Beyond The Wire: Difference between revisions
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Beyond The Wire: Difference between revisions
[[File:BeyondTheWire-Enfield1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Steam Store screenshot of a US Doughboy advancing on a nightmap, his M1917 illuminated by a red flare.]]
[[File:BTWM1917RifleDraw.jpg|thumb|none|600px|At the range, we have a normal non-red M1917.]]
[[File:BTWM1917RifleIrons.jpg|thumb|none|600px|With it's distinctive large sights, it makes sighting up targets a breeze.]]
[[File:BTWM1917RifleReload1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|And it's got an atypical reload. Stuff clip of cartridges into gun.]]
The [[Pattern 1914 Enfield]] is the scoped rifle for the British sniper class.
The [[Pattern 1914 Enfield]] is the scoped rifle for the British sniper class.
[[File:Pattern1914scoped.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M1914 Enfield with telescopic scope - .303 UK]]
[[File:Pattern1914scoped.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M1914 Enfield with telescopic scope - .303 UK]]
[[File:BTWPattern14.jpg|thumb|none|600px|And now we get it's bespoke British cousin, the Pattern 1914.]]
[[File:BTWPattern14Idle.jpg|thumb|none|600px|More specifically, the Pattern 1914 Mk I W (T) sniper variant. Fancy innit?]]
[[File:BTWPattern14Scope.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Looking down the scope view, we get a thin wire crosshair. Beyond The Wire gives all of it's scoped rifles the same reticle, assuming to balance them out and this is one of those. The original Aldis scope for the (T) Pattern 14's was a heavy verticle post with a thin horizontal post that would become a trademark of British military sniper rifles for decades to come.]]
[[File:BTWPattern14Reload1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Not letting incorrect sighting systems stop him, we whip the bolt of this rifle open...]]
[[File:BTWPattern14Reload2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|And stuff it full of .303 British ammunition.]]
==Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III*==
==Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III*==
The standard infantry rifle for the BEF is the [[Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III*]].
The standard infantry rifle for the BEF is the [[Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III*]].
[[File:BTWSMLEDraw.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Overlooking a bluff is the classic rifle of the British in WWI, the SMLE.]]
[[File:BTWSMLEIrons.jpg|thumb|none|600px|And it's quintessential low, squat and functional iron sights.]]
[[File:BTWSMLEBolting.jpg|thumb|none|600px|In comparison to other games which like to pair Lee-Enfields with the famous "Mad Minute" bolt technique, Beyond The Wire doesn't. This is somewhat accurate to the war, as the elaborate musket training of the initial BEF was dropped from circulation as the war went on. It wouldn't be until after WWI that the concept of Mad Minute would come back into British cirriculum for training.]]
[[File:BTWSMLEReload1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Still, doesn't stop the rifle from being functional. And now to reload it by cracking it open...]]
[[File:BTWSMLEReload2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Stuffing in 2 5-round stripper clips...]]
[[File:BTWSMLEReload3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|And shutting the bolt with a nice chunky thunk.]]
==Lebel Mle. 1886 M93==
==Lebel Mle. 1886 M93==
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==R.S.C. Mle. 1917==
==R.S.C. Mle. 1917==
A [[R.S.C. Mle 1917]] was added in the 0.9 Update as the alternative main weapon of the French Republic.
A [[R.S.C. Mle 1917]] was added in the 0.9 Update as the alternative weapon for the French Empire's Assault Class.
[[Image:R.S.C._Model_1917.jpg|thumb|none|450px|R.S.C. Model 1917 - 8x50mmR]]
[[Image:R.S.C._Model_1917.jpg|thumb|none|450px|R.S.C. Model 1917 - 8x50mmR]]
[[File:BTWMle1917draw.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Equipping the R.S.C by flicking off the safety.]]
[[File:BTWMle1917draw.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Equipping the R.S.C by flicking off the safety.]]
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The [[Winchester Model 1897]] appears in-game under it's own name, as the specialty alternative weapon for the AEF Assault class.
The [[Winchester Model 1897]] appears in-game under it's own name, as the specialty alternative weapon for the AEF Assault class.
[[Image:Winchester1897TrenchTakedown.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Winchester Model 1897 "Trench Gun" - 12 gauge.]]
[[Image:Winchester1897TrenchTakedown.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Winchester Model 1897 "Trench Gun" - 12 gauge.]]
[[File:BeyondTheWire-TrenchGun1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Steam Store screecap of a Assault class soldier making his way through a dark trench with nothing but a shotgun as protection.]]
[[File:BTWM1897.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Speaking of which, the Trench Gun! Start posting your Trench Gun memes now!]]
[[File:BTWM1897Irons.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The simple irons of the Trench Gun, useful for close to mid-ish ranges. I wouldn't push it past 50 yards but you'd be surprised with how far 00 buckshot can hit.]]
[[File:BTWM1897Reload1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|After showing these dastardly sandbags what for, the reload starts by popping a shell into the open breech, closing it and..]]
