Line #72 ShownTheirWork/GirlsUndPanzer


1	Due to the length of the trope entry in the [[Anime/GirlsUndPanzer main page]] this specific trope entry has been given its own page.
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3	!! The Vehicles
4	* As the title suggests, the tanks used are all based on actual tanks; ''aversions'' become noteworthy.
5	** Episode 1 shows: The British [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Churchill_Mk_VII Churchill Mk VII]] and [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matilda_II_%28tank%29 Matilda II]], the German [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panzer_IV Panzer IV]], [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/StuG_III StuG III]] and [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/38%28t%29 Panzer 38(t)]], the Japanese [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_89_I-Go Type 89 I-Go]][[note]][[TheAllegedCar The Alleged Tank]][[/note]] and the American [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M3_Lee M3 Lee]][[note]]for extra ShownTheirWork bonus, it's mentioned in the [[AllThereInTheManual official website]] to be in the British "Grant" configuration, and is correctly shown to be lacking an MG in the commander's cupola[[/note]]. Also, the British [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_IV_tank Mark IV (male)]] and [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medium_Mark_A_Whippet Medium Mark A Whippet]] and the German [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A7V A7V]] and [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panzer_III Panzer III]] were shown in the recruitment film.
6	*** Episode 1 also ''averts'' the trope whith the Churchill's gunsights showing an incorrect "6 Pdr" label.[[note]]While the most famous Churchill variants did, in fact, carry a 6-pounder gun, the Churchill VII (which is not only meticulously [[TwoDVisualsThreeDEffects rendered]] but also [[AllThereInTheManual labeled as one in the manga]]) carried a 75mm gun instead (although this was a bored-out 6-pounder done for two reasons: standardising ammunition and increasing power of HE shells). However it was far easier for tankers to refer the gun as a six-pounder, so it is more of a semantic issue.[[/note]]
7	** Episode 2 shows: The Japanese [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_10_tank Type 10]], and the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kawasaki_C-2 Kawasaki C-2]] transport plane that delivers it, using the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low_Altitude_Parachute_Extraction_System LAPES method]]. [[note]]LAPES as an airdrop method for cargo and tanks is a sound concept, as proven by the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M551_Sheridan M551 Sheridan]] and airdrop tests for the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M1_abrams M1 Abrams]]; however the practicality of airdropping a Main Battle Tank into combat is questionable. It ''could'' be done, but it is generally not worthwhile to do so.[[/note]]
8	** Episode 4 shows: The British [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crusader_tank Crusader]], the American [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M4_Sherman M4 Sherman]], and a brief shot of the British [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panjandrum Panjandrum]].
9	** Episode 5 shows: The American [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M4_Sherman_variants M4A1(76)W Sherman]], with the longer, more powerful 76mm gun, and the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherman_Firefly Sherman Firefly]], a British modification packing the immensely powerful [[{{BFG}} 17-pounder]]. It also has scale models of an Italian [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat_2000 Fiat 2000]] UsefulNotes/WorldWarI heavy tank and of an American [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M25_Tank_Transporter M25 "Dragon Wagon" Tank Transporter]].
10	** Episode 6 shows: The Soviet [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-34#T-34-85 T-34-85]], the Polish [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7TP 7TP]] ([[TooDumbToLive twin-turreted MG version]]), the Japanese [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_97_Chi-Ha Type 97 Chi-Ha]] and [[TheAllegedCar pre-WWII]] [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renault_FT#Variants FT-Ko]][[note]]which likely only serves the purpose of a VisualPun[[/note]], and the German [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_I Panzer VI Tiger I]]. Also featured is the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Focke-Achgelis_Fa_223 Focke-Achgelis Fa 223]], a rare [=WW2=]-era German helicopter.
11	** Episode 7 shows: The French [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Char_B1#Char_B1_bis Char B1 bis]], the German [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VK4501 Tiger(P)]][[note]]The Tiger(P) is not the same as the production Panzer VI Tiger. It was designed by Porsche but lost to the Henschel design in the competition. The already produced chassis then became the basis of the Ferdinand/Elefant tank destroyer[[/note]] and the Italian [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carro_Armato_P_40 Carro Armato P 26/40]], [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L3/35 Carro Veloce L3/35]] and [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semovente_75/18 Semovente 75/18]].
