As we opened our fifth D-Day Event with an unusual field-modified vehicle that took part in the landings, we wanted to conclude the event with another remarkable field-modified vehicle used : one used during the battle of Bir Hakeim, which ended on June 11, 1942 and is now featured in the first part of recently released French film De Gaulle.

The 1939-1940 campaigns revealed to the Allies their lack of mobile anti-tank capabilities against an enemy deploying masses of tanks and overrunning static defences. One early solution was to mount anti-tank or artillery guns on the backs or tops of trucks and armored vehicles. This approach was further developed in the vast expanses of the Middle East and North Africa, where the Commonwealth forces used Bofors 37 mm or QF 2-pounder anti-tank guns mounted on Ford, Chevrolet, or Morris trucks.

The Free French, having pushed their Hotchkiss H39 tanks—salvaged from the Norway Expedition—to their limits during the Gabon and Syria campaigns, urgently needed affordable and mobile firepower. Taking advantage of the arsenal left behind by Vichy forces in Syria-Lebanon, as well as equipment recovered from Norway, their field engineers began mounting French artillery pieces onto various trucks.

The 1er Bataillon du Pacific, part of the 1ère Division Légère Française Libre, installed several 25mm SA Modèle 1934 anti-tank guns on the rear of their available wheeled vehicles. The gun, stripped of its legs and wheels, was mounted on a central pole in the truck bed, allowing the gunner to rotate 360 degrees. This mobile anti-tank gun earned the nickname "Derviche", inspired by the Turkish whirling dervishes who spin during their prayers. Although the gun had already shown its limitations in 1940, it was still capable of knocking out German and Italian tanks in 1942.

During the battle of Bir-Hakeim in May-June 1942, the "Derviches" were integrated in the "Jock Columns"—small, highly mobile units with significant firepower—to conduct patrols and raids behind enemy lines. The "Derviches" and other field-engineered portees remained in service until the end of the North African Campaign, when Free French forces were re-equipped.

Our "Derviche" was made by CptBocquier from the Chevy 30cwt made by Rad and the 25mm SA Modèle 34 anti-tank gun by Seth Soldier.

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Hello and welcome back to another Forgotten Hope 2 update.

For the fifth year in a row, we will be marking the anniversary of D-Day with an event running for two weeks:

Saturday 6th to Sunday 14th June

For the occasion, the following event maps will be added to the servers:

• ArminAce Breakthrough
• Brécourt Manor
• La Fière
• Operation Atlantic
• Ste-Marie-du-Mont
• Ste-Mère-Église

These maps will be featured alongside our Normandy maps on June 6th–7th and June 13th–14th. Between June 8th–12th, they will remain part of the regular map rotation.

A list of changes made to the mod can be seen in the Changelog.

See you on the servers!

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Hello and welcome back to another Forgotten Hope 2 update.

With the fifth edition of our D-Day anniversary event closing in, we wanted to show you a unique vehicle made especially for the allied landings, the LCA "SCAM" with J-Projectors.

In April 1944, it was decided that Ranger Force A, under the command of Lt. Col. Rudder, would assault the formidable cliffside coastal battery at Pointe du Hoc, Normandy. While planning the mission, the Rangers worked closely with the Combined Operations HQ, which had been working on a variety of devices to assist the British Commandos in rapidly scaling cliffs, a common obstacle during their raids along the Atlantic coast.

One of the devices that caught the Rangers' attention was a type of rocket-propelled grappling hook. These 2-inch launchers, known as J-Projectors, traced their origins back to British maritime rescue devices developed by William Schermuly. To facilitate their use during the assault, the planners launched Project SCAM, which involved attaching six J-Projectors on the gunwales of the Rangers' assigned LCAs for D-Day. Each LCA carried three pairs of rope boxes : one pair with plain ropes, another with toggle ropes and the last with rope ladders.

On June 6, Ranger Force A crossed the Channel in the two LSI(H)s, the "Amsterdam" and the "Ben My Chree", each carrying six SCAM LCAs. Due to the rough crossing, many of the ropes became waterlogged by the time of the landing, preventing them from reaching the top of the cliff. Of the 54 J-projectors on the LCAs, only 19 hooks successfully reached the cliff top. The crew of LCA 887, recognizing this issue, dismantled their remaining four launchers and carried them ashore, where they fired the rockets by hand using a battery.

Our SCAM LCA was made by Matt Baker, based on the LCA made by Toddel. The J-Projectors will be usable ingame thanks to the work of Ekiso.

You can check an ingame preview of the SCAM LCA in the video below !

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