Anti-Tank Magical Girl

Continuing from that comic about characters who would win against a T-72 tank, I decided to expand on it by coming up with this comic about eight tanks Rit would win against if she were to confront them.

Remember when I said that the first boss of the Mysterious Pyramid levels of the arcade version of Rod Land was a tank? It turns out Rit and Tam won against that boss, which inspired me to come up with the comic about characters who would win against a T-72 tank, and this comic is a sequel focused on eight tanks Rit would win against if she were to confront them.

M47 Patton: This tank never got to fire a single shot in anger under the American Flag, but it saw a lot of action in various conflicts. However, its combat record was below average, with the biggest blemish being the Iran-Iraq War, where Iranian M47 Pattons got destroyed by Iraqi tanks of Russian origin.

Chieftain Tank: Britain's attempt to create a more powerful successor to the highly successful Centurion Tank was actually a disappointment that got rejected by Allied countries, including the Netherlands, Canada and Australia. There was a silver lining in that rejection, however, because Iranian Chieftains were getting massacred by Iraq in the Iran-Iraq War. Even Iraqi tank crews claim that their sabot rounds were going through Chieftain Tanks like a hot knife slicing through butter, and those claims turned out to be true.

Type 62 Tank: This Chinese light tank invaded Vietnam during the Sino-Vietnamese War, only to perform poorly in that conflict due to its weak armor.

Type 63 Tank: Another Chinese light tank that invaded Vietnam during the Sino-Vietnamese War. Like the Type 62, it performed poorly in that conflict as well. During the 1991 Gulf War, Iraqi Type 63 light tanks invaded the Saudi Arabian city of Ras Al Jafiji to little success. The reason behind the Type 63's poor performance in the Sino-Vietnamese War and the 1991 Gulf War? Blame its weak armor.

Type 69 Tank: When the Type 69 Tank first came out, it was initially rejected by the Chinese Ministry of Defence due to its poor performance, and all 100 Type 69 Tanks were sent back to the factory that built them. After improvements were made, the Type 69 tank got better. So much better that China manufactured Type 69 Tanks for Iran and Iraq during the Iran-Iraq War. Talk about playing both sides...

Panzer 68: The Panzer 68 had so many problems that it could well be considered the worst tank to have entered military service. The Swiss Ministry of Defence knew about the Panzer 68's problems and they rectified many of these problems with the upgrade to the 68/88 model.

TR-85: Romania's most successful attempt at an indigenous combat tank project was not without teething problems. The problems were so bad that the communist regime threatened to cease tank production. Even after the modernization program that came after the fall of communism, the TR-85 still looks like a relic of the Cold War. In fact, the Romanian Ministry of Defence is mulling over retiring the TR-85. But with no replacement, the TR-85 will have to remain in service with the Romanian Army despite its obsolescence.

Arjun MBT: India's attempt to create "Leopard 2 Tank at home" was a huge disaster. How bad was the Arjun MBT project, you say? The project was mired in so much corruption that the final product ended up having a worse performance than the T-90 Tank. And Krauss-Maffei's involvement in the Arjun MBT project wasn't helping either because the Arjun's MTU engines were not the type of engines you would expect to find in the Leopard 2, but rather, these MTU engines were similar to the ones found in the Leopard 1.

With all that said, if Rit is a magical girl that is capable of anti-tank warfare, then she is eligible to be on the "Top 10 Best Magical Girls" list.

Anti-Xbox 360 Weapons

Back in 2007, the infamous Red Ring of Death terrorized anyone who possessed an XBox 360. People started blaming Microsoft for not taking responsibility for all the XBox 360s that got bricked by the Red Ring of Death. Microsoft's response was to redesign the XBox 360 to reduce the number of XBox 360s getting bricked by the Red Ring of Death, and concealed the true cause of the infamous Red Ring of Death as a result.

For this comic, I came up with the idea of using various weapons to destroy any XBox 360 that got bricked by the Red Ring of Death. We have the dynamite and the shotgun from Looney Tunes, both of which are weapons in the Worms series, as well as the Uzi from the Worms series. We also have a Leopard 2 Tank from Daisenryaku and War Thunder, a Steel Warhammer from Old School RuneScape, Rit's Magic Wand from Rod Land and Soldam, and a Sledgehammer from MapleStory. If I had any of these weapons, I would definitely use them to destroy an XBox 360 that got bricked by the Red Ring of Death.

TL;DR, Bill Gates must pay a terrible price for making millions of XBox 360 owners unduly upset.

By the way, the Leopard 2 Tank in this comic is the Leopard 2A4 variant.

You Don't Mess With The Ariete

While the C1 Ariete isn't as good as the M1 Abrams, the Challenger 2, the Leopard 2, the Leclerc, the Merkava or even the Challenger 1, God forbid you ever call the C1 Ariete the worst NATO MBT because if you do that in a war, you obviously have a death wish.

When Tanks Leave One Game For Another

War Thunder is on the decline, but in defense of War Thunder, World of Tanks is having a far worse decline than War Thunder. Even German YouTuber APC227 has ceased production of World of Tanks stop motion videos for good.

For those wondering why one of the two M1 Abrams tanks is blue, that's because APC227 has a blue M1 Abrams tank as his YouTube channel's mascot.

Apparently, the two M1 Abrams tanks have decided to migrate from War Thunder to SystemSoft Beta's Daisenryaku series, which will be celebrating its 40th Anniversary in 2025.

Great Swedish Fighter Jets that did not fight in a war

Sweden. A great country from Northern Europe known for Ikea, Volvo, Scania, Minecraft, and tasty meatballs. It was also a Great Power in military terms. From Vikings and Caroleans to army personnel armed with Carl Gustaf m/45 submachine guns, Sweden made its mark on military history, and is one of the countries featured in Daisenryaku. But the days of Swedish military might may have been long gone, although aircraft manufacturer Saab continues to manufacture Gripen jet fighters for various customers.

Speaking of fighter jets made by Saab, the Lansen, Draken and Viggen did not see any combat action throughout their operational service in the Swedish Air Force, or in the Draken's case, any air force that operates them, namely Denmark, Finland and Austria. Maybe it's because Soviet Russia's Ministry of Defence had almost no interest in conquering Europe, which is actually a good thing given what is happening in Ukraine right now...

Despite having seen no action in a war zone, the Lansen's infamous safety record may have made this Swedish jet fighter a worthy opponent to the F-104 Starfighter in terms of having a bad safety record of plane crashes that were due to accidents. In fact, air accidents account for the loss of a third of all Lansens built in its production history. But we shouldn't talk about the dubious safety record of the Starfighter and the Lansen.

The Draken had more operators than the Lansen or Viggen, and there was a proposal to sell export versions of the aircraft to the Republic of Singapore Air Force. But it was unsuccessful, though. However, the Draken did see operational service in the air forces of Denmark, Finland and Austria, with the Austrian Drakens being retired in 2005.

The Viggen was known for the blocked export attempt to India. The reason the United States blocked the proposed export of the Viggen to India was because India could secretly share Western military secrets with Soviet Russia. This resulted in the Indian Air Force purchasing the SEPECAT Jaguar instead.

Because of Soviet Russia's lack of interest in conquering Europe during the Cold War, as well as Swedish military equipment rarely getting exported, many of Sweden's military hardware did not get to fire a shot in anger. But in military-themed video games such as War Thunder, the Lansens, Drakens and Viggens that did not get to fight in a real war do get to open fire on enemies. Guess staying neutral isn't all that great after all...