GATE - Jieitai Kanochi nite, Kaku Tatakaeri - Vol. 15 Ch. 82

[MangaDex]

 

[Kamelpov]

Use tank with apcr and those big monsters are dead too.
Itami pulling a Troy horse alone.😂

 

[Hounder]

@Kamelpov I vote coat them in napalm show them the meaning of hell.

 

[djlryalief]

Itami doesn't deserve this smh.

 

[Epicredeemer]

@Kamelpov APCR? I don't think they even have that nowadays. Are you thinking of APFSDS? And even that would probably overpenetrate without much damage. would be better off with HEAT or HEP/HESH.

 

[Vasqueztion]

I know this is just military porn and all. But damn if it ain't satisfying seeing them rip'n'tear through a bunch of hapless, middle-ages monkeys who keep thinking bullshit thoughts like, "we'll get them next time".
You'd think there'd at least be 1 or 2 nobles realizing the crown prince is literally driving you off the cliff, like a medieval Thelma and Louise .

 

[WillLi]

@Vasqueztion there were, they were the ones smart enough to be doves and say "We need to not fight the Japanese."

 

[nobaka]

i wonder if leilei wins in the end??

 

[NashBerg]

Humanoid flesh tank vs actual armored fighting vehicle, who would win? lmao

 

[rRemon]

*Sigh*
when will they ever learn...

 

[Toriichii]

Those beasts would actually be quite terrifying in a battle, that is until someone brings out the anti-tank weaponry lol

 

[TristhaniaGevra]

Make armor thicker? Yo ever heard of Anti-Material Rifle?

also dammit Rory, she's really enjoys torturing Itami 😅

 

[Anitvenomz]

@TristhaniaGevra Those+ Armor piercing incendiary rounds.

 

[AbuHajaar]

How the fuck is he able to pull that?

 

[cybik]

@AbuHajaar if I remember correctly from the anime,

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it may have something to do with Itami's "contract" with Rory which grants him above-baseline attributes

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[Gibbedboy]

@Epicredeemer
Honestly, you probably wouldn't even need something on the scale of a modern tank cannon to penetrate 2cm of, at best, high medieval grade iron or steel. I doubt the empire has the metallurgy for anything equivalent to face hardened steel used even in WW1.

Even assuming that their metalwork is as good as modern stuff, we'd really only need something on the scale of a 37mm cannon from a PzIII, or a modern day 40mm Bofors to reliably get through at about a kilometer. However, like you said, just because you get through the armor, that doesn't stop the threat unless you hit something vital. Which is why I like the HESH idea for lots of spalling.

This is kinda trouble for the JSDF because most of their heavy support was in the form of AH-1s or F-4s, and their cannons wouldn't be able to deal with the plate, much less a .50 BMG, although I imagine rockets and bombs would probably be a little more effective. On the ground this means the JSDF does need heavy mechanized vehicles, because nothing in their inventory to my knowledge can deal with the behemoths beside their tanks, and normal foot infantry without AT gear wouldn't be able to deal with these new threats.

In a way, the empire has hit a sweet spot of armor protection. Nothing they could ever make will stop a 105mm cannon, but instead are going with can stop the majority of the JSDF arsenal is plenty good as a countermeasure.

 

[Markgraf]

Pfft! Itami wondering how Rory is so accurate with her whip. He's obviously been living in denial about his & her relationship all this time. Plus, Rory's dress is so appropriate for this moment, lol.

 

[Darkfier]

@cybik Oh, well I haven't watched the anime and thought he pretended to pull it while they drove it along. Which is why he was flustered when they asked him to move it and the soldiers saying the sound would alert them.

 

[cybik]

It wasn't said in-op, more like it was the reason that Itami

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didn't completely fsckin' die at the hands of those dragons

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[evilengineer]

@AbuHajaar its a military vehicle with the engine off so its in neutral. It would be easy enough to push, stopping is the hard part