History Characters / WarThunder

This is a given for any game that focuses on military vehicles from the interwar period onwards, and Germany is no exception. The majority of their vehicles up to Rank IV are from the [[UsefulNotes/NazisWithGnarlyWeapons Wehrmacht]] from the interwar period all the way to the fall of the Third Reich.

* UsefulNotes/FinnsWithFearsomeForests: While a sub-tree under Sweden, a few Finnish vehicles can be found under Grmany such as a captured [=KV-1=] and a German-supplied [=P-36=] Hawk (seized from France by Germany and later sold to Finland).

Obviously present, since they are a major player on military vehicles from the 1930s onward. Their air forces for the first four ranks consist of fighters, attackers, and bombers that are either designed by the [[UsefulNotes/RedsWithRockets Soviets]], captured from the Germans, or supplied to them under Lend-Lease. The Ground Forces are no slouch here either, with the first four ranksconsisting of both Soviet designs and foreign vehicles captured by/supplied to the USSR. Their later vehicles are almost entirely domestic designs.

* LethalJokeCharacter: The L3/33 CC is a piddly BR 1.0 tankette with a 20mm anti-tank rifle, wafer-thin armour that even machine gun bullets can penetrate, and a crew of only two. Useless, right? Well mostly yes, but it does have some key advantages. The tankette's tiny size and low profile make it difficult to spot and able to make good use of sparse cover and bushes (particularly if you drape the tankette in camouflage), and the -15 degrees of gun depression is very helpful in making it a good ambusher hitting lighter vehicles in the flanks. Amazingly, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZMNwu5jRw8 a player]] brought one into a game against modern vehicles, and [[RockBeatsLaser actually managed to score a ammo-racking kill]]!

* UsefulNotes/Bangladesh: Consists of a single premium- the Type [=69IIG=], which is an upgraded Bangladesh model of the Type 69.

* UsefulNotes/AussiesWithArtillery: Australia is represented by the Wirraway and Boomerang aicraft, the [=AC4=] tank, and the Royal Australian Armoured Corps' Centurion Mk. 5/1. The patrol boat ''HMAS Arrow'' and destroyer ''HMAS Tobruk'' are also present in the naval tech tree.
* UsefulNotes/CanucksWithChinooks: Canada is represented by the QF 3.7 Ram II (a QF 32-pounder gun mounted on top of a Ram II tank), the [=M113=] ADATS dual-purpose anti-tank/anti-air missile vehicle, and the then-often-requested Skink SPAAG. In the naval front, we have the sub-chaser ''HMCS Brantford.''
* UsefulNotes/SouthAfricansWithSurfaceToAirMissiles: The South African Army is represented as a branch of the British ground forces tree, featuring the Marmon-Herrington and the Eland armoured cars, the Ratel IFV, the Rooikat wheeled AFV, the Olifant (locally-refurbished and redesigned Centurion) tank, and the TTD prototype. The Rooivalk is also present in the British helicopter tree as a premium.

** The [=FV4005=] has a 183-mm cannon, the largest of its kind among ground vehicles. This comes at the price of also having the longest stock reload in the game at 38.9 seconds.

** Their (former) 6.7 lineup [[note]] Refers to the Centurion Mk. 3, [=FV4202=], Caernarvon, Tortoise, and the [=FV4005=]. The first two were eventually uptiered to 7.3 and the third to 7.0.[[/note]] carries some of the most expensive maximum repair costs among ground vehicles. The sole exception is the [=FV4005=], largely due to being AwesomeButImpractical incarnate.

* UndergroundMonkey: Centurions can also be found on the Swedish tech tree as the Strv 81 and Strv 101. The South African branch has a locally-refurbished variant known as the Olifant. Israel also has a decent amount of Centurions under the Sho't designation.

** The engines of the Centurions, Caernarvon, and Conqueror can be disabled by strafing them from the air as their engine roofs have extremely thin armor.

