Magnifico
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I know there's some artistic license going on here, but so far I've been able to identify the real-life models for the tanks in this game. There generic light tank, as the blurb says, looks like the French Renault FT, and the French unique tanks also seem to be what they say on the tin: the St. Chamond, R-35, and now R-36. The Greek unique tanks seem to be modeled on British tanks. The Companion Tank looks like the Whippet and the ELAS Tank looks like a Matilda II. I have never seen a Hellenic Tank, so I have no idea what their real-life model might be.
But what's the generic Battle Tank art based on? The blurb talks about the Soviet T-34, but the art sure doesn't look like one. For one thing, even allowing for some inevitable distortions to fit the game's style, the turret seems way too far back. So does it look more like a T-34 than I think it does, is it just an embellishment of the M-4 Sherman that the Medium Tank is based on, or is there some other real-life model I'm overlooking?
But what's the generic Battle Tank art based on? The blurb talks about the Soviet T-34, but the art sure doesn't look like one. For one thing, even allowing for some inevitable distortions to fit the game's style, the turret seems way too far back. So does it look more like a T-34 than I think it does, is it just an embellishment of the M-4 Sherman that the Medium Tank is based on, or is there some other real-life model I'm overlooking?