12	** Episode 8 shows: The Soviet [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iosif_Stalin_tank#IS-2 IS-2]], [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kliment_Voroshilov_tank#Models KV-2]] and [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-34_variants T-34 Model 1943]][[note]]with hexagonal welded turret, commander cupola and improved F-34 gun[[/note]]. Also shown are the Soviet [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katyusha_rocket_launcher BM-13 Katyusha rocket artillery]] and the British Indian [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armoured_Carrier_Wheeled_Indian_Pattern ACV-IP]].
13	** Episode 9 shows: The Russian [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RF-8 RF-8]] [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerosani Aerosled]] and a chibi Japanese [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_3_Chi-Nu Type 3 Chi-Nu]] medium tank.
14	** Episode 10 shows: The German [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panther_tank Panzer V Panther]], [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_II Tiger II]], [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jagdpanzer_IV Jagdpanzer IV]], [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jagdtiger Jagdtiger]], [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jagdpanther Jagdpanther]], [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elefant Ferdinand/Elefant]] and [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hetzer Hetzer]], plus the Japanese [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_95_reconnaissance_car Type 95 Small Personnel Carrier]][[note]]which does indeed carry just three people[[/note]] and American [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M151_¼-ton_4×4_utility_truck M151 MUTT]].
15	** Episode 11 shows: The Soviet [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BA-64 BA-64 armored car]] and a fully operational [[spoiler: German [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panzer_VIII_Maus Panzer VIII Maus]]]].
16	*** Episode 11 also ''averts'' the trope with the Hetzer. It shows the (slightly different) internal layout and gun mouth of the post-war (thus not Sensha-do-legal) Swiss G-13 variant.
17	** OVA 1 shows: The American [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M3_Stuart M3 Stuart]].
18	** OVA 3 shows us a ''lot'' of Academy Warships, all of them [[ShoutOut based on]] real aircraft carriers. Recognizable in formation are the ships of Ōarai (based on the Japanese carrier [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zuikaku Zuikaku]]), Anzio (Italian-themed school, based on the never completed carrier [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_aircraft_carrier_Aquila Aquila]]), Kuromorimine (German-themed school, based on the carrier [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_aircraft_carrier_Graf_Zeppelin Graf Zeppelin]]), Pravda (Russian-themed school, based on the carrier [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_aircraft_carrier_Kiev Kiev]]), Koala (Australian-themed school, based on the British carrier [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Invincible_%28R05%29 Invincible]][[note]]NOT an aversion; she was offered to the Australian Navy, but ultimately remained in the Royal Navy[[/note]]), St. Glorianna (British-themed school, based on the carrier [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Ark_Royal_%28R07%29 Ark Royal]]), Saunders (USA-themed school, based on the carrier [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_George_Washington_%28CVN-73%29 George Washington]]), Maginot (French-themed school, based on the [[MilitaryMashupMachine submersible gun cruiser aircraft carrier]] [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_submarine_Surcouf_%28N_N_3%29 Surcouf]][[note]]yes, it ''existed''[[/note]]), and [=ChiHaTan=] (Japanese-themed school, based on the carrier [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_aircraft_carrier_Akagi Akagi]]). It also shows "past" images of "[[AlternateHistory historical]]" city-ships, including one based upon [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Dreadnought_%281906%29 HMS Dreadnought]].
19	*** The Ribbon Warrior manga gives us Tatenashi High School (theme yet unknown), whose ship resembles the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_aircraft_carrier_Souryuu Souryuu]]
20	** The ''Ribbon Warrior'' spinoff gives us the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_97_Te-Ke Type 97 Te-Ke]], the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M22_Locust M22 Locust]], the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7TP 7TP]], and cameos by the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M3_Stuart Stuart M3A1]], the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panzer_II Panzer II]], the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TKS TKS]], the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Aircraft_Hamilcar Hamilcar glider]], the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renault_R35 Renault R35]], the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMR_35 Renault AMR35 (ZT-1 7.5mm, ZT-1 13.2mm and ZT-2 variants)]] and the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panzer_I Panzer I]].
21	*** One of the aforementioned noteworthy aversions comes in chapter 1 of Ribbon Warrior, depicting a battle for tanks under 10 tonnes. One of the tanks shown is an [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M3_Stuart M3A1]] Stuart, which is several tonnes over the top 10 tonnes weight. In chapter 5 there is the Renault R35 which only 0.4 tonnes over the limit.
