Hello and welcome back to another update of Forgotten Hope 2. Once more a short reminder before the update: The Forgotten Hope Developer Team is always looking for talented, dedicated personnel in all spheres of modding. At the moment we are especially interested in people able to do rigging, UVW unwrapping, vegetation modeling and sourcing and engineering sounds. Points of contact can be found on our stafflist.

First we have some information that you may find interesting. To start with, we would like to announce that Forgotten Honor has a new tournament for your enjoyment. More details are available below.

Time to start the update with a little more than a fire-cracker. McGibs finished a quite useful high explosive for the British forces. The No74 ST Grenade was designed in 1940 and with a total weight of 1.000g it had 600g nitroglycerine ready for detonation. Its working principle was quite similar to the Mills Bomb and if all went well, the grenade would hit the target up to 60 feet away, stick, and then explode. BOOOOM ;)

We would like to continue with the German light armoured reconnaissance vehicle SdKfz 222. Driven by a Horch 3.5 petrol engine its 90 horsepower allowed a maximum cruising speed of 80 km/h and a cross-country speed of 40 km/h. The Sonderkraftfahrzeug 222 was armed with a 2 cm KwK 30 L/55 autocannon and a 7.92 mm Maschinengewehr 34 machine gun. It was modelled by Lude, Rad and AceS, who did the skinning and created the old SdKfz 222 for the BF1942 version already. And last but not least it was deployed into the game by ctz.

That's all for today, but be sure to come back for another Forgotten Hope update. And don't forget to join us on IRC. Feel free to visit our public forums to discuss this update or other news.

Ladies and gentlemen we are pleased to announce another branch of of the Forgotten Honor Rising Thunder campaign, this time for all the players who live in the Oceania timezone. While the battle for China and other parts of Asia rages on, the free divisions of Australia and New Zealand pit themselves against the merciless armies of the Japanese Empire. The server is hosted in Australia to ensure unparalleled ping and a lag-free game.

Our brand new FHT minimod will be used to supply you with never before seen weapons and vehicles to rain death down on your enemies! We have a dedicated mapping team to produce historically accurate battles and custom maps for your enjoyment. See the sun set on the oceans of the Pacific, while you stain the sands red with the blood of your enemies! The tides of war are rising, will you stand your ground, or be swept away?

The registration for Rising Thunder Oceania has now opened and we welcome everyone from Down under to participate in this great Battlefield experience. We use our FHT mini Mod that in combination with Forgotten Hope delivers an amazing game play.

Hello and welcome back to another update of Forgotten Hope 2. Some introducing words before the update - the Forgotten Hope Developer Team is always looking for talented, dedicated personell in all areas of modding. At the moment we are especially interested in people able to do rigging, UVW unwrapping, vegetation modeling and sourcing and engineering sounds. Points of contact can be found on our stafflist.

But let us jump back into the year 1942. The map we want to put on display today is Mersa Matruh made by Lobo. Mersa Matruh was the last obstacle eastwards before El Alamein for Rommel's troops, right after his Afrika Korps had recaptured Gazala and overwhelmed Tobruk only days before. The Wehrmacht captured 32.000 prisoners, 2.000 tons of fuel, 5.000 tons of food and 2.000 vehicles on the 21st of June.

Heavily defeated, the British continued retreating and set up in Mersa Matruh. General Auchinleck took over command personally to hold off the now resupplied German troops. On the 26th of June, 3 days after Rommel asked for permission to advance into Egypt, the Afrika Korps was on the move again - with Rommel made a Field Marshal the same day.

Unluckily for the British troops they saw themselves surrounded and cut off only a few hours later. On the 27th of June 1942 there was only one chance left for the beseiged Allied Troops as the Germans try to outflank their positions: Breakout!

Mersa Matruh fell on the 29th of June after heavy fighting. The Afrika Korps captured 6.000 prisoners along with large quantities of supplies and continued on its way to El Alamein.

That's all for today, but be sure to come back for another Forgotten Hope update. And don't forget to join us on IRC. Feel free to visit our public forums to discuss this update or other news.