[[File:BTWM1897Reload2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Stuffing an extra 5 into the magazine tube.]]
=Machine Guns=
=Machine Guns=
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The "Fusil Mitrailleur Mle 1915 CSRG ''[[Chauchat]]''" is used by the French Republic's light machinegun team.
The "Fusil Mitrailleur Mle 1915 CSRG ''[[Chauchat]]''" is used by the French Republic's light machinegun team.
[[File:BTWChauchat.jpg|thumb|none|600px|High on a bluff, a proud machinegunner stands with his boutique tube.]]
[[File:BTWChuachatSwing.jpg|thumb|none|600px|And the tube's forever swinging bipod. Accurate to the real world weapon, and mildly hilarious to watch.]]
[[File:BTWChauchatIrons.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The ironsof the Chauchat, a deep V notch offset to the left of the gun.]]
[[File:BTwChauchatReload1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|And the reload, which while interesting can be seen better in...]]
==Chauchat M1918==
==Chauchat M1918==
The American [[Chauchat|.30-06 American Conversion]] variant of the Chauchat is available for the AEF.
The American [[Chauchat|.30-06 American Conversion]] variant of the Chauchat is available for the AEF.
[[File:BTWM1918.jpg|thumb|none|600px|It's weird American sequel! You don't get a BAR, but you get this.]]
==Hotchkiss Mle. 1909==
[[File:BTWM1918Irons.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The sights are similar, albeit the modified sights of the American versions of the Chauchat with a deeper cut notch due to accuracy issues with the initial models.]]
The [[Hotchkiss M1909]] was confirmed as the second French light machine gun, although it hasn't been added to the game yet.
[[File:BTWM1918Reload1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Here you can see the full reload of the Chauchat. First the bolt is racked back.]]
[[File:Hotchkiss1909.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Hotchkiss Model 1909 - 8x50mmR Lebel]]
[[File:BTWM1918Reload2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The empty mag is removed...]]
[[file:BTWM1918Reload3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|And the new mag inserted. The only difference between the Mle. 1915 and the M1918 is the American mag swap is done exclusively with the right hand, and before inserting the fresh mag he taps it on the receiver. For good measure.]]
==Lewis Gun==
==Lewis Gun==
The [[Lewis Gun]] is the standard issue LMG of the BEF, and also appears in the various destroyed Mark IV tanks that decorate certain maps.
The [[Lewis Gun]] is the standard issue LMG of the BEF, and also appears in the various destroyed Mark IV tanks that decorate certain maps.
[[File:BTWLewisDraw.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Starting off with a flick of the safety...]]
[[File:BTWLewis.jpg|thumb|none|600px|We get ourselves a Lewis Gun, after a long wait.]]
[[File:BTWLewisIrons.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Looking through the slightly cluttered but very adjustable flip up sight of the Lewis.]]
[[File:BTWLewisReload1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|After expending the 47 round pan mag, we need to reload. First removing the old drum...]]
[[File:BTWLewisReload2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Exposing the open receiver, and the details like the cooling fins inside the barrel jacket...]]
[[File:BTWLewisReload3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Before slapping down a new pan magazine, running the bolt and going back to work.]]
==LMG 08/15==
==LMG 08/15==
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==Schießbecher 17==
==Schießbecher 17==
The ''Karabingranate'' 1917 rifle grenades are fired from the Mauser ''Schießbecher für Gewehrgranate 17'', the German counterpart of the 1916 French Vivien-Bessière Tromblon (see below).
The ''Karabingranate'' 1917 rifle grenades are fired from the Mauser ''Schießbecher für Gewehrgranate 17'', the German counterpart of the 1916 French Vivien-Bessière Tromblon (see below).
[[File:BeyondTheWire-Schießbecher1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|In another screenshot from the Steam Store, a German grenadier mounts his Karabingranate to his rifle...]]
[[File:BTWM1917Grenade.jpg|thumb|none|600px|As we do so now.]]
[[File:BTWM1917GrenadeIdle.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The continuity wasn't intentional, but here we are. Cup on a stick.]]
[[File:BTWM1917GrenadeIrons.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The "irons" of the Karabingranate. IE, your thumb.]]
[[File:BTWM1917GrenadeReload1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|And the reload, stuff a new grenade into the cup.]]
[[File:BTWM1917GrenadeReload2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Before running the bolt. Note the LIVE bullet going into the chamber. While Post Scriptum and other games tend to show the loading of blanks into rifles running grenade launchers, Beyond The Wire doesn't. Suffice to say, don't do what you're seeing in front of you kids.]]
==Vivien-Bessière Tromblon==
==Vivien-Bessière Tromblon==
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[[File:BTWVBIrons.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Then we look out at what we want to blow up. The difference between "not aiming" and "aiming" boils down to not glaring at your soldier's thumb intensely.]]
