N

>>28985424
>Y, sleepy enough to sleep through classes as usual...

>>28985435
Isn't anyone else going to come outvote me?

>>28985424
Y

>>28985424
>Y

> Y

“We’re coming, we’re coming.” You yawn, opening up the door and seeing your staff. “Bright and early to you, girls.”

Nancy nods, energetic as ever. “Morning! Shall we get this show on the road?”

“Yeah, let’s go.”

All five of you exit the dorms to a nice sunny day. Now that you think about it, you don’t actually know where Lafayette Girls Academy is headed at the moment. Then again that’d require checking in with Fredendall. Nevermind that stuff.

Kitten yawns. “Good Christ, do you guys really get up this early every day?”

Lisa says, “Suck it up, it’s only 7 in the morning. Kindergartners get up earlier than this.”

“Eh…” Kitten slouches in step, eliciting a chuckle from you. “This sucks.”

> Talk Tanks
> Converse Casually
> Read Book (Specify)
> Consult the Shop (Specify)
> Call Someone (Specify)
> Other

>>28985644
> Converse Casually

>>28985644
>> Read Book (Specify)
Cooking

>>28985644
>> Other
Discuss Fredendall. What can we do so that she is longer a problem for our organization?

>>28985644
> Talk Tanks
Today is the day that the Sherman upgrades are completed! We should probably be gushing about our Cupid then.

>>28985685
Call the principal and ask to explain the situation and ask if we can explain to her.
Sure she's a dick, but she's not an idiot. She might not help us, but I'm sure she'd stop fucking with us at the very least

>>28985685
no longer*

> Other

“Has Fredendall picked our newest destination yet?”

Nancy shrugs. “She doesn’t communicate with the other councils usually. I wouldn’t be surprised if it was Cherbourg, would give us all a chance to visit France.”

Ramirez says, “I like France.”

“Indeed,” you say. “I happen to be learning French myself! But anyway, hopefully Fredendall at least tells us something, you know? This grudge match between us is getting a bit childish.”

Lisa says, “Well she’s a Senior. Senior’s always think they’re right, you know?”

“That figures.” You scratch your chin. “Still, if she’s funding our Recall Election opponent when it comes up, who knows what could happen.”

Nancy gasps. “You could get run of the school on a rail!”

…

“What?” you ask.

Lisa snaps her finger. “It’s school tradition for Recall Elections. The loser gets run out of the campus on a rail.”

“What the fuck kind of tradition is that?”

“This school was founded in the ‘30s, what did you expect?”

Nancy grunts. “But anyway, that’s not going to happen to you. Right?”

> Boast
> Neutral
> Polite

>>28985698
>>28985685
I thought she didn't care because she's graduating this year and doesn't give a shit about what happens to the school after shes gone?

>>28985841
>The loser gets run out of the campus on a rail.
What does that even...

> Neutral

>>28985841
>> Boast
Of course not, we're the SCP.

>>28985841
boast

>>28985841
>> Boast
I won the previous election without that MUCH effort, if I actually put in EFFORT, i'd win so hard, Fred will be "derailed" or whatever you call it.

> Boast

“Of course not! No Freshmen are gonna run me out of the campus on a rail. I ain’t British or anything!”

Lisa asks, “What does that have to do with being British?”

“Nothing, but the point is, it’s not going to happen.”

Nancy nods. “If you say so, it is so then, President!” She claps her hands. “Though, I will feel sorry for your opponent, that is a terrible thing.”

“Them or us, Nancy,” you say. “Anyway, we’re not even sure if the Recalls are a sure thing at the moment. For all we know, the Newspaper is just grasping at straws and speculating like those sensationalist news people.”

Lisa says, “Well, I do think you’re simplifying things a bit. Recalls are a big thing, they rarely if ever happen. And you did win last year’s election by a 2% margin.”

You snap your fingers, grinning. “Only because I wasn’t trying.”

Lisa rolls her eyes, “I can’t imagine what would happen if you DID.”

With that, you arrive on the campus with time to spare before class. What shall you do now?

> Talk Tanks
> Converse Casually
> Read Book (Specify)
> Consult the Shop (Specify)
> Call Someone (Specify)
> Head to Class
> Other

>>28986041
>Call Fred, out of the blue, just to see whats up. Act like you are The Boss.

>>28986041
>Go to Library
>Read Anyone Can Cook
After that incident last night, Trudy really needs to get good at cooking.

>>28986041
>Read about cooking in the library

>>28986041

Going with these...
>>28986090
>>28986094
... to at least neutralize Trudy's kitchen hazard nature.

> Go to Library
> Read Book (Anyone Can Cook)

With that in mind, you head to the Library and crack open Anyone Can Cook at a quiet table. You go through the contents, most simple recipes but also safe and good techniques on the fundamentals of cooking. Thanks to the quiet atmosphere of the Library, you are able to take in more than you think you could otherwise.

Hopefully this at least means you can cook better.

> Anyone Can Cook: Progress: 20%

You yawn, bookmarking the page then setting it down. You look around the Library and find nobody familiar. There doesn’t seem to be any decent books to rent either as well. That’s a damn shame.

However, you’re about to leave when you see who else but Loretta Niven. You wave, “Hey there, Niven!”

She waves back, book clutched against her chest.

> Strike up conversation with Niven
> Read Book (Specify)
> Consult the Shop (Specify)
> Call Someone (Specify)
> Head to Class
> Other

>>28986203
> Strike up conversation with Niven

>>28986203
>talk about cooking with Niven

> Strike up conversation with Niven

“So, what’s up, Niven?” You stand next to her as she browses books. She simply shrugs, grunting in response. “Find any new books?”

She holds up her latest book. Robur the Conquerer. You say, “Cool. Jules Verne?” She nods. You continue, “You know, my French teacher makes it extra credit to read 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea in the original French text. Not gonna do that I don’t think because from what I read, it’s mostly marine biology stuff.”

Niven shrugs, apparently in agreement. However, she says, “It’s good.”

You nod. “It is good.” You check the time. “Whoopsie, almost time for class. I’ll see you later, Niven.” You quickly turn around and start walking away, but then you turn back to Niven and say, “Hey, you know. Tankery stuff. If you’re interested. It’s today!”

She shrugs. “I’ll think about it.” She sure shrugs a lot.

Whatever, it’s time for Math class. You put your completed Math Homework down on the Professor’s desk along with everyone else, then proceed to space out for the rest of the lesson.

English class is relatively the same as well. Not much to learn other than another read-through of Le Mort D’Arthur or as the Professor calls it, “Fanfiction.” Still an interesting read and your attention is kept through as everyone in the class takes turns reading through it.

Chemistry however is a bit of a different story. “Pop Quiz!”

Ah shit. If there was any mistake you made in Chemistry, it was not sitting next to one of the Asian kids, racist as it sounds.

> Try
> Cheat
> Guess
> Other

>>28986203
> Strike up conversation with Niven

>>28986403
>> Try
We don't cheat.

>>28986403
>proceed to space out for the rest of the lesson.
I dunno if this is much of an improvement. Eh, we're getting there.

> Try
At least on those we probably know.
> Guess
For pretty much the rest of it. That's just how it is with Pop Quizzes.

> Try

Whatever, you’re going to try on this one at least. It’s not like you’re going to fail Chemistry if you fail this pop quiz.

You might, but that’s not the point.

Anyway, you get on to it. You focus hard on each problem, mostly dealing with proper atomic numbers, placement of the various parts of the atoms, and how many electrons each kind of element has. This isn’t new stuff mind you, it’s just incredibly mind-boggling to get through. With each passing question, you feel more of your mind start giving up.

It finally gives up on you on the last question, which is mostly dealing with what atomic number represents. You shrug, fuck it, you write down “Protons” and turn in the Quiz. With the Pop Quiz done, it’s back to lecture.

ALARM

Strike that, it’s now time for lunch.

You get a call however, you check your cellphone.

