>>4750312
>Get any planning done now so you know what to tell everyone when they arrive

>>4750312
>>Get any planning done now so you know what to tell everyone when they arrive
Welcome back qm

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>>4750312

>Get any planning done now so you know what to tell everyone when they arrive

“Shall we go over the plan now then? So we know what to tell everyone when they arrive?”

“Yeah! That sounds like a good idea!” Miho nods. “Let me grab my maps!” Miho darts off towards the lounge area at the back.

“Miss Nishizumi is going through a map phase right now,” Yukari informs you.

“Is she now… I didn’t know that people had map phases,” you say.

“I think it’s just part of the Boko police phase,” Mako mumbles from the Panzer IV’s driver's spot. “Something to put on the cork boards.”

Miho returns a minute later with the map of Ooarai. She sets it down atop a table nearby.

“Right, I don’t know if we’re going to start red side or green side – they’re the away team, so they get to pick, but either way, we can either go into the fields or into the city,” she says. “If we head into the fields, we’ll be able to take full advantage of your and Ocelot team’s guns but if they bring the T28 Super Heavy, then we’re in trouble. Or we go into the city and try to close in but if they stay in the city and bring their other heavy tanks they may be able to close the distance. It won’t be the end of the world but it’s not where we can put the big guns to work.”

“Do you think they will bring their Super Heavy?”

“Mmm, I don’t think so,” Miho says after a moment of deliberation. “I think that it’ll take too long for them to get it to a useful position in the fields, and if it was in the city then it’d be pretty easy to flank.”

“This is Saunders though,” Yukari points out. “They might just do it anyway.”

>“Heading into the fields to put our long guns to work sounds like a good idea.”
>“Using the city to our advantage sounds like the way to go.”
>Write-in

>“Saunders don’t strike me as people to let practicality stop them.”
>“I think you’re right about the T28, we can worry about other things.”
>Write-in

>>4750434
Thank you, good to be back.

>>4750538
>>“Using the city to our advantage sounds like the way to go.”
>>“Saunders don’t strike me as people to let practicality stop them.”

>>4750557
+1

Its good to be back.

>>4750557
>>4750538

+1

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>>4750538

>“Using the city to our advantage sounds like the way to go.”

“If they do take their T28 then we’ve nullified it either by it being unable to hit us or us being able to flank it quickly. If they don’t, then you guys and Duck team will be able to deal with them handily. Saunders doesn’t strike me as people to let practicality stop them, though.”

“Yeah, they’ve always been the go big or go home kind of people,” Miho giggles. “I think we can deal with them though, with or without the T28!”

“You can say that again,” you reply. You hold out a fist which Yukari and Miho both bump before heading back to Werewolf. Your crew and the others are finally trickling in.

“What’s the plan, Fritz?” Ruby asks. You can see the others that weren’t around for your meeting with Miho perk up.

“It’s pretty simple – we stay in the city, get close, and get stuck in,” you explain. “And if they have a T28 we just go around it.”

“And here I was thinking I’d get to flex a bit, huh?” Ruby remarks nudging Axel. “It doesn’t make much of a difference for you though does it?” That gets her a flick on the ear and the two begin to squabble as they embark Werewolf to do their pre-match routines.

“Do you know when the tank transporter will arrive?” You ask Yukari as you wait for the others to finish their work.

“We won’t be using a tank transporter. The President told Miss Nishizumi yesterday that we should drive into Ooarai?”

“Any reason why?” You ask.

“Probably because the town will like it,” Yukari guesses. “You can ask Miss Nishizumi – she’ll probably know more.”

>“Eh, it’s no big deal.” The drive is a short one so you don’t mind making it.
>“I think I’ll do a little more than that.” Badger the President until she gets you a transporter
>“It would’ve been nice to be told.” Call the President and wake her up with complaints about not being told.
>Write-in

>>4750590
No more essays either so it's smooth sailing from here on.

>>4750808

>"Eh, it's no big deal."
>But call Anzu anyway and needle her about not telling you.

>>4750808
I’ll support >>4750814

>>4750814
+1

We can't forget to figure out Momo's romance condition to get the Student Council Orgy.

>>4750808
>“I think I’ll do a little more than that.” Badger the President until she gets you a transporter

When do we get to see Momo get blacked?

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>>4750808

>"Eh, it's no big deal."
>But call Anzu anyway and needle her about not telling you.

“Yeah! It’ll be nice to drive through town before we have to fight through it!” Yukari says enthusiastically.

“I’m sure the people will like it too,” you nod. You chat with her a little longer before she departs for her tank. You head back to yours and up into your cupola.

“Everything good?”

“We are locked and loaded,” Ruby informs you.

“Good to hear. We’re going to be driving into town, so fall in behind Miho when she sets off.”

“Sure,” Max confirms. With that sorted you pull out your phone and dial Anzu it rings for a literal minute before she picks up.

“Fritz?”

“You could have told me we’re going to drive into town, you know?”

“Is this really so important you had to call me about it?”

“No, but I decided to do it anyway to express my displeasure,” you reply. “I wasted two minutes of my time waiting for a transporter that never arrived so I decided to waste five minutes of yours.”

“It won’t be five minutes if I cut the call right now,” Anzu says.

“No, it wouldn’t,” you admit. “But it’d be nice to be kept in the loop. Like we agreed.”

“This isn’t a tournament or a match though, is it?” Anzu drawls. “Good luck, Fritz. Keep us undefeated.”

“Aye, aye, boss.” She cuts the call there and you chuckle to yourself. At least you wasted a couple minutes of her time in return.

A few moments later you’re heading out. As you pass through the carrier residents come out to watch. There are a couple of cheers and lots of waves which some of the girls return. It’s the same when you get into Ooarai. A police motorcycle meets you at port and helps to guide you through town though you’re not sure what motorist is going to insist they have right of way over a tank. There aren’t that many cars on the road though, most people have already been shepherded out to clear the area for the match. Your tanks soon reach the rally point, slightly north of the centre of town.

>Go with Miho to the centre of town, it’s best to know where you’ll be starting as soon as possible.
>Stay with the tanks. Just in case anyone is attempting some recon.
>Alisa did get told off for her antics last time but it could still happen again. Have a look around and make sure it won’t.
>Write-in

>>4750944
Black people don't exist in this universe /s

>>4750978
>>Go with Miho to the center of town, it’s best to know where you’ll be starting as soon as possible.
Put Yukari on counter-espionage.

>>4750978
>>Alisa did get told off for her antics last time but it could still happen again. Have a look around and make sure it won’t.

>>4751033
This and also put Yukari on counter espionage

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>>4750978

>Alisa did get told off for her antics last time but it could still happen again. Have a look around and make sure it won’t.
>Put Yukari on counter espionage

You leave Miho to head to the centre, you don’t have to be there so you can put yourself to use elsewhere. Instead, you head over to Anglerfish team.

“Hey, Yukari. You in there?”

“I am, Commander!” She says popping out of the turret. “What do you need?”

“You remember our first match against Saunders and how they used that ballon? Can you keep an eye out around here? Make sure we’re alright around here?”

“Oh! I see, I see!” Yukari replies, nodding vigorously. “Don’t worry, Commander! I’ll make sure nothing happens here!”

“Good stuff,” you reply with a nod. “I’m going to be having a little walk around to do the same.”

“Good luck!” Yukari shouts to you as you leave. You give her a thumbs up then keep moving.

As you walk away, you consider where to go. You consider some kind of patrol or asking around but in the end, you settle on just standing at a nice vantage point halfway between your rally point and theirs. Conveniently you can also see Miho, Kay, and the judges.

“Yo,” you look at where the voice came from and see Alisa and Naomi walking towards you. “You here doing counter-intel too?” Alisa asks.

“Sure am. I want to make sure your balloon stunt won’t happen again.”

Alisa flushes at that and Naomi snickers. “There won’t be any balloons.”

“If you say so,” you reply, unconvinced. The three of you watch the proceedings for a little while before Alisa speaks again.

“So, which tanks did you bring?” Alisa asks.

“You think I’m just going to tell you?” You ask, eyebrow arched.

“It’s easier than running past you to go have a look,” Naomi shrugs. “We’ll tell you what we have too so it’s even.”

>“No deal.”
>“I only really care about whether you’ll have the T28 or not. The rest I can figure out.”
>“Sure, ladies first though.”
>Write-in

>>4751686
>>“Sure, ladies first though.”
>“I only really care about whether you’ll have the T28 or not. The rest I can figure out.”

>>4751686
>>“I only really care about whether you’ll have the T28 or not. The rest I can figure out.”

>>4751686

"Sure, ladies first though."

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>>4751686

>“I only really care about whether you’ll have the T28 or not. The rest I can figure out, but sure. Ladies first though.”

“Well, we haven’t brought it,” Alisa replies. “It’s three Shermans, a T29 heavy tank, and Layla’s Pershing.”

“About what I’d expected, sans the T28,” you muse.

“Not the most practical tank to use on Ooarai’s streets don’t you think?” Alisa replies.

“And when has that stopped Kay? Or Layla for that matter?”

Alisa rears up ready to defend her commander but gets a pointed look from Naomi. “Yeah, I guess you’re right about that,” she sighs. “And you? What tanks have you brought? Aside from yourself and Nishizumi’s Panzer IV?”

“Well, we have our Comet, our Cromwell and our Challenger with us too.”

“Some big guns, shame you’re not going to get to put them to work,” Alisa taunts.

“It’s funny you say that, actually,” you reply with a smirk. “Because I remember you putting a lot of guns to work in our first match and failing to do anything with them.”

That gets a bark of laughter from Naomi. Alisa starts going red.

“Why you-”

She’s cut off by Naomi grabbing the back of her jacket and giving it a yank.

“Down sparky, save it for the match,” she says to Alisa before looking back to you. “And I’ll be having you in my sights soon.”

