Re: Interesting History Behind BF1 Weapon Skin Names?

Carcano M91 skins:
Distinguished: Charge of Stupizza, Il Novantuno
Legendary: The Alessandria, De Chirico

Il Novantuno skin for Carcano M91 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carcano): It was developed by the chief technician Salvatore Carcano at the Turin Army Arsenal in 1890, and was originally called the Modello (model) 91 or simply M91. Its official designation in Italian is simply Modello 1891, or M91 ("il novantuno" or "the ninety-one", as commonly known in Italy). Variants: Moschetto Modello 1891 (Musketoon Model 1891). These have been referenced as ‘for Cavalry’ (per Cavalleria) carbines in both English and Italian lingo however, it is incorrect and no such name has ever been used that called them as such. These were initially made to be issued to Cavalry Troops but were however issued to other troops as well such as the Carabinieri Reali, Bersaglieri Ciclisti, and later to the Paratroopers and the MVSN Troops.

The Alessandria and Charge of Stupizza skins for Carcano M91 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regiment_%22Cavalleggeri_di_Alessandria%22_(14th): Regiment "Cavalleggeri di Alessandria" (14th). The Regiment "Cavalleggeri di Alessandria" (14th) (Italian: Reggimento "Cavalleggeri di Alessandria" (14°) - "Chevau-légers of Alessandria") is an inactive cavalry unit of the Italian Army. In 1916 the regiment distinguished itself in the Sixth Battle of the Izono (I found a wiki typo, The Sixth Battle of the Isonzo). After the Italian defeat in the Battle of Caporetto the regiment covered the retreat of the IV Army Corps to the Piave river and fought delaying actions at Idrsko, Caporetto, Stupizza, Sequals, Marano, and Zugliano. The regiment lost half its men before crossing the Piave river to safety.

De Chirico skin for Carcano M91 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giorgio_de_Chirico): Giorgio de Chirico. Giuseppe Maria Alberto Giorgio de Chirico (10 July 1888 – 20 November 1978) was an Italian artist and writer born in Greece. In the years before World War I, he founded the scuola metafisica art movement, which profoundly influenced the surrealists. His best-known works often feature Roman arcades, long shadows, mannequins, trains, and illogical perspective. At the outbreak of World War I, he returned to Italy. Upon his arrival in May 1915, he enlisted in the army, but he was considered unfit for work and assigned to the hospital at Ferrara. The shop windows of that town inspired a series of paintings that feature biscuits, maps, and geometric constructions in indoor settings.

Assault Truck Skins:
Distinguished: Drosdovets, Freikorps, Kolyvanets, Lacplesis, Revelets, Siberian, Uralets, Wielkopolska, Zabaikalets

Kolyvanets and Zabaikalets skins for Assault Truck (https://www.tanks-encyclopedia.com/ww1/russia/Putilov-Garford.php): On April 16 the first batch of "Garford-Putilov" was put at the disposal of the passive defense. After two and a half weeks to train the crews, on May 3rd, 1915, this unit was sent to the South-Western Front, at the disposal of the 5th Company of armored cars. In total the Army was provided thirty of these AC platoons, which were nearly all assigned a proper name (ex. the 5th Platoon was the "The Immortals" or "Fearless", 6th Platoon the "Siberians", "Terrible", "Zabaikalets", "Kolyvanets", "Bayan" etc.).

Uralets skin for Assault Truck (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garford-Putilov_Armoured_Car): Ordered in September 1915 by the naval department, the Naval Garfords possessed a number of differences from the Army version. A number of sources indicate that instead of the standard chassis the naval Garfords used a lengthened chassis of the new 5 ton truck from the Garford Motor Truck Co., apparently possessing a more powerful engine (35 horsepower (26 kW)). This allowed the strengthening of the armour of the body to 7 – 9 mm and the turret to 8 – 13 mm although the hull configuration remained the same. A Garford (a naval variant called "Uralets") was taken by the Poles in battle on the Bobruisk - Mogilev highway near the village of Stolopisch.

Siberian and Revelets skins for Assault Truck (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garford-Putilov_Armoured_Car): Naval Garfords took an active part in fighting at Reval (modern day Tallinn) during the final stages of the First World War. For example, naval versions issued to the 1st Siberian Rifle Corps with the names "Revelets" and "Nepobedimii" supported the 11th and 77th rifle regiments which were defending the capes of Olay, Rolbum, Borenberg and Radenpreis until the end of 1917.

Drosdovets skin for Assault Truck (https://www.tanks-encyclopedia.com/ww1/russia/Putilov-Garford.php): During the Civil War, captured Garford-Putilovs were largely used by the warring parties, but mostly by the Bolsheviks. One of the first use by the "Whites" was in the Yaroslavl uprising which began in July 1918. These armored trucks participated in almost all major operations of the Civil War on both sides, and many machines were renamed according to the preferences of their new owners, like "Karl Marx", "Trotsky", Kornilovite" and "Drozdovets".

Freikorps skin for Assault Truck (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freikorps): Freikorps (German: "Free Corps" or "Volunteer Corps") were irregular German and other European military volunteer units, or paramilitary, that existed from the 18th to the early 20th centuries. They effectively fought as mercenary or private armies, regardless of their own nationality. In German-speaking countries, the first so-called Freikorps ("free regiments", Freie Regimenter) were formed in the 18th century from native volunteers, enemy renegades, and deserters. In the aftermath of World War I and during the German Revolution of 1918–19, Freikorps consisting largely of World War I veterans were raised as paramilitary militias. They were ostensibly mustered to fight on behalf of the government against the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic backed German communists attempting to overthrow the Weimar Republic.

Wielkopolska skin for Assault Truck (https://www.tanks-encyclopedia.com/ww1/russia/Putilov-Garford.php): Poland also got three former Russian "Garford-Putilov". Later, another renamed «Generał Szeptycki», was included in the "Wielkopolski Pluton Samochodów Pancernych" or Wielkopolska platoon of armored cars. It was sent to Warsaw, at the disposal of third armored car division, and in 1921 came to Grodno.

Lacplesis skin for Assault Truck (https://www.tanks-encyclopedia.com/ww1/russia/Putilov-Garford.php): Latvia also got its share of these vehicles, like the «Kurzemnieks», camouflaged in the 1920s, acquired during the fighting in November-December 1918. But later alliances shifted and German troops encountered fire from a Latvian "Garford" under the name of «Lacplesis», which covered the retreat of the infantry. One was captured and immediately incorporated into the German Freikorps and used against their former owners on the approaches to Riga.

C-Class Airship Skins:
Distinguished: HMA No. 3, HMA No. 8, HMA No. 16

HMA No. 3 skin for C-Class Airship (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RNAS_Kingsnorth): RNAS Kingsnorth. RNAS Kingsnorth was a First World War Royal Navy air station for airships, initially operating as an experimental and training station, it later moved on to large scale production of airships. It also provided anti-submarine patrols. A number of experimental and prototype blimps were designed and tested there and until 1916, it was the lead airship training establishment in the Royal Naval Air Service (reference to Farquhar-Hill's The RNAS skin). Kingsnorth also received an Astra Torres airship.

HMA No. 3, HMA No. 8 and HMA No. 16 skins for C-Class Airship (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astra-Torres_airship): Astra-Torres airship. The Astra-Torres airships were non-rigid airships built by Société Astra in France between about 1908 and 1922 to a design by the Spaniard Leonardo Torres Quevedo. Britain's Royal Naval Air Service purchased AT-14, AT-17 and AT-19, these becoming HMA No. 3, HMA No. 8 and HMA No. 16 respectively. They went through testing and evaluation at RNAS Kingsnorth before all were later taken out of service in May 1916, although the Astra-Torres design was imitated in Britain's own Coastal class blimps that served through to the end of the War. The Coastal Class (often known as the C-Class or simply the 'Coastals') were a class of non-rigid airship or "blimp" used by the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) during World War I.

I found another reference to the Chauchat's Le Flambeau skin:

Le Flambeau skin for Chauchat (https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Flanders_Fields): In Flanders Fields. "In Flanders Fields" is a war poem in the form of a rondeau, written during the First World War by Canadian physician Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae. "In Flanders Fields" is very popular in Canada, where it is a staple of Remembrance Day ceremonies and may be the best-known literary piece among English Canadians. It has an official French adaptation, entitled "Au champ d'honneur", written by Jean Pariseau and used by the Canadian government in French and bilingual ceremonies. Among its uses in popular culture, the lines "To you from failing hands we throw the torch. Be yours to hold it high." / "Nos bras meurtris vous tendent le flambeau, à vous toujours de le porter bien haut." has served as a motto for the Montreal Canadiens hockey club since 1940.

Heavy Tank Skins:
Legendary: Chrome Dazzle, Desert Gold, Metallic Lozenge
Distinguished: Alter Fritz, Baden I, Cyklop, König Wilhelm, SchnucK, Siegfried

https://tanks-encyclopedia.com/ww1/germany/sturmpanzerwagen_a7v.php
All A7Vs were christened by their crews. The “Nixe” for example took part in the famous duel at Villers Bretonneux, in March 1918. “Mephisto” was captured on the same day by Australian troops. It is now displayed at Brisbane Anzac museum. Other tanks were named “Gretchen”, “Faust”, “Schnuck”, “Baden I”, “Mephisto”, “Cyklop/Imperator”, “Siegfried”, “Alter Fritz”, “Lotti”, “Hagen”, “Nixe II”, “Heiland”, “Elfriede”, “Bulle/Adalbert”, “Nixe”, “Herkules”, “Wotan”, and “Prinz Oskar”.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A7V
Chassis number: 502/503 and Tank name: Faust, Kronprinz Wilhelm, Wilhelm, Heiland. Possibly named König Wilhelm at one point. 502 became a Geländewagen ("cross-country vehicle"), and was not fitted with armour. After a defect of chassis 502 in March 1918, its structure was set to chassis 503 (503 suffered a cylinder head crack in April 1918). Gifted in October 1918 and taken by the British who scrapped it locally.

Chassis number: 504/544 and Tank name: Schnuck. After a defect of chassis 544, its structure was set to chassis 504. Damaged by friendly fire at Fremicourt on 31 August 1918 it was abandoned by crew, and captured by troops of the New Zealand Division three days later. Displayed in London on Horse Guards Parade 1918/19 and given to the Imperial War Museum in 1919 but disposed of in 1922 with only the main gun kept.

Chassis number: 505 and Tank name: Baden I. Scrapped by the Allies in 1919.
and
Chassis number: 507 and Tank name: Cyklop. Briefly in hands of Freikorps (reference to Assault Truck's Freikorps skin) at Lankwitz after the Armistice. Scrapped in 1919.

Chassis number: 525 and Tank name: Siegfried. Scrapped by the Allies in 1919.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXvqzfPN9xY

Chassis number: 560 and Tank name: Alter Fritz. Lost at Iwuy, 11 October 1918.

Type 38 Arisaka Skins:
Distinguished: Mitsuomi, Sanpachiju
Legendary: Mari, Wakamiya

Sanpachiju skin for Type 38 Arisaka (http://www.nambuworld.com/t38.htm): The Type 38 rifle (三八式歩兵銃, sanhachi-shiki hoheijū) is a bolt-action service rifle that was used by the Empire of Japan predominantly during the Second Sino-Japanese War and Second World War. The design was adopted by the Imperial Japanese Army in 1905 (the 38th year of the Meiji period, hence "Type 38"). Below that are three kanji characters: san-pachi-shiki (三八式), “three eight type”, or Type 38. The Japanese soldiers usually called this rifle the sanpachiju (三八銃, 38 gun) for short.

Mitsuomi skin for Type 38 Arisaka (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamio_Mitsuomi): Kamio Mitsuomi, 1st Baron, (神尾 光臣, 27 February 1856 – 6 February 1927) was a Japanese general in the Imperial Japanese Army, who commanded the Allied land forces during the Siege of Tsingtao in World War I.

