Content I'd love to see, but I know probably will never see the light of day
-*Pipe Dream/Not Suggesting
- Liberation of the Philippines (U.S. Army) - This would be interesting, as I'm sure it's never been "done" before and it would provide a good amount of maps and situations. Not sure if the devs are up for re-skinning the USMC characters to have US Army gear/uniforms or re-skinning the weapons to be Army-issue rather than Marine-issue , i.e. converting the Thompson's in-game model to an M1 model (used by the Army) as opposed to the old "Trench Broom" M1928 model, which the USMC used almost exclusively. Too bad the Marines never got to see action there; it would've made the campaign *that* much easier to create, but seeing as how the Marines are an entirely different branch of the US military, their uniforms, gear, and dialogue would have to be reworked, which seems too tedious.
Other suggestions (half-baked on my part)
- Raid of Makin Island (Good for a 16 vs. 16 night map)
- Maybe some modders/mappers or later updates could add the British/Aussie forces and their campaign in Indo-China (Interior of Burma?).
-Weapons that I wish were included:
USMC:
-T33 "Stinger" - A model of the Browning M1919 AN/M2 fitted with the rear sights and butt-stock of an M1919A6 or rifle such as a BAR or M1 Garand, along with a bipod. Nicknamed the Stinger because its ROF was around 1,200-1,400 RPM (That's almost, if not on par with the MG42!). This weapon was sometimes used as an infantry weapon, much like how the Russians used the DT-29 as a infantry weapon on occasion. The weapon was converted from AN/M2s, M1919A6s, and sometimes even cannibalized from fallen aircraft. The additions made to the Browning M1919 made it more man-portable and a more practical primary weapon in firefights or shootouts. USMC gunners apparently loved to modify their Brownings into Stingers and did it on a frequent basis so that the USMC carried out official conversions to replace the jury-rigged field conversions.
There was a famous model used by Tony Stein (a truly great Marine and human being who was crazy enough to storm a series of MG pillboxes with his Stinger and killed every occupant in every pillbox by firing from the hip) in the landings on Iwo where he was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions. The Marine killed 20 combatants single-handedly in one of his one-man assaults
. He had his weapon shot from his hands at least twice and ran out of ammo on 8 different occasions. He made 8 trips back to the beach for ammunition, each time carrying back a wounded Marine. He was killed by a Japanese sniper while leading a patrol that was going to reconnoiter a Jap MG position that had A Company pinned down. How's that for most effective player? But seriously, R.I.P. Tony.
Common problems for the Stinger, besides being badass, were: barrel overheating/constant barrel swapping (effectively countered by the user firing in short bursts) and control/recoil issues, both due to the astounding rate of fire. Fed from box magazines.
-Reising M50/M55 - Eh...probably not going to make it in. It was used only in the Solomon Islands campaign.
-Johnson LMG (Codename "Emma") and 1941 Revolving Rifle (Codename "Daisy") - Marines did use these, especially on Guadalcanal, specifically Para-Marines. That's right, Amphibious Paratroopers. God Bless the Corp. Sadly, the Para-Marines never parachuted into combat. Instead, they saw combat as regular infantry, but were stuck with their Johnson weapons (which weren't bad when compared to the standard issue at the time: A bolt action Springfield and the Reising carbine). A historically accurate explanation for the distribution of these weapons is that the Marine Corps found out that having paratroopers in an amphibious, Navy-oriented branch of the military was kind of a useless idea, and so the Para-Marines were dismantled and reintegrated with the common infantry.
About 10,000 (extant) of Johnson's LMG were made , sold mostly to the Para-Marines, Marine Raiders, and the Canadian Devil's Brigade. An estimated 70,000 models of his rather superb rifle were produced and widely distributed early on in the war. The Dutch ordered all of the production models to be shipped to its colonies in the East Indies. They were procured from Johnson because Japan had already taken over most of the Pacific by the time production was complete. They were returned to the Netherlands Purchasing Commission after the war.
-Remington Model 11/Browning Auto 5 (Might not be the best for balance purposes, it would probably be straight up unfair to the Japs.)
-Lewis Gun (I'm fairly sure this remained in use heavily throughout the start of the campaign, and much more sparsely towards the close. I know for sure the Navy still fielded the weapon till the end of the war.)
-The "Trench Broom" model of the Thompson, with the charging mechanism on the top of the receiver, as apposed to having on its side, such as the M1 Thompson. I honestly don't know which one will be in the game, but I know for a fact that the Marines used the antiquated and cool-looking M1928 "Trench Broom" model for the most part throughout the Pacific Theater because of their lack of priority when it came to small arms requisitions.
IJA:
-Type 44 Cavalry Carbine, fairly common. Unsure if it will be implemented.
That's it for the IJA. They literally have like, a handful of weapons. No seriously, like 4 rifles, 1 SMG (not mass-produced), a couple man-portable MGs and a few pistols...Kind of a sparse array even when compared to the barebones equipment the Leathernecks had at the very early stages of the Theater.
Other:
In game dialogue has Marines calling other Marines,well..."Marines". They never use the word soldier when referring to each other, seeing as how they are a branch of the Navy and are very distant from the Army; a good example is that they use port and starboard like sailors.
Last CP on Iwo is Mt. Surabachi. To capture Hot Rock, the Marines must hoist up Old Glory.
Marine "Attack!" voice-over includes "Oorah!" and IJA "Attack!" voice-over includes "BANZAI!!!" (almost sure the Banzai chant will be included; it'd be a shame if it wasn't.)
Maybe I posted in the wrong area, so I don't mind if it gets moved. If I did, then I hope it does get moved so as to not clutter the forums. (Should have I posted in Ideas/Suggestions? I'm new to this. Then again, I'm just discussing content I hope gets implemented and therefore, am not suggesting the content as an idea).
