>>1650550
>> Go for a drive in your new Comet tank.
Give our crews pimp shade and play this in boombox:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtwJvgPJ9xw

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>>1650550
>> Go for a drive in your new Comet tank.

Time for tanks

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>>1650550
>> Go for a drive in your new Comet tank.
Might as well make sure that everything still works

We gay yet?

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>>1650606
> wehraboos face when American armor is undeniably the best

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>>1650609

> Go for a drive in your new Comet tank.

You ride in the commander’s hatch with Stack and Winona riding on top of the turret. The hatches up front were opened up to allow Ingrid and Josephina to poke their heads out to see what was what. People had gathered around to see you all get comfortable with your new Comet tank. It performs relatively similarly to the Cromwell, but thanks to the added weight there does seem to be less of a speedy aspect to it. Regardless, the extra armor and the bigger gun should more than make up for it.

“All stop,” you say. The Comet comes to a halt. “That’s pretty good. Can’t wait to bring out to the field.”

“Yeah!” Stack grins happily, patting the turret with gusto. “Y’all are gonna wet your panties when we go fishing for French fries, woohoo!” She high fives Winona at that.

“Oooooh, Elodie~!” You hear… another Comet tank? Lyra pulls up in her own Comet tank, grinning at you. “Ooooh, what’s this? You actually got a Comet tank too? What a surprise!” She what. How did- “Griselda picked this up from that government thing she told me about. And now it’s ours! What do you think?”

> Boast
> Neutral
> Polite

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>>1650626
> Boast

>>1650626
>> Boast
"geez Lyra, people will think you deliberately pick comet to be paired with me."

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>>1650626
>> Boast

Also, one more Cromwell/Comet family and we can make our own platoon!

>>1650626
>Boast

>>1650626
>Polite
>>1650647
Don't we have the Ellie fan club already? Because if anything that is probably the logical conclusion.

...

That could be slightly disasterous.

>>1650653
>Don't we have the Ellie fan club already? Because if anything that is probably the logical conclusion.

Well, depend on which definition you used. Russian use three tank platoon, WW2 US use five-tank. I am referring to four-tank platoon.

But yeah, its already pretty much a platoon now. We only need to bring our fanclub to better shape now.

>>1650626
>polite

>>1650626
>> Boast

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> Boast

“I think it looks awesome, Lyra!” You pump your fist, smiling at her. “We’ll form a nice team together!” Lyra gives a you V-sign as she goes speeding off in her Comet. Ahaha… ah, copycat. But, she’s nice about it at least. And the more good tanks like these, te better. Griselda’s smart to take the Comet over say indirect fire anyway.

“Ellie!” You see Elyse van der Lynde wave to you. “Griselda needs you! It’s time to get planning!”

“Alright!” you say.

-

-

“Alright. Let’s welcome our new commanders to the table.” Griselda and all the commanders applaud the newcomers into our midst. In the Swedish m/42, Kathy Wheeler. In the Challenger, Elyse van der Lynde. And in the Comet tank, Lyra Caldwell. They all happily smile at everyone, Elyse much more shyly looks down however. “Today’s plan, is a simple one. Because in the center of today’s map is a giant hill.”

“So… we park our tanks on the hill and let them charge at us?” asks Regina.

“Yep!” Griselda grins, folding her arms. “Way I see it, their heavies can’t climb like our tanks can. So for the most part, we’ll have the advantage. But… I got something cooking too in case that’s not enough. Because Perrine has offered to loan us a whole lot of I-beams to use as tank traps! So we’ll dig in, let them come at us, defend until we’re blue in the face.” Serafina raises her hand. “What’s up, Serafina?”

“Um. Considering we’re first in our division and this is the second-to-last set in the tournament…” Everyone looks to her. “Why don’t we just bumrush them?”

“Eh?” Griselda tilts her head, confused.

“Yeah!” Regina leans in, agreeing. “We’ve always been so concerned so tactics since we’ve been fighting for the Wild Card. But now that Christie’s collapsed and we’re in first place, maybe we can afford to take a little risk!”

“You want to throw the game?” you ask.

“Not throw,” says Serafina. “But a pitched battle? Maybe…” Griselda looks confused. All the other commanders start discussing it as well. It seems half and half are agreeing and disagreeing at this point, with the newbie commanders staying out of it.

Hm.

> Serafina’s right. Nothing wrong with just charging with reckless abandon with such a huge lead.
> Griselda’s plan is the go-to. Play it safe, it may not be fun but it’s safe.
> Other

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>>1650692
What kind of Heavy tanks do they have? I mean I love the Comet but if they just set a platoon of tigers at the base of the hill, they can just pot shot us can't they?

>>1650692
>> Griselda’s plan is the go-to. Play it safe, it may not be fun but it’s safe.
We can bumrush them when their rank is thinning.
You don't commit charge when enemy line still strong.

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>>1650699
It primarily features German heavy tanks like Tiger Is, Tiger IIs, and some french heavies like the B1bis.

It's also supplemented by their Genoese transfer students in the Italian Semoventes. Joan D'Orleans was also looking to recruit some their Nashorn aces from Switzerland but they didn't want to play.

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>>1650692
>> Griselda’s plan is the go-to. Play it safe, it may not be fun but it’s safe.

>>1650692
>> Griselda’s plan is the go-to. Play it safe, it may not be fun but it’s safe.

>>1650692
>Griselda’s plan is the go-to. Play it safe, it may not be fun but it’s safe.
Did Petrine give us some ammunition trailers for the I beams?

> Griselda’s plan is the go-to. Play it safe, it may not be fun but it’s safe.