* AceCustom: All of the premium ''LÉ Orla''s armament (1x OTO Melara 76-mm, 2x Oerlikon 20-mm and 4x FN MAG) are usable, making it better-armed than its lead ship/tech-tree variant (''HMS Peacock'') which only has the OTO Melara.

* MovesetClone: A side effect of being the game's UndergroundMonkey faction. However, such nature of the Chinese tree [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools helps new players in fleshing out their playstyle]], thanks to the variety afforded by the presence of disparate foreign designs.

* UsefulNotes/FinnsWithFearsomeForests: The captured [=KV-1=] in Finnish service, as well as German-supplied [=P-36=] Hawks (seized from France by Germany and later sold to Finland), both appear as event-limited vehicles (which can be purchased from the marketplace).

* UsefulNotes/OssisWithOsas: The Warsaw Pact aligned East German Air Force has several jet-powered [=MiGs=] from the [=MiG-15=] to the [=MiG-23=]. On the ground vehicles front, the sole representative for the East Germans is the Soviet-designed [=BMP-1=].

* UsefulNotes/WeAreNotTheWehrmacht: The post-war German Bundeswehr is represented by the Canadair Sabre in the air, and the Leopard 1 & 2 series of main battle tanks and the Jagdpanzer 4-5 & Begleitpanzer 57 on the ground.

* AceCustom: Norbert Flegel's Bf 109 A and before the Italy was spun off to its own tech tree, Luciano Marcolin's C.R.42 CN. A Hawker Hunter of the Patrouille Suisse is also present as a premium, carrying more advanced armament than its British counterparts.

* PainfullySlowProjectile: The Brummbär's ammo have muzzle velocities of 240 (HE) and 280 (HEAT) m/s.

* MovesetClone: A side effect of being the game's UndergroundMonkey faction. All of their aircraft are 1-1 copies of aircraft found in the British, French and American tech trees.

** The air and ground tree. Most Israeli vehicles are foreign (mostly British, French and American) designs or derivatives of them. Indigenously-designed vehicles only start showing up in higher tiers.

* {{UsefulNotes/Hungary}}: The Hungarian Bf-110 and Bf-109 are available as premiums. Their ground vehicles (Toldi [=IIA=], Turan II, and Zrinyi I) are all event or battle pass vehicles.
* UsefulNotes/TurksWithTroops: The Turkish Air Force's Starfighter features as a premium as well as the T129 ATAK, their indigenized version of the A129 Mangusta.

* AmmunitionConservation: While there is no cap in the other (HE-VT, SAPHEI) rounds of the OTOMATIC, the APFSDS is limited to 12 rounds in the vehicle.

* TheDreaded: The OTOMATIC (sometimes called OTOMAGIC), a radar-equipped SPAAG with a 76-mm naval gun which can wreck even [=MBTs=] if equipped with APFSDS rounds, is this in the top tiers.

** The OTOMATIC is half as fast, but just as deadly if it's sufficiently upgraded to carry APFSDS rounds. It's pretty much limited by a 12-round limit in the said anti-tank ammo.

Japan consists of vehicles from both the [[UsefulNotes/KatanasOfTheRisingSun Imperial era]] and the post-WWII Self-Defense Force.
* UsefulNotes/KaijuDefenseForce: The [=F-86F=] Sabre is the first plane from the JSDF, and before the supersonic era were the only JSDF vehicles in the game. The Ground and Maritime elements were added in subsequent patches, including their immediate post-war American hand-me-downs such as the "Easy-Eight" Sherman, M24 Chaffes and various mobile AA guns

** The Type 97 Chi-Ha Short and Long Gun variants are 120-mm naval cannons strapped on the chassis of a medium tank.

* GlassCannon: The tree. Their tanks display good firepower, but this comes at the cost of having [[RunningGag virtually non-existent armor]].

* LongRangeFighter: A combination of excellent firepower and [[RuleOfThree negligible armor]] encourages this playstyle on Japanese vehicles.

