>>1156060
>Boast

> Polite
The best thing we can do is to try. Expect a 1 point weekend, but gun for the 3.

>>1156060
> Polite
We'll be fine.

>>1156060
>> Polite

File: HaHA time for tanks.gif (991 KB, 500x281)

991 KB GIF

>>1156060
> Boast

Then we fight hard to extend our lead, rather than stay afloat

>>1156060
>> Polite

> Polite

“Iris is right. The best we can do for today is try. But I would prefer that we be in it to win it of course, Griselda.”

“Right.” Griselda folds her arms, sighing. “You all are dismissed. Meet up at the stage later on, alright?”

With that, you and Iris step out of Griselda's tent. Iris takes a sip of her tea, sighing. “It would appear that things are escalating. With the tournament only a few weeks from its closure, I do think things are going to get much more difficult.”

“You think so?” you ask.

“I know so,” she says. “Even past Christie, Joan D'Orleans and ZES are very good schools. I will take the time to study them later for you after the match. We can discuss our strategy for when we face them, yes?” You nod. “Good. In the meantime though, Elodie. Try and enjoy what time we have left.”

You smirk a bit. “You say that as if you're going to leave the team.”

“I would never.” She sighs. “Anyway, Elodie. Good luck today. Try not to hog all the kills.” You smirk. Fair enough.

Right. What to do now?

> Visit Hadley. This is probably her first time with a big responsibility like this.
> See to your own crew.
> Walk around the fairgrounds.
> Other

>>1156167

> Visit Hadley. This is probably her first time with a big responsibility like this

>>1156167
> Visit Hadley. This is probably her first time with a big responsibility like this.

We may need to be her guard dog.

>>1156167
>> Visit Hadley. This is probably her first time with a big responsibility like this.

>>1156167

> Visit Hadley. This is probably her first time with a big responsibility like this.

She may need our support.

>>1156167
>> Visit Hadley. This is probably her first time with a big responsibility like this.

>School tomorrow
>tired as fuck
>LGA up...
>Sleep is for the weak

Cheers Schteel.

>>1156167
>> Visit Hadley. This is probably her first time with a big responsibility like this.

>>1156167
>> Visit Hadley. This is probably her first time with a big responsibility like this.

also here is what is left of Walter Christie

> x7 Churchill VII AVRE (ELITE)
> x1 Churchill IV AVRE “Ardeer Aggie” (ELITE)
> x10 Churchill IV AVRE (ELITE)
> x3 Churchill IV ARV Mk II (ELITE)
> x1 A22D Churchill Gun Carrier (ELITE)
> x2 Churchill VII Double Onion (ELITE)
> x1 T31 Demolition Tank (ELITE)
> x15 T34 Calliope (ELITE)
> x1 E-100 (ELITE)
> x1 SMK (ELITE)
> x1 Morser Karl SPG (ELITE)
> x1 Sturer Emil (ELITE)
> x3 Heuschrecke 10 (ELITE)
> x5 StuIG 33B (ELITE)
> x1 Schofield Tank (ELITE)
> x7 Matilda II Hedgehog (ELITE)
> x5 Flakpanzer IV Ostwind (ELITE)

>>1156167
> Visit Hadley. This is probably her first time with a big responsibility like this.
Well except for that time she had to take over for Gris after she got injured.

> Visit Hadley. This is probably her first time with a big responsibility like this.

-

-

“Ah, don't sweat it!” The little girl in Hadley's crew, you assumed the loader, patted Hadley's head. Hadley looked about ready to burst into tears at the thought of being the flag tank. “We'll be fine! All we have to do is kick back, max and relax, right?”

“Actually.” You decide to be blunt. “Since the enemy possesses artillery, you're probably gonna be on the move constantly. Not to mention the fact that JWC is also known for its unpredictability which means that if it comes to a closer quarters fight, we'll definitely be at a disadvantage. And they'll likely knock you out if they find you alone.” The two of them stare at you.

Then the loader says, “Welp, take care, Hadley!” She immediately bolts.

Hadley says, “I can't do this!” She tugs down on her helmet, bringing it over her eyes. “I can't bear the same if it turns out I'm the one that got the team a loss this late in the tournament!”

“It'll be fine,” you say. “We'll protect you.” You fold your arms. “Besides, we've lost flag tanks to stupider reasons.” You look over at Serafina, who is idly eavesdropping in with her Polish crew. They wave hello as they sit on their tank.

“I've already done everything I can to prepare!” says Hadley. “I fitted new applique armor, I was up all night practicing with my crew too after we fixed up the tank! I even sacrificed my favorite set of panties to the shrine to the Marquis!” … what? You look over at Serafina, who shrugs again. “Ellie! You've got to cover for me!”

“Cover for you?” you ask.

Hadley says, “I'll pretend I caught like the flu or something! And then I won't have to be part of the team and we can let my crew handle themselves!”

Turning your head, you see Hadley's Loader and Driver wearing catcher's gear, same with her Gunner and RO. They piggyback ride joust each other with ammunition, knocking each over.

…

> “Get in the tank, Hadley.”
> “Yeah, no. They can't.”
> “Hadley, I believe in you. Now get in your tank.”
> Other

>>1156285
> “Yeah, no. They can't.”

Darwin is in his grave, regretting everything he ever wrote.

>>1156285
> “Hadley, I believe in you. Now get in your tank.”

>>1156285
> “Hadley, I believe in you. Now get in your tank
Maybe assign some people to babysit her.

>>1156285
>> “Yeah, no. They can't.”

>>1156285
>“Hadley, I believe in you. Now get in your tank.”

>>1156285
> “Get in the tank, Hadley.”
Firm hand.

>>1156285
>> “Hadley, I believe in you. Now get in your tank.”
>> Other

Hug & comfort her

"The team needs you, your crew needs you & I need you."

>>1156285
>“Hadley, I believe in you. Now get in your tank.”

> “Hadley, I believe in you. Now get in your tank.”

You sigh, placing your hand on her shoulder. “Hadley. I believe in you, okay? You can do it.” Hadley blinks, looking down, now suddenly ashamed of her cowardice it seems. “Okay?” She nods a bit. “Good. Now get in your tank.”

Hadley looks up. “Bu-”

“Just do it. Okay? We'll take care of the rest.”

Iris comes over, waving you on. “Elodie. It's time.” Oh dear. Time to go then. You leave behind a very nervous Hadley Carver along with her rambunctious crew.

-

-

Griselda and Perrine laugh a bit with each other. “... and then, when the drivers came back, their cars were missing and so was I!” The two of them explode into laughter at Perrine's story. “Ahaha! Aha! Ah...” Perrine wipes a tear from her eye. “Oui, yes, yes. Anyway.” She snickers a little. “Hehe. That's how I got banned from the Monaco Grand Prix.”

Iris frowns a little, confused. “I simply cannot believe how you got away with that.”

“Implying I did,” says Perrine. “No. But it was worth it I think. I never was a fan of Formula One anyway. Too many computers, not very exciting for me. Now, NASCAR.” She whistles admirably. “There is a motorsport. But I digress. We have a match today, no?”

“Yeah,” you say. “Flag match.”

“It's a shame that it might come down to me sniping your flag tank from several dozen miles away with my Karl-Gerat.” Perrine smirks a bit, folding her arms. “But that's how it is in NATO.”

Iris huffs. “Personally I don't see what's so entertaining about artillery.”

“It's another way for the poor schools to equalize themselves with the rich schools.” Perrine says, “But, there's too much value placed on it lately. People automatically assume large caliber HE means heavy tank killer. Simply isn't true. More likely you're just going to knock things loose, stun the crew, stuff like that. But, the more artillery you have, the luckier you get I suppose.”

Griselda asks, “What's your opinion on it?”

Perrine shrugs. “We've had artillery in Unlimited for years, so it's nothing new to me, cheri. But I understand your reservations about it. Way I see it, it's just a way of Tankery evolving.” She smiles a little. “One of the many lessons condensed into Senshadou is learning to accept when things change.”

“Things may change,” says Griselda. “But that doesn't mean we have to take it.”

