Beyond The Wire
Official Box Art
Release Date:
August 31, 2022
Developer:
Redstone Interactive
Publisher:
Offworld Industries
Platforms:
PC
Genre:
First-Person Shooter
Beyond The Wire Squad Squad 44 Post Scriptum at the time). Twisting trenches, roaring artillery, rattling machine guns. Beyond The Wire wants to convey to players how cruel the First World War could be. Due to the claustrophobic narrowness of the numerous trenches, the game also relies heavily on close combat. Realism is also very important to the developers: accurate uniforms and weapons as well as authentic vehicles are supposed to provide a historically tinged feeling.
The following weapons appear in the video game Beyond The Wire :
Pistols Colt M1911 Released with the Alpha, the Colt M1911 is available for the American Expeditionary Forces' Assault Class, alongside the Harlem Hellfighters and the Canadian Expeditionary Forces (CEF).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colt M1911 - .45 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing How to make every 1911 fan angry in one draw animation. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Yes, the hammer remains uncocked. And yes it bothers me as much as it bothers you. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The irons of the M1911, quite a bit big for a version of the gun infamous for tiny sights. Error creating thumbnail: File missing And after surviving the uncocked hammer for 7-8 rounds, the gun locks back to reveal the fact it CAN be cocked. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Don't think about it, don't think about it. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Just reload the thing and move on. Luger P08 The Luger P08 appears in-game as the "Pistole P08", used by the German officer class as well as the German Assault Class.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Luger P08 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Drawing the Luger with a quick flick of the safety. Error creating thumbnail: File missing And revealing...A Luger. Very riveting stuff I know. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Aiming it reveals Luger iron sights! Whimsy! Error creating thumbnail: File missing It does fully lock back on empty though, a nice touch. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Even nicer is if you look closely here, you can see the barrel and front lockwork pushed back as part of the Luger's action. Very rare to see rendered. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Also yeah, Luger reload, you know the drill here. Artillery Model The Luger P08 Artillery Model is also available, dubbed the "Luger Lange Pistole P08" which 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.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Luger LP08 "Artillery" model with the rare Trommelmagazin 08 snail drum magazine compatible with the Bergmann MP18 submachine gun - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Artillery Luger, which shares the same basic draw animation of its smaller brother. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Irons, big and chunky mixing carbine with classic Luger. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Which allows you to have a bit more fun than the normal Luger. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Too much fun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Gotta solve that fun with a mag swap. Error creating thumbnail: File missing And here's another, entirely unrelated LP08. And how is it unrelated? Error creating thumbnail: File missing Oh? Error creating thumbnail: File missing OH! Error creating thumbnail: File missing BIG! Mauser C96 The Mauser C96 with the stock is a playable sidearm for the German Empire.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mauser C96 fitted with holster/stock combo - 7.63x25mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing Unswitching the safety when equipping the "C96 Mauser". Error creating thumbnail: File missing Holding the pistol. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Aiming. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Seperating the 7.63x25mm Mauser rounds from the stripper clip. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Removing the stripper clip. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Moving the slide backwards during the mid reload. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Getting rid of the half reloaded stripper clip. Ruby 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.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Gabilondo Ruby - .32 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing Disengaging the Ruby's frame mounted safety on the draw. Error creating thumbnail: File missing And the Ruby in its entirety. For a war with such distinct shapes, the Ruby looks downright svelte in comparison. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The distinct triangle iron sights help it stand out a bit. Error creating thumbnail: File missing After 9 rounds on .32 ACP, the reload starts by swapping the mag. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Loading in the fresh mag, keeping in mind the Ruby's lack of a mag hold open... Error creating thumbnail: File missing By racking the slide, showing the fluted barrel of the Ruby. Revolvers Colt M1917 The American officer class and the Harlem Hellfighter's Assault Class have access to the M1917 Revolver , the Canadians also have access to this revolver as the "Colt New Service" although it shares the same model and in the case of the New Service incorrect moon clips.