22	*** Added to that, a few critical drawing details of that tank can only belong instead to an [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M2_Light_Tank M2A4]] (while other details ''are'' of the [=M3A1=]).[[note]]Namely, the [=M2A4=] had a raised iddler that was lowered to the ground in the [=M3A1=] by a support arm whose only purpose was to allow that wheel to be lowered. The tank is drawn with BOTH raised iddler and support arm.[[/note]] That tank is ALSO over 10 tonnes. The same artist has drawn the same "mixed" tank in other works.
23	** The ''Fierce fight! It's the Maginot battle!'' spinoff, in addition to the already-seen B1 Bis and FT-17 tanks, gives us the Renault R35 and the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SOMUA_S35 Somua S35]]. Plus the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renault_UE_Chenillette Renault UE]] ''chenillette'' (small tracked vehicle) and the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ANF_Les_Mureaux_113 ANF-Les Mureaux 117.R2]] recon plane.
24	** The movie introduces the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M26_Pershing M26 Pershing]], [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M24_Chaffee M24 Chaffee]], [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centurion_(tank) Centurion Mk.I]], [[spoiler:[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl-Gerät Mörser Karl]]]] and the [[spoiler:[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T28_Super_Heavy_Tank T28 Super Heavy Tank]]]] in the University Team. The previously mentioned [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medium_Mark_A_Whippet Medium Mark A Whippet]] is seen as a display, the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crusader_tank Crusader]] is seen in use, as well as a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panzer_II Panzer II]] driven by Maho. Chi-Ha-Tan, aside from their abundance of Type 97 Chi-Ha, also have [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_95_Ha-Go Type 95 Ha-Go]]s They also mentioned the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brummb%C3%A4r Brummbär]], [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sturmtiger Sturmtiger]], the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tortoise_heavy_assault_tank Tortoise assault tank]], and the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsar_Tank Tsar tank]]. Jatkosota High School brings with them a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BT-42 BT-42 assault gun]] and even shows its [[spoiler: ability to be driven without treads]]. The show also features a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_C-5_Galaxy C-5M Super Galaxy]] in use by Saunders and the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_cruiser_Kasuga IJN Kasuga]] used as a ferry. Several pre- and post-[=WW2=] armored/scout cars are seen in use as transportation cars, [[PlayedForLaughs including]] the world's very first AFV, the 1898 [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motor_Scout Simms armoured quadricycle]]. And [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marder_III Marder III ausf. M]] also briefly shown in [[LawyerFriendlyCameo World of SPG]] [[http://i.imgur.com/oGWaJAE.png advertising]]. Meanwhile, Ami Chono is shown arriving at the Nishizumi household in a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kawasaki_OH-1 Kawasaki OH-1 "Ninja" scout attack helicopter]].
25	** In ''Das Finale Part 1'', an image of the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Chamond_(tank) Saint-Chamond]], a French WWI 'tank'[[note]]Historically, it was classified as a tank, but it's fixed cannon, underpowered engine and ''terrible'' traverse due to it's design regulated it to a role similar to that of WWII-era self propelled artillery and assault guns[[/note]] is seen on a poster detailing the upcoming tournament and later, a small gold-plated model as a trophy.
26	*** BC Freedom Academy also boasts an all-French tank repertoire of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SOMUA_S35 Somua S35s]], a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renault_FT Renault FT light tank]] as their flag vehicle and several [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARL_44 ARL 44]] prototype tanks that was developed near the end of WWII. Ōarai also adds a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_IV_tank Mark IV landship]], a WWI-era tank to their fleet.
27	*** During the start of the tournament, various vehicles can be seen parked within the venue; Saunder's [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M8_Greyhound M20 Scout Car]], St. Gloriana's Rolls-Royce Bentley luxury car, Pravda's [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BA-20 BA-20 armoured car]] and Anzio's [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lancia_1ZM Lancia 1ZM armoured car]].
28	** ''Das Finale Part 2'' has a montage showing bits of each of the other matches in the tournament, showing a lot of minor schools and part of their tank lineups. The highlights of the new tanks are: Koala Forest High School (Australia) using a few [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sentinel_tank AC1 Sentinels]], Viking Fisheries High School (Norway) fielding a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neubaufahrzeug Neubaufahrzeug]], Blue Division High (Nationalist Spain) with a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verdeja#Verdeja_2 Verdeja II]], and Waffle Academy (Belgium) with an [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMC_35 AMC 35]] and a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vickers_T-15_light_tank Vickers T-15 light tank]].