“Principal Tennyson”

> Answer
> Don’t Answer

>>28986564
Don't answer

>>28986564
answer

>>28986564
>> Answer
This is an important call.

>>28986564
> Answer

> Answer

“What’s up, Principal Tennyson?”

“Gertrude, good to hear from you. Just calling to let you know on the whole issue of Tankery using the Sportsfield and the Sports Warehouse.”

“Oh, how’d that go?”

“Well, long story short, it’s now the property of the recently revived Sports Program, which unfortunately they have elected to leave Tankery out of.”

“Ah. That’s bad.”

“Indeed, but, I have secured a new place for you all to practice Tankery. A very generous farmer by the name of Gregor has offered up his fields for Tankery, free of cost.”

“Really?... is there a catch?”

“It’s on the stern end of the ship plus there’s no actual place to store the tanks so they’re going to have to sit outside.”

“Ah, well. Okay, Principal Tennyson.”

“Right, anyway, go ahead and drive up there afterschool, the tanks are still in the Warehouse.”

“Got it, thanks, Principal Tennyson.”

In the midst of that conversation, you’ve managed to secure your lunch. Rice curry with pork with a side of orange slices and milk. You sit down next to Nancy and across from Lisa and Ramirez. Still no Kitten for today. Eh.

> Talk Tanks
> Converse Casually
> Read Book (Specify)
> Consult the Shop (Specify)
> Call Someone (Specify)
> Other

>>28986564
>Answer
Why would you NOT answer a call from the principal?

>>28986741
>which unfortunately they have elected to leave Tankery out of.
What the fuck is their problem?

Know what, fuck them, all of them.

>>28986741

> Talk Tanks

>>28986741
>Talk tanks

Might as well relay the bad news. We need to find a place to keep our tanks out of the elements.

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>>28986741
> Talk Tanks
The poor things are gonna be sitting in the open sea breeze and intense sunlight.


Also, here's the head sketches of 3/5th of the Sherman crew. Gertrude, Nancy, and Ramirez.
Currently working on Kitten and (hopefully soon) Lisa.
And damn, gotta draw something tonk related soon.

>>28986758
Almost makes you wonder why we're trying to save this school in the first place.

>>28986803
>Hey we know you have your field here
>But fuck you we're going to use it
>We're not going to let you use it at all too, even though you were already here

I sure know what my answer will be when they come crawling for help.

>>28986758
Probably because the tanks take up too much space.

>>28986799
I guess the cheapest and most practical method is to cover them up in tarps.

But we're on a goddamn carrier, aren't we? Isn't there some kind of unused hangar deck we can appropriate?

>>28986857
Maybe we can talk to the Naval Studies students, see if they can find us a place. We do have a Naval Studies Merchant group in our team.

>>28986857
Time to go ship exploring again?
It would be nice to have a service elevator close to the field too.

> Talk Tanks

“So, did you guys see what was up for sale today?”

Lisa nods, cringing at the taste of the curry. She swallows, then says, “A couple of Argentinean tanks along with the SU-76B, an M3 Lee, and an Elefant tank. Decent prices on most of them but I’m still a bit iffy on distinguishing tank from tank.”

Nancy says, “Well the SU-76 has an excellent service record in the war, mostly as Infantry support but the 76.2 ZiS-3 gun can pack a real punch. Not to mention the incredibly low ground pressure, the SU-76 is at home in swamps and such.” She taps her chin a bit, pensive. “Though, I do like the Elefant tank, if only for its reputation. Have you ever seen an Elefant tank in person, President?”

You nod. “NOVA Tank Museum had one, a Ferdinand they called it.”

“Well the Elefant tanks were a bit unreliable, a common problem with the Schwerer Panzerjager program.” She says, “Elefant tanks at the Battle of Kursk were often defeated by either mechanical breakdown or the fact that they lacked a hull machine gun, letting the Infantry just walk right up and stick bombs on them.”

Lisa nods. “Nancy, I gotta say. I never thought of you as a Tank kind of person.”

Nancy blushes, slapping her hands on her cheeks. “Oh! Stop it! I never realized how so lovely tanks were! You guys want to know what my favorite tank is?”

You blink, chuckling. “What is it?”

“The Renault FT!”

…

Ramirez says, “I don’t follow.”

Nancy says, “It’s so cute! Not to mention it was revolutionary for its time! Forward crew compartment, rear engine configuration, tracks that didn’t go all the way around the tank! A single turret!” She laughs.

Lisa says, bluntly, “Isn’t it kind of crap though?”

Nancy nods. “It is, but still.”

> Talk Tanks
> Converse Casually
> Read Book (Specify)
> Consult the Shop (Specify)
> Call Someone (Specify)
> Other

>>28986946
>> Converse Casually

>>28986946
I think this quest needs more mechanics in the school politics cause getting run over roughshod by the people we are trying to help is extremely irritating. What happens to Fred anyway if the school shuts down before she graduates?

>>28986946
Let's buy an FT.

>>28986946
We could've bought the Elefant.

But noooo, we're stuck with the friggin Pershing.

>>28986998
Daddy money + Daddy connection = head student on other ship? Or at least some comfy position on daddy's corporation.

>>28987038
sigh
grew up.

>>28987038
Ah, quit yer whining. What's done is done, now we've got to do the best of it.

Is there a way to automatically hide threads with certain words in the title? No offense I'm just tired of seeing this stuff on /tg/ every time I visit.

>>28985841
>polite we burned down our room>>28986946
>“The Renault FT!
I now love nancy just because of this. Also not comment on the lee? Also can't we build our own warehouse? Btw German I thought we have more then 20 percent on the book since we looked it over when we bought it and used it to try out cooking? Some percentage has to be gained from that

>>28987038
...you'd buy a Ferdinand but sold the GMC? The fuck?

Like, no, seriously, the fuck?

>>28987078
Well there was a particular reason why the dorm nearly burned down, I'm sure it was because not much attention was being paid to the book.

>>28987078
unless Trude buys lee, everyone will cool.

Argentinian tank... is it Nahuel? Too bad its a dead end on upgrade though.

And building our own warehouse... seems a good idea, lets see if it won't cost us too much.

>>28986946
> Other
Shouldn't we tell them about the field.

>>28986946
> Converse Casually
There was a point last where asking for advice from Audie Murphy for dealing with Fredendall was actually brought up, though not in-game.

Maybe Fredendall needs to get laid to lessen her crankiness.

>>28987075
4chanx browser extension. Now fuck off and quit shitposting.

>TG-4M42
I didn't know arty was Senshado legal.

>>28987159
>Maybe Fredendall needs to get laid to lessen her crankiness.
By us

>>28987166
....we need writefag and drawfag for this.

> Converse Casually

“Where’d you get the time to be learning all this stuff about tanks, Nancy?”

Nancy says, “Oh, I just lump it in with my free time. Sometimes I just multi-task Wikipedia browsing and Crimson Skies.”

You nod. “I see, you don’t have a lot of free time?”

She shakes her head. “Not really. Beyond volunteering at the Church and the Old Folks home, plus four hours of studying.”

“… You study for four hours?”

Lisa asks you, “You don’t?”

You shake your head. “I can’t imagine studying for four hours, that’s insane!” You suddenly remember something. “Oh yeah, speaking of which. Principal Tennyson got us a new field to work with on one of the farms.”

Lisa says, “Really? Is it free?”

“Free of charge, but there’s no real way to store the tanks. And I don’t know if Naval Studies would let us do it or not.”

Nancy says, “I’m sure if we come together we’ll think of something! Maybe we can build a barn like the Amish do!”

“You’re implying that Amish do nothing but build barns,” says Lisa. She looks over at you. “Anyway, at least we have a place to practice.”

ALARM

Time for PE! You stand up and say goodbye to your staff, then head out for the Gym.

The Coach walks up to you. “Miss Pool. Would you mind taking over on exercising with the Freshmen? A couple of our coaches are out with the flu today.”

