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The 3./Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 116 "Windhund" is a virtual re-enactment group as well as a research and study group. Our members are always striving to learn more about the daily lives of the average German Landser during the Second World War as well as the study of the tactics that he employed on the battlefield. The 3./Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 116 "Windhund" is a highly motivated and professional group of 20+ members who have been continually active since 2006 as a German Realism unit in Red Orchestra: Ostfront and Darkest Hour 1944-45. We are now turning to Invasion 44 to give us the opportunity to further the level of realism and immersion in our impression. We bring with us a wealth of knowledge and experience that we believe is easily applicable to this game and engine, and within a few weeks of adjustment, we want to actively engage with the existing community here. We would like to arrange regular, competitive, player v player scenarios with allied units.
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Elements of 1.Gruppe "Landrik" and the Zugtrupp put down a layer of concealing smoke after being fired on by enemy forces in a nearby town.
Recruitment
The 3./Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 116 "Windhund" is accepting recruits aged eighteen and above into its ranks. All individuals wishing to join are required to fill out an application on the unit forums. All successful applicants will then be assigned to a training gruppe. Please note that at present the 3./Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 116 "Windhund" will only be accepting a limited number of recruits. So if you are interested, do not delay. Make contact with me via the forum PM function on here or register on the unit forums. All potential applicants who are looking to join a Neo-Nazi, or likewise fascist type organization will not find it here and will not be accepted, so there is no need to apply!
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Gefreiter Felix Kappel returns fire on American forces with his K43, aiding his platoon in breaking from contact.
Organisation
At present our unit is organised as 3.[kompanie]/Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 116 "Windhund" under the command of Leutnant Ernst Hoffmann, portrayed as motorized reconnaissance infantry. It is currently organised and equipped as a mid 1944 leichte Aufklärungskompanie mit leichter gl.Pkw. u. Lkw. 3t,offen, gl. (mounted in Kubelwagens and Opal Blitz 3-ton trucks).
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2.Gruppe "Fuhrmann" moving down from a hill overlooking a small settlement known as "Gondry".
Unit forums: http://www.frontkampfer.com/
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Original Reconnaissance troops from the 116th Panzer Division in France.
Dietrich L a n d r i k
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Unteroffizier u. Gruppenführer i. d. 3./Pz-Aufk-Abt.116 "Windhund"
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You lazy degenerates, the fatherland calls! Many positions are open or are soon to be if you can regularly attend on Sundays.
You can expect my request to re-join the 116th once I get back from Europe, after all that wild summer ride. I'll be able to sarifrice my sunday and thursday to Fatherland.
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I return October 30th, in case if you were wondering
18 is just to keep most of the youngin's away. However we do let in quite a bit of exceptions for those under 18 who show a healthy interest into the history bit of it and will be a mature member of the unit.
Munk youz a ferb get som funel caek while ur @ it geez
FE rant
Festung Europa is being crafted to be a true successor to Darkest Hour mod and ultimately Red Orchestra 1. A confirmed feature is Teamspeak integration in-game with local voice (VoIP you nerds call it?) so you can talk with your squaddies as well as people around you... whether that includes the enemy - we have yet to see!
There's been talking of being able to carry your weapon in many different ways when walking around so you're broken out of the "at the ready" that everyone in video games are stuck in.
The focus is on mainly combined arms combat with armor and infantry. There will be no airplanes, however there will be off-map artillery and on-map AT guns.
Maybe we should leave them to themselves. Our secret network of French spies deal with our Ami friends quite well.
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Sadly, he was hung after this incident as a collaborator.
Tonight, we had a huge battle between 116th PzD - 1st SS and 1st ID - 82nd Abn - 113th Cavalry
This Panther was bit excited to see sexy heer men moving out
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Clearing the way for us, Panzer style
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If you find burnt Sherman offensive, do not open
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uhh, NA times are decent for me, 8PMEST is when the NA events start and its 12PM for me.
Enjoy being in server at 6AM then connecting to a server hosted in New York, haha. I do believe Zac has an Aussie unit up for I44.
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Many recruits last Sunday have been promoted and assigned to their respected Gruppen! Welcome those who have persevered and made it through the long wait until promotion... it's now there!
We're still recruiting in full force again as we are filling out the miscellaneous Truppen. We are just going to hammer out some details and lay down the plans for future expansion.
A very big project that has been worked on and almost to completion is importing "Iron Front: Liberation 1944" skins, vehicles, and weapons into I44 on our server so we can have the best of both worlds. Bugs are being sorted and gameplay differences are being weighted to see which we prefer from one mod to the other. However, I think the best thing to come from this is our men looking STELLAR with the reskins. Be prepared to download the final mod sometime during the week!
Unsere Leutnant!
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MG
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Camo + G43 Pouches
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This past Sunday on a whim we decided to surprise the defenders by taking two Hanomag halftracks and assault their town. (They had a bazooka, so it wasn't dirty!) Good to know we still have the Panzergrenadier aggressiveness from our old 2.SS "Das Reich" days in Darkest Hour!
Defender's perspective
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1gX0xp9QBE
Attacker's perspective
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyDVqX9bJAU
Video of our battle against the 82nd Airborne Division! They definitely got quite a few of us, but we remain victorious!
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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etic4Hkcd_o[/youtube]
Another battle with the 82nd with a much more succesful outcome. Congratulations on the victory gents!
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