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colt M1917 (Military issue with lanyard ring) - .45 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing A group of AEF troops in the intro of a trailer prepare an attack, the one in the foreground armed with... Error creating thumbnail: File missing A M1917! Here the revolver's being drawn. Beyond The Wire's revolvers operate in a quasi-SA/DA manner. Upon the draw, the characters will cock the hammer. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Why? Looks cool I guess. Anyway, here's the M1917. Error creating thumbnail: File missing And here's its iron sights, which is shared with most Colt revolvers for the next 50 years. That's heritage! Error creating thumbnail: File missing After the first shots, the gun will be run in DA for the remainder. Including here for the reload where the "empties" are extracted. Error creating thumbnail: File missing And fresh half-moon clips are added. Just pretend you didn't see those clips with loaded rounds, ok? Colt New Service The Canadians have access to the Colt New Service revolver. It is available for the Assault, Raiding, and Rifle sections.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colt New Service Revolver - .45 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing Holding a "Colt New Service" revolver. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Aiming down the sights. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Letting free the cylinder. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Emptying ou the cylinder. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Loading it with loose rounds. Error creating thumbnail: File missing About to send in the cylinder in postion. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Cocking the hammer. MAS Mle. 1892 The other sidearm for the French is the Mle 1892 Revolver and is named "Modéle 1892 Revolver", primarily issued to officers.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Modele d’Ordonnance Mle 1892 - 8x27mm SR Error creating thumbnail: File missing Drawing the Mle 1892, like all of the other revolvers means cocking the hammer. For drama. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Mle 1892, in its weirdly angled French glory. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Which extends to the sights even, including the distinctive globe front sight. Error creating thumbnail: File missing It has its uses. Note the hammer remains uncocked. Once the first shot is fired, every in-game revolver is run in DA for the remaining shots. Error creating thumbnail: File missing After 5 more rounds of 8mm French Ordnance, the reload starts by flicking the cylinder out to the left and knocking out the empties... Error creating thumbnail: File missing Before popping in new rounds. Reichsrevolver M1883 The Reichsrevolver M1883 is the only revolver available for the German Imperial Army. The in-game Reichsrevolver is erroneously shown as double-action, possibly to bring it up to par with the other factions' revolvers.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Armeerevolver Modell 1883 - 10.6x25mmR Error creating thumbnail: File missing Drawing the Reichsrevolver, and disengaging the safety. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Holding the "M1883 Reichsrevolver". Note the uncocked hammer. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Aiming. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Opening the loading gate. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ejecting a spent casing. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Thumbing in a new 10.6x25mmR round. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Closing the gate... Error creating thumbnail: File missing ...and cocking the hammer. Smith & Wesson Mk. II The Smith & Wesson Mk II Hand Ejector appears as a sidearm for the Canadian Expeditionary Forces (CEF) as one of their sidearm choices, primarily issued to classes like the Medic.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Smith & Wesson Mark II Hand Ejector - .455 Webley Error creating thumbnail: File missing Cocking the hammer while drawing the revolver. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Holding the prepared "Smith & Wesson 2nd Model". Error creating thumbnail: File missing Aiming down the sights. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Moving out the cylinder. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Getting rid of the spent cartridges. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Filling the cylinder round by round. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bringing back the cylinder. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Finally cocking the revolver. Webley Mk. VI The Webley Mk VI is the duty sidearm for the British faction, used by the Officer and Assault classes.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Webley Mark VI - .455 Webley Error creating thumbnail: File missing Off to mighty Flanders, came an English revolver one day... Error creating thumbnail: File missing Singing songs of Piccadi-. Alright I'll stop. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The iron sights of the Webley Mk. VI, large, chunky, and prominent. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Plus a reload. Open the gun up and let the empties go flying out... Error creating thumbnail: File missing Stuff a Pritchard speed loader into its gaping maw. Error creating thumbnail: File missing And closing the entire thing shut with a quick snap. Submachine Guns Bergmann MP18 The Bergmann MP18 has been added to the game as a weapon for the late-war German faction's Veteran class. The player grasps the MP18 by its magazine with an underhand grip; this was taught as official doctrine during World War II to offset the poor balance of the weapon, but there is no evidence that it was practiced in World War I.