REEEEELY!?
My Panzer IV
My StuG III
My Panzer 38(t)
The StuG and the Panzer IV are different models than the ones in the Anime, but theyâre as close as you can get.
I have a skin for my M3 Lee, but I havenât edited the crew names and images yet.
I did this real quick after posting this. I could have done a better job removing the white background on some of the images, but it still looks good.
I also have skins for the Churchill VII, and all the Sherman tanks, but I donât own any of themâŠ
(I didnât personally make any of these skins, however I did rename the crew and edit the crew images myself )
The âPanzer 38(t)â is actually the Model 38T. Itâs NOT German, but Czechoslovakian. The Germans acquired them after they invaded and conquered Czechoslovakia in early 1939. They stopped being used as tanks by 1942, but most had their turrets removed and refitted as self-propelled guns. The most widely-used had the 75mm/L50 of the later model Pkfw MkIV. with a three-piece glacis kit bolted to the deck.
Here's a pic of the original StG III
Here's a pic of the original Pkfw Mk.IV
Here's a pic of the later version of the Pkfw Mk.IV Ausf G
The Czech Model 38T
The 38T as an SPG
The 38T converted to Jagdpanzer 35 Hetzer
There was also a 38T refitted as a Flakpanzer with 30mm cannon
The King Tiger
The Panther
The monstrous Jadgpanzer IV with 127mm cannon
NOTE: I am hosting these images myself.
I donât think thatâs the original Panzer IV⊠Thatâs more likely the D variant.
The original Panzer IV Ausf. A:
As compared to the Panzer IV Ausf. D
Notice the differences in the turret first, the Commanderâs cupola sort of looks the same for both variants, though they are noticeably different. The Chasis is even more noticeably different between the two variants. The driverâs viewport is different, as is the hull machine gun plating⊠Just thought I would point that out.
ANYWAYâŠ
Episode 7
spoiler
Well, it seems like they found some new stuff⊠A Char B1 bis (French heavy tank), what looks like a 7.5 cm KwK 40 L/43 gun, which could replace the smaller 7.5 cm KwK 37 L/24 currently mounted on the Panzer IV, and Iâm not entirely sure, but that either looks like a Tiger I, or it could be the Porsche Prototype Tiger, called the VK4501 (P), and sometimes called the Tiger (P), although thatâs also the designation for the Elefant⊠Both the Tiger I, and the VK4501(P) look similar from the front, and since I canât see the rest of the tank, Itâs hard to tell. Iâm going to guess that itâs the VK4501(P) since the turret is positioned closer to the front of the hull, which is what it looks like here. The Tiger Iâs turret is mounted closer to the center of the hull.
What has me confused a little is the ending sequence. It shows Mihoâs team in their tank, but the issue is that itâs not the same tank. The most noticeable difference, is the length of the gun, which suggests they replaced the old gun with the longer one⊠which is fine, and that makes sense, however they have also replaced the turret, and the chasis as well. Thatâs not just a Panzer IV Ausf. D with a bigger gun, thatâs a Panzer IV Ausf. F/2 which is a whole different model of the Panzer IV. How did they do that!?
here is the Panzer IV Ausf. F/2 (Note, this was later renamed to the Panzer IV Ausf. G, so the F/2 is basically an early G variant. The G had further modifications done in some places, which is why Iâm saying this is an F/2 rather than a G.)
If you look back to the earlier picture of the Ausf D, youâll notice a huge difference in the turret and Chasis⊠I donât think I need to explain those differences, you can just look for yourself
posted on 2012-11-28 23:51 EST by Lynzee Loveridge
Episode 04 is now LIVE at TAN
The differences between the A and D were mostly cosmetic. It wasnât until the F, that the turret was completely redesigned to accomodate the 75mm/L50 KampfwagenKanone 40. The original gun was KwK 37, which was a 75mm/L24 infantry support cannon.
This is much like the PzKw Mk III, which originally had a 37mm/L46.5 KwK 36, which was derived from the PaznerAbwehrKanone 36, but underwent a turrent redesign to accomodate the KwK 38 50mm/L42, KwK 39 50mm/L60, until the limited production Ausf N that had a Kwk 37 75mm/L24 originally used in the Mk IV.
Episode 8
spoiler
Well, both sides had a bit too much hubris before battle. However, our team seemed to lose more control to the point of not even listening to Miho, which lands them in deep trouble. And to add even more weight to poor Miho, the school future bomb was dropped on her. We will have to wait to next week to see how they pull out of it.
Other random thoughts. Someone pointed out the tanks were numbered 1-8, and now only 7 is unaccounted for. (The Tiger P is among the counted). I hope they find a Pershing before the last match.
And some potential crew members? The mechanics and
Edit: Forgot to mention one thing. One German saying during WW2 was, âDonât worry about the Russianâs first shot. They always miss.â Seems true this time round too!
Episode 05 is now LIVE at TAN
posted on 2012-12-10 22:56 EST by Egan Loo
Episode 06 is now LIVE at TAN
Brace yourself HornetâŠ
posted on 2012-12-15 13:55 EST by Egan Loo
Aww⊠That sucks!
But, it canât be helped I suppose. These things happen⊠Iâm just disappointed that this probably means Iâll have to wait even longer to give Sentai all of my money for the DVD release (or hopefully a blu-ray release).
I just hope they realize soon that the StuG III isnât a âPanzer III with an assault gun.â It IS an assault gun. Thatâs what Sturmgeschutz means (Assault Gun), which is what StuG is short for. Iâve never seen the StuG be described as a Panzer III with an assault gun before this⊠thatâs just silly. It would be like calling the Jagdpanzer 38(t) a Panzer 38(t) with an AT gun⊠So I understand that in the anime, theyâre probably saying something along the lines of III assault, but they could at least subtitle it as âStuG IIIâ or something since thatâs what they mean.
/rant
I think what they mean, Hornet, is that the StuG III is built on a Panzer III chassis, which it was. Too bad about the delay. Whatâs the reason? Lack of spare parts for the tanks? :whistle: :laugh: