[SPOILER] The Incredible (amount of) Trivia Thread

...AKA 'The more you watch the more you'll find' thread. GuP and military fans, FALL IN!!!!

Incomplete List of Panzers, AFVs, Weapons, Vehicles and other References in GuP der Film
(In no particuler order Will be updated as needed.)

Ooarai Combined Academy Main Panzers

• Panzer IV ausf. D ausf. H custom
  
• Jagdpanzer 38 Hetzer
  
• Type 89 I-Go
  
• Sturmgeschütz III ausf.F
  
• M3 Lee
  
• Renaut B1 bis
  
• Type 3 Chi-Nu
  
• VK4501(P) Porsche Tiger
  
  
• Chirchill Mk.VII
  
• Matilda II Mk.III/IV
  
• Crusader III
  
  
• M4 Sherman
  
• M4A1 Sherman
  
• Sharman Firefly
  
  
• Carro Veloce CV-33
  
  
• T-34/76
  
• T-34/85
  
• KV-2
  
• JS-2
  
  
• Tiger I
  
• Tiger II
  
• Panther
  
  
• Type 97 Chi-Ha Medium tank
  
• Type 97-kai ShinHoto Chi-Ha
  
• Type 95 Ha-Go Light tank
  
  
• BT-42 Assault gun
  

University Selection Team Main Tanks

• Centurion Mk.I
  
• M26 Pershing
  
• M24 Chaffee
  
• M4 Sharman Early production model with Winter camouflage
  
• Karl-Gerät Self-propelled siege mortar Late production model
  
• T28 Super Heavy Tank
  

Works Team Tanks

• Panther
  
• Jagdpanther
  

Academy Ships and School Transporters

• Zuikaku Air carrier
  
• HMS Ark Royal Air carrier
  
• Kasuga-class Armored cruiser
  
• Lockheed C-5M Super Galaxy Strategic airlifter
  
• LZ-127 Graf Zeppelin Airship
  
• Fiat SPA-38R Light truck
  
• Zubr-class Landing Craft Air Cushion
  
• K2 Steam Locomotive, IJA Railway Regiment
  
• Uisko class Landing craft
  

Brief appearances/references
AFVs and Weapons

• Panzer II ausf.F Light tank
  
• T-28 Multi-turreted medium tank
  
• T-35 Multi-turreted heavy tank
  
• Sturmpanzer IV Brummbar
  
• Sturmpanzer VI Sturmtiger
  
• Panzerjäger Marder III
  
• Panzerjäger Nashorn
  
• Luchs, Panzer II ausf.L
  
• A39 Tortoise Heavy assault tank
  
• KV-1 Heavy tank
  
• Carro Armato P 40
  
• Magach 6B Gal Batash
  
• M3 Stuart
  
• Somua S35
  
• Type 4 Chi-To Medium tank
  
• O-I Japanese super heavy tank
  
• A1E1 Independent Multi-turreted tank
  
• Grille Ausf.H Self propelled artilery
  
• Ratte Landkreuzer P.1000
  
• Mark I "male" tank
  
• Mark A Whippet
  
• Ford TF-B
  
• Ford Mustang Mach1
  
• Dodge WC-57
  
• Sd.Kfz.254 Hobby Boss Tracked armoured scout car
  
• ZiS-151 Truck
  
• Steyr 1500A/01
  
• RF-8 Aerosan
  
• GAZ-AA Polutorka light truck
  
• Simm’s Motor Scout
  
• Tsar Tank
  
• Tiger I "S33" of 2nd SS Panzer Division "Das Reich" at Kursk in 1943 (DaoFu emblem)
  
