«You walk through an empty barn and peer out over a large field of wheat blowing in the wind. As you tread over the mud soaked terrain, you feel the whiz of enemy machine gun bullets fly past you. You crawl on your stomach almost the entire field and come out amongst a line of trees on the flank of the enemy. Slowly but surely, you pick off the machine gunners and men laying in the shadows of trees… Iron Europe is world war one modification for the unreal 3 engine. It combines intense action with historical realism and cinematic gameplay. The mod has been in development for over a year now, focusing on research first and foremost. The first public release of the game will include German forces against the British expeditionary forces (BEF).»
Imperial German Army: Saxon Musketier
‘Iron Europe: 1914 – 1916′ is a modification for the not-yet-released ‘Red Orchestra: Heroes of Stalingrad’. The September update focuses on a map description of the First Battle of Ypres (Battle of Flanders), plus some renders of unit models for a British Expeditionary Force officer, a German Mg crewman, & a Saxon Musketier (see above) – complete with historical background information. There are also renders of the British Short Magazine Lee-Enfield Mk III rifle (see below) and BEF early war binoculars. You can find the entire progress report here!
British Expeditionary Force: Short Magazine Lee-Enfield Mk III (SMLE Mk III)