> Y/N
> Other

>>28987231
>Y
Sure why the heck not.

>>28987231
>> Y
If anything, we good on PE.

ROUND UP GALS.

>>28987231
>> Y
Alright.

>>28987231
>Y
Time to get physical.

> Y

“Alright, ramblers, let’s get rambling.”

You get to leading the Freshmen class in simple basic stretching exercises. They all follow your lead as you go through sit-ups, leg raises, squats, and the much dread burpee. By the time you’re all finished, you’ve barely broken a sweat while the Freshmen all look like they’ve just run a marathon.

Whatever. You also lead them in some laps around the gym.

“Come on, girls, pain is weakness leaving the body!” you shout. They all push themselves in running, a few backing out to get some water or in one case to vomit. “Hey, how about a song? I’ll lead, come on!” With that, in order to get their spirits up, you decide on a song.

I thought I heard the Old Man say:
“Leave her, Johnny, leave her.”
Tomorrow you will get your pay,
And its time for us to leave her.

“Come on! Sing along!”

With that, a few tired Freshmen who actually know the song join you.

Leave her, Johnny, leave her!
Oh, leave her, Johnny, leave her!
For the voyage is long and the winds don't blow
And it's time for us to leave her.

With that, the rest of the freshmen start breaking into the song.

I hate to sail on this rotten tub.
"Leave her, Johnny, leave her!"
No grog allowed and rotten grub.
And it's time for us to leave her.

Leave her, Johnny, leave her!
Oh, leave her, Johnny, leave her!
For the voyage is long and the winds don't blow
And it's time for us to leave her.

With that, gym class is over.

> Shower and head to your next class
> Socialize with people
> Other

>>28987553
> Socialize with people
Check up on those who had a hard time keeping up.

>>28987553
>Socialize with people
Let's see if we can put some names on faces.

>>28987553
>Socialize with people in the showers

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>>28987553
> Socialize with people

> Socialize with people

“So, Hanna, you have a good time in gym today?”

Hanna says, “You ran us ragged. I threw up!”

“Oh, that was you?”

She nods. “I still feel a little weird. Is that normal?”

You say, “It’s usually when you haven’t exercised in a good long while. All you really need is less of this and more gradual exercises. This stuff is just to keep those who are fit, fit.”

With that, another Freshmen walks up to you. “Can’t believe you know Leave Her Johnny, I thought that stuff was for hardcore folk music people.”

You shrug, smiling. “Oh, my Dad used to sing it a few times in the car with me and my sister.” You hold out your hand. “Gertrude Pool.”

She shakes it and introduces herself. “Nicole Grant. I’m actually President of the Folk Music Club on Lafayette. My roommate Cathy tells me a lot about you.”

You blink. “Does she?”

Nicole nods. “Tells me you’re quite the Commander of the Tankery Team.”

> RECRUITMENT OPPORTUNITY: FOLK MUSIC CLUB
> Y/N

>>28987805
>> Y
Let's do it, we can get them to crew the Panzer IV or StuG.

>>28987805
>Nicole Grant
>Grant
Full crew of six, I reckon?

>Y

We have a Folk Music Club?

>>28987805
>Y
Sure.

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>>28987805
>Y

Recruit
Them
ALL

>>28987884
You're on a ship with thousands of students who are bored out of their minds with nowhere to go. Weirder shit could happen.

>>28987881
How many tanks even need a crew of 6? Given the opportunity, I'd split a 6 into two crews of 3 and let them stick together or something.

>>28987805
>Y

Need them crews.

>>28987884
Isn't our Freshmen Team also a Bluegrass band?

>>28987939
>How many tanks even need a crew of 6?
Every tank with a 128mm and bigger needs two loaders.

>>28987805
>Yes
Schteel, you never cease to impress. Folk music is best music.

> Y

“Well, we’re always recruiting if you’re interested. Are you interested?”

Nicole shakes her head. “Nah.”

> DENIED

You frown. “Oh, alright. Still, we’re recruiting, can’t hurt to look at least?”

Nicole says, “Tankery isn’t a really big thing for me and I don’t think it’d be a big thing for the other girls in the club.”

“Cathy and her girls are with you right?”

“Yeah, we’ve got a good number of girls including her.” She snaps her fingers. “I oughta say, those five are naturals. Especially Tara on the Banjo. Plays it like Earl does.”

You say, “They’re actually doing music for Red Dawn: The Musical in the October.”

“Are they?” Nicole scratches her chin. “Interesting. I’ll have to look into that.”

ALARM

Whoop, time for History class. You bid Hanna and Grant farewell and head on to History class. Unfortunately for you, the Professor has not finished grading all the papers yet, but its understandable considering how many students go to this Academy. Regardless, you’re left with a continuation of the Documentary from yesterday.

Once it’s done, Theatre class is on as well. More talk of how to properly draw curtains, how lighting affects moods on stage, and how to properly project your voice through the theatre. You think yourself good at projection, you are a Class President after all. Gotta be loud to be heard.

With that, French Class also comes and goes. That Quiz today turned out simple enough thanks to you studying yesterday, and you can absolutely feel it to be an A next time you come back to class.

With that. Classes are over for the day. Practice is coming.

“Hey, Gertrude!” Octavia and Wendy greet you outside on the campus. “How’d your day go?”

> Boast
> Neutral
> Polite

>>28988118
> Polite

>>28988118
>> Polite

>>28988118
> Polite

>>28986998
She's a senior and it's closing end of year, so she simply doesn't give a fuck/is actively working to obstruct our efforts.

>>28988118
>Polite

Nothing much, just getting dicked around by the Senior StuCo again.

>>28988118
> Polite
if we're getting booted to the back fields, we need to toss up a shed to house our tanks and be able to make repairs to them. damn if i can think of a way to get a pre-fab up in time.

> Polite

“My day went fine, Octavia. How about yours?”

Octavia says, “Swimmingly! Wendy’s just got off her shift too.”

Wendy crosses her arms. “Well, why don’t you show me your tanks, huh?”

You nod, “Follow me then.”

With that, you all head to the Sportsfield. You arrive at the Warehouse, past the crowd of Sports students grabbing their stored equipment and find your crews already assembled in the hangar, chatting about around their tanks.

You gesture to the row of tanks. “So, Wendy, what do you think?”

Wendy places her hands on her hips, exhaling. She walks up to your Sherman, now an M4A1 with a 76mm Gun, cast hull, and wet stowage for the ammunition. She looks down at the suspension of the tracks. “This sucks.”

“Huh?”

She points to the suspension. “You’re still using the VVSS, you need to improve that. Get yourself HVSS.” Without a second thought, she walks away over to the Panther tank. “An Ausf. D Panther?”

You nod. “Yeah.”

“Total shit. Final drive fails if you so much as sneeze at it. I’m sure you noticed that the engine sounds like a dying animal.” She moves on to the KV-1S. “A KV-1S? Are you fucking serious?”

You nod again, frowning. “It was one of the first tanks we acquired.”

“Again, total shit. What you’ve got with the KV-1S is basically a dumber KV-1 with reduced armor and supposed “enhanced” mobility.” She moves on to the M5A1 Stuart. “Paper thin armor and a peashooter for a gun, but I can respect the Stuart at least.”

As Wendy eyeballs all the tanks up and down, your crew starts gathering around curiously. Luciano asks, “Who’s this fucking nerd?”

“A Sentinel Tank. Good Christ.” She shakes her head. “An S35, fucking one of the few good French tanks but it’s still underpowered.”

> Defend the Line up
> Let Wendy keep talking
> Other

>>28988330
Yeah, most likely her dad is keeping the school funded just enough so she can graduate.

>>28988330
I think that even if we promised the principal we may need to drop the bomb so that it goes public that the school is being closed and the tank program is the only hope left. Fredendall will hopefully get hers when everyone realizes she was willing to sacrifice the whole school for her own personal interests.