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bergmann MP18 with 32-round trommelmagazin drum - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Drawing the MP18. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Holding the MP18. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Aiming down the sights. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Firing the MP18. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Moving the charging handle back. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Removing the empty snail drum. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Getting a new one in place. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pulling the charging handle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing When putting it away the player character moves the handle into safe position. Rifles Berthier Mle. 1907/15 The Berthier Mle 1907-15 was added to the game as an alternative rifle for the French Empire and the Harlem Hellfighters.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Fusil Berthier Modèle 1907/15 - 8x50mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing Holding a "Berthier Fusil Mle 1907/15". Error creating thumbnail: File missing Aiming. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Cycling the bolt handle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Inserting a new three round clip. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Affixing of the Rosalie spike bayonet. Enfield M1917 The M1917 Enfield appears as the standard-issue rifle to the American Expeditionary Forces.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Enfield M1917 - .30-06 Springfield Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Steam Store screenshot of a US Doughboy advancing on a night map, his M1917 illuminated by a red flare. Error creating thumbnail: File missing At the range, we have a normal non-red M1917. Error creating thumbnail: File missing With its distinctive large sights, sighting up targets is a breeze. Error creating thumbnail: File missing And its got an atypical reload; when empty, the Doughboy will strip five rounds in and add a sixth loose round, just like Battlefield 1 . Error creating thumbnail: File missing Shoving the bolt home. Simple. Enfield P14 The Pattern 1914 Enfield is the scoped rifle for the British sniper class.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pattern M1914 (P 14) Enfield with BSA M1918 telescopic scope - .303 UK Error creating thumbnail: File missing And now we get its bespoke British cousin, the Pattern 1914. Error creating thumbnail: File missing More specifically, the Pattern 1914 Mk I W (T) sniper variant. Fancy innit? Error creating thumbnail: File missing Looking down the scope view, we get a thin wire crosshair. Beyond The Wire gives all of its 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. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Not letting incorrect sighting systems stop him, we whip the bolt of this rifle open... Error creating thumbnail: File missing And stuff it full of .303 British ammunition. Gewehr 1888/05 The Gewehr 1888/05 was added to the game with its full release as the third choosable rifle for some German classes.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Gewehr 1888/05 - 7.92x57mm (8×57 IS) Error creating thumbnail: File missing Readying a "Gewehr 88/05". Error creating thumbnail: File missing Holding the Gewehr. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Aiming. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Chambering a new round. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sinking in the new 5-round stripper clip. Lee-Enfield Mk. I* CLLE The Lee-Enfield Mk. I* CLLE is available for ANZAC soldiers, making it the standard infantry rifle for them. However, some British and Canadian units have also access to this Lee-Enfield rifle as an alternative rifle for the following No. 1 Mk. III.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lee-Enfield Mark I* CLLE (Charger Loading Lee Enfield) - .303 British Error creating thumbnail: File missing Holding an "CCLE Mk I" rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Aiming. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The magazine cut-off is seen. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Working the bolt handle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Thumbing in one of the two 5-round stripper clips. Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk. III The standard infantry rifle for the BEF is the Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III . The in-game name incorrectly refers to it as a "*" model, despite the model portraying the earlier pattern. An SMLE with an Aldis M1916 scope is available for the British and Canadian Veteran Sniper classes.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mark III - .303 British Error creating thumbnail: File missing Overlooking a bluff is the classic rifle of the British in WWI, the SMLE - note the cocking piece of the earlier model. Error creating thumbnail: File missing And its quintessential low, squat and functional iron sights. Error creating thumbnail: File missing 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. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Still, doesn't stop the rifle from being functional. And now to reload it by cracking it open... Error creating thumbnail: File missing Stuffing in 2 5-round stripper clips... Error creating thumbnail: File missing And shutting the bolt with a nice chunky thunk. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk. III* with Pattern 1907 Bayonet - .303 British Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk. III with Aldis M1916 scope - .303 British Error creating thumbnail: File missing Equipping the scoped Lee-Enfield. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Holding the sniper variant. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Using the Aldis scope. Error creating thumbnail: File missing About to place a 5-round stripper clip. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Loading in a loose round. Lebel Mle. 1886 M93 The Lebel 1886 , in-game name "Fusil Mle 1886/M93 Lebel ", is the main rifle of the French Republic and was a placeholder for the Harlem Hellfighters until the Berthier Model 1907-15 was added. A scoped model fitting the APX Mle 1917 scope is also available to the French Empire's marksman class.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lebel Fusil Modèle 1886 - 8x50Rmm Error creating thumbnail: File missing An Alpha screenshot of a cramped trench filled with French soldiers, featuring... Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Lebel! Lebel Modele 1886/M93 if you want to be correct. But a Lebel nonetheless. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Featuring fun inclusions like relatively squared off iron sights! For a gun predating sliced bread, that's very nice. Error creating thumbnail: File missing And what is a video game Lebel without an elaborate reload animation? Error creating thumbnail: File missing Open breech, stuff tube with 8 rounds of 8x50 Lebel ammo... Error creating thumbnail: File missing And close it shut! Error creating thumbnail: File missing Scoped Lebel M1886 - 8x50mmR Lebel Error creating thumbnail: File missing And if that wasn't enough, there's the fun scoped version! Error creating thumbnail: File missing Which ditches the classic chevron reticle of the legitimate APX scopes for the standard wire crosshair. Sad! Error creating thumbnail: File missing And you know what happens from here. Mauser Gewehr 1898 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
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mauser Gewehr 1898 - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing A line of German soldiers with their issued G1898 rifles. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Speaking of which. Note the bright metal receiver and bolt assembly, accurate for WWI-era Gewehr 1898's. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The iconic, cramped sights of the original Gewehr 1898. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Doesn't stop you from shooting stuff, though. Error creating thumbnail: File missing After 5 rounds of 8mm Mauser, you're greeted by this image of a decocked Gewehr 1898. Nice touch. Error creating thumbnail: File missing And before long, opening up the action for... Error creating thumbnail: File missing 5 rounds of 8mm Mauser are stuffed into the action. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Gewehr 1898 fitted with a Zeiss Glasvisier 16 scope - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German sniper armed with his 1898 fitted with the Glasvisier scope in an Alpha trailer. Error creating thumbnail: File missing And here's the money shot. The rarely seen Glasvisier 16 scope. Error creating thumbnail: File missing And a look down the scope view. This view with a thin wirey crosshair is incorrect to the Glasvisier. The scope in real life is a 2.5x bifocal lens that would focus on the small triangle cover placed on the iron sight, which is rendered on the in-game model as you can see. That would be the point of aim for soldiers to use in the field. Naturally, the system was found to be quite clunky and dropped in favor of far more normal 4x and 6x traditional scopes. In-game, this system is ditched for a simple, albeit inaccurate crosshair. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Disappointment immeasurable, day ruined, the reload continues as it did normally. Insert clip. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Go knuckle deep to insert all of the rounds, don't laugh. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Before very DRAMATICALLY throwing the bolt closed. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Seitengewehr 98/05 bayonet Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mounting the bayonet reveals that while it is a 98/05, it's a "ground" model. Following rumors of Allied soldiers executing Germans caught with "Butcher blades", thousands of German soldiers began to grind off the saw back parts of their bayonets to prevent their execution if they were captured. No reports have ever been substantiated in this happening, but it's a neat touch to see rendered in-game. Mauser Karabiner 98AZ The Mauser 98AZ Artillery Carbine has been added as an alternative main arm for the German faction, alongside the designated arm for the fittingly Artillery troops.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mauser Karabiner 98AZ - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing Drawing a "Karabiner 98AZ". Error creating thumbnail: File missing Holding the carbine. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Aiming. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The empty Kar98AZ; note the position of the striker. Error creating thumbnail: File missing About to open the chamber. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Placing a 7.92x57mm Mauser stripper clip. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Affixing an M1884/98 II knife bayonet. Mauser Tankgewehr M1918 The Mauser 1918 T-Gewehr can be selected with the German Veteran Anti-Tank Rifleman class.