Havent seen many modelers in here so i thought id add some variety to these already amazing showcases of work
Here are the models i have made for TGW mod...
Helmets / Hats*
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Austria / Germany
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France
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British
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Rifles*
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British Lee Enfield
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German Mauser
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French Lebel
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Machine Guns*
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British Vickers
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French Hotchkiss
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Russian PM M1910
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German Maschinengewehr 08
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Austrian Schwarzlose
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Italian Fiat-Revelli
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Danish Madsen
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Lewis Gun
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Artillery*
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French 75mm
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French 155mm
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German 77mm
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German 120mm
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German Heavy Howitzer
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Russian 76mm
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Russian 152mm
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British XIX
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Tanks*
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German A7V Male
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French Renault
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British Mark 1 Male
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British Mark 1 Female
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British Mark 4 Male
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British Mark 4 Female
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British Mark A Whippet
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GRAND PREVIEW OF THE GERMAN ARMY IN 5.0
Welcome!
It has been a long, arduous wait for our fans, and as a sign of activity from the mod team, we would hereby like to give you this grand preview of the German armed forces, showing some of the new models and units we have put into the mod (on top of the artillery and tank models showcased in the previous preview of 5.0).
The work process has been going on with high intensity, and we, the Great War team, would like to state that 5.0 is now well on its way, many areas of the future mod release nearing completion. It is thus with great pride in the accomplishments that we have done the last couple of months that we would like to present this preview, with a video and considerable screenshot content, for your viewing and reading pleasure!
Era: Mobile Warfare The idea of "Stormtroopers" came in March 1915 and in September the same year the very first assault battalion, the Rohr Battalion, was formed. They can be considered as the elite units as they were put together of the best men of the German Army. This, however, lowered the standard quality of the infantry of the whole Army as the best men and officers were drawn from other infantry groups and put most of the weight of an offensive on these elite units. The Stormtroopers were mainly used during the German spring-offensives in 1918 with success, but the German High Command wasn't able to break the Allies and get their peace before enough American soldiers came to Europe to permanently ensure Allied victory. The idea of assault tactics that the Stormtroopers used greatly affected the tactics of WWII, like the famous German Blitzkrieg.
The precursor - the Rohr Battalion, named after its commander Hauptmann (Captain) Rohr - was perhaps one of the greatest units during The Great War. It was the first "Stormtrooper" unit to be formed in march 1915, but was in the beginning only used as emergency reinforcements. It was a few months later, when Hauptmann Rohr became the commander that the true nature of the unit started to grow. With focus on speed and making breakthroughs, the Rohr Battalion brought back their experiences from the battlefield to improve their tactics even more and to train other soldiers in the new assault tactics. They fought at Verdun, Chemin des Dames and during the 1918 offensives and proved their worth. But the unit suffered from heavy causalities and the men that it was reinforced with were the best soldiers from other infantry units and lowered the standard quality of the German Army.
Era: Conventional Warfare ; Trench Warfare The Gardekorps was a formation of the Royal Prussian Army, and later Imperial German Army, consisting of the Guards Cavalry (included but not shown) and the Guard Infantry. The Guard Infantry divisions were very well trained but somewhat outdated by the first world war, by the end of which light infantry and assault units were better poised to take over the role of elite. Though they suffered a nasty defeat early on at the first battle of the Marne, but retaliated with a strong role in a defense near the Aisne River during 1917, against the French. Shown above is the earlier uniform of the Guard, which is replaced with the stahlhelm and a feldgrau cloth, more suitable to the realities of a modern war.
Era: Conventional Warfare ; Trench Warfare The Imperial Marines were formed from the Prussian "Seebattalione" and were originally intended to guard seabases and to provide coastal protection. During WWI they were expanded to several divisions, and were stationed principally in Flanders. The marines held out against heavy fighting on the western front until the armistice in 1918. A relatively elite unit, they were never defeated throughout the war.
Era: Conventional Warfare ; Trench Warfare The Jaegers have been a part of the German military since around 1750, but had by the start of WWI almost lost their prestige as independent units had the same role as other line infantry with the same equipment, training and tactics. However, they still had a distinctive uniform that stood out in the German Army. In peace-time they wore dark-green tunics and shakos instead of dark-blue tunics and picklehaubes as normal infantry. The shako was also used in the field. After mobilization in 1914 they were still used as skirmishers and scouts, but as the front came to a halt they completely lost their remaining prestige and were degraded to normal infantry roles. The Jaegers were disbanded after the war, but their traditions lived on in the Reichswehr, the Army of the Weimar Republic.
The FinnishJaegers, carrying the same uniform as their German counterparts, deserve special mention. They were made up of volunteers from Finland and fought in the German Army for a free Finnish state. Formed into the Royal Prussian 27th Jäger Battalion, the jaegers fought from 1916 on the Eastern front in the Baltic. After the October-revolution in 1917 and Finland had declared itself independent, they fought on the "White" side during the Finnish Civil War and became the core of the White Army due to their military training and knowledge. But conflicts occurred with the officers that had had Russian military training, like the man who would later become the President of Finland, Carl Gustaf Mannerheim. After the civil war many of the Finnish Army's officers were jaegers. Some even fought against the Russians during the Winter War.
