There are MMOs that try to become a "World of Warcraft killer." Then there are MMOs that try to use World of Warcraft as a kind of jumping off point to say, "We are completely different." Hence the announcement today of World of Tanks, a WWII themed turned based strategy MMO from Wargaming.net, the same folks behind the WWII RTS game Order of War.

The game will feature over 150 different types of armored vehicles from the time period, covering the US, Germany and the Soviet Union. The game will support everything from small random battles to massive campaigns "where mighty clans fight for hundreds of provinces employing grand strategy, diplomacy and economic power." The free-to-play game is scheduled to launch sometime this fall. You can check out a funny teaser trailer for the game after the jump: