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P.108A

The plane with the record of the largest gun on it, a 102mm anti-shipping gun. It was based on the P.108 heavy bomber, built by the Italians during ww2.

Did you know that the plane with the biggest gun was the P.108A?

by TwoOrMoreHippos May 2, 2022

ASU

Abbreviation for Aviadesantnaya Samokhodnaya Ustanovka (Airborne Self-Propelled Gun), a series of light tank destroyers meant to be air droppable into warzones. The abbreviation has become colloquially used to refer to the vehicles of this series built, such as the ASU-57 and ASU-85.

Hey bro, have you heard of the ASU tank destroyers?

by TwoOrMoreHippos June 23, 2022

Ki-45

A Japanese fighter used in World War Two. There were four major production variants. These are:

Ki-45 Kai-Ko (A): Initial escort fighter variant armed with 2x 12.7mm Ho-103 Machine Guns and 1x 20mm Ho-3 cannon.

Ki-45 Kai-Otsu (B): Kai-Kos fitted with a Type 94 37mm cannon instead of the Ho-3.

Ki-45 Kai-Hei (C): Anti-Shipping type armed with 1x Ho-3 and 1x 37mm Ho-201 cannons.

Ki-45 Kai-Tei (D): Night Fighter armed with 1x Ho-201 in nose as well as 2x 20mm Ho-5 cannons in a Schräge Musik mounting behind the pilot’s seat.

Used from 1942 until the war’s end, these aircraft proved somewhat successful, with over 1600 aircraft built. This makes the most produced Japanese twin-engined fighter of the war.

Have you seen the Ki-45 at the Udvar-Hazy Center?

by TwoOrMoreHippos May 11, 2022

Bonk Gun

A term used for large guns in War Thunder. Most players usually classify guns of this type as those with a caliber of 37mm and up, as these are extremely powerful against planes.

XxOpaqueBoobsxX: I just got killed by a Ki-109
=BALD=McChicken: Which one’s that again?
XxOpaqueBoobsxX: The Japanese twin engine with the 75mm Bonk Gun.

by TwoOrMoreHippos May 27, 2022

R3 T-20 FA-HS

The R3 T-20 FA-HS is a SPAA in War Thunder with a Battle Rating of 5.0 in realistic battles. It was (and for some, still is) hated for being at a lower battle rating, as when implimented into the game it was initially at the Battle Rating of 3.3. Due a fast-firing gun and a high top speed, it was easily able to flank and kill other tanks. It was progressively moved higher in BR to the location it currently sits at, solving the issue. The vehicle is referred to by some as the 'Lunchbox' or 'Cockroach' due to the shape of its cabin.

Person 1: I just got killed by an R3 T-20 FA-HS!
Person 2: Tough luck man.

by TwoOrMoreHippos April 28, 2022

Spahpanzer SP.I C

A West German light tank destroyer prototype armed with a 90mm cannon, developed in the 1950s. It was designed to be small, mobile, and air-droppable, allowing them to easily ambush mass Soviet armoured attacks.

It’s available in World of Tanks and World of Tanks Blitz as a Tier 7 light tank, notable for poor armour but great mobility and stealth.

I know World War 2 prototypes are cool, b it have you heard of the Spahpanzer SP.I C?

by TwoOrMoreHippos May 12, 2022

APCR

Short for Armour Piercing Composite Rigid, this is a type of tank shell that uses a soft external casing to enclose a dense kinetic-energy penetrator which can pierce heavy armour. It’s infamous in War Thunder for being unreliable, as the shrapnel damage caused by the round’s core is small and often doesn’t injure crew. The concept of this sort of round was improved upon with the introduction of Armour Piercing Discarding Sabot (APDS) rounds.

Damn, I do hate using APCR rounds in War Thunder.

by TwoOrMoreHippos May 2, 2022