>>28988430
>> Let Wendy keep talking
She's the expert here.

>>28988430
> Let Wendy keep talking
> Other
Start taking notes. Have Lisa see what specifications fit the budget.

>>28988430
>Defend the Line up
>Other

"To be fair, most of the tanks here were ones we found and salvaged, and we don't have the cash to buy the really nice tanks. We're working with what we got here."

"By the way, do you happen to know about any unused hangars or cargo bays...?"

>>28988430
>Other

Tell her to quiet down a bit, if our crews hear her criticizes their tanks moral gonna plummet.
Again

>>28988430
> Let Wendy keep talking
>>28988450
yes, this will be our ace in the hole.

>>28988430
> Defend the Line up
A commander works with the army he's given.

And have you seen Oarai's tanks?

>>28988430
>Let Wendy keep talking
and then
>Defend the Line up

>>28988430
>> Other
"ooarai lineup way worse and they could still win championship."

>>28988568
Well, they have Nishizumi factor.

Lafayette have better lineup that Ooarai, sure. But all of its crew is total amateur.

>>28988568
She'd say they're also total shit. And she'd be right.

>>28988430

>Let Wendy Keep Talking

>>28988632
Heya there. feeling better already?

>>28988613
Still point how Miho win with that shit lineup. Rub her she could be Lafayette Miho, pulling the impossible from shit lineup.

>>28988663
>how Miho win with that shit lineup
Spectacular plot armor, which we haven't.

> Let Wendy keep talking

Luciano walks up to Wendy. “Hang on,” she says, “How do you know all this shit? I mean, our Panther’s huge. Biggest and baddest thing here!”

Wendy looks over at Luciano, sizing her up briefly, then walks back over to the Panther. She knocks on the side of the hull. “You hear that? That’s the sound of 40mm of armor that can be penetrated by anything bigger than 37mm gun.”

Luciano scoffs. “Whatever.”

With that, Wendy moves on to the Churchill. “Now, Churchill’s a good tank, especially the Mark IV model. That thing can climb hills and go through most obstacles but it takes years to do it. The 6 Pounder will get you places at least against most tanks if they don’t just dance around you.”

Marina raises her hand. “Wait, what’s wrong with our KV-1S?”

“The KV-1S is a heavy tank that had the armor reduced to make it faster. In essence, you gave up what makes it a heavy tank. The stock KV-1 isn’t a particularly good heavy mind you, but the KV-1S,” she shakes her head. “You need to upgrade that thing and fast because I’m going to be completely honest with you, it’s a total piece of shit.”

She then points to the StuG and the Panzer IV. “Those two are perfectly good tanks and yet you don’t have crews in them. What’s even worse is that they’re the incredibly underpowered early war versions with the stubby 75mm KwK 37 L/24.”

Octavia says, “Now, come on, Wendy. They’re a new team, maybe you should cut them some slack.”

Wendy looks over at Octavia. “I’ll cut them some slack when they start learning that it’s not about having the biggest gun or the best tank.” She walks up to and glares a hole right through you. “I’m going to be very straight with you. Your line up is shit.”

Everyone murmurs a little at that, apparently concerned.

> - 5 MORALE ACROSS ALL TEAMS

> Boast
> Neutral
> Polite

>>28988706
>Neutral
Man, this girl takes tonks seriously

>>28988706
>Neutral

Again, we're working with what we've got. We're not exactly swimming in money like Heinlein or Black Forest.

>>28988706
> Boast

Time to raise our crew spirit. point out the Ooarai, where with their limited lineup they can still win with superior plot armo- i mean tactics and friendship.

And point up we will gradually upgrade the tanks so we will far more competitive than now.

>>28988706
>> Polite
And that can change, its not like anything is set in stone.

>>28988663

>Feeling better?

A little. My head doesn't feel like someone rammed my head into a trash compactor, which is something.

>>28988706

>Polite

"That's why we need you."

>>28988706
>> Neutral
Well, we definitely need to do a speech later on to raise morale.

>>28988706
> Boast
"If you're going to shit on both my team and my crews, feel free to leave."

An ace crew is good, but an ace that shits all over our current crews is not.

>>28988754
Well she's not shitting on the crews, just the tanks.

>>28988754
...nope.

She is just critical to us. A bit too honest but essentially, she is right.

>>28988754

Constructive Criticism, not "shitting on".

Boasting doesn;t do anything here but make us look arrogant after all this time of trying to recruit them.

>>28988754
She's just being brutally honest.

>>28988706
> Polite
then what line up DO we need to have then? i have our budget here, then WHAT upgrades can we get to be the best then?

>>28988930
>Budget
I wish.

That said, we have 21 CP right now. That really should be more than enough for a battle. We need to focus on money and crews.

> Neutral

“Well, Wendy, that’s a bit of an ego-shattering thing, but I’m willing to listen. How can I improve here?”

Wendy waves her hand over all the tanks. “You see all those tanks? You’ve done nothing to modify them in anyway. And don’t give me that, ‘It’s too expensive,’ bullshit because you can get a decent appliqué armor kit and some spaced armor for a little under 8,000 dollars and you’ve somehow got a Pershing that isn’t Tankery Legal.”

She continues with, “And not only that, but on a field of battle, this line up is going to be incredibly finicky to work with. You’ve got a couple of mediums, a heavy that’s more of a medium, another heavy, a few light tanks, and two perfectly good tanks sitting it out.” She places her hands on her hips, sighing. “And don’t give me that bullshit with, ‘Ooarai did it with a worse line up’, you’re just an amateur. They had one of the best Tankery commanders of the sport leading them.”

Octavia says, “Well. Wendy, come on. They just want to have fun. It’s not like there’s anything big on the line here.”

Haha, yeah, nothing too big. You cough a little.

Wendy says, “Well, call me the girl who hates fun. I prefer a team that actually knows what its doing.” She crosses her arms. “I don’t see that here. This is just a load of crap.”

With that, the Sheridan arrives, Dubois turned out in the hatch. “Alright, ramblers! Let’s get rambling! Principal Tennyson tells me we’re moving!”

> Move to the new practice site
> Talk with someone (Specify)
> Read Book (Specify)
> Consult the Shop (Specify)
> Call Someone (Specify)
> Other

>>28988988
>> Move to the new practice site
Let's not keep Dubois waiting.

>>28988988
>> Move to the new practice site
Lets do this

btw...

> Other
Drop hint to Octavia and Wendy about how we have situation with Ooarai? We need someone who know the stake we have here and could help us.

>>28988988
> Move to the new practice site
> Talk with someone (Octavia)

Ask Wendy if she knows of any empty hangars or cargo holds we can keep our tanks in.

>>28988988

>Move to the new practice site
>Talk with someone (Wendy)

We'll talk with her as we go. Show her the store, even. I want her opinion on everything.

>>28988988
> Move to the new practice site
and this works well too
>>28989031

> Move to the new practice site
> Talk with someone (Wendy)

The tanks follow Dubois’ Sheridan on the road to the Fields. The two Aces ride atop your Sherman’s engine block, leaning against the turret. With that in mind, you decide to at least strike up conversation with Wendy.

“Hey, Wendy! You at least excited for practice?”

“No.”

Well, that’s disappointing. You say, “Why are you even here if you don’t like our line-up anyway?”

Wendy says, “I’m here because I pitied you. I still am.”

“Well,” you say, “Think of it like this, we do need to win the Tournament. We could use all the help we can get! Can you at least help us, Wendy?”

Wendy crosses her arms. “I’m not a miracle worker.”

“So is that a yes?”

You arrive in the fields. All the tanks pull over to the side of the road then orient facing outwards into the fields themselves. You dismount and meet up with Dubois and the owner of the fields, Mr. Gregor.

He says, “Right, y’all can use these fields to your pleasure. Just don’t be blowing anything that looks manmade up.”

You nod. “Thanks, Mr. Gregor.”

Where shall you start?