Wakamiya skin for Type 38 Arisaka (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_seaplane_carrier_Wakamiya): Wakamiya (Japanese: 若宮丸, later 若宮艦) was a seaplane carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy and the first Japanese aircraft carrier. She was converted from a transport ship into a seaplane carrier and commissioned in August 1914. She was equipped with four Japanese-built French Maurice Farman seaplanes (reference to the Autoloading 8's Farman skin). In September 1914, she conducted the world's first naval-launched air raids. On 6 September 1914 a Farman aircraft launched by Wakamiya attacked the Austro-Hungarian cruiser Kaiserin Elisabeth (reference to the Gewehr M.95's Die Kaiserin Elizabeth skin) and the German gunboat Jaguar in Qiaozhou Bay; neither ship was hit.

Mari skin for Type 38 Arisaka (???, based on a true story?). The Video Game Historian Youtube Channel: "Mari" for the Arisaka Type-38 is a reference to the skin's artist's Japanese wife. In Japanese it appears as Mari (まり, マリ), or can be written using different kanji characters so that it means, respectively: 万里, "long distance".

Light Tank Skins:

Legendary: Dazzle Bronze, M1917 Trophy, Silver Victory
Distinguished: Blindés, Char, Japanese Style, La Victoire, Spanish Interwar, Two Tone
Other: Beutepanzer FT, DICE, Factory Gray, M1917 USA

Char skin for Light Tank (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renault_FT): Naming. The vehicle was originally intended to carry a machine-gun, and was therefore described as a char mitrailleur - mitrailleur had by this time come to mean "machine-gunner". When it was decided to equip the FTs with either cannon or machine-guns, the cannon version was designated char canon (cannon tank) and the latter, in accordance with French grammar, renamed char mitrailleuse (machine-gun tank).

La Victoire skin Light Tank (https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Char_Renault_FT): Renault FT-17: Le char de la victoire. Il joua un rôle prépondérant dans les offensives de 1918 au cours desquelles il reçut le nom populaire de «char de la victoire» (It played a leading role in the offensives of 1918, when it received the popular name of "Victory Tank").

Blindés skin for Light Tank (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mus%C3%A9e_des_Blind%C3%A9s): The Musée des Blindés ("Museum of Armoured Vehicles") or Musée Général Estienne is a tank museum located in the Loire Valley of France, in the town of Saumur (reference to the Assault Tank's Saumur skin). It is now one of the world's largest tank museums. The museum owns three FTs, with two in running order.

M1917 Trophy and M1917 USA skins for Light Tank (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M1917_light_tank): The M1917 was the United States' first mass-produced tank, entering production shortly before the end of World War I. It was a license-built near-copy of the French Renault FT, and was intended to arm the American Expeditionary Forces in France, but American manufacturers failed to produce any in time to take part in the War. Of the 4,440 ordered, about 950 were eventually completed. They remained in service throughout the 1920s but did not take part in any combat, and were phased out during the 1930s.

Spanish Interwar skin for Light Tank (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renault_FT): Interwar period. During the Rif War, after the Annual disaster, the Spanish Army ordered 10 FT armed with Hotchkiss machine guns and 1 char TSF to supplement a first Renault bought in 1919. These tanks formed a company deployed from 1921. After a first failure, they proved to be very effective and six more were delivered in 1925. The Spanish FT were the first tanks in history to take part in an amphibious assault, the Alhucemas landing. When the Spanish Civil War broke, half of the Renault crews remained loyal to the Spanish Republic while the others joined the rebels.

Japanese Style for Light Tank (http://www3.plala.or.jp/takihome/FT.html): As well as other many countries, Japan bought Renault FT17 tanks from France. A few were 37mm gun type and others were MG type. Guns were replaced with Japanese MG or 37mm infantry gun in Japan. They were used in the Manchurian Incident and then used for the training of tankers.

Beutepanzer FT skin for Light Tank (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beutepanzer): Beutepanzer (German, lit. 'Captured Tank') is the German designation for a captured armored fighting vehicle. The Germans used Beutepanzers to gain insight into enemy technology and to augment their own armored forces. During World War I, the Germans had many Beutepanzers in their arsenal, far exceeding the production of their own tanks. Beutepanzers were given a German national cross and new camouflage. By the end of the war, a total of 170 Beutepanzers were still in running condition with 35 reported to be battle ready. In comparison, over a third of the 20 A7V tanks built by Germany had been destroyed or captured by then. During World War II, the Wehrmacht captured 1,704 FTs. They used about 100 for airfield defence and about 650 for patrolling occupied Europe. Some were used by the Germans in 1944 for street-fighting in Paris, but by this time they were hopelessly out of date.

SMG 08/18 skins:
Legendary: Bakhmach, Felixmüller, Von Kluck
Distinguished: Faustschlag, Feldgrau

Faustschlag skin for SMG 08/18 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Faustschlag): The Operation Faustschlag ("Operation Fist Punch"), also known as the Eleven Days' War, was a Central Powers offensive in World War I. It was the last major action on the Eastern Front (Date: 18 February – 3 March 1918). Russian forces were unable to put up any serious resistance due to the turmoil of the Russian Revolution and subsequent Russian Civil War. The armies of the Central Powers therefore captured huge territories in Estonia, Latvia, Belarus, and Ukraine, forcing the Bolshevik government of Russia to sign the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk.

Bakhmach skin for SMG 08/18 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bakhmach): Battle of Bakhmach (Bitva u Bachmače in Czech), was one of the last battles on the Eastern Front in World War I between the Entente-backed Czechoslovak Legion, Soviet Russia and the Central Powers occupying Ukraine after the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk. The battle lasted from March 8 to March 13, 1918 over the city of Bakhmach (Бахмач), today in Ukraine and was the last engagement in World War 1 for the Soviets. Following a Legion victory, the Germans negotiated a truce.

Von Kluck skin for SMG 08/18 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_von_Kluck): Alexander Heinrich Rudolph von Kluck (20 May 1846 – 19 October 1934) was a German general during World War I. With the outbreak of World War I, Kluck was placed in command of the German First Army. According to the Moltke revisions (reference to MG15's Moltke skin) of the Schlieffen Plan (reference to Gewehr 98's von Schlieffen skin), the First Army was part of the strong right wing and positioned on the outer western edge of the German advance through Belgium and France. After fighting the British at Mons (reference to Selbstlader 1906's The Hound of Mons skin) and Le Cateau (reference to M1909 Benet Mercie's Le Cateau skin), the First Army pursued Lanrezac's French Fifth Army during the great retreat.

Felixmüller skin for SMG 08/18 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conrad_Felixm%C3%BCller): Conrad Felixmüller (21 May 1897 – 24 March 1977) was a German expressionist painter and printmaker. Born in Dresden as Conrad Felix Müller, he chose Felixmüller as his nom d'artiste. In 1917 he performed military service as a medical orderly, and became a founding member of the Dresden Expressionist group Expressionistische Arbeitsgemeinschaft Dresden. Felixmüller was one of the youngest members of the New Objectivity movement. His paintings often deal with the social realities of Germany's Weimar Republic. He was mentor to the German Expressionist Otto Dix (reference to Parabellum MG14/17' Otto Dix skin).

Feldgrau skin for SMG 08/18 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feldgrau): Feldgrau (English: field-grey) is a grayish green color. It was the official basic color of military uniforms of the German armed forces from the early 20th century until 1945 (West Germany) or 1989 (East Germany). Feldgrau was used to refer to the color of uniforms of the armies of Germany, first the Imperial German Army and later the Heer (ground forces) of the Reichswehr and the Wehrmacht. In World War I the color feldgrau was a light grey-green, though there were variations of the shade ranging from greys to browns.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMxwfijE_qo

Hi @HUN_gattaca_lg can you find anything about M95's skin "Osterschacht"? I found nothing about this thing. 

@MaxNotCheat 

Das ist eine gute Frage.

if i had to guess: Osterschlacht ("Easter Battle") in den Karpaten = Dritte Karpatenschlacht = the Third Carpathian Winter Offensive of Spring 1915

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpathian_Front
The Carpathian Front of World War I was a theater of conflict, part of the greater Eastern Front, centered on the Carpathian Mountains in which Austro-Hungary faced Russian forces. According to Prit Buttar, "The rugged peaks and passes of the Carpathians formed a natural barrier between Galicia (reference to the Gewehr M.95's Galicia skin), now in Russian hands, and the great plain of Hungary and the Danube valley. At the time, there were five main passes through the mountains, at Wyszkov, Verecke, Uzsok, Lupkov (reference to Battlefield 1's Łupków Pass map), and Dukla."

https://1914-medzilaborce-1918.sk/de/history/die-kampfe-in-der-slowakei
Am 20. März 1915 starteten russische Truppen eine neue Generaloffensive an der Karpatenfront. Das russische Kommando konzentrierte alle strategischen Reserven im Gebiet der heutigen Nordostslowakei und startete einen entscheidenden Angriff. Um die Wende März und April 1915 wurde die Nordostslowakei Schauplatz einer der wichtigsten Operationen des Ersten Weltkriegs. Diese Schlachten sind als "Osterschlacht in den Karpaten" in die europäische Militärgeschichte eingegangen und der russische Militärhistoriographie bezeichnet sie "Dritte Karpatenschlacht".

Showdown In The Dardanelles - Bulgaria Flirts With The Central Powers I THE GREAT WAR Week 36
What we're seeing here is the final stages of the Austro-Hungarian Empire's Third Winter Offensive in those mountains. The first two were complete debacles, and the third seemed to be going evern worse, if possible.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDsNPf3DMMA

Gewehr M.95 Skins:
Legendary: Die Kaiserin Elizabeth, The Edelweiss, Osterschlacht, The SM U-5
Distinguished: Galícia, Ruck-zu-ruck, SMS Novara, Von Banfield

Ruck-zu-ruck skin for Gewehr M.95 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mannlicher_M1895): The Mannlicher M1895 (German: Infanterie Repetier-Gewehr M.95, Hungarian: Gyalogsági Ismétlő Puska M95; "Infantry Repeating-Rifle M95") is a straight pull bolt-action rifle, designed by Ferdinand Ritter von Mannlicher that used a refined version of his revolutionary straight-pull action bolt, much like the Mannlicher M1890 carbine. It was nicknamed the Ruck-Zuck-[Gewehr] by Austrian troops (ruck-zuck spoken as "roock-tsoock", in common language meaning "back and forth [rifle]") and "Ta-Pum" by Italian troops who wrote a song (it) about it during World War I. Auf Grund der schnellen Nachladebewegung des Kammerstängels (zurück und vor), wurde der M95 (Gewehr/Karabiner) von den Soldaten in der k.u.k. Armee, „Ruck-zu(rü)ck-Gewehr“ genannt.

Galícia skin for Gewehr M.95 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galicia_(Eastern_Europe Galicia (Polish: Galicja, Ukrainian: Галичина) is a historical and geographic region spanning what is now southeastern Poland and western Ukraine. Known informally as Galicia, it became the largest, most populous, and northernmost province of the Austrian Empire. After 1867 it was part of the Austrian half of Austria-Hungary, until the dissolution of the monarchy at the end of World War I in 1918. During the First World War, Galicia saw heavy fighting between the forces of the Russian Empire and the Central Powers, on the Eastern Front of World War I. The Russian forces overran most of the region in 1914 after defeating the Austro-Hungarian army in a chaotic frontier battle in the opening months of the war. They were in turn pushed out in the spring and summer of 1915 by a combined German/Austro-Hungarian offensive.

SMS Novara skin for Gewehr M.95 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMS_Novara_(1913): SMS Novara was a Novara-class scout cruiser of the Austro-Hungarian Navy which served during World War I. Novara was frequently used to raid enemy shipping and the Otranto Barrage, including a patrol in November 1915 where she destroyed a stranded French submarine. These operations culminated in the Battle of the Strait of Otranto (reference to Battle of Strait of Otranto skins) in May 1917, the largest naval battle of the Adriatic Campaign. Miklós Horthy (8 June 1868 – 9 February 1957), was a Hungarian admiral and statesman who served as the regent of the Kingdom of Hungary between the two World Wars and throughout most of World War II – from 1 March 1920 to 15 October 1944. In 1915, he earned a reputation for boldness while commanding the new light cruiser SMS Novara. He planned the 1917 attack on the Otranto Barrage, which resulted in the Battle of the Strait of Otranto, the largest naval engagement of the war in the Adriatic Sea.