“Not if I see you in mine first.”

The girls walk away, back towards their rally point. You can also see that the meeting between the judges, Miho and Kay is over, Miho and Kay heading back towards their tanks. You head down to intercept Miho on the way.

“They’re starting red side,” Miho informs you.

“Interesting, they have Shermans, the T29 and the Pershing. No super heavy tanks.”

“How did you find out?”

“I asked,” you reply honestly.

Miho considers that for a moment before shrugging and continuing. “Either way, it doesn’t change the plan to use the city. I was thinking we position the Challenger at the end of the main road with Cheetah team moving forward to spot while the rest of us use the side roads to flank. I’ll take Duck team with me west while you go east solo.”

>Agree with Miho’s suggestion (Pictured)
>Suggest an alternate plan (Write-in)

>>4751988
>>Agree with Miho’s suggestion (Pictured)
I’m dog shit at making plans so I’ll just go along with this plan for now

>>4751988
>>Agree with Miho’s suggestion (Pictured)
+1

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>>4751988

>Agree with Miho’s suggestion (Pictured)

“Fine, that seems good to me,” you nod. The two of you continue back to the rally point where the rest of your team is ready and waiting.

As you return, Yukari approaches you.

“Commander! I kept an eye out! No one came close!”

“Good news then, sorry for wasting your time,” you reply.

Yukari shakes her head. “No way! What if there had been an intruder!?”

“True,” you concede. “Either way, good job.” Yukari throws up a salute then marches off towards the Panzer IV.

“We’d best get up to the starting point then, right?”

“Right!” Miho replies. “Mount up and make your way over.”

“Aye, aye, Captain,” you reply, mimicking Yukari’s salute. Miho laughs before turning and heading towards her tank, and you do the same.

“So, what’s it looking like, Fritz?” Leo asks.

“We’re starting on the northside,” you reply as you set up in the cupola. “Max, take us up, will you?”

“Sure thing, Fritz,” a minute later, the engine is on and you’re rumbling forwards. The other tanks on your team similarly start their engines and follow you north.

Usually, moving through Ooarai is long and boring. However, since the city is deserted for the match, there’s no weaving through traffic, so you and your teammates are able to make good time. When you reach the starting zone you’re met by a judge. She doesn’t talk to you, instead she begins talking into her radio presumably informing the coordinators that you’ve arrived.

“Alright!” Miho says as the countdown begins. “We all know our roles – Anglerfish and Duck team will follow the river south, and Werewolf team follows the sea! Cheetah will scout the main road and Ocelot will cover it, understood?”

There’s a chorus of agreement from the other commanders.

“Good! Panzer Vor!”

>Proceed as planned (Green)
>Do something else (Write-in)

>Roll 5d100 bo3

(Just to clarify, Ocelot and Cheetah have formed a Wolfpack – Hunter-Killer. We’re also shifting to a d100 based die for large scale combat. It’s effectively the same sans the reduced crit chance)

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>>4752347

Big Tank Battle Rules

To keep the number of dice for each round down, 2d100 bo3 is rolled for each tank.

QM rolls the enemy and anons roll Ooarai.

There are three different rolls, awareness/mobility, gunnery, and abilities

DCs for awareness/mobility
1 - Crit Success
2 - 25 - High Success
26 - 65 Regular Success
66 – 99 Failure
100 – Critical failure

DCs for Gunnery

Base DC 25
+ 5 per rank (Untrained, trained, veteran, ace)
Can be impacted by other modifiers e.g. Terrain, distance, weather, etc.

Penetration will use the same roll as Gunnery but will have its own modifiers e.g. Rolling 50, 15 would be treated at 50, 15, 15

Any abilities that require dice rolls will all be rolled on a d100, dcs will all be increased by x5 to match.

Due to the decreased potential for failures, rerolls will be decreased by x5 and rounded up

Calculation for penetration
Penetration = base dc 50 + (Gun Calibre/2 ) (x 1.5 if HV ) – (Armour/2) +/- any modifiers

All in here: https://pastebin.com/VvtfMihV

>>4752347
>>Proceed as planned (Green)

Rolled 27, 49, 37, 84, 86 = 283 (5d100)

>>4752347
>>Proceed as planned (Green)

Rolled 27, 17, 2, 86, 86 = 218 (5d100)

>>4752347
>Proceed as planned (Green)

>>4752370

You forgot to roll mate.

Someone else can roll for him if he doesn’t by half past.

Rolled 60, 19, 16, 9, 53 = 157 (5d100)

>>4752414

Rolled 12, 6, 6, 2, 15, 7, 2, 11, 16, 1, 15, 8, 14, 16, 14 = 145 (15d20)

>>4752347

Rolled 63, 59, 46, 20, 56, 40, 92, 8, 55, 88, 35, 98, 74, 81, 32 = 847 (15d100)

>>4752447

Wrong die...

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>>4752347

>Proceed as planned (Green)

“Alright, Max. Let’s get moving. We’ll take the road along the coast, head south see what we can find.”

“On it,” he replies. A moment later, Werewolf is moving, and you’re heading away from the other tanks. There’s scattered chatter from the other commanders as they move out of sight of you and Miho and report in. All is going according to plan, so you listen with half an ear and enjoy the sea breeze as you make tracks down the road. Max and Leo pop their hatches too given there’s no real threat of attack.

“Werewolf team, status report?” Miho asks.

“Well, I have some sun in my eyes and I forgot my sunglasses but otherwise we’re making tracks,” you reply. “We’ve just passed the beginning of the golf course.”

“Copy that, Werewolf team,” Miho goes silent for a moment before continuing. “We’re just passing the northmost bridge now. Keep me updated.”

“You got it, boss,” you reply. You cruise a little further down the road before Max speaks up.

“Hey, Fritz, do you want to cut through the golf course? Or activate Overdrive? There’s a building for the golf course on a slight hill we could use as a vantage point.”

“There is, is there?”

“Yeah, pass the map to Ruby, she knows where it is.” You duly pass the map down and it’s returned to you a moment later with an X marking the building. “If we get there quickly, we might be able to put in work.”

>“I don’t know if we’ll be able to see anything over the buildings if they don’t come our way.” (Continue as planned)
>“Let’s try cutting through the golf course but keep going past the hill.” (Purple)
>“Sounds like a good idea, let’s get moving.” (Blue)
>Write-in

>Roll 5d100 Bo3 for Awareness/mobility

Rolled 99, 4, 43, 13, 83 = 242 (5d100)

>>4752527
>“Sounds like a good idea, let’s get moving.” (Blue)
Worth a shot to see if we can't see anything

Rolled 50, 47, 95, 54, 88 = 334 (5d100)

>>4752527
>>“Sounds like a good idea, let’s get moving.” (Blue)

Rolled 75, 57, 76, 13, 55 = 276 (5d100)

>>4752527
>>“Sounds like a good idea, let’s get moving.” (Blue)

Rolled 20, 46, 5, 97, 54, 32, 96, 73, 59, 49, 54, 67, 78, 54, 72 = 856 (15d100)

>>4752527

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>>4752527

50 – Werewolf
4 – Anglerfish
43 – Duck
13 – Cheetah
55 – Ocelot

20, 46, 5, 54, 49

>“Sounds like a good idea, let’s get moving.” (Blue)

“I’m surprised, useful information from Max,” you joke.

“What? I’ve been spending time in the city when I get a chance,” he replies defensively to the snickers from the rest of the team. “Maybe if ya spent more time in town as well you’d be able to think of such intellectual plays.”

“Whether it’s intellectual or not remains to be seen,” you reply. “Kick it up a notch, but be careful of the trees.”

“Who do you think I am? Ruby?” He snorts.

“You can fire a thousand shots, but drive into one tree…” your gunner grumbles. You ignore her and focus on guiding Max through the trees as he turns up the speed. He doesn’t really need your help given how experienced he is but you give it anyway. You’re soon through the trees and onto the golfing greens. Max piles on even more speed, shredding the obviously cared for turf beneath Werewolf’s tracks. You make it to the building on the hill in no time.

“Anglerfish, this is Werewolf team. We’re by the entrance to the golf course, on the hill.”

“That’s quite some ground you’ve covered,” Miho replies. “Are you going to keep pushing or are you going to hold there for now?”

>“We’ll keep pushing.” (Green)
>“We’ll hold here.”
>“We’ll slowly make head down towards the beach.” (Blue)
>Write-in

>Roll 5d100 Bo3

Rolled 41, 19, 43, 76, 36 = 215 (5d100)

>>4752881
>>“We’ll slowly make head down towards the beach.” (Blue)

Rolled 82, 39, 19, 54, 8 = 202 (5d100)

>>4752881

>We'll slowly head down towards the beach (Blue)

Rolled 34, 27, 16, 22, 5 = 104 (5d100)

>>4752881
>>“We’ll slowly make head down towards the beach.” (Blue)

Rolled 26, 32, 76, 80, 45, 76, 30, 25, 87, 59, 35, 57, 72, 27, 6 = 733 (15d100)

>>4752881

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>>4752881

34 – Werewolf
19 – Anglerfish
16 – Duck
22 – Cheetah
5 – Ocelot

26 – T29
30 – Pershing
25 – Firefly
27 – Jumbo A
6 – Jumbo K

>“We’ll slowly make head down towards the beach.” (Blue)

“Alright. Keep an eye out for trouble. They must be getting close,” Miho replies.

“You got it, commander. I’ll keep ‘em peeled.” Miho makes a sound of satisfaction and ends her transmission. You turn your attention back to your own situation. “Max, take us off the hill. Let’s head for the beach.”

“And here I was thinking my suggestion would help,” he complains to no one in particular. You can hear some reassurance coming from Leo and listen with half an ear as you descend the hill.

“This is Cheetah team,” the Cromwell’s commander crackles through the radio. “I see the T29 heavy tank moving towards the main road, it’ll be in range for Ocelot to fire on them very soon.”