> Combat Theory
> Command Theory
> Gunnery Practice
> Maneuvering Practice

>>28989336
>> Gunnery Practice

>>28989336
> Maneuvering Practice
Let's get a feel for the area first.

>>28989336

>Maneuvering Practice

Time to show Wendy how bad we are!

>>28989336
>Call Wendy a fat cunt
>Command Theory
>Call Wendy a cunt again

>>28988780
>>28988789
>>28988806
>>28988818
If we're going to get anywhere, we're going to need crews, and we're going to need to get them good and keep them good. If we want to do that, we need them to work well together. Morale is a finite resource, and Wendy is detrimental to it. Having one single Ace crew is not worth having to juggle playing peacemaker when it brings all the other crews down, especially not when we have less than half of said crew on board with the program.

Also, what has she told us that we didn't already know?
The Stuart has weak armor? No shit, it's a light.
The Ausf. D Panther is a poor model? We knew that from the time it started.
The Sentinel is... what, exactly?
The Souma is underpowered? The crew had already admitted that.
The Pershing was a poor idea? Stop the fucking presses.

This girl is not worth the trouble she's going to bring. Either shut her out, or shut her up.

>>28989494
Chill out and let her be. We need her.

>>28989494
The problem is, IC nobody knows shit about tanks aside from what can be gleaned from wikipedia. We need every experienced crewwoman we can get and Dubois is not going to be around forever.

Also, the team needs to come to grips with the fact that Tankery is not a game, but a competition. Its like boot camp. Sure morale takes a hit early on but it ends up being better in the long run.

>>28989494
Nothing truly awful has happened yet so I don't mind keeping her on. Plus she's gotten most of the criticism out of the way. What else can she complain about now? It'll be the same argument so just tune her out.

In any case, we've already gotten 3/5 aces. We're already in so we might as well keep going.

>>28989494

I have to agree with this. If Wendy is not going to do anything other then make obvious critical remarks and bring the morale of our team down she can fuck off.

> Maneuvering Practice

You bump your head on the hatch again, eliciting another pained yell. The first thing you found out about farm fields is that they’re not as flat as you thought they were. It’s in fact kind of like riding waves, except you’re in a tank and like what Wendy says, you probably should improve the suspension somewhat.

You turn out and look out the rest of the tanks in line with you. Dubois, along with the Aces, stand by the road looking at you as you drive along down the field.

“Freeze!”

The tanks brake to a halt, except for the Panther more or less crawls to a halt.

Dubois orders again, “Alright, go!” The tanks start up again, right before Dubois again shouts, “Freeze!” causing them all to stop again. “Reverse!” The tanks start rolling backwards.

“Freeze!”

The tanks all stop again, except for the Panther which keeps on going. “Luciano! I said Freeze!”

“The clutch is stuck!” The Panther proceeds to back up, then of all things, the engine starts smoking. The Panther finally stops when the engine gives out on them.

You rub the bridge of your nose. That’s gonna take some fixing.

> Take a break
> Combat Theory
> Command Theory
> Gunnery Practice

>>28989600
> let her be
That's exactly what I'm saying. Let her go on her merry, Naval Studies way.

>>28989628
Most of this IS just stuff that can be gleaned from Wikipedia, though. You could easily get all that information from just a cursory Google search.

>>28989724
>> Take a break
>Fix the Panther
We really need to upgrade it to Ausf. A

>>28989724
> Take a break

>>28989724
> Combat Theory
fix the tank while we do this. BE PRODUCTIVE!

>>28989724

This >>28989994

>>28989994

Lets go with this

> Combat Theory

All of you sit down in the shade of the Churchill or on top of it as Dubois starts going over her latest lesson, mostly review of what you learned last week. Everyone continues taking notes, except for the Delinquents of course but you at least expected that.

On your position on top of the Churchill, you take down the notes.

“… now Nancy tells me that Kursk GB School deals heavily with tank destroyers and ambush tactics. They’re not wrong mind you, it’s a very effective thing.” She draws on the portable whiteboard a red line. “Say you have the first line here, this is where you place your lighter more faster tanks. For Kursk that’d be the SU-76 and the SU-85.” She draws a blue line further back. “This is where the less mobile but more powerful stuff is, the ISU-152 and ISU-122s. This is a simple multi-tiered ambush.”

“Simply put, you get yourself caught in the SU-76 where you’re bound to lose a few tanks or two. If you respond by say, trying to flank or trying to charge outright, they’re not going to oblige you. The first line’s job is to get your attention then move to the safety of the second line, where upon the enemy can engage you in greater force.”

Anna raises your hand. “How does one counter it?”

“By not falling for it,” says Dubois. “Simply put, ambush tactics require a great knowledge of the terrain, always keep your maps ready in case you’re caught and make sure you examine the terrain to know, ‘Where would I be?’”

You look back for a moment, then see Wendy herself, alone working on the Panther’s engine. She actually looks incredibly at home, having shed her Naval Studies jacket for her white tanktop, apparently getting to work on the Panther’s ventilation problem as she described it. You smirk a little at that, mostly because you didn’t ask her to do it, she just did it.

> Take a break
> Command Theory
> Gunnery Practice

>>28990211

>Gunnery Practice

I have a couple of questions. First off: Is this quest superior to the other GuP quest that's running? Also, was this quest made in response to how the first GuP Quest was chugging along?

I'm just curious.

>>28990211
> Command Theory

>>28990211
>> Command Theory

>>28990211
> Gunnery Practice
Let's see if Nancy likes the new gun.

>>28990211
> Command Theory
this will allow wendy to finish working i hope

> Command Theory

“So, the important part of Command isn’t just learning how to do fancy tricks, but learning how to coordinate with other members of your team,” says Dubois.

“Why are we doing this fall-catch exercise thing?” asks Luciano.

Dubois shrugs. “Because I couldn’t think of anything better. But think of it like this, there’s an inherent amount of trust you have to put into your fellow crewmembers and your fellow tank commanders. If you can’t rely on them, you’re not an effective team.”

With that, all the tank commanders have been paired up. You are with Anna. Cathy with Luciano, Samantha with Francis, and Janek with Marina.

“Right, fall.”

You catch Anna deftly as she falls. Everyone also catches their falling partners. “Right, see? You all trust each other now!” says Dubois as she walks over to the whiteboard. You all recover then pay attention. “Now, pay attention,” she points to you in particular. “You in particular, Gertrude. You might want to pay attention for this.”

> COMMAND PERK UNLOCKED: RALLY!
> At the cost of 10 CP, Rally can be used to calm all frenzied crews in the middle of a fight.

> Note: Command Perks are a special perk that you can unlock which can supplant your ability in the field. Only one perk can be active at a time, however perks can be passed onto other crews of your choice.

> Take a break
> Gunnery Practice

>>28990299
>Is this quest superior to the other GuP quest that's running?
Doesn't that one have an American MC in a Japanese school who is a male playing an all-female sport?

>>28990602
>> Gunnery Practice
Let's finish it off, then hit those SHOWERS.

>>28990602
> Gunnery Practice

we need to aim better! make those shots count

>>28990602
>Gunnery Practice
Don't shooty anything manmade. Large piles of dirt are manmade.

>>28990602
> Gunnery Practice

How about practicing with synchronizing the fall of the shot when tanks are positioned in different distances?
Or is that a high tier gunnery skill?
Or is it not applicable to tank combat at all?

> Gunnery Practice

“Alright, you can fire when ready.”

Ramirez loads in the new round with the correct technique that Wendy showed all the other loaders beforehand. You look through the periscope and see the targets set up, more cardboard Valiants but set at different ranges.

“Right, we’ll do this gradually. Nancy, target the closest ones first, same as everyone else.”

“Alright,” says Nancy as she begins adjusting her aim. “Ready… now.”

“Fire!”

The new 76mm gun booms as the round flies and rips the cardboard tank in two.

“Load,” you say. Ramirez quickly picks up a new round and pushes it into the breech. “And firing.”