• HMMWV Humvee
  
• BAE Caiman
  
• FV603 Alvis Saracen
  
• Type 95 Kurogane 4WD Reconnaissance car
  
• SV2S Scammell Pioneer Tractor
  
• M25 Dragonwagon Tank transporter
  
• Armored Railcar Zeppelin
  
• Reconnaissance armored train Le.Sp
  
• Krupp K5 Heavy railway gun
  
• Yokosuka P1Y Ginga Bomber
  
• Ju87 Stuka Dive bomber
  
• Fairey Swordfish Torpedo bomber
  
• Fokker Dr.I Triplane airfighter
  
• Mig-23 Flogger Jetfighter
  
• OH-1 Ninja Scout helicopter
  
• V-173 Flying Pancakes Experimental test aircraft
  
• U-boat Type VII Submarine
  
• HMS Furious Air carrier
  
• Czech hedgehog Anti-tank obstacles
  
• 7.5 cm Pak 40 Anti-tank gun
  
• Bofors 40mm Anti-aircraft gun
  
• EmR1m Optical Rangefinder
  
• Nikon StabilEyes 14x40 Binoculars
  
• Zeltbahn shelter
  
• Military Lily, Type98 Portable camera
  
• JGSDF Type85 Portable Transceiver
  
• Panzerfaust
  
• Enigma machine
  
• Turing Bombe
  
• A-7-A FM-Transceiver
  
• V2 Rocket
  
• The Great Panjandrum
  
• Wojtek Soldier bear
  

Other Vehicles

• Toyota Soarer Z20 3.0GT Limited Custom
  
• Sunflower, Ooarai-based ferryboat
  
• Hino Raimbow Midi bus
  
• Shinkansen Doctor Yellow 0 series type, Japan Railway High speed test train
  
• Mitsubishi Leo Three-wheeler
  
• Saturn V Rocket
  

Other Breif References

• World of Tanks Online game
  
• Operation Compass
  
• Operation Overload
  
• Battle of Raseiniai
  
• Battle of Tsushima Strait
  
• Battle of Ichi-no-tani
  
• Italian Tenth Army
  
• 203 Hill from the Siege of Port Arthur
  
• Villers Bocage
  
• Maginot linet
  
• Saint Basil's Cathedral at Moskow Kremlin
  
• Karl Wolff
  
• Erich von Manstein
  
• Hans-Ulrich Rudel
  
• Geronimo
  
• Napoleon Bonaparte
  
• Richard Wagner
  
• Claude Monet
  
• Benjamin Disraeli
  
• Han Feizi
  
• Ninomiya Kinjiro
  
• Thierry Sabine
  
• Ayrton Senna
  
• Christie suspention
  
• Dazzle camouflage
  
• LAPES airdrop
  
• Kubinka Tank Museum
  
• Munster German Tank Museum
  
• Advanced Daisenryaku, a Systemsoft Computer war game
  
• (Unidentified simulation board game. Information wanted!)
  
• 1941, a Steven Spielberg film
  
• The Caine Mutiny, a 1954 film
  
• Mutiny on the Bounty, a 1935 film
  
• Battleship Potemkin, a 1925 film
  
• The Great Escape, a 1963 film
  
• Thunderbirds (1965 TV series)
  
• Alice Through the Looking-Glass
  
• Thirty-Six Stratagems
  
• Disneyland attractions
  
• Mister Donut
  
• Kentucky Fried Chicken
  
• Smirnoff Vodka
  
• Balalaika
  
• Mount Unzen volcano disaster in 1991
  
• New school: A Swiss-themed Neutralized Highschool
  

[Reference]Wojtek the Soldier Bear


from ending scene [Wikipedia link]

[AFV]GAZ-AA Polutorka light truck


from exhibition match [Photo link]

[Reference]World of Self Propelled Gun. WoT no-turret variant!?
On the sign is a Marder III tank destroyer


from exhibition match [Marder III Wikipedia link]

[Trivia]Black Forest girls from TV series


from hill battle scene

[Weapon]Churchill heavy infantry tank
and Czech hedgehog Anti-tank obstacles


from exhibition match [Czech hedgehog Wikipedia link]

[Trivia]Momo missed again...wildly.


from exhibition match seaside battle

u wot m8

that better not be a backhanded reference to the Sherman's mythological propensity for catching on fire, because that is actually a myth.

[AFV]Panzer II ausf.F Light tank


from homecoming scene [Wikipedia link]

[AFV]Landkreuzer P.1000 Ratte


from battle of amusument park [Wikipedia link]

[Vehicle] Toyota Soarer Z20 3.0GT Limited


from transfer scene [Wikipedia link]

[Trivia]A reference to Spielberg's comedy 1941, which Japanese actor Mifune Toshiro, of Seven Samurai fame, played the role of enemy captain. Youtube link

[AFV]Ford FT-B


from OY defence line scene. Wikipedia link

Nice thread, keep it going man :)

It is either in the series or supplementary material, but Miho mentions her favorite tank is the Panzer II. Now we know why.

Thomas the tank engine parody?

It's Tortoise the Assault Tank ;-)
[Wikipedia link]

It seems the right friend is Armored Railcar Zeppelin [Google image]
and the left one is Heavy artillery armored car S.Sp [Google image]

[Cool scene] Katyusha's hand sign; Fire! and Nonna's indirect sight shot.


According to the producer, the sign is the one actually used by Russian army.

[AFV]HMMWV Humvee


from exhibition match [Wikipedia link]

[Trivia] The real Crusader drivers in WW2 North African Campaign often removed speed limiter, only to brake their engine down often.


from final battle scene.

[Weapon] Panzerfaust


from homecoming scene [Wikipedia link]

[Trivia] Mako and Sodoko spot their schoolship faster than other crew at the very end of the movie...



...is a reference to episode 9.

How the hell did you find all these information?

