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ARCHIVES >>> 4/2021
Mediterranean Craftsmanship by: Eat Uranium 18.04.2021 18:00 GMT
Hello and welcome back to another Forgotten Hope 2 update. Today we are bringing a bit of an update to our Italian faction, with a remake of their Beretta submachinegun to replace the venerable model made by McGibs for the original Forgotten Hope. Before that though: a quick reminder that Slayer's tutorial series has continued on and is now up to episode 9. You can see the full playlist here.
In the mid 1930s, Beretta engineer Tullio Marengoni would work on a new submachinegun design, based on their existing model of 1918. This new model 1938 was an extremely well machined and reliable gun, aimed at the military and police markets. It would be adopted by Italian Ministry of Colonies to arm the Polizia dell'Africa Italiana, and several thousand were purchased. This first model was fitted with a bayonet lug, and was designed to take the same folding bayonet as used on the new Carcano M38 short rifle. Orders from the Army were not so forthcoming however. They requested a few cost cutting measures leading to the model 38A, removing the bayonet and changing the muzzle brake design. The Army would issue their submachineguns sparingly, funnelling most to paratroopers, Blackshirts and military police units. It was a highly regarded weapon, seeing further cost saving updates later in the war and being widely used by the Germans after the Italian surrender. Our Beretta Model 38 was made by Ashton and RedRogueXIII, with Seth Soldier's Carcano M38 bayonet. That's all for this week, but be sure to come back next time for another update. Until then, feel free to visit our Discord, our public forums, our Twitter, our subreddit, and/or Facebook pages to discuss this update and other news.
Weapon of Zeus by: Eat Uranium 01.04.2021 18:00 GMT
Hello and welcome back to another Forgotten Hope 2 update. Today we have a few videos and a rifle render to show off. We start with the announcement of a series of tutorial videos that will cover the basics of getting started with Forgotten Hope 2. Made by Slayer, these are mainly aimed at the brand new player, but perhaps you are returning after a long break and need to brush up on your skills or just want to see if there is anything you've missed. You can find the first 3 videos here:
Following the adoption of his rifles by the Austro-Hungarians in 1886, Ferdinand Mannlicher began to market to other countries. The Romanians and Dutch were notable adopters of this system in a slightly modified form, but there were also more novel adaptations. One such was the use of a rotary spool magazine originally designed by Anton Spitalsky and further improved by Josef Schulhof. Offered in 1900, this rifle was adopted by the Greek Army to replace their ageing Gras rifles. Adopted in 1905, there was both a rifle and a carbine version. The first rifles were made by OEWG Steyr, and arrived in 1906. They would see use in the Balkan Wars, World War 1 and the Greco-Turkish War. The model of 1914 added an upper handguard among a few other more minor changes. Ours was made by Seth Soldier. That's all for this week, but be sure to come back next time for another update. Until then, feel free to visit our Discord, our public forums, our Twitter, our subreddit, and/or Facebook pages to discuss this update and other news.
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