Hello friends.
In today's diary, we will talk about the tasks and advantages of regimental cannons in Soldiers: Arena. There will be some text (yeah, sometimes we can write short diary) and three renders: the legendary M-30 howitzer and two regimental guns. So do not rush to wear your "reading glasses". Let your eyes rest. Admire the curves and angles of the cannons our modellers have been working on.

Regimental cannons in reality and in the game.
Earlier we already wrote that we want the Soldiers: Arena units to fulfill their roles as close as possible to the real ones. The regimental cannons, originally intended to support infantry with “fire and wheels”. For example, "Quick Service Guide" for the 76 mm regimental gun M1927 tells us that it was intended for such purposes:
- the destruction of the enemy's manpower - in open field and in trenches;
- suppression of enemy firearms;
- fighting with mechanized enemy corps;
- destruction of wire barriers
You can see our proofs below. Unfortunately there are no English variant of this brochure, so your only option is to believe us :)

In Soldiers: Arena, they fulfill the same goals, the main one is still primarily infantry support. The artilleryman can take them to the deck too, but in the hands of an infantryman, limited by a small selection of cannons, they are simply irreplaceable: in supporting the offensive actions, suppressing the attacking infantry, destroying the enemy's artillery (at relatively close distances). Considering their mobility, rate of fire and flexibility of usage, regimental cannons will be useful at any stage of the game.
- Is the enemy trying to drag you into an infantry shootout? Don’t play his game spamming more infantry, it's better to call the gun instead.
- Was your attack stopped because of the enemy's stronghold and your comrades are in no hurry to help you? Take your soldiers to the rear and summon a "battery" of regimental cannons that will clear your way. And after that, occupy the territory with infantry.
- Are the enemy's mortars covering your positions? Make the artillerymen suffer!
A few facts about the cannons shown.
Although the serial production of the M-30 was completed in 1955 (a total of 19266 guns were manufactured), the howitzer is still produced in China under the designation of the 122mm howitzer Type 54 and in the self-propelled modification Type 54-1.
Le IG 18 had a mountain modification (7.5 cm le.GebIG 18), which could be divided into 6-10 parts, the heaviest of which weighed 74.9 kg, which made it possible not only for horses but also for humans to carry it.
76 mm regimental gun M1927 in the soldier's vocabulary called "polkovushka" or emotionally "bobik" (which means mutt dog) Why “bobik”? Who knows... Maybe because the gunfire was sharp, resembling a dog's bark, maybe because the cannon jumped upon shooting, like a dog on a chain, or maybe - resembling it’s short barrel, from a chopped "nose" - just like the bobik's from the yard. But we loved it for no less, and even more than the same "Zosia", or "Farewell, Motherland". Vyacheslav Ivanovich Chaliy, commander of regimental cannons battery explained the appearance of the nickname. (С) Svirin M.N. "Bobik". Pages of life.

On this sentimental note, we say goodbye. Wish you the best!
[ 2017-05-18 17:56:13 CET ] [ Original post ]