I love this film so much that I've already watched 9 times or so while checking Japanese discussion boards for confirmation of what I found. That's all ;-P

Seriously, I love how much passion the production staff put into this masterpiece. IMO the greatest joy of this film is in knowing it, and the countless trivia tidbits may be a part of their fruits of passion.
I wish if there were a few more comrades here...

[Trivia] Rough translation of Panzerfahren News Topics

• Girls were betrayed by MEXT after protecting their own school.
  
• Neutral Highschool is becoming a member of Panzerfahren Federation.
  
• Pravda HS raised objection against Continuation HS for use of captured KV1.
  
• [Flash News] Anzio HS is calling for donation to help repairing long-hospitalized P40.
  

• [TOKYO TANK SHOW: Tickets on Sale online!]
  
• [Used Tank and Junks: M4 junks on sale!]
  
• [Monthly Column: Relaxing travel with Panzer]
  
• [Get a licence for Super-heavy Vehicles: for New High-schoolers]
  
• [We need your old tanks. Vintage Tanks trading and repairing: Kuraoka Vehicle Infromation Service]
  
• [for Enthusiast! Self-propelled Artillery Club. Test-ride Event coming soon!]
  

[AFV]Simms's Motor Scout, the first-ever armed vehicle in history.


from strategy briefing room scene [Wikipedia link]

This thread is awesome, great work! Also, the movie is fantastic, and all these details only make it better. It truly is a feast for every fan :3

Hehe, thanks. Let's enjoy rewatching!

[Gadget] Military Lily, Type98 Portable camera by Konishiroku Co. (predecessor of Konica). [Link]

on Type97 Chi-Ha medium tank


from exhibition match scene

[AFV...?] Tsar Tank


from Shimada mansion [Wikipedia link]

[Trivia] Soviet+German Dream combination attack!


... and this is how Katyusha got new shoulders to ride. RIP Nonna. (No, she is alive. ;-P)

from ending scene

[Trivia] Non-alcoholic vodka... I didn't know such a weird drink really exist. [Google image]

Good thread hahaha, thanks for sharing

[AFV] Steyr 270 1500A/01 Light truck


from exhibition match Oarai Golf Cource [Link to Tamiya plastic model]

[Trivia] The Continuation HS members are designed in the motif of...


...Snafkin, Moomin and Little My from Finnish illustrator and writer Tove Jansson's Moomin series.

Their name, Mika, Aki and Mikko are male names in Finland, while they are females' in Japan.

By the way, Hattifatteners are here.

[Trivia] Krala was designed in the motif of Jenya Davidyuk who voiced Krala herself.



[MAL info]

Her father is ex-Spetsnaz officer and has a thorough knowledge of Russian tanks. His favorite is T-62.
[Youtube link(Russian&Japanese)]

Awesome thread, I learned a lot.

Great thread!

All these references and the variety of militaria shows just how much love and effort was put into the series, and this movie.

Please don't hesitate to post if you found something new!

[Trivia] The Type 3 Chi-Nu Anteater Team suddenly slows down under the title logo is because of a miss-shifting, reference to episode 10.


...and look how they changed after the muscle training!
(They changed the gear bar too, for some reason...)

[AFV] Dodge WC57 3/4-ton Command Reconnaissance Car. It is famous for General Patton's modified model.


from intrasquad match [Wikipedia link]

[Trivia] Legend of Invincible Shimada-style Series Part.1

Final match Kill counts Comparison

★★★ 3 kill

• Miho (Pz.IV): Centurion (Alice), Bermuda's Pershing (Azumi), 1 Pershing
  
  
• Azumi (Bermuda's Pershing): StuG III (Caesar), Kay (M4), Erika (Königstiger)
  
• Megumi (Bermuda's Pershing): Churchill (Darjeeling), Naomi (Firefly), Katyusha (T-34/85)
  
• Karl-Gerät: 2 Panther (Koume, Jagtpanther Girl), T-34/85 (Klara)
  

★★ 2 kill

• Prez (Hetzer): Karl-Gerät, 1 Pershing
  
• Maho (Tiger): Bermuda's Pershing (Megumi), 1 Pershing
  
• Erika (Königstiger): Bermuda's Pershing (Rumi), 1 Pershing
  
• Nonna (JS-2): 2 Pershing
  
• Mika (BT-42): 2 Pershing
  
• Caesar (StuG III): 2 Pershing
  
• Nakajima (Porche Tiger): 2 Pershing
  
• Katyusha (T-34/85): 2 Pershing
  
• Tamada (Shinhoto Chi-Ha): 2 Pershing
  
• Azusa (M3): 2 Chaffee
  
  
• Rumi (Bermuda's Pershing): Alisa (M4A1), Rukuriri (Matilda)
  