“Griselda’s plan is the go-to for now,” you say. “I agree with her. While it may not be very fun to just take potshots at charging tanks all day, it’s safe. We don’t want to collapse right before the tournament ends and lose our shot at the postseason.”

Serafina frowns, sighing deeply. “Fine.”

Griselda smiles at you, then nods. “Don’t worry. Once we thin their ranks, we can consider a countercharge I suppose.” The team appears to be appeased by that. “Right. Let’s get our tanks ready. The battle starts an hour from now. Try not to let our position in the divisional rankings get to your head. I don’t want anybody taking any risks out there.” With that, the meeting is adjourned. All the commanders leave except for you, Iris, and Griselda. “Thanks for that, Ellie.”

“It’s nothing,” you say.

Iris says, “I suppose a lady is also cautious, regardless if it entertains her or not.”

Griselda leans on the map table, frowning. “Still. We’re at the end of the road. Once we get past this match. It’ll just be Zhou Enlai left. And then we’re on our way to the postseason.” She sighs. “I can see it now already, all of us holding that trophy.”

“And if we lose?” Iris asks.

“Well…” Griselda shrugs. “Different story. I assume you both are ready?”

> Boast
> Neutral
> Polite

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>>1650767
> Boast


Good Luck gents.

>>1650767
>Boast

>>1650767
>Boast

>>1650767
> Polite

Ready. Reminder everyone that we are a little slower now, so our response time will drop.

>>1650767
>Polite

> Boast

“Ready and more,” you state firmly. Iris nods as well, quietly confirming that.

“Good.” Griselda smiles at the both of you. “Right. Let’s take these girls down. It’ll be a turkeyshoot at Agincourt I reckon.” With that, the three of you leave the tent.

-

-

“Good luck!” You shake hands with the commanders of Joan D’Orleans in front of the audience. You can see your parents in the crowd, happily cheering for you. Gertrude and her father as well are there too. And many hundreds of Naval Studies students have come out to support you. Eleanor herself happily shakes yours, smiling. In the background, you can see the regular commanders and crews of Joan D’Orleans being blessed by the school chaplains, bowing to one knee and praying quietly. Very pious of them you suppose.

Griselda smiles at them. “Same to you. We’re looking forward to a good fight today.”

“And a good fight you shall have!” Eleanor thumps her chest, grinning. “We are prepared to give our all against you! Just you wait! We will run you down like grass!”

> Boast
> Neutral
> Polite

>>1650881
>Polite

>>1650881
> Polite

>>1650881
> Polite

>>1650881
>> Polite

>>1650881
> Polite

> Polite

“I like your confidence, Eleanor. Hopefully we won’t disappoint you,” you say.

Eleanor smiles, and the commanders of Joan D’Orleans quickly return to be blessed by their chaplains. The Judges step forward now. “The match between Lafayette Girls Academy and Joan D’Orleans Women’s Academy will now begin! This is an Elimination fight! All tanks of the opposing side must be rendered inoperable to win! 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 (Comet I – 77mm HV “Oliver”)
> *IRIS BLACKBOURNE (Churchill IV – OQF 6-Pounder “James") (ELITE)
> “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”)
> HADLEY CARVER (M36 Jackson - 90mm M3 “Pain Train”)
> “DUCHESS” SCHAEFFER (Jagdpanther – 88mm Pak 43 “Ripley”)
> ELYSE VAN DER LYNDE (A30 Challenger (Early) – QF 17 Pounder “Eliot”)
> KATHY WHEELER (Strv m/42 – 75mm m/41 L/34 “Indiana”)
> LYRA CALDWELL (Comet I – 77mm HV “Carl”)

VERSUS

>>1651004
[2/2]

> JOAN D’ORLEANS WOMEN’S ACADEMY
> Hometown: Cherbourg, France
> Motto: “Lucendo allis ego ipse ardeo!”
> March: Once to every Man and Nation
> Commander: Eleanor D’Aquitaine

> **ELEANOR D’AQUITAINE (Panzer V Panther Ausf. G - 75mm Kwk 42 L/70 “Antioch”)
> ANGELIQUE DUCHEMIN (Panzer V Panther Ausf. G - 75mm Kwk 42 L/70 “Jerusalem”)
> HENRIETTA CHAMPAGNE (Panzer V Panther Ausf. G - 75mm Kwk 42 L/70 “Acre”)
> GABRIELLE DE NABLUS (Panzer V Panther Ausf. G - 75mm Kwk 42 L/70 “Tripoli”)
> PHILLIPA DU PLESSIS (Panzer V Panther Ausf. G - 75mm Kwk 42 L/70 “Edessa”)
> BAILEY D’IBELIN (Panzer V Panther Ausf. G - 75mm Kwk 42 L/70 “Arsuf”)
> ROBERTA DE SABLE (Tiger II (P) – 88mm KwK 43 L/71 “Cyprus”)
> CONSTANCE DEL MONFERRATO (Tiger II (P) – 88mm KwK 43 L/71 “Montfort”)
> MARGARET BRINDISI (Tiger II (P) – 88mm KwK 43 L/71 “Cafarlet”)
> HENRIETTE KALDEN (Tiger I – 88mm KwK 36 L/56 “Ibelin”)
> REGINA DE CHATILLON (Tiger I – 88mm KwK 36 L/56 “Tiberias”)
> ANNELIESE DE CAYEUX (Tiger I – 88mm KwK 36 L/56 “Banias”)
> JACQUELINE DE MOLAY (Tiger I – 88mm KwK 36 L/56 “Chastellet”)
> ALESIA ABANDONATO (Semovente da 75/18 - 75 mm obice da 75/18 mod. 34 “Gazala Genoese”) *LEGENDARY*
> WILHEMINA G. EMBRACIO (Semovente da 75/18 - 75 mm obice da 75/18 mod. 34)
> ARMIDA TAVARONE (Semovente da 75/18 - 75 mm obice da 75/18 mod. 34)
> LOUISA CAGLIARI (Semovente da 75/18 - 75 mm obice da 75/18 mod. 34)
> ANGELICA VESPUCCI (Semovente 105/25 – 105mm L/25)
> CARMELLA DA TYRE (Semovente 105/25 – 105mm L/25)
> RENATA DECOCCO (Semovente 105/25 – 105mm L/25)

“The match will now begin!”