Perrine smirks at that, shaking hands with Griselda. “Good luck, cheri. All of you as well.”

> Boast
> Neutral
> Polite

>>1156467
>> Neutral

>>1156467
> Polite
As always.

>>1156467
>> Polite

File: GATTAI.jpg (113 KB, 706x1000)

113 KB JPG

>>1156467
> Polite

>>1156467
>Polite

>>1156498
>see this
>Momo is on the gunnery controls

>>1156467
> Polite

> Polite

You shake hands with Perrine. “Good luck to you too, Perrine.”

The judges step between you two. “The match between Lafayette Girls Academy and J. Walter Christie Polytechnical will now begin! This will be a Flag Match! The team which renders the other team's flag tank inoperable, regardless of casualties, will be victorious! Here are your teams!”

> LAFAYETTE GIRLS ACADEMY
> Hometown: Norfolk, Virginia
> Motto: “Dum vivimus, vivamus”
> March: Lafayette Girls Academy March
> Commander: Griselda Pool

> **GRISELDA POOL (M4A3E8 Sherman – 76mm M1A2 “Janus”)
> *ELODIE R. "ZUMZUM" ZUMWALT (Cromwell VIIw (LT) – OQF 6-Pounder “Oliver”)
> *IRIS BLACKBOURNE (Churchill IV – OQF 6-Pounder “James")
> “SUVOROV” (Panzer III Ausf. J – 50mm KwK 38 L/42 “Frederick”)
> SERAFINA MACZEK (M26 Pershing – 90mm M3 “Sokol”)
> REGINA TANEY (IS-2m – D-25T 122mm “David”)
> DALIA EARNHARDT (M18 Hellcat – 76mm M1A2 “Mifune”)
> SERINA HILDEBRAND (Tiger II (P) – 88mm KwK 43 L/71 “Cub”)
> BENNY RODRIGUEZ (Panzer IV Ausf. H – 75mm KwK 40 L/48 “Jose”)
> JANE FOGERTY (Jagdtiger – 128mm PaK 44 L/55 “Spinal Tap”)
>> FLAG << HADLEY CARVER (M36 Jackson - 90mm M3 “Pain Train”)
> “DUCHESS” SCHAEFFER (Jagdpanther – 88mm Pak 43 “Ripley”)

VERSUS

> J. WALTER CHRISTIE POLYTECHNICAL INSTITUTE
> Hometown: Stamford, Connecticut
> Motto: “Semita Victoriae”
> March: “Thunderstruck” AC/DC
> Commander: Perrine Hobart

> PERRINE HOBART (Churchill IV AVRE – 300mm Recoilless L/10) “Ardeer Aggie”
> STEPHANIE BRIGGS (Churchill VII AVRE – 290mm Spigot Mortar Mk II) “Cheapskate”
> HARRIET STRATTON (Churchill VII AVRE – 290mm Spigot Mortar Mk II) “Devastator”
> V.M. MITZAKIS (Churchill VII AVRE – 290mm Spigot Mortar Mk II) “Madcat”
> EDNA SCHOFIELD (Churchill VII AVRE – 290mm Spigot Mortar Mk II) “UrbanMech”
> CARLA ANNA HENSCHEL (Churchill VII Double Onion – QF 75mm) “WITNESS”
> DONNA ROEBLING (Churchill VII Double Onion – QF 75mm) “THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE”
> ROBERTA STEPHENSON (T31 Demolition Tank – 105mm Howitzer w/7.2 Inch Rockets) “Hail Hydra”
> PIERETTE SIACZNTOWA (Sturer Emil – 128mm K L/61) “Ol' Reliable”
> MIKAELA KOSHKIN (Flakpanzer IV Ostwind – 37mm Flak 43) “Pew Pew”
> EDWINA ADERS (Flakpanzer IV Ostwind – 37mm Flak 43) “Dakka Dakka”
> IVANA SIKORSKY (Flakpanzer IV Ostwind – 37mm Flak 43) “Brrrrrt”
> LAUREL SMITH (Flakpanzer IV Ostwind – 37mm Flak 43) “Ratatata”
>> FLAG << ALINA KAHN (Flakpanzer IV Ostwind – 37mm Flak 43) “Pow Pow”
> J.P. HOLLAND (E-100 – 128mm KwK 44 L/55) “Treebeard”
> MARISSA C. HONEYWELL (Morser Karl SPG – 600mm Mortar) “The Mighty Thor”
> FRIEDA PORSCHE (Panzer III Ausf. L mit Waffe 0725 – 75mm Pak 41) “Der Fuhrer's Face”
> OLIVIA BLUME (SMK – 76.2mm L-11 Gun w/45mm gun M1932) “Gork”
> EDWINA FERRARI (Churchill IV ARV Mk II – 7.92 Besa MG) “Kritzkrieg”
> FRANKY WHITTLE (Churchill IV ARV Mk II – 7.92 Besa MG) “YO DOC I'M DYING HERE”

[1/2]

File: Quartzsite.png (3.28 MB, 1825x746)

3.28 MB PNG

>>1156692
-

-

With that, you lean back and take a deep breath in the hatch of Oliver the Cromwell. You can see Hadley shaking as she stands turned out of her Jackson. “Alright. Here's the plan. Elodie, Suvorov, Dalia, you three are going to guard the flag tank. Everyone else with me. Iris, take point and give us our speed.”

The flare shoots up and explodes.

“On the bounce!”

> COMMAND POINTS: 42CP
> INTUITION: - 2 CP
> EXECUTE TACTICAL MANEUVER (Which?)
> ACTIVATE LOYALTY ABILITY (Which?)
> Deploy Smoke (3/3)
> APDS Shot (5/5)
> APCR Shot (5/5)
> Move eastwards
> Hold position
> Move southwards
> Other

>>1156694
> Move southwards
There's some steep hills to our South-East the flag can use for artillery cover, while Dalia and us climb high ground to keep an eye out for JWC movement or the gerat's fire.. We should be able to do this without getting spotted ourselves.

>>1156694
>North.

I just don't want to be in that city

>>1156694
>> Move eastwards

>>1156694
>>1156722
Changing my vote.

>>1156718

File: Time is of the fucking es(...).gif (613 KB, 640x360)

613 KB GIF

>>1156694
>> Move southwards
And quickly.

File: Quartzsite1A.png (2.44 MB, 1825x746)

2.44 MB PNG

> Move southwards

Your tanks move on southwards while the rest move into the town of Quartzsite. At least an hour or so passes when you travel. As you begin climbing the hills to try and get a good angle on the battlefield, you hear the radios go off. “This is Jane! I see something waaaaay out to the east! It looks like their flag tank!”

“What?” asks Griselda. “How far?”

“Uh. How far is the other side of the match locale?”

“Nevermind. Do you see anything else?”

“Yeah, a tank as big as John Travolta and five boxy looking turreted tanks, you know like uh... not boxy boxy but like hexagonal-”

“Ostwinds. Is that it?”

“Mmm... yeah, that's about it.”

“This is Duchess. I see some dust to the south near where Christie blew the Earth open.” Once you crest the hill, you take a look yourself. Definite signs of movement down to their south. But no sign of the Morser just yet past all those hills. Damn.

“Alright. Hold position,” says Griselda. “Elodie. The minute you hear that Karl fire, I want you and YOU alone to go hunt it.”

“Just me?” you ask.

“Just you. Suvorov and Dalia will guard Hadley.”

Hm...

> COMMAND POINTS: 26CP
> INTUITION: - 2 CP
> EXECUTE TACTICAL MANEUVER (Which?)
> ACTIVATE LOYALTY ABILITY (Which?)
> Deploy Smoke (3/3)
> APDS Shot (5/5)
> APCR Shot (5/5)
> Charge ahead anyway.
> Hold position
> Help the flag tank crew dig in. It's gonna be a long while.
> Other

>>1156829
Wait, do we have 42 or 26 CP?

>>1156829
> Help the flag tank crew dig in. It's gonna be a long while.
Or more correctly, send our crew to help, we need to stay and keep an eye out for the Gerat's firing plume.

