FM/BP-386.V3.02 - Era's and technological capability
All loadouts contain sights and equipment which are appropriate to the timeframe and technological advancement of the faction being simulated, there are 4 standard faction-eras and certain standards apply in each area, but those standards may be limited (downward only) by a factions technological capability;
- E1 Pre-cold war (1930s-1960s)
- radios only in communications and leadership roles
- no GPS
- no BFT
- limited mapping
- limited optics (only for marksmanship roles)
- limited medical equipment
- no accuvac
- no AED(x)
- no amiodarone
- no EACA
- no fentanyl
- no KingLT
- no lidocaine
- no pulse oximeter
- no TXA
- E2 Cold-war (1960s-1990s)
- radios limited and typically not at the personal level
- no GPS
- no BFT
- limited medical equipment
- no accuvac
- no AED(X)
- no amiodarone
- no KingLT
- no lidocaine
- no pulse oximeter
- E3 Modern (1990s-2020s)
- personal radios
- GPS for leadership and logistics roles only
- BFT at Platoon HQ or higher
- in addition some high tech, or special force factions may have BFT for Squad HQ (at the discretion of unit command).
- E4 Future (2020s-2040s)
- personal radios
- personal GPS
- BFT at Squad HQ or higher
- Night vision devices permitted in the arsenal
Last major change:
Permitted night vision optics to be present in the E4 arsenals
