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#14, RE: Galactipedia: Armorsport
Posted by Gryphon on Aug-21-14 at 03:27 AM
In response to message #13
>>Some extremely strict forms of
>>sensha-dō take that restriction even further and require that
>>teams limit themselves only to equipment that would logically have
>>been operated by one combatant force in that war (e.g., all Soviet
>>equipment, all German, or mixed UK and US hardware), but that rule is
>>considered archaic and optional even under the modern Co-Prosperity
>>Sphere Ministry for Sport regulations.
>
>Let me guess: This rule was all too vulnerable to competitors doing
>historical research to justify why their 'Soviet' force has a Sherman,
>(lend-lease), or their 'German' one a T-34, (captured).

More likely it's just hard enough to find vintage tanks out in the greater galaxy without having to make sure they're all German or whatever.

--G.
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