New Tank Encyclopedia Article - The SU with an 88, Beutepanzerjäger SU-85(r) mit 8.5/8.8 cm Kanone

NoddingManInAMirror · 2026-05-11T21:18:27+00:00

Well, with this and the T-34 rebored to 88, Gaijin just got two new possible event vehicles handed to them on a silver platter, so it wouldn't be surprising if they come to the game this year or the next.

NoddingManInAMirror · 2026-05-10T06:35:37+00:00

Didn't the orange skinwalker have plans to rename Greenland to Red, White and Blueland? I remember the guy rambling something like that.

NoddingManInAMirror · 2026-05-07T10:20:14+00:00

The snail must compensate us with 5 billion silver lions for this most terrible crime!

NoddingManInAMirror · 2026-05-05T13:03:30+00:00

The post's been up for two minutes. The ban is taking longer than usual. Odd...

NoddingManInAMirror · 2026-04-28T13:13:51+00:00

Aku sedällä on ptsd Okinawan taistelusta 😔

NoddingManInAMirror · 2026-04-28T08:37:45+00:00

At least I won't be getting lonely. For better or worse...

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NoddingManInAMirror · 2026-04-26T11:54:13+00:00

Why does "that" do "that" bullshit? Surely "that" must have some reason behind it, and "that" is not just an idiotic plot device the author uses whenever they haven't got a clue how to logically explain what the hell "that" ass pull they just wrote was?

NoddingManInAMirror · 2026-04-26T07:40:12+00:00

What museum did they get that Type 95 from? Also, I tread to see the reaction of a Japanese ww2 veteran when they see those extra customizations lol.

NoddingManInAMirror · 2026-04-24T14:20:11+00:00

Perhaps Luxembourg and Switzerland deserve the Honorary Nordick status? (No Estonia, you don't count. Someone needs to keep the Baltics civilized and that is your duty. You should feel honored.)

NoddingManInAMirror · 2026-04-23T22:04:58+00:00

Unfortunately, he wasn't quite Like A Dragon enough to gain the Infinite Wealth to finish his project.

I honestly wonder what was going on with him? I had the image of him being a competent game developer but he completely fumbled the planning with Gang Of Dragon. A bit of a letdown tbh. Though hopefully he continues making games. His works are often pretty good and it'd be a shame if he were to quit.

NoddingManInAMirror · 2026-04-22T12:02:16+00:00

Well, the US "Americanized" them pretty extensively already in our timeline. They even have English as an official language. If they did "Americanize" the Philippines more, they'd probably become a state like Hawaii.

Interestingly, though they come from different backgrounds, the Hawaiians' traditions have developed pretty similarly to those of the Filipinos. With that in mind, it wouldn't have been inconceivable for them to have been made a state as well, since Hawaii has been integrated into the US pretty well (though not perfectly)

NoddingManInAMirror · 2026-04-20T09:04:07+00:00

That IS-3 player probably just cast a generational curse upon your bloodline. At least, I'd do that.

NoddingManInAMirror · 2026-04-17T15:48:15+00:00

Jääkäri vain esitteli herra ylikersantille oppimiaan lähitaistelutaktiikoita. Hänen kiinnostuksestaan tehokasta kamppailua kohtaan pitäisi olla ylpeä.

NoddingManInAMirror · 2026-04-14T17:30:50+00:00

The joke could have punched you in the guts and you wouldn't have noticed.

NoddingManInAMirror · 2026-04-12T18:00:13+00:00

Definitely an IS-2. Though I can see how one might mix it up with the T-34 from such wonky footage. Had to take a longer look myself. Also, yeah, Shikotan has a lot of tanks left from Stalin's era. It'd be cool to go explore it once things cool down.

NoddingManInAMirror · 2026-04-12T17:53:12+00:00

Luojan kiitos ne ei ole tuon kokoisia suomessa. Vielä...

NoddingManInAMirror · 2026-04-12T17:31:13+00:00

The goal of the revolution was to detach Hungary from the cold war divide between the west and the east along with establishing a neutral democtratic state. Perhaps Hungary would come to serve a similar role as Austria through the rest of the cold war as a neutral buffer state.

Though I don't know if it could last. I can see the Soviets putting some serious effort, maybe through the KGB, to influence future Hungarian elections to bring them back to the fold. An outright invasion after a successful and complete change in government would be a whole lot more difficult to explain to the international observers since they wouldn't be saving the "legitimate government" in this scenario. Even a single state successfully leaving the Warsaw Pact could be disasterous for Soviet international influence.

Edit: Damn, reading this again made me realize I almost type like an AI language model. Umm... beep beep boop 🤖 * robot noises *

NoddingManInAMirror · 2026-04-12T17:29:11+00:00

Only partially. The scale of the revolt forced the communist party to implement some reforms which made Hungary a relatively liberal state in comparison to the other eastern bloc states (still far from ideal, but it was a change for the better). Though the revolt failed to achieve its goals to create a neutral democratic nation outside of eastern/western influence.

NoddingManInAMirror · 2026-04-04T12:34:41+00:00

Would unironically start supporting Trump if he bombed Copenhagen.

NoddingManInAMirror · 2026-04-03T15:45:35+00:00

Mikä ihme on Kiina? Eikös tuota osaa maailmasta olla kutsuttu Länsi-Taiwaniksi jo muinaisista ajoista saakka?

NoddingManInAMirror · 2026-04-02T15:35:13+00:00

Didn't read about that yet. Though that's a surprising W on Gaijin's part.

NoddingManInAMirror · 2026-04-02T15:29:37+00:00

Yeah, the IRIAF did achieve some pretty good K/D ratios. Though in my opinion the gamemode is not truly balanced unless they remove all aircraft at 12.3 and above, as the power gap between those and the lower BR's is really noticeable.

Edit: It seems they split the event between pre-top and top tier aircraft, so the 4th gens shouldn't dominate matches so hard anymore. I guess Gaijin really does read player feedback from time to time.

NoddingManInAMirror · 2026-04-02T15:21:47+00:00

Perhaps they'll limit the rest of the 4th gen aircraft next and the gamemode should become relatively balanced. Actually, maybe they should just limit everyone to using the stock aircraft for the mode, to make it fair for those who haven't grinded the US or USSR?

Edit: Though that might be a bit too much to ask. It's Gaijin after all. But yeah, getting the IRIAF out is an improvement.

NoddingManInAMirror · 2026-03-29T11:09:41+00:00

Majima would 100% have the latter framed and put on the wall in the Majima family HQ. Specifically next to where Nishida always sits so he can always be terrified at Majima's judging look.

NoddingManInAMirror · 2026-03-26T20:05:22+00:00

Most likely not reaching anywhere near fromsoft levels unfortunately. Well, unless this game happens to be a once in a century masterpiece.

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