Die Kaiserin Elizabeth skin for Gewehr M.95 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMS_Kaiserin_Elisabeth): SMS Kaiserin Elisabeth was a Kaiser Franz Joseph I-class protected cruiser of the Austro-Hungarian Navy. Named in honor of the Empress Elisabeth, consort of Emperor Franz Josef, the cruiser was designed for overseas service and in fact was stationed in China at the outbreak of World War I in 1914. Upon the outbreak of the First World War, Kaiserin Elisabeth took part in the defense of the German colony of Tsingtao, which was besieged by the Japanese on 25 August 1914; Japan had declared war on Germany on 23 August and the presence of Kaiserin Elisabeth led to Japan declaring war on Austria-Hungary on 25 August. On 6 September 1914 the first air-sea battle in history took place when a Japanese Farman MF.11 aircraft (reference to the Model 8 Autoloading's Farman skin) launched by the seaplane carrier Wakamiya (reference to the Type 38 Arisaka's Wakamiya skin) unsuccessfully attacked Kaiserin Elisabeth with bombs.

The Edelweiss skin for Gewehr M.95 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leontopodium_nivale): Leontopodium nivale, commonly called edelweiss (German: Alpen-Edelweiß) is a mountain flower belonging to the daisy or sunflower family Asteraceae. The plant prefers rocky limestone places at about 1,800–3,000 metres (5,900–9,800 ft) altitude. The passion for edelweiss, which had previously been neglected, began in the middle of the 19th century. The focus is on an incident from 1856, when the Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph I (refrence to Frommer Stop Pistol's The Emperor skin) went on a mountain hike to the Pasterzen Glacier on the Großglockner with his wife Sisi (reference to Gewehr M.95's Die Kaiserin Elizabeth skin). The Alpen-Edelweiss was assigned as a badge by Emperor Franz Joseph to troops (three regiments of Kaiserschützen, reference to the M1914 Taschenpistol's Kaiserschützen skin) of the Austro-Hungarian Army intended for use in the mountains. It was worn on the collar of the uniform skirt. In addition to the "Edelweiss Corps" (k.u.k. XIV. Corps) of Archduke Joseph Ferdinand, an "Edelweiss Division" was formed in the course of the First World War. It essentially consisted of Kaiserjäger (reference to the M1914 Taschenpistol's Kaiserjäger skin) of the 3rd and 4th regiments, the Salzburg infantry regiment "Archduke Rainer" No. 59 and the Upper Austrian infantry regiment "Grand Duke of Hesse and the Rhine" No. 14. In 1915, World War I, the edelweiss was granted to the German alpine troops for their bravery.

Von Banfield skin for Gewehr M.95 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gottfried_Freiherr_von_Banfield): Gottfried Freiherr von Banfield (6 February 1890 – 23 September 1986) was the most successful Austro-Hungarian naval aeroplane pilot in the First World War. He was known as the 'Eagle of Trieste' and was the last person in history to wear the Military Order of Maria Theresa. He scored 9 aerial victories during the war, making him one of the only Flying aces who flew a flying boat to five or more victories.

The SM U-5 skin for Gewehr M.95 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SM_U-5_(Austria-Hungary)): SM U-5 or U-V was the lead boat of the U-5 class of submarines or U-boats built for and operated by the Austro-Hungarian Navy (German: Kaiserliche und Königliche Kriegsmarine, K.u.K. Kriegsmarine) before and during the First World War. The submarine scored most of her wartime successes during the first year of the war while under the command of Georg Ritter von Trapp. On the morning of 5 August, the Italian submarine Nereide was on the surface, moored under a cliff in the island's harbor. When U-5 surfaced just offshore, Nereide's commanding officer, Capitano di Corvetta Carlo del Greco, cast off the lines and maneuvered to get a shot at von Trapp's boat. Nereide launched a single torpedo at U-5 that missed, after which del Greco ordered his boat submerged. U-5 lined up a shot and launched a single torpedo at the slowly submerging target, striking her, and sending her to the bottom with all hands.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Eb1TujPr8o

Vetterli-Vitali M1870/87 skins:
Legendary: Crna Bend, Doberdò, The Scaroni
Distinguished: Guiseppe, Taurinorum

Guiseppe and Taurinorum skins for Vetterli-Vitali M1870/87 https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giuseppe_Vitali_(generale): From 1887 until 1896, the Italian Army converted M1870s into a four-shot repeating rifle, based on the system designed by Italian artillery captain G. Vitali. Giuseppe Vitali (Bergamo, 1845 – Anzio, 1921) è stato un militare e inventore italiano. Promosso al grado di capitano nel 1878, prestò servizio alla Compagnia Operai, dal 1883 al 1890 alla Fabbrica d'Armi di Torino, anno in cui fu promosso maggiore. Fin dal 1883 aveva iniziato i suoi studi sulla ripetizione seguendo pertanto una strada nuova e più razionale da quella battuta dalla Germania e dalla Francia. L'americano Lee aveva in quegli anni ideato i serbatoi centrali mobili, l'allora capitano Giuseppe Vitali li perfezionò rendendoli fissi e realizzando il caricamento multiplo per mezzo di un caricatore contenente quattro cartucce che si caricavano tutte insieme in un tempo uguale a quello occorrente per caricarne una sola cartuccia. Per tali studi da lui effettuati, 1887 l'Italia trasformò ed adattò il fucile Vetterli Mod. 1870, realizzato appunto dallo svizzero Federico Vetterli, in fucile a ripetizione Modello 1870-87 sistema Vitali. Nel suo periodo di permanenza alla Regia Fabbrica d'Armi di Torino, trasformò il ciclo produttivo per adattarlo e rendere possibile l'incremento della trasformazione dei Vetterli.

The Scaroni skin for Vetterli-Vitali M1870/87 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silvio_Scaroni): Tenente Silvio Scaroni (12 May 1893 – 16 February 1977) was an Italian World War I fighter pilot credited with 26 victories. He was the second ranking Italian ace of the war. My sidenote: Count Francesco Baracca (reference to Baracca skin for Modello 1915 Pistol) was Italy's top fighter ace of World War I.

Doberdò skin for Vetterli-Vitali M1870/87 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Doberd%C3%B2): The Battle of Doberdò took place in August 1916, fought by the Kingdom of Italy and Austria-Hungary. The Austro-Hungarian army was primarily made up of regiments filled with Hungarians and Slovenians. The battle was a part of the Sixth Battle of the Isonzo, and occurred in a strategic area: the most western edge of the Karst Plateau. The Italians had already conquered the lowland area surrounding Monfalcone and Ronchi, and attempted to push over the Karst Plateau to seize control of the major road that linked the city of Trieste, with its important port, to Gorizia. After fierce combat, and sustaining heavy casualties, the Italian forces secured victory, forcing the Austro-Hungarian forces to retreat, and capturing Gorizia.

Crna Bend skin for Vetterli-Vitali M1870/87 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crna_River_(Vardar): The Crna River (Macedonian: Црна Река), traditionally known in English as the Cerna, is a river in North Macedonia. It is the right tributary of the Vardar River. Thus, the river makes a bend of almost 180 degrees east of Bitola. This bend was part of the Macedonian front in World War I. It was known to the allied forces as the Cerna Bend or Cerna Loop, and two major battles were fought here: the Battle of the Cerna Bend (14 October - 19 November 1916) and the Second Battle of the Crna Bend (5–9 May 1917).

Lebel Model 1886 skins:
Legendary: La Madelon, Le Grand Cheval, Le Poilu
Distinguished: Chemin des Dames, Poincaré

Le Grand Cheval skin for Lebel Model 1886 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Duchamp-Villon): Raymond Duchamp-Villon (5 November 1876 – 9 October 1918) was a French sculptor. In 1913 he took part in exhibitions at the Galerie André Groult in Paris, the Galerie S. V. U. Mánes in Prague, and in 1914 at Der Sturm Gallery (reference to the LMG 08/18's der Sturm skin) in Berlin. During World War I Raymond Duchamp-Villon served in the French army in a medical capacity, but still worked on his major cubist sculpture, The Large Horse. In late 1916, Raymond Duchamp-Villon contracted typhoid fever while stationed at the military quarters in Champagne. As a result, he was taken to the military hospital at Cannes where he died. The Large Horse (French: Le Grand cheval) is a 1914-31 bronze sculpture by French artist Raymond Duchamp-Villon, installed at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston's (MFAH) Lillie and Hugh Roy Cullen Sculpture Garden in Houston, Texas, in the United States.

Le Poilu skin for Lebel Model 1886 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poilu): Poilu is an informal term for a late 18th century–early 20th century French infantryman, meaning, literally, the hairy one. It is still widely used as a term of endearment for the French infantry of World War I. The word carries the sense of the infantryman's typically rustic, agricultural background, and derives from the bushy moustaches and other facial hair affected by many French soldiers after the outbreak of the war as a sign of masculinity. The last surviving poilu from World War I was Pierre Picault. However, French authorities recognised Lazare Ponticelli (reference to the Ribeyrolles 1918's Lazare skin) —who had served in the French Foreign Legion as an Italian citizen—as the last poilu, as he was the last veteran whose service met the strict official criteria.

Poincaré skin for Lebel Model 1886 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Poincar%C3%A9): Raymond Nicolas Landry Poincaré (20 August 1860 – 15 October 1934) was a French statesman who served as President of France from 1913 to 1920, and three times as Prime Minister of France.

Chemin des Dames skin for Lebel Model 1886 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemin_des_Dames): Three battles were fought along the Chemin des Dames east-to-west ridge located to the north of Paris during the First World War. All are named after the river which flows on the south side of the ridge. Their names are as follows:
-First Battle of the Aisne (1914) – Anglo-French counter-offensive following the First Battle of the Marne.
-Second Battle of the Aisne (1917) – main component of the Nivelle Offensive. (reference to Battlefield 1's Nivelle Nights map)
-Third Battle of the Aisne (1918) – third phase (Operation Blücher) of the German spring offensive.

La Madelon skin for Lebel Model 1886 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Madelon): La Madelon or Quand Madelon, also known in English as Madelon (I'll Be True to the Whole Regiment) is a French popular song of World War I. Although it is mostly known as La Madelon the proper title is Quand Madelon which are the beginning words of the refrain. The lyrics are by Louis Bousquet (1914) and the music by Camille Robert. The song tells a story about soldiers flirting with a lovely young waitress in a country tavern and may partly owe its long term popularity to the fact that the lyrics were clean at a time when soldiers' songs were mostly bawdy and rude.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vS2ML_0Ky0M

Ribeyrolles 1918 skins:
Legendary: Forain, L'Union Sacrée
Distinguished: Esprit de corps, Lazare

Lazare skin for Ribeyrolles 1918 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lazare_Ponticelli): Lazare Ponticelli (born Lazzaro Ponticelli; 24 December 1897, later mistranscribed as 7 December – 12 March 2008), Knight of Vittorio Veneto, was at 110, the last surviving officially recognized veteran of the First World War from France and the last poilu (reference to the Lebel Model 1886's Le Poilu skin) of its trenches to die. Born in Italy, he travelled on his own to France at the age of eight. Aged 16, he lied about his age in order to join the French Army at the start of the war in 1914, before being transferred against his will to the Italian Army the following year. Ponticelli was the oldest living man of Italian birth and the oldest man living in France at the time of his death. Every Armistice Day until 2007 he attended ceremonies honoring deceased veterans.

Esprit de corps skin for Ribeyrolles 1918 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morale): Morale also known as esprit de corps, is the capacity of a group's members to maintain belief in an institution or goal, particularly in the face of opposition or hardship. Morale is often referenced by authority figures as a generic value judgment of the willpower, obedience, and self-discipline of a group tasked with performing duties assigned by a superior. Morale is important in the military, because it improves unit cohesion. Esprit de corps is considered to be an important part of a fighting unit. During the proceedings of the Southborough Committee inquiry concerning shellshock (reference to the M1917 Enfield's Shellshock skin), testimony by Colonel J. F. C. Fuller (reference to SMLE MKIII's The Fuller skin) defined morale as "the acquired quality which in highly-trained troops counterbalances the influence of the instinct of self-preservation."

