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PekeT

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"Cold War"
« on: July 12, 2011, 11:32:47 PM »
First of all, this is not an idea for EF in WW2 but it could be made on it.

So my idea was a mod that would take plase around year 1949... For some reason, the cold war got a spark and bursted into flames. So "WW3" is going in already ruined Europe between NATO and Soviet Union.

Basics

Main idea is that germans would be taken away from the game and playable factions would be SU vs. USA and Brits. The "unlocking" of factios in not a new idea so this mod would serve it also.

Style of fighting werent changed from time of WW2 so CoH makes an excellent platform for this.

Nukes are not needed because they were not used to win single battles. And if I remember right, only americans had a nuclear weapon that time... Soviets invented it later.

Infantry warfare

There would not be much work in inf. war, because uniforms and weapons on 1949 would be  almost the same those used in WW2. Only needs would be like M2-carbine(automatic fire) for the NATO forces and SKS rifles and Kalashnikovs for soviets. I don't know much about modeling, but SKS could be made on SVT40 and AK on SGT44. At least I think it wouldn't be impossible.

Armoured warfare

In 1949 (and in reality in Korean war in 1950's) the soviets and western armies used very much same tanks that already are in EF. SU would use T-34/85s, IS-2 and IS-3 for example, and NATO Shermans, Pershings and Cromwells. Only new tank that would had to be created is Centurion (1st main battle tank) for british faction.

Air warfare

This would need most new models. My idea is that airstrikes would be similar to those already are in vanilla CoH and EF. Only planes must be changed to MiG-15's for SU and F-80 shooting stars for USA. If the brits also needed air support, it would be given a Gloster Meteor. Fighters of the era were still armed with cannons and bombs, so new airstrikes wouldn't be needed. Maybe napalm and rockets could be added for jets, and those have models in game. I mean incendiary rounds for napalm and PE's airstrike for rockets. The bullets would only be made to explode :P

So thats my general suggest in a nutshell. You can shoot it down but atleast I shared it ::) I know devs have their hands full with ostheer but this could be the next step in EF. And I know that this kind of war never happened but neither the IS-3 fought against germans ;) Alternative history is always interesting, and for god sakes this an GAME. After all, third world war wasn't so far away during the Cold War.

Hope you like it :)

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Re: "Cold War"
« Reply #1 on: July 12, 2011, 11:35:00 PM »
whats the point of this ???
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Re: "Cold War"
« Reply #2 on: July 12, 2011, 11:40:06 PM »
Idea about new era on eastern front? Maybe posted to wrong plase though

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Re: "Cold War"
« Reply #3 on: July 12, 2011, 11:41:48 PM »
I like the idea i think but sadly it will get no attention here.

if you had a development team your ideas could be the next big mod for COH
community is hungry for a cold war mod  ;)
Soviet is OP

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Re: "Cold War"
« Reply #4 on: July 13, 2011, 12:06:52 AM »
Ask the moderators to move your thread to OFF Topic.
You would need to develop a NATO Faction and Probably an ANZAC Faction too. Your appraisal of "Armoured Warfare needs to be re-evaluated.

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BTW read the Canadian Faction Thread.
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Re: "Cold War"
« Reply #5 on: July 13, 2011, 12:18:01 AM »
Your appraisal of "Armoured Warfare needs to be re-evaluated.
I'm not eager to write a book in here about post ww2 armoured warfare. thanks for the suggestion anyway ;) it was an example only about the vechiles

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Re: "Cold War"
« Reply #6 on: July 13, 2011, 01:29:39 AM »
I like it. Its like ww2 without being ww2 :D The military equipment of that era is great.
However I would rather see an Korea mod instead :P

My English is kind of useless. But that because Iam swedish Wooohoooj! ;3

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Re: "Cold War"
« Reply #7 on: July 13, 2011, 04:11:16 AM »
Redguard's post really said: I'll Bomb your post back to the stone age!
OIY! Get your filthy hands off the Maus!
http://easternfront.org/forums/index.php?topic=5672.0

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Re: "Cold War"
« Reply #8 on: July 13, 2011, 10:39:01 AM »
Play World in Conflict!