★ 1 kill

• Darjeeling (Churchill): T28
  
• Naomi (Firefly): 1 Pershing
  
• Nekonya (Chi-Nu): 1 Pershing
  
• Hosomi (Chi-Ha): 1 Pershing
  
• Rosehip (Crusader): 1 Chaffee
  
• Sodoko (B1bis): 1 Pershing
  

No kill

• Nishi(Chi-Ha), Fukuda(Ha-Go), Ikeda(Chi-Ha), Nagura(Shinhoto Chi-Ha)
  
• Koume, Jagtpanther Girl (Panther)
  
• Noriko (Type 89)
  
• Rukuriri (Matilda)
  
• Anchovy (CV33)
  
• Kay (Sharman M4)
  
• Alisa (Sharman M4A1)
  
• Klara (T-34/85)
  
• Nina (KV-2)
  

Other Pershings: 2 Chi-Ha, JS-2 (Nonna), KV-2 (Nina), BT-42 (Mika)

★★★★★★★★★★★ 11 kill
Alice (Centurion Mk.I) :
Chi-Ha (Hosomi) , Shinhoto Chi-Ha (Tamada), Chi-Ha (Nishi), Ha-Go (Fukuda) , Type 89 (Noriko) , M3 (Azusa) , Prez (Hetzer) , Chi-Nu (Nekonya) , CV33 (Anchovy) , B1bis (Sodoko) , Pz.IV (Miho)


BTW, looks like Naomi isn't satisfied with her own performance in the match.

from ending

[Trivia] The sound director made different engine noises and gunfire sounds for each panzer. They even made different seat vibration patterns for 4DX version.
To depict Centurion Mk.I as an invincible foe, sci-fi sounds were chosen for it.

..and they gave each panzer different downhill patterns as well.

[Trivia] I believe there's no need to mention it, but Saunders University Air Lift Division emblem is a parody of Thunderbirds TV show logo.

[Trivia] Ignorance is bliss.

Yukari and Miho immediately look concerned rather than elated when news of matches against tough opponents are announced.

This is a reference to ep. 3 of the TV series when the practice match against Gloriana is announced. Similarly when the matches vs. Saunders, Pravda and Kuromorimine are revealed it's usually up to Yukari or Miho to fill in the blanks regarding opponents.

A device to add tension.


University Team? Oh shit...


Ep.3 Yukari realizes immediately that Gloriana is a tough opponent for Oorai's first ever match.

that random frame with nekota eyes

[Trivia] The Doomsday Machine and the original Operation Kill Serve




Anyone who's familiar with the original Star Trek episode should see the parallel with how the alien doomsday weapon and the Karl device were defeated.

Commodore Decker hit upon the idea to attack the death weapon up its maw but a self-destructing Starfleet shuttle-craft wasn't powerful enough to do the job. In our case, Noriko's idea is to catapult the little CV33 but its 8mm guns also turn out to be too weak to damage the Karl.

Kirk (Anzu) realize the concept was good but the power necessary to carry it out needed to be ramped up (no pun intended). Detonating a starship's impulse engine (or a Hetzer's 75mm shell) on the other hand...

KIRK: Spock, listen. Maybe Matt Decker didn't die for nothing. He had the right idea but not enough power to do it. Am I correct in assuming that a fusion explosion of ninety seven megatons will result if a starship impulse engine is overloaded?
SPOCK: No, sir. Ninety seven point eight three five megatons.
KIRK: Ninety seven point eight three five. Will it be powerful enough to destroy that thing out there?
SPOCK: Negative, Captain. Its hull is pure neutronium. There is no known way of blasting through it.
KIRK: Not through it, Spock, from inside it. Will it be enough?

As far as I'm concerned the Finn team deserves credit for all three guard Pershings:
1st one: initial attack
2nd one: lured into falling rumble zone
3rd one: solo battle (both tanks knock each other out)

Jus' sayin'.

BTW, awesome job with the trivia/references/vehicles, etc. :)

Nice found (^^) Those eyes are an homage to Leiji Matsumoto's female characters. Incidentally, Momoga's eye patch is an homage to Kobayashi Motofumi's character Ernst von Bauer, and Piyotan's big breasts are homage to Shintani Kaoru's female characters.

[Trivia]Moho is giving Hippo team a little wave while passing OY defense line. The reason of small wave may be to prevent opponents from detecting the ambush formation.


from exhibition match. BTW, OY stands for Oarai Yakuba (Oarai Townhouse).

[Weapon] Yokosuka P1Y GINGA bomber


[Wikipedia link]

[Trivia] A reference to late Formula 1 driver Ayrton Senna who was nicknamed Sonic Speed Prince in Japan.


from final battle scene

Anyway, I think nobody says anything about stealth and V-TOL tank as well...



Does EPS stand for Electric Power Supply system?