Das Letzte Lebende Sonnenlicht (The Last Living Sunlight)
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Das Letzte Lebende Sonnenlicht (The Last Living Sunlight in German) is a Left 4 Dead / Call of Duty: Zombies inspired mini-game project for a Zombie horror survival game with WW2 theme weapons made on Unity. The game consists the player (or a group of players) to gather material for survival and confront hordes of zombies. As the player(s) progress, new type of zombies appear to face the survivors. I'm not sure I plan to give the option for the survivors to escape like in L4D when you have to defend themselves from several hordes until a transport arrives and help them to escape.
Since I don't have a proper story when it started, where and who was behind the creation of the zombies - different in L4D where it consisted in a mutant virus that killed countless of people in Pennsylvania and turned them into zombies, with some mutant strains appearing throughout the initial infection; and in CoD Zombies where the Nazi conducted experiments with Element 115 (Moscovium in real life and Divinium in the game series) that created the teleporters, powering weapons, the liquid drinks known as "Perk-a-Colas", special gumballs known as "Gobblegum" and the zombies by exposing the corpses and living subjects to the Element 115's radiation; I might give a simple plot that could be exploring while playing the mini-game.
As I said previously, the game counts with WW2 theme weapons. This includes the iconic M1 Garand, the Maschinenpistole 40, the Sturmgewehr 44, the Luger P08 pistol, the PPSh-41, the Lee Enfield rifle, the M1918 Browning BAR and more. There will be some special weapons that can be used for one specific moment where the player must use it wisely, otherwise it would be a wasted for any moment. I will share the current existing weapons for the mini-game, with some in development.
The Karabiner 98 Kurz - famous German bolt-action rifle and Germany's main service rifle from WW2. Prior and during WW1, the main service rifle was the Gewehr 98. As the war progressed, many variants were developed - with one in particular the Karabiner 98K. After the war and with the restrictions from the Treaty of Versailles, a new rifle was developed that could attend the requirements for the Reichwehr - the German army that was limited to 100,000 soldiers, however due to the restrictions, it was named as Karabiner (carbine in German) as it was shorter than its predecessor - the Gewehr 98. With the arrival of the Nazi Regime in 1933, the Kar98k received full production and became the Wehrmacht service rifle. During WW2, the rifle proved to be a perfect platform for several roles and equipment: the most known was the telescopic sights for the Scharfschützer (sharpshooter), grenade launchers, suppressor and bayonet. Also, different variants arrived like the Paratrooper rifle with a folding stocks, but it was expensive and impractical; and the Kriegsmodell - the simplified version as the country was facing material shortage and infrastructure being bombarded day-and-night.
The American M1 Garand was by far one of the most important rifles developed for the United States Army during WW2 - from both the North African theater to Europe and the Pacific theater. In 1928, French-Canadian John Cantius Garand developed a new semiautomatic rifle to compete with the Thompson, Berthier, Hatcher-Bang and Pedersen prototypes until 1931 the Garand's prototype won the competition. Although a series of modifications were made, the M1 rifle proved to be reliable to replace the older M1903 Springfield Rifle - of manual bolt-action operation. When the United States entered WW2 in 1941, a small batch of M1 rifles were delivered to the American troops that didn't fully replaced the M1903 rifles, with alternatives like the M1 Carbine and the M1941 Johnson Rifle being issued to American troops. One of the most characteristic features of the M1 Garand was its rotating bolt - advanced for its time; and the loading mechanism via En Bloc Clip of 8 .30-06 Springfield rounds as the manual loading would be troublesome (especially when the bolt slams into the user's thumb - nicknaming the issue as the Garand Thumb). Also, after the last round being fired, the clip is ejected from the gun, making a loud 'ping' that became popular among the firearm lovers. Despite many countries developed their own semiauto rifles such as the Soviet Union's SVT-38 and SVT-40, Germany's Gewehr 41 and Gewehr 43, Italy's Armaguerra Mod.39 and Japan's Type 4 / Type 5 (an M1 Garand copy by reverse engineering), few units were issued to some soldiers and some rifles presented reliability issues. The M1 Garand was (so far) the only semiauto rifle to be issued that surpassed most nations that used bolt-action rifles.
