one duel against a Semovente da 75/18 (commanded by Caesar's childhood friend Carpaccio), which, despite the StuG's edge in firepower and protection, ended in a draw, with both tanks taking out each other.ĭuring the semi-final round match against Pravda Girls High School, Hippo Team's role was to hunt the Pravda flag tank prior to the match they replaced their tracks with "winterketten" to make the tank more maneuverable on thick snow. In the OVA, Hippo Team was supposed to deal with Anzio Girls High School's flag tank, but it was instead drawn into a one vs. In the manga, Hippo Team served as the flag tank. Erwin and Caesar can be seen with stunned expressions at the end of the match, after seeing Hana take out the Saunders flag tank from a long range. Gloriana Matilda tank (commanded by Nilgiri) on a narrow road however, they were hit soon after, as the height of their banners gave away their position from behind a fence, negating the advantage provided by the tank's low silhouette.īefore the 63rd National High School Sensha-dō Tournament, the Hippo Team repainted their tank dark gray (Dunkelgrau) and added the image of a Hippo.ĭuring the match against Saunders University High School, Hippo Team managed to ambush and destroy one of Saunders' two M4 Sherman tanks that had been lured by Duck Team. Gloriana Girls College, Hippo Team managed to ambush and take out a St.
The Sturmgeschütz III is a German assault tank with a powerful 75 mm gun while its gun has limited traverse, its low silhouette makes it ideal for ambushes.ĭuring the practice match against St. Finding the correct reference, usually by the last team member, might have helped them to adapt other school's tactics into a practical and successful use.
The inspiration and adopting other school's tactics is very true to the characteristic of all members of the entire team as they make historical references all the time, citing historical figures and events. Although the Operation Napoli-turn was not successfull against a Pravda tank, they decided to develop the Operation Macaroni to perfection and through hiding their StuG III behind paper cartons in narrow streets, they took down two M26 Pershings. Later they adopted the Anzio's tactics of Operation Macaroni and Operation Napoli-turn they witnessed in the match in the Sensha-Dō Tournament's second round through Caesar's friendship with Carpaccio, Anzio's student and vice-commander of the Anzio High School. The team's fighting speciality is both to serve as an obvious killer tank and as a lurker which waits for the prey to be assaulted unexpectedly. They first painted it with multiple colors, making it look flamboyant and they added some banners on its engine deck. The team operates a German StuG III, which they found on the bottom of a lake. Hippo team consists of history buffs or reki-jo from Ooarai Girls Academy.
#GIRL UND PANZER STUG FULL#
She is usually seen wearing a peaked cap and a full field jacket. "The Desert Fox" who was a German tank commander in Africa during World War II. Her name comes from Field Marshal Erwin Rommel a.k.a. Tank co-commander and radio operator of the team. Maybach HL 62TRM 6-cylinder petrol 140 PS (138 hp, 103 kW)
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