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FM/BP-386 · v3.01
Era's and technological capability
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- FM/BP-386
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- v3.01 8mos ago
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- Cpl Ross 25 Feb 2026
- Last material change
- v3.00 Permitted night vision optics to be present in the E4 arsenals
No words changed between v3.00 and v3.01.
v3.00
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 equipmentno 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 equipmentno accuvac
no AED(X)
no amiodarone
no KingLT
no lidocaine
no pulse oximeter
E3 Modern (1990s-2020s)personal radios
GPS for limited roles
BFT at Platoon HQ or higherin 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
v3.01
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 equipmentno 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 equipmentno accuvac
no AED(X)
no amiodarone
no KingLT
no lidocaine
no pulse oximeter
E3 Modern (1990s-2020s)personal radios
GPS for limited roles
BFT at Platoon HQ or higherin 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
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 equipmentno 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 equipmentno accuvac
no AED(X)
no amiodarone
no KingLT
no lidocaine
no pulse oximeter
E3 Modern (1990s-2020s)personal radios
GPS for limited roles
BFT at Platoon HQ or higherin 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
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Rifleman (Leadership Observer)
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