-*Pipe Dream/Not Suggesting
- Liberation of the Philippines (U.S. Army) - This would be interesting, as I'm sure it's never been "done" before and it would provide a good amount of maps and situations. Not sure if the devs are up for re-skinning the USMC characters to have US Army gear/uniforms or re-skinning the weapons to be Army-issue rather than Marine-issue , i.e. converting the Thompson's in-game model to an M1 model (used by the Army) as opposed to the old "Trench Broom" M1928 model, which the USMC used almost exclusively. Too bad the Marines never got to see action there; it would've made the campaign *that* much easier to create, but seeing as how the Marines are an entirely different branch of the US military, their uniforms, gear, and dialogue would have to be reworked, which seems too tedious.
Other suggestions (half-baked on my part)
- Raid of Makin Island (Good for a 16 vs. 16 night map)
- Maybe some modders/mappers or later updates could add the British/Aussie forces and their campaign in Indo-China (Interior of Burma?).
-Weapons that I wish were included:
USMC:
-T33 "Stinger" - A model of the Browning M1919 AN/M2 fitted with the rear sights and butt-stock of an M1919A6 or rifle such as a BAR or M1 Garand, along with a bipod. Nicknamed the Stinger because its ROF was around 1,200-1,400 RPM (That's almost, if not on par with the MG42!). This weapon was sometimes used as an infantry weapon, much like how the Russians used the DT-29 as a infantry weapon on occasion. The weapon was converted from AN/M2s, M1919A6s, and sometimes even cannibalized from fallen aircraft. The additions made to the Browning M1919 made it more man-portable and a more practical primary weapon in firefights or shootouts. USMC gunners apparently loved to modify their Brownings into Stingers and did it on a frequent basis so that the USMC carried out official conversions to replace the jury-rigged field conversions.
There was a famous model used by Tony Stein (a truly great Marine and human being who was crazy enough to storm a series of MG pillboxes with his Stinger and killed every occupant in every pillbox by firing from the hip) in the landings on Iwo where he was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions. The Marine killed 20 combatants single-handedly in one of his one-man assaults
. He had his weapon shot from his hands at least twice and ran out of ammo on 8 different occasions. He made 8 trips back to the beach for ammunition, each time carrying back a wounded Marine. He was killed by a Japanese sniper while leading a patrol that was going to reconnoiter a Jap MG position that had A Company pinned down. How's that for most effective player? But seriously, R.I.P. Tony. Common problems for the Stinger, besides being badass, were: barrel overheating/constant barrel swapping (effectively countered by the user firing in short bursts) and control/recoil issues, both due to the astounding rate of fire. Fed from box magazines.
-Reising M50/M55 - Eh...probably not going to make it in. It was used only in the Solomon Islands campaign.
-Johnson LMG (Codename "Emma") and 1941 Revolving Rifle (Codename "Daisy") - Marines did use these, especially on Guadalcanal, specifically Para-Marines. That's right, Amphibious Paratroopers. God Bless the Corp. Sadly, the Para-Marines never parachuted into combat
. Instead, they saw combat as regular infantry, but were stuck with their Johnson weapons (which weren't bad when compared to the standard issue at the time: A bolt action Springfield and the Reising carbine). A historically accurate explanation for the distribution of these weapons is that the Marine Corps found out that having paratroopers in an amphibious, Navy-oriented branch of the military was kind of a useless idea, and so the Para-Marines were dismantled and reintegrated with the common infantry.About 10,000 (extant) of Johnson's LMG were made , sold mostly to the Para-Marines, Marine Raiders, and the Canadian Devil's Brigade. An estimated 70,000 models of his rather superb rifle were produced and widely distributed early on in the war. The Dutch ordered all of the production models to be shipped to its colonies in the East Indies. They were procured from Johnson because Japan had already taken over most of the Pacific by the time production was complete. They were returned to the Netherlands Purchasing Commission after the war.
-Remington Model 11/Browning Auto 5 (Might not be the best for balance purposes, it would probably be straight up unfair to the Japs.)
-Lewis Gun (I'm fairly sure this remained in use heavily throughout the start of the campaign, and much more sparsely towards the close. I know for sure the Navy still fielded the weapon till the end of the war.)
-The "Trench Broom" model of the Thompson, with the charging mechanism on the top of the receiver, as apposed to having on its side, such as the M1 Thompson. I honestly don't know which one will be in the game, but I know for a fact that the Marines used the antiquated and cool-looking M1928 "Trench Broom" model for the most part throughout the Pacific Theater because of their lack of priority when it came to small arms requisitions.
IJA:
-Type 44 Cavalry Carbine, fairly common. Unsure if it will be implemented.
That's it for the IJA. They literally have like, a handful of weapons. No seriously, like 4 rifles, 1 SMG (not mass-produced), a couple man-portable MGs and a few pistols...Kind of a sparse array even when compared to the barebones equipment the Leathernecks had at the very early stages of the Theater.
Other:
In game dialogue has Marines calling other Marines,well..."Marines". They never use the word soldier when referring to each other, seeing as how they are a branch of the Navy and are very distant from the Army; a good example is that they use port and starboard like sailors.
Last CP on Iwo is Mt. Surabachi. To capture Hot Rock, the Marines must hoist up Old Glory.
Marine "Attack!" voice-over includes "Oorah!" and IJA "Attack!" voice-over includes "BANZAI!!!" (almost sure the Banzai chant will be included; it'd be a shame if it wasn't.)
Maybe I posted in the wrong area, so I don't mind if it gets moved. If I did, then I hope it does get moved so as to not clutter the forums. (Should have I posted in Ideas/Suggestions? I'm new to this. Then again, I'm just discussing content I hope gets implemented and therefore, am not suggesting the content as an idea).
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