>>1156842
26. 42 was a typo.

>>1156829
>> Help the flag tank crew dig in. It's gonna be a long while.
>Use the Tactical Log, to make dummy posts like the last match. ALSO OBSCURE THE FLAG AS LEGALLY AS POSSIBLE!

>>1156829
Where is our crazy Finn?

>>1156859
in ur camp, stealin' your supplies.

File: tfw adequately Finnish.webm (1.01 MB, 854x480)

1.01 MB WEBM

>>1156859
Statistically speaking, probably a sauna.

>>1156829
>Help the flag tank crew dig in. It's gonna be a long while.

File: Quartzsite2A.png (2.44 MB, 1825x746)

2.44 MB PNG

> Help the flag tank crew dig in. It's gonna be a long while.

You send Stack, Ingrid, and Josephina out to help Hadley, Suvorov, and Dalia dig their tanks into the hillside in case of bombardment. When the time comes, they'll be prepared. You keep a watch out with Winona for anything suspicious brewing on the horizon.

Then you see them. “I got sight of their tanks heading south. Bearing northwest.”

“How many?” asks Griselda. You see the Churchills, even Perrine's very distinctive Ardeer Aggie AVRE along with the ARVs and the Double Onions, you see the Sturer Emil, you see the E-100, and you also see the apparently repaired Panzer III along with the SMK, and the T31 Demolion tank too... That's basically all of them!

“It's almost all of them minus the Karl,” you report.

“Got it. Iris, hook south and back up Jane and the big heavies with me.” You keep on observing. “Elodie, just stay back and-” A loud bang erupts from the hillsides. What the...

You blink. “BRACE!” you scream. You grab onto the hatch.

The town of Quartzsite suddenly erupts in a massive fireball. “What the hell was that!?” screams Serafina. Thankfully, no targets hit. You look around for a smoke trail or anything. Then you see it out in the hillsides, near where they started.

“It's the Karl, it fired!” yells Griselda. “Elodie! If you see a gap, take it down before it reloads and fires again!”

> COMMAND POINTS: 26CP
> INTUITION: - 2 CP
> EXECUTE TACTICAL MANEUVER (Which?)
> ACTIVATE LOYALTY ABILITY (Which?)
> Deploy Smoke (3/3)
> APDS Shot (5/5)
> APCR Shot (5/5)
> Charge in and take it down.
> Wait. It's not the right moment yet.
> Other

>>1157023
>Deploy Smoke (3/3)
>> Charge in and take it down.
Go go go!

>>1157023
>> Charge in and take it down.

File: GO GO GO GO GO.gif (2.02 MB, 640x360)

2.02 MB GIF

>>1157023
>Charge in and take it down.

>>1157023
>Charge in and take it down.

Should we call for absurd help? Do we have any catapultable light tanks?

File: Quartzsite2B.png (2.44 MB, 1825x746)

2.44 MB PNG

>>1157023
> Other
Move up to the marked dry riverbed/dirt road, wait until the JWC line of advance crosses us so we're past their 9 o'clock, then charge. There's plenty of shrubbery and a bit of low ground there so we should be able to stay mostly unnoticed.

>>1157062
Yes plz.

>>1157023
>>1157048
Changing my vote to this.>>1157062

>>1157023
Should we not swing round our rear then move along the north border? A frontal assault will mean having to push through all their tanks.

>>1157091
Quicker to let them pass and then move around behind them, moving all the way North would take quite a while and we wouldn't be able to use the hills to make a covered approach from the South.

>>1157118
Given the huge amount of open ground in the middle, I surmise we'll be spotted anyway while on the approach.

I'd prefer the more cautious approach but that's me.

>>1157134
Cover not concealment, once we reach the Southern hills they'll guard us from fire of the enemy on our approach, even if they know we're there. We'll be spotted either way but I'm a bit more comfortable with the Southern approach, we also won't have to deal with the blocking position they've set up on Route 10 unless they move to defend the South, in which case they'll no longer have prepared positions.

>>1157140
The problem is that we end up sandwiched on all sides by hostiles. Hills are all very well but we have to actually get to them first and the open ground looks perilous to me.

>>1157163
They'd have to break off their attack to turn back once we bypass them, and none of them can even come close to matching our pace at the best of times, not to mention we'll pass them by well outside their effective range.

>>1157163
Whatever surrounds us should be lightly armored enough for us to Death Blossom them.

>>1157173
What's to say they won't? This could be a one way trip for Elodie.

Not a bad thing mind you. Got to get that Karl. Rest of team should be competent enough to win anyway.

>>1157241
If they do then without arty cover we'll be able to shift our forces forward to the edge of town instead of within it. Where our long range team will decimate them on the approach. Really them breaking off the attack would be something of a boon, even if it does end in our being knocked out.

>>1157250
Sure hope Elodie is ready to be a martyr for the cause then.

>>1157272
There's still a good enough chance we can disengage into the Northern hills then head back into town. Again we're faster than anything on their team so as long as we don't dawdle it'll be very hard for them to actually box us in.

File: Quartzsite4A.png (2.44 MB, 1825x746)

2.44 MB PNG

> Other

Your crew gets back into the tank, then you relay the order to move forward. Leaving behind Suvorov and Dalia to guard Hadley, the tank rolls into a ditch at the base of the hill to hide out. You'll wait for Christie's tanks to pass, then you'll move. “They're popping smoke! I can't see them! Dang it!”

“Hold fast,” says Griselda. “Wait-...”

“I'm assuming you see it too.”

“Yeah. Their flag tank and those Ostwinds are moving up as well,” says Griselda. “They're going all-in on this.”

“Cheeky little bastards!” yells Suvorov.

“Just hold steady! Elodie! Keep up with hunting that Karl! Once it's down, we can start moving freely!”

Right, right. Once the tanks are past, the Cromwell is ordered forward into the open. Though, on the other hand, you do now have a direct shot at the flag tank if you were to punch it. But...

> COMMAND POINTS: 26CP
> INTUITION: - 2 CP
> EXECUTE TACTICAL MANEUVER (Which?)
> ACTIVATE LOYALTY ABILITY (Which?)
> Deploy Smoke (3/3)
> APDS Shot (5/5)
> APCR Shot (5/5)
> Be a hero and rush the flag tank
> Don't be a hero and hunt down that Karl
> Be a hero and flank the main Christie body
> Other

>>1157285
>> Don't be a hero and hunt down that Karl

Focus on the mission this sounds like the Tankette school.

>>1157285
> Don't be a hero and hunt down that Karl
This is now the cautious approach astonishingly.

>>1157285
> Don't be a hero and hunt down that Karl
We can loop around for the flag tank once we've Karled Gerat.

File: Girls und Oh Hey!.gif (1.67 MB, 500x281)

1.67 MB GIF

>>1157285
> Be a hero and rush the flag tank

Take the shot. This is an unforeseen opportunity

>>1157285
>Don't be a hero and hunt down that Karl
Blue-Collar Senshado!

>>1157285
Do we have a shot into its side armor ? What is the flag tank's approx speed ?

>>1157349
You do, and the flag tank is going around 30 MPH.

However, you're also several kilometers away.

>>1157285
>Other
>Winona still has 150% Morale Charge
>ACTIVATE LOYALTY SKILL:WEAKPOINT (or whatever that is
>ADPS Shell
End it now!

>>1157367
Then just go after Karl first. We wait for better opportunity on the flag tank.

>>1157378
I have to add
Do not rush the tank but go to a safe position enough to knock out the flag tank.

>>1157378
Weakpoint stuns, it doesn't do much damage. We're a little over 5 km out. We'd need to close to 2-2.5 for a decent shot, closer to 1 for a sure one.

>>1157285
Upgrading my vote to >>1157378
from >>1157322

>>1157285
> Don't be a hero and hunt down that Karl

>>1157390
There really isn't much cover around, the road's not raised and either side is basically flat with small shrubbery, even the dried riverbeds are very shallow. There's one that isn't but they'll be quite a ways past it by the time we arrive. There's no real safe place to take the shot from.

