Talk:Squad 44: Letters From The Front

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Post Scriptum Release Date: August 9, 2018 Developer: Periscope Games Publisher: Offworld Industries Platforms: PC Genre: First-Person Shooter

Post Scriptum is a large scale, WWII-set first person tactical shooter developed by UK-based Periscope Games as an offshoot of Squad and is published by Squad's developer, Offworld Industries. The project began in March 2016 and officially released on Steam Early Access on August 9th, 2018. It initially released as Post Scriptum: The Bloody Seventh as first released chapter of the game focused on the engagement of the British 1st Airborne Division against German Wehrmacht and SS units during Operation Market Garden in 1944. It was further expanded to include engagements that involved American airborne units. The second chapter, Plan Juane, was released on January 9th, 2020, which depicts the Manstein Plan (Fall Gelb) battle between the French Army and Wehrmacht in 1940. The the third chapter is Day of Days, which portrays the landings of Allied forces in Normandy during Operation Overlord. It released on April 23, 2020.

As with its parent game, Post Scriptum is a multiplayer-only game focused on teamwork and cooperation, featuring combined arms gameplay and highly realistic, detailed weaponry. It has numerous factions depending on the setting of a match, and asymmetrical gameplay and classes between the Allied units and Axis forces.

The following weapons appear in the video game Squad 44: Letters From The Front:

Pistols

Chamelot-Delvigne Model 1873

Chamelot-Delvigne Mle. 1873 - 11x17.8mmR

A French NCO with the Mle. 1873 in the Belgian city of Dinant.

Aiming the revolver.

Reloading round by round.

Closing the cylinder latch.

Enfield No. 2

Enfield No. 2 Mk. I - .38 S&W

The Enfield No. 2 in-game, in Holland.

Looking through the sights.

The start of a reload with the Enfield revolver - the rounds come out, but the ejector doesn't move.

Unfortunately, each .38 S&W has to be loaded by hand without the help of any speedloaders.

Closing up the No. 2.

M1911A1

Colt M1911A1 - .45 ACP

A US GI draws and chambers his .45 sidearm.

The M1911 pistol in idle.

ADS of the M1911A1.

Letting out a spent magazine.

Sliding in a new one.

Thumbing the slide release.

Mauser C96

The Mauser C96 is issued to select Wehrmacht kits in the 1940 levels.

Mauser C96 "Pre-War Commercial" - 7.63x25mm Mauser

The Mauser C96 on the Stonne level. It doesn't have its holster-stock attached, but is held in carbine fashion anyway.

Using the C96's sights - they cannot actually be adjusted in-game.

As with other games, the Mauser pistol is incorrectly shown as having a non-empty bolt hold open feature - the user would have to manually hold it open with one of his hands.

Withdrawing a partially-used stripper clip results in the bolt correctly going into battery.

Empty-reloading the C96.

Luger P.08

Luger P.08 - 9x19mm

The Luger P.08 in the hands of a Fallschirmjaeger.

ADS of the P.08.

The Luger toggle action cycling, with a spent round flying out.

Reloading the pistol from empty.

Palming the toggle into battery.

SACM M1935A

French SACM M1935A Pistol - 7.65 MAS/7.65 x 22mm Long

The SACM M1935A in-game.

Aiming the handgun.

Reloading the M1935A.

Releasing the slide.

Walther P38

Walther P38 pistol - 9x19mm

Drawing the Walther - the user cocks the hammer.

A SS soldier with the P38 in Arnhem.

Aiming at the stacked crate.

Pulling out an empty magazine.

Sliding in a new one with the palm.

The Walter is rechambered by having its slide powerstroked.

Holstering the P38 - the user reengages the safety and decocks the pistol.

Submachine Guns

M1A1 Thompson

M1A1 Thompson with 30-round magazine - .45 ACP

A US Infantry Officer holds his Thompson in the high ready position while riding into Utah Beach.

Posting up behind a derelict Higgins boat with the M1A1 Thompson.

The iron sights - only the rear peep is usable.

Thumbing the firemode selector.

Reloading the Thompson. On empty, the character smacks a new magazine along the side of the receiver.

Inserting it.

M3 Grease Gun

M3 "Grease Gun" - .45 ACP

The M3 Grease Gun out on the test range.

Aiming with the peep sight.

Reloading the M3.

Pulling back the crank style charging handle.

MAS-38

MAS-38 - 7.65x20mm Longue

The MAS-38 in the hands of a French soldier outside of Dinant.

Aiming the MAS-38. This is the 100m rear aperture, the 200m can also be used.

Reloading with a new 7.65mm magazine.

Cycling the bolt back.

MP 40

The MP 40 is the standard submachine used by the German forces.

MP 40 - 9x19mm

A Panzer commander armed with the MP 40.