-

-

The flare shoots up into the sky, starting the match. “On the bounce, let’s go!” Your tanks start forward. “Ellie, take Lyra, Elyse, and Dalia! You’re our fast tanks!”

> COMMAND POINTS: 166 CP
> INTUITION: - 2 CP
> EXECUTE TACTICAL MANEUVER (Which?)
> ACTIVATE LOYALTY ABILITY (Which?)
> Deploy Smoke (3/3)
> APDS Shot (5/5)
> APCR Shot (5/5)
> Move to secure the north flank.
> Move to secure the south flank.
> Move to immediately secure the hill.
> Other

>>1651013
> Move to immediately secure the hill.
Fast tanks first, get to the top and debus to start digging the guide holes for the I-beams. Set them up on the flanks of our position, slightly concave towards the French direction of advance.

We going to get a map or just have to go off descriptions?

>>1651033
>>1650692

>>1651013
>> Move to immediately secure the hill.

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> Move to immediately secure the hill.

Your fast tanks are the best candidates for securing it quickly and easily. All this Agincourt, Crecy, or whatever business is filling you with confidence. This might turn into a curbstomp if they just charge in.

Lyra grins as her Comet rides alongside yours. “Heh! I bet mine’s faster!” You roll your eyes. Not the time, Lyra.

“Please wait!” Elyse calls out for you all. The Challenger in theory is actually supposed to be as fast as your tanks, but thanks to the newbie crew in it, they were hesitant to push its limits. So it was lagging behind a little bit.

Finally, you arrive on the southern side of the hill. You take a look at your binoculars and look to see Joan D’Orleans in the flatlands to the west. They were formed up in line, with the Genoese formed in skirmish lines ahead of them. Typical medieval thinking. Dalia and Lyra break off to start digging the pits for the stakes. While you and Elyse start moving north.

Still, what could Joan D’Orleans be planning? They’re not moving it seems. And you’re too far for suppressive fire.

> COMMAND POINTS: 166 CP
> INTUITION: - 2 CP
> EXECUTE TACTICAL MANEUVER (Which?)
> ACTIVATE LOYALTY ABILITY (Which?)
> Deploy Smoke (3/3)
> APDS Shot (5/5)
> APCR Shot (5/5)
> Start fortifying
> Move down the hill and try to prod them to attack.
> Other

>>1651114
> Deploy Smoke (3/3)
> Start fortifying
The smoke will conceal our work so they can't tell exactly what we're up to.

If they're sitting there, they're likely waiting for our team to split up as most teams do in most matches. If I had to guess, Orleans' usual tactics are probably to wait for the enemy to split into the typical 3 pronged advance then obliterate each force piecemeal with their devastating charges, keeping their own team as a single force. Once it becomes clear we're not splitting up and not coming out, they'll likely position for a frontal charge, believing their heavy tanks and greater number will carry the day and the crest of the hill behind us will prevent us from escaping.

>>1651114
Supporting >>1651146

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>>1651114
Supporting
>>1651146

>>1651114
>>1651146
This

> Start Fortifying
> Deploy Smoke (3/3)

Smoke canisters are popped to disguise your work for now. You decide to wait for the rest of the team to show up for now and start working on the stakes. You and Elyse move to the northern end of the hill and start digging out the stakes. Stack and Josephina work furiously at it. After about a half hour or so of this, the rest of the team finally arrives and the formation starts to take shape.

Iris takes the heavy tanks, consisting of herself, Serafina, Serina, and Regina and forms the center line. You have placed Lyra and Dalia on the south end and yourself and Elyse on the north end. And finally, Griselda handles the reserve forces behind Iris.

A good fortification plan if you do say so yourself.

The smoke you popped eventually dies down, and you take another look out.

…

Still not moving. Huh.

“Do they know!?” yells Regina. “Do they know what our plan is!?”

Who knows honestly. They could be having a tea party down there or something.

> COMMAND POINTS: 166 CP
> INTUITION: - 2 CP
> EXECUTE TACTICAL MANEUVER (Which?)
> ACTIVATE LOYALTY ABILITY (Which?)
> Deploy Smoke (2/3)
> APDS Shot (5/5)
> APCR Shot (5/5)
> Fortify even further.
> Move down the hill and try to prod them to attack.
> Other

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>>1651223
Whoops, forgot the map.

>>1651223
> INTUITION: - 2 CP
> Fortify even further.
Is their full team visible?

>>1651231
Oh and we should bring the Jagdtiger and Jagdpanther out to the flanks as well, along with the Jackson.

>>1651231
All completely visible in line formation with the Italian tanks ahead in skirmish line.

>>1651223
>>1651223
>> Fortify even further.

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> Fortify even further.
> INTUITION

You and Griselda agree that you need to start fortifying even further. The team starts disembarking spare crewmembers to dig ditches for the tanks to hide in. Shallow ones, but every advantage counts, especially on a hill. You lean back and let Josephina drive Oliver into a small pit for him. After another half hour, most of the team has put itself into a defensive position. “Bring the Jagdtiger and Jagdpanthers out onto the flanks around Iris!” Griselda calls. Those tanks start moving down.