>>1157420
but then again they are in the smoke with limited vision but forward. Pray that Christie dont have to look back and that is where we channel our inner Shimada-ryuu ninja style. This is why i want to trail several kilometers until Winona can safely say she can knock-out a tank with her magic shot.

File: Quartzsite5A.png (2.44 MB, 1825x746)

2.44 MB PNG

> Don't be a hero and hunt down that Karl

-

-

After a half hour of going flatout on the open flats, you make it past the huge craters and holes marked up by yesterday's battle and rush up northwards. “This is Iris, I see the flag tank, they're... moving north now?”

“What do you mean they're moving north?” says Serina. “Are they lost!?”

“Something's fucky, but we can deal with it later!” says Griselda. You hear some scattered shots out in the distance. They are now engaged. “Retreat into the town, everybody! We're not gonna survive with that Emil in the way! Serina, Jane, Duchess! Exit back out west, you're not gonna survive in these streets!”

“Got it!” says Duchess.

“We'll draw them into the town then start picking away at their numbers,” says Griselda.

Right, right. You open the hatch and turn out. Where is that Karllll THERE IT IS! It's turning towards and OH SHIT THE GUN IS POINTING AT YOU. “BRACE!” you scream. It fires, shooting its massive 600mm shell straight at you.

You duck down, and feel the shockwave of it flying past and slamming behind you. The resulting shockwave sends the tank spinning out of control. “GET A HOLD OF THE CONTROLS, JOSEPHINA!” yells Stack. You hear something rip apart.

“What was that!?” you scream.

“The tracks are gone!” The Cromwell goes spinning into a ditch, thankfully not flipped over. Everyone vacates the hatches, getting some air. You look down to see the left track snapped up, with several links laying about. The suspension at least is intact though.

> MOBILITY KILL: Elodie R. Zumwalt (CROMWELL VIIw LT “Oliver”)

You look over at the Karl. You see the autoloaders getting to work on getting the next shell up. “Stack.” Stack pops her head up. “How long does it take to reload?”

“About ten, fifteen minutes?” she says.

…

> COMMAND POINTS: 26CP
> INTUITION: - 2 CP
> EXECUTE TACTICAL MANEUVER (Which?)
> ACTIVATE LOYALTY ABILITY (Which?)
> Deploy Smoke (3/3)
> APDS Shot (5/5)
> APCR Shot (5/5)
> GET THE TRACK UP
> SHOOT SHOOT SHOOT
> Other

>>1157593
>> APDS Shot (5/5)
>> SHOOT SHOOT SHOOT

>>1157593
> Other
Take our time and leisurely spray the thing with APIT MG rounds, toss in a couple HE shells. Watch the fireworks when any of them hits one of its shells or propellant charges.

>>1157593
>SHOOT SHOOT SHOOT
We won't get the tracks fixed in ten minutes.

>>1157593
Blast it with the machine guns. I guess that should work?

Everyone else work on the tracks. The real battle is at the town.

>>1157593
> SHOOT SHOOT SHOOT

repairs will take too long, and we've got a clear shot

>>1157611
This, we can see the auto loader going about its work. If we can hit a 600mm shell, it'll probably light up like the 4th of July

>>1157643
drop a shell right down the shaft.

>>1157593
>>1157611
SUpporting this.

>>1157593
...

Hey Schteel. Is the Karl unmanned?

>>1157714
No, they're all little girls here.

>>1157714
>unmanned
>man
You could say so.

>>1157714
The Karl has a crew in an armored cabin. The autoloading mechanism is for safety purposes, like in the movie.

>>1157728
>>1157721
Unwomanned then.

I was thinking of jogging over and sabotaging it but I remember the movie has people driving it.

>>1157754
Popping the Karls flag should be fast er than sabotaging it.

File: OverwhelmingSmug.png (689 KB, 1028x1154)

689 KB PNG

>>1157754
Somebody's gotta aim and push the button, anon. It just happens to be little girls

>>1157754
mfw no CQC combat allowed so we can get access to it's radio.

File: Quartzsite6A.png (2.45 MB, 1825x746)

2.45 MB PNG

> SHOOT SHOOT SHOOT
> Other

“Winona, get on the gun. Stack, get me the box of APIT if you'd please.” Stack nods at your request, then produces an ammo box for you. Ingrid, Josephina. Get to fixing the track.

“Why us!?” yells Ingrid.

“Cuz I said so, now do it!”

Josephina wordlessly shrugs, then immediately sets about collecting the tracks. Ingrid sighs, getting the tools from the back of the turret. You quickly discard the regular ammo belt and load in the armor piercing incendiary rounds. You don't need to hit the Karl, you'll just hit the barrel or the shell. Both will blow up quite nicely.

You just have to do it all in ten minutes! You rack the bolt back, then bring the .50 level with the Karl. Please, please, please... You squeeze the trigger. A burst of tracers shoot at the Karl, gashing and penetrating the Karl's front. The barrel though remains relatively unscathed. You keep on firing away, setting a small fire off in the back. “Winona, HE!”

The tank fires, sending an HE shell right into the body of the Karl. The next thing that happens is the ammunition cooking off, then exploding brilliantly in a bright flash of white, before erupting into a cloud of fire. Well, that was easier than you thought it'd be.

> KO: Marissa C. Honeywell (MORSER KARL SPG “The Mighty Thor”)
> KILL CREDITED TO: Elodie R. Zumwalt (CROMWELL VIIw LT “Oliver”)

Meanwhile though, you pick up the comms on what's going in the town.

They're not good.

“I'm not giving up!” yells Regina. “I'm just accepting defeat here because that E-100 is absolutely impenetrable!”

“How are we supposed to kill that thing!? Where is their Flag tank!?” yells Serafina. “This isn't fair, this isn't fair at all!” You hear a loud crumbling noise near Serafina. “What the fu-”

> KO: SERIFINA MACZEK (M26 Pershing “Sokol”)
> KILL CREDITED TO: DONNA ROEBLING (Churchill VII Double Onion “THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE”)

> KO: DONNA ROEBLING (Churchill VII Double Onion “THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE”)
> SELF-DESTRUCT

> KO: FRIEDA PORSCHE (Panzer III Ausf. L mit Waffe 0725 “Der Fuhrer's Face”)
> KILL CREDITED TO: GRISELDA POOL (M4A3E8 Sherman “Janus”)

“Guys, keep it together!” yells Griselda.

> KO: IRIS BLACKBOURNE (Churchill IV “James”)
> KILL CREDITED TO: PERRINE HOBART (Churchill IV AVRE “Ardeer Aggie”)

“Oh dear. We've been killed,” says Iris.

“Serina!” Griselda calls out an order. “Come back around and flank them from the south!”

“Got it!” says Serina.

“What's g- going on out there!?” asks Hadley.

“We're fine, we're just fine!” says Griselda.

“How long until we get the tracks up?” you ask Ingrid. Stack and Winona have gotten out to help as well.

“About ten minutes give or take!” says Stack.

> COMMAND POINTS: 26CP
> INTUITION: - 2 CP
> EXECUTE TACTICAL MANEUVER (Which?)
> ACTIVATE LOYALTY ABILITY (Which?)
> Deploy Smoke (3/3)
> APDS Shot (5/5)
> APCR Shot (5/5)
> “Hurry it up! Hurry it up!”
> Get out and help them yourself.
> Other

>>1157881
>> Get out and help them yourself.

>>1157881
>Get out and help them yourself.

>>1157881
> Get out and help them yourself.

>>1157881
>Get out and help them yourself.
Oh hell. Guess we should have taken some risks after all.

>>1157881
> Get out and help them yourself.

Winonna on loookout, Stack helps tracks

>>1157881
EVERYONE OUT

>>1157881
> Get out and help them yourself.
> Other
First scan the horizon quick, see if we need Winona back on the gun, THEN get out and help

>>1157908
Why are you attempting to roll dice?

