This game Rocks! Never played it before, always dismissed it as War Thunder (with dismissive roll of eyes). It’s actually great, and feels fairly realistic in simulator, and very fun in arcade. The maps and scenery, the vehicles, all really sell it. I’ve only played a few nights and just unlocked the up-gunned (76) Sherman.
I played it for 12 years. I was a beta tester when the game was just a WWII combat flight sim. Today, it covers Naval, Air, and Ground forces except infantry and submarine forces. It spans from the 30s to today for 10 countries. There are 3 different mods: arcades, realistic, and sim.
Depending on your skills, it is quite challenging at any Tier, both realistic and sim, as one plays against human players. Playing as a team with VOIP is a handful and a lot of fun. Some military branches use it as an introductory and training tool (check the article on Wikipedia), which is refreshing and very challenging when encountering them.
I am discovering it in tank and helo gameplay. There will be many last-minute modifications as it is not perfect yet, but I can already enjoy some novelties.
I’m blown away by the level of detail in this game. The cockpits look great, and the little details like mod and snow interaction with tracks and what not is superb.