29	*** Chi-Ha-Tan mostly sticks with their assortment of Type 97 Chi-Ha mediums, both old and new, along with the Type 95 Ha-Go, but also uses two [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_2_Ka-Mi Type 2 Ka-Mi]] amphibious tanks. There is also a brief shot of the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O-I_super-heavy_tank O-I super-heavy tank]], but it does not participate in the match.
30	* Not only do all the tank cannons make different (and reasonably accurate) noises, but if you listen carefully during the titles of the film, you can hear that their engines are different too.
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32	!! Everything Else
33	* The tanks generally follow the physics of operating a tank. If you get a tank stuck in the mud, forcing it to accelerate can get it stuck deeper and eventually destroy its track. Some tanks also can't go uphill without enough momentum, something that even starting players of ''VideoGame/WorldOfTanks'' know. These things are shown in episode 3, where one tank trying to retreat gets stuck in the mud, and another has trouble going up a small incline.
34	* Firing on the move leads to [[ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy near-guaranteed misses]]; tanks need to be stationary to have a better chance of an accurate hit. [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/tank-stabilisation-video.364854 Gyro-stabilized tank guns would only be perfected during the Cold War]], but even today tankers prefer to fire from a stationary position, then move, a technique known as "Shoot-and-Scoot."
35	* Also, since early tanks didn't have internal radios, it's impossible for the commander to verbally communicate with the crew over the tank's engine noise, so they had to give commands to the driver by kicking them to indicate which way to turn. HilarityEnsues as Saori tries this on Hana in episode 2. (They later get modern radios and throat mikes. Also, by mid-World War 2, most tanks had internal radios as standard kit.)
36	** In the manga, they even mention that was done mainly with the smallish Japanese tanks. Cue [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments Saori's legs not reaching Hana's shoulders]] in their roomier German tank and Miho handing her a stick to poke Hana's shoulders with. The anime also showed the impracticality of kicking the driver's shoulders in that particular tank, just more subtly; Saori has to swing herself down and out of her chair in order to reach Hana.
37	* The Shermans seen advancing down the beach in the opening are correctly covering their front and flanks, according to American doctrine.
38	* The cover of the instruction manual Mako is reading is based on the historical manual printed for Panzer crews in WWII, though the picture of the man on the cover is changed into a woman.
39	* The instructor's shoulder patch is the correct shoulder patch for armored units of the JGSDF.
40	* Saunders' tactic of intercepting the Ōarai team's radio transmissions is possibly a reference to the Allies success at intercepting and decrypting Axis codes during WWII. Further, Miho's counter is a reference to Funkspiel (or any number of similar operations on any side of the war) which involved sending false information over channels you knew were intercepted and compromised by the enemy.
41	* The Churchill and Matilda II tanks that can somehow keep up with a Panzer IV[[note]]The Churchill and Matilda II had top speeds of 15 and 16 mph respectively, while the Panzer IV could get up to 26 mph.[[/note]] sounds silly. Yet remember, the [[TheAllegedCar Type 89]] they had in tow is as slow as the Matildas. Which ''again'' makes sense because the [[TheAllegedCar I-Go]] is in effect just a slightly upgraded (by 1930's standards) Vickers Medium Mk.II and thus follows the [[MightyGlacier British infantry tank design school]], which never emphasized mobility.
42	* An [[TheAllegedCar I-Go]] fleeing (or later, chasing) a Sherman sounds even sillier... until you remember that WWII tanks were usually driven off-road at far less than their top speed for fear of throwing a track, and [[TookALevelInBadass THEN you watch]] in Episode 9 exactly up to which point is [[DrivesLikeCrazy Shinobu]] willing to [[BadassDriver test her tank's limits]].
43	** Which is itself followed by a heavy tank doing ''exactly'' that (throwing a track for being driven too fast off-road) at precisely the worst (or best, if you are rooting for [[spoiler:Ōarai]]) time in the FinalBattle.
44	** Considering that the maintenance of Ōarai's tanks is being done by the Automotive Club, it's very probable they've tuned up the Type 89's engine and suspension to make it somewhat faster than its numbers on paper would indicate.
