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Kaiserschlacht - 1918 [Mission]

Map: Battle of Metz - 7/15/1918
Gamemode: Operation (5 phases)
Invaders: German type2 (Axis)
Defenders: France (allies)

Last update: 7/7/2025
LATEST UPDATE: Removed scripts that were causing performance issues. Adjusted height of some objects/moved some objects as a result of base map updates.

PAST UPDATES: Major updates for all uniforms, and minor equipment items across factions (thank you Ivan Freitas!). Included script for day/night cycle to simulate an attack occurring at dawn. Pending any major additional workshop modifications, this will likely serve as this mission's final form.

Author's note: This mission should scratch the itch of anyone yearning for all-out trench warfare in 1918. It features forces from nearly all major belligerents in the war (most of whom were actually present in the 2nd Battle of the Marne), period accurate weaponry, and punishing artillery barrages. Hope you enjoy! Thanks to everyone for the support and encouragement over the last year or so of development of this.

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Spring, 1918. German General Ludendorff has devised a plan to summon the last strengths of the German Reich and break the back of the allies before the American Army can arrive en masse to decisively sway the fight: the Kaiserschlacht offensive. The Germans will employ their combined arms in one all out battle, with stormtroopers and tanks, heavy artillery, and close air support. This sector of the line is primarily manned by the French Army - a bit thin, given the outward mutinous behavior of many of the men at this point in the war, but still a formidable defensive force. A regiment of black Americans has been sent to the front to gain some combat experience under them, and two British infantry regiments are being held in reserve after being rotated off the line three days ago.

The Western Front hangs in the balance - will your presence be enough to tip it, and change the history of Europe and the world?