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AnotherDuck No, the other one. from Stockholm Since: Jul, 2012 Relationship Status: Mu
No, the other one.
#126: Oct 24th 2012 at 10:41:37 PM

[up]And here I thought that metaphor was so well hidden no one would notice.

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Tenzen12 Red Lagoon Since: Jul, 2011
Red Lagoon
#127: Oct 24th 2012 at 10:44:56 PM

What there was something like that?! I didn't noticed at all!

AnotherDuck No, the other one. from Stockholm Since: Jul, 2012 Relationship Status: Mu
No, the other one.
#128: Oct 24th 2012 at 11:09:26 PM

Taking careful aim and firing off a load of explosive content through the hard shaft to penetrate the once protective barrier and invite the challenger to her first taste of exciting intercourse. No, nothing to see there.

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entropy13 Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#129: Oct 24th 2012 at 11:25:28 PM

Future episodes would most likely feature firing several loads that will penetrate the same protective barrier, either consecutively or all at the same time. So either consecutive explosions of their loads, or all at once. That would be messy either way.

edited 25th Oct '12 2:10:22 AM by entropy13

teslashark Repetitive Forum Waster from Here Since: Aug, 2010
Repetitive Forum Waster
#130: Oct 25th 2012 at 4:32:01 AM

[up] Are you talking about ketchup or ecchi?

Here's a magazine scan on the ship. http://tieba.baidu.com/p/1943328838

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Night The future of warfare in UC. from Jaburo Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Drift compatible
The future of warfare in UC.
#131: Oct 25th 2012 at 3:06:49 PM

The carrier designs are remarkably WW 2 as well. That design owes pretty much everything to First and Second Carrier Division's ships. There's pretty much no Shokaku-class, and not a trace of US or Brit in it. (Or Taiho, for that matter.)

Nous restons ici.
Tenzen12 Red Lagoon Since: Jul, 2011
Red Lagoon
#132: Oct 25th 2012 at 10:31:04 PM

BTW did you ever heard about ship Freedom? Real city on the water!

Unfortunetely expenses for its building far exceed estimation and it were never realised. Sob, sob sad

edited 25th Oct '12 10:33:02 PM by Tenzen12

fillerdude Since: Jul, 2010
#133: Oct 26th 2012 at 5:08:05 AM

Yeah I want to live on a city-ship too.

I love how popular tanks are in-universe. To the point a random granny can get nostalgic about a Panzer IV. smile

Arilou Taller than Zim from Quasispace Since: Jan, 2001
Taller than Zim
#134: Oct 26th 2012 at 6:29:27 AM

[up] Well, it was how she learned to be a good wife!

"No, the Singularity will not happen. Computation is hard." -Happy Ent
getchman Since: Apr, 2010
#135: Oct 29th 2012 at 12:25:08 PM

so now im curious if there are hundreds of city sized terraformed aircraft carries just chilling in the oceans, occasionally docking for shoreleave, resupply and tank competitions

MarqoD Since: Sep, 2010
#136: Oct 29th 2012 at 12:36:04 PM

Judging by the raw of episode 4, there are at least dozens.

akontistai Since: Jun, 2012
#137: Oct 29th 2012 at 3:06:31 PM

Just came from raw ep.4, and two things stuck out the most to me for some reason...all the members of the British team drinking (tea) and driving, and HORDES AND HORDES of Shermans...heck, the title for the next episode is even "The Sherman army" or something like that (oh and apparently the Americans have the Battle Hymn of the Republic as their theme...wonder if a German team would be intro'ed with the Koniggratzer March?)

edited 29th Oct '12 3:12:02 PM by akontistai

Night The future of warfare in UC. from Jaburo Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Drift compatible
The future of warfare in UC.
#138: Oct 29th 2012 at 4:41:47 PM

[up]Panzerlied.

Nous restons ici.
Parable Since: Aug, 2009
#139: Oct 29th 2012 at 4:48:43 PM

"the Americans have the Battle Hymn of the Republic as their theme"

[awesome] My favorite song.

MyssaRei Since: Feb, 2010
#140: Oct 29th 2012 at 4:53:53 PM

Some interesting bits of trivia. It seems that the birthdays of many of the girls of the cast coincide with the start of historical battles.

  • Miho = Operation Lightfoot (AKA Second Battle of El Alamein)
  • Saori = Operation Barbarossa (German Invasion of Russia)
  • Hana = Operation Wacht am Rhein (Battle of the Bulge)
  • Yukari = Operation Overlord (D-Day, allied invasion of occupied France)
  • Mako = Operation Fall Weiss (Case White, German Invasion of Poland)

And since I can't find the original 4chan link, some partial translation notes on the rules for Senshadou/Panzerkraft that was included with the series notes:

  • You are not allowed to hit any people with the (tank) cannon. To kill someone like that would disqualify you. You can only disable the tank's body.
  • Both the ammunition used and the armour plating are regulated. So you can't use some dodgy special ammo that cuts a tank in half and kill everyone (there was actually a comment in Episode 4 about this with the use of carbon rounds).
  • The battlefield is out of bounds for 3 days until the match begins. Everyone gets maps and details of the area. If there is a disagreement of the battlefield choice you can object during the first 24 hours to the Federation in writing. And they would sort it out.