“This is Anglerfish, we’ve spotted a pair of Jumbos,” Miho says. “Duck team is moving to draw their fire and we’re engaging.”

“That leaves two tanks unaccounted for,” you warn your crew as the others begin their engagements. “And given how they’re spread out, they’re probably nearby.”

Max and Leo take the prudent decision to close their hatches as you say that. You keep yours open though. It might be slightly less safe but the extra awareness is helpful.

You approach a T-junction by the beach and turn right. You round the corner and freeze. Layla in her Pershing and the Sherman Firefly are right there in front of you. You scramble to action immediately, but they seem to be moving just a little faster. You also know how Naomi is with her shooting meaning she’s almost definitely going to shoot first.

“Darn urban areas, making it hard to swing my gun,” you grumble. Your mind whirls through the options, but as you do, you remember what Yukari said about new, special ammunition.

“Enemy tanks spotted!

>“…Max! Back the way we came!” Try to draw them to the rest of your team (Blue)
>“…Ruby! Axel! I want them both knocked out!” You might take a couple of hits, but you’ll probably take one out. (Gunslinger)
>Write-in

>Use any other equipment?
>Pop your smoke dispensers
>Use the MG (on who?)
>Load SUHE/HVAP
>Write-in

>Roll 5d100 Bo3

Rolled 45, 15, 49, 30, 10 = 149 (5d100)

>>4753264
>Fall back to the hill, it's a great position for our tank (including buffs) and will draw them away from our team while they have a numbers advantage.
I don't imagine Layla will be able to resist the temptation to follow us.
>Pop your smoke dispensers
>only coaxial MG on Layla
don't want to use the MG-131 cooldown until we're shooting

Rolled 7, 48, 17, 26, 12 = 110 (5d100)

>>4753264
Supporting >>4753274

Rolled 19, 66, 26, 56, 99 = 266 (5d100)

>>4753274
+1

Rolled 6, 7, 79, 18, 61, 54, 48, 20, 33, 22, 52, 14, 70, 25, 90 = 599 (15d100)

>>4753264

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>>4753464

7 – Werewolf
15 – Anglerfish
17 – Duck
26 – Cheetah
10 – Ocelot

6 – T29
7 - Pershing
20 - Firefly
18 – Jumbo A
22 – Jumbo K

Order North
Jumbo K – miss
Duck – can’t shoot
Anglerfish – hit/pen jumbo A – roll to contest
Jumbo A – miss

Order Middle
Challenger – auto-hit/pen – T29 damaged

Order South
Firefly – QF - move first - miss
Pershing – hit/pen – must make a composure roll – negated by Layla’s ability – Werewolf must make a toughness roll-off
Werewolf – not shooting yet

Gunnery numbers and the orders and such.

>>4753464


>12d100 bo3!

Rolled 30, 1, 93, 14, 51, 92, 23, 84, 99, 82, 99, 21 = 689 (12d100)

>>4753464
>Load SUHE
>Call Shot Pershing Weakspot
(Layla is the Pershing right?)
>Use MG-131 on Layla
>Use Coax MG on Firefly
>Use High Power Radio to disrupt comms

>Ask another team to do something
"Don't forget your laploading ladies!"

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>>4753467
>>4753475
>>4753264

>Fall back to the hill, it's a great position for our tank (including buffs) and will draw them away from our team while they have a numbers advantage.
>Pop your smoke dispensers
>only coaxial MG on Layla

Almost on instinct, you squeeze the trigger for the smoke grenade launchers. Leo quickly follows your lead, spewing tracer from his gun with Ruby contributing as the main gun is brought to bear.

“…Max! Back the way we came! The hill!” You order as the shells start to fly. The shot from the Firefly whizzes past you, scary but ultimately irrelevant. Layla’s shell however flies true, screaming forward and detonating against your front plate as you reverse away. You can’t check exactly how much damage it’s done right now since you’re guiding Max backwards, but it has the potential to be bad.

“Fritz, I bet I could hit ‘em!” Ruby exclaims.

“Denied,” you reply curter than usual. You can tell from the sound she makes that she’s a little taken aback, but you’re juggling guiding Max with listening in to the rest of the team and talking to her, so you reckon it’s justified.

Things are going slightly better for the rest of your team. The Challenger hit and damaged the T29, putting it in full retreat. Duck team managed to draw in the fire of the approaching Jumbos too, putting Anglerfish in a position to damage a Sherman.

You soon reach the hill. Your instructions are pretty good – Max only hits a car and two parking pylons on the way up.

“Alright, so what’s the plan, Fritz,” Ruby asks as you finish guiding Max.

“Layla’s probably going to charge us,” you reply. “Meaning the Firefly has to follow lest it turn into two duels.”

“Is that permission to style on the enemy?”

“When they round the corner, permission granted.”