The [[UsefulNotes/GaulsWithGrenades French]] Air Force had been present since the very beginning; albeit it consisted of only one plane included as a British premium. French aircraft were introduced in Update 1.73, and French tanks eventually followed.

* AceCustom: Norbert Flegel's Bf 109 A and before the Italy was spun off to its own tech tree, Luciano Marcolin's C.R.42 CN.

* UsefulNotes/TheBiteOfDracula: Romanian aircraft are featured as premiums in the Italian tech tree, including the He-112 and Hs-129 in Romanian service, as well as the indigenous [=IAR-81C=].
* {{UsefulNotes/Hungary}}: The Hungarian Bf-110 is available as a premium. Their ground vehicles (Toldi [=IIA=], Turan II, and Zrinyi I) are all event or battle pass vehicles.

* UsefulNotes/BohemiansWithBombers and UsefulNotes/SlovaksWithSappers: The premium Su-25K and Mi-24D both fly in Czechoslovak colors, and Slovakia has their modernization of the T-72M2 MBT.

* MacrossMissileMassacre: The premium BM-8 mounts a Katyusha rocket launcher on a T-60 chassis, whereas the [=BM-13N=] (also a premium) straps it on a truck.

* AceCustom: Includes John Thach's [=F2A-1=], Bob Galer's [=F3F-2=], the [=F4U-4B=] used by the Series/BlackSheepSquadron, George E. Bostwick and Witold Łanowski's [=P-47Ms=], Ray Wetmore's [=P51-D=], Tadayoshi Koga's Zero, Richard Bong's [=P38-J=], and the USAFE Skyblazers' [=F-86F-35=].

** '''Only Sweden''' doesn't have a Sherman variant in their tech tree. [[note]] The Soviet and German trees only have a premium Sherman, the latter being the rarest of them. Also, Sweden had tested the Sherman after the war, leading to jokes that it will eventually find its way in the Swedish tree.[[/note]] The US tree itself contains a generous amount of Shermans, possessing 12 out of the 32 variants present in-game (34 if you include the inflatable ones in the 2015 AprilFoolsDay event and the Skink SPAAG).

* ArmorPiercingAttack: They are the second nation in the game to adopt APDS, starting with the Challenger ([[NamesTheSame different from the more modern Challengers]]) and the Comet, allowing them to slice through some of their better-armored opponents such as the German big cats and Sherman Jumbos.

* NamesTheSame: The T-80 light tank is not to be confused for the T-80 MBT, and the iconic T-34 also shares a name with the unrelated American premium T34 heavy tank.

* RareVehicles: The extremely obscure North Vietnamese Phòng không T-34 SPAA is present in the Chinese main tech tree.

* RareVehicles: The Panther II, Flakpanzer Coelian, 10.5-cm Tiger II, and the Maus were all removed from the game in Update 1.91 (though those that had the vehicles in possession, or put at least one research point into them, still kept them. The Maus briefly returned in the 8th anniversary, but the other vehicles have not returned). The former three were taken out, ostensibly on account of being paper designs, while Gaijin found the Maus impossible to balance, as it vacillated between a near-unstoppable MightyGlacier and a JokeCharacter depending on the matchmaking. The 10.5-cm Tiger II was replaced by the [=M48A2=] G [=A2=] and received an APFSDS shell, while the [=M48A2=] C filled in for the relocated Patton. The Ostwind II (an Ostwind with dual cannons), an even more obscure SPAAG prototype, replaced the Coelian.

* RareVehicles: The North Vietnamese Phòng không T-34 SPAA is a premium in the Russian tree.

* MasterOfAll: Combining ''really'' long-range missiles (the [=9K127=] Vikhr ATGM in particular, possessing a maximum range of 10 km AND a proximity fuze that can be [[NotTheIntendedUse used against aircraft]], outranging every SPAA at the time of its release with the exceptions of the Bradley ADATS and the [=2K22=] Tunguska; the latter of which is usually in the same team as the Kamov choppers), decent armor, and great speed, the later Kamov (Ka-50 and -52) helicopters ruled the skies of top-tier ground battles for quite some time.