Aiming down the sights.

After running dry, the character quickly tosses out the magazine...

...locks the bolt back into its safety notch...

...slides in a new mag...

...and smacks the bolt back into place.

Sten Mk V

Sten Mk V - 9x19mm

A British Para patrols behind the Arnhem cathedral with his Sten Mk V.

Using the Mk V's sights.

Removing a spent magazine from the Sten.

Reloading with a new mag.

Working the bolt back - the ejection port always shows it forward, though.

Affixing the Lee-Enfield No.4 bayonet to the Mk V. Here the vertical grip can be easily seen.

Steyr MP34

Steyr MP34s are issued to some 1940 Wehrmacht classes on the Dinant and Stonne levels.

Steyr-Solothurn S1-100/MP34 - 9x19mm

The MP34 in-game.

Using the Steyr's sights.

Actuating the fire selector - it has an animation, but doesn't actually move.

Reloading the MP34.

Pulling the bolt back.

Rifles

Berthier Mle. 1892 M16

Berthier Model 1916 Carabine - 8x50mmR Lebel

A French Sappeur armed with the Berthier carbine.

Aiming reveals a shallow rear notch and ultra-thin front post.

Cycling the Berthier's action.

Reloading with a new Mannlicher style clip.

The M1916 can be topped off with loose rounds - three are always shown loaded, regardless of how many have been ejected.

Boys Anti-Tank Rifle

Boys MKI Anti-Tank Rifle - .55 Boys

Gewehr 41(W)

Walther Gewehr 41 - 7.92x57mm Mauser

Gewehr 43

Gewehr 43 - 7.92x57mm Mauser

The Gewehr 43, out on a Dutch farm in the rain.

Aiming the G43.

Rocking in a new magazine during the reload.

Chambering the Gewehr.

Karabiner 98k

The Karabiner 98k is the standard issue service rifle for the German military in Post Scriptum. The Scharfschütze kits use a Zeiss ZF39 equipped Kar98k as their sniper rifle.

Karabiner 98k - 7.92x57mm Mauser

The Karabiner 98k, in a square of Carentan.

Sighting in the rifle.

Working the bolt-action after firing a shot.

Reloading the Kar 98k with a stripper clip.

Kicking out the empty clip by driving the bolt home.

As with some other weapons in the game, the K98k is also topped off from full stripper clips. The character withdraws and saves the extra rounds.

Affixing the Karabiner's bayonet.

Karabiner 98k sniper rifle with Zeiss ZF39 scope - 7.92x57mm Mauser

A German sniper equipped with the Kar98k + ZF39 in the early days of the war.

The game darkens out the peripheral vision when looking through sniper scopes.

Opening the action up on a reload.

Reloading with individual rounds.

The user turns the rifle over to inspect the chamber...

....and mashes the bolt home.

Lee Enfield No.4 Mk 1

Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk I - .303 British

A Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk 1 in the hands of a British Para standing next to a Universal Carrier - note the "mad-minute" posture.

Looking through the 100m battle sights.

The flip aperture set at the next increment of 200m. It goes up to 1000m.

Cycling the Enfield's distinctive "clickity-clack" fast action.

Reloading a five shot charger clip - the partial reload always shows one full one loaded, regardless.

Both clips are thumbed out, and the bolt is driven home.

Affixing the No.4's spike bayonet.

In idle, the Para grips the rifle by its stock.

Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk 1 (T)

Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk I (T) - .303 British

Lebel Mle. 1886 M93

French Fusilier and Recrue infantry are issued with old Lebel Mle 1886 rifles. The Tireur d'elite sharpshooter uses the Lebel with the APX 1917 scope as the French never issued MAS-36 with scopes in WWII.

Lebel Model 1886 - 8x50mmR Lebel

A French Infantrymen of the 21 Regiment, armed with a Lebel rifle in Foqueux.

Bringing up the Mle. 1886 to sight in the rifle.

Opening the Lebel's action after firing the last shot.

Depressing the cartridge elevator...

...and filling it up with 8mm rounds.

Equipping the Lebel's bayonet.

Lebel Model 1886 Rifle fitted with APX Mle 1917 sniper scope

The Lebel sniper variant ingame.

Aiming with the APX 1917 scope.

Rechambering the Lebel sniper.

Reloading the rifle.

M1 Garand

M1 Garand - .30-06

Posting up just outside of Carentan, with the M1 rifle.

Post Scriptum portrays the Garand's sights very realistically, most games usually give the M1 a psuedo ghost ring for a rear sight. This is likely to balance it out as the Germans have less issued self loading rifles in turn.

Pinging out an empty clip, the M1 Garand's signature feature.

Carefully dropping in a new clip.

Though, as with a lot of other more modern depictions of the Garand, the en-bloc can be withdrawn for tactical reloads.