Hm…

You look out again. What are they planning? They have to attack you frontally. There’s no flanking on this hill. If they try to go around, you’ll just move around to face them. If they attack frontally, they’ll be eaten up by your big guns.

Suddenly, the Italian tanks start moving forward. “I got movement!” Dalia calls out. The Italian tanks move forward, with the rest of their team following behind as well. They’re advancing in force, good, good. You see little muzzleflashes. And suddenly the ground explodes in front of them into… smoke!

“They’re obscuring their advance!” you shout. Great. But at least you know for sure they’re attacking from the front. And they definitely won’t try to drive sideways on the hill. It’s either forward or back.

Hm…

> COMMAND POINTS: 164 CP
> INTUITION: - 2 CP
> EXECUTE TACTICAL MANEUVER (Which?)
> ACTIVATE LOYALTY ABILITY (Which?)
> Deploy Smoke (2/3)
> APDS Shot (5/5)
> APCR Shot (5/5)
> Wait for them to get close.
> Move the fast tanks around the flanks to get a better shot.
> Other

>>1651367
> Wait for them to get close.
> Other
Once they enter extreme range have all tanks begin firing HE into the smoke screen, start from the back and creep it forward. It won't faze the French, but the Genoese will have to try to keep ahead of it and be squeezed forwards, out of the smoke.

>>1651367
>>1651397
This

>>1651367
>> Wait for them to get close.

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> Wait for them to get close.
> Other

“Fire HE towards the back!” All tanks start firing high explosive rounds at the smoke screen. The idea is that the heavy tanks probably won’t be affected. The much lighter Italian tanks though will be. You continue throwing HE rounds out into the smoke screen. One by one by one. Three shots total.

Finally though, the heavies reveal themselves but… not the Italians? Where are they? You scan them again. Wait! They’ve dispersed themselves to the sides now! The 105s to the south and the smaller guns to the north! Devilish bastards. The heavies stop up, then fire off a volley. The hill shakes from the explosions and impact of high explosive rounds.

“Steady,” says Iris.

“This is scary!” yells Elyse. “I really don’t want to be here!”

“They’re coming right at us!” They continue popping their own personal smoke canisters to obscure their advance. But their continued fire along with their own movement forward means it only serves to obscure their sides. The Italian tanks meanwhile-

One round pings against your side armor. “Whoa!” Another round bangs into your turret ring. Their small guns have no chance of penetrating your armor at this range but they can still serve to get your attention! Elyse and Duchess turn their guns on the Genoese, but before they can fire they too receive stunning shots.

“Ah! Our turret is jammed!” screams Elyse.

“Ah! They hit our mantlet!” Duchess yells, a big puff of smoke exploding from their engine block. “Give us a minute!” The same happens on the other side. The Genoese are firing on the southern team, and that gets Lyra and Dalia’s attention immediately. But unlike you, they’re dealing with guns that can actually threaten their armor.

The battle is now joined properly.

> COMMAND POINTS: 164 CP
> INTUITION: - 2 CP
> EXECUTE TACTICAL MANEUVER (Which?)
> ACTIVATE LOYALTY ABILITY (Which?)
> Deploy Smoke (2/3)
> APDS Shot (5/5)
> APCR Shot (5/5)
> Focus on the Genoese tanks before anything else.
> Try and get potshots on the heavy tanks.
> Other

>>1651530
>> Focus on the Genoese tanks before anything else.

>>1651530
> ACTIVATE LOYALTY ABILITY: LOCKDOWN (- 10 CP)
> Focus on the Genoese tanks before anything else.
> Other
Pair off with Duchess, one loads HE with a time fuze, the other AP. First fires at Genoese tank, skipping the round nearby to airburst it and clear the smoke momentarily, second acquires and kills with AP. Instruct Lyra, Dalia, Fogerty and Carver (if she's on the flanks too) to do the same on the other side, pairing off the kill them.

>>1651626
Supporting.

>>1651530
>>1651626
This

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> ACTIVATE LOYALTY ABILITY: LOCKDOWN (-10 CP)
> Focus on the Genoese tanks before anything else.
> Other

“Duchess, need you!”

“Yeah!” yells Duchess. She coughs loudly. “AAAHHH! I can’t see anything!” Her Jagdpanther turns around.

“I don’t need you to! Just fire an HE shot! Turn, turn!” The Jagdpanther starts traversing around towards the Genoese tanks. “Wait… wait… now!” It fires a shot, exploding off the ground and dispersing the smoke around it. The Genoese tanks scatter, moving back to retreat. You fire a round. It hits one of them, shattering the armor completely.

> KO: ARMIDA TAVARONE (Semovente da 75/18)
> KILL CREDITED TO: ELODIE R. ZUMWALT (Comet I “Oliver”)

The battle is joined thusly. But other than that one shot, the rest of the tanks start reversing backwards, dispersing more smoke. Your trick of firing HE out at them to try and disperse the smoke works, but only on that one. The rest of the Genoese tanks at your side run and hide behind the heavies in the confusion. Despite your locking down of your tank to increase your fire rate, it’s wasted. Those damn Genoese are good.

> KO: HADLEY CARVER (M36 Jackson “Pain Train”)
> KILL CREDITED TO: ANGELICA VESPUCCI (Semovente 105/25)

“Aaah! They got us!” yells Hadley.

The heavies fire again, this time smoke shells. It completely envelopes your line, blinding you all. Cheap bastards!

“I can’t see!” yells Serafina. “Where are they!?”

> COMMAND POINTS: 154 CP
> INTUITION: - 2 CP
> EXECUTE TACTICAL MANEUVER (Which?)
> ACTIVATE LOYALTY ABILITY (Which?)
> Deploy Smoke (2/3)
> APDS Shot (5/5)
> APCR Shot (5/5)
> Start flanking around.
> Stay where you are.
> Move to support the center.
> Other

>>1651750
>> Move to support the center.

>>1651750
> Stay where you are.
Patience, we've pushed in their flanks now, they've nowhere to go but forward, into us. Take pot shots at the heavies when we get them, but always focus on the tanks furthest to the back, push them forwards, into the centre, soon they'll start being squeezed by our flanking positions like a funnel.

Have Gris commit a couple of the Mediums to the Southern flank (Pz III and M/42 as they won't be much good against the heavies in the center anyway) to push the Genoese back into the center there as well.

>>1651750
>>1651813
Supporting this

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> Stay where you are.

You decide to hold position for now. As long as they keep moving forward, you should be fine, right?

> KO: REGINA TANEY (IS-2m)
> KILL CREDITED TO: ELEANOR D’AQUITAINE (Panzer V Panther Ausf. G “Antioch”)

> KO: PHILLIPA DU PLESSIS (Panzer V Panther Ausf. G “Edessa”)
> KILL CREDITED TO: IRIS BLACKBOURNE (Churchill IV “James”)

> KO: HENRIETTA CHAMPAGNE (Panzer V Panther Ausf. G “Acre”)
> KILL CREDITED TO: IRIS BLACKBOURNE (Churchill IV “James”)

The smoke appears to be thinning out for now, but not to the extent where you can see past maybe… 500 meters? Perfectly within brawling distance. Yet, these heavies aren’t designed for that. They’re designed for slugging at long range. Strange how they use their tanks. You notice something though. With the smoke now obscuring your sight, that means you’re also hidden from their view partially…

Which means the Italians have to move up.

And Lyra appears to take advantage of this.

> KO: ANGELICA VESPUCCI (Semovente 105/25)
> KILL CREDITED TO: LYRA CALDWELL (Comet I “Carl”)

“Woohooo!” Lyra cheers out on her flank. She’s collapsing the Genoese on her flank by running out of her defenses! She’s even abandoned her teammates too! “Get some!” The Genoese start reversing back towards the heavy tanks.

> KO: BENNY RODRIGUEZ (Panzer IV Ausf. H “Jose”)
> KILL CREDITED TO: BAILEY D’IBELIN (Panzer V Panther Ausf. G “Arsuf”)

You take another shot at the nearest tank as well. To your surprise, it was a Tiger I.

> KO: HENRIETTE KALDEN (Tiger I “Ibelin”)
> KILL CREDITED TO: ELODIE R. ZUMWALT (Comet I “Oliver”)

The heavy tanks appear to realize what’s going on here. They’ve been outflanked at one end. They start speeding up their advance, their engines howling and wailing trying to force them up the slope. It’s either advance or die it seems.

> COMMAND POINTS: 154 CP
> INTUITION: - 2 CP
> EXECUTE TACTICAL MANEUVER (Which?)
> ACTIVATE LOYALTY ABILITY (Which?)
> Deploy Smoke (2/3)
> APDS Shot (5/5)
> APCR Shot (5/5)
> Close in from around their side.
> Keep taking potshots from where you are.
> Other

>>1651916
> Keep taking potshots from where you are.
Hold, just a little bit longer, once they're fully committed, then and only then do we break positions and counter-charge.

Iris and Gris just need to draw them in a little bit further is all.

>>1651916
>> Keep taking potshots from where you are.

> Keep taking potshots from where you are.

You keep on sniping from where you are. You’re not quite brave enough to commit to counter-charge just yet but you’re not going to just sit back and let Lyra have all the fun. “Fire!” The new 77mm sings again, sending a shot through the side of a Panther.

> KO: GABRIELLE DE NABLUS (Panzer V Panther Ausf. G “Tripoli”)
> KILL CREDITED TO: ELODIE R. ZUMWALT (Comet I “Oliver”)

“Another kill for us!” you declare. “Fire!”

> KO: WILHELMINA G. EMBRACIO (Semovente da 75/18)
> KILL CREDITED TO: ELODIE R. ZUMWALT (Comet I “Oliver”)

> KO: CONSTANCE DEL MONFERRATO (Tiger II (P) “Montfort”)
> KILL CREDITED TO: DUCHESS SCHAEFER (Jagdpanther “Ripley”)

“Stick around!” Duchess yells. “Wait. No. Uh… it’s just been revoked!”

“Yeah, none of those work,” Serina says bluntly.

> KO: CARMELLA DE TYRA (Semovente 105/25)
> KILL CREDITED TO: LYRA CALDWELL (Comet I “Carl”)

Lyra laughs loudly. “Hahaha! We’re winning, we’re winning, yee-“ Her laughter is cut off by an explosion.

> KO: LYRA CALDWELL (Comet I “Carl”)
> KILL CREDITED TO: ELEANOR D’AQUITAINE (Panzer V Panther Ausf. G “Antioch”)

“Oh, fuck!” Lyra yells out.

> KO: LOUISA CAGLIARI (Semovente da 75/18)
> KILL CREDITED TO: IRIS BLACKBOURNE (Churchill IV “James”)

> KO: REGINA DE CHATILLON (Tiger I “Tiberias”)
> KILL CREDITED TO: IRIS BLACKBOURNE (Churchill IV “James”)

“Iris, save some for us too!” yells Serina. “Come on!”

“A lady only shares to those who want it,” Iris says bluntly.