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mauser Tankgewehr Modell 1918 - 13.2x92mmSR TuF Error creating thumbnail: File missing Like the smaller mauser brother, the player character unflips the safety. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Holding the "Tankgewehr M1918". Error creating thumbnail: File missing Targeting a disabled Mk. IV tank while prone. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Aiming down the sights. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Cycling the bolt handle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Inserting a 13.2x92mmSR TuF round. R.S.C. Mle. 1917 A R.S.C. Mle 1917 was added in the 0.9 Update as the alternative weapon for the French Empire's Assault Class.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Fusil automatique Modèle 1917 - 8×50mmR Lebel Error creating thumbnail: File missing Equipping the R.S.C by flicking off the safety. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The R.S.C in all its chunky glory. Error creating thumbnail: File missing And its chunky and tiny sights. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Reloading the R.S.C first by opening up the magazine and removing the empty clip. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Putting in a new one. Error creating thumbnail: File missing And racking the charging handle with a good ol' tug. Ross Mk. III The Ross Mk. III has been added as the mainline rifle of the Canadian faction. Fittingly, it is also the sniper rifle of choice for the Canadians, equipped with an American Warner & Swasey scope.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ross Mark III Model 1910 - .303 British Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Canadian soldier holds his "Ross Rifle Mk.III". Error creating thumbnail: File missing Looking through the sights. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Working the straight bolt handle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Filling the chamber with loose rounds. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Racking back the bolt. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ross Mk. III Model 1910 sniper rifle with Warner & Swasey M1913 Prismatic Musket Sight - .303 British Error creating thumbnail: File missing A sniper draws his "Ross Rifle Mk.III + W&S Scope" rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Holding the scoped Ross Rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A view through the Warner & Swasey scope. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bringing up a 5-round stripper clip. Springfield 1903 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 M1913 musket sight. Some classes can also use the infantry variant.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Springfield M1903 fitted with a WWI vintage Warner and Swasey M1913 musket sight - .30-06 Springfield Error creating thumbnail: File missing Outproduced by the M1917 but not out entirely, a Doughboy flicks the safety off of his M1903 Springfield rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing And there it is, the M1903 with the full Warner and Swasey scope in all of its chunky glory. Looks like a Brownie camera got screwed onto the side of it. Error creating thumbnail: File missing And 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 missing Plus 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 missing You should know the drill from here. Clip in gun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bolt forward, ejecting the empty clip. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Springfield M1903 Mk 1 - .30-06 Springfield Error creating thumbnail: File missing Holding the "Springfield M1903" without the scope. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The iron sights. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Placing in a 5-round stripper clip. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Loading in loose rounds. Shotguns Winchester Model 1897 The Winchester Model 1897 appears in-game under its own name, as the specialty alternative weapon for the AEF Assault class.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Winchester Model 1897 "Trench Gun" - 12 gauge. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Steam Store screecap of an Assault class soldier making his way through a dark trench with nothing but a shotgun as protection. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Speaking of which, the Trench Gun! Start posting your Trench Gun memes now! Error creating thumbnail: File missing 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. Error creating thumbnail: File missing After showing these dastardly sandbags what for, the reload starts by popping a shell into the open breech, closing it and.. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Stuffing an extra 5 into the magazine tube. Machine Guns BAR M1918 The BAR M1918 appears as the new LMG of choice for the American faction, used by the LMG team for the AEF as well as the Assault class of the Harlem Hellfighters.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle- .30-06 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Unlocking the safety when drawing. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Holding the readied "BAR M1918". Error creating thumbnail: File missing Aiming down the sights. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Unusually, the BAR in this game reloads with the right hand - though this makes sense, given the BAR is a heavy weapon. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Checking the new magazine before loading it in... Error creating thumbnail: File missing ...and giving it a tap in place Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Doughboy then turns the Browning over the other way and works its charging handle. Chauchat Mle. 1915 The "Fusil Mitrailleur Mle 1915 CSRG Chauchat