The gun fires again, hitting the next further target.

“Good shot,” you say. Nancy claps happily. “Nancy, we’ll make an ace gunner out of you yet.”

With all the practice areas covered, Practice is over. The tanks are all set up in the shadow of an old rotting barn then left there. Mr. Gregor reassures you, “Don’t worry. Dogs are on guard.”

You cross your arms as you all wait for a chartered bus to arrive.

> Talk with Someone (Specify)
> Read Book (Specify)
> Consult the Shop (Specify)
> Call Someone (Specify)
> Study a Tankery Team (Specify)
> Head to Class
> Other

>>28990299
>>28990656
There's three now.
BlackJack's is a "what if" of if Ooarai had hired on a team from the US where tankery is a 1v1 sport for guys.
This one is closer to the show's reality, but on the global level and after Ooarai wins.
There's now a third that's in the same universe and time frame as this one, but north america league only.

>>28990874
>Read Book (Specify)
Guderian's.

>>28990881
>BlackJack's is a "what if" of if Ooarai had hired on a team from the US where tankery is a 1v1 sport for guys.
What the fuck kind of retarded premise is that

>>28990916
One that's been working out pretty well so far?

>Talk with Someone (Octavia)

>>28990874

>Talk with Wendy

Show her the fucking store, that way we can decide what and what not to do

Bitch knows what shes talking about

>>28990950
Drone on, but it's retarded to make it a sport for both genders.
Just some shitty self-insert bullshit I bet.
And what about Ouarai hiring Americans? What the fuck

>>28990916
a fun one

>>28990874
>Talk with Wendy
We need to unfuck ourselves.

>>28990988

Okay, we get you don't like it. No need to keep on with the hate train, we've got tonk strategy to discuss.

>>28990988
Family-owned Pershing that they originally wanted to buy, but the MC refused so they made them an offer of bringing the whole crew over to the school.

And Japan is an isolated nation, culturally and physically, so it's plausible that they didn't know about tankery in the US.

Both versions are fine, and Blackjack was running since April.

>>28990874
> Head to Class
We still have classes?

For real though...
> Talk with Someone (Wendy)
Show her the shop.
Need some future planning/upgrade schedule for the tanks that we should really stick to, so we don't go impulse buying again when we get a huge sum of money.

>>28991081
>And Japan is an isolated nation, culturally and physically, so it's plausible that they didn't know about tankery in the US.

Nigga is u serious

>>28990874
>> Talk with Someone (Specify)
Wendy.

Ask if what the best we could do to improve this lineup, and suggestion for future lineup.

I am partial to having a lot of medium with backing of two or three heavy tanks.

>>28991094
>>28991068
agreed.

also, is there any way we can get the barn fixed up so we can work on our tanks in there?

>>28991144
You realise you're letting the QM rail road by asking what tanks you should buy

> Talk with Someone (Wendy)

“How you doing Wendy?”

Wendy shrugs. She’s covered in grease stains after working with the Panther’s finicky engine, and her Naval jacket has been thrown over her shoulder. She says, “Could be worse. Like I said, the Panther’s a very finicky thing to work with but if you can take care of it, it’s a good medium tank. Same with the Sherman.”

You nod. “I’ll keep that in mind.” You suddenly get an idea. “You know, we got some tanks in the shop waiting for purchase. Want to see?” You pull up your smartphone and pull up Tankslist.

Wendy wipes some grease off her cheek, then her eyes widen. “Is that- They have an SU-76B! And only for a few thousand dollars! Oh my god,“ Her dreary demeanor has suddenly turned. “You need to buy that. Buy it.”

Octavia says, “Hold on. You can’t possibly be recommending the SU-76. The armor’s paper thing and the gun is only adequate.”

Wendy looks over at her. “Are you fucking retarded? Low ground pressure, good speed, the armament is only adequate but it can take on Tigers with the right kind of rounds, not to mention-“

“Whoa- hang on, Wendy. I mean, there’s a perfectly good Nahuel. A Sherman contemporary, it’s got 80mm of armor and a 75mm gun, that’s miles better than the SU-76.”

“Are you seriously considering an Argentinean tank over the SU-76?”

Octavia scoffs. “You calling me stupid? Wendy, you’re the kind of person who would think that the Excelsior tank, if it ever saw combat, would be a good tank!”

“Well what if it did!?”

You stand there, bemused as the Aces start arguing over and over on a tank that you know nothing about. It’s kind of like watching Top Gear. With that, the Bus arrives, and you all board. You collapse in your seat next to Kitten, groaning. She’s busy on her DS. “Hey, Kitten, how you doing?”

“Fine, you?”

> Boast
> Neutral
> Polite

>>28991310
>> Neutral

>>28991310
>Neutral

We got schooled earlier, and just saw first hand how much more those two know than us.

>>28991310

>Neutral

"I honestly don't know, Kitten"

>>28991199
>letting the QM rail road
I've seen Schteel try. Though with good reason.

The 38(t) variants and eventual Hetzer upgrades had in-universe reasons for being decent purchases, but didn't get picked up.

>>28991310
> Neutral

>>28991310
> Neutral

And for now, until we get more crew i against buying more tanks. If we want to buy one, we better can upgrade it in future.

>>28991393
huh. When is this happen?

I'd put the call through to upgrade the Panther now. We have 6700 and the Ausf A upgrade is 5k. Its well within our budget.

Unless we want to get the SU-76B

>>28991310
> Neutral
hell of a day... please tell me you have some sort of good news for me Kitty.

>>28991456
...I'd rather wait until we have more fund before upgrading Panther. Having just 1700 for fund is way too spotty.

> Neutral

“Just dandy.” You yawn as your stretch your arms outwards, then bring your right arm around Kitten. “Enjoy Practice today?”

She nods. “It was very informative today. Gotta say, those Aces seem to really know what they’re doing.”

You nod. “Yeah.” You sit up and look over the back. Octavia and Wendy are STILL arguging.

“That’s not even correct!” shouts Octavia. “You’re implying that sticking a Cromwell turret on a Matilda would somehow make it better! You simply can’t do that! It’s not possible! The turret ring on a Matilda is too small, that’s why they only mounted 2 Pounder guns.”

Wendy says, “I wasn’t implying jackshit you retard! The Cromwell is a perfectly serviceable tank. The people who say the Infantry/Cruiser doctrine didn’t work are a bunch of revisionists and World of Tanks players who think they know everything about tanks because they’re good at their virtual bullshit!” She snaps her finger. “I think however we can agree that the Excelsior is and always is a total piece of shit.”

Octavia nods. “Fair enough.”

You sit back down in your seat. “Anything happen to you today, Kitten?”

Kitten shrugs. “Eh, you wouldn’t be interested.”

> INTERESTED?
> Y/N
> Other

>>28991551
> Y
We're always interested in you Kitten.

>>28991551
>Y
You must be truly hurt, that Kitten would think so low of you as to be uninterested in her life.

>>28991551

>Y

Always have time for our friends.

Always.

>>28991551
>Y

>>28991551
>Y
its kitten. We always interested with what she did.

And is they talking about that so-called Matilda BP?

>>28991456
I'd prefer to give everyone a morale boost.

We should give everyone's tanks an applique armor upgrade. It'll be cheaper than the panther upgrade and this way everyone gets something and feels a bit better about the situation.

>>28991551
>Y

Rolled 50

>>28991551
>Y
tell me more...

>>28991551
> INTERESTED?
For you Kitten, we will be.

>Y

> Y

“Actually, I am. Do tell.”

“Alright, fine,” Kitten shuts her DS down and pockets it. “So, I’m in Radio Operations class today, right? And the Instructor is telling us how to switch to different frequencies, how to efficiently do it and stuff like that. And he’s going on and on about it, waving his pipe around.”

“He smokes a pipe?”

“Sure does, apparently he has tenure. But anyway, he apparently forgot he had his pipe out because when he turns around, he puts the entire thing in his backpocket.”