Era: Trench Warfare The Alpenkorps were considered by the Allies as one of the best units in the German Army. Created from mostly Bavarian Jaeger battalions in late 1914 after experiencing heavy difficulties fighting the French "Chasseurs Alpins" in the Alps. They were first sent to the Italian Front to reinforce a thin part of the front against repeated attacks from the Italian "Alpinis". The Austrian "Kaiserschützen" honoured the men by giving them their insignia that the German mountain infantry still carries: the Edelweiss. The Alpenkorps fought at Verdun and lost almost 3/4 of their force. In September 1917 they were once again sent to the Italian Front and played an important part during the Battle of Capporeto. Here, perhaps the most famous member distinguished himself, Erwin Rommel. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Schutztruppe:
Era: Trench Warfare The Schutztruppe was established in the 1890's by the Reichstag, consisting of volunteers from the African colonies under German control. At the start of the war, they were under three major commands: one for German East, West, and Southwest Africa. The war in Africa was much smaller than European warfare, and as the German commander Paul Emil von Lettow-Vorbeck said, "a company in Africa equaled a division in Europe.With meager supplies and old equipment, general Lettow-Vorbeck led his local troops in East Africa against superior forces with great success with the use of guerrilla warfare. Here they became famous as Askari. After the war the Schutztruppe was disbanded, as Germany lost their colonies. While they never historically fought on the western front, it is not unreasonable that Germany may have transported them the Europe to support their troops there, in the French and British manner. As such, they have received a feldrau uniform, more suitable to European conditions than the tan uniform they carried in their African campaigns. Additionally, they wore a fez, but this has been left out temporarily as the model is not yet prepared. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Landwehr:
Era: Conventional Warfare The Landwehr, composed of former reservists still young enough not to be degraded to the Landsturm, is a formation of moderately old soldiers who have been called in from civilian life to once again serve in the German Army. Although not as vigorous, perhaps, as their younger brothers in the other formations, the members of the Landwehr are all reasonably stable men with discipline and morale. A unit of Landwehr, however, should not be expected to hold against a formation of proper infantry; the primary use of the Landwehr is defense and control of the homeland, not the assault and taking of enemy land. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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*Tanks not yet included in roster*
Era: All Arguably the most iconic - if not also the best - rifle of the entire war, the Mauser Gewehr 98 was a formidable weapon. Having more or less perfected the bolt mechanism used in rifles at the time, the rifle was sold to a great variety of countries. The German armed forces made it its standard weapon of choice throughout the entire war, and would even continue to use it after the end of the conflict - indeed, the rifle made a return in the form of the Kar 98 in World War II. In the U.S., the design was largely copied to produce the M1903 Springfield rifle based on experiences against the Spanish in the Spanish-American War, testament to the superior design of this piece of weaponry.
Era: Conventional Warfare The legendary helmet of the Prussian army from the first wars with Austria-Hungary, throughout the forming of the German Empire and up till its replacement by the Stahlhelm in 1916, the Pickelhaube is synonymous with German military might. Owing to its construction based on boiled leather, however, it offered little in the way of head protection.
Era: Trench Warfare Following and during the massive battles that took place on the Western Front, it became an increasingly painful realization to the German High Command that its soldiers were not adequately protected on the battlefield, something the allied powers, spearheaded by the introduction of the Adrian helmet in the French army, had realized early. Attempting to construct a helmet that would provide superior protection from shrapnel, it was designed not only to shield the head of the wearer, but also the neck. The final design - the Stahlhelm - would become just as famous as the piece of equipment it gradually replaced in 1916 - the Pickelhaube - and would go on as the primary headgear of the German military throughout the interwar years and to the very bitter end of World War II.
The A7V tank was in many ways an inefficient solution to a misunderstood battlefield niche. It was the belief of the German High Command that each tank would function largely on its own, not being used en masse but instead fighting as a "moving fortress", and the A7V was thus given thick armour, and a large crew. Ideally, the tank would move on flat roads, with an acceptable speed, but the reality of the Western Front proved entirely different. The low chassis of the vehicle gave it problems to maneuver the cratered landscape of the frontline, similar to how the French behemoth projects had suffered similar fates in their early tank development programme. The A7V tank would go down in the annals of history, however, as the first tank to be destroyed by another tank, and the German High Command evidently learned a handful of lessons on tank warfare from the war, later applying them in World War II to great effect.
Era: All The Lee Enfield Mk III was the only rifle that could truly rival the German Mauser Gewehr 98 in weapon formidability. Its smooth bolt mechanism gave the rifle a stunning rate of fire, something that would be evident in the early stages of the war where the German troops were overwhelmed by the amount of lead that rained down upon them during advances on British positions. Just like its main competitor, the Lee Enfield would be improved and developed, to be fielded once more in World War II, albeit under a different version.
Thank You for reading, and have a pleasant wait for 5.0! We hope that we satisfied most of your hunger.