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Chauchat Light Machine Gun - 8x50mmR Lebel Error creating thumbnail: File missing High on a bluff, a proud machinegunner stands with his boutique tube. Error creating thumbnail: File missing And the tube's forever swinging bipod. Accurate to the real-world weapon, and mildly hilarious to watch. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The irons of the Chauchat, a deep V notch offset to the left of the gun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing And the reload, which while interesting can be seen better in... Chauchat M1918 The American .30-06 American Conversion variant of the Chauchat was initially added for the AEF, now replaced by the BAR. It's currently the LMG of choice for the Harlem Hellfighters.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Chauchat M1918 - .30-06 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Its weird American sequel! You don't get a BAR, but you get this. Error creating thumbnail: File missing 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. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Here you can see the full reload of the Chauchat. First, the bolt is racked back. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The empty mag is removed... Error creating thumbnail: File missing 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. Colt Model 1895 The Colt 1895 Automatic Machine Gun appears in-game as the HMG of choice for the Canadian military, accurately for the early CEF who used M1895/14 Colts until 1915 when they were replaced by Vickers Guns.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colt Model 1895 - .30-40 Krag Error creating thumbnail: File missing An "M1895 'Potato Dagger'" in-game. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Operating the machine gun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Aiming down the sights. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Taking the empty ammo box. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Getting the new belt into place. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pulling the charging handle. Hotchkiss Mle. 1909 The Hotchkiss M1909 light machine gun
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Hotchkiss M1909 Benét–Mercié - 8x50mmR Lebel Hotchkiss Mle. 1914 The Hotchkiss M1914 appears as the French Empire and Harlem Hellfighter's HMG of choice.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Hotchkiss Modèle 1914 - 8x50mmR Lebel Error creating thumbnail: File missing A "Hotchkiss M1914" in-game. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Manning the Hotchkiss machine gun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Aiming down the sights. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Inserting a new stripper clip. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Charging the Hotchkiss. 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.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lewis Gun - .303 British Error creating thumbnail: File missing Starting off with a flick of the safety... Error creating thumbnail: File missing We get ourselves a Lewis Gun, after a long wait. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Looking through the slightly cluttered but very adjustable flip up sight of the Lewis. Error creating thumbnail: File missing After expending the 47 round pan mag, we need to reload. First removing the old drum... Error creating thumbnail: File missing Exposing the open receiver, and the details like the cooling fins inside the barrel jacket... Error creating thumbnail: File missing Before slapping down a new pan magazine, running the bolt and going back to work. LMG 08/15 Fokker Dr. I triplanes appear in-game as map decorations, fitted with a pair of LMG 08/15 machine guns.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing LMG 08/15 Air-Cooled - 7.92x57mm Mauser Madsen M1907 The light machine gun for the Germans is the Madsen M1907 , incorrectly labeled as the "M1902" in-game. This variant was not the model used by the Germans during World War I, but is similar.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Madsen Model 1907 - 7x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Madsen lighting up a nighttime map from a screenshot shared on the game's Steam Store page. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Drawing the Madsen gun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Holding the Madsen gun from the hip. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Aiming down the sights. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Swapping out the magazine. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pulling the charging handle. Maxim MG 08 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.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Maxim MG 08 - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Steam Page screenshot showing an MG08 firing from a trench position. Error creating thumbnail: File missing And all it takes to get that kind of chaos is a tug on the charging handle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Behold the beast of No Man's Land. Clad in rarely seen "Panzermantel" armor. Here for one thing. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Killing enemies. A view down the sights, normally open if it wasn't for the small slot in the Panzermantel limiting your field of view. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Doesn't stop it from doing its job though, reloading starts with swapping the drums... Error creating thumbnail: File missing Before feeding in the belt and giving the charging handle a yank. Maxim MG08/15 The Maxim MG08/15 was brought into the game for the Germans as their second choosable portable machine gun.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Maxim MG08/15 - 7.92x57mm Mauser Vickers Mk. I The Vickers Mk. I appears in-game as the dedicated HMG for both the British and AEF, the latter representing the rarely-seen Colt-Vickers M1915 machine gun.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Vickers Mk. I with ribbed water jacket - .303 British Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Doughboy in a trailer fires a Vickers gun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Getting the beast going with a charge of the charging handle. Charging it properly. Have I said charge enough yet? Error creating thumbnail: File missing Yeah I think I have. Error creating thumbnail: File missing In comparison to the simpler sights of the WWII era Vickers, the game gives you the incredibly elaborate WWI era flip up sight. Sadly you can't flick through all of the aperture settings. Yet. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Don't let that stop you from using the Vickers for what it was for! Suppressing fire! Error creating thumbnail: File missing After firing many suppressions, the reload starts in Squad like fashion with a dramatic change of ammo cans. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Feeding the beast with more .303... Error creating thumbnail: File missing Before charging it and getting it ready to roll again. Flamethrowers Lance-flammes type P3 The French Veteran Flamethrower class can use the Lance-flammes type P3 , the P3 portable flamethrower which incorrectly has the same name as its German counterpart.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A French soldier holds the Lance-flammes . Error creating thumbnail: File missing Firing the flamethrower. Wechselapparat M1917 Following the game's full release, the German Veteran Flammenwerfer class gives access to the Wechselapparat M1917 flamethrower.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Wechselapparat (Wex ) Modell 1917 Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Sturmpionier wields the "Wechselapparat". Error creating thumbnail: File missing Werfing some flammen. Launchers 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).
File:BeyondTheWire-Schießbecher1.jpg In another screenshot from the Steam Store, a German grenadier mounts his Karabingranate to his rifle... Error creating thumbnail: File missing As we do so now. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The continuity wasn't intentional, but here we are. Cup on a stick. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The "irons" of the Karabingranate. IE, your thumb. Error creating thumbnail: File missing And the reload, stuff a new grenade into the cup. Error creating thumbnail: File missing 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 The Lebel rifles and the M1917s can be fitted with Viven-Bessières Rifle Grenade Launcher 's for their factions' respective Grenadier class.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lebel Mle 1886 rifle with Tromblon VB.Error creating thumbnail: File missing First we affix the cup to the fancy stick. Error creating thumbnail: File missing 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. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Before deleting something from existence and stuffing another grenade into the pipe. Error creating thumbnail: File missing And before you thought we were done, oh no we got another rifle to make into an explosive stick. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The M1917 Enfield. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Most of it functions the same as the French counterpart. Using the thumb to aim... Error creating thumbnail: File missing Stuffing a new grenade into the cup... Error creating thumbnail: File missing ...and loading a live round in behind it. While this may seem like a terrible mistake, the VB launcher actually works this way - the grenade has a hole through the middle, and the rifle's muzzle blast is trapped behind the grenade (launching it) as the bullet passes through. Grenades & Explosives F1 Mle. 1916 The F1 hand grenade appears in-game as the French Empire's grenade of choice.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing F1 with Mle. 1916 Billant fuse Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Frenchman stares over No Man's Land with his spicy F1 lemon. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lining up his arc for throwing... Error creating thumbnail: File missing Watching him go... Error creating thumbnail: File missing And watching it go boom boom. Mills Bomb The classic Mills Bomb appears as the British Empire's grenade of choice.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing No. 5 Mk. I "Mills Bomb" Error creating thumbnail: File missing Holding an "No.5 Mills Bomb". Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mk. 1 hand grenade The Mk 1 hand grenade is available for the AEF and Harlem Hellfighters as their grenade of choice.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mk 1 hand grenade Error creating thumbnail: File missing The rarely seen father to the classic Mk. 2 Pineapple grenade, the Mk. 1 in its chunky glory. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Works about the same too, even if the soldier here is ignoring which side the pin is on. This is a running theme with a few of the other grenades in the game. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Still does the same job though. Model 14 Karabingranate The Karabiner 98AZ of the Grenadier can fire Model 14 Karabingranates.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Karabingranate Modell 1914 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Placing a blank into the chamber. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Model 1915 Bertrand Tear Gas Grenade Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Model 16 Stielhandgranate The Model 16 Stielhandgranate , which 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.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Model 16 Stielhandgranate Error creating thumbnail: File missing Preparing to raid an enemy trench requires unscrewing the bottom cap on the Model 16 here. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Little time consuming but a nice touch. Plus now, primed potato masher! Error creating thumbnail: File missing Just gotta pull this cord here and... Error creating thumbnail: File missing Throwing it! Note the magical grenade spoon that spawns that the Model 16 doesn't have. Don't question it. Imperial German magic. Handnebelbombe The Handnebelbombe smoke grenade appears in-game under its own name, used by the German Empire.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Handnebelbombe Error creating thumbnail: File missing And here it is. The Nebelsbombe. A tiny little ball with a wire sticking out of it. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Twist the wires and... Error creating thumbnail: File missing THROW IT AWAY! No. 2 Mk. II Hale Grenade While not playable, the No. 2 Hand Grenade "Hale" is seen in the main menu and loading screens.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing No. 2 Mark II "Hale" Hand Grenade Error creating thumbnail: File missing The "Hale" rifle grenade is mounted on the SMLE held by the British soldier. No. 20 Mk. I Rifle Grenade Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing No. 27 Grenade The No. 27 Smoke Grenade appears in-game as the in-general smoke grenade for the BEF, AEF, Harlem Hellfighters, and the French Empire.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing No. 27 Smoke Grenade Error creating thumbnail: File missing A French soldier holding a tin of be-, I mean a British smoke grenade. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Throwing the can of smoke... Error creating thumbnail: File missing Watching it fly away... Error creating thumbnail: File missing And watching it smoke up the wasteland. Fun fact, it is a WP smoke grenade and you can theoretically burn your enemies with it. Fun facts! Other Browning Auto-5 The Browning Auto-5 can be seen in the game's first trailer but is not currently released.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Browning Auto-5 - 12 gauge Error creating thumbnail: File missing Canon de 75mm mle. 1897 The Canon de 75mm mle. 1897 is buildable for the American and French factions in the game.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Canon 75mm modèle 1897 - 75x350 mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing A "Matériel de 75mm Mle 1897" in-game. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Manning the Canon. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Using the gun sight. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Opening the breech. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Shoving in a 75x350mm shell Error creating thumbnail: File missing Closing the gate. 7.7 cm Feldkanone 96 n.A. The Feldkanone 96 appears as the German Empire's artillery piece of choice.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Feldkanone 96 neuer Art - 77x234mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German soldier finds a gun. A very. Big. Gun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The "default" view of the Feldkanone, and most of the in-game direct fire artillery. Precision is a suggestion. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Taking the suggestion into account, taking a peek into the scope reveals a reticle with a thin cross hair flanked by a circle. Not accurate to the real gun, but shared between all of the other artillery pieces. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Plus you came here for cool 1900's era artillery piece reload animations! Error creating thumbnail: File missing I hope you did because they put a lot of work into these animations! 9.2 inch Mark I Siege Howitzer 9.2 inch Mark I Ordnance Siege Howitzer Error creating thumbnail: File missing 21 cm Mörser 16 Fixed and unusable German 21 cm Mörser 16 heavy howitzers are seen around base areas in the multiplayer.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Langer 21 cm Mörser Model 16, displayed at the Finnish Artillery Museum in Hämeenlinna - 210mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ordnance QF 18 Pounder The Ordnance QF 18 Pounder appears as the standard artillery piece for the British Empire and the other Allied Powers.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ordnance QF 18-pounder Field Gun Mk II, Halifax, Nova Scotia Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Tommy gazes upon the regulation allowed Big Gun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Getting behind the big gun reveals the same basic look as the earlier Feldkanone. They share the same scope view as well. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The big difference is the reload. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nice detail innit. 