** The [=M103=] can be this if downtiered; on uptiers, HEAT rounds (including ATGMs) rounds render its sloped armor useless.

* UndergroundMonkey: The Leopard family is among the most ubiquitous ground vehicles in the game, which is also present in the Italian ([=1A5=]) and Swedish (Strv 121, Strv 122, and Strv [=122B=] PLSS, and the [[UsefulNotes/NorwegiansWithNoAmmo Norwegian]] Leopard 1A5) tech trees. The later German medium tank line also contains the Leopard family and its numerous variants.

* UndergroundMonkey: The Soviet tech tree also contains a generous amount of [=T-34s=] present until Tier IV, possessing 14 (or 15) of the 18 variants in game (20 if you include the SPAA variant used by North Vietnam). They're also present in the Chinese and German (as a premium) tech trees.

* UsefulNotes/FinnsWithFearsomeForests: Present in the Mörkö-Morane (a modification of the French M.S.406), Pyörremyrsky, Fokker D.XII, and the VL Myrsky II (all premium aircraft), the L-62 ANTI II [[note]] Manufactured by Sweden but exclusively used by the Finnish Army starting from the Continuation War[[/note]] on the ground forces front, and the Franco-Finnish [=ItO=]-90M SPAA.

* {{BFG}}: The Swedes have their 150-mm own derp gun in the form of the Tier I Spj fm/43-44 and its recoilless rifle.

* UndergroundMonkey: The French version of the [=ItO=]-90M is completely identical to the one in this tree, despite the former [[ArtisticLicenseHistory never fielding the Patria Pasi APC.]]

The RAF is fully playable, and brings out all the famous toys, including the Hurricane Series, the Spitfire series, Lancaster Bomber, and even the Fairy Swordfish. As of 1.49/(AKA 1.70.1945), naval fighters have been added. Version 1.53 introduces the much-anticipated Hawker Hunter F.1 and British ground vehicles, though the latter is limited to a half-dozen premium tanks including the Black Prince, Sherman Firefly, A13 Mk II, and Achilles. Version 1.55 "Royal Armour" added a full line of non-premium British ground vehicles with more slated for the future. The Royal Navy was eventually made playable in 2019.

** The Spitfire is one of the most ubiquitous aircraft in the game, with '''21''' variants present in the British tree alone, not to mention Italy, Russia, and the US getting their own as well.

* MilitaryMashupMachine: The [=CM11=] is a modernized [=M60=] Patton chassis mated with the turret of an [=M48=] Patton, except said turret uses the [=M68A1=] gun, the same one used for the early production Abrams models.

The French Air Force had been present since the very beginning; albeit it consisted of only one plane included as a British premium. French aircraft were introduced in Update 1.73, and French tanks eventually followed.

* DoNotRunWithAGun: Stabilizers are uncommon in the French line; true vertical stabs are found only in the American tanks, shoulder-stop stabs in the lower tiers, and two-plane stabs on five [[note]] AMX-30 Super (premium), AMX-32, AMX-40, and the two Leclercs[[/note]] top-tier vehicles.

Israel was added in the "Winged Lions" on December 14th, 2021. To date, they are the only tech tree that start from Rank IV instead of Rank I.

Gaijin's earlier stance was that Italy didn't have enough aircraft to justify being it's own nation and reduced the Regia Aeronautica to being a sub-branch in the German Air Force that doesn't go past tier 1 for fighters, and tier 2 for several variations of just ''one'' bomber; the S.79 Spaviero. In 2017, they reversed their earlier stance and Italy became its own nation on Patch 1.69.

Japan consists of vehicles from both the Imperial era and the post-WWII Self-Defense Force.

* UsefulNotes/RussiansWithRifles: The Imperial Russian Navy can be seen in the bluewater half of the naval tech tree.
* UsefulNotes/RussiansWithRustingRockets: The post-Soviet Russian military make an appearance in-game; to look for them, the vehicle card shows the Russian white-blue-red tricolor flag instead of the Soviets' predominantly red flag.

