yeah, for example it [the Crocodile] can easily kill crews of enemy's vehicles. Who will guess what vehicles germans use on this map?
The vehicle comment has me perplexed. Jan may be hinting at some new additions to the mod. The Devs are big into new and exciting game modes as well as unique play features. In 2.45 we saw three new maps, Sidi Bou Zid, Karen, and St. Vith. Sidi Bou Zid has many vehicles unique to JUST that map (Lee, AT half track, M3 Scout Car), and also features the "counter-attack" game mode. Karen also has many unique vehicles (Hardy, Italian tanks) and is a sector-push. St. Vith is the most "standard" of the three, yet also features sector-push. What I'm getting at is that the Devs have taken a liking to including vehicles specific to just that map, and I'd expect more of that in the new release! (Stick with me here)
So on to what vehicles will be on Gold beach. Hmm... NTH confirmed the map is Gold Beach (sweet). The German force responsible for defending the area of Gold beach was the 716th Static Infantry Division, a unit composed of many foreign conscripts (Russian) and other second rate troops (no offense Korsakov, second rate meaning conscripts, not that they are Russian. We all know that had they been proper Red Army soldiers the invasion never would have made it off the beach
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The 716th was outfitted with mostly captured equipment, so WHAT IF we saw this reflected in the game? on the Wikipedia page for the 716th division we see a photograph of this tank, which looks a lot like the new Marder on Goodwood.
Compared to:
Caption reads:
Littry ; one 4,7 cm Pak (t) Panzer- Kampfwagen 35 R (f) abandoned. This is an anti-tank gun Czech tank chassis mounted on French Renault R35. He belonged to the Schnelle-Abteilung 517 of 716.ID ; 20 June 1944.
So seeing as how this Marder is already in game, and features an open hull which would make it very vulnerable to the flames of the Croc, (remember, Jan alluded to it being easy to kill the inhabitants of the German vehicles), I would guess that this Marder is on the map. Or at least if not that exact tank, maybe other captured/converted vehicles.
Am I onto anything here Jan & other Betatesters? Or am I just jamming my head further up the ass?