Sigh

But I appreciate the hard work in updating this ... not being ungrateful, just smh over the historical inaccuracies (sucks to be a history nut sometimes)

I think it's going to be all okay because Ciel will beat them all, and so they won't make it into the history books.

well, blinded weaponery-cars exists before 1911, with "Motorgeschütz" and "Marienwagen", the last one is more similar to a Panzer........ but you´re right, "PAnzer " as trademark/model
was first built in 1936

This is true, but the treads and 'cannon' on this "Panzer" are all WWII equipment. The first armoured vehicle was more like a car on wheels with a guy standing in the top with a machine-type gun. (built around 1902-4) And you are correct about the the approximate year they used the word Panzer, but I thought it was a little later (1938-40-ish but that could be a faulty memory - I should look it up in my history books to be sure)

well this manga is dated aprox on the end of XIX century....... 20 years +-........if we think that they kept the tank on secret in the woods of a remote village in the middle of germany........it somekind fits....look at moustard gas....it was known in 1800 but wasnt used till 1917 as a weapon....

I strongly recommend you these 2 books to learn on tanks:
- "Encyclopedia of german tanks of World War Two”, Peter Chamberlain and Hilary Doyle. Arms & Armour, 1999.
-"Tanks of World War I and II" George Forty, Southwater,2006.

glad to hear from an History-otaku as well ;)

pd. I majored in History, sorry for the long post ;)

Actually the tank is older than WWII. They came in handy during WWI. I don't know the official date they came into production, but it wasn't WWII.

Sorry to burst your bubble but In Germany: The first Panzer tank was built in 1936/8 (two years before the star of WWII), the first armoured vehicle was built in 1902/4 and was little more than a car with high sides and a man with a machine gun sitting in the top section. The first armoured vehicle with big guns and treads (called a Light Tractor or Leichtraktor) was buitl in 1930. For a general description see wikipedia (not the best site for this but does have a fairly good brief summary without all the technical details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_combat_vehicles_of_World_War_II ) The first tanks were not actually built until after WWI ended in 1918. There are dozens of site with similar information though.

I majored in History too! Got my Masters - mind you it was more Medieval than modern history, but I still had to cover all the bases LOL)

Sorry for the typos, a couple of my keyboard keys are sticking

Tanks are older, that is true. Failed military Prototypes were known since 1900
BUT,
PANZER TANKS were built in 1936 and used as a lethal weapon in WWII.

nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!^^

:3

Yeah, exceopt learning the 'old languages' was a pain in the butt! (need to upgrade my classical Latin for medieval Latin and needed Old English (weird language - I tell ya) and Medieval French. LOL :D

I have a PHD in Medieval English history - sorry - replied t the wrong post!

I studied The Crusades and History of Medicine - what did you study?

Cool, another history lover! Always nice to see people who study this stuff!

well I majored in Contemporary History, but I had to study a full 6 years of Latin so I know your pain xDD (I wasn´t decided between Medieval History and Contemporary History so I chose a bit of both, (yeah I´m a bit masoquist, I know) till I decided. Now I´m doing a Master on " The values and changes of the figures of power through XIX-XX- and its impact on society" ............interesting but heavy xDDDD

when I was trying to read a Theology book writen in Visigothic Minuscule I decided this werent truly my thing....almost gone blind you know......

Oi! Scary. I have a copy of the Anglo Saxon Chronicle - what a pain in the butt to read, not only the actual writing, but the inconsistencies in the actual language (because of poor re-copying) so I totally understand your pain.