Standard British infantry uniforms?

[Macisle]

I finally bit the bullet and got the game during the winter sale (4.21 made PS playable on my rig). So far, I don't see any standard British infantry uniforms -- just airborne. Are they currently in the game? If not, are they coming soon to cover XXX Corps in Chapter I?

Also, any word on British units in the Battle of France? I hope they will eventually be a part of Chapter II, with accurate standard uniforms.

Loving the game! Thanks to the devs for such awesome work and to the community for all the cool people (RIP and Easy server play so far).

[Andy]

The logistics squad arn't paratroopers iirc. And represent, along with the tanks. The troops of XXX corps.

[Macisle]

Thanks for the reply. Since I'm new, I haven't been in the logistics section yet. I have watched a lot of PS vids and don't recall seeing any standard infantry uniforms, though. However, I did find the following pic in a net search:

http://postscriptumgame.com/wp-content/uploads/photo-gallery/Assets/Characters/BritishArmyA_Studio_01.jpg

I'd sure love to see the standard infantry uniforms become available for regular infantry sections.

[Wabbit]

Unfortunately Periscope haven’t modelled the mechanised infantry that accompanied XXX corp tanks in Post Scriptum. Only the paratroopers of the British and Polish forces. The poles used British equipment so they look the same.

As chapter 1 “The Bloody Seventh” has now concluded with the release of the Grave map there are no published plans to add any further content to chapter 1. They are working on the next two chapters now.

We are hopeful someone will mod the British infantry of XXX corp once the SDK is released.

[Macisle]

Thanks for the reply, Wabbit. I've seen some of your PS vids and really enjoyed them. It was very cool and useful watching your strong performance as a squad leader. Nice blend of mission seriousness and lighthearted comradery, too.

Bummer on the lack of standard British/CW infantry uniforms. Perhaps they'll add them to Chapter II, since the Brits were in the BoF. Or, like you say, failing that, hopefully some good modders will add them once the SDK is out.

[Wabbit]

Thanks for the kind words mate.

Periscope are committed long term to Post Scriptum so you never know, they may one day revisit chapter 1 and add some more content for us like XXX Crop, Son and Nijmegen bridges etc or we may be able to reuse assets from future chapters what ever they may be. They mentioned discussing ideas for chapters 4 and 5 a long time ago but didnt share what those ideas were specifically.

[Macisle]

In the early part of today's Chapter II livestream showcase, the dev said that there were no plans to add the Brits to the chapter. So, it looks like it's definitely up to the modders.

Wow, the Chapter II maps are gorgeous! Amazing work with so much detail and interesting features (loved the bit with FNikolai leading his squad up the elevator for the first time).

Looks like I picked an excellent time to hop on board.

[Sume Kont]

hmm no BEF in chapter 2 that's a hard pass for me, can't bring myself to play as the French :(

[Macisle]

You should give them some time. Lots of new interesting weapons and vehicles for them. Like with the Sherman tank, there are a lot of bogus myths out there that just won't die. The French lost because their leadership was old and out of touch -- both in terms of mentality and literally, with obsolete and sparse communication equipment. That, along with outdated armor doctrine sealed their fate. It was not the fault of the average French fighting man.

Yes, due to poor pay and bad leadership, some French units had low morale. But many had high morale and fought very bravely. When the leadership put them in the right place, they bloodied the Germans badly.

Another thing about the BoF...luck played a very important part. The original German plan was basically the WWI plan sped up. A plane crash put the plans into Allied hands and the opened the door for AH to receive and accept the far bolder, riskier plan that came to be.

The old plan would have likely allowed the French and British, despite their problems, time adapt and could have been WWI all over again. The new plan, in a twist of fate, put the Germans in exactly the right place. That, coupled with the huge deficiency in French leadership and comms sealed France's fate. Once the Allies realized the situation, there was simply no time to adapt.

I think it's time the WWII French grunt gets the respect he rightly deserves. Same could be said for the Italians and Axis minors. They tend to get blamed as a group for losses that were due to reasons other than the actions of the line soldiers. When they had adequate leadership, equipment and supply, they did a lot better than the myths lead people to believe.