The Broken Hammer is taking mortar fire. Hsigo says, "Calderan. One of their big 88s." In WW2 the single most famous artillery piece was the German 88mm cannon used for anti-aircraft, anti-tank, and field artillery. It was generally called 'the big 88' and had a distinctive sound. In 'Casablanca' (which was made during WW2) Rick identifies cannon sounds as coming from German 77s. The script originally said 88s, but the State Department had it changed to 77 so the Germans would not know we knew about the 88.
Barkeep Saphia sells fermented mare's milk. That beverage has been a staple of the Asian steppes for over 2000 years. Called kumis, it has a very low alcohol content and is lightly carbonated. Because mare's milk contains more sugar than cow's milk, kumis is a bit stronger than kefir.
During this episode Trance Gemini loser her tail during a firefighter.