>Load HVAP for dealing with the Pershing
>Prepare to use Gunslinger when they approach
>Use your MG (on who?)
>Write-in

>Ask another team to do something
>Leave them to their devices

Both mobility and gunnery are happening this round, so I need
>12d100 Bo3
(5 die for mobility, 5 for gunnery, 1 for the Jumbo’s toughness and 1 for your toughness)

(Fixed the dice)

>>4753476
This roll is still valid and yes, Layla is in the Pershing.

Rolled 79, 22, 26, 81, 47, 90, 6, 95, 41, 2, 3, 85 = 577 (12d100)

>>4753479
Supporting >>4753476

Rolled 17, 100, 38, 45, 83, 68, 8, 74, 35, 11, 67, 85 = 631 (12d100)

>>4753479

Rolled 2, 69, 9, 93, 67, 13, 2, 60, 44, 93, 43, 81, 86, 91, 51 = 804 (15d100)

>>4753479

Movement

Rolled 71, 15, 100, 64, 67, 1, 86, 16, 28, 66, 17, 98, 47, 8, 23 = 707 (15d100)

>>4754041

Gunnery

Rolled 40, 27, 49 = 116 (3d100)

>>4754043

sherman's toughness

Rolled 58, 43, 89 = 190 (3d100)

>>4754045

your toughness

I also need a composure roll from you for your mg 131 against layla and mg against the firefly. So if someone could roll 6d100 that'd be great

Rolled 89, 34, 36, 21, 56, 41 = 277 (6d100)

>>4754050

Rolled 13, 13, 53, 36, 22, 40 = 177 (6d100)

>>4754052

Cheers mate

>>4754050
Final roll for composure

Rolled 30 (1d100)

>>4754057

You rolled pretty high on gunnery (74). I'll just use an autosuccess for it, but someone can roll a 1d100 if they want.

This is for their 100

Rolled 63 (1d100)

>>4754069

Rolled 31 (1d100)

>>4754069

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>>4753479

>Load SUHE
>Call Shot Pershing Weakspot
>Use MG-131 on Layla
>Use Coax MG on Firefly
>Use High Power Radio to disrupt comms

“Axel! Give us an SUHE shell please. Ruby, you know where I want you to deliver it right?”

“I know exactly where,” she cackles. “Right through the Pershing’s letterbox.”

“Good stuff. Leo, get your MG warmed up, I don’t want that Firefly having another go at us.”

“On it,” he nods. You hear him quickly reloading his machinegun and that gives you another idea.

“Say, why don’t you have a go at disrupting their comms with that fancy radio we bought?”

He immediately stops loading his machinegun.

“Great idea!” he replies. “Let’s see what we can do!”

You leave him to it as you spot the Pershing and the Firefly approaching.

"Don't forget your laploading ladies!" You say to a chorus of affirmatives from the other teams before switching your attention back to the fight at hand.

“Target! Pershing! 340 meters! Dead ahead!” You order. Leo fires away with his MG at the Firefly and you do the same with yours against the Pershing as Ruby finetunes her aim. Unfortunately, your MG puts Layla off for but a second and she snaps a shot towards you.

You dive into the turret as the familiar screech of HVAP fills the air. It collides with the turret and detonates, likely doing damage.

“On the way!” Ruby returns the favour, a SUHE shell flying from the barrel. You watch as it collides neatly with the gunport and does damage. The Pershing stops dead in its tracks, a white flag popping out a moment later. The Firefly decides it might not be best to engage in this fight and turns into a nearby estate.

“Target eliminated, good job,” you say to Ruby’s cheers.

You listen to the reports from the rest of the team as you inspect the damage on Werewolf. Anglerfish team managed to knock out a Jumbo but took a hit from the T29 that decided against tangling with a Challenger. Cheetah team was knocked out moving to help, but likely saved Anglerfish team in doing so.

“Leo, how’s it going with the radio?” You ask.

“First attempt failed,” he replies honestly. “Someone knows their stuff when it comes to comms on the other side, but I can try again once the radio’s cooled down.”

“I see.” You consider chasing the Firefly down. Given the length of your gun, it’ll be awkward to manouver, but it should be bad for them too. Or you could try sneak around behind the T29 and remaining Jumbo,

>Try to flank the Jumbo and T29 (White)
>Stay on the hill and watch for the Firefly
>Chase the Firefly into the estate (Colour/route matters)
>>Put yourself between your team and the Firefly (Green)
>>Head straight in (Blue)
>>Try to come around from behind (Purple)

>Roll 6d100 bo3 (5 for movement and one to contest the damage the Pershing did)

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>>4754125

Mobility – 17, 1, 26, 14, 47
Gunnery – 68, 6, 74, 35, 2
Sherman contest- 3
Your toughness – 21

Mobility – 2, 2, 9, 44, 67
Gunnery – 1, 15, 100(16), 8, 23
Sherman – 27
Vs you – 43

MG 131 – 34 vs 13 = fail
MG – 21 vs 22 = success
High Power Radio – autofail – Alisa being a sneak

17, 31 – Werewolf
1, 6 – Anglerfish
26, 74 – Duck
14, 35 – Cheetah
47, 2 – Ocelot

