Canadian faction idea's :P

[Dapperdawg]

hey guys, the idea of this just popped into my head this morning. I really respect Canada's involvement in the second world war and I thought I could put them into CoH and make it compatible with EF too. You guys interested??

Current idea's

Command truck replaced by HQ building
can build: Engineers (4 man squad with Enfields can be upgraded with Bren gun, minesweeper or PIAT, they construct all buildings and call in Infantry truck)
can also Upgrade engineers with demolitions

Infantry support truck will use the same model as HQ truck
Can build: Infantry squad (6 man squad can be upgraded with Bren gun or rifle grenades)
Lieutenant
Command squad (4 man, 1 captain with pistol and three infantry guys with Thompson's)
Infantry truck will have same abilities as the other trucks allowing fast deployment of infantry (only moveable building though)

Weapons support center will use same model as American one
Can Build: Vickers team (3 man squad with vickers MG)
Bren support vehicle (upgraded British Bren with no transport ability)
Sniper (will try and make him look native American )

Tank Support building
Can build: Sherman Firefly command tank (no AT ability but required to build other tanks)
Halftrack (transport)
Sherman Firefly

Other buildings include: Triage center (you know what it does ) and Supply depot (required to build weapons support and tank support buildings)

If you have any idea's please post them and I will try and make it a future project  if I do not have enough time hopefully someone will carry out my idea (doing my exams next month and this time next year)

[Desert_Fox]

Canadian Army is already reprensented by the Artillery Command Tree in Commonwealth Faction.

[Dapperdawg]

yeah but its really only the priest guns and 17 pounders that have canadian voices    I thought of this because the Canadians had a very large part to play in the falaise pocket most of their missions being vital to its success and memories from CoD 3 So I might not do it as a faction but maybe a reward faction or skin/voice pack 

[cephalos]

Canadian Army is already reprensented by the Artillery Command Tree in Commonwealth Faction.

well not exactly. There's no "canadian" written anywhere exept of campaign.
Canadians could cooperate with Polish Army or French one ( if there was any during D-Day, not sure though  )

[Dapperdawg]

Canadians in D-day actually had their own beach to take and You my friend have given me some idea's

[cephalos]

Personally I like the Canadian army idea. they could have Wasp Universal Carriers ( with flamethrowes, mwaahahahaha!), use sherman M4, Ram tank...

[Dapperdawg]

I LIKE IT!  replace sherman firefly with M4 and you could have the gun carrier, will have to do a little research into the Wasp though

[tigerclawstyle]

Appreciate the post mate! As a Canadian it brings a smile to my face when others recognize the Canadian's during WW2. We were there from beginning to end. In alot of countries, the British, Americans and French are usually the focus on the allied war effort but neglect to study the Canadians, Australians, New Zealanders, Indians and even the Soviets (who are pretty much the reason the war in Europe was won).

Adding an entire Canadian faction would no doubt be hard and meet some criticism since they are represented in the British faction as the Artillery branch, and to a lesser extent infantry (in SP). 

Though my knowledge in balancing units in RTS games is limited, from a historical viewpoint your ideas look cool. At the beginning of the war, most of the equipment was British in origin, but as the war went on some units got some American equipment.

As with most armies at the time and now, combat engineers were a big part of front line operations. Their was one instance at the Battle of Ortona (nicknamed little Stalingrad) where combat engineers utilized tactics used by the Soviets. They'd used PIAT's to make mouseholes in walls, then assault with grenades and rush in. Their was one instance when a German paratrooper destroyed an entire building with a Canadian squad inside, killing all but one. The Canadians retaliated by destroying a building occupied by two german squads.

The native american sniper gave me a chuckle. You must be referring to Tommy Prince. He was a member of the First Special Service Force or Devil's Brigade. I wouldn't know how to balance them but that could be a special unit that can be called into battle. It was a special forces unit mixed with Americans and Canadians. They were originally trained for operations in Norway but mostly fought in Italy (Anzio) and southern France until it was disbanded. The US Special Forces (Green Berets and SFOD) and Canadian CSOR/JTF2 share historical lineage with this unit.

Again I appreciate the post, but am not getting my hopes up. And I apologize if my post got off topic with the historical viewpoints.

[Dapperdawg]

dude that is awesome I have heard the name tommy prince will do alot of research on him now thanks to you  the Devil's brigade sounds really awesome too, I'm thinking of giving some of the models kilts as many scotsmen moved to canada during the 1800's - 1900's and we have similarities in regiments (we both have black watch regiments and highlanders  )

[tigerclawstyle]

PM me if you have need any help or questions.

[Dapperdawg]

will do 

[Sommarkatze]

I know the whole concept about kilts being weared by soldiers its kind of awesome no doubt about it. I dont know how many times I have been writing comics/ movie scripts with scottish soldiers wearing kilts just because its so cool ^^.

However. They did wear it in WW1 . The germans was really impressed by that ^^. But during ww2 they didnt because they experiance during the first war that it aint practical in field XD.
 For exampel.

It would be cold as the ice queens heart from Narnia during winter campaignes ( Battle of the bulge for example.) I actually read about some brave man wearing his kilt during the war and he actually got killed thanks by it XD

They were retreating and had to swim over a river or something and he tangled himself up in the kilt in the cold cold river so he drowned XD Also on the backside of the kilt you got these creases you know? If these freeze they become like razorblades XD ( Not sure about that one. But I heard it from my scottish grandma lol )

So in the end. It would be like the SS troops running around in their old black uniforms, totally awesome but kind of unrealistic XD ( Yeah, I know its COH XD)

However. I like the idea In my opinion I would like to have so many differant factions as possible! But each faction have to be uniqe and I dont know how to make the Canadians that :C

However goodluck and dont see this post like :OMG LOL NOOB I HATE YOU XD Just something to think about ^^

Keep up the goodwork! !

[cephalos]

Kilts.... they were Scots (, guys from Scotland), I guess...

[Dapperdawg]

Canada has its own regiments of highlanders and has a black watch regiment who wear kilts formed by scottish chieftains when they were forced to canada (search up the highland clearances) so it's okay for them to have kilts  and I'll try and make it so that one unit has kilts and not the army (perhaps the command squad)
Post Merge: April 12, 2011, 12:20:10 AM@ Sommarkatze
not gonna take the post as an insult but I have taken some advice from it  and don't worry I have tigerclawstyle (who is a canadian and knows a way more about me in canadian military history) to help me with unique units 

[RedGuard]

On the battlefield I dont think a kilt was an allowed uniform accessory for the troops?