The Storm of Steel officially opens its doors today, And we have some renders to show off.
But now that we have got things kick started, We are looking for new blood for the team, So if you think you have skill, And want to undergo this modification, Please head over to the Contact page; We currently need:

• Modelers: Vehicle/Weapons/Characters


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• Mappers/Animators and other jobs need to be filled too, Please visit the Contact page for more information, And how to apply.

Now for the renders. Here we have the SMLE Mk.III British rifle:

The original model was invented in 1895, nicknamed the "Long-Enfield", It was very unreliable, And didn't handle well, But during the second boer war, The british troops were pitted against boers armed with german Mauser 98 rifles, Which were very effective, And outmatched the british rifles by far, It was to this that the british armed forces realized they need a new rifle, Many prototypes went through, But it came down to the SMLE (Short Magazine Lee-Enfield), Which at the time was the Lee-Matford (Named after the inventor J.P. Lee, And used Matford rifling), But the rifling was changed to enfield, Thus the Lee-Enfield, This rifle replaced all other rifles currently in british service, And was used un till 1941 by all commonwealth countries (Except canada).

And the Pattern 1914:

In 1903, Eight years after the first Long-Enfield had shown up, Britain saw the need to replace the old models, And then came the Pattern .276 (It had no official designation at the time), Which was to replace the Enfields and the .303 round, And through many trials and tests, It proved to be an effective weapon, But the .276 round proved to be too damaging to the breech and chamber, And was replaced with the vickers .303 round, Which was now used by most british weapons, But all factories were fully set on making the SMLE, So britain went to the United States (Who eventually adopted the P14, as the M1917), And signed Remington & Winchester to produce them, Although the P14 was scarce as a main rifle, It served most duty as a sniper rifle, Fitted with a scope, And remained in services till World war 2.

Last but not least, The Lewis .303:

Invented by U.S. Colonel Isaac Newton Lewis, Although the United States favoured the Browning Machineguns, The british and all the commonwealth adopted the Lewis, And in 1913 Colonel Lewis set sail for belgium, To sell his new weapon, The belgian army was impressed, And took the weapon into their service, A belgian factory even bought the rights to manufacture the Lewis, German forces invading belgium gave it the nickname "Belgian Rattlesnake"; The british made different versions for sea and air use, And was known as the most reliable machinegun around, And was finally adopted by the U.S. in 1917, And remained in british service un till the 1930's when it was replaced by the lighter and more effective Vickers Bren LMG.

Well that concludes this news, But be sure to check back for more updates soon, As we have plenty more where this comes from.

P. S. The forums will be up soon.