The following is a very lengthy document and do not
attempt to read this if your connection is 28.8k or less 56k is minimal
and even that is pushing it.
The
following is the current list for the Canadian team. It contains
everything that you will encounter on D-day. Note that they are constructed
as a multiplayer side because they ARE playable in single player
as a separate side.
Infantry
Light
Infantry
The
main fighting force of the Canadian Army armed with a variety of different
bolt action weapons these soldiers displayed endless courage in the
battle field. (Isn't this a rare find?-Tanks R us)
Light
Machine Gun
Short on money but need an
effective way to eliminate pesky infantry. No problem! costing much
less then the Heavy Machine gun but less effective against Armour.
Heavy
Machine gun
This is what you use if the
opponent has started to use tanks against you. this costs quite a lot
more then the Light Machine gun but can deal with Armour almost as
good as a RAM tank.
Sniper
Basic
sniper. If you need to be told what do with this. Just don't bother.
Take the YR CD and put it into the garbage. Obviously you've never
played it.
Flame
Thrower
It's always good to have at least one
of these in a game. use them only if you're too cheap to buy a RAM
Badger.
Armour:
Scout
car: Fox
The
Fox was not the best built but was one of the fastest. But it was
implemented late enough in the war that the abundance of heavier Nazi
tanks destroyed the majority of the first shipment of approximately 1
000 cars. Another factor that added to it's quick demise is that it's
highest gear also enabled rear steering making it difficult to control
at high speeds.
Transport
Truck: C6OL Truck
The
primary work horse of the Canadian army. It carried artillery cannons
and Flak cannons behind it. It servers as a troop transport. Although
not included in D-day it also had the capability to mount cannons
bigger then the kind they carried. It's main purpose is an MCV. And
when the new economy is in place it will serve as a miner picking up
supplies
Infantry Killer/Medium
Tank: Ram Badger
The
RAM Mk. II came out as a response to the pitiful numbers of tanks amongst
the commonwealth countries. It was very versatile and was easily
converted for other uses. Conversion was made simple with the simple
detachment of the turret. Although this also lowered the survival rate
of the gunner and commander.
Heavy tank:
Crusader I
A
design master piece that was extremely promising. Until they added the
engine. It was relatively fast for a heavy tank. But it was plagued
with engine failure and track damage.
Mobile
Artillery: Sexton
This
artillery was not the world's best armored SPG (Self Propelled Gun). It has no machine gun but it had an open top where the crew
(3 out of four having rifles) would fire out of the top (but the
driver didn't for obvious reasons). The Sexton mounted an awesome 25
pound cannon that caused an extremely loud sound when fired. At close range it was devastating
to even a Tiger tank.
Anti-Air/Tank
Destroyer: Ram I With 105mm Anti-Air/Tank cannon
Imagine
cruising along in your half track and seeing one of these things
aiming at you. 105mm cannon mounted on a Ram I chassis. This carries
the same cannon as the British field gun. No doubt air attacks on
Canada aren't wise.
Recovery
Vehicle: RAM II ARV
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It's
a turret less Ram Mk. II with a crane on the back. further models also
included an 'A' frame although it's all up to Mig Eater.
Air
Craft:
Fighter: P-39 Air cobra
They
saw little action but are an original concept. The designers decided
to mount a 20mm cannon on the end of the nose to reduce drag on the
wings caused by the ends of the weapons. they were right the got 0.1
of a kilometer extra speed. Other then that it has your standard
machine guns unlike that on the Hurricane.
Interceptor:
Mosquito
It's
design was less focused on armament and more on speed. This was the
fastest aircraft of the war. It was also one of the weakest. But it is
still hailed as remarkable (Bit of an over exaggeration).
Bomber:
Halifax
A
massive four engine bomber that was a sluggish behemoth of the sky.
the protection it gave to the crew made the crew as happy with it was the enemy
flak gunners were about it's size. At bombing level it was nearly
impossible... to miss.
Transport:
Boeing 247D
The
all-metal Boeing "Model 247-D" was a low-winged, twin-engine
transport monoplane. The model 247-D featured newly developed
supercharged engines mounted in streamlined nacelles with
"controllable-pitch" propellers. The 247-D also had a new
windshield that sloped backward instead of forward as on earlier 247
models.
Naval:
Assault
Ship: Quebec Class
Was
the only 100% Canadian manned Ship to enter the pacific war. It may
have only been a cruiser but it packed a punch! After the war it
stayed as a training ship until sold for scrap in 1956.
Auxiliary
Ship: Ameer Class Carrier
A
converted merchantman ship. it was fairly small but could get aircraft
into the air like any other carrier.
Ship
Hunter: CH1 Class Submarine
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purchased by Canada these were the
bulk of their dwindling submarine fleet. They were really only kept
just incase U-boats could be more advance then detection systems.
Destroyer:
Toronto Class
Well
built fast warships. They were mainly used as convoy escorts and in
the Mediterranean. They were well prepared for Anti-Sub warfare.
Almost all of these ships had Sonar.
Anti-Aircraft Boat: G class
These
Destroyers had their Cannons removed and replaced with 63cm
Anti-Aircraft Cannons. When received they were placed in the River
class of ships.
Secret
Units:
Ram Op II
A
Ram Mk. II converted into a command tank. Able to call in air strikes using
the radio (Good Idea Mig). Other then that this is a rather un-special unit.
It could repair cable lines and set them up. As opposed to the German method
of sending new recruits into enemy fire with the cable reels.
DH-100
"Vampire"
From
the makers of the mosquito a jet plane that carried 4 20mm cannons obviously
not a tank destroyer plane but it would have been a very reliable
plane. Canada's order of these Planes never saw combat.
Ontario
Class
An
improvement on the Quebec class. Other then that fairly basic better armor
and better armament.