2, 1 – T29
2, 15 – Pershing
9, 16 – Firefly
44, 8 – Jumbo A
67, 23 – Jumbo K

Order North
Anglerfish – hit/pen/knocked out jumbo A
T29 – hit/pen Anglerfish team
Cheetah – hit/no pen T29 side
Duck – miss
Jumbo A – can’t do anything
Jumbo K – hit/knocked out Cromwell (side shot)

Order Middle

Order South
Pershing – hit/no pen
Firefly – can’t shoot
Werewolf – called shot – hit/pen – knocked out

Saunders – 2 tanks lost (Pershing, Jumbo A)
Ooarai – 1 tank lost (Cromwell)

>>4754125
>>Chase the Firefly into the estate Green route, but launch a smoke she'll down the blue route. If possible, make a dynamic entry and be ready with the machine gun.

Rolled 39, 4, 44, 87, 75, 68 = 317 (6d100)

>>4754125
>Stay on the hill and watch for the Firefly
If the Firefly ever enters our field of view, we should be able to knock it out without it firing. We have It's Over Anakin active.

Rolled 94, 87, 62, 87, 62, 38 = 430 (6d100)

>>4754224
Forgot to roll again, my bad.

Rolled 11, 6, 21, 69, 97, 43 = 247 (6d100)

>>4754125
>Head to rendezvous with the Challenger.

I think the Firefly will be able to sneak out of the estate south and hit the challenger and idk if we can hit it through the buildings.

OP if you need to roll off then just count me for>>4754374

Rolled 79, 84, 67, 99, 71, 73, 19, 28, 4, 35, 99, 54, 98, 63, 12, 4, 37, 86 = 1012 (18d100)

>>4754125

>>4754421
Sure

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>>4754125

>Stay on the hill and watch for the Firefly

You weigh your choices and decide to stay on the hill. As tempting as it is to go hunting, you perform best on the high ground, so there’s no reason to give it up if it can be avoided. That’s compromised slightly by the buildings around you and the wooded areas of the golf courses but it’ll do for now.

“We’ll stay up here and keep watch for now,” you tell your crew. You take a moment to inspect your turret front and grimace. Yukari wasn’t lying about the new munitions that Saunders and the other big schools are packing. That hit hurt and you don’t think you can take another one like it. You did take Layla out again though which will be amusing to lord over her later.

You scan the estate again, and there’s no sign of the Firefly. It could be moving. It could also still be in the estate, lying in wait.

“Leo, how’s it going for the rest of the team?” You ask.

“Anglerfish and Duck team are moving north to draw in the T29 and the remaining Jumbo,” he replies. “The Challenger is moving down the main road to try get a flanking shot on the T29 and knock it out.”

You’re about to reply when a flash of light catches your eye. It takes you a second to realise it’s the Firefly leaving the estate and moving as fast as it can into the woods.

“Ruby! Target! Two-thirty! Firefly heading for the woods!” You shout as you shift the turret to face its general direction. Unfortunately, it was still pointing at the estate, meaning you don’t have long to get on target before the tank disappears.

As Ruby aims up you fire a burst from your MG in the general area. As tempting as it is to keep going, the possibility of the gun overheating is a real one. The burst helps however, and Ruby’s soon on target.

“I got it!” She announces, making tiny adjustments by hand.

>Fire the currently loaded shot
>Load a special shell HVAP/SUHE/HESH
>Use Frenzy to ensure a shot hits and kills it
>Write-in

>Roll 4d100 Bo3

>>4754608

Werewolf – 11
Anglerfish – 4
Duck – 21
Ocelot – 69

T29 – 73
Firefly – 4
Jumbo – 28

38 vs 4 = Werewolf is damaged

Rolled 81, 84, 42, 57 = 264 (4d100)

>>4754608
>>Fire the currently loaded shot

Rolled 10, 86, 40, 66 = 202 (4d100)

>>4754608
>Use Frenzy to ensure a shot hits and kills it

>>4754608
>>Fire the currently loaded shot
Shermans aren't extremely durable or anything.

Rolled 83, 34, 76, 18 = 211 (4d100)

>>4754674
Can't seem to get this right today

Rolled 2, 88, 47, 35, 28, 70, 67, 38, 21 = 396 (9d100)

>>4754608

Rolled 63 (1d100)

>>4754704

rolling for something

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>>4754608

>Fire the currently loaded shot

“Send it!”

“On the way!” Ruby bellows. You and the Firefly fire at almost the exact same time. The Firefly however is facing away from you and you’re able to track as your shell hits home, detonating on the engine compartment’s carbon layer and knocking the tank out.

“Scratch another one,” you say once you observe the small white flag pop out.

“I wonder what the Firefly was shooting at,” Ruby muses aloud. You’re about to guess when Leo chimes in with the answer.

“It was Ocelot team,” he says. “They moved forwards to flank the T29 and the remaining Jumbo.”

“Did they get a shot off?” You ask.