45	* Miho takes advantage of the KV-2's long reload time to stop and line up a shot at one of its weak points.
46	** Also, said KV-2 correctly angles its hull to maximize the chances of bounces against its armor.
47	** The KV-2 is shown firing high explosive shells, which is not uncommon in the war, but it seems to do [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jRqp3RGJOQ an unusual amount of collateral damage]] to the nearby buildings...because they're actually firing the 'concrete buster' shell, specifically designed to destroy German bunkers. Why? This shell carries ''less'' high explosive material than the older OF and F series of shells, but makes up for it with much better penetration, where it was noted to be quite useful against armored vehicles...like tanks. Perfect for Sensha-do.
48	* Episode 9 draws very similar parallels to Eastern Front in WWII. Like the Germans, Ōarai is surrounded by superior Russian forces who are better prepared for the cold environment. At one point, some of the Ōarai students look jealously at the Pravda students, who brought plenty of food and warm clothing while they are left shivering and hungry inside an empty church.
49	* The Tiger(P) is correctly portrayed as being a very finicky machine to work with, as it constantly suffers from major mechanical problems.
50	* The final match against Kuromorimine takes place at the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Fuji_Maneuver_Area East Fuji Maneuver Area]], the JGSDF's major training grounds, and the home base of the Fuji School Brigade.
51	* The list of schools in the tournament (most of them named after tank-related WWII trivia) of episode 5 ''averts'' this. It shows one named after the Blue Division, Spanish Nationalists (winning side of the UsefulNotes/SpanishCivilWar) serving [[EagleSquadron under the German flag]][[note]]Spain was officially neutral in WWII, but politically and ideologically aligned with the Axis side.[[/note]] in Russia). They never had any tanks. Indeed, they were known for [[TacticalRockPaperScissors good anti-tank infantry]]. The ones with notorious tanks[[note]](theirs were the first tanks to free Paris)[[/note]] were the Spanish Republicans (losing side of said UsefulNotes/SpanishCivilWar) [[EagleSquadron serving under Free French]] colors. That's ''three'' things opposite to history in a row. It ''might'' be intentional, given how [[spoiler:they don't make it past the first round.]].
52	** And then in ''Das Finale'', we see the same school gets their collective asses handed to them on silver platter by Saunders. Possibly referencing the vicious beatdown that Spain received from the US during the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War Spanish-American War]]
53	** Speaking of Blue Division, their students can also be seen wearing seemingly ridiculous NavelDeepNeckline uniforms that shamelessly display their cleavages. But believe it or not, those uniforms were actually inspired by the real life [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Legion Spanish Legion]] whose members were allowed to fully display their chest even during public military parades.
54	* The strategy used by Kuromorimine in episode 10 may be a reference to the way the German Blitzkrieg was able to get the drop on France by maneuvering their tanks through the dense Ardennes forest, which were thought to be impassable to armor.
55	* Episode 2 zigzags the trope by making Erwin feed us a ''very'' wrong historical reference[[note]]namely, that the [=StuG=] III was used in the ''Winter'' War (although she never actually mentions the conflict by name, so this is questionable) when they were actually used in the later Continuation War[[/note]]. [[WordOfGod It was later stated]] in [[AllThereInTheManual the director's twitter]] that it was intentional, so [[ViewersAreGeniuses history geeks would know]] that Erwin was [[ShowDontTell sometimes wrong in historical matters]].
56	* Other examples include Yukari shown loading a shell into the [=PzIV's=] breach using the technique described in the training manuals.
57	* Some fans have found a FreezeFrameBonus in how closely the guns' muzzle flashes match the ones from their real-life counterparts.
58	* The [[TruthInTelevision student council going to the MEXT office]] to discuss the fact [[spoiler:that the school is going to be closed]] [[RealityIsUnrealistic looks less implausible]] for those who have been student representatives themselves. (Downplayed in that being successful is less common in real life).
59	* Ask a tanker - ''any'' tanker - and they will tell you that tankers complaining about tracks being heavy, like [[ButtMonkey poor Jagdpanther-chan]] does the second time Anzu hetzes her, is TruthInTelevision.
