#Verdun updates update#

As seen read above weapons are still being made and animated (several were completed this week). On the development front, again we’ve made some great progress in all areas. Boasting a high rate of fire, but a tricky reload and small magazine, the MG should feel more than at home in the trenches. The Hotchkiss in game will be used by the. While only around 700 were produced, the U.S had a comparatively small army in 1909, the same year the 30-06 hand crank gatling gun was taken out of service. With a 30 round clip magazine, the weapon was quite susceptible to mud and dirt and wasn’t ideal for trench warfare. Developed by the French Hotchkiss manufacturer (founded by U.S weapon designer Benjamin Hotchkiss) the Hotchkiss was sold under contract to many nations including the U.K (cavalry/tank use), France, U.S.A, and to a lesser extent, Belgium, Spain, Brazil and Australia. The Hotchkiss M1909 was one of the machineguns adopted by the U.S in the rearmament of it’s military in 1890-1910. It is unsure if it saw action but we figured as it was a quick piece to create, this little beauty was too good not to include.

The rifle will see exclusivity in the Attrition game-mode. Only a small number were made ( around 4000) with most of those being produced after the war. The rifle was absolutely renowned for it’s accuracy and loved by it’s users. The RSC 17 will offer the french forces some extra firepower vs the overwhelmingly common bolt action rifles, and will be an option for tier 3 Machine Gunners (in place of the chauchat)Ī shorter more compact version of the RSC 17, the RSC 18 started production during the very last weeks of the war. It had a 5 round enbloc magazine, and was gas operated, the mechanism is believed to have heavily influenced the design of the famous M1 Garand. The rifle was produced in fairly large numbers, with the production estimate being around 85k by the wars end. They chose to go with a semi-automatic design, having tried and tested semi-automatic rifles ( for example the Meunier, albeit with some resistance) before the war broke out. In 1916 the French army recognised the need to start replacing its outdated (and arguably not so successful) Lebel 1886 rifle.

#Verdun updates update#

Welcome back to another installment of Verdun’s “Weapon Wednesday”, we use these media updates to tease upcoming content and provide you with an update on the overall state of the games development.įirst of all a short announcement: Version 233 is now available for download.