No one can ascertain the current Earth year (or if there is still Earth at all), so we start the count from Vostorg-7 year 0. This year marked the arrival of a joint Russian-Chinese colonization probe on Vostorg-7, a probe dispatched a very long time ago - in the early 21st century of Earth. After a long interstellar odyssey, it finally reached the unforgiving yet potentially habitable planet. The initial dreams of forging a unified spaceborne human nation were soon abandoned, as differing visions for utopian societies took root. Instead, seven independent human colonies emerged from the cosmic dust. While most of these colonies succumbed to rapid deterioration, with their inhabitants mutating into otherworldly beings or descending into feral lifestyles amidst Vostorg-7's unforgiving terrain, two colonies stood out as bastions of Man’s determination - the Derzhava and the Planet Cult.
Stage 1: Big
Stage 2: Bigger
Stage 3: Moefoe, you ain't gonna do jack sh*t to this mother****er.
Sooo...
Is it fires a shot or two or simply raise the white flag of war?
So...
I noticed that you allways remind white flags when there is everything french...
xD
Nothing personal, it's just too much fun to bash that part of history.
...but isnt for french... xD
That the French surrendered so easily during World War 2? Blame the government for that. The French resistance was one of the fiercest and most determined resistance movements during the war. They conducted hundreds of raid and countless attacks on German camps across France, and helped countless Jews, blacks and more escape from captivity. Even so, a hundred years earlier, Napoleon and his Frenchies were some of the most powerful soldiers in Europe. French cowardly steriotypes aren't fun anymore... Besides, they've got motherf*ckin NUKES!
French resistance? hahahahaha - the probably ****** in the german generals' soup. Real hardcore resistance was only at the eastern front where partisan movements were a huge threat to the germans.
That last point pretty solid there.
Lets test nukes on a tropical paradise, not underground somewhere or in a already hellhole but a tropical paradise ... why?, because we're French.
Ahm.
The La Résistance française performance was in reality so ****** the there was a time when British considered to withdrew support and bolster Russian partisans instead. Most of those raids are propaganda.
Since 387 BC, France has fought 168 major wars against such badasses as the Roman Empire, the British Army and the Turkish forces. Their track record isn't too shabby, either: They've won 109, lost 49 and drawn (or as close as you can "draw" a war) 10 times. Professional boxers have been crowned world champions on shittier records than that.
And while it is true that France surrendered to Germany relatively early in WWII, that was only because they hadn't picked themselves up after WWI yet. And WWI (despite being an entire "I" lower) wasn't exactly an anemic playground chickenfight--the French suffered about 5.7 million casualties (the war killed or wounded an incredible 37 million people worldwide).
So yes, the next time around they let the Germans take over officially, but they never actually stopped fighting: the French resistance was one of the most enduring symbols of Nazi opposition in Europe. The resistance was the originator of the archetypal trench coat wearing merchants of bloody death you see in countless action movies and video games today. They blew up bridges, staged daring night raids, slit German throats while generally looking fantastic (if a little ennui-stricken) while doing it.
I'm sorry if I seem a little bit annoying in this, but saying "Ohh, a Frenchie tank, where's the white flag?" seems a bit old, unoriginal and boring now-a-days. And yes, that above came from Cracked.com.
Maybe it gotten "a bit old, unoriginal and boring now-a-days." but it still is entertaining for most of us.
And BTW those "archetypal trench coat wearing merchants of bloody death" are mostly done by the Polish resistance and Russian partisans (And of course Tito's army) not really by French.
Unfortunately, the whole "Cheese-Eating Surrender Monkeys" trope is still enforced widely in the US and UK, despite the fact that France has an outstanding military record. One example is how we British only remember Waterloo, not the fact that it took the combined might of Britain, Prussia, Austria and Russia to defeat Napoleon...
Anyway, excellent work, comrades and keep it up!
Nobody really hates the French, it's just picking fun... It's just the fact that they still consider themselves important and a major world power and meet others with a certain arrogance, while the rest of the world pretty much laughs at their pathetic patriotism xD
@ swedishplayer-97
If you state that France "hadn't picked themself up after WWI" then what should we say about Germany, which lost the war and was strangled by numerous restrictions and reparations from allies, let alone the casualties; and Russia, which concluded separate cessation of hostilities on unconvenient conditions, lost sizable territories, suffered a civil war, a war with Japan, Poland, Finland, border conflicts with Nationalist China, fight against rebels in Middle-East Asia, remnants of the White Guard...
