Welp, there it is folks; Skyrim now has full tank battles

Ah, Skyrim. If it weren’t for the fact that you were a genuinely good (albeit buggy to hell) game that stays afloat thanks to the modding community, you probably would have disappeared into obscurity long ago. Also, hey, here’s something you never, ever hear in the game: “Oh no! Look out for that tank!”

Until now, that is. If your WW2 artillery needs are not being met by Skyrim, perhaps this mod will scratch that battle scar. As reported by DSO Gaming, Nexus Mods user MixedMartialArtist brings “World of Tanks” to The Elder Scrolls 5.

It is, as you can imagine (and as the above clip shows), a means of combining the fantasy world of Bethesda’s creation with the ability to – and I quote – “partake in The Greatest Tank Battles in history.” Did I mention the destructive tanks? I’m pretty sure I mentioned the destructive tanks. It sort of answers the question of what would happen if you mashed up fanciful role-playing elements with world war re-enactments.

“You’re finally awake. Here’s a Mauser.”

To put it in the creator’s own words:

Now Skyrim can be played as a War-Tank Battle Game with an endless amount of epic battles. Skyrim is now full of action and chaos as armies of both sides continue to press into enemy territory with their squads of infantry and armored vehicles. Take part in the war by joining the civil war, and destroy your enemies with the plethora of weapons at your disposal – guns, rockets, tanks, bombs, artillery, you name it. Build your army with new troops and tanks at forts, or simply use your abilities to take control of nearby patrols to follow you. Shoot your machine gun from your commander’s cupola, mowing down hordes of bunched up infantry, and fire your main gun to eliminate enemy armor.

I haven’t had a chance to download and try “World of Tanks” myself yet, but the clips are putting me in mind of the old Medal of Honor games. Remember those? The idea that we can inhabit a fictional realm where World War 2 tanks and dragons can duke it out for moral supremacy is the sole reason we keep on gaming, I feel.

That and The Elder Scrolls 6 still feels like a long way off from releasing. Yeah, yeah. I know. Change the record, already. Or change the Instagram Reel. I’m not sure how to modernize retro sayings. Anyway, what was I saying? Oh yes. Skyrim.