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The total conversion mod Battlefield 1918 (or BF1918 for short) takes Battlefield 1942 into the First World War and all the conflicts related to the Russian Civil War. Spanning over a hundred maps across the world and made historically authentic with correct equipment and vehicles, the atmosphere of these WW1 battlefields is recreated as close as we can, keeping in mind the game we are working with. To achieve this, the gameplay is drastically changed from the original game so that you must now rely on teamwork, artillery, trenches and slow vehicles.
Battlefield 1918 combines fun with historical correctness, gaming with history, the memory of one of the most terrifying wars mankind has ever known, with fun had by people over the internet. Next to the battles fought on the Western front between mostly the Germans, the British and the French, other fronts are covered, such as Turkish battlefields from Gallipoli in the west to Sarikamis on the caucasus front, the Eastern front where Germany and Austria-Hungary fought against Russia, the Italian front and the battles in Africa. Next to land- and airbattles using historic weapons and vehicles, we also included the naval aspect of WW1 in a broad spectrum, as this was the time in which the great battleships still were the absolute rulers of the seas.This mod focus on Multiplayer, but has also Singleplayersupport.
This Wikia is an project of the Forgotten Hope Secret Weapon Wikia and the FHSW Europe Community.
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The Treffas-Wagen was a notable German tank design. The project began in 1916 at the request of the Deutsches Heer. The prototype was built by the Hansa-Lloyd factory in Bremen and was completed on February 1, 1917.
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Field Punishment was introduced in 1881 following the abolition of flogging, and was a common punishment during World War I. A commanding officer could award field punishment for up to 28 days, while a court martial could award it for up to 90 days, either as Field Punishment Number One or Field Punishment Number Two.
Field Punishment Number One consisted of the convicted man being placed in fetters and handcuffs or similar restraints and attached to a fixed object, such as a gun wheel, for up to two hours per day. During the early part of World War I, the punishment was often applied with the arms stretched out and the legs tied together, giving rise to the nickname "crucifixion". This was applied for up to three days out of four, up to 21 days total. It was usually applied in field punishment camps set up for this purpose a few miles behind the front line, but when the unit was on the move it would be carried out by the unit itself. It has been alleged that this punishment was sometimes applied within range of enemy fire. During World War I Field Punishment Number One was issued by the British Army on 60210 occasions.
Conscientious objectors who had been conscripted to the army were treated the same as any other soldier, so when they consistently refused to obey orders they were usually given Field Punishment No. 1. Alfred Evans, who was sent to France where he would be sentenced to death (later commuted) with 34 others claimed that "it was very uncomfortable, but certainly not humiliating". Some conscientious objectors even saw F.P. No. 1 as a badge of honour.
Although the 1914 Manual of Military Law specifically stated that Field Punishment should not be applied in such a way as to cause physical harm, in practice abuses were commonplace. For example the prisoner would deliberately be placed in stress positions, with his feet not fully touching the ground. The New Zealand conscientious objector Archibald Baxter gave a particularly graphic account of his experience with Field Punishment No. 1 in his autobiography "We Will Not Cease".
Field Punishment Number One was eventually abolished in 1923, when an amendment to the Army Act which specifically forbade attachment to a fixed object was passed by the House of Lords. However physical restraint remained a theoretical (though rarely imposed) possibility.
Current Battlefield 1918 Version: v3.4c 26 March 2024
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