> **GRISELDA POOL (M4A3E8 Sherman – 76mm M1A2 “Janus”)
> *ELODIE R. "ZUMZUM" ZUMWALT (Cromwell VIIw (LT) – OQF 6-Pounder “Oliver”)
> “SUVOROV” (Panzer III Ausf. J – 50mm KwK 38 L/42 “Frederick”)
> SERAFINA MACZEK (M26 Pershing – 90mm M3 “Sokol”
> DALIA EARNHARDT (M18 Hellcat – 76mm M1A2 “Mifune”)
> SERINA HILDEBRAND (Tiger II (P) – 88mm KwK 43 L/71 “Cub”)
> BENNY RODRIGUEZ (Panzer IV Ausf. H – 75mm KwK 40 L/48 “Jose”)
> JANE FOGERTY (Jagdtiger – 128mm PaK 44 L/55 “Spinal Tap”)
>> FLAG << HADLEY CARVER (M36 Jackson - 90mm M3 “Pain Train”)
> “DUCHESS” SCHAEFFER (Jagdpanther – 88mm Pak 43 “Ripley”)

vs

> PERRINE HOBART (Churchill IV AVRE – 300mm Recoilless L/10) “Ardeer Aggie”
> STEPHANIE BRIGGS (Churchill VII AVRE – 290mm Spigot Mortar Mk II) “Cheapskate”
> HARRIET STRATTON (Churchill VII AVRE – 290mm Spigot Mortar Mk II) “Devastator”
> V.M. MITZAKIS (Churchill VII AVRE – 290mm Spigot Mortar Mk II) “Madcat”
> EDNA SCHOFIELD (Churchill VII AVRE – 290mm Spigot Mortar Mk II) “UrbanMech”
> CARLA ANNA HENSCHEL (Churchill VII Double Onion – QF 75mm) “WITNESS”
> ROBERTA STEPHENSON (T31 Demolition Tank – 105mm Howitzer w/7.2 Inch Rockets) “Hail Hydra”
> PIERETTE SIACZNTOWA (Sturer Emil – 128mm K L/61) “Ol' Reliable”
> MIKAELA KOSHKIN (Flakpanzer IV Ostwind – 37mm Flak 43) “Pew Pew”
> EDWINA ADERS (Flakpanzer IV Ostwind – 37mm Flak 43) “Dakka Dakka”
> IVANA SIKORSKY (Flakpanzer IV Ostwind – 37mm Flak 43) “Brrrrrt”
> LAUREL SMITH (Flakpanzer IV Ostwind – 37mm Flak 43) “Ratatata”
>> FLAG << ALINA KAHN (Flakpanzer IV Ostwind – 37mm Flak 43) “Pow Pow”
> J.P. HOLLAND (E-100 – 128mm KwK 44 L/55) “Treebeard”
> OLIVIA BLUME (SMK – 76.2mm L-11 Gun w/45mm gun M1932) “Gork”
> EDWINA FERRARI (Churchill IV ARV Mk II – 7.92 Besa MG) “Kritzkrieg”
> FRANKY WHITTLE (Churchill IV ARV Mk II – 7.92 Besa MG) “YO DOC I'M DYING HERE”

10 vs 17

>>1157911
In another thread.

Sage goes in every field.

>>1157911
Having RNGesus on our side never hurts

File: Quartzsite7A.png (2.45 MB, 1825x746)

2.45 MB PNG

> Get out and help them yourself.

“Get out, get out!” you yell. You and Winona dismount and grab more of the lost track links. New pins have to be acquired from the parts bin, and quickly the process of retracking the tank goes on. Meanwhile, Iris has dismounted the tank's radio so that all of you can keep in contact while you work.

> KO: OLIVIA BLUME (SMK “Mork”)
> KILL CREDITED TO: JANE FOGERTY (Jagdtiger “Spinal Tap”)

“We've come around!” says Jane. “We're on their six!”

“Good! Pull back!” yells Griselda. “Benny, head east, I'll take west! We'll hit them from two sides!”

“Got it!” says Benny.

> KO: ROBERTA STEPHENSON (T31 Demolition Tank “Hail Hydra”)
> KILL CREDITED TO: “DUCHESS” SCHAEFFER (Jagdpanther “Ripley”)

“We got one!” yells Duchess. “Scratch one tank!”

“Uh.” Suvorov calls out to everyone. “I don't mean to alarm everyone but the Ostwinds have circled around. And I think they've spotted us.”

“Oh fuck,” Griselda mutters. “Elodie, are you up yet!?'

You knock the last track pin in place. “Yeah!”

“Get back here and save our flag! I'll try and intercept!”

> COMMAND POINTS: 26CP
> INTUITION: - 2 CP
> EXECUTE TACTICAL MANEUVER (Which?)
> ACTIVATE LOYALTY ABILITY (Which?)
> Deploy Smoke (3/3)
> APDS Shot (5/5)
> APCR Shot (5/5)
> Tell Hadley to stay where she is, you'll go to her.
> Dig in and tell Hadley to rally with you.
> Meet halfway with Hadley.
> Other

>>1158080
> Tell Hadley to stay where she is, you'll go to her.
Keep their fronts to the Ostwinds, preferably get hull down if they can. Other than the Hellcats they can weather 37mm rounds from the front and the Ostwinds are easy kills with their squishy huge turrets, the 90mm basically can't not kill one no matter its range/facing. Just dig in and hold out, we'll be there as soon as we can.

>>1158080
>Tell Hadley to stay where she is, you'll go to her.
She's already dug in, might as well make use of it.

>>1158080
>Tell Hadley to stay where she is, you'll go to her.
PUNCH IT!

>>1158080
>Meet halfway with Hadley.


That location is no longer safe. RUN!

>>1157925
>> **GRISELDA POOL (M4A3E8 Sherman – 76mm M1A2 “Janus”)
>> *ELODIE R. "ZUMZUM" ZUMWALT (Cromwell VIIw (LT) – OQF 6-Pounder “Oliver”)
>> “SUVOROV” (Panzer III Ausf. J – 50mm KwK 38 L/42 “Frederick”)
>> SERAFINA MACZEK (M26 Pershing – 90mm M3 “Sokol”
>> DALIA EARNHARDT (M18 Hellcat – 76mm M1A2 “Mifune”)
>> SERINA HILDEBRAND (Tiger II (P) – 88mm KwK 43 L/71 “Cub”)
>> BENNY RODRIGUEZ (Panzer IV Ausf. H – 75mm KwK 40 L/48 “Jose”)
>> JANE FOGERTY (Jagdtiger – 128mm PaK 44 L/55 “Spinal Tap”)
>>> FLAG << HADLEY CARVER (M36 Jackson - 90mm M3 “Pain Train”)
>> “DUCHESS” SCHAEFFER (Jagdpanther – 88mm Pak 43 “Ripley”)

>vs

>> PERRINE HOBART (Churchill IV AVRE – 300mm Recoilless L/10) “Ardeer Aggie”
>> STEPHANIE BRIGGS (Churchill VII AVRE – 290mm Spigot Mortar Mk II) “Cheapskate”
>> HARRIET STRATTON (Churchill VII AVRE – 290mm Spigot Mortar Mk II) “Devastator”
>> V.M. MITZAKIS (Churchill VII AVRE – 290mm Spigot Mortar Mk II) “Madcat”
>> EDNA SCHOFIELD (Churchill VII AVRE – 290mm Spigot Mortar Mk II) “UrbanMech”
>> CARLA ANNA HENSCHEL (Churchill VII Double Onion – QF 75mm) “WITNESS”
>> PIERETTE SIACZNTOWA (Sturer Emil – 128mm K L/61) “Ol' Reliable”
>> MIKAELA KOSHKIN (Flakpanzer IV Ostwind – 37mm Flak 43) “Pew Pew”
>> EDWINA ADERS (Flakpanzer IV Ostwind – 37mm Flak 43) “Dakka Dakka”
>> IVANA SIKORSKY (Flakpanzer IV Ostwind – 37mm Flak 43) “Brrrrrt”
>> LAUREL SMITH (Flakpanzer IV Ostwind – 37mm Flak 43) “Ratatata”
>>> FLAG << ALINA KAHN (Flakpanzer IV Ostwind – 37mm Flak 43) “Pow Pow”
>> J.P. HOLLAND (E-100 – 128mm KwK 44 L/55) “Treebeard”
>> EDWINA FERRARI (Churchill IV ARV Mk II – 7.92 Besa MG) “Kritzkrieg”
>> FRANKY WHITTLE (Churchill IV ARV Mk II – 7.92 Besa MG) “YO DOC I'M DYING HERE”

>10 vs 15

>>1158080
The highway is a longer route but I think we should take it as we'll move much faster on it.

>>1158080
>> INTUITION: - 2 CP
> Meet halfway with Hadley.
And execute dodging maneuvers like a ballerina on speed to avoid the Ostwind's shells.

>>1158080


> Tell Hadley to stay where she is, you'll go to her.

File: Quartzsite8A.png (2.45 MB, 1825x746)

2.45 MB PNG

> Tell Hadley to stay where she is, you'll go to her.

“Hadley, stay where you are! We'll come to you!” you say. As everyone mounts up in the tank, you look over to Stack. “Anything else?”

“Nah, engine's good! We should be fine!” You nod.

“Punch it, Josie!” Oliver the Cromwell goes speeding away towards the way you all came in from. Right now, this was going to be a race, a race to see whose morale would crack first, Christie's or Hadley's.

…

fuck, you need to get to Hadley right now.

> KO: V.M. MITZAKIS (Churchill VII AVRE “Madcat”)
> KILL CREDITED TO: BENNY RODRIGUEZ (Panzer IV Ausf. H “Jose”)

> KO: STEPHANIE BRIGGS (Churchill VII AVRE “Cheapskate”)
> KILL CREDITED TO: SERINA HILDEBRAND (Tiger II (P) “Cub”)

> KO: EDNA SCHOFIELD (Churchill VII AVRE “UrbanMech”)
> KILL CREDITED TO: JANE FOGERTY (Churchill VII AVRE “Spinal Tap”)

“We're intercepting now!” says Griselda. “Alright, sidelong and oh shit they're actually coming towards me now! Luisa, break right, break right!” You hear loud popping and banging noise. “Ah! Fucking, FUCK-” 37mm is harmless to a Sherman from the front. But five of them from 37mm autocannons cannot be fun at all. “Ah! What the hell is going on!?”

“GET ME OUT OF HERE!” screams Luisa. “This is a disaster!” She starts swearing and panicking in her native Spanish.

“Goddamn it, Luisa!” screams Serina. “How would you like it if I came into your fucking house and only spoke Klingon!? Do you guys need help or not!?”

“We've been immobilized!” shouts Griselda. “Yuno, can you turn the turret!?”

“I can't! A round must be jammed in the turret ring!” yells Yuno.

> MOBILITY KILL: GRISELDA POOL (M4A3E8 Sherman “Janus”)

“Fuck! The engine's bleeding oil! Goddamn it!” Griselda is steaming at this point. “Suvorov! Dalia, stop them!”

“As the good book says, Sweat, not blood!” yells Suvorov. “Fire!” You see in the distance the Ostwinds' tracers splattering the hillside. “Ah! That's a lot of firepower!” Five Ostwinds is nothing to shake a stick at, even if you've got the front facing towards them.

“Ah! I can't take this!” screams Hadley. “Reverse! Reverse!”

“Where the fuck are you going!?” yells Dalia. “Hadley, come back!”

“What is she doing!?” Griselda calls.

“GET US OUT OF HERE!” You see a wild 90mm shot scream past an Ostwind.

… oh fuck.

> COMMAND POINTS: 26CP
> INTUITION: - 2 CP
> EXECUTE TACTICAL MANEUVER (Which?)
> ACTIVATE LOYALTY ABILITY (Which?)
> Deploy Smoke (3/3)
> APDS Shot (5/5)
> APCR Shot (5/5)
> “HADLEY! STOP!”
> “STOP HER!”
> Pursue the Ostwinds
> Other

>>1158445
>> “HADLEY! STOP!”

>>1158445
>“HADLEY! STOP!”

Officer Voice GO!

>>1158445
> “HADLEY! STOP!”

>>1158445
>> “HADLEY! STOP!”
>>ORDER HER TO RETURN TO HER HULL DOWN POSITION!

>> **GRISELDA POOL (M4A3E8 Sherman – 76mm M1A2 “Janus”) (MOBILITY KILL)
>> *ELODIE R. "ZUMZUM" ZUMWALT (Cromwell VIIw (LT) – OQF 6-Pounder “Oliver”)
>> “SUVOROV” (Panzer III Ausf. J – 50mm KwK 38 L/42 “Frederick”)
>> SERAFINA MACZEK (M26 Pershing – 90mm M3 “Sokol”
>> DALIA EARNHARDT (M18 Hellcat – 76mm M1A2 “Mifune”)
>> SERINA HILDEBRAND (Tiger II (P) – 88mm KwK 43 L/71 “Cub”)
>> BENNY RODRIGUEZ (Panzer IV Ausf. H – 75mm KwK 40 L/48 “Jose”)
>> JANE FOGERTY (Jagdtiger – 128mm PaK 44 L/55 “Spinal Tap”)
>>> FLAG << HADLEY CARVER (M36 Jackson - 90mm M3 “Pain Train”)
>> “DUCHESS” SCHAEFFER (Jagdpanther – 88mm Pak 43 “Ripley”)

>vs

>> PERRINE HOBART (Churchill IV AVRE – 300mm Recoilless L/10) “Ardeer Aggie” (ELITE)
>> HARRIET STRATTON (Churchill VII AVRE – 290mm Spigot Mortar Mk II) “Devastator” (ELITE)
>> CARLA ANNA HENSCHEL (Churchill VII Double Onion – QF 75mm) “WITNESS” (ELITE)
>> PIERETTE SIACZNTOWA (Sturer Emil – 128mm K L/61) “Ol' Reliable” (ELITE)
>> MIKAELA KOSHKIN (Flakpanzer IV Ostwind – 37mm Flak 43) “Pew Pew” (ELITE)
>> EDWINA ADERS (Flakpanzer IV Ostwind – 37mm Flak 43) “Dakka Dakka” (ELITE)
>> IVANA SIKORSKY (Flakpanzer IV Ostwind – 37mm Flak 43) “Brrrrrt” (ELITE)
>> LAUREL SMITH (Flakpanzer IV Ostwind – 37mm Flak 43) “Ratatata” (ELITE)
>>> FLAG << ALINA KAHN (Flakpanzer IV Ostwind – 37mm Flak 43) “Pow Pow” (ELITE)
>> J.P. HOLLAND (E-100 – 128mm KwK 44 L/55) “Treebeard” (ELITE)
>> EDWINA FERRARI (Churchill IV ARV Mk II – 7.92 Besa MG) “Kritzkrieg” (ELITE)
>> FRANKY WHITTLE (Churchill IV ARV Mk II – 7.92 Besa MG) “YO DOC I'M DYING HERE” (ELITE)

10 vs 13

>>1158445
>> “HADLEY! STOP!”

>>1158445
> “HADLEY! STOP!”

File: Don't pa- OKAY, PANIC!.gif (1.06 MB, 350x191)

1.06 MB GIF

>>1158445
>“HADLEY! STOP!”

> “HADLEY! STOP!”

“Hadley, stop, stop!” You shout into your radio. “Stop! That's an order! Get back into your hull down now!”

“Fuck it! Break out and bodyblock!” yells Suvorov. “We gotta buy some time for Ellie to get here AND HADLEY STOP RUNNING THE WRONG DIRECTION!” Oh for fucks sake, is she heading WEST!? You hear more rapid bursts from their autocannons in the distance.

> KO: DALIA EARNHARDT (M18 Hellcat “Mifune”)
> KILL CREDITED TO: IVANA SIKORSKY (Flakpanzer IV Ostwind “Brrrrrt”)

“Goddamn it!” you yell. “Suvorov, get her back under control!”