You look confused. “What?”

Kitten shakes her head. “Not even joking, a couple of minutes later, his pants were on fire.”

“What!? Is he okay? What happen?”

Kitten says, “Nobody thought to tell him until a passing Naval Studies kid, I think it was Slade from Engineering, walked by, pointed to his pants, and said, ‘Shit’s on fire, yo.’”

You wheeze out a laugh. “Oh god! And what happen next?”

Kitten smiles, “Well, standard protocol is to break out the Fire Blankets and smother him, so that’s what we did. Broke out the fire extinguishers for good measure too.”

“Oh Jesus, and I’m guessing class got cancelled?”

Kitten nods. “For today, yes. Spent the rest of the day goofing off. Sewing Club came by to visit of course but nothing special happened.”

You whistle. “Jesus Christ.”

The Bus arrives at the Sophomore dorms, and all the Sophomores dismount.

> Head to your dorm
> Head to your dorm (Invite Crew)
> Head to Kitten’s dorm
> Head to Kitten’s dorm (Invite Crew)
> Go somewhere else (Specify)
> Other

>>28991810
>> Head to Kitten’s dorm
We had the crew over last night.
Let's have some fun with Kitten tonight.

>>28991810
>‘Shit’s on fire, yo.’”
SIDES ORBITAL.

> Head to your dorm
Let's see what it's like and then invite people if it's ok.

>>28991810
> Head to your dorm (Invite Kitten)
Time to take a look at the toll the room took.
Probably just smoked and singed, but it won't hurt to check.

>>28991810

>Head to Kitten's dorm (Invite Crew)

I think we should invite the aces as well. Just to show them that we actually care for them.

>>28991810
> Head to your dorm (Invite Crew)

>>28991810
> Head to Kitten’s dorm

> Head to Kitten’s dorm

You collapse on Kitten’s bed, bra already unclipped and blazer thrown on the ground. You yawn as you say, “Make me some dinner, would you kindly?”

“Yeah, yeah,” says Kitten as she pulls out more instant noodles for dinner.

You roll over and pull out one of Kitten’s Doc Savage comics and begin reading through it. You sniff a bit of that fresh instant noodle scene as it becomes more and more ready for consumption.

Kitten sits down next to you on the bed and turns on the TV. She also sets your bowl down on the floor, just out of you reach. You drop the comic book down and start flailing desperately at it. “Agh! Goddamn it! Why’d you put it there!?”

“Because I don’t want you spilling your noodles all over me.”

“Eh, that’s a fair point.” You worm your way down, to the bowl then start consuming.

> Talk Tanks
> Converse Casually
> Read Book (Specify)
> Consult the Shop (Specify)
> Call Someone (Specify)
> Study a Tankery Team (Specify)
> Other

>>28992046
>> Converse Casually

Rolled 16

>>28991810
> Head to your dorm (Invite Crew)
clean up time....

>>28992046
>read book (that one we're almost done re-reading)

>>28992046
> Converse Romantically

>>28992046
>Study a Tankery Team (Specify)
Ooarai.

>>28992046
> Call Someone (Lisa)
This lack of funds is crippling. We need some way to make some cash. See if she can propose or think of some fundraising ideas.

>>28992046
> Converse Casually

Rolled 47

>>28992046
> Consult the Shop (Specify)
upgrade that panzer
then
> Read Book (the one we were on already)

> Converse Casually

You slurp up your noodles loudly. “So, Kitten. Besides your little incident with the Professor, is Radio Ops a cool class? Meet anyone at least?”

“It is, you get to learn a few things, plus I’m getting better at actual Radio Operations. As for meeting new people, I haven’t really talked to anyone unless it’s necessary.”

You pout. “Oh, you poor thing.”

“There is that one girl, you know Loretta Niven?”

“Yeah, Freshmen girl, just talked to her today. If you can call it talking.”

Kitten nods. “Stutters like a motherfucker. But she reads some cool books, apparently she’s joined the Reading and Writing Club.”

“What do they do in the Reading and Writing Club?” you ask.

“I dunno. Write gay fanfiction maybe.” She scratches her chin. “I wouldn’t be surprised if they ship us.”

You rub your cheek against hers, purring. “Oh… what makes you say that?”

“Gee,” she says in a deadpan tone, “I wonder.”

> Talk Tanks
> Converse Casually
> Read Book (Specify)
> Consult the Shop (Specify)
> Call Someone (Specify)
> Study a Tankery Team (Specify)
> Other

>>28992275

Give everything Applique Armor.

We might as well start taking the Aces' advice now.

>>28992275
>> Consult the Shop (Specify)
Panther upgrade to Ausf. A
Put the SU-76B on our wishlist.

>>28992275
>Talk Tanks

>>28992325
....lol no.

>>28992323
Supporting this.

>>28992323
This.

>>28992275
>not shipping them

>>28992323
This

>>28992275
Going with >>28992323

But keep it a secret. A nice surprise for the teams when they come on Thursday.

>>28992323
>giving armor to shit tanks we shouldn't keep

> Consult the Shop

You call up Mr. Mishka. “Hey, Mr. Mishka.”

“Gertrude, calling for business?”

“You gussed it. How much can I get to apply appliqué armor for all of my tanks?”

“Eh, hold on, let me calculate that…” There’s a brief pause as you hear Mr. Mishka apparently tapping away on a calculator. He must be bad at math. “Right. Comes up to 5400 dollars for all of your tanks, including the ones you aren’t using at current.”

You nod. “Should I take it?”

“As a man who has to earn money for a living, I’m gonna say I’d advise you to take it.”

> CONFIRM?
> Y/N
> Other

>>28992275
> Consult the Shop (Specify)
THIS!
>>28992325
then
> Read Book (Specify)
finish reading the one we were on last

>>28992511
>Y

>>28992511
>> Y
I don't see the point in giving appliqué armor to a light tank like the Stuart, I'd rather give it improved suspension.

>>28992511
>Y

>>28991427
> When is this happen?
Well, since we are at the end of the day in-game, I guess discussions are green lighted now.

This was back when the Tankslist had nothing but Swedish tanks, Octavia recently got on board with us, and the chassis was newly introduced in the shop.

One of the Swedish tanks was pretty much a 38(t) and the first chassis introduced was also such. Octavia recommended we buy it at the time, but we held off from purchasing it.

In GuP verse, Hetzer conversion kits are best sellers, hence why I guess it was featured at that point in the quest.

>>28992511
>Other
Just the crewed ones, please.

We might need the money for suspensions and/or engine improvements.

>>28992511
>Y

How'd you get that number Schteel?

>>28992607
Please correct me if it's wrong. I'm terrible at math.

>>28992599
This. Only for our crewed tanks please.

>>28992599
There was also the 'fuck you no pairings' thing before homecoming, but I don't think anyone would say that wasn't required.

>>28992511
>Y for everything but the Stuart, that would just be retarded

>>28992612
Ok lets see.

First, I agree with >>28992599

Just for currently crewed tanks.

That's two heavies, two lights, assuming the Somua is a light tank, and 4 medium tanks.

That would come to 4900.

> Y (other)

“Sure thing, Mr. Mishka, we’ll take it but for our currently crewed tanks at the moment.”

“Alright. I’ll have the parts ready by tomorrow morning. Applique armor oughta get some survivability to your tanks. If only an inch or two.”

“That’s fine, I figure we need to get something.”

“Righto, I’ll get to work on it, you just sit pretty.”

> - 4,900 DOLLARS

> APPLIQUE ARMOR APPLIED TO:
> M4A1(76)W SHERMAN (COMP. SPEC.)
> PANTHER AUSF. D (COMP. SPEC.)
> T-34/76 MODEL 1941 (COMP. SPEC.)
> SENTINEL AC I (COMP. SPEC.)
> SOMUA S35 (COMP. SPEC.)
> M5A1 STUART (COMP. SPEC.)
> CHURCHILL MARK IV (COMP. SPEC.)
> KV-1S (COMP. SPEC.)