The M3 Grease Gun was the American second SMG that supplemented the Thompson - gradually replacing it after WW2. When the Americans saw the limitations from the Thompson and observed the German MP 40 and the British Sten Gun, it was clear they needed a replacement for their SMGs. George Hyde of General Motors was given the task of designing a new weapon. The first design was the M2: a weapon that almost resembled the M1 Carbine by its wooden grip and stock; however it didn't saw full production as a new prototype proved to be promising. The new weapon consisted in stamped, riveted, and welded construction and simplified design, almost resembled a greasing gun - earning the nickname 'Grease Gun'. At first, the M3 wasn't met with good taste but it was soon earning the respect among the troops and the tank crewmen. As the time progressed, the M3 underwent modifications - with the removal of the bolt trigger lever - replacing it with a bolt with a fitting for the index finger.
The M1903 Springfield Rifle was the American bolt-action rifle used prior and during WW1. During the Spanish-American War, many American soldiers were equipped with Springfield trap-doors and Springfield Krag–Jørgensen rifles - which were outdated when Spanish soldiers introduced their Mauser rifles, inflicting multiple casualties among American soldiers. Knowing that the rifle was superior to anything the Americans had, the Springfield was ordered to develop a new rifle based on the Spanish Mauser rifle, with the first models coming out from the factory in 1901 and 1903. The American rifle was seen as an illegal copy of the original German rifle that the Mauser Werke filled a lawsuit against the U.S. Government to pay $250,000 in royalties, almost leading the Springfield Armory to bankrupt. The rifle saw action in WW1 along the M1917 Enfield rifle. In WW2, the rifle was extensively used in the Navy and the Army until the introduction of the M1 Garand, yet some soldiers retained the M1903 and its variants (including the M1903A3 and M1903A4 for sniper role) in service.
The M1911A1 Pistol was the American main handgun used in almost all conflicts, including both World Wars. As the U.S. Army used a variety of revolvers, a new gun requirement was placed for all companies - with Colt and Savage answering the request with their prototypes. Although the DWM Luger P08 won the competition, complains from the high ranking officers about its cartridge made a new competition in which Colt's prototype - designed by John Browning; won the competition with 6000 shots a no malfunction while Savage's prototype presented 37. The new pistol was issued to American soldiers and officers with the designation M1911. After WW1, the Colt Pistol received several modifications on its sights, trigger, handgrip guard and hammer - giving the designation M1911A1. The pistol once again saw action in WW2 among American troops and its Allied nation forces.
The Maschinenpistole 40 or simply by MP40 was the German main submachine gun built prior and during WW2. The MP40 was a simplified version of the MP38, both designed by Berthold Geipel as he inspired on Heinrich Vollmer's EMP design. It consisted in stamped steel with few machined components in order to speed up production. The MP40 was fed by a stick magazine of 32 9×19mm Parabellum cartridges and could only fire in full auto, although its rate of fire was low compared to other SMGs - making it suitable for controlled short bursts. In addition, its metal stock could be folded, making the MP40 a perfect weapon for the Fallschirmjäger (Paratroopers in German). However, it suffered from feeding malfunction due to its cartridges lining up on the magazine - forcing the soldiers to carry 29 to 31 rounds; and the magazine was sometimes misused as a handhold, forcing the magazine lips to move out of the line of feed. Few variants included the MP40/I - a dual side-by-side magazine holder version for the MP40; the MP41 - an MP40 with a wooden stock from the MP28 developed by Hugo Schmeisser at Haenel, but the company was sued by Erma Werke for patent infringement; and the MP 3008 - the all-stamped metal version of the MP40, despite it was simply a British Sten Gun with a vertical loader during the final stages of WW2.
