Gaijin used to be so far ahead of other WWII games with their visuals. Looks like Dice have raced ahead now. Still, it's all good fun and Gaijin's physics is far better.
I fully agree - great interactions between AI, lots of stuff happening all around you, well thought out and realised environment...but yeah, the "...in the first one they lied to us" crowd won't appreciate the changes - their loss.