A country which win the war doesn't become weakened. At least not weaker than the lost side. That's an axiom. French troops stood at the Germany's western border. Absolutely empty and defenseless border. Together with British forces they were more than able to defeat Germany, which was too busy fighting with Poland. They didn't. And they have no one to blame except themselves.
Okay, y'all got me. But I still think it's boring and unoriginal!
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"The French resistance was one of the fiercest and most determined resistance movements during the war"
Bitch please,everyone knows that the best resistance movements were the italian and the Yugoslavian ._.
Why hating France so much ? you do like French wine and cheese right ? :) oui mon ami ?
Never drank wine (And likely never will) and no I don't like French cheese.
Damn bro you have losted your life (oh yeah and i remember you laugthing about the S-35 only cause it's he French tank)
Because they are ******* arrogant .
No no your only jealous.
Aw most people aren't hating on France, but cheese and wine ain't gonna win ya any wars :P
Neither will "le White Flag Impérial" :D
... but porridge and vodka can, you know :D
In any case, bygones be bygones, you will never get anything proper done by constantly bickering amongst yourselves.
French are misunderstood. Out of all the European countries, and I think all the countries in the world, the French have more military victories than any other. Reason why they lost in WWII was because they were arrogant; focussing more on developing defences and improving tactics in trench warfare than producing better tanks.
one point here: French tanks by 1940 were THE BEST in the capitalist world.
Germans had no ground weapons capable of defeating S35 and B1bis tanks
Yes, play RUSE and see. The french were just outflanked out of Belgium, the Marginot line was unbreakable by German standards and strategy of the time. The only flaws on french WW2 strategy were Belgium (they didnt expext an attack from a neutral country, so it was a surprise when the germans stormed through it) and their lack of a proper airforce, to counter and pound Ground advances by the Germans.
Actually, they could probably see Belgium coming, given that it's the exact same stunt that got England involved in World War I but what they didn't see coming is tanks going right through the ******* Ardennes.
So while a German tank was pretty much one of the shittiest options at the start of the war, Blitzkrieg ensured it was used to its full, efficient, potential.
But, do you agree with me that WW2 France could have focused a bit more on developing a reliable and defensive airforce? I think that was their nº1 weakness, thir tanks and assault guns would have finished the germans off if they had been bombarded and pinneddown by an efficient airforce. French armour was way ahead of its time in the start of the war, it was almost impenetrable.
Actually, aside form very thick armor, most French tanks had very backdated features. Lack of radio, One man turret, cumbersome and complex suspension and overcomplex treads effectively made them nothing but lumbering behemoth which were completely outmatched by the lighter, faster and far more organized German panzer's.
I think that, if they had a more efficient airforce, they would have pinned down germans armour long enough to finish it with their assault guns and impenetrable tanks. French armour was the heaviest at the start of the war, but was really slow, still panzers would have serious trouble piercing it, and would have had to retreat if their blitzkrieg was put to a halt, and they had to shift tactics in the face of a very unfavourable engagement.
the Allies were punished with defeat for conducting "Phoney War" with Germany, what do you expect. After they sold Czechoslovakia, gave up Poland and did everything possible to provoke a Soviet-German war - it was logical for them to be "rewarded" for that.
What's the difference between 1 and 2? Steel armour plating?
Upgrade 2 covers tracks by the look of it.
Will the other Euro Panzers get similar upgrades? I supose so, but I ask anyway.
kinda yeah. Otherwise it would have been too difficult for balance
Sorry, I may not have been clear on my statement. I meant if the upgrades would be visible like on the LeClerk, but as I type it, I realise it must be so and feel somewhat dumb. :)
of course they will be visible :) It would be strange if only Leclerc changes visually from upgrades, but not the Leopard or Challenger
Badass!
(only just realised how authentic these upgrades are - keep up the good work!)
I wish someone had released down graded model of this, so it could be used on Tabletop Simulator.