaunay-Belleville Medium Tank
FAMH B1
FCM Medium Tank
Renault SRA
Renault SRB
D2 (1935)
Autoblinde Peugeot 146
Sweden:(Expand)
Strv M/21-29 (3,7 cm SA18)(LK.II)
Pbil Fm/25
Strv M/28
Strv L-100
Strv L-5
Pansarbil fm/29 / Landsverk L-170: “Paddan”
Pansarbil m/31, with 37mm marinkanon m/98B, “Kanonbil”. (model m/36 & m/39)
Pansarbil m/Gotland: “Grilljalken” (försöks-kp m/37)
L-182 (13.2mm)
Finland:(Expand)
Sisu armoured car
(Not shure if this is the correct picture)
Vicker 6 ton (SA18)
Italy:(Expand)
Autoblindo Fiat 611B (or AB/35).
Fiat 3000 Mod. 30, the Italian tank of many names.
Fiat-Pavesi Р4 wheeled tank
Fiat Ansaldo 1925
Semovente da 105/14
Truck with 76/40 (1917) gun (Benz Gaggenau? Pending.)
Taiwan and China:(Expand)
Vicker 6 ton Mark E Type B
Renault AMR-ZB (47mm Schneider 1936)
Renault FT Type 94 (Upgunned)
FT Type 94 (37 mm SA18)
Tho WW1 Also showed a wide amount of Aircraft with steep development, from 1 engine to multi engine big bombers and 20mm Cannons. Like the German Gotha Bombers, or British Planes with 14mm MGs with incendary MGs.