Attaching the bayonet.

M1 Carbine

M1 Carbines are available to the US 4th Infantry forces introduced in the "Day of Days" chapter.

M1 Carbine - .30 Carbine

The M1 Carbine out on the Normandy beaches.

ADS with the rear sight set to the 300m setting.

Reloading the carbine.

About to rechamber.

M1A1 Carbine

The M1A1 Carbine is issued to the US Airborne Radioman, Medic, and Combat Engineer classes.

M1A1 Carbine - .30 Carbine

A member of the 101st Airborne cautiously approaches Cafe de Normandie with the M1A1 Paratrooper Carbine.

Aiming at the chimney - the early style rear sight is adjustable.

Reloading the fifteen-shot magazine with the left hand.

Chambering the M1A1 with the right.

M1903A3 Springfield

The M1903A3 Springfield is available to US Army infantry and logistics riflemen as an alternative to the M1 rifle.

Remington Arms M1903A3 Rifle - .30-06

An 82nd Airborne rifleman with his Springfield after dropping into the Netherlands.

Aiming with the M1903A3's distinct aperture sights.

Ejecting a spent .30-06 round out of the rifle.

The M1903A3 also tops off with loose rounds.

The empty reload starts with grabbing the clip of .30-06 first, and then opening up the action.

Feeding the cartridges into the magazine.

Flicking out the empty clip before driving the bolt home.

M1903A4 Springfield

American marksmen use the M1903A4 Springfield sniper rifle, the signature sniper rifle of the US Army in the European theater.

M1903A4 Springfield with Model 330 Weaver scope - .30-06

The M1903A4 out in the fields of Normandy.

The view down the Weaver scope.

Operating the bolt.

Reloading the M1903A4.

MAS-36

MAS-36 - 7.5x54mm

Observing a creek with the MAS-36.

The MAS-36 features a good set of open battle sights.

Operating the bolt.

Reloading the rifle with more 7.5mm French cartridges.

Chambering the MAS-36.

The non-empty reload has four shots loaded, and the last one removed with the clip.

Unstowing the MAS's signature French style spike bayonet.

Screwing it into place.

Panzerbüchse 39

PzB 39 Anti-tank rifle with spare ammunition box - 7.92x94 mm (Patrone 318)

Deploying the PzB 39 on a chicken coop - the user opens up the right cartridge hopper.

Aiming the Panzerbüchse.

Opening the action up after firing a shot.

Loading in a new Patrone 318.

Chambering the PzB.

The hopper can be manually reloaded with another.

StG 44

The Sturmgewehr 44 is included and only available in one of the Gruppenführer loadouts for the latewar German forces.

Sturmgewehr 44 - 7.92x33mm Kurz

The StG 44 in the hands of a SS soldier.

Aiming the assault rifle.

Removing a magazine on the reload.

As with the Thompson, the empty reload has the user smack the fresh magazine along the side of the StG.

Rocking in the 7.92mm Kurz magazine.

Charging the StG 44.

Machine Guns

Bren Mk III

The Mk III variant of the Bren machine gun is the machine gun available for British Airborne, XXX Corps soldiers, and the Polish Brigade. It is a lightened development of the Mk II that was issued in July 1944.

Bren Mk2 - .303 British

The Bren Mk III out in the rain.

Aiming - the sights can be adjusted out to 600m.

Pulling out a dry .303 magazine.

About to put in a new one, and then lock the action back.

Deploying the Bren on a post.

Chauchat Mle. 1915

The Chauchat machine gun is another option for French machine gunners.

Chauchat Mle 1915 - 8x50mmR Lebel

The Chauchat Mle. 1915 on the Stonne map.

Aiming down the sights.

Unloading an empty magazine out of the Mle. 1915.

Rocking in a new one.

Pulling the bolt back from empty.

Examing the Chauchat with the bolt locked back.

Chatellerault FM24/29

Chatellerault M1924/29 machine guns are the second option available to French gunners.

FM 24/29 - 7.5x54mm

Standing alongside the Meuse River with the Chatellerault machine gun.

Using the FM 24/29's distinct sights.

Empty reloads start with the bolt being pulled back first.

Swapping out the magazine.

Deploying the Chatellerault on the improvised bridge.

FG 42

The German Fallschirmjaeger has a distinct "FG-42 Schütze" class equipped with the second pattern FG 42.

FG 42 second model - 7.92x57mm Mauser

The FG 42 in Carentan.

Aiming; the drum rear sight can adjust up to 1000m.

Working the fire selector - the game does not portray the complex automatic-open bolt/semiauto-closed bolt procedure.

Reloading the FG 42.

Rocking in a new mag.

Rechambering the automatic rifle.

Handling the FG 42's bipod.