L'Union Sacrée skin for Ribeyrolles 1918 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacred_Union): The Sacred Union (French: Union Sacrée) was a political truce in France in which the left-wing agreed, during World War I, not to oppose the government or call any strikes. Made in the name of patriotism, it stood in opposition to the pledge made by the French Section of the Workers' International (SFIO) internationalism, and its former leader Jean Jaurès, not to enter any "bourgeois war." On 3 August 1914, Germany declared war on France. The next day, Prime Minister Rene Viviani read an address written by the President of the French Republic, Raymond Poincaré (reference to the Lebel Model 1886's Poincaré skin): « Dans la guerre qui s'engage, la France […] sera héroïquement défendue par tous ses fils, dont rien ne brisera devant l'ennemi l'union sacrée » ("In the coming war, France will be heroically defended by all its sons, whose sacred union will not break in the face of the enemy").

Forain skin for Ribeyrolles 1918 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Louis_Forain): Jean-Louis Forain (23 October 1852 – 11 July 1931) was a French Impressionist painter and printmaker, working in media including oils, watercolour, pastel, etching and lithograph. Compared to many of his Impressionist colleagues, he was more successful during his lifetime, but his reputation is now much less exalted. During the first World War, Forain's illustrations honored the patriotism of his contemporaries, and he enlisted in the Section de Camouflage under Lucien-Victor Guirand de Scévola.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wg1vu3Od8GQ&t=81s

Mosin-Nagant M91 skins:
Legendary: The Bochkareva, Cobadin, Monastir
Distinguished: Kokovtseva, Yurlova

Monastir skin for Mosin-Nagant M91 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitola): Bitola (Macedonian: Битола) is a city in the southwestern part of North Macedonia. Bitola, known during the Ottoman Empire as Manastır or Monastir, is one of the oldest cities in North Macedonia. During World War I Bitola was on the Salonica front. Bulgaria, a Central Power, took the city on 21 November 1915, while the Allied forces recaptured it in 1916. Bitola was divided into French, Russian, Italian and Serbian sections, under the command of French general Maurice Sarrail. Until Bulgaria's surrender in late autumn 1918, Bitola remained a front line city and was bombarded almost daily by air bombardment and artillery fire and was nearly destroyed.

Cobadin skin for Mosin-Nagant M91 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cobadin): Cobadin is a commune in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. Two battles were fought on the territory of the commune and in the surrounding area during World War I: the First Battle of Cobadin (September 17–19, 1916), and the Second Battle of Cobadin (October 19–25, 1916).

Kokovtseva skin for Mosin-Nagant M91 https://battlefield.fandom.com/wiki/Women_Rise_(Codex_Entry) In addition to military work, the percentage of women in the civilian labor force nearly doubled in some nations, but grew in all. And indeed, some even fought at the front. Flora Sandes, Milunka Savic, Helen Ruz, Olga Kokovtseva and of course - the Russian Women's Battalion of Death, led by Maria Bocharevka. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olga_Kokovtseva Margarita Romanovna Kokovtseva, generally named in English sources as Olga Kokovtseva was a female soldier in an Imperial Russian Army cavalry unit during World War I. Wounded in combat and decorated for bravery, she appears to have been involved with establishing a hospital for injured servicemen.

Yurlova skin for Mosin-Nagant M91 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marina_Yurlova): Marina Yurlova (Russian: Мари́на Максимилиа́новна Ю́рлова; 25 February 1900 - 1 April 1984) was a Russian child soldier and author. She fought in World War I and later in the Russian Civil War on the side of the anti-communist White movement. Wounded several times, she won the Russian Cross of Saint George for bravery three times. She eventually made her way to Vladivostok, then to Japan and finally to the USA, where she performed as a dancer. Yurlova published her autobiography in three parts: Cossack Girl (1934, republished in 2010), Russia Farewell (1936) and The Only Woman (1937).

The Bochkareva skin for Mosin-Nagant M91 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Bochkareva): Maria Leontievna Bochkareva (July 1889 – 16 May 1920; Russian: Мари́я Лео́нтьевна Бочкарёва, nicknamed Yashka) was a Russian soldier who fought in World War I and formed the 1st Russian Women's Battalion of Death. She was the first Russian woman to command a military unit.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cndgoEd3fkk

Fedorov Avtomat skins:
Legendary: The Kerensky, Marasti, Oituz
Distinguished: Izmail, Mikhailovich

Izmail skin for Fedorov Avtomat (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fedorov_Avtomat): In 1916, the Weapons Committee of the Russian Army decided to order no less than 25,000 Fedorov automatic rifles. In the summer of 1916, a company from the 189th Izmail Regiment was equipped with eight Fedorov Avtomats. Trained in tactics with the new weapon, they concluded that the Fedorov worked best as a crew-served weapon: the gunner armed with the Fedorov, and an ammo bearer armed with an Arisaka rifle. As both weapons used the same ammo and same 5-round stripper clips, this allowed for the greatest flexibility. It also allowed for the ammo bearer to fire defensively, while the gunner reloaded. It was also recommended that the primary mode of fire be in semi-automatic, as the Fedorov would rapidly overheat in full-automatic. After completing their training, the company was deployed to the Romanian front in early 1917.

Marasti skin for Fedorov Avtomat (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_M%C4%83r%C4%83%C8%99ti): The Battle of Mărăști (Romanian: Bătălia de la Mărăști) was one of the main battles to take place on Romanian soil in World War I. It was fought between 22 July and 1 August 1917, and was an offensive operation of the Romanian and Russian armies intended to encircle and destroy the German 9th Army. According to General Alexandru Averescu, the commander of the Romanian Second Army at this major engagement, the Battle of Mărăști was the "first true victory in the history of the modern Romanian Army".

Oituz skin for Fedorov Avtomat (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Battle_of_Oituz): The Third Battle of Oituz was a confrontation between Romanian and, to a lesser extent, Russian forces on one side and German and Austro-Hungarian forces on the other, during the Romanian Campaign of World War I. The battle took place primarily in the Oituz valley on the border between Hungary and Romania, from 8 to 22 August 1917. The Austro-Hungarian First Army planned to attack Romanian positions along the Oituz valley, primarily using the Gerok Group, which had recently participated in the Battle of Mărăști (reference to the Fedorov Avtomat's Marasti skin).

The Kerensky skin for Fedorov Avtomat (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fedorov_Avtomat): It was supposed to report back valuable combat experience with the new weapon, but this did not happen because the company disintegrated during the Kerensky Offensive. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerensky_offensive The Kerensky offensive (Russian: Наступление Керенского), also commonly known as the July offensive (Russian: Июльское наступление) or Galician offensive, was the last Russian offensive in World War I. It took place in July 1917. It was decided by Alexander Kerensky, Minister of War in the Russian provisional government, and led by General Aleksei Brusilov (reference to the Autoloading 8's Brusilov skin). Such a decision was ill-timed, because, following the February Revolution, there were strong popular demands for peace, especially within the Russian Army, whose fighting capabilities were quickly deteriorating.

Mikhailovich skin Fedorov Avtomat (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fedorov_Avtomat): About 10 other Avtomats were given to the Russian naval aviation; Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia telegraphed back that his pilots found it more suitable than the Chauchat in light aircraft. In early 1917, the order for Fedorov rifles was limited to 5,000 weapons. However, only about 100 Fedorov Avtomats had been produced before the collapse of the Russian Empire in 1917, when production was halted. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Duke_Alexander_Mikhailovich_of_Russia Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia (Russian: Александр Михайлович Aleksandr Mikhailovich; 13 April 1866 – 26 February 1933) was a dynast of the Russian Empire, a naval officer, an author, explorer, the brother-in-law of Emperor Nicholas II and advisor to him. Alexander played a major role in the creation of Russian military aviation. He was the initiator of the officer's aviation school near Sevastopol in 1910 and later the chief of the Imperial Russian Air Service during the First World War. From December 1916 Alexander was the Field Inspector General of the Imperial Russian Air Service.

M1917 Enfield skins:
Legendary: Company K, The Unknown Soldier
Distinguished: Cenotaph, Hurley
Special: Hellfire Junction, Jabal Canyon, Mametz, Shellshock

Company K skin for M1917 Enfield (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_March): William March (September 18, 1893 – May 15, 1954) was an American writer of psychological fiction and a highly decorated U.S. Marine (reference to the M1903's Marine skin). The author of six novels and four short-story collections, March was praised by critics but never attained great popularity. In 1917, while working in a Manhattan law office, he volunteered for the U.S. Marine Corps and saw action in World War I, for which he was decorated with some of the highest honors—the French Croix de Guerre, the American Distinguished Service Cross, and the U.S. Navy Cross. After the war he again worked in a law office before embarking on a financially successful business career. While working in business he began writing, first short stories, then in 1933 a novel based on his war experiences, Company K.

Mametz skin for M1917 Enfield (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capture_of_Mametz): The Capture of Mametz took place on 1 July 1916, when the British Fourth Army attacked the German 2nd Army on the Western Front, during the first day of the Battle of the Somme. British and French attacks south of the Albert–Bapaume (reference to the MG15 n.A's Bapaume skin) road continued on 2 July and by 13 July had pushed up close to the German second position through Mametz Wood to the north of Mametz, ready for the Battle of Bazentin Ridge (reference to Madsen MG's The Bazentin Ridge skin) on 14 July, the 7th Division having been relieved by the 38th (Welsh) Division on 5 July.

Cenotaph skin for M1917 Enfield (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cenotaph): A cenotaph is an empty tomb or a monument erected in honour of a person or group of people whose remains are elsewhere. It can also be the initial tomb for a person who has since been reinterred elsewhere. Although the vast majority of cenotaphs honour individuals, many noted cenotaphs are instead dedicated to the memories of groups of individuals, such as the lost soldiers of a country or of an empire. The cenotaph in Whitehall, London, designed in 1919 by Sir Edwin Lutyens, influenced the design of many other war memorials in Britain and in the British sectors of the Western Front, as well as those in other Commonwealth nations.

The Unknown Soldier skin for M1917 Enfield (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomb_of_the_Unknown_Soldier): A Tomb of the Unknown Soldier or Tomb of the Unknown Warrior is a monument dedicated to the services of an unknown soldier and to the common memories of all soldiers killed in war. Such tombs can be found in many nations and are usually high-profile national monuments. Throughout history, many soldiers have died in war with their remains being unidentified. Following World War I, a movement arose to commemorate these soldiers with a single tomb, containing the body of one such unidentified soldier. The Tombs of the Unknown Soldiers typically contain the remains of a soldier who is unidentified (or "known but to God" as the stone is sometimes inscribed). These remains are considered impossible to identify, and so serve as a symbol for all of a country's unknown dead wherever they fell in the war being remembered. The anonymity of the entombed soldier is the key symbolism of the monument; it could be the tomb of anyone who fell in service of the nation, and therefore serves as a monument symbolizing all of the sacrifices.

Hellfire Junction skin for M1917 Enfield (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellfire_Corner): Hellfire Corner was a junction in the Ypres Salient (reference to the M1907 Selfloading's Ypres skin) in the First World War. The main supplies for the British Army in this sector passed along the road from Ypres to Menin - the famous Menin Road. A section of the road was where the Sint-Jan-Zillebeke road and the Ypres-Roulers (Roeselare) railway (line 64) crossed the road. The German Army positions overlooked this spot and their guns were registered upon it so that movement through this junction was perilous, making it the most dangerous place in the sector. https://battlefield.fandom.com/wiki/Argonne_Forest#Hellfire_Junction_Bridge The Hellfire Junction Bridge is located in the center of the Argonne Forest map and is the center point for most engagements. A railway runs across the two-arch bridge, subsequently allowing the Armored Train to directly influence the capture of this flag.

Hurley skin for M1917 Enfield (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Hurley): James Francis "Frank" Hurley (15 October 1885 – 16 January 1962) was an Australian photographer and adventurer. He participated in a number of expeditions to Antarctica and served as an official photographer with Australian forces during both world wars. He was the official photographer for the Australasian Antarctic Expedition and the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1914–16. Hurley’s most famous images, his view of Hellfire Corner (reference to the M1917 Enfield's Hellfire Junction skin) on the Menin Road, “the most dangerous place on the Western Front”, taken during the 3rd battle of Ypres in 1917.

