Carentan - Immediately after the invasion of mainland Europe on D-Day, units of the US 101st Airborne division fought to capture the key town of Carentan from the Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 6.Omaha Beach - The US 29th Infantry Division storm the bloody beaches of Normandy during the 'Longest Day', June 6th 1944, battling against well dug-in Wehrmacht troops of the 352.The initial release of Heroes of the West on Steam will feature 4 maps: It includes 4 new maps, 5 new character sets and 10 new weapons.
#Westward 2 heroes of the frontier crack mod#
The mod has been developed with support from the developers, Tripwire Interactive. It also introduces a whole new faction, the British, bringing the 'Tommies' to the RO2 experience. Heroes of the West is a mod created by the RO2 community which brings the RO2/RS experience to the Western European theater, pitting the US forces against the German Wehrmacht. Set during operation Cobra, the US forces have to fight field to field and road to road through this terrain, fending off German ambushes.Ībout This Game COMMUNITY-MADE MOD FOR RED ORCHESTRA 2/RISING STORM This map is based on the fighting through the difficult terrain of Normandy with its imposing hedgerows. This was the first mass-produced AT rocket launcher to be introduced in the war and, with its 60mm HEAT ammunition, it was an effective infantry anti-tank weapon, levelling the playing field against enemy armor.Īll of these new features can be seen on the newest addition to our map-list, WF-Bocage.
#Westward 2 heroes of the frontier crack update#
The update also brings in the US M1A1 Bazooka. With its low profile it was an effective infantry support, and anti-tank, vehicle in most theaters where it saw action.
G was the most common variant of any Armored Fighting Vehicle used by the Germans in WW2. We present to you the mid-production variant with the standard 75mm gun.
Many were in use and deployed in the Normandy theatre. The M4A3 Sherman was a common model of the famous Sherman tank. But the mine is still there, meaning when you are next to it, you cant see it.In this latest update of Heroes of the West mod for Red Orchestra 2/Rising Storm we are proud to introduce 2 new tanks, the American M4A3 Sherman and the German Sturmgeschutz III ausf. You can though set your battalion on wait mode and go in as a lone soldier, but it is still very tough. Only your artillery will, and if your artillery triggers a mine just once, it bites the dust. Avoid it at all costs!"īut, if you foolishly do decide to go into the field, your infantry will NOT follow you. But take Gorgi's word for it: "Ubel has laid a minefield somewhere in this sector. There is no need for him to survive after he is rescued.Īlthough he is on your side (If you decide to save him), he can easily die. After Hazard is safe outside the minefield, the secondary objective is completed. He must be rescued from an Xylvanian minefield located outside Gorgisburg by sending an infantry unit into the field and guiding him out. Hazard' is only a secondary objective in the first mission of the Tundran Territories' Campaign, named "Scorched Earth".
The mission: to pull infantryman Hazard from the front line and send him home to his grief-stricken mother." In an uncharacteristically sentimental move, General Herman green-lit a special operation headed by Brigadier Betty. Hazard is only a Western Frontier grunt, and doesn't gain/lose any abilities.