The PPSh-41 was the Soviet famous submachine gun developed during WW2. When the Winter War started, the Red Army's main submachine gun was the PPD-34, but when confronted by the Finnish Suomi KP/-31, the competidor proved to be superior in firepower, rate of fire. To balance the conditions, Degtyaryov developed the PPD-40 but it was expensive and required skilled labor. In order to produce a new weapon for the Red Army, Georgy Shpagin designed his submachine gun with simplified production and cheap materials, like cutting a Mosin-Nagant barrel in half, stamped steel and few other components. Due to its simplification, any worker could build a PPSh-41 in any place. The soldiers often nicknamed the gun as papasha (папа́ша), meaning "daddy"; and caused havoc among German troops during the initial days of Operation Barbarossa. The PPSh-41 was far superior in rate of fire - consisting of 1250 rounds/min that surpasses the MG 34's 800–900 rounds/min and the MP 40's 500–550 rounds/min. However the same rate of fire could deplete the entire magazine and jam the weapon at long firing sequences, in addition the weapons' ergonomics weren't the greatest - forcing the user to hold the gun by its ammo drum while firing it.
The German Sturmgewehr 44 was one of the most iconic weapons developed in Germany during WW2, being the first weapon of its class: the assault rifle. Prior to the German invasion on the Soviet Union, most of the rifles counted with powerful cartridges and had a great range on the battlefield - reaching to 2,000 metres, but in contrast the distant targets were blocked by the iron sights and the rifles used manual bolts - forcing the users to manually reload the next round. On the other hand, the submachine guns used pistol cartridges - less powerful, lighter but inaccurate at long range. During WW2, the Germans noticed a gap between their infantry weapons, with the Kar98k operating at 300 metres but the combat rarely occurred beyond 300 metres; and the MP40 operating between 50 to 100 metres, becoming inaccurate beyond 110 metres. In response to the Soviets SVT-38 / SVT-40 rifles and the PPSh-41, a new weapon and cartridge was developed. The cartridge was the 7.92×33mm Kurz - the first German intermediate rifle cartridge. The new Maschinenkarabiner 1942 ("machine carbine") or MKb 42 was developed by Hugo Schmeisser at Haenel but new modifications were made to improve the weapon's performance - resulting the Maschinenpistole 1943 or MP 43. Despite the promising results, Hitler ordered its suspension in 1943, but the engineers managed to ignore his orders and build several units for the German Wehrmacht. In March of 1943, after discovering the deception, Hitler allowed the weapon to be tested - allowing its full production in September 1943. In 1944, after receiving the designation MP 44, he renamed the weapon Sturmgewehr 44 or StG 44 as part of propaganda gain. Although it didn't fully replaced the Kar98k, the StG 44 caused among the Soviet and Allied forces - especially in the Battle of the Ardennes where several German Volksgrenadier ambushed Allied soldiers with StG 44s. After the war, it was based on the developed of the Soviet AK-47, the American M16 rifle, the Belgium FN FAL, the Japanese Howa Type 64 rifle and others.
The Thompson M1A1 was the United States submachine gun developed in the final stages of WW1. Designed by general John T. Thompson, it consisted in a small, portable firearm that help the soldiers to assault enemy trenches and wipe out the attackers. The original Thompson gun counted with a 50 to 100 .45 ACP rounds in an ammo drum - and had a wooden hand grip at the barrel. After the war, the Thompson was sold to the officers, marines and few soldiers since it didn't met good sales in the civilian market. But during the Prohibition, the Thompson saw intense combat in the hands of gangsters due to its size that could be fitted into guitar casings. When WW2 started, it was issued not only to American troops but also to the British and Commonwealth soldiers. However the Thompson was expensive, making the companies to simplify the gun - introducing the M1 and M1A1 models to the battlefield.