* UndergroundMonkey: The Soviet tech tree also contains a generous amount of [=T-34s=] present until Tier IV, possessing 13 of the 18 variants in game (20 if you include the SPAA variant used by North Vietnam). They're also present in the Chinese and German (as a premium) tech trees.

Swedish aircraft were first introduced in Update 1.93 as a premium exclusives, before the entire tree was unveiled in 1.95 (Northern Wind). Most locally-produced aircraft are present, from the Saab 17 bomber up to the Viggen. Their ground counterparts started appearing in the same update, with the entire ground forces tree introduced on 1.97 (Viking Fury).

* UsefulNotes/FinnsWithFearsomeForests: Present in the Mörkö-Morane (a modification of the French M.S.406), Pyörremyrsky (both premium aircraft), the L-62 ANTI II [[note]] Manufactured by Sweden but exclusively used by the Finnish Army starting from the Continuation War[[/note]] on the ground forces front, and the Franco-Finnish [=ItO=]-90M SPAA.

* FixedForwardFacingWeapon: While casemated designs are par for the course for tank destroyers in general, the Strv 103 takes the cake as it's unique for being a ''turretless MBT.''
* GlassCannon: Most tank destroyers qualify, with some (situational) exceptions such as the Sav m/43 assault guns.

Hits all the major entries under UsefulNotes/WW2 aircraft, and quite a few more besides. Several variations of the all-metal B-17 Flying Fortress are present, the P-47 Thunderbolt is there, along with the P-51D-5 Mustang. Later updates added legendary US jet fighters such as the P-80 Shooting Star, F-84 Thunderjet, F-86 Sabre, and the F-100D Super Sabre. And now with patch 1.45, we have getting all kinds of Sherman variants including the Jumbo and "Easy 8", as well as light tanks like the Stuart, Chaffee, and Walker Bulldog, and even some ''heavy tank prototypes'' such as the M6 and T32 to round out the lineup. 1.75 added American Tank Destroyers. More modern American vehicles such as the Patton-series tanks and the famous M1 Abrams line of main battle tanks have also joined the ranks of the American tech tree, and the United States Navy was one of the first naval trees to be added once naval forces went live.

** '''Only Sweden''' doesn't have a Sherman variant in their tech tree. [[note]] The Soviet and German trees only have a premium Sherman, the latter being the rarest of them. Also, Sweden had tested the Sherman after the war, leading to jokes that it will eventually find its way in the Swedish tree.[[/note]] The US tree itself contains a generous amount of Shermans, possessing 12 out of the 30 variants present in-game (31 if you include the inflatable ones in the 2015 AprilFoolsDay event).

* UsefulNotes/AussiesWithArtillery: Australia is represented by the Wirraway and Boomerang aicraft, the [=AC4=] tank, and the Royal Australian Armoured Corps' Centurion Mk. 5/1.
* UsefulNotes/CanucksWithChinooks: Canada is represented by the QF 3.7 Ram II (a QF 32-pounder gun mounted on top of a Ram II tank), and the [=M113=] ADATS dual-purpose anti-tank/anti-air missile vehicle.

* UsefulNotes/WeAreNotTheWehrmacht: The post-war German Bundeswehr is represented by the Canadair Sabre in the air, and the Leopard 1 & 2 series of main battle tanks and the Jagdpanzer 4-5 & Begleitpanzer 57 on the ground.

* UsefulNotes/ArgentinesWithArmoredVehicles: Argentina is represented with the joint Argentine-German TAM design and its upgrades, as well as their variant of the [[UsefulNotes/NeutralAustriansWithNoNavy SK-105 Kürassier]].

Obviously present, since they are a major player on military vehicles from the 1930s onward. Their air forces for the first four ranks consist of fighters, attackers, and bombers that are either designed by the Soviets, captured from the Germans, or supplied to them under Lend-Lease. The Ground Forces are no slouch here either, with the first four ranksconsisting of both Soviet designs and foreign vehicles captured by/supplied to the USSR. Their later vehicles are almost entirely domestic designs.

