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#1 LusiGoosi

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Posted 20 December 2013 - 06:23 PM

Real life counterparts? I was looking at the tanks/ vehicles of mental Omega and wondering if they had a real world counterpart by looks or type. Here are some of my ideas of what they could be based on. Wondering if anyone else has ideas or are some as is possible 100% made up.  I’ll be skipping ones I think have no real life counterpoint or I am not sure about, but if you have an idea do tell.

The allies:

The Stryker is obviously based on or is the IAV Stryker…only makes sense.  Or so I think.

The bulldog light tank, could be the M41 Walker bulldog, it looks similar and has a variant with a 90mm gun though the original had a 76mm one and my other thought is it could be based on the m47 Patton 1 tank, also similar in shape and this one is normally equipped with a 90mm.  Both of these tanks use the same style tread support and suspension system. It seems to be the same as the Bulldog.

Archon A.M.C: I was thinking Greys Panther Recon vehicle or perhaps the Renault VAB for shape and window placement, but it is neither are on treads. Still they are where I’d put my guess.

 

Cavalier Medium Tank , while there was a Mk VII Cavalier / A24.  It looks nothing like the in game tank.  The in game Cavalier has odd large back wheels like a Christie suspension, but normal bogie suspension front ones.  The hull reminds me sort of the Challenger but not the turret.  Long story short, I’m not sure.

Zephyr Artillery: I’d guess the M109 as it is the most influential Self-propelled howitzer, but the size of the gun is 155, however many other vehicles are based on this one. It also looks similar.  South Korea has a very similar looking M9 which would work for region.  Still in 155 so I’d still guess that one though as 120 is not a common howitzer size anymore, from what I know and certainly not one with a barrel as long as the Zephyrs.

Abrams Tank: I’m going to go out on a long shot and say the Abrams Tank is based on the M1 Abrams MBT.

The soviets:

Rhino Heavy Tank: I would say the t34/85 the shape is similar and the suspension looks to be the Christie type.  However it might not have that suspension do to a side skirt covering the top wheels, so it could be the IS-2 as it is a sort of similar shape and a bit closer in gun size.

I’m really not sure about the rest… A lot of them don’t look Russian though, the jaguar sort of, but most Russian tanks have a forward turret or mid, not a lot of back set turrets.  . I know my Russian tanks well enough, but only tanks so if you know any other soviet vehicles or tanks have a real world counterpart let me know.

Epsilon: Not a clue.

 

 



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Posted 20 December 2013 - 07:39 PM

BTR-152 as half-track?

Cavalier look like the M26 Pershing to me, but also different so I'm not sure as well.

Buratino is TOS-1 Buratino, obviously.

Warhawk is a mixed of Commanche and Apache, or so I think.
 


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Posted 20 December 2013 - 08:21 PM

Cavalier was based on RA2 Grizzly Tank.

And noone noticed that Wolfhound is Ka-50 yet? :sad:

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Posted 20 December 2013 - 09:19 PM

Cavalier was based on RA2 Grizzly Tank.

And noone noticed that Wolfhound is Ka-50 yet? :sad:

 

I thought the Wolfhound was based more on the Hind (being a big-ass helicopter loaded with "fuck you" ordinance).


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Posted 20 December 2013 - 09:34 PM

Nope, it's Ka-50 :)
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Posted 20 December 2013 - 10:07 PM

Apocalypse is based on the original Mammoth Tank, which was inspired by German tanks of WW2, the panzerkampfwagen VIII Mammoth (renamed to "Maus" later in development), and the P1000 Ratte.

The V-3 is a reference to the German V-2 rockets of WW2, while the SCUD is a real missile weapon.

The soviet flak-track strongly resembles a German Hanomag, from ww2. The word "flak" is a shortened version of "Flakgeschütz", AA cannon in German.

The Weather Control Device is known as HAARP in real life.

The Cargo Plane is a C-130.

The whole psychic stuff from RA2 is inspired by real experiments made in the Soviet Union about weaponising potential psychic abilities (the USA had such experiments aswell).