M1918A2 BAR

The M1918A2 BAR is one of the two machine guns used by the American forces.

M1918A2 Browning Automatic Rifle - .30-06

Advancing on the German defenses on Utah Beach with the M1918A2 BAR.

The BAR's default 100m rear sight...

...and its aperture, used from 200m here to 1000m.

Deploying the Browning on sandbags.

Removing a used magazine.

Inspecting a new one before loading it in. The hand positions are a bit out of whack here due the bipod-deployed state.

Charging the BAR.

M1919A6 Browning

Browning M1919A6 - .30-06 Springfield

MG 34

German machine gunners are primarily issued with MG 34 machine guns, feeding from 75-round Gurtrommel 34 drums. As a medium machine gun, it is only usable in hipfire until deployed on cover or in prone. The fire-selector functionality allows for the single shot trigger to be used.

MG 34 with Gurtrommel 34 - 7.92x57mm Mauser

Examining the MG 34 as seen from the hip.

Aiming the MG after deploying it on the rock.

Empty reloads have the bolt locked back first.

Reloading the belt drum.

Pulling out the 7.92mm belt.

Closing the top cover.

MG 42

The MG 42 is available to German units in the 1944 levels.

MG42 with Gurtrommel 34 - 7.92x57mm Mauser

A MG 42 posted up on the Wehrmacht's defenses on Utah Beach.

Looking through the MG 42's sights.

Locking the bolt back at the start of an empty reload.

Removing an empty assault drum.

Feeding in the belt from a new one.

Palming down the top cover.

ZB-26

ZB-26 machine guns are issued in place of the then non-existent MG 42 for the Wehrmacht in the 1940 maps.

ZB-26 - 7.92x57mm Mauser

The ZB-26 in the German deployment zone at Stonne.

Aiming the ZB.

Toggling the fire selector.

Unloading a spent magazine from the ZB-26.

Setting in a new one.

Charging the machine gun.

The ZB-26 deployed on the sandbags.

Launchers

Enfield Cup Grenade Launcher

Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III* with grenade launcher

Gewehrgranatengerät

Gewehrgranatengerät (a.k.a. Schiessbecher) - 30x250 mm

Gewehrgranatengerät mounted on Kar98k rifle

M7 Rifle Grenade Launcher

M7 Rifle Grenade Launcher - 22mm

M9A1 Bazooka

M9A1 "Bazooka" - 2.36 inch

Panzerfaust 60

Panzerfaust 60 - 44mm with 149mm warhead

Panzerschreck

RPzB 54 "Panzerschreck" rocket launcher - 88mm

PIAT

British and Polish Light AT units utilize the PIAT launcher as their anti-vehicle launcher.

Projector, Infantry, Anti Tank (PIAT) - 3.25 in

The PIAT out next to the Arnhem Bridge.

Aiming - each of the sights can be used for ranging.

Reloading the 3.25 in warhead after blasting the bunkerhouse.

Grenades and Explosives

F1 Grenade

F1 hand grenade with Mle1935 fuse

The F1 Grenade along the Meuse River.

Pulling the pin.

Hafthohlladung Anti Tank Mine

Hafthohlladung H3.5

Hawkins Grenade/Mine

Mk-II No. 75 Hawkins Grenade/Mine

M8 Smoke Grenade

AN/M8 HC smoke grenade

Mills Bomb

No. 36M Mk. I Mills Bomb

Mk. 2 Hand Grenade

Mk 2 "Pineapple"High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade

Model 24 Stielhandgranate

Model 24 Stielhandgranate high-explosive fragmentation hand grenade

The M24 Stielhandgranate in the hands of a German paratrooper.

Pulling the fuse before tossing the stick grenade.

Model 24 "Geballte Ladung" ("Bundled Charge")

Model 39 Eihandgranate

Model 39 Eihandgranate hand grenade

Nebelhandgranate 39

Nebelhandgranate 39s are the smoke grenades used by the German forces.

Nebelhandgranate 39

The Nebelhandgranate 39 in the hands of a SS trooper.

Unscrewing the cap before pulling the pin and throwing, just like the Stielhandgranate.

No. 77 WP

No. 77, W.P. MK. 1 Incendiary Smoke hand grenade

No. 82 Gammon Grenade

Gammon Grenade

Mounted Weapons

M1919A4 Browning

Browning M1919A4 on an M2 tripod - .30-06

Browning M1919A4 on an M31C pedestal mount - .30-06

MG 34 Panzerlauf

MG34 Panzerlauf with stock fitted - 7.92x57mm Mauser

The MG 34 Panzerlauf in the hull installation on a PzKpfw V Panther.

Vickers K

Vickers K Machine Gun - .303 British

Vickers Mk1

Vickers gun with ribbed water jacket - .303 British