The RAF is fully playable, and brings out all the famous toys, including the Hurricane Series, the Spitfire series, Lancaster Bomber, and even the Fairy Swordfish. As of 1.49/(AKA 1.70.1945) Naval fighters have been added. Version 1.53 introduces the much-anticipated Hawker Hunter F.1 and British ground vehicles, though the latter is limited to a half-dozen premium tanks including the Black Prince, Sherman Firefly, A13 Mk II, and Achilles. Version 1.55 "Royal Armour" added a full line of non-premium British ground vehicles with more slated for the future. As of 2019, the Royal Navy is now playable in naval battles.

!! Other notable entities that are part of the British tech tree:

* UsefulNotes/SouthAfricansWithSurfaceToAirMissiles: The South African Army is represented as a branch of the British ground forces tree, featuring the Marmon-Herrington and the Eland armoured cars, the Ratel IFV, the Rooikat wheeled AFV, the Olifant (locally-refurbished and redesigned Centurion) tank, and the TTD prototype.

* UndergroundMonkey: Centurions can also be found on the Swedish tech tree as the Strv 81 and Strv 101. The South African branch has a locally-refurbished variant known as the Olifant.

China is a ''de facto'' faction that was added to the game as part of a deal to introduce War Thunder to Chinese servers. It had remained inaccessible to servers outside of China (even in Russia, where the game is originally from) but as of September 2019 the People's Republic of China/Republic of China tree was finally released to the global market [[note]] This was because an exclusive deal between Gaijin and Tencent (to allow WT to operate from Tencent-provided servers in China) expired, and so the tech-tree was exported globally so the work put into it wouldn't be wasted[[/note]].

The French Air Force had been present since the very beginning; albeit it consisted of only one plane included as a British Premium. French aircraft were introduced in Update 1.73, and French tanks eventually followed.

This is a given for any game that focuses on military vehicles from the interwar period onwards, and Germany is no exception. The majority of their vehicles up to Rank IV are from the [[UsefulNotes/NazisWithGnarlyWeapons Wehrmacht]] from the interwar period all the way to the fall of the Third Reich. ----
!!Other notable entities that are part of the German tech tree:

* UsefulNotes/ArgentinesWithArmoredVehicles: Argentina is represented with the joint Argentine-German TAM design and its [=2C=] variant, as well as their variant of the [[UsefulNotes/NeutralAustriansWithNoNavy SK-105 Kürassier]].

* UndergroundMonkey: Leopards are also present in the Italian ([=1A5=]) and Swedish (Strv 121, Strv 122, and Strv [=122B=] PLSS) tech trees. The later German medium tank line also contains the Leopard family and its numerous variants.

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* UndergroundMonkey: The air and ground tree. Most Israeli vehicles are foreign (mostly British, French and American) designs or derivatives of them. Indigenously-designed vehicles only start showing up in higher tiers.

* UndergroundMonkey: The Soviet tech tree also contains a generous amount of [=T-34s=] that are present until Tier IV. They're also present in the Chinese and German (as a premium) tech trees.

!!Other notable entities that are part of the Swedish tech tree:

** '''Only Sweden''' doesn't have a Sherman variant in their tech tree. [[note]] The Soviet and German trees only have a premium Sherman, the latter being the rarest of them.[[/note]] The US tree itself contains a generous amount of Shermans, possessing 10 out of the 29 variants present in-game (30 if you include the inflatable ones in the 2015 AprilFoolsDay event).

** Later Pattons (the [=M48=] and the [=M60=]) can be found in the German, Chinese, and Italian tech trees.

* UndergroundMonkey: The Huey family is present in the Japanese [[note]] The Apache Longbow is the sole non-Cobra or Huey among Japanese choppers as of April 2021 [[/note]], German, and Italian (as the AB-205) trees.