The M1A1 Bazooka was the United States rocket launcher for anti-tank purpose. Although the concept and development of rockets started in WW1 as a side project by Robert H. Goddard, it was during WW2 that made the Bazooka the perfect platform of developing rocket launchers to fire shaped-charges capable of penetrating armor. Lieutenant Edward Uhl was tasked to develop a delivery system capable of launching the newly created M10 shaped-charge grenade in 1942. Then he stumbled himself into an empty metal tube. Noticing it has the same size as the grenade, it gave Uhl the idea of transforming the grenade into a rocket and the metal tube into its launcher. The M1 Bazooka was introduced in September 1942 among American troops, however, due to its top secrecy, no soldier had the proper training in how to use it against German and Italian tanks - causing several American casualties. After this, soldiers were trained to use bazookas to destroy enemy armor. As the war progressed, new variants and weapons were developed, highlighting the M1A1 - the upgraded and simplified version of the M1; and the M9 and the M9A1 Bazooka - both supplementing the M1 and the M1A1. Allied nations like the Soviet Union and the British also used the Bazooka, although the British employed their anti-tank weapons like the PIAT (Portable Infantry Anti-Tank). The Germans used some captured M1 for testing - receiving the designation Raketenpanzerbüchse 788(a) (a - amerikanisch - American); and some were used to develop the Panzerschreck.
The M1912 'Trench Gun' was the United States internal-hammer pump-action shotgun - developed from the Winchester M1897 pump-action shotgun with an external hammer and tube magazine manufactured by the Winchester Repeating Arms Company. The Model 12 was designed by Winchester engineer T.C. Johnson, and was based in part on the M1893/97 design by John M. Browning, in that it used a sliding forearm or "pump action" to cycle the mechanism, making it a very successful internal hammer pump-action shotgun. Both models saw action in World War I, World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War by the American troops to take down enemy soldiers at close range.
The M1897 'Trench Gun' was the United States external-hammer pump-action shotgun - developed from the Winchester M1893 pump-action shotgun by John M. Browning. The Model 97 - along the Model 12; became popular among the American popular that saw military service during the Philippine–American War, the Mexican–American Border War, the Two World Wars, the Korean War and the Vietnam War by the American troops to take down enemy soldiers at close range. During World War I, the Winchester shotguns received the distinctive Trench Gun appearance by its short barrel compared to the original models, a heat shield on top of the barrel and a bayonet lug for an M1917 bayonet. When the United States entered in World War I, Germans protested against the gun - claiming that its use in combat caused unnecessary suffering among the troops. However the Americans rejected the protests. In response to the rejection, the German Empire threatened they would kill any American POWs if the Winchester shotguns would be carried on the battlefield, which the Americans replied they would do the same to German soldiers if they would be taken using flamethrowers and serrated bayonets.
The Gewehr 43, often known as the Karabiner 43, was the semiautomatic rifle developed in Germany during WW2 as a redesign from the Gewehr 41 with components based from the Soviet SVT-40 rifles. When WW2, Germany realized the importance of semiautomatic rifles as the Americans developed the M1 Garand and the Soviets the SVT-38 and SVT-40. In order to develop a new rifle for the Wehrmacht, two companies were assigned according to a series of criteria and restrictions: Mauser and Walther. Mauser followed the entire series, in result they developed the G41(M) but it proved to be too complex, unreliable, heavy and clunky. Walther, on the other hand, proved a bit more successful as the company ignored some of the restrictions - developing the G41(W). However, both rifles suffered from gas system fouling problems, since gasses at the muzzle cool down and deposit solid carbon fouling. During Operation Barbarossa, a considerable number of German soldiers saw interest on the Soviet SVT-38 and SVT-40, even though the rifle suffered from bad factoring quality and reliability; still some units were captured in combat and sent to Germany for study. To answer the gas system issue, the Walther model was redesigned with the simple gas system, copied from the Soviet rifles. The new rifle was designated as Gewehr 43 or G43, later renamed as Karabiner 43 or K43.
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