60	* That NegatedMomentOfAwesome where Hippo Team fails to take out the [[spoiler:big bad Maus]] was silly, right? Firing at it from the front would be hitting its thickest armor, you have to go for the back! Except the only weak point of that particular tank[[spoiler:, had it seen combat, would have been]] bouncing a shell from the lower part of its [[spoiler:460mm thick]] gun mantle into its weak (50mm) top armor. Its rear armor is too thick even for their heaviest guns. [[note]]190mm - that's 40mm more than a Tiger II's ''front'' armor without the slope.[[/note]]
61	** [[spoiler: And Das Finale eventually provides the payoff for this in an understatedly awesome moment as Pravda goes for the exact tactic mentioned above in their match against Kuromorimine. Bonus for the successful shot coming from the KV-2, pitting the largest gun against the thickest armor in the show.]]
62	* Rabbit Team takes out an Elefant by aiming at its weakest point, the small hatch in the rear used to unload spent shells.
63	* Leopon team angles their hull during their YouShallNotPass moment in the FinalBattle to absorb a staggering amount of punishment. At least three of their unangled opponents are not so lucky.
64	* All scenes set in Ōarai[[note]]the coastal town, not the school ship[[/note]] match up with real places. The battle scene in episode 5 and the final scene in Episode 12 after they return from the finals shows the real roads and buildings along the real routes they took, down to spoofs of the names of the real stores they come across and the specific ''vending machines'' at the train station.
65	* The times they "prod" enemy tanks into taking certain actions (both quite spoilerific) through machinegun firing portray the quite common pre-laser sights tactic of firing a short coaxial MG burst to "zero" the main gun on the target; if the MG hit, the main gun also would. This practice meant that in tank to tank combat, many crews would treat incoming MG fire as a warning of incoming main gun fire and react appropriately.[[note]]Laser rangefinders and computerised FCS rendered this practice obsolete, but it's still used today with certain weapons, such as the Carl Gustav recoilless rifle.[[/note]]
66	* Darjeeling's [[IceCreamKoan English proverbs]]; some of very commonplace, like "all's fair in love and war"; others, such as the "a horse may stumble though he has four feet" are fairly obscure.
67	* The history geeks actually pronounce "Caesar" with a hard C, the proper Latin way of doing it, rather than with the soft C commonly used by English speakers. However, this is likely just a fact that the Japanese used the Ka katakana for the word.
68	* Remember the face-off between Hippo Team's [=StuG III=] and Carpaccio's Semovente in the seventh [=OVA?=] Read pp. 19 & 49 of this; [[http://www.benning.army.mil/armor/eARMOR/content/issues/1993/JAN_FEB/ArmorJanuaryFebruary1993web.pdf "Jousting with Their Main Guns: A Bizarre Tank Battle of the Korean War"]]
69	* The tiger faces painted in the Saunders -pardon, in the "Flying Tankers Tankathlon Volunteer Group"- tanks in Ribbon Warrior is closely based upon actual tiger face paint jobs upon American tanks. It didn't happen in [=WW2=] but in Korea, but they DID choose an actual American tank tiger face to replicate.
70	** And the Flying Tankers are a shout out to the Flying Tigers American Volunteer pilot group.
71	** And when the Flying Tankers arrives in [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Aircraft_Hamilcar GAL.49 Hamilcar gliders]] carried by [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_B-29_Superfortress B-29 Superfortress bombers]], we also see that the gliders were being guided by a forward air control team inspired by US Air Force's [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_Combat_Control_Team Combat Control Team]].
72	* From the same spinoff series, Katyusha has a Pravda team led by Nina to enter the Tankathlon under the name of Katyusha's Volunteer Army, an obvious nod to [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Volunteer_Army People's Volunteer Army]], a Chinese expeditionary forces deployed during the UsefulNotes/KoreanWar under the order of Mao Zedong himself but were organized differently outside of the [[UsefulNotes/ChineseWithChopperSupport People's Liberation Army]] jurisdiction to prevent an open war against the United States.
73	** And when Katyusha, Nonna and Klara decides to enter the Tankathlon themselves, they signed to the tournament anonymously as "Polite Girls" referencing the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_green_men_(Russo-Ukrainian_War) Little Green Men]], an unmarked detachment of masked soldiers (but armed with weapons and equipment that were at the time used only by the [[UsefulNotes/RussiansWithRustingRockets Russian military]]), sent by Russia to occupy Crimea during the Russo-Ukrainian War in 2014. Due their supposed well-mannered behavior during the occupation, Russian media mainly refers to them as the "Polite People".