** The long-gun Panzer [=IVs=], the [=Jpz 4-5=], and pretty much any open-topped Wehrmact TD: they're fairly excellent snipers... as long as nobody shoots them, as their survivability is awful.

* EarlyGameHell: Considering you're starting with the ''HMS Churchill'' as a reserve destroyer seen below and the anemic firepower (even if it's a straight case of MoreDakka on account of its eight Lewis guns) of the reserve MTB, the experience can be unpleasant to say the least.
* FragileSpeedster: The ''Brave''-class is the fastest boat of the British tree yet is fragile thanks to its incredibly low crewcount.

China is a ''de facto'' faction that was added to the game as part of a deal to introduce War Thunder to Chinese servers. It had remained inaccessible to servers outside of China (even in Russia, where the game is originally from) but as of September 2019 the People's Republic of China/Republic of China tree was finally released to the global market [[note]] This was because an exclusive deal between Gaijin and Tencent to allow WT to operate servers in China required them to have a Chinese tech-tree expired, the tech-tree was exported globally so the work put into it wouldn't be wasted.

The French Air Force had been absent since the very beginning with only one plane included as a British Premium, although there was strong support in the forums for France to be introduced. The support for France eventually came through on Update 1.73. French tanks eventually followed.

* UsefulNotes/OssisWithOsas: The Warsaw Pact aligned East German Air Force has several jet-powered [=MiGs=] from the [=MiG-15=] to the [=MiG-23=].

* LightningBruiser: The tree. More notable planes such as the Bf 109 and the Fw 190 combine exceptional speed and ridiculous firepower. That and the fact that they aren't known for strapping gigantic payloads freeing them for anti-air duty make them near-perfect fits for the MetaGame (in Realistic Battles, at least).

** The long-gun Panzer [=IVs=] and pretty much any open-topped TD qualify as they're fairly excellent snipers.
** Ditto for the two premium (Sd.Kfz.234/3 and /4) Pumas equipped with 75-mm guns, the latter of which is also referred to as the [=PaK=] Puma.

* LongRangeFighter: Considered as one of the best sniper nations thanks to their potent (and accurate) firepower, especially once they get access to the long-gun Panzers and/or any of their tank destroyers. They even have '''two''' tank destroyer lines!

** The Maus turns into near-juggernaut-level sealclubbing machine on downtiers. Downplayed for the lighter E-100, which sheds a bit of the Maus' "glacier" status.

* RareVehicles: The Panther II, Flakpanzer Coelian, 10.5-cm Tiger II, and the Maus were all removed from the game in Update 1.91 (though those that had the vehicles in possession still retained them. In addition, the Maus was briefly returned in celebration of the game's eighth anniversary). The former three were taken out, ostensibly on account of being paper designs, while Gaijin found the Maus impossible to balance, as it vacillated between a near-unstoppable MightyGlacier and a JokeCharacter depending on the matchmaking. The 10.5-cm Tiger II was replaced by the [=M48A2=] G [=A2=] and received an APFSDS shell, while the [=M48A2=] C filled in for the relocated Patton. The Ostwind II (an Ostwind with dual cannons), an even more obscure SPAAG prototype, replaced the Coelian.

Israel was added in the "Winged Lions" on December 14th, 2021.

* MilitaryMashupMachine: The Kfir C.7 has the fuselage of a French Dassault Mirage 5 fighter jet with engine of an American F-4 Phantom

* LevelLockedLoot: Israeli ground forces can't be unlocked until one unlocks a rank 4 ground vehicle in either the American, British, French or Soviet tech tree.

Gaijin's earlier stance was that Italy didn't have enough aircraft to justify being it's own nation and reduced the Regia Aeronautica to being a sub-branch in the German Air Force that doesn't go past tier 1 for fighters, and tier 2 for several variations of just ''one'' bomber; the S.79 Spaviero. Fast forward to 2017 and Gajin has announced that it has made enough content for Italy to become its own nation in the game on Patch 1.69.

