I will just leave this here…

Hello everyone,

so, the promised developer diaries are here and my first reaction was: “I really need a new rig” :) No, seriously, it looks beautiful.

Inside:

- destruction physics (worth watching)
- independent suspension and track physics (also looks quite natural)
- Havok will be optional, it will use multiple cores
- new tank movement physics

Apparently, with the new movement physics, the tank mobility parameters will change as well. For now, there is only the terrain resistance parameter, in the future however, there will be many more parameters, defining tank movement (“traction, terrain deformation”) – that will however have one downside: tank mobility parameters will be even harder to estimate from paper values.

- turrets being ripped off by ammorack explosions (parameters considered: internal volume of the tank, amount of remaining ammunition, type of remaining ammunition)
- ripped off turrets will exist as a (server-side) objects with mass (they can destroy things)
- movable objects (players pushing ingame object trucks for example)
- tanks flipping over

Overall, it looks all very, very cool. Looking forward to it.

Source: http://www.express.co.uk/

Hello everyone,

thanks to sevearal people, who sent me this link. Apparently, there is a (classified) “tank graveyard” in Ukraine near Kharkov, that was discovered by Pavel Itkin (18). It’s full of Soviet era tanks (it used to be an old repair/refit plant, closed down after the fall of the Soviet Union) and seeing the situation, maybe they just should have stayed activated…

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You think you are overly manly man? Well, you’ll never be as manly a Arnold Schwarzenegger cooking a huge-ass sandwich on the hood of his personal privately-owned M47 Patton! How did he get a Patton and why by the way? Well, Arnold served in the Austrian army before he moved to the US – as a tanker. This Patton was the tank he served on, he bought it later when it was phased out of service.

Hello everyone,

just to remind you, according to the latency post on EU portal, you will be awarded with a free one day premium. In order to claim it however, you have to log on your account until next Sunday or so, so don’t forget it.

- SS

Hello everyone,

today, we are going to have a look at what an ammo rack explosion can do in real life.

The sad events, described in this article, actually happened on 9.1.1991, when a Soviet army T-72A, stationed in former Czechoslovakia, was ripped apart by an ammo rack explosion, causing the death of no less than 17 soldiers – one of the worst military accidents in Czechoslovak history.

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Hello everyone,

this post appeared on one of the smaller Russian communities (thanks to the US guys, who reposted it on US forums). As those of you, who follow this kind of stuff, know, Littlefield tank collection (possibly the largest private collection in the world, more than 100 vehicles) is getting sold in an auction to the highest bidder (each tank separately). It’s actually quite sad, it means noone will ever see the collection together ever again. So, how much money does it take to buy your very own private tank?

2pdr Carrier

Australian, made in 1942 in Melbourne, restored to working condition.

Estimated price per auction catalogue: 75k-100k USD

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Source: WG Youtube

Hello everyone,

Wargaming produced a really interesting movie about a crew restoring the T-34 tank. There are hardcoded subtitles in English, so you will understand :) It’s actually really nicely done.

PS: In case you are interested what is written on the T-34 turret at the end of the movie, it’s “smert vragu” – “death to the enemy”.

Author: Károly “Karika” Németh

SS: Hello everyone. In today’s post by Karika, we’ll talk about Tas Rohamlöveg Hungarian tank destroyer project. Now, you might remember that I already wrote once about it in the past. This article is a bit different though – for one, it’s more detailed. And secondly, it uses native Hungarian sources, which is very important. Enjoy!

The Tas rohamlöveg, a proposed assault gun version of the Hungarian 44M. Tas medium tank, is not as historical as some older history books and articles claims, because no prototype has been ever made of it.

Above: Side view of Ádám Bíró’s Tas rohamlöveg mock-up

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Messages first, so it has the right impact… :)

A message from thepanic:

Ace of Spades is recruiting now!
EU Server
Requirements to join Ace of Spades:
- 18+ years old
- 1600+ WN7
- 4+ Clanwars Tanks
- TeamSpeak3 and Mic
- Good knowledge of English

If you are interested contact me ingame
best regards
thepanic Recruiter [AOS]

Hello everyone,

as promised, here is the overview of this week’s FTR contributors. I value all your help equally, no matter how small, so I just want to thank you all once again.

Contributors

Godsmacked (Poland) (SS: repeated contribution, much appreciated mate, thank you :))
J.N. (Germany)
Bombuhr (Sweden)
W.P. (Poland) (SS: a lot of thanks for great contribution, much appreciated, mate!)
thepanic (Germany)

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