Jabal Canyon skin for M1917 Enfield (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wadi_Rum): In the West, Wadi Rum may be best known for its connection with British officer T. E. Lawrence, who passed through several times during the Arab Revolt of 1917–18. In the 1980s one of the rock formations in Wadi Rum, originally known as "Jabal al-Mazmar" (The Mountain of (the) Plague), was named "The Seven Pillars of Wisdom," after Lawrence's book penned in the aftermath of the war, though the 'Seven Pillars' referred to in the book have no connection with Rum. Khaz'ali Canyon in Wadi Rum is the site of petroglyphs etched into the cave walls depicting humans and antelopes dating back to the Thamudic times. https://battlefield.fandom.com/wiki/Sinai_Desert#Jabal_Canyon The Ammunition Depot is located in a gorge within the rocky crags of the south-west side of the Sinai Desert map. Surrounded from all sides by steep cliff faces, there are limited entryways into the capture zone, such as to the west, east and north-east, however an arched rock formation to the south produces a natural ramp for infantry to reach the top of the cliffs, and thus cover the objective from above.

Shellshock skin for M1917 Enfield (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shell_shock): Shell shock is a term that originated during World War I to describe the type of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) that many soldiers experienced during the war, before PTSD was officially recognized. It is a reaction to the intensity of the bombardment and fighting that produced a helplessness, which could manifest as panic, fear, flight, or an inability to reason, sleep, walk or talk.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvTRJZGWqF8

Russian 1895 Skins:
Legendary: The Medicine, The Teddy, The Vistula River
Distinguished: Grodno, Kopsodze, Pancho Villa, Rough Rider
Other: Desert Dweller

Desert Dweller skin for Russian 1895 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedouin): The Bedouin, Beduin, or Bedu (Arabic: بَدْو) are nomadic Arab tribes who have historically inhabited the desert regions in the Arabian Peninsula, North Africa, the Levant, and Mesopotamia. The Bedouin originated in the Syrian Desert and Arabian Desert but spread across the rest of the Arab world in West Asia and North Africa after the spread of Islam. The English word bedouin comes from the Arabic badawī, which means "desert dweller", and is traditionally contrasted with ḥāḍir, the term for sedentary people. During the First World War, the Negev Bedouin initially fought with the Ottomans against the British. However, under the influence of British agent T. E. Lawrence, the Bedouins switched side and fought against the Ottomans. Hamad Pasha al-Sufi (died 1923), Sheikh of the Nijmat sub-tribe of the Tarabin, led a force of 1,500 men who joined the Ottoman raid on the Suez Canal.

Pancho Villa skin for Russian 1895 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winchester_Model_1895): The remaining 9,900 rifles were sold to M. Harley Company and most were shipped to Cuba in 1906. Some of these rifles found their way to Mexico, where they were favored by Pancho Villa’s troops during the Mexican Revolution. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pancho_Villa Francisco "Pancho" Villa (born José Doroteo Arango Arámbula, 5 June 1878 – 20 July 1923) was a general in the Mexican Revolution. Angered at the U.S. aid to Carranza, Villa conducted a raid on the border town of Columbus (reference to the M1909 Benét-Mercié's Columbus skin), New Mexico to goad the U.S. into invading Mexico in 1916–17. Despite a major contingent of soldiers and superior military technology, the U.S. failed to capture Villa.

The Vistula River skin for Russian 1895 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Vistula_River): The Battle of the Vistula River (29 September – 31 October 1914), also known as the Battle of Warsaw, was a Russian victory against the German Empire and Austria-Hungary on the Eastern Front during the First World War.

Kopsodze skin for Russian 1895 (German Infantryman vs Russian Infantryman: 1914–15 by Robert Forczyk) 31 October 1914: The Battle of Kopsodze (now Kaupiškiai, Lithuania). 27th Infantry Division mounts a night attack against a regiment from I. Reservekorps, which has advanced across the border into Lithuania. However, the Germans are alert and repel the attack.

Grodno skin for Russian 1895 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grodno): Grodno (Russian: Гродно, Polish: Grodno; Lithuanian: Gardinas) or Hrodna (Belarusian: Гродна) is a city in western Belarus. The city is located on the Neman River, 300 kilometres (190 mi) from Minsk, about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from the border with Poland, and 30 kilometres (19 mi) from the border with Lithuania. After the outbreak of World War I, Grodno was occupied by Germany (3 September 1915) and ceded by Bolshevist Russia under the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk in 1918. After the war the German government permitted a short-lived state to be set up there, the first one with a Belarusian name—the Belarusian People's Republic. This declared its independence from Russia in March 1918 in Minsk (known at that time as Mensk), but then the BNR's Rada (Council) had to leave Minsk and fled to Grodno. All this time the military authority in the city remained in German hands.

The Teddy and Rough Rider skins for Russian 1895 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Roosevelt): Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (October 27, 1858 – January 6, 1919), often referred to as Teddy or by his initials, T. R., was an American politician, statesman, soldier, conservationist, naturalist, historian, and writer who served as the 26th president of the United States from 1901 to 1909. With the beginning of the Spanish–American War in late April 1898, Roosevelt resigned from his post as Assistant Secretary of the Navy. Along with Army Colonel Leonard Wood, he formed the First U.S. Volunteer Cavalry Regiment. Referred to by the press as the "Rough Riders", the regiment was one of many temporary units active only for the duration of the war. Under Roosevelt's leadership, the Rough Riders became famous for the charge up Kettle Hill on July 1, 1898, while supporting the regulars. In 2001, Roosevelt was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions; he had been nominated during the war, but Army officials, annoyed at his grabbing the headlines, blocked it. In March 1917, Congress gave Roosevelt the authority to raise a maximum of four divisions similar to the Rough Riders, and Major Frederick Russell Burnham was put in charge of both the general organization and recruitment. However, President Wilson announced to the press that he would not send Roosevelt and his volunteers to France, but instead would send an American Expeditionary Force under the command of General John J. Pershing (reference to the M1917 MG's Black Jack skin). Roosevelt's youngest son, Quentin, a pilot with the American forces in France, was killed when shot down behind German lines on July 14, 1918, at the age of 20.

The Medicine skin for Russian 1895 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winchester_Model_1895): Theodore Roosevelt took two M1895 rifles with him on his 1909 safari to East Africa, both in .405 Winchester. Additionally, Kermit Roosevelt accompanied his father on the trip and brought two more M1895 rifles; one was chambered in .405 Winchester, and the other in .30-03 Springfield. Theodore Roosevelt praised the .405 M1895 in his book African Game Trails, famously referring to this rifle as his "'medicine gun' for lions".

Howell Automatic Skins:
Legendary: The Dead Kings, Flora Sandes, The Sacred Twenty
Distinguished: Haverfield, Higbee
Special: Delville Wood, Endurance, Mocheni, Rostov

Flora Sandes skin for Howell Automatic (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flora_Sandes): Flora Sandes (22 January 1876 – 24 November 1956) was a British woman who served as a member of the Royal Serbian Army in World War I. She was the only British woman officially to serve as a soldier in that war. Initially a St. John Ambulance volunteer, she travelled to the Kingdom of Serbia, where she was welcomed and formally enrolled in the Serbian army. She was subsequently promoted to the rank of Sergeant major, and, after the war, to Captain. She was decorated with seven medals. With Evelina Haverfield (reference to the Howell Automatic's Haverfield skin) Sandes founded the Hon. Evelina Haverfield's and Sergt-Major Flora Sandes' Fund for Promoting Comforts for Serbian Soldiers and Prisoners.

Haverfield skin for Howell Automatic (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evelina_Haverfield): Evelina Haverfield (9 August 1867 – 21 March 1920) was a British suffragette and aid worker. In the early 20th century, she was involved in Emmeline Pankhurst's militant women's suffrage organisation the Women's Social and Political Union. During World War I she worked as a nurse in Serbia. After the war, she returned to Serbia with her companion Vera Holme to set up an orphanage in Bajina Bašta, a town in the west of the country.

The Sacred Twenty skin for Howell Automatic (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacred_Twenty): The Sacred Twenty were a group of nurses who were the first female members to ever formally serve in the United States Navy representing the Nurse Corps. Officially formed in 1908, the Sacred Twenty made broad contributions during wartime, not only including training of field nurses and disease treatment, but also providing education programs for nurses abroad and professional publications to the field of nursing.

Higbee skin for Howell Automatic (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenah_Higbee): Lenah H. Sutcliffe Higbee (May 18, 1874 – January 10, 1941) was a pioneering Canadian-born United States Navy military nurse, who served as Superintendent of the U.S. Navy Nurse Corps during World War I. She is best known for being the first female recipient of the Navy Cross. In October 1908, she joined the newly established U.S. Navy Nurse Corps as one of its first twenty members. These nurses, who came to be called "The Sacred Twenty" (reference to Howell Automatic's The Sacred Twenty skin), were the first women to formally serve as members of the Navy. In 1945, the USS Higbee became the first fighting ship to be named after a woman in the service.

Delville Wood skin for Howell Automatic (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Delville_Wood): The Battle of Delville Wood (15 July – 3 September 1916) was a series of engagements in the 1916 Battle of the Somme in the First World War, between the armies of the German Empire and the British Empire. Delville Wood (Bois d'Elville), was a thick tangle of trees, chiefly beech and hornbeam (the wood has been replanted with oak and birch by the South African government), with dense hazel thickets, intersected by grassy rides, to the east of Longueval. As part of a general offensive starting on 14 July, which became known as the Battle of Bazentin Ridge (reference to the Madsen MG's The Bazentin Ridge skin), General Douglas Haig, Commander of the British Expeditionary Force, intended to capture the German second position between Delville Wood and Bazentin le Petit. Most attacks were defeated by defensive firepower and the effects of inclement weather, which frequently turned the battlefield into a mud slough. Delville Wood is well preserved with the remains of trenches, a museum and a monument to the South African Brigade at the Delville Wood South African National Memorial.

Rostov skin for Howell Automatic (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rostov-on-Don): Rostov-on-Don (Russian: Росто́в-на-Дону́) is a port city and the administrative centre of Rostov Oblast and the Southern Federal District of Russia. It lies in the southeastern part of the East European Plain on the Don River, 32 kilometers (20 mi) from the Sea of Azov, directly north of the North Caucasus. During World War I Rostov-on-Don was briefly occupied by the Germans and Austrians, during 1918. During the Russian Civil War, the Whites and the Reds contested Rostov-on-Don, then the most heavily industrialized city of South Russia. https://battlefield.fandom.com/wiki/%C5%81upk%C3%B3w_Pass#Rostov's_Hold A castle at the Russian end of the Łupków Pass map, atop the western slopes. In spite of its state of disrepair, the castle sits atop a stepped hill, commanding a significant view over the nearby inclines and the low ground near Narev Depot.

Mocheni skin for Howell Automatic (https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valle_dei_Mocheni): Durante la prima guerra mondiale la valle viene toccata dalle operazioni militari (lo scrittore Robert Musil vi combatté in qualità di tenente dell'esercito austroungarico, esperienza che ricorderà nei suoi diari e in alcune novelle e poesie). In particolare la novella dal titolo italiano Grigia è ambientata in quella che lo scrittore per primo definisce "valle incantata". https://www.cultura.trentino.it/eng/Further-reading/Robert-Musil-in-valle-dei-Mocheni Robert Musil (Klagenfurt, 1880 - Geneva, 1942), being second lieutenant and then lieutenant, in September 1914 was sent to the southern frontline, initially around Stelvio, then in Levico. The day before Italy went to war, on the 23rd of May 1915 he was posted to the sector of Palù dei Mocheni, where he stayed till August. The Valle dei Mocheni impressed Musil with all its peculiar features: the landscapes of the mountain peaks, the fields and woods, its inhabitants and their daily activities, their homes and languages, the mining history which has marked both places and legends. From the reworked version and examinations of his Diaries he wrote "Grigia", a short story set in Palù di Fersina and published in 1921. https://battlefield.fandom.com/wiki/Monte_Grappa#Mocheni_Turret Back uphill on the southwest side of the mountain (Monte Grappa map) is Mocheni Turret. As with San Rocco, the objective cannot be captured from below and features an expanded capture area that now includes the orphaned, curved trench lines on the southwest side of the summit.

The Dead Kings skin for Howell Automatic (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Ledwidge): Francis Edward Ledwidge (19 August 1887 – 31 July 1917) was a 20th-century Irish poet. From Slane, County Meath, and sometimes known as the "poet of the blackbirds", he was later also known as a First World War war poet. He befriended the established writer Lord Dunsany, who helped with publication of his works. He was killed in action at Ypres in 1917. The Dead Kings, a poem by Francis Ledwidge, read by Anthony Murphy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nG8HzEiBBGg

Endurance skin for Howell Automatic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endurance_(1912_ship) Endurance was the three-masted barquentine in which Sir Ernest Shackleton and a crew of 27 men sailed for the Antarctic on the 1914–1917 Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition. The ship, originally named Polaris, was built at Framnæs shipyard and launched in 1912 from Sandefjord in Norway. After her commissioners could no longer pay the shipyard, the ship was bought by Shackleton in January 1914 for the expedition, which would be her first voyage. A year later, she became trapped in pack ice and finally sank in the Weddell Sea off Antarctica on 21 November 1915. On 13 November, a new pressure wave swept through the pack ice. The forward topgallant mast and topmasts collapsed as the bow was finally crushed. These moments were recorded on film by expedition photographer Frank Hurley (reference to the M1917 Enfield's Hurley skin).

M1909 Benét-Mercié skins:
Legendary: The Daylight Gun, The Foch, La Grand Griffon
Distinguished: Columbus, Le Cateau, Pomeroy, Verdun

Columbus skin for M1909 Benét-Mercié (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotchkiss_M1909_Ben%C3%A9t%E2%80%93Merci%C3%A9_machine_gun): U.S. forces used the Benét–Mercié at the Battle of Columbus in 1916 (4 guns fired 20,000 rounds total in the engagement), in the subsequent Pancho Villa Expedition (reference to Russian 1895's Pancho Villa skin) in Mexico of 1916–17, and initially in France. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Columbus_(1916) The Battle of Columbus (Burning of Columbus or the Columbus Raid), March 9, 1916, began as a raid conducted by remnants of Pancho Villa's Division of the North on the small United States border town of Columbus, New Mexico, located 3 miles (4.8 km) north of the border with Mexico. The raid escalated into a full-scale battle between Villistas and the United States Army. Villa himself led the assault, only to be driven back into Mexico by elements of the 13th Cavalry Regiment stationed at the town. The Battle of Columbus resulted in the creation of the Punitive Expedition led by General John J. Pershing (reference to the M1917 MG's Black Jack skin) to track down and capture or kill Villa or disperse the attackers.

The Daylight Gun skin for M1909 Benét-Mercié (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotchkiss_M1909_Ben%C3%A9t%E2%80%93Merci%C3%A9_machine_gun): On the American guns, firing pins and extractors broke frequently. Some members of the U.S. press derisively called the M1909 the "daylight gun" because of the difficulty in replacing broken parts at night and jams caused when a loading strip was inserted upside down in darkness. Major Julian Hatcher was assigned to look into the issue after Columbus and found almost all the issues were due to inadequate training. U.S. troops during the Villa Expedition received additional training and the M1909 was considered an effective weapon.

Pomeroy skin for M1909 Benét-Mercié (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomeroy_bullet): The Pomeroy bullet was designed by New Zealander John Pomeroy (1873–1950) as an anti-zeppelin weapon. Pomeroy bullets were supposed to explode when encountering the minimal resistance of fabric envelopes containing hydrogen gas holding the zeppelin aloft. The explosion might produce a larger hole in the fabric than the small diameter bullet and the energy of the explosion might ignite the hydrogen in the presence of atmospheric oxygen outside of the envelope. After inconclusive comparative testing, aircraft machine gun magazines for anti-Zeppelin missions were loaded with a mix of Pomeroy bullets, Brock bullets (reference to Huot Automatic Rifle's Brock skin) containing potassium chlorate explosive and incendiary Buckingham bullets (reference to the SMLE MKIII's Buckingham Mark I skin) containing pyrophoric yellow phosphorus (reference to BAR M1918's Phosphorus skin). There was disagreement about which bullet type might have ignited the comparatively few Zeppelins destroyed by fighter aircraft.

Le Cateau skin for M1909 Benét-Mercié (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Le_Cateau): The Battle of Le Cateau was fought on the Western Front during the First World War on 26 August 1914. The British Expeditionary Force (BEF) and the French Fifth Army had retreated after their defeats at the Battle of Charleroi (reference to the Selbstlader 1906's Charleroi skin) and the Battle of Mons (reference to Selbstlader 1906's The Hound of Mons skin). The British II Corps fought a delaying action at Le Cateau to slow the German pursuit. Most of the BEF was able to continue its retreat to Saint-Quentin.

Verdun skin for M1909 Benét-Mercié (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verdun): Verdun (official name before 1970 Verdun-sur-Meuse) is a large city in the Meuse department (reference to the M1897 Shotgun's Meuse skin) in Grand Est, northeastern France. Verdun was the site of a major battle (21 February – 18 December 1916), the longest-lasting of the First World War. One of the costliest battles in military history, Verdun exemplified the policy of a "war of attrition" pursued by both sides, which led to an enormous loss of life and very large casualty lists. Verdun was the strongest point in pre-war France, ringed by a string of powerful forts, including Douaumont (reference to the Sjögren Inertial's Douaumont skin) and Fort Vaux (reference to the Model 10-A's Vaux skin).

La Grand Griffon skin for M1909 Benét-Mercié (Dogs of All Nations by Walter Esplin Mason, 1915): A Grand Griffon Vendéen is a breed of hunting dog originating in France. It was the first of the Vendée griffons to be bred from the Greffier whose lineage dates back to the 16th Century. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Briquet_Griffon_Vend%C3%A9en A Briquet Griffon Vendéen is a breed of hunting dog originating in France. Prior to the first World War it was bred down in size by the Comte d’Elva from the Grand Griffon Vendéen. The Briquet Griffon Vendéen was almost extinct after World War II, but thanks to the effort of Hubert Dezamy, a French dog show judge, the breed was restored.

The Foch skin for M1909 Benét-Mercié skin (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_Foch): Ferdinand Foch (2 October 1851 – 20 March 1929) was a French general and military theorist who served as the Supreme Allied Commander during the First World War. An aggressive, even reckless commander at the First Marne, Flanders (reference to the Artillery Truck's Flanders skin) and Artois campaigns of 1914–1916, Foch became the Allied Commander-in-Chief in late March 1918 in the face of the all-out German spring offensive (reference to MP18's The Kaiserschlacht skin), which pushed the Allies back using fresh soldiers and new tactics that trenches could not withstand. He successfully coordinated the French, British and American efforts into a coherent whole, deftly handling his strategic reserves. He stopped the German offensive and launched a war-winning counterattack.

M1903 skins:
Legendary: The Devil Dog, The Eisenhower, The Hartney
Distinguished: Belleau Wood, Bois de Cunel, Camp Perry, Marine

Marine skin for M1903 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M1903_Springfield): In service, the Springfield was generally prized for its reliability and accuracy, though some problems remained. The precision rear aperture sight was located too far from the eye for efficient use, and the narrow, unprotected front sight was both difficult to see in poor light and easily damaged. The Marine Corps issued the Springfield with a sight hood to protect the front sight, along with a thicker front blade. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps During World War I, Marines served as a part of the American Expeditionary Force under General John J. Pershing (reference to the M1917 MG's Black Jack skin) when America entered into the war on 6 April 1917. The Marine Corps had a deep pool of officers and non-commissioned officers with battle experience and thus experienced a large expansion. The U.S. Marine Corps entered the war with 511 officers and 13,214 enlisted personnel and by 11 November 1918 had reached a strength of 2,400 officers and 70,000 enlisted.

Belleau Wood skin for M1903 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Belleau_Wood): The Battle of Belleau Wood (1–26 June 1918) occurred during the German spring offensive (reference to MP18's The Kaiserschlact skin) in World War I, near the Marne River in France. The battle was fought between the U.S. 2nd (under the command of Major General Omar Bundy) and 3rd Divisions (reference to Model 10-A's The Rock of the Marne skin) along with French and British forces against an assortment of German units including elements from the 237th, 10th, 197th, 87th, and 28th Divisions. The battle has become a key component in the lore of the United States Marine Corps (reference to the M1903's Marine skin).

The Devil Dog skin for M1903 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Belleau_Wood): Legend and lore has it that the Germans used the term Teufelshunde ('devil dogs') for the Marines (reference to the M1903's Marine skin). However, this has not been confirmed, as the term was not commonly known in contemporary German. The closest common German term would be Höllenhunde which means 'hellhound'. Regardless of the term's origin, ten years after the Battle of Belleau Wood, Lieutenant Colonel Ernst Otto, from the Historical Section of the German Army, wrote of the Marine Corps: "Their fiery advance and great tenacity were well recognized by their opponents.

Bois de Cunel skin for M1903 (http://www.worldwar1.com/dbc/cunel.htm): On October 4, 1918, the 2nd Battalion of the 30th Infantry [3rd Division] (reference to Model 10-A's The Rock of the Marne skin) was in reserve in the Bois de Cunel [5 miles north of Montfaucon (reference to the BAR M1918's Bois de Montfaucon skin) and 2 miles southeast of Romagne]. On the previous day, as an assault unit, it had reached the north edge of the wood and was therefore somewhat familiar with the terrain beyond. arly on the 10th the 1st Battalion of the 30th Infantry had attacked to the north, but after advancing a short distance had been pinned to the ground in front of a German trench located north of the Bois de Cunel. It was ordered to withdraw to the woods, reorganize and resume the attack at 7:30 p.m., assisted by a new artillery preparation. The withdrawal began shortly after dark, but in the process the battalion became so disorganized that it was unable to launch the attack at the designated hour.

Camp Perry skin for M1903 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Perry): Camp Perry is a National Guard training facility located on the shore of Lake Erie in northern Ohio near Port Clinton. In addition to its regular mission as a military training base, Camp Perry also boasts the second largest outdoor rifle range in the world after the NRA Whittington Center in Raton, NM. The firing is done in the direction of the open water of the lake, that lies just beyond an earthen berm and the targets. During World War I, Camp Perry served as a training center for Army officers and marksmanship instructors. Around 1918 an additional area immediately adjacent to the existing Camp Perry grounds was used to construct the Erie Army Depot for artillery ordnance storage. Camp Perry has been the host of the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) and the NRA-sponsored National Rifle Matches since 1907. The National Matches, considered America's "World Series of the Shooting Sports," attracts shooting sports competitors from all across the world to compete in matches of all multitudes.

The Hartney skin for M1903 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Evans_Hartney): Harold Evans Hartney (April 19, 1888 – October 5, 1945) was a Canadian-born World War I flying ace who served in the Royal Flying Corps and then in the United States Army Air Service, credited with seven confirmed and one unconfirmed aerial victories.

The Eisenhower skin for M1903 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwight_D._Eisenhower): Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower (October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969) was an American military officer and statesman who served as the 34th president of the United States from 1953 to 1961. Eisenhower served initially in logistics and then the infantry at various camps in Texas and Georgia until 1918. His unit was later ordered to France, but, to his chagrin, he received orders for the new tank corps, where he was promoted to brevet lieutenant colonel in the National Army. He commanded a unit that trained tank crews at Camp Colt – his first command – at the site of "Pickett's Charge" on the Gettysburg Civil War battleground. Though Eisenhower and his tank crews never saw combat, he displayed excellent organizational skills as well as an ability to accurately assess junior officers' strengths and make optimal placements of personnel. His new expertise in tank warfare was strengthened by a close collaboration with George S. Patton (reference to the 1903 Hammerless's Patton skin), Sereno E. Brett, and other senior tank leaders. Their leading-edge ideas of speed-oriented offensive tank warfare were strongly discouraged by superiors, who considered the new approach too radical and preferred to continue using tanks in a strictly supportive role for the infantry. Eisenhower was even threatened with court-martial for continued publication of these proposed methods of tank deployment, and he relented.

MP 18 skins:
Legendary: Der Weimaraner, The Hutier, The Kaiserschlacht, The Selle, Siegfriedstellung
Distinguished: Breakthrough Muller, Canal du Nord, Hazebrouck, Ramscapelle

Ramscapelle skin for MP 18 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nieuwpoort,_Belgium): Nieuwpoort is a city and municipality located in Flanders (reference to the Artillery Truck's Flanders skin), one of the three regions of Belgium, in the province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the town of Nieuwpoort proper, as well as Ramskapelle and Sint-Joris. During the Battle of the Yser, part of the First Battle of Ypres (reference to the M1907 Selfloading's Ypres skin) in World War I, Hendrik Geeraert opened the sluice gates on the mouth of the river Yser twice to flood the lower lying land, thus halting the German advance. Two World War I monuments, the Nieuport Memorial and King Albert I Memorial, are in close proximity of the Ganzepoot.

The Kaiserschlacht skin for MP 18 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MP_18): The MP 18 served in the final stages of World War I in 1918, especially in the Kaiserschlacht offensive. More than 25,000 were produced, until the Treaty of Versailles banned German production of military submachine guns in 1920. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_spring_offensive The German spring offensive, or Kaiserschlacht ("Kaiser's Battle"), also known as the Ludendorff offensive (reference to the C96 Pistol's Ludendorff skin), was a series of German attacks along the Western Front during the First World War, beginning on 21 March 1918. Following American entry into the war in April 1917, the Germans decided that their only remaining chance of victory was to defeat the Allies before the United States could ship soldiers across the Atlantic and fully deploy its resources. The German Army had gained a temporary advantage in numbers as nearly 50 divisions had been freed by the Russian defeat and withdrawal from the war with the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk. There were four German offensives, codenamed Michael, Georgette, Gneisenau (reference to the P08 Pistol's Count Gneisenau skin), and Blücher-Yorck.

Hazebrouck skin for MP 18 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hazebrouck): Hazebrouck is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France. It was a small market town in Flanders (reference to the Artillery Truck's Flanders skin) until it became an important railway junction in the 1860s. World War I, Fourth Battle of Ypres and Hazebrouck: An attack by the German army was proposed in October 1917 by the Army Group Commander Field Marshal Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria (reference to the Selbstlader M1916's Kronprinz skin) as a large-scale attack either carried by itself or as an attack to relieve pressure on the German Front. Rupprecht's Army Group held the German Front in Flanders and Picardy; his command covered the Belgian coast to Ypres (reference to the M1907 Selfloading's Ypres skin) and on to Armentières. The operation was given the codename of "George" and plans were submitted for an offensive attack between Ypres and Bethune. The breakthrough would be made in the British Front just south of the Belgian-French border in the Lys river area with the intention to get past the Allied Front there and advance to Hazebrouck.

The Hutier skin for MP 18 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oskar_von_Hutier): Oskar Emil von Hutier (27 August 1857 – 5 December 1934) was a German general during the First World War. He served in the German Army from 1875 to 1919, including war service. During the war, he commanded the army that took Riga, Russian Republic, in 1917. The following year he was transferred to the Western Front to participate in Operation Michael that year. He is frequently but mistakenly credited with having created the stormtrooper tactics of small, rapid forces, which he employed to great effect during the Michael offensive. These tactics had been developed by other officers on the Western Front before he was reassigned there.

Breakthrough Muller skin for MP 18 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georg_Bruchm%C3%BCller): Georg Bruchmüller (11 December 1863 – 26 January 1948) was a German artillery officer who greatly influenced the development of modern artillery tactics. He was nicknamed Durchbruchmüller, a combination of the German word Durchbruch (breakthrough) with his name. Bruchmüller commanded the artillery of the 8th Army (General Oskar von Hutier) (reference to MP 18's The Hutier skin) in the victory at Riga in September 1917. The 8th Army moved west soon thereafter and, in the first months of 1918, Bruchmüller's techniques were taught to gunners at a special school in Belgium before the German spring offensive of 1918 (reference to MP 18's The Kaiserschlacht skin). Infantry officers were also taught his methods and there were joint infantry-artillery exercises with live ammunition, with advances shielded by the creeping barrage. The first attack, Operation Michael, began with a barrage of 3.5 million shells in five hours, almost 200 shells a second.

Siegfriedstellung skin for MP 18 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindenburg_Line): The Hindenburg Line (German: Siegfriedstellung, Siegfried Position) was a German defensive position built during the winter of 1916–1917 on the Western Front during the First World War. The line ran from Arras (reference to the Lewis Gun's Arras skin) to Laffaux, near Soissons on the Aisne. The Hindenburg Line, built behind the Noyon Salient, was to replace the old front line as a precaution against a resumption of the Battle of the Somme in 1917. By wasting the intervening ground, the Germans could delay a spring offensive in 1917. A shortened front could be held with fewer troops and with tactical dispersal, reverse-slope positions, defence in depth and camouflage, German infantry could be conserved. The retirement to the Hindenburg Line (Alberich Bewegung/Operation Alberich/Alberich Manoeuvre) took place from February to March 1917. The Hindenburg Line was attacked several times in 1917, notably at St Quentin, Bullecourt (reference to the Revolver MK VI's Bloody Bullecourt skin), the Aisne and Cambrai and was broken in September 1918 during the Hundred Days Offensive.

Canal du Nord skin for MP 18 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Canal_du_Nord): The Battle of Canal du Nord was part of the Hundred Days Offensive of the First World War by the Allies against German positions on the Western Front. The battle took place in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France, along an incomplete portion of the Canal du Nord and on the outskirts of Cambrai between 27 September and 1 October 1918. To prevent the Germans from sending reinforcements against one attack, the assault along the Canal du Nord was part of a sequence of Allied attacks at along the Western Front. The attack began the day after the Meuse-Argonne Offensive commenced, a day before an offensive in Belgian Flanders and two days before the Battle of St. Quentin Canal.

The Selle skin for MP 18 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Selle): The Battle of the Selle (17–25 October 1918) was a battle between Allied forces and the German Army, fought during the Hundred Days Offensive of World War I. By 11 October, the Fourth Army had closed up on the retreating Germans near Le Cateau (reference to the M1909 Benet Mercie's Le Cateau skin), with the Germans taking up a new position, immediately to the east of the Selle River. General Henry Rawlinson was faced with three problems: crossing the river, the railway embankment on the far side and the ridge above the embankment. The decision was made to commence the assault at night, and as the river was not very wide at this point, planks would be used for the soldiers to cross in single file. Later, pontoons would be required for the artillery to cross the river. https://battlefield.fandom.com/wiki/Battle_of_the_Selle_(Codex_Entry) Battle of the Selle is a Codex Entry featured in Battlefield 1, introduced in the July 2017 update. It is unlocked by winning one game on Giant's Shadow.

Der Weimaraner skin for MP 18 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weimaraner): The Weimaraner is a large dog that was originally bred as a hunting dog in the early 19th century. Early Weimaraners were used by royalty for hunting large game such as boar, bear and deer. As the popularity of hunting large game began to decline, Weimaraners were used for hunting smaller animals like fowl, rabbits and foxes. The name comes from the Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Karl August, whose court, located in the city of Weimar (now in the state of Thuringia in modern-day Germany), enjoyed hunting. The Weimaraner was kept in the Weimar court in the 19th century and carried a good deal of Leithound ancestry. Two theories propose that they descended from the Chien-gris, or from the St. Hubert hound, whose descendant is the bloodhound (reference to Martini-Henry's The Bloodhound skin). The breed arrived to America in the late 1920s, and its popularity increased in the 1950s, largely because of celebrities like Grace Kelly, President Dwight D. Eisenhower (reference to the M1903's The Eisenhower skin), and * Clark.

SMLE MKIII skins:
Legendary: The Black Watch, The Corbett, The Fuller, The Pegahmagabow
Distinguished: Buckingham Mark I, Jericho, Lone Pine, The Silent One

Buckingham Mark I skin for SMLE MKIII (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.303_British): Tracer and armour-piercing cartridges were introduced during 1915, with explosive Pomeroy bullets (reference to the M1909 Benét-Mercié's Pomeroy skin) introduced as the Mark VII.Y in 1916. Several incendiaries were privately developed from 1914 to counter the Zeppelin threat but none were approved until the Brock design late in 1916 as BIK Mark VII.K Wing Commander Frank Brock RNVR (reference to the Huot Automatic Rifle's Brock skin), its inventor, was a member of the Brock fireworks-making family. Anti-zeppelin missions typically used machine guns loaded with a mixture of Brock bullets containing potassium chlorate, Pomeroy bullets containing dynamite, and Buckingham bullets containing pyrophoric yellow phosphorus (reference to the BAR M1918's Phosphorus skin).

The Black Watch skin for SMLE MKIII (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Watch): The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland (3 SCOTS) is an infantry battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland. The regiment was created as part of the Childers Reforms in 1881, when the 42nd (Royal Highland) Regiment of Foot (The Black Watch) was amalgamated with the 73rd (Perthshire) Regiment of Foot. It was known as The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) from 1881 to 1931 and The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) from 1931 to 2006. The force was known in Gaelic as Am Freiceadan Dubh, "the dark" or "black watch". This epithet may have come from the uniform plaids of dark tartan with which the companies were provided. Other theories have been put forward; for instance, that the name referred to the "black hearts" of the pro-government militia who had sided with the "enemies of true Highland spirit", or that it came from their original duty in policing the Highlands, namely preventing "blackmail" (Highlanders demanding extortion payments to spare cattle herds). The Black Watch fielded 25 battalions and lost 8,390 officers and other ranks during the course of the First World War.

Lone Pine skin for SMLE MKIII (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Lone_Pine): The Battle of Lone Pine (also known as the Battle of Kanlı Sırt) was fought between Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) and Ottoman Empire forces during the Gallipoli Campaign of the First World War, between 6 and 10 August 1915. The battle was part of a diversionary attack to draw Ottoman attention away from the main assaults being conducted by British, Indian and New Zealand troops around Sari Bair (reference to the Martini-Henry's Sari Bair Ridge skin), Chunuk Bair and Hill 971, which became known as the August Offensive. Nevertheless, despite the Australian victory, the wider August Offensive of which the attack had been a part failed and a situation of stalemate developed around Lone Pine which lasted until the end of the campaign in December 1915 when Allied troops were evacuated from the peninsula.

Jericho skin for SMLE MKIII (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capture_of_Jericho): The Capture of Jericho occurred between 19 and 21 February 1918 to the east of Jerusalem beginning the Occupation of the Jordan Valley during the Sinai and Palestine Campaign of the First World War. Fighting took place in an area bordered by the Bethlehem–Nablus road in the west, the Jordan River in the east, and north of a line from Jerusalem to the Dead Sea. Here a British Empire force attacked Ottoman positions, forcing them back to Jericho and eventually across the Jordan River. Winter rains put an end to campaigning after the advance from the Gaza–Beersheba line to the capture of Jerusalem in December 1917. This lull in the fighting offered the opportunity for the captured territories to be consolidated. Extensive developments were also required along the lines of communication to ensure that front-line troops were adequately supplied, approximately 150 miles (240 km) from their main bases at Moascar and Kantara (reference to the Revolver MK VI's Kantara skin) on the Suez Canal.

The Silent One skin for SMLE MKIII (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivor_Gurney): Ivor Bertie Gurney (28 August 1890 – 26 December 1937) was an English poet and composer, particularly of songs. He was born and raised in Gloucester. He suffered from bipolar disorder through much of his life and spent his last 15 years in psychiatric hospitals. Gurney's studies were interrupted by World War I, when he enlisted as a private soldier in the Gloucestershire Regiment in February 1915. At the front, he began writing poetry seriously, sending his efforts to his friend, the musicologist and critic Marion Scott, who worked with Gurney as his editor and business manager. He was in the midst of writing the poems for what would become his first book, Severn and Somme, when he was wounded in the shoulder in April 1917. He recovered and returned to battle, still working on his book and composing music, including the songs "In Flanders" and "By A Bierside". In the meantime, Gurney was gassed in September the same year and sent to the Edinburgh War Hospital, where he met and fell in love with a VAD nurse, Annie Nelson Drummond, but the relationship later broke down. Gurney slowly regained some of his emotional stability and in October 1918 was honourably discharged from the army. Gurney received an unconventional diagnosis of nervous breakdown from "deferred" shell shock (reference to the M1917 Enfield's Shellshock skin). The following poems provide an introduction to his work: "The Silent One" – An account of a moment of terror during a battle.

