Valkyria Chronicles - Weapons and Technology
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Question for people more familiar with WWII era tanks:
Is the situation so far portrayed in the anime where a newer tank demolishes tanks of a previous generation that bad possible in real life? I am just curious. |
Well shooting two rounds in about 0.5 seconds as was portrayed in episode 2 is certainly not possible, I'll tell you that.
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Or, during later stages of WWII, there were accounts where a Tiger tank can knock out two Shermans with one single shell. On the other hand, like JagdPanther noted, you simply can't reload a tank that fast, even with an autoloader. - Tak |
The Tiger comparison is a good one too, as the gun on the Edelweiss is an 88mm gun, similar to the one on the Tiger. The Edelweiss's gun is shorter, however, only 44 calibers compared to the Tiger's 56 calibers, caliber being a unit of measure based on the diameter of the gun.
I wonder if they'll upgrade the Edelweiss like they do in the game? It started out like a massively overgunned Panzer III/IV and ended looking like a smaller Panzer VI Ausf. B. That would be quite awesome to see. I also wonder if we'll see the upgraded and royal versions of all the weapons and if they'll draw them better? Some of the later weapon upgrades are insanely long though. The Gallia S20 is rediciously long for a five-round semi-auto battle rifle. It even comes with a built in bipod. On the other hand, the rifles and SMGs with the water cooling jackets are just silly. :D |
Oh dear Valkyrie no. I rather they not tamper with the upgrade function in the anime.
In the game, all upgraded weapons ended up becoming some sort of monstrosity that was impossible to be wielded by human hands. Not to mention the Edelweiss' main gun, which became one gigantic facking barrel once you upgraded it to maximum. The basic designs for the weapons were fine, there was really no need to do anything else. I'd much rather them be customized with optional accessories instead of forceful upgrades. - Tak |
Some of the earlier weapon upgrades weren't too bad though. The initial Gallia-S rifles were pretty reasonably sized and the larger magazine SMGs look more like assault rifles, but they didn't strike me as terribly unreasonable. Or Ruhm, but that's not Gallian.
Unreasonable is that huge royal SMG with the massive water cooled jacket on it with a huge flamethrower slapped under it that I always give to Rosie. Or the Gallia-S20s. Or the last sniper rifles, which about a foot too long, methinks. The middle of the weapon tree? Those were pretty reasonable. |
Nice of them to actually use somewhat proper German designations for the Imperial weapons.
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but in the the timescale of VC. no, not possible. edit: panzerhaubitze 2000 10 seconds 3 rounds :) so even current it's quite impossible. |
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Btw. Tak: http://www.panzer-archiv.de/planunge...rie/eserie.htm seems to be also very identical to the edelweiss. and it's only a prototype too |
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Der E-50 sollte den Panther ersetzen: Das 50 t schwere Fahrzeug sollte von einem 800 PS Motor auf 60 km/h beschleunigt werden. Zusätzlich wurde hier ein neuer Drehturm für eine 8,8 cm KwK 42 entwickelt. The Edelweiss also has a 800HS motor, running at 60KM/h, armed with the exact spec of the gun at 88mm KwK 42 It also has the curved turret design. Shoot, this might be the answer I have been looking for :p Actually, you know what, THIS IS IT! EDELWEISS IS THE E-50! I have not seen a E-series picture, but now you've shown me, and I am enlightened. - Tak |
I wasn' t quite happy with the King Tiger because the following criteria spoke against this tank version:
- slow - maneuvrability - mass product type (King Tiger was fully developed and released > known tank) - caterpillar (The Edelweiss Caterpillar reminds moere of the Leopard 2 (2 Big Wheels front and rear and 6 small whells) I' m still a bit researchin on this but I think the Edelweiss fits more to a tank which was in prototype stage. |
Heh, does this chassis look familiar to anyone?
http://img77.imageshack.us/img77/819...erung03fj6.jpg ;D |
nobody else noticed the skidding part? lol a tracked vehicle skidding :D. and I dont think I've seen their turret traverse yet..:heh:
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IMO, The Edelweiss is actually a Leopard 2 hence it's speed & armor.
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There is really Panzer III can submerge through rivers. http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/8892/ta801.jpg http://www.historyofwar.org/articles...uchpanzer.html |
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In terms of styling, it's hard to say where the Edelweiss is derived from, but in terms of features, there's no doubt in my mind: Edelweiss is a Merkava. It's got good gun, good armor, good speed, roomy enough to carry troops (although the placement of the ragnite engine prevents the position of a rear hatch like on the Merkava) and smoke dispensers and mortars. The Merkava has a good gun, good armor, good speed, can carry a 4-man infantry team and holds smoke dispensers and a 60mm mortar. |
My take on the Edelweiss.
To me it seems like a mix of a Pzkpfw VI and M24 Pershing. The turret looks like that of a M60 Patton. Pzkpfw VI Spoiler for image size:
M24 Pershing Spoiler for image size:
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