Griselda calls out. “They’re breaking apart! Get ready to charge in!” The girls cheer, happily revving their engines up and readying for a grand charge into the breaking lines of Joan D’Orleans.

> COMMAND POINTS: 154 CP
> INTUITION: - 2 CP
> EXECUTE TACTICAL MANEUVER (Which?)
> ACTIVATE LOYALTY ABILITY (Which?)
> Deploy Smoke (2/3)
> APDS Shot (5/5)
> APCR Shot (5/5)
> Join the charge.
> No, no. Stay where you are. No need to risk anything.
> Other

>>1652112
> Other
Keep the centre where it is or advance slowly, if they charge they put our position at unnecessary risk. The flanks however, that being us, will charge. Casemate TDs head furthest down the hill so they only have enemies to their uphill flank, turreted ones closer to the top. Our main purpose is to cut off their retreat and then crush them against the anvil of our hilltop positions.

>>1652112
Supporting: >>1652135

>>1652112
>>1652135
This but are our tank traps working we are having no sign that they are

>>1652223
They've not charged our flanks, that's the tank traps working.

>>1651004
>> **GRISELDA POOL (M4A3E8 Sherman – 76mm M1A2 “Janus”)
>> *ELODIE R. "ZUMZUM" ZUMWALT (Comet I – 77mm HV “Oliver”)
>> *IRIS BLACKBOURNE (Churchill IV – OQF 6-Pounder “James") (ELITE)
>> “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”)
>> “DUCHESS” SCHAEFFER (Jagdpanther – 88mm Pak 43 “Ripley”)
>> ELYSE VAN DER LYNDE (A30 Challenger (Early) – QF 17 Pounder “Eliot”)
>> KATHY WHEELER (Strv m/42 – 75mm m/41 L/34 “Indiana”)
>> LYRA CALDWELL (Comet I – 77mm HV “Carl”)
>VERSUS
> **ELEANOR D’AQUITAINE (Panzer V Panther Ausf. G - 75mm Kwk 42 L/70 “Antioch”)
> ANGELIQUE DUCHEMIN (Panzer V Panther Ausf. G - 75mm Kwk 42 L/70 “Jerusalem”)
> HENRIETTA CHAMPAGNE (Panzer V Panther Ausf. G - 75mm Kwk 42 L/70 “Acre”)
> GABRIELLE DE NABLUS (Panzer V Panther Ausf. G - 75mm Kwk 42 L/70 “Tripoli”)
> PHILLIPA DU PLESSIS (Panzer V Panther Ausf. G - 75mm Kwk 42 L/70 “Edessa”)
> BAILEY D’IBELIN (Panzer V Panther Ausf. G - 75mm Kwk 42 L/70 “Arsuf”)
> ROBERTA DE SABLE (Tiger II (P) – 88mm KwK 43 L/71 “Cyprus”)
> CONSTANCE DEL MONFERRATO (Tiger II (P) – 88mm KwK 43 L/71 “Montfort”)
> MARGARET BRINDISI (Tiger II (P) – 88mm KwK 43 L/71 “Cafarlet”)
> HENRIETTE KALDEN (Tiger I – 88mm KwK 36 L/56 “Ibelin”)
> REGINA DE CHATILLON (Tiger I – 88mm KwK 36 L/56 “Tiberias”)
> ANNELIESE DE CAYEUX (Tiger I – 88mm KwK 36 L/56 “Banias”)
> JACQUELINE DE MOLAY (Tiger I – 88mm KwK 36 L/56 “Chastellet”)
> ALESIA ABANDONATO (Semovente da 75/18 - 75 mm obice da 75/18 mod. 34 “Gazala Genoese”) *LEGENDARY*
> WILHEMINA G. EMBRACIO (Semovente da 75/18 - 75 mm obice da 75/18 mod. 34)
> LOUISA CAGLIARI (Semovente da 75/18 - 75 mm obice da 75/18 mod. 34)
> ANGELICA VESPUCCI (Semovente 105/25 – 105mm L/25)
> CARMELLA DA TYRE (Semovente 105/25 – 105mm L/25)
> RENATA DECOCCO (Semovente 105/25 – 105mm L/25)

14 vs 19

>>1652272
>> **GRISELDA POOL (M4A3E8 Sherman – 76mm M1A2 “Janus”)
>> *ELODIE R. "ZUMZUM" ZUMWALT (Comet I – 77mm HV “Oliver”)
>> *IRIS BLACKBOURNE (Churchill IV – OQF 6-Pounder “James") (ELITE)
>> “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”)
>> JANE FOGERTY (Jagdtiger – 128mm PaK 44 L/55 “Spinal Tap”)
>> “DUCHESS” SCHAEFFER (Jagdpanther – 88mm Pak 43 “Ripley”)
>> ELYSE VAN DER LYNDE (A30 Challenger (Early) – QF 17 Pounder “Eliot”)
>> KATHY WHEELER (Strv m/42 – 75mm m/41 L/34 “Indiana”)
>> LYRA CALDWELL (Comet I – 77mm HV “Carl”)
>VERSUS
> **ELEANOR D’AQUITAINE (Panzer V Panther Ausf. G - 75mm Kwk 42 L/70 “Antioch”)
> ANGELIQUE DUCHEMIN (Panzer V Panther Ausf. G - 75mm Kwk 42 L/70 “Jerusalem”)
> GABRIELLE DE NABLUS (Panzer V Panther Ausf. G - 75mm Kwk 42 L/70 “Tripoli”)
> BAILEY D’IBELIN (Panzer V Panther Ausf. G - 75mm Kwk 42 L/70 “Arsuf”)
> ROBERTA DE SABLE (Tiger II (P) – 88mm KwK 43 L/71 “Cyprus”)
> CONSTANCE DEL MONFERRATO (Tiger II (P) – 88mm KwK 43 L/71 “Montfort”)
> MARGARET BRINDISI (Tiger II (P) – 88mm KwK 43 L/71 “Cafarlet”)
> REGINA DE CHATILLON (Tiger I – 88mm KwK 36 L/56 “Tiberias”)
> ANNELIESE DE CAYEUX (Tiger I – 88mm KwK 36 L/56 “Banias”)
> JACQUELINE DE MOLAY (Tiger I – 88mm KwK 36 L/56 “Chastellet”)
> ALESIA ABANDONATO (Semovente da 75/18 - 75 mm obice da 75/18 mod. 34 “Gazala Genoese”) *LEGENDARY*
> WILHEMINA G. EMBRACIO (Semovente da 75/18 - 75 mm obice da 75/18 mod. 34)
> LOUISA CAGLIARI (Semovente da 75/18 - 75 mm obice da 75/18 mod. 34)
> CARMELLA DA TYRE (Semovente 105/25 – 105mm L/25)
> RENATA DECOCCO (Semovente 105/25 – 105mm L/25)

12 vs 15

>>1652294
>> **GRISELDA POOL (M4A3E8 Sherman – 76mm M1A2 “Janus”)
>> *ELODIE R. "ZUMZUM" ZUMWALT (Comet I – 77mm HV “Oliver”)
>> *IRIS BLACKBOURNE (Churchill IV – OQF 6-Pounder “James") (ELITE)
>> “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”)
>> JANE FOGERTY (Jagdtiger – 128mm PaK 44 L/55 “Spinal Tap”)
>> “DUCHESS” SCHAEFFER (Jagdpanther – 88mm Pak 43 “Ripley”)
>> ELYSE VAN DER LYNDE (A30 Challenger (Early) – QF 17 Pounder “Eliot”)
>> KATHY WHEELER (Strv m/42 – 75mm m/41 L/34 “Indiana”)

>VERSUS

> **ELEANOR D’AQUITAINE (Panzer V Panther Ausf. G - 75mm Kwk 42 L/70 “Antioch”)
> ANGELIQUE DUCHEMIN (Panzer V Panther Ausf. G - 75mm Kwk 42 L/70 “Jerusalem”)
> BAILEY D’IBELIN (Panzer V Panther Ausf. G - 75mm Kwk 42 L/70 “Arsuf”)
> ROBERTA DE SABLE (Tiger II (P) – 88mm KwK 43 L/71 “Cyprus”)
> MARGARET BRINDISI (Tiger II (P) – 88mm KwK 43 L/71 “Cafarlet”)
> ANNELIESE DE CAYEUX (Tiger I – 88mm KwK 36 L/56 “Banias”)
> JACQUELINE DE MOLAY (Tiger I – 88mm KwK 36 L/56 “Chastellet”)
> ALESIA ABANDONATO (Semovente da 75/18 - 75 mm obice da 75/18 mod. 34 “Gazala Genoese”) *LEGENDARY*
> RENATA DECOCCO (Semovente 105/25 – 105mm L/25)

11 vs 9

> Other

“Griselda, wait! Keep everyone in the center! I’ll take the flanks and work our way around!”

“Oh, fine,” says Griselda. “Hold up, girls.” Everyone bemoans the idea of having to wait now. With that in mind, you decide to bring Elyse and Duchess with you. The other flank will have to settle with advancing slowly without Lyra to guide them along. You rush along down the hill, past the wrecks of the Semoventes and down towards the rear. They’re disciplined enough not to turn their tanks to you. But you have to say, this is a sadistic choice. Turn to face you? Or keep running into their guns.

They’ve been duped!

> KO: RENATA DECOCCO (Semovente 105/25)
> KILL CREDITED TO: DALIA EARNHARDT (M18 Hellcat “Mifune”)

> KO: ROBERTA DE SABLE (Tiger II (P) “Cyprus”)
> KILL CREDITED TO: IRIS BLACKBOURNE (Churchill IV “James”)

> KO: ANNELIESE DE CAYEUX (Tiger I “Banias”)
> KILL CREDITED TO: IRIS BLACKBOURNE (Churchill IV “James”)

Their shots are inaccurate as they try to rush their way up the hill. They must now realize that this is futile, and you see two of them start to break rank. “There! Attack!” You fire your gun into the engine block of one.

> KO: BAILEY D’IBELIN (Panzer V Panther “Arsuf”)
> KILL CREDITED TO: ELODIE R. ZUMWALT (Comet I “Oliver”)

“Right, forget it! We’re going in!” Serafina starts up her tank, rushing out of her fighting pit and moving in. Serina as well follows after her, as do the rest of the reserve mediums.

“Ah, dang it, everybody!” Griselda yells out. “Fine, charge, charge!” The entire center line starts to charge in. Griselda unfortunately pays for this by being sniped in the turret ring. “Ah! What the fuck!?”

> KO: GRISELDA POOL (M4A3E8 Sherman “Janus”)
> KILL CREDITED TO: ALESIA ABANDONATO (Semovente da 75/18 “Gazala Genoese”) LEGENDARY

> KO: KATHY WHEELER (Strv m/42 “Indiana”)
> KILL CREDITED TO: ELEANOR D’AQUITAINE (Panzer V Panther Ausf. G “Antioch”)

The charge is broken up slightly, but is immediately rallied back by Iris taking charge once again. She fires her six pounder at the nearest tank. The shot penetrates right underneath its gun mantlet. A Tiger II.

> KO: MARGARET BRINDISI (Tiger II (P) “Cafarlet”)
> KILL CREDITED TO: IRIS BLACKBOURNE (Churchill IV “James”)

“Aaahh! Where is everyone!?” Elyse looks around, turned out of her hatch. Suddenly, her tank is hit by the last Semovente. “Ah! No! We haven’t gotten a kill yet!”

> KO: ELYSE VAN DER LYNDE (A30 Challenger (Early) “Eliot”)
> KILL CREDITED TO: ALESIA ABANDONATO (Semovente da 75/18 “Gazala Genoese”) LEGENDARY

> KO: CARMELLA DA TYRE (Semovente 105/25)
> KILL CREDITED TO: “DUCHESS” SCHAEFFER

Oh, poor Elyse. You shake your head, looking at it. But then you see something out of the corner of your eye. A Panther tries to charge straight at you while you’re distracted by this however. Oh shit-

It explodes, spinning out of control.

[1/2]

>>1652333
[2/2]

> KO: ANGELIQUE DUCHEMIN (Panzer V Panther Ausf. G “Jerusalem”)
> KILL CREDITED TO: JANE FOGERTY

“STOP! IN THE NAME OF LOOOOVE!” screams Jane. “Haha! Get some! Long range!”

With that though, it appears you have completely wrecked their forces without taking too many losses of your own. The last remaining tanks here it seems are Eleanor and Alesia Abandonato. Before you can turn your guns down on them though, they pop their white flags manually.

> ELEANOR D’AQUITAINE (Panzer V Panther Ausf. G “Antioch”)
> SURRENDERS!

> ALESIA ABANDONATO (Semovente da 75/18 “Gazala Genoese”)
> SURRENDERS!

Damn.

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

> ALL OF JOAN D’ORLEANS WOMEN’S ACADEMY’S TANKS HAVE BEEN RENDERED INOPERABLE
> LAFAYETTE GIRLS ACADEMY IS VICTORIOUS!

-

-

It was a smart move by the Joan D’Orleans girls to surrender their important tanks rather than risk them being destroyed and not be available for the flag match. They’ll still be a threat it seems. You, Griselda, and Iris walk along to the camp site. “That charge could’ve lost us the match if their ranks weren’t thinned out,” says Iris. “The girls are getting much too eager for my taste. Just because we’re winning and winning doesn’t mean we can’t be more cautious.”

“Iris is right,” you say. “We have to start reining them in.”

Griselda nods. “I concur. I’ll talk to them tomorrow morning about it. But right now, I don’t want to dampen the mood. I mean-… Look at them!” Griselda smiles, motioning to everybody. They all cheer and dance to their hard won victory. Lyra in particular is jumping up and down at having her first kill in her very first match. Not something a lot of girls can claim to in a large team. “Let’s just let them have tonight.”

Iris frowns. “But-“

“But nothing,” says Griselda. “If they lose tomorrow, it’s on me. We’ll agree on that.” Griselda walks off.

Iris folds her arms, sighing. “I suppose she’s right. I guess there’s nothing wrong with a little bit of fun.”

> “Fun yes. But I’d actually like to win.”
> “I’d rather we not lose because we were being stupid.”
> “We’ll have to see tomorrow.”
> Other

>>1652336
Fun yes, Overconfidence no. Getting cocky is what our opponents did since we lack a full roster when facing them. We can't afford to make those same mistakes.

>>1652336
I can support: >>1652383

>>1652336
This >>1652383

Updated pastebin with the kills and deaths for the day, along with some minor formatting fixes: https://pastebin.com/bUU2v0z8

> Other

“Fun yes. Overconfidence, no. Getting cocky is what our opponents did since we lacked a full roster when we faced them. We can’t afford to make those same mistakes. Not so late into the tournament. Who knows what can happen?”

Iris nods. “Indeed.” She sighs, rubbing her face a little. “Regardless, I’m glad today’s match is over. We can move on relatively quickly hopefully. And onto our next opponent.”

You smirk. “Now you’re starting to sound like them.”

“I do not, please. I’m much smarter about it. A lady is not arrogant.” She places her hands on her hips. “Anyway, Elodie. We must remain vigilant. There’s match to be won tomorrow. And we will win it if I have to tear my left arm off and use it to beat the tanks up if I have to.” She steps past you, waving goodbye. “Please do not force that on me, it is a joke.”

“Ha. I get it,” you say. “Good night, Iris.” She nods to you, leaving.

Hm… You do hope the team’s overconfidence isn’t their weakness. You always thought it’d be numbers and disparity between tanks, not the people inside of them. You’ll have to see by tomorrow’s match. Hopefully Griselda will get it through to them. These matches are as must win as the rest.

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>>1652490
That's it for tonight's LGA2. Unfortunately, I won't be running the Flag match tomorrow. The way these things run, I need to go sleep early tomorrow cuz of work in the morning. But we'll see what happens on Sunday. We'll do the Flag the next weekend. Hope you all enjoyed.

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Today's highlights:

- CG: Meryl Hoffmeister ricochets shot off opposing tank into another tank, knocking both out at once.

- ZES: Mei and team eliminate SGH girls completely in 47 minutes, a new World Tankery record for regulation matches.

- JWC: Perrine Hobart uses crane on recovery tanks to pull Maus off of bridge. Destroys entire bridge and three other tanks, including her own.

- HGA: Salome Del Rio successfully deceives Kursk advances through her lines, quickly painting her tank to blend into the nearby buildings. Earns five kills.

- LGA: Griselda Pool pulls JWA team into Agincourt scenario, earns complete elimination with minimal losses.

>>1652527
Thanks for running Schteel.