> KO: Carla Anna Henschel (Churchill VII Double Onion “WITNESS”)
> KILL CREDITED TO: “Duchess” Schaeffer (Jagdpanther “Ripley”)

> KO: EDWINA FERRARI (Churchill IV ARV Mk II “Kritzkrieg”)
> KILL CREDITED TO: JANE FOGERTY (Jagdtiger “Spinal Tap”)

“Fuck! We're going to help!” says Serina.

“What about the E-100!?” yells Benny.

“Forget about it! Our flag's in trouble-” You hear a loud bang in the distance.

> KO: SERINA HILDEBRAND (Tiger II (P))
> KILL CREDITED TO: PERRINE HOBART (Churchill IV AVRE “Ardeer Aggie”)

You see the Ardeer Aggie speed past the wreckage of the King Tiger, coming towards you now at less than 500m on your right. Perrine is looking for a fight it seems. But you can't just abandon your flag. “Block the shots! Giap! Fire the smoke canisters! We have to buy more time!”

> COMMAND POINTS: 26CP
> INTUITION: - 2 CP
> EXECUTE TACTICAL MANEUVER (Which?)
> ACTIVATE LOYALTY ABILITY (Which?)
> Deploy Smoke (3/3)
> APDS Shot (5/5)
> APCR Shot (5/5)
> Stop to engage Perrine, she's your biggest threat right now.
> Speed past her
> Other

>>1158619
> Speed past her

She's just a distraction.

>> **GRISELDA POOL (M4A3E8 Sherman – 76mm M1A2 “Janus”) (MOBILITY KILL)
>> *ELODIE R. "ZUMZUM" ZUMWALT (Cromwell VIIw (LT) – OQF 6-Pounder “Oliver”)
>> “SUVOROV” (Panzer III Ausf. J – 50mm KwK 38 L/42 “Frederick”)
>> SERAFINA MACZEK (M26 Pershing – 90mm M3 “Sokol”
>> BENNY RODRIGUEZ (Panzer IV Ausf. H – 75mm KwK 40 L/48 “Jose”)
>> JANE FOGERTY (Jagdtiger – 128mm PaK 44 L/55 “Spinal Tap”)
>>> FLAG << HADLEY CARVER (M36 Jackson - 90mm M3 “Pain Train”)
>> “DUCHESS” SCHAEFFER (Jagdpanther – 88mm Pak 43 “Ripley”)

>vs

>> PERRINE HOBART (Churchill IV AVRE – 300mm Recoilless L/10) “Ardeer Aggie” (ELITE)
>> HARRIET STRATTON (Churchill VII AVRE – 290mm Spigot Mortar Mk II) “Devastator” (ELITE)
>> PIERETTE SIACZNTOWA (Sturer Emil – 128mm K L/61) “Ol' Reliable” (ELITE)
>> MIKAELA KOSHKIN (Flakpanzer IV Ostwind – 37mm Flak 43) “Pew Pew” (ELITE)
>> EDWINA ADERS (Flakpanzer IV Ostwind – 37mm Flak 43) “Dakka Dakka” (ELITE)
>> IVANA SIKORSKY (Flakpanzer IV Ostwind – 37mm Flak 43) “Brrrrrt” (ELITE)
>> LAUREL SMITH (Flakpanzer IV Ostwind – 37mm Flak 43) “Ratatata” (ELITE)
>>> FLAG << ALINA KAHN (Flakpanzer IV Ostwind – 37mm Flak 43) “Pow Pow” (ELITE)
>> J.P. HOLLAND (E-100 – 128mm KwK 44 L/55) “Treebeard” (ELITE)
>> FRANKY WHITTLE (Churchill IV ARV Mk II – 7.92 Besa MG) “YO DOC I'M DYING HERE” (ELITE)

8 vs 11

>>1158619
Tac Maneuver sideswipe and track her! Get to our flag or find theirs and knock it out!

>>1158619
> ACTIVATE LOYALTY ABILITY TARGET WEAKPOINT (10 CP)
> Speed past her

Based on the last match, she's going to want to engage us again, if we stun and gun, that should buy us some it so that we can regroup and then maybe lend a hand or two...

Feel free to shoot this one down if you have better ideas.

>>1158619
> ACTIVATE LOYALTY ABILITY TARGET WEAKPOINT (10 CP)
> Speed past her
> Deploy Smoke (3/3)

We can't get bogged down here, we need to catch up with those Ostwinds and get them before Hadley throws it.

>>1158642

Maybe target her steering?

>>1158619
>>1158642
>>1158647
Supporting these.

>>1158647
Good point, I considered the smoke canisters, too

>>1158642
> Deploy Smoke (3/3)
Please add.

>>1158648
Pretty sure target weakpoint just means that we will go for whatever is available, I don't believe we have to specify.

>>1158619
>Speed past her
>Deploy Smoke (3/3)

> ACTIVATE LOYALTY ABILITY (TARGET WEAKPOINT) – 10 CP
> Deploy Smoke
> Speed Past Her

“Winona, target weakpoint! Fire!” The gun swivels around and fires a shot directly into her turret ring. You speed on past, blasting smoke canisters behind you as you roll along to cover your retreat. Alright, that was close. “Suvorov!”

“She won't stop!” yells Suvorov. “Fuck it! Target Hadley's tracks!”

“WHAT!?” yells Griselda. “Do not target-”

> MOBILITY KILL: Hadley Carver (M36 Jackson “Pain Train”)

“What!? What's going on!?” yells Hadley. What just went on was that Suvorov intentionally tracked her flag tank to get it to stop. Oh boy.

“Get in front of her now!” You finally come in just in time to see the five Ostwinds close in on a now tracked. Suvorov body blocks the Jackson with her body then fires a shot at an Ostwind. “APCR! Fire, fire!”

> KO: LAUREL SMITH (Flakpanzer IV Ostwind “Ratatata”)
> KILL CREDITED TO: SUVOROV (Panzer III Ausf. J – 50mm KwK 38 L/42 “Frederick”)

She fires again, another Ostwind goes down.

> KO: IVANA SIKORSKY (Flakpanzer IV Ostwind “Brrrrrt”)
> KILL CREDITED TO: SUVOROV (Panzer III Ausf. J – 50mm KwK 38 L/42 “Frederick”)

You join and fire at one of the Ostwinds as well. The Ostwinds smack and blow at the Panzer III's side armor, but it refuses to go down just yet.

> KO: MIKAELA KOSHKIN (Flakpanzer IV Ostwind “Brrrrrt”)
> KILL CREDITED TO: ELODIE R. ZUMWALT (Cromwell VIIw LT “Oliver”)

“Wait, the flag!” you yell. You spot the flag now retreating away from its escort Ostwind. “They're retreating! Get that Flag now!” you yell. Winona turns the gun on it. As that happens the last Ostwind finally snipes the Panzer III in the engine block.

> KO: SUVOROV (Panzer III Ausf. J – 50mm KwK 38 L/42 “Frederick”)
> KILL CREDITED TO: EDWINA ADERS (Flakpanzer IV Ostwind “Dakka Dakka”)

That Ostwind tries to maneuver around for a clear shot into the Jackson's rear. But it's too late. “FIRE!”

> KO: ALINA KAHN (Flakpanzer IV Ostwind “Pow Pow”)
> KILL CREDITED TO: ELODIE R. ZUMWALT (Cromwell VIIw LT “Oliver”)

…


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yt-sNeTAokU

> J. WALTER CHRISTIE POLYTECHNICAL INSTITUTE'S FLAG TANK HAS BEEN RENDERED INOPERABLE
> LAFAYETTE GIRLS ACADEMY IS VICTORIOUS!

> SWEEP BONUS
> + 20 CP
> + 1,000 DOLLARS

[1/2]

>>1158740
[2/2]

-

-

For today, Suvorov won the match MVP, splitting the set with you. Everybody cheers on the Junior Historians, carrying them out of their damaged and battered tank. “Victory at last!” cheers Patton. “We kicked their fucking asses back to the stone age! Woo!”