You hang up and then lean back. “Anything good on TV? Kitten?”

She shrugs. “Nah, just Jeopardy.”

> Talk Tanks
> Converse Casually
> Read Book (Specify)
> Consult the Shop (Specify)
> Call Someone (Specify)
> Study a Tankery Team (Specify)
> Other

>>28992758
>Play War Thunder with Kitten

>>28992758
>read book cooking

>>28992758
Read cooking book

>>28992758
>>Play with Kitten, if you know what i mean

Rolled 79

>>28992758
> Call Someone (Specify)
call our aces and tell them we just up armored the tanks. they should be happy with that for now.
> Study a Tankery Team (Specify)
well, what other team we haven't studied yet?

>>28992910
We could study Emi's team. We'll probably have to take either them or Kuromorimine on our way to the top.

Rolled 81

>>28992835
>>28992859
that probably was burned up in the fire....

>>28992758
>read book (cooking)

> Read Book (Anyone can Cook)
> Study a Tankery Team (Specify)

You get to reading your book, Anyone Can Cook. You file through some of the fundamental safety protocols require in cooking, how to keep your wrists in check, how to keep the counter clean, all that stuff. It’s definitely a well thought out read.

> Anyone Can Cook: Progress: 30%

Kitten sits down next to you. “Still reading that cookbook of yours?”

You nod. “Yep. By this point, I’ll able to cook efficiently and without destroying kitchens!”

Kitten burst into laughter. You frown as she laughs, and when she finally calms down and looks at you, she says, “Oh, you’re serious.”

“I am!” You puff up your cheeks. “I want to learn to cook too!”

Kitten rustles your hair up. “Whatever. Why don’t you study up on some Tankery too. Tank Meet is this weekend, could help to know our foe.”

You nod, pulling out your laptop, turning it on, then browsing up for Tankery Teams to learn about.

> J. Walter Christie Polytechnical Institute
> Saunders High School
> Pravda High School
> St. Gloriana Girls College
> Black Forest Peak Women’s College

>>28993057
>Saunders High School

>>28993057
>> St. Gloriana Girls College

>>28993057
> St. Gloriana Girls College
i don't remember studying this one yet.

>>28993057
> St. Gloriana

>>28993057
>STGGC

Both the present lineup and the old one.

>>28993057
> St. Gloriana Girls College

>Why does this site feature nothing but tea?
>I know she's speaking in English, but I just can't decipher what the hell she's saying!

Wonder if a St. Glorianna vs. Black Forest semifinals OVA would ever be featured?

> St. Gloriana Girls College

> INTEL UNLOCKED
> ST. GLORIANA GIRLS COLLEGE ROSTER
> CHURCHILL VII (ELITE) x 1
> CHURCHILL VII (COMP. SPEC.) x 10
> CHURCHILL IV (COMP. SPEC.) x 10
> MATILDA II MARK V (COMP. SPEC.) x 10
> MATILDA II MARK IV (COMP. SPEC.) x 10
> MATILDA II MARK III (COMP. SPEC.) x 15
> VALENTINE III (COMP. SPEC.) x 15
> VALENTINE XI (COMP. SPEC.) x 5
> CRUSADER II (COMP. SPEC.) x 5
> CRUSADER III (COMP. SPEC.) x 5

You scratch your chin. That’s quite the line up they’ve got going on there. Strange tea theme for their website as well. Aren’t these people supposed to be Japanese?

> + 5 CP

You yawn, taking in a bit of this roster. They really love their Infantry tanks apparently, with only the lighter cruisers being a big minority.

Kitten looks over your shoulder at the screen. “Hm, St. Gloriana. I hear they’re pretty British.”

“I thought they were Japanese,” you say.

“No, they’re British.”

“… but they’re Japanese.”

Kitten says, “No no, they’re British. They use British tanks, they got teas for names. They’re British!”

“… but they’re based out of Kanagawa Prefecture. They’re Japanese.”

Kitten sighs. “Fuck it, this is confusing. But if we were to face them, we’d win right?”

> Boast
> Neutral
> Polite

>>28993276
> Boast
Yeah, we would.

>>28993276

Not a single Cromwell, Challenger, Comet or Centurion.

Wtf r u doin Darjeeling?

Anyway:
> Boast

>>28993276
That slow as all hell lineup? Yes we would.

>Boast

Where the heck did all the cruisers go?

>>28993276
> Polite
Only if we're gunning for their tea obviously.

And I thought there was a featurette on some magazine with Earl Grey and her Cromwell.
Huh. Must've graduated already or something.

>>28993310
I think it's canon that Darjeeling prefers infantry tanks while her predecessor liked cruisers.

Personally, I would have gone with some Alectos, buuuutttt
>muh open tops

>>28993276
> Boast

> Boast

“Of course! They’re probably slow as fuck. We’d dance rings around. It’ll be a turkey shoot.”

Kitten nods. “If you say so.”

“Hm. You say that as if it isn’t.”

“That’s because it isn’t. Who knows, maybe they’ll get us off guard.”

You frown, placing your hands on your hips. “You don’t believe in me!”

“You’re absolutely ri- HAHA! FUCK-“ You interrupt her, grinning evilly as you poked her in the side. “Goddamn it, you know I’m ticklish!”

“That’s why I’m going to punish you for NOT BELIEVING IN ME!” You pounce on Kitten and then lift her shirt up to more easily get at her sides, forcing laughter out of Kitten.

“HAHAHA! NO! STOP! AHAHA! GET OFF OF ME!”

“SAY UNCLE!”

“UNCLE! UNCLE! AHAHAHAHA!”

> END DAY

>>28993517
That is it for an incredibly slow day today. I will be back tomorrow at the usual time hopefully.

Follow me at: https://twitter.com/

See you next time.

>>28993539
Thanks for running today, Schteel.

>>28993517
Schteel, this isn't helping with the Kriegsmarine commerce raiding. But I approve

>>28993539
Thanks as always Schteel.

Wonder what's the agenda gonna be for the next day?

Aviators' loyalty subquest?
Checking with the Animation Club for our recruitment vid?
Shelter construction for the tanks?

>>28993539
Well it's not like everyday can be interesting.

Thanks for running. Merry Christmas or politically correct term/equivalent.

>>28993699
Animation club and Shelter I think. I'd like to make some money but that's not happening right now.

>Elefant for sale for only 33k

See we could have not got the fucking retarded pershing and got the Elefant with that money...

>>28994773
Are we seriously doing this again?

Look we have two choices right now. Either we go 'only need one super duper tank that can take everything until it gets blown the fuck out' or 'a nice even and well balanced lineup of tanks that can take ALMOST everything except a few superheavies'.

A balanced team is much more preferable than shoving a huge amount of money at a single tank and praying it doesn't bite it in the first engagement.

>>28994773
Thanks Holly hindsight. Not a lot we can do about it now though, so may as well get to fixing up the tanks we do have.

>>28994773
Cry harder.

>>28994910
>A balanced team is much more preferable than shoving a huge amount of money at a single tank and praying it doesn't bite it in the first engagement.
Fucking this.

on the topic of balanced lineups, that SU-76B looks good, and cheap, plus I'm assuming we can get bigger guns for it later, should we get it when we've got a spare crew?

also on the topic of upgrades, our panthers power pack is shite, and seeing as the tank is actually being used, why not upgrade it to an Ausf. A?

also we should upgrade the suspension on all our tanks

and why does the pershing not show up in the SHOP pastebin for conversion/upgrades when the type 97 does, we've not received delivery of either yet

>>28995072
also on the topic of the yet to be delivered pershing, GS needs to clarify the conversions available for it, the T26E3 is the production version of the T26E1, and the E3 was renamed the M26 when it officially entered combat

soo two of the conversion choices are exactly the same thing...

Do we have any Littlejohn adaptors lying around?