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SgtGrunt #41 Posted Jul 26 2011 - 16:51

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Long lost color photo of Prokhorovka found?
Actually it's a picture of a diorama I made using World of Tanks map as a guide.

Captain_DirtyLeotard #42 Posted Jul 26 2011 - 18:14

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For most people who just like to shoot in arcade style games and take the occasional holiday off from work but maybe not know what some of this game was based from it is great information.  I feel sorry for the younger generations as all this history becomes more grey every generation they may never know that they could be living a different life better or worse.

  Due to translation and national pride things may not be exactly as it was represented but that is no different from any post or available reading, it gives the reading character, and its good to see people supporting their heritage in their point of view.

Kage4 #43 Posted Aug 05 2011 - 23:00

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View PostAdmin, on Jul 19 2011 - 18:13, said:

Apart from that the German aviation didn’t manage to conquer the sky in this battle. The Soviet airmen crushed over 1,500 German planes while their own losses amounted to 460 planes.

I see the Soviet Propaganda machine is alive and well... :)

Everyone reading this...just read Glantz's book: http://www.amazon.co...12581546&sr=8-1

It's regarded as the best study of the battle to date. Glantz had access to Red Army records and AARs that no one else had managed, along with the German reports and AARs.

I'd sum up the book but it would be pathetic for me to even try. Read the book.

Tolstoiy #44 Posted Feb 17 2012 - 17:01

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How about a Kursk map limited to tanks that were at Kursk?

Fun...and resolved the problem of such large gaps in tank class in random match games.

BigDaddyBioshock #45 Posted May 08 2012 - 08:53

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Correct me if I'm wrong but wasn't the battle of Kursk fought during an extremely poor weather period? Clouds so low that soviet and german planes could not support their armor?

amaROenuZ #46 Posted May 10 2012 - 06:03

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View PostTolstoiy, on Feb 17 2012 - 17:01, said:

How about a Kursk map limited to tanks that were at Kursk?

Fun...and resolved the problem of such large gaps in tank class in random match games.
Not quite. The Germans deployed tanks ranging from the Tiger to the Panzer 3. The Soviets however had yet to produce the IS tank, meaning that there would be a significant gap in tiers.

Eshaiya #47 Posted Jul 15 2012 - 20:51

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From what I know, the Battle of Kursk was the biggest tank in history.  Correct me if I'm wrong.

jbehnken #48 Posted Aug 06 2012 - 16:59

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View PostTolstoiy, on Feb 17 2012 - 17:01, said:

How about a Kursk map limited to tanks that were at Kursk?

Fun...and resolved the problem of such large gaps in tank class in random match games.

YES PLEASE!   I don't even care if the server can't represent the entire battle.  Let's just do a portion of it (and other historical battles) as the match-ups allow based on tier and available tanks.    I'm tired of all this random crap and I only have a few hundred battles to my name.

Thanks.

tls5669 #49 Posted Sep 02 2012 - 06:22

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My late Grandfather was in this battle, he said it was Hell, the retreat was even worse. The German army was hounded all the way back to their lines.

Imperial_Sturmtruppen #50 Posted Sep 02 2012 - 06:24

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I like to know why they never show germany kicking ass its always russia or the allies. :Smile_confused:

tls5669 #51 Posted Sep 02 2012 - 06:24

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View PostamaROenuZ, on May 10 2012 - 06:03, said:

Not quite. The Germans deployed tanks ranging from the Tiger to the Panzer 3. The Soviets however had yet to produce the IS tank, meaning that there would be a significant gap in tiers.

Oh you mean like it is now? Tier 4s vs tier 8s, the 4-6s are lucky to make it out alive.

tls5669 #52 Posted Sep 02 2012 - 06:26

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View Postturbo_Tank550, on Sep 02 2012 - 06:24, said:

I like to know why they never show germany kicking ass its always russia or the allies. :Smile_confused:

Cause its a Russian company maybe? American tanks are screwed up too. I feel sorry for the Brits, WG must not like them much because theyre not in World of warplanes either.

Legiondude #53 Posted Sep 02 2012 - 06:33

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View Posttls5669, on Sep 02 2012 - 06:26, said:

Cause its a Russian company maybe? American tanks are screwed up too. I feel sorry for the Brits, WG must not like them much because theyre not in World of warplanes either.
Brit tanks aren't in yet, when they are I'm sure they'll get their own specials

Maybe an El Alamein one? I'd be up for that

Imperial_Sturmtruppen #54 Posted Sep 02 2012 - 06:35

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View PostLegiondude, on Sep 02 2012 - 06:33, said:

Brit tanks aren't in yet, when they are I'm sure they'll get their own specials

Maybe an El Alamein one? I'd be up for that
Maybe a map of London so we can trash the black cabs. :Smile_trollface-3: