2013-03-18, 20:29 | Link #4861 |
Truth Martyr
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Join Date: Nov 2007
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I just have to say, Seriously? That? I once killed myself by ramming my BT-2 into Lowe Gear's Tier X. That's the best F U Kuromine can give Ooarai.
Of course, it fits with Shiho's philosophy of victory at all costs. It's also clear now that Black Forest was relying on their tanks, firepower advantages, and probably a few elites, to secure their wins, and they grew complacent. They're paying for that now. As for that, I figure it was an overreaction to Pravda. Also, I still think Saunders has deeper funds - look at the logistics support they brought along. I suspect Black Forest drained their coffers to get that monstrosity.
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2013-03-18, 20:30 | Link #4862 |
Megane girl fan
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Diagonally parked in a parallel universe.
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Finally got a chance to watch it, although it was with terrible subs, but it will hold me over for now.
Respect level for the Student Council just went up 10 points and their "Hetzers gotta hetz" antics. They were highly entertaining, especially with what they did to the Jagdpanther. How soon til Erika has a meltdown? Endless "I just fixed that!" Soul
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2013-03-18, 20:35 | Link #4863 | |
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Join Date: Aug 2007
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Girls really should have run for their lives as soon as that thing backed into view, rather than staring at it in awe.
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2013-03-18, 20:49 | Link #4866 |
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There may be some truth in Sume's supposition, as the way the Kuromorimine battle line reacted to having a hetzer park beside them doesn't fit with crews used to tanks like Bengal Tigers or Panthers. Rather they reacted like light tank crews, which is to say they scattered like scared chickens.
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2013-03-18, 20:54 | Link #4867 |
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Consider that in the hanger scene before the battle, Maho was looking over her tanks. That included five Panzer IIIs. They only brought one with them. The six Jadgpanzer IVs, the two Tigers (I and II) and the three Panthers seem to all have came along.
My guess is that they usually use Panzer IIIs in numbers with a Tiger and some Panthers, with maybe a few tank destroyers. The extra groups are either fresh or not skilled with their tanks. The threats they had would have been much worse for Panzer III crews. They are skilled at repairing their tanks in the field though, as all the tanks tracked by the Hetzer (and other problems) were fixed by the end of the episode for the formation shot.
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2013-03-18, 20:55 | Link #4868 | ||
Truth Martyr
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But then that's just plain bad planning, because Black Forest should have planned for the finals, and they should have planned on training their crew, and it looks as though they were somewhat halfassed here. So yes, you could draw parallels with latewar Germany, who had good tanks and good fighters, but raw and untrained pilots - not the least because Germany and Japan never rotated their aces back home to teach, unlike the US. Quote:
As an aside, something amusing that I just thought of, remembering back to the match against Saunders: Naomi has been chewing bubblegum throughout the match, right up until she steps up to bat, and starts killing Ooarai's tanks - and stops, because she has no more gum. She came to kick ass and chew bubblegum. And she's all out of gum.
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2013-03-18, 20:57 | Link #4869 | |
In cash we trust!
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2013-03-18, 21:05 | Link #4870 |
Gamilas Falls
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We assume Maho and Erika are high school seniors, though some have suggested they might be college students. I'm unsure about that since if they had access to college students, would it be considered fair? (It be like the local high school teams going up against Stanford in football or something).
If they are high school students, it would normally be like having the local high school teams again Concord's De La Salle "Spartans" football team (151 winning streak from 1992 to 2003). But there is always a first time to lose. Pravda was Black Forest Peak's After that it becomes an effort to return to glory, or never get it back.
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2013-03-18, 21:20 | Link #4872 | |
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Basically anything with more than a 105 mm gun has a chance to take the behemoth out.
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2013-03-18, 21:22 | Link #4873 |
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Miho, Yukari, and Erwin are the only ones who should have known to sound a general retreat and not think that they can take it out or stare like idiots at it for so long. The rest its forgivable that they didn't understand what they were dealing with.
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2013-03-18, 21:29 | Link #4874 | |
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The Girls should definitely stay out of the way of the Maus, they really don't need to engage it after all. All they need to do is somehow avoid it long enough take out the flag tank. Endless "Shock and Awe" Soul
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2013-03-18, 21:42 | Link #4876 |
Truth Martyr
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No grenades allowed.
For something like a Maus, you don't try and fight it with tanks. You call in Hogs, who will strafe it with the GAU-8 rotary cannon of AMERICAN JUSTICE, and who will kill it with Maverick missiles, JDAMs, iron bombs, and Mk 20 Rockeye antiarmor cluster bombs. XD But really, you don't actually need to defeat the Maus. You just need to break contact, stay the fuck away, and kill the flag tank. Remember, it's a flag match, not annihilation.
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2013-03-18, 21:43 | Link #4877 | |
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Location: Montreal
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as far as this series goes for being a "safe" sport, namely no injuries, im suprised no one has been allowed very minor bodily harm. |
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2013-03-18, 21:53 | Link #4879 | |
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2013-03-18, 22:04 | Link #4880 |
Im shy too...
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Invercargill Southland, New Zealand
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aren't they suppose to reveal all the tanks before the competition??? if so, Blackforest is cheating Overall awesome episode bring on the final (and sadly...) last episode
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