Hello and welcome back to another update of Forgotten Hope! Today, we have some new pictures of the new Sd.Kfz. 250 and the Fiat 626, as well as an announcement from Forgotten Honor about their new upcoming campaign.

Up first we have several ingame screenshots of both the commander-variant of the Sd.Kfz. 250 and the Italian Fiat 626. Both were exported and brought into FH2 by Gunnie.

Next we have an announcement from the Forgotten Honor tournament about their upcoming Italian-themed campaign. Here's what they had to say.

Forgotten Honor proudly announces A brand new Forgotten Hope 2 campaign coming soon After 8 successful campaigns on FH2, the last of which in Africa, F|H now brings you back to Italy, in Campaign 9: Veni, Vidi, Vici Will you join the Allied forces, as they fight to liberate Italy from the Nazi-Fascist army, or will you fight for the Axis, trying to keep hold of the 'Boot' and push the Allies back into the sea? The choice is yours! To pave the way for the campaign, get you in the mood and give you a taste of what is to come, the tireless F|H Management Team has various events in store for you! We will start our event series leading to the opening with an Italy Event about which you find more details below. In the end of our event series we are going to host a opening event like it has never been seen before: It is not going to be one of those usual pre-opening public play nights, but a much larger, ambitious event... involving the 2 divisions AND........ well.... it's a SURPRISE! While you are waiting for Campaign to start and while thinking about what this special event could be, you can enjoy our first event: Join us for free on May 6, 2011 at 18.00gmt During Italian Friday you're able to play on 3 of our maps of the upcoming campaign: Veni Vidi Vici. Will you join the Italian Friday event as part of the Allied forces that are invading the 'Boot', or will you side with the Axis forces to defend the Italian peninsula against the invaders? Join the Italian Friday event and experience some intense fights on the following excellent maps: Anzio Biazza Ridge Etna Line Details: Date: Friday, May 6th 2011 No Server Password Servers: Server Name: forgottenhonor.com - Italian Friday Server IP: 46.4.71.142:16570 Teamspeak 3 IP: ts.forgottenhonor.com Time: Time (GMT): 18:00 till 01:00 Time (BST): 19:00 till 02:00 Time (EST): 14:00 till 21:00 Time (Australian EST): 04:00 till 11:00 Time Zone Converter (w/automatic DST converter) ________________________________________________________________ Requirements to play: Working Forgotten Hope 2 version 2.3 for Battlefield 2 with latest BF2 update (v1.5) Download the maps here: Italian Friday - EU Mirror Italian Friday - US Mirror No other files are required to be able to play. So invite your Friends! Forgotten Honor has a wide experience in arranging campaigns and events for Forgotten Hope 2 and many other games and mods. We are an international online community of players, created by players, run by players and maintained by players. We always strive to make the best campaigns for you, to offer an unique experience you won't forget. Both the allied and the axis side eagerly await your enlistment and will gladly guide you to victory. Who will you join? www.forgottenhonor.com

That's all for this week, but be sure to come back next time for another update. Until then, feel free to visit our IRC channel and our public forums.

Hello and welcome back to another update of Forgotten Hope! Today's update is a very special one for us here on the FH2 team for several reasons, and we hope you enjoy it.

Today we have a vehicle that has long been missing since the days of Forgotten Hope 1. Today we have the Sd.Kfz 7 half-track!

The Sd.Kfz. 7 was a large half-track that saw use with many branches of the German military, included the Wehrmacht, the Luftwaffe, and the Waffen-SS. Its primary purpose was as a troop transport and artillery tractor, but because of its versatility and power, the Sd.Kfz. 7 also saw use as a recovery vehicle and an anti-aircraft platform. The vehicle had enough room for up to 12 men, along with their equipment and ammunition and with the help of a winch, could tow up to 17,600 lb (8,000 kg). Despite the mechanical problems associated with half-track based artillery tractors, the Sd.Kfz 7 had superior off-road capabilities for moving various gun platforms like the 8.8cm Flak gun yet even with large production numbers, the artillery and mechanized units of the panzer elements that received them, still used horses to move their heavy artillery.

The beginning of this month marked a year since developer Jim 'Rad' Rogers passed away. Yet, his high-quality models serve as examples of how much he loved what he did. It is not only this, but also his relaxed and humorous attitude are what he'll be remembered for, and he will be dearly missed. The Sd.Kfz. 7 model, and the wheels and tracks were done by Rad. The final skin and finishing touches were done by Agus.

You can read the original announcement about his passing here.

Up next we have a trailer for the opening of World at War's new campaign. You can view it below.

That's all for this week, but be sure to come back next time for another update. Until then, feel free to visit our IRC channel and our public forums.