  • Here are the "Don'ts"

1.Do not use any tools and materials outside what is regulated. 2. Do not deliberately leave the designated battlefield area. 3. Do not directly fire at people. 4. Do not attack any vehicle that have been disabled. 5. Do not be disrespectful to the umpire or the competitors. 6. Do not throw a match by not trying. Above rules would disqualify you.

  • How to lose the battle:
1. When your tank can no longer fight. 2. When the crew decided to surrunder. 3. When the umpire decided your suffered so much damage that you can't can't be allowed to continue. 4. When you broke regulations.

  • Once your tank is out of the match, you are not allowed to move until the umpire tell you it is over.

  • Compensation:
Any damage to buildings and roads within the designated battlefield would be restored using compensatory payments handed out by the Tankery federation.

edited 29th Oct '12 5:00:10 PM by MyssaRei

entropy13 Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#141: Oct 29th 2012 at 8:20:05 PM

The two most-produced tanks of WW 2 are Shermans and T-34s. Shermans more so. Then if you include all of the Sherman varieties...lol

Except for the Second Battle of El Alamein, all of those are big operations and not just one "battle", for example, the major tank battle during Overlord...was nonexistent (although you can say the battle for Cherbourg was one). It only happened right after Overlord was "done" (Normandy beachheads established and immediate area secured). When most of the Allied armored units finally arrived, that's when the Normandy breakout started (and arguably the biggest tank battle in the West happened, the "closing" of the Falaise Pocket).

Barbarossa's first few phases involved no major (emphasis on "major" as several Russian tank units became "guerillas" and suicidal during that early phases - German tankers usually get surprised because of tanks speeding towards them and firing haphazardly without slowing down at all) tank battles at all until the Germans got closer to Leningrad and Moscow (and thus the Northern counteroffensive began) and until they got stuck in Stalingrad (whereas the southern counteroffensive began).

The invasion of Poland is more of a case where one side has a lot of armor and the other only has some (although Poland have cavalry units, they DID NOT charge against the Panzers; like what the Cossacks would eventually do during Barbarossa, they harass German support units and infantry).

edited 29th Oct '12 8:25:37 PM by entropy13

MyssaRei Since: Feb, 2010
#142: Oct 29th 2012 at 8:43:27 PM

[up]

Hence why I didn't say that they were tank battles. It's an important distinction easy to miss. :P

akontistai Since: Jun, 2012
#143: Oct 29th 2012 at 8:53:06 PM

Strange....this might be off-topic, but do the profile pics get replaced by some horror-ish pics for any other people? is it for upcoming holloween?

asellus111 Dragon meido Since: Nov, 2011 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
Dragon meido
#144: Oct 29th 2012 at 8:56:11 PM

[up]yeah it's happening to me too... it's creepy as hell.

edited 29th Oct '12 8:56:44 PM by asellus111

akontistai Since: Jun, 2012
#145: Oct 29th 2012 at 8:57:33 PM

Whatever it is, i hope it's intentional and not some sort of an internet virus/bug...damn me and my paranoia about everything....

Parable Since: Aug, 2009
#146: Oct 29th 2012 at 9:04:52 PM

Its a Halloween trick. You scroll up or down so the avatar of the last post is unviewable, then go back and its something new.

[up] Hahah, you're a tiny shark.

edited 29th Oct '12 9:05:16 PM by Parable

MarquisDev LOVE WINS from somewhere in the West Since: Aug, 2011
LOVE WINS
#147: Oct 30th 2012 at 6:54:18 AM

Miho = Operation Lightfoot (AKA Second Battle of El Alamein)
So would that make Miho the Monty to her sister's Rommel? grin

Mako = Operation Fall Weiss (Case White, German Invasion of Poland)
There's something quite funny about this.

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AnotherDuck No, the other one. from Stockholm Since: Jul, 2012 Relationship Status: Mu
No, the other one.
#148: Oct 30th 2012 at 9:49:23 AM

Saw episode 4.

That other commander is no Yuugi, which naturally was expected.

I really like the fair matchups, since they're fighting on completely equal terms when it comes to armour and fire power.

I also still like the prez. She's so lax about everything.

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entropy13 Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#149: Oct 30th 2012 at 10:27:27 AM

Future episodes would most likely feature firing several loads that will penetrate the same protective barrier, either consecutively or all at the same time. So either consecutive explosions of their loads, or all at once. That would be messy either way.

LOL my prediction was correct, per episode 4, it's a simultaneous penetration of several loads, leading to a huge explosion that led to being disabled. LOL

So it's Sanada Yukimura, Erwin Rommel, Julius Caesar...and Uesugi Kenshin...? Not sure about the last but they mentioned him before, as well as saying "the God of War" too.

edited 30th Oct '12 10:28:21 AM by entropy13

MyssaRei Since: Feb, 2010
#150: Oct 30th 2012 at 11:50:48 AM

[up]

You're forgetting the Shinsengumi as well. Then again, they are apparently the History Club. For reference. Erwin aside, there's Oryou, Saemonza, and obviously Kaiser.

edited 30th Oct '12 11:55:06 AM by MyssaRei


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