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Aanker - Textures, Screenshots & Text
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Crossjon - Beta Testing, Research
General Brewster - Research, Beta Testing
Gunny - Units, Beta Testing, Research
King Sama - Units, Research, Screenshots & Text
.Mitch. - Video, General Feedback
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Implemented models for 5.0
Early French 75 mm
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The first true rapid-firing cannon, Canon de 75 mle 1897 revolutionized artillery warfare with its hydro-pneumatic recoil system, which together with its Nordenfeld breech loading mechanism enabled it to fire as many as 28 shells per minute. The field cannon was to become France's artillery of choice in World War I, as truly soaring numbers - over 4,000 - of the Canon de 75 mle 1897 were in service at the onset of the war. It was thought that, when massed together, the rapid rate of fire of the 75mm artillery pieces would be able to compensate for the lack of explosive power in the shells they launched; but this soon proved to be a disastrous miscalculation. The massed formations of the "75:s" were, in the end, no match for the entrenched German howitzers.
The early French 75mm Field Cannon is painted in a grey-blue, with brass handles. As the war wore on, more appropriate camouflage was applied to the pieces.
Late French 75 mm
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The first true rapid-firing cannon, Canon de 75 mle 1897 revolutionized artillery warfare with its hydro-pneumatic recoil system, which together with its Nordenfeld breech loading mechanism enabled it to fire as many as 28 shells per minute. The field cannon was to become France's artillery of choice in World War I, as truly soaring numbers - over 4,000 - of the Canon de 75 mle 1897 were in service at the onset of the war. It was thought that, when massed together, the rapid rate of fire of the 75mm artillery pieces would be able to compensate for the lack of explosive power in the shells they launched; but this soon proved to be a disastrous miscalculation. The massed formations of the "75:s" were, in the end, no match for the entrenched German howitzers.
The late-period French 75mm Field Cannon is painted to better blend in with the environment, having been given shades of olive-green.
Vickers Mk 1 Machinegun
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The Mk 1 was adopted by the British army in 1912 as its replacement for the Maxim machinegun. Similar to the equipment it was to replace, the Vickers used recoil operation (as opposed to the French Hotchkiss machinegun which relied upon gas operation), and still had a rate of fire averaging 450 rounds per minute, but was lighter due to the fact that its construction was composed solely of steel.
15 cm sFH 13
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At the onset of World War I, the Germans held a significant advantage in artillery firepower with the 15 cm schwere Feldhaubitze 13 (15 cm heavy field howitzer 13). The Entente, lacking heavy-calibre guns able to match the German pieces during the early phase of the war, were forced to bide their time in search for an equivalent until late 1915, when the British first fielded their 6 inch 26 cwt howitzer.
Russian 152 mm
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The Russian Obuchov 152 mm m/04 cannon was, in many ways, an antique on the battlefields of World War I. Without an on-carriage recoil system, the cannon was in many ways remniscent of far older pieces from the 1880s, having an obsolete Napoleonic two-wheel carriage capable only of making controlled firing impossible without additional equipment; to effectively use the piece, hydraulic recoil mechanisms tethered to a ground anchor, and wheel wedges, were required. Nevertheless, the 152 mm cannon proved to be a capable battlefield companion throughout the entirity of the war, as its long barrel gave it the treasured ability to blast away heavy shells with a high amount of accuracy. Like many other artillery pieces from World War I, the Obuchov 152 mm m/04 was deployed, once again, in World War II: the Finns used the heavy cannon against Soviet units during the Winter War of 1939-40.
Stokes Mortar
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In many ways, the Stokes mortar was a revolutionizing concept. The British - in search of a trench mortar that would match the German Minenwerfer on the western front - developed a simple, yet highly effective infantry artillery piece that would lay the foundations for generations of mortars to come. Unlike its contemporaries, the Stokes mortar was relatively nimble, and could sustain a high rate of fire thanks to the mechanism that would bring about its success: a shell was dropped down into the barrel, and struck a firing pin, which ignited the driver charge and subsequently fired the mortar.
Mark 2 Heavy Tank
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As I have said many times before, your work is simply fantastic!
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Russia have managed to weaponize the loneliest and saddest people on the internet by providing them with (sometimes barechested) father figures whom they can adhere to in order to justify their hatred for the current establishment and the society that rejects them.
UNDER THE PROUD PATRONAGE OF ABBEWS According to this poll, 80%* of TGW fans agree that "The mod team is devilishly handsome" *as of 12/10
Yeah the British tanks shown above are around 12k polys but ive reduced them down to around 3k to go in the game, alot of the models in the OP are too high poly because i always model them out high poly first to make sure i get tall the details then reduce them down before UV mapping them.
Yeah the British tanks shown above are around 12k polys but ive reduced them down to around 3k to go in the game, alot of the models in the OP are too high poly because i always model them out high poly first to make sure i get tall the details then reduce them down before UV mapping them.
Ah yes. I also do that for organic stuff, but for metal shiz I always make the lowpoly first and then create a high poly. All a matter of workflow, whichever works best is best
The high poly mark 1 i did all the bolts one by one but i did mirror and duplicate the larger sections once i placed them to cut down on time, but in game all the bolts are normal mapped...
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