Though, admittedly, it was quite close. No thanks to a certain someone. You decide to find Hadley and her crew moping about near their Jackson. The right track was completely blown off from that accurate 50mm shot. What Suvorov did was a very risky thing. Moving to avoid things is one thing. Actively moving when people are trying to block shots for you is another. It had a chance to backfire. But it didn't. So you won't lecture on it for now.

Instead, Griselda does in her own way. Suvorov, Giap, Clausewitz, and Patton smile as Griselda shakes their hands one by own. “Great move, Suvorov,” says Griselda with a smile. “Don't ever fucking do it again.”

They look at her, confused. Right.

Hadley looks up at you. “... I almost ruined it, didn't I?”

> “Yeah.”
> “Hey, we still won. That's what matters.”
> “You still have a lot to learn. I won't blame you.”
> Other

>>1158743
> “Hey, we still won. That's what matters.”
> “You still have a lot to learn. I won't blame you.”

Thus, its time to show our softer side as a leader.

>>1158743
>“You still have a lot to learn. I won't blame you.”
"Just please don't go to the Temple and kill all our Padawans."

>>1158743
>> “Yeah.”
>> “You still have a lot to learn. I won't blame you.”

>>1158746
We always show the softer side. We have to be strict this time.

Also, if I did my count right, I believe we have passed Iris...

I'm kinda sad we did...Iris should be our kill leader!

>>1158743
> “Yeah.”
"Not panicking under pressure is an essential skill in tankery, when you crack like that it puts the whole team at a disadvantage."

>> **GRISELDA POOL (M4A3E8 Sherman – 76mm M1A2 “Janus”) (MOBILITY KILL)
>> *ELODIE R. "ZUMZUM" ZUMWALT (Cromwell VIIw (LT) – OQF 6-Pounder “Oliver”)
>> BENNY RODRIGUEZ (Panzer IV Ausf. H – 75mm KwK 40 L/48 “Jose”)
> REGINA TANEY (IS-2m – D-25T 122mm “David”)
>> JANE FOGERTY (Jagdtiger – 128mm PaK 44 L/55 “Spinal Tap”)
>>> FLAG << HADLEY CARVER (M36 Jackson - 90mm M3 “Pain Train”) (MOBILITY KILL)
>> “DUCHESS” SCHAEFFER (Jagdpanther – 88mm Pak 43 “Ripley”)

VS

>> PERRINE HOBART (Churchill IV AVRE – 300mm Recoilless L/10) “Ardeer Aggie” (ELITE)
>> HARRIET STRATTON (Churchill VII AVRE – 290mm Spigot Mortar Mk II) “Devastator” (ELITE)
>> PIERETTE SIACZNTOWA (Sturer Emil – 128mm K L/61) “Ol' Reliable” (ELITE)
>> EDWINA ADERS (Flakpanzer IV Ostwind – 37mm Flak 43) “Dakka Dakka” (ELITE)
>> J.P. HOLLAND (E-100 – 128mm KwK 44 L/55) “Treebeard” (ELITE)
>> FRANKY WHITTLE (Churchill IV ARV Mk II – 7.92 Besa MG) “YO DOC I'M DYING HERE” (ELITE)

7 VS 6

File: Sarah Churchill I a qt.jpg (166 KB, 814x600)

166 KB JPG

Pastebin updated with kills, deaths, MVP and applique armour on the M36 Jackson:
> http://pastebin.com/bUU2v0z8

We're now tied for kills with Iris, which actually kinda makes me sad.

>>1158783
To be fair, Perrine basically knew how scary Iris was and neutralized her. It's not exactly like she can escape her wizardry so easily like we can.

That said, I hope Iris gets another blitz in her to take the lead for good, especially against ZES. I like us better when we're the shadow, not the tree.

> “Yeah.”
> “You still have a lot to learn. I won't blame you.”

“Yeah.” Hadley and crew look down, moping. “You all still have a lot to learn, so I won't blame you now. What you all need to learn is that coolness under fire is an essential skill in Tankery. When you crack like that, you put the whole team at risk. You guys need to work on your discipline, okay?”

They all salute. “We promise!” they declare. You sigh. You suppose that's the best you're going to get.

Well. You turn and walk off to see Griselda shaking hands with a very dirty and greasy but no less cheerful looking Perrine. “We'll see you guys around for FleetFest! I'll be sure to pay Gertrude a visit as well!”

Griselda smiles at Perrine. “You seemed to go easy on us this match. I was expecting better.”

“Hmph. Match locale. Plus, the League didn't authorize my request to mount Bazookas on the tanks, at least not unless I find historical evidence that it did infact happen,” she says. “But hey, if they could mount it on planes, they can mount it on tanks. We'll have to see though. Though, in exchange however. I want to gift you guys a few things.”

“What?” asks Griselda. Perrine waves it over.

Coming into sight was a truck backing in towards your tanks. Mounted on them now were rockets. “See, I did a bit of research. Both of your tanks happen to be compatible for rocket rails. I even checked with the league. All been approved.”

Griselda stares at Perrine. “... well.”

“Groovy,” you say simply.

>>1158814
Oh my...

>>1158814
Rocket me Amadeus.

>>1158814
Fun

File: Week 9 Standings.png (49 KB, 1143x612)

49 KB PNG

>>1158814
That's it for tonight's LGA2. I am going to go die now so thanks for bearing with me. Hope you all enjoyed.

Here are your highlights.

- LGA: Suvorov snipes friendly flag tank to immobilize it, and allow her to bodyblock shots from incoming Ostwinds. Kills three Ostwinds before going down, saving the Flag tank and the match.

- KGB: Oryola Kuznetsov earns 100th kill, now leads EL in kills.

- SGC: Rosehip jumps large river and crashes into enemy flag tank, destroying both in the process.

- CG: Meryl Hoffmeister tries out new Tulip rockets on her Firefly, destroys three tanks in less than 3 seconds.

- GWMA: Carolina Greene rams through two wooden buildings to flank hidden flag tank.

The league table has also been updated.

See you next time.

>>1158829
Thanks for running Schteel, catch you next time.

>>1158829
Great stuff GS, I look forward to finding out those All Star Results this week. LGA and armchair tankery analysts angered that Ellie didn't make the fan vote. Meanwhile Ellie is going to be so god damn blindsided when she's in, she'll end up a target of so much teasing.

But first, we have to show the new students around tomorrow.

Also
>Look at schedule
>Hum de dum de do
>See Camp Gagetown
>...
Well holy shit, Meryl has been keeping busy, hasn't she?

Also, we're third in total kills. Which is pretty impressive, given our size and stature. And it feels nice being one of two unbeaten teams still around.

Are we going to use the rockets? Will it fit our current playstyle?

>>1158840
> Are we going to use the rockets? Will it fit our current playstyle?
It's tricky, they're good as a close range panic button, but they can't be aimed just preset to common engagement ranges (historically one to 400 and the other 800 yards was typical, though we'd likely go for more like 200 and 400 given the close combat nature of tankery) and while they won't detonate from standard MG fire, it will be liable to disable them or cause them to misfire. Autocannons, incendiary bullets and any tank shell with an explosive element that strikes them however has a very good chance of detonating the warhead. And to top all that off, they're not even that powerful in the AT roles because they're HE, not HEAT. Add to that they'll get caught on foliage and shrubbery and a lot of the time they'll be more trouble than they're worth. After all in real life they weren't an anti-tank measure, they were for uprooting dug in infantry or gun teams.

I can see them being useful against certain teams though, like really brawling-focussed or light tank heavy(ha) teams where the close engagement ranges will allow hits and they can be used to stun or knock out multiple tanks in quick succession. They're also very simple, so mounting and demounting as required for a match is a definite possibility, or even explosive bolt detaching them mid-match if we don't want them anymore.

File: ChioVictory.png (161 KB, 366x407)

161 KB PNG

>>1158829
>- SGC: Rosehip jumps large river and crashes into enemy flag tank, destroying both in the process.
Sweet mother of God

File: Removed Governors Intensifies.webm (215 KB, 1280x720)

215 KB WEBM

>>1158857

>>1158829
Thanks for the fun, boss.