[Mods] BattleGroup2 Update

[BFNBot]

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We have a new update from the BattleGroup2 mod today. This update
covers the progress of their new site and it has some nice little
pictures for you artsy types.

As always we are looking for
talented help, especially skinners and coders. Those of you who
wish to apply may post in our recruitment forum:
http://www.plehr.hu/battlegroup42/fo...php?forum_id=3



We're excited to announce that we are in the process of providing a
BG42 and BG2 website and forums. We're proud to announce that the BG42
site will also serve as our home for German speaking fans. Making
the move to these new websites and forums will let us better keep you
up to date, each respective forum will have the entire Development Team
for the mod - be it BG42 or BG2 - available to answer any questions you
might have.



BattleGroup team members SargeSurfat, Lt. Moeder Teresa, and DaCrapper
have been hard at work on an update patch for BG42. Sarge Surfat has
also been hard at work on a new forum for our BG42 version. Besides
being the official home for the BG42 mod for BF1942, the site will
support all players of the recent BattleGroup modifications with
information, links, and news. Sarge Surfat is responsible for the site
and will answer all your questions. The new

BG42 site is ready, so please go to http://www.battlegroup42.de/ and sign up!



The new BG2 site and forum is still "in the works" and we hope to be able to announce more details soon!



Now onto the Battlegroup 2 mod's current progress!



First up we have a unique static ingame, the Krankenwagen, a horse-drawn ambulence.

The horse has long been a part of the military,
whether it be as a mount for dashing cavalry, pulling thunderous
chariots or just getting equipment from point A to B. World War Two was
not different, the humble horse and donkey were still a major form of
motive power in many nations' armies. The two most prominent users of
horsepower during WWII are ironically also seen as two of the greatest
technical innovators better known for their tanks and vehicles: the
Soviet Union and Germany. Just about all of the heavy equipment of
these two nations' Infantry Divisions were moved by horses. In
recognition of this we have added the Krankenwagen.



The next part of our update may send you German soldiers looking for a Krankenwagen, the Soviet F-1 grenade.

F-1



Length: 4.6in (116.84mm)

Weight: 1.54lb (700g)

Diameter: 2.16in (54.86mm)

Fuse: 3.2-4.2 seconds

Effective radius: 15yd (15m)



The F-1 Fugasnaya (high explosive) fragmentation grenade was the
standard issue infantry grenade of the Soviet Army during WWII.
Nicknamed the “Limonka” (lemon) grenade, it had an oval body similar to
the US MK. II and was of the defensive type. The early F-1 used a
Koveshnikov fuse made of brass and steel. Sometime in 1942 it was
changed to the UZRG type composed of a combined safety lever and fuse
cap on top of a bronze fuse stem. When the safety pin is withdrawn, the
spring loaded cap pops off, freeing a steel ball indented into the side
of the fuse wall and consequently releasing the striker and setting off
a four second burn delay before igniting the main charge. The
main mass of shrapnel dispersed roughly within thirty yards or metres
of the explosion.



That's all for today's news update!

[Arctic]

mmm I love the new renders. always looking for new stuff. Good find.