The original Nighthawk transport is a real vehicle, and so is the Stallion.


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Posted 20 December 2013 - 10:44 PM


The original Nighthawk transport is a real vehicle

 

Yeah. Nighthawk is a bomber in real life, just like the RA2 counterpart... oh wait...



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Posted 20 December 2013 - 10:49 PM

Yeah. Nighthawk is a bomber in real life, just like the RA2 counterpart... oh wait...


What is Blackhawk.

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Posted 20 December 2013 - 10:56 PM

 

Yeah. Nighthawk is a bomber in real life, just like the RA2 counterpart... oh wait...


What is Blackhawk.

 

 

Oh well...



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Posted 20 December 2013 - 11:57 PM

The soviet flak-track strongly resembles a German Hanomag, from ww2.

Hanomag was a truck manufacturer 'til '73 when it was acquired by Mercedes. My family owns a Hanomag-Herschel F45 tow truck.


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Posted 21 December 2013 - 12:02 AM

The soviet flak-track strongly resembles a German Hanomag, from ww2.

Hanomag was a truck manufacturer 'til '73 when it was acquired by Mercedes. My family owns a Hanomag-Herschel F45 tow truck.


I like the sound of Mercedes Tank. Classy. :D

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Posted 21 December 2013 - 12:20 PM

 


The original Nighthawk transport is a real vehicle

 

Yeah. Nighthawk is a bomber in real life, just like the RA2 counterpart... oh wait...

 

I meant the vehicle is real, but not the name. I was thinking of the Piasecki H-21


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Posted 21 December 2013 - 10:59 PM

The Grizzly Tank is based on the RA2 Grizzly Tank as well as the GI Joe Grizzly Tank.

 

The Colossus is based on a 3D Model somewhere

 

Tsurugi is based on ED-209 from Robocop

 

Zephyr... unlikely. Unless you mean the Zephyr Beacon Cameo?


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Posted 21 December 2013 - 11:36 PM

Well, the Wolfhound is the most obvious real life vehicle in the game, except abrams. SCUD launcher exists, but I don't think the platform in the game is real.

No one remembered the Hummer is HMMWV ? (lol jk)

 

And Zubr is (who would have guessed it) Zubr - http://en.wikipedia....Zubr-class_LCAC

 

Grizzly tank cameo from RA2 looked like Merkava Israeli MBT. Not much in MO though.



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Posted 21 December 2013 - 11:37 PM

The soviet flak-track strongly resembles a German Hanomag, from ww2. The word "flak" is a shortened version of "Flakgeschütz", AA cannon in German.

 

FlaK is Flugabwehrkanone. Literally Anti Air Cannon.



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Posted 22 December 2013 - 12:05 AM

How about the Topol-M? It is an ICBM from what I heard I think. But in real life it exists.


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Posted 22 December 2013 - 04:37 PM

How about the Topol-M? It is an ICBM from what I heard I think. But in real life it exists.

 

Of course, Topol-M is Topol-M. It's basically the same vehicle as in real life.



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Posted 23 December 2013 - 01:31 AM

How about the Topol-M? It is an ICBM from what I heard I think. But in real life it exists.

 

No, people were complaining why are the Soviets using a Topol-M instead of an ICBM (Which is bigger)


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Posted 23 December 2013 - 07:54 AM

 

How about the Topol-M? It is an ICBM from what I heard I think. But in real life it exists.

 

No, people were complaining why are the Soviets using a Topol-M instead of an ICBM (Which is bigger)

 

Topol-M IS an ICBM  :whatoa:


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Posted 23 December 2013 - 09:26 AM

 

 

How about the Topol-M? It is an ICBM from what I heard I think. But in real life it exists.

 

No, people were complaining why are the Soviets using a Topol-M instead of an ICBM (Which is bigger)

 

Topol-M IS an ICBM  :whatoa:

 

 

They were complaining it's Voxel wasn't as big as the Nuclear Silo or holding a missile same size as the Nuclear Silo. At least thats what I see people were nit picking about. Or that the Topol-M doesn't have 20+ Wheels


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