[[File:BTWVBIrons.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Then we look out at what we want to blow up. The difference between "not aiming" and "aiming" boils down to not glaring at your soldier's thumb intensely.]]
[[file:BTWVBReload.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Before deleting something from existence and stuffing another grenade into the pipe.]]
[[file:BTWVBReload.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Before deleting something from existence and stuffing another grenade into the pipe.]]
[[File:BTWVBM1917.jpg|thumb|none|600px|And before you thought we were done, oh no we got another rifle to make into an explosive stick.]]
The classic "French 75", Mle. 1897 field gun shows up as the French Empire's artillery piece, in both disabled forms scattered around maps as well as spawnable with the "Artillery team" squad.
The Ordnance QF 18 Pounder appears as the standard artillery piece for the British Empire.
The Ordnance QF 18 Pounder appears as the standard artillery piece for the British Empire and the other Allied Powers.
[[Image:British 18 Pounder.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Ordnance QF 18-pounder Field Gun Mk II, Halifax, Nova Scotia]]
[[Image:British 18 Pounder.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Ordnance QF 18-pounder Field Gun Mk II, Halifax, Nova Scotia]]
[[File:BTWQF13.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Tommy gazes upon the regulation allowed Big Gun.]]
[[File:BTWQF13Stationary.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Getting behind the big gun reveals the same basic look as the earlier Feldkanone. They share the same scope view as well.]]
[[File:BTWQF13Reload1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The big difference is the reload.]]
Beyond The Wire is an upcoming tactical team-based first-person shooter video game set in the First World War, developed by Redstone Interactive and published by Offworld Interactive, the creators of Squad and Post Scriptum.
The following weapons appear in the video game Beyond The Wire:
The Luger P08 Artillery Model is also available, dubbed the "Luger Lange Pistole P08" appears in two basic forms in-game. The more commonly seen version with a 32 round Trommelmagazin is used as an alternative weapon for the German Assault Class. And in a rarity for a video game, the Artillery Luger with normal 8 round mags is used by actual artillery troops. Yes, the Artillery Crewmen classes get access to it.
The Ruby appears in-game as the main semi-automatic sidearm of the French Republic, called the "Ruby 1915" in-game. It's also used by the Harlem Hellfighters.
The Lebel 1886, in-game name "Fusil Mle 1886/M93 Lebel", is the main rifle of the French Republic and as a placeholder for the Harlem Hellfighters until a Berthier Model 1907-15 is added. A scoped model fitting the APX Mle 1917 scope is also available to the French Empire's marksman class.
The Mauser Gewehr 1898 will be the standard rifle for the German faction and it is seen named "Gewehr 1898" in the Alpha. A scoped version will be also available with the Glasvisier 16, like in Screaming Steel: 1914-1918. The Seitengewehr 98/05 bayonet appears both as an option mounted to the rifle, and as the "Bayonet" melee weapon given out to a variety of classes.
While the M1917 Enfield is accurately portrayed as the main armament of the AEF, the Springfield M1903 still makes an appearance in-game as the rifle of choice for the AEF's marksman with a Warner and Swasey scope.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingA Springfield M1903 fitted with a WWI vintage Warner and Swasey scope - .30-06 SpringfieldError creating thumbnail: File missingOutproduced by the M1917 but not out entirely, a Doughboy flicks the safety off of his M1903 Springfield rifle.Error creating thumbnail: File missingAnd there it is, the M1903 with the full Warner and Swasey scope in all of it's chunky glory. Looks like a Brownie camera got screwed onto the side of it.Error creating thumbnail: File missingAnd the scope view. Like the other scoped rifles, it uses a default wire crosshair. In this case, this is the most accurate of the 4 scoped rifles in-game. The Warner and Swasey scope was just a simple wire crosshair. The only thing missing is a few range finder marks on the bottom left view of the scope.Error creating thumbnail: File missingPlus given this scope misses the W&S's eye cup (commonly lost in the field), you can watch the scope view bob around as you cycle the rifle.Error creating thumbnail: File missingYou should know the drill from here. Clip in gun.Error creating thumbnail: File missingBolt forward, ejecting the empty clip.
Shotguns
Winchester Model 1897
The Winchester Model 1897 appears in-game under it's own name, as the specialty alternative weapon for the AEF Assault class.
The Maxim MG08 fitted with the Patronenkasten 16 belt drum and Panzermantel (armored jacket) with a barrel shield is the stationary HMG for the German Empire.
The Vickers machine gun appears in-game as the dedicated HMG for both the British and AEF, the latter representing the rarely seen Colt-Vickers M1915 machine gun.
The Karabingranate 1917 rifle grenades are fired from the Mauser Schießbecher für Gewehrgranate 17, the German counterpart of the 1916 French Vivien-Bessière Tromblon (see below).
The Model 16 Stielhandgranate, appears as the "M1916 Stielhandgranate", comes with an early warhead from a Model 15 which was not uncommon during WWI. A Geballte Ladung will be also available.