The Fuller skin for SMLE MKIII (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._F._C._Fuller): Major-General John Frederick Charles "Boney" Fuller (1 September 1878 – 10 February 1966) was a senior British Army officer, military historian, and strategist, known as an early theorist of modern armoured warfare, including categorising principles of warfare. With 45 books and many articles, he was a highly prolific author whose ideas reached army officers and the interested public. Fuller emphasised the potential of new weapons, especially tanks and aircraft, to stun a surprised enemy psychologically. During the First World War, Fuller was a staff officer with the Home Forces and with VII Corps in France, and from 1916 in the Headquarters of the Machine-Gun Corps' Heavy Branch which was later to become the Tank Corps. He helped plan the tank attack at the 20 November 1917 Battle of Cambrai and the tank operations for the Autumn offensives of 1918. His Plan 1919 for a fully mechanised offensive against the German army was never implemented.

The Corbett skin for SMLE MKIII (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Corbett): Edward James Corbett (25 July 1875 – 19 April 1955) was an Indian-born British hunter, tracker, naturalist, and author who hunted a number of man-eating tigers and leopards in the Indian subcontinent. He held the rank of colonel in the British Indian Army and was frequently called upon by the Government of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, now the Indian states of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, to kill man-eating tigers and leopards that were preying on people in the nearby villages of the Kumaon-Garhwal Regions. He authored Man-Eaters of Kumaon, Jungle Lore, and other books recounting his hunts and experiences, which enjoyed critical acclaim and commercial success. He became an avid photographer and spoke out for the need to protect India's wildlife from extermination.

The Pegahmagabow skin for SMLE MKIII (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Pegahmagabow): Francis Pegahmagabow (March 9, 1891 – August 5, 1952) was an Ojibwe soldier, politician and activist in Canada. He was the most highly decorated Indigenous soldier in Canadian military history and the most effective sniper of the First World War. Three times awarded the Military Medal and seriously wounded, he was an expert marksman and scout, credited with killing 378 Germans and capturing 300 more. Later in life, he served as chief and a councillor for the Wasauksing First Nation, and as an activist and leader in several First Nations organizations.

Sjögren Inertial skins:

Legendary: Le Mort-Homme, Thord-Grey
Distinguished: Carl Axel, Douaumont

Carl Axel skin for Sjögren Inertial (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sj%C3%B6gren_shotgun): The Sjögren Inertia Shotgun is a 12 gauge semi-automatic shotgun that was designed by the Swedish inventor Carl Axel Theodor Sjögren, initially manufactured by AB Svenska Vapen- och Ammunitionsfabriken in Sweden and then by Håndvåbenværkstederne Kjøbenhavn in Denmark. It used an inertia system later revived by the Italian firm Benelli and today widely used in shotguns. https://battlefield.fandom.com/wiki/Sj%C3%B6gren_Inertial_Shotgun_(Codex_Entry) The Sjögren Inertia Shotgun is a 12 gauge semi-automatic shotgun designed by Swedish inventor Carl Axel Theodor Sjögren in 1900, making it one of the very first automatic shotguns ever - only just beaten by the American A5 desgined in 1899. Sjögren's shotgun used a novel inertia-based operating mechanism, an approach which was later revived by an Italian shotgun manufacturer and is widely used in semi-automatic shotguns today. Sjögren also designed a military rifle based on the same inertia mechanism, but it was never adopted and only ever manufactured in very few copies.

Le Mort-Homme skin for Sjögren Inertial (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Mort_Homme): The heights of Le Mort Homme or Dead Man's Hill (German: Toter Mann) lie within the French municipality of Cumières-le-Mort-Homme around 10 km (6 mi) north-west of the city of Verdun (reference to the M1909 Benét-Mercis's Verdun skin) in France. The hill became known during the Battle of Verdun during the First World War as the site of much fighting. The hill has two summits which are named after their height in metres: the northern crest is Côte 265 and the southern one is Côte 295. These names were not used at the time, setting aside that modern survey has measured their heights at 287 and 280 metres respectively. In late February 1916, following German attacks on the right bank of the River Meuse (reference to the M1897 Shotgun's Meuse skin) during the Battle of Verdun, the French had established artillery batteries on the hills on the left bank commanding the opposite, right-hand bank. Despite the cost, the Germans had identified in March that the key to taking Le Mort Homme was Côte 304 (reference to the Battle of Côte 304 skins), which dominated the approach to Le Mort Homme and was able to fire on the Germans attacking the hill.

Douaumont skin for Sjögren Inertial (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douaumont): Douaumont is a former commune in the Meuse (reference to the M1897 Shotgun's Meuse skin) department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Douaumont-Vaux. The village was totally destroyed during World War I. Today the Douaumont Ossuary (reference to RSC SMG's The Ossuary skin), which contains the remains of more than 100,000 unknown soldiers of both French and German nationalities found on the battlefield, stands high above the landscape. The Douaumont Fort was built south-east of the village. At the very beginning of the Battle of Verdun (February 1916) and due to French unpreparedness, the fort was easily captured by a small German raiding party. Douaumont was later recaptured by the French Army in October 1916, after major casualties on both sides.

Thord-Grey skin for Sjögren Inertial (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivor_Thord-Gray): Ivor Thord-Gray (born Thord Ivar Hallström) (April 17, 1878 – August 18, 1964) was a Swedish-born adventurer, sailor, prison guard, soldier, government official, police officer, rubber plantation owner, ethnologist, linguist, investor, and author. He participated in thirteen wars spanning the continents of Africa, Asia, North America, and Europe. In 1897 he enlisted in the Cape Mounted Riflemen as a Private and fought in the Boer War in 1899–1902. Joined Mexican Revolution as Captain and Commander of Pancho Villa's artillery (reference to the Russian 1895's Pancho Villa skin) in 1913. Joined British Army 1914, and served in the First World War. His initial rank was of Major and he was the second in command of 15th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers. Lieutenant-Colonel in the Canadian Siberian Expeditionary Force, which was deployed as part of the Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War in 1918. Transferred to Russian "White" Army February 1919 as Colonel.

Mondragón skins:
Legendary: Ah Tabai, The Bogohl, The Mexican
Distinguished: Löwenhardt, Magnesium, Mesopolonica, Riesenflugzeug

The Mexican skin for Mondragón https://battlefield.fandom.com/wiki/Mondrag%C3%B3n_(Codex_Entry) In 1908, the Mexican army was the first one in the world to officially adopt a semi-automatic rifle. The weapon was the Mondragón rifle, a gas-operated weapon patented the year before by a Mexican General. Since Mexico did not have the manufacturing capabilities to produce large batches of the Mondragón rifle, orders were instead issued to a Swiss manufacturer. However, because of political instability in Mexico at the time, only about 400 of the ordered rifles had been delivered to the Mexican army by 1910. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_Mondrag%C3%B3n Manuel Mondragón (1859–1922) was a Mexican military officer who played a prominent role in the Mexican Revolution. He graduated from the Mexican Military Academy as an artillery officer in 1880. He designed the world’s first gas-operated semi-automatic rifle, the M1908 rifle, and a 75mm howitzer.

Ah Tabai skin for Mondragón (https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ah_tabai): El Ah tabai, también llamado Ah-tabai o Itakay, es una criatura de la mitología maya, que tiene un poco de vigencia sobre todo en Cobá, Quintana Roo (México). La leyenda cuenta sobre la aparición de un hermoso hombre que se manifiesta por las noches, en la cual seduce a las mujeres para finalmente darles un destructivo final. A menudo representado con un elaborado tocado de maíz o una maceta con mazorcas de maíz en la mano, Yum Kaax fue posiblemente venerado tanto por agricultores como por cazadores. La primera conexión alude a cómo este dios maya también fue rezado como una deidad de la agricultura, tanto que muchos ofrecían sus primeras cosechas a la deidad del bosque. En cuanto al segundo, los cazadores tenían que ofrecer oraciones y rituales especiales para recibir el permiso y la guía de Yum Kaax para tener fortuna en la caza, especialmente cuando cazaban ciervos. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/415/the-mayan-pantheon-the-many-gods-of-the-maya/ The following list, then, is by no means comprehensive as far as defining every god the ancient Maya worshipped in every region, village, or city but attempts to be comprehensive in detailing as much as is presently known about the gods and hopes to do so concisely. Ah-Tabai: The god of the hunt and protector of animals.

Mesopolonica skin for Mondragón (https://www.daytranslations.com/blog/trench-talks-english/): Engaging in war is never a good thing, however, the trench talks that went on during the First World War had enriched the English vocabulary. Some of the common trench slang: -Mesopolonica. This term was a mix of Mesopotamia and Thessalonica, the word soldiers used when they did not know where they were sent, especially those that got stationed in the Middle East or the Balkans.

Riesenflugzeug skin for Mondragón (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riesenflugzeug): A Riesenflugzeug (plural Riesenflugzeuge, German for "giant aircraft"), sometimes colloquially referred to in English as an R-plane, was any member of a class of large World War I German bombers, possessing at least three aircraft engines, although usually four or more engines. These were large multi-engine aircraft capable of flying several hours with larger bomb loads than the smaller Grossflugzeug bombers such as the Gotha G.V. The Idflieg (Inspektion der Fliegertruppen (Inspection of the Air Force), the German Army department responsible for military aviation), assigned the letter R to this type of aircraft, which would then be followed by a period and a Roman numeral type number. Seaplanes were denoted by the addition of a lower case "s" after the "R" in the designation. The largest built, the Siemens-Schuckert R.VIII of 1918 had a wingspan of 48.0 m (157.5 ft).

The Bogohl skin for Mondragón (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kampfgeschwader): Kampfgeschwader are the German-language name for (air force) bomber units. In WW1, they were air squadrons, while in WW2, they were air wings. During World War I, Kampfgeschwader were specialized bomber units in the Luftstreitkräfte. Formally known as Kampfgeschwader der Obersten Heeresleitung, or Kagohl (reference to Selbstlader M1916's The Kagohl skin) for short, they were assets directly controlled by the Oberste Heeresleitung, the German Army's high command, rather than by army, corps, or division commanders. In 1917, the Kagohls were reorganized into Bombengeschwader der Obersten Heeresleitung (Bogohl) of three Bombenstaffeln ⭐, each of six heavy bombers and several additional light bombers.

Löwenhardt skin for Mondragón (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erich_Loewenhardt): Erich Loewenhardt (7 April 1897 – 10 August 1918) was a German soldier and military aviator who fought in the First World War and became a fighter ace credited with 54 confirmed aerial victories. Originally enlisting in an infantry regiment even though he was only 17, he fought in the Battle of Tannenberg (reference to the Madsen MG's Tannenberg skin), winning a battlefield commission on 2 October 1914. He would serve in the Carpathians and on the Italian Front before being medically discharged in mid-1915. Following a five month recuperation, Loewenhardt joined the Imperial German Air Service in 1916. After serving as an aerial observer and reconnaissance pilot, he underwent advanced training to become a fighter pilot with Jagdstaffel 10 in March 1917. Between 24 March 1917 and 10 August 1918, Loewenhardt shot down 45 enemy airplanes, as well as destroying nine observation balloons. Shortly after his final victory, he was killed in a collision with another German pilot.

Magnesium skin for Mondragón (https://www.sciencehistory.org/distillations/magnesium-from-the-sea-to-the-stars): Outside of the laboratory, magnesium was used almost exclusively for its illuminating properties, particularly as a flashbulb in photography. Although uses for the metal were initially limited, demand boomed with the outbreak of war. Magnesium found many uses in the trenches of Europe during World War I, particularly in the aptly named “star shells,” which were used to light up the battlefield at night. The element was also used in tracer bullets, flares, and incendiaries. Yet production outside of Germany remained small and sporadic until the British navy’s blockade of Germany forced American manufacturers into the business. Herbert H. Dow, founder of the Dow Chemical Company in Midland, Michigan, was quick to answer the call.

Flakfire's question to Indy Neidell?