74	* In Episode 10, when the Automotive club are arguing over whether a tank can drift or not, one says that they can't, but another says they can and that wet pavement would make it easier. Both are correct- without two separate sets of wheels a tank can not fulfill the technical definition of drifting, but if the driver gets the tank going fast enough, then shifts to neutral and pivot steers, the momentum will keep the tank going forward while the chassis will rotate. And yes, wet pavement makes this a lot easier. Have fun replacing the transmission, though.
75	* In the Movie, we have Continuation High School with their BT-42 driving circles around Pershing. The speed is actually a thing given that the BT-42 is a BT-7 with a custom turret so it can hit a top speed of around 33 mph (53 kph). Then also when they lose their tracks, they utilize the BT's Christie suspension original usage of ''being able to drive without tracks with a steering wheel''.
76	** To be noted, however, to be able to drive without tracks the crew still need to install a gear on the last roadwheel like shown on this [[https://youtu.be/jSklu7OatOI?t=5m41s The Chieftain Hatch video]][[note]]it transferred engine power from the drivewheel to that particular roadwheel[[/note]]. It can be [[HandWave handwaved]] with Mika and Aki quickly installed it off-screen though.
77	* Continuation High School's Finnish-themed school is played not just with their tanks, but their antics in World War II. Such includes fighting superior tanks with weaker tanks[[note]]Finland never had a dedicated tank development program and had to rely on captured tanks or aid from other countries[[/note]] and stealing it from their enemy. [[spoiler:According to the CD Dramas, this is what they did to University Team after they lost and left early to escape.]]
78	* The BT-42's magnificent jump over a dry lakebed seems impossible... except a BT-7 ''actually did this'' in WWII, with a record-setting jump of 42 meters. Further, a few other instances of jumping tanks are a ShoutOut to a stunt pulled by a British tank driver, who, suddenly trapped between two enemy forces, decided to TakeAThirdOption, floored his tank's acceleration, and attempted to jump a 15 meter river. He succeeded, and his ''entire column'' followed suit.
79	* Before chasing the Anglerfish Team's Panzer IV down a flight of steps, Katyusha and Nonna wisely rotate their tanks' main guns to point toward the rear. Due to the turret placement and length of the gun barrels on the [=T-34/85=] and the [=IS-2=], going over uneven terrain or down an incline with the main gun pointed forward had a risk of causing damage to the gun barrel if it accidentally hit the ground. (This same problem was demonstrated in the movie ''Film/WhiteTiger''.) This also applied in the later match when Leopon and Katyusha rotate their turret backward before plowing through buildings and when a M26 Pershing started going downhill, to which they rotate their turret sideways.
80	* Pravda's [=KV-2=] tips over (and [[Main/HoistByHisOwnPetard disables itself]]) when it tries to rotate its heavy gun turret while on a rock outcropping. The historical [=KV-2=] was notably incapable of traversing its top-heavy turret on the move precisely ''because'' of the inherent stability problem, made worse here by its positioning.
81	* One anthology manga chapter averts EasyLogistics and shows us how complicated tank maintenance can be. Not only could one tank include ''hundreds to thousands of parts and sub-components'', different tank models need ''its own specific components and spare parts.'' Hoshino even [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] that perhaps this is one reason why most schools don't needlessly mix multinational tanks on their lineup, and the Automotive Club is barely able to keep up with Ooarai team's tank maintenance because of its small team size and relatively manageable size of their tanks [[note]]this chapter takes place sometime not long after Anzu established Ooarai Senshado club, so the heaviest tank on Ooarai lineup would be the Panzer IV and the M3 Lee[[/note]].
82	* During Ooarai's practice match in Episode 3, Anglerfish Team's Panzer IV receives a hit on the rear from Hippo Team's Sturmgeschütz III, however, they are not disabled. On the surface, this may look like plot armor in action, but it's actually not the case. All tanks in Sensha-Do are equipped with monitoring equipment to determine the damage they receive. Comparing the location of Hippo's Team shot to the internal layout of a Panzer IV reveals that Hippo Team hit nothing of significance, as the engine compartment for the Panzer IV is situated more right of the tank. The importance of ''where'' a land shot is again shown in the Anzio OVA, where Anzio's tankettes prove to be difficult to eliminate until Ooarai manages to finally do so with good aim.

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