* FragileSpeedster: A recurring feature of the tree, but most noticeble among the wheeled vehicles, which Italy has no shortage of.

Featuring the deadly A-6M Zero, the H-6K flying boat, the G-4M Betty Bomber, B-5N "Kate" Torpedo Plane, and D-3A "Val" Dive Bomber. The Imperial Japanese Army armoured corps and their Self-Defence Force successors eventually made it to the base game, with the Imperial Japanese Navy making their way into the game in Patch 1.89.
* UsefulNotes/KaijuDefenseForce: The air branch is represented by the [=F-86F=] Sabre. The Ground and Maritime elements were added in that order in subsequent patches, including their immediate post-war American hand-me-downs such as the "Easy-Eight" Sherman, M24 Chaffes and various mobile AA guns.

* CripplingOverspecialization: The Ki-109's {{BFG}} makes it suited for a tank- and bomber-deleter role, but loses almost all of the defensive armament of the original Ki-67 and its sole offensive gun is the said colossal cannon.

* FragileSpeedster: IJN aircraft are extremely good in turnfighting but at the same time are incredibly fragile.

Naturally, since this is a Russian-made game. On the Air Force side of things we have the ever famous Il-2 series, Yak series, Pe-2, Tu-2, and the [=MiG=]-15 and [=MiG=]-17. The Ground Forces are no slouch here either, with the legendary T-34 series, KV series, IS series, and the Cold-War/Modern era T-54 & T-55, T-62, T-72, T-80 and T-90 series tanks.
* UsefulNotes/RussiansWithRustingRockets: The post-Soviet Russian military are represented by [=T-90A=], [=T-72B3=] and [=T-80BVM=] tanks for ground vehicles and the Mi-35M, Mi-28N and Ka-52 for helicopters.

* MasterOfNone: See JackOfAllStats above.

* LightningBruiser: The T-34 line qualifies thanks to respectable firepower, really trolly sloped armor, and great mobility. Prior to reaching said line, the its predecessor T-50 plays similarly to them (only with relatively mediocre firepower).

* MasterOfAll: Combining ''really'' long-range missiles (the [=9K127=] Vikhr ATGM in particular, possessing a maximum range of 10 km AND a proximity fuze that can be [[NotTheIntendedUse used against aircraft]], outranging every SPAA at the time of its release with the exceptions of the Bradley ADATS and the [=2K22=] Tunguska, the latter of which is usually in the same team as the Kamovs), decent armor, and great speed, the later Kamov (Ka-50 and -52) helicopters ruled the skies of top-tier ground battles for quite some time.

Hits all the major entries under UsefulNotes/WW2 aircraft, and quite a few more besides. Several variations of the all-metal B-17 Flying Fortress are present, the P-47 Thunderbolt is there, along with the P-51D-5 Mustang. Later updates added legendary US jet fighters such as the P-80 Shooting Star, F-84 Thunderjet, F-86 Sabre, and the F-100D Super Sabre. And now with patch 1.45, we have getting all kinds of Sherman variants including the Jumbo and "Easy 8", as well as light tanks like the Stuart, Chaffee, and Walker Bulldog, and even some ''heavy tank prototypes'' such as the M6 and T32 to round out the lineup. 1.75.1945 added American Tank Destroyers. More modern American vehicles such as the Patton-series tanks and the famous M1 Abrams line of main battle tanks have also joined the ranks of the American tech tree, and the United States Navy was one of the first naval trees to be added once naval forces went live.

** The propensity towards strapping bombs and rockets on American fighters has led to the nation's reputation as having some of the best close air support in realistic/simulator ground battles.
** However, the same attribute also contributes to Allied teams' subpar winrates in Air RB, as such teams tend to get saturated with groundpounders and leave little cover against Axis teams, whose lineups are filled with excellent climbers.

** The Jumbos are one of the hardest tanks to take on in their tier and can slug it out both depending on the gun and the enemies they are facing.

** The [=M103=] can be this if downtiered; on uptiers, HEAT-FS rounds render its sloped armor useless.