“They sure did,” Leo replies. “Anglerfish team used themselves as bait to draw the Saunders tanks in. They got taken out as well, but we got the T29 in exchange and Duck team is untouched, going for the flank.”

“So, the last Jumbo is screwed?” Max asks.

“Unless the last Jumbo gets exceptionally lucky then probably,” Ruby muses.

“Oi! You!” You’re interrupted by a very familiar voice. “Stop shooting at me with that damn MG! It’s not fair!”

You look down and see Layla, slightly roughed up and thoroughly annoyed. She must’ve walked up from her knocked-out tank at the bottom of the hill. “If you were a man, you’d fight me without it!”

>“If you were smart, you’d get one too. Can’t you get a fifty cal or something?”
>“That sounds like someone that’s trying to cope to me.”
>“It didn’t stop you from hitting me, did it?”
>Write-in

>Stay and chat with Layla, Duck team has this.
>Get moving. You’re not going to be there in time to impact the duel, but you can clean up if Duck team loses.

>Roll 2d100 Bo3

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>>4754788

Werewolf – 10
Anglerfish – 34
Duck – 40
Ocelot – 18

T29 – 2
Firefly – 28
Jumbo – 21

Firing order (Firefly, Ocelot and WW at the same time)
Firefly – hit/pen/knock Challenger (Flank shot)
Werewolf - hit/pen/knock Firefly (Flank)
Ocelot – hit/pen/knock T29
Anglerfish – hit/no pen Jumbo
Duck – no firing.
Jumbo K – hit/pen/knock Anglerfish – – SUHE round
T29 – knocked out

>>4754788
>>“That sounds like someone that’s trying to cope to me.”
>“If you were smart, you’d get one too. Can’t you get a fifty cal or something?”
>Get moving. You’re not going to be there in time to impact the duel, but you can clean up if Duck team loses.
Let's not get sloppy.

>>4754795
+1

Rolled 71, 41 = 112 (2d100)

>>4754795
Keep forgetting to roll

>>4754795
>>4754799

Remember to roll fellas.

Rolled 13, 22 = 35 (2d100)

>>4754788
Supporting >>4754795

Rolled 38, 62 = 100 (2d100)

>>4754795
+1

Rolled 71, 4, 68 = 143 (3d100)

>>4754788

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>>4754788

>“That sounds like someone that’s trying to cope to me.”

Layla splutters at that.

“Cope!?” She asks and shouts at the same time. “Cope!?”

“Yep, Cope,” you nod. “If you were smart, you’d get one too. Can’t you get a fifty cal or something?”

“You…you,” Layla begins. You never find out exactly what you are as you bark out an order to Max to get moving. You glance back as you trundle down the hill and see her shaking a fist at you.

“You have a way with women, Fritz,” Leo teases.

“Says the man with half a girlfriend,” you retort. Max and Ruby both laugh at that. It’s slightly ironic given Max also has half a girlfriend but he’s not the butt of the joke.

“Well, Duck team and the last Jumbo are currently jockeying for position,” Leo says, pointedly changing the subject. “I think this one is commanded by Kay.”

“Will we have a shot anytime soon?” You ask.

“Not likely,” Ruby replies. “Forests and buildings in the way. Unfortunately, our gun isn’t that powerful.”

“That’s a shame,” you reply. “Max, move us further south so we can get a shot as soon as possible.”

“On it boss,” he replies as he turns Werewolf a few degrees left. The tank itself is humming, brimming with excitement after knocking out two American tanks.

“Oh damn, it’s not sounding good for Duck team,” Leo murmurs. You check the map again as he says that and frown, you’re only about halfway there and there are still buildings and trees in the way.

>Tell Max to put his foot down and head straight there. (Blue)
>You’re not going to make it there fast enough to intervene so swing south to try to cut off any retreat. (Purple)
>Head north to try to clear the trees and the building to get a shot (White)
>Write-in

>Roll 2d20 Bo3

Rolled 91, 26 = 117 (2d100)

>>4755013
>>You’re not going to make it there fast enough to intervene so swing south to try to cut off any retreat. (Purple)

Where is the Panzer 4?

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>>4755134

They got knocked out slightly earlier but it's the one the green arrows are pointing to.

>>4755013
>>Tell Max to put his foot down and head straight there. (Blue)
Use Overdrive and try and get there in time. Maybe have them back off till we get there.

Rolled 3, 15 = 18 (2d20)

>>4755180

Rolled 10, 74 = 84 (2d100)

>>4755013
>Tell Max to put his foot down and head straight there. (Blue)
Not much sense in "cutting off a retreat" if they can retreat in any direction.

Also, imagine closing into a knife fight against Duck Team.

>>4755182
It's supposed to be d100's, d20 is a typo

Rolled 23, 73 = 96 (2d100)

>>4755182

Rolled 95, 24, 63 = 182 (3d100)

>>4755310
Thanks for correcting me, I’d hate for someone to lose out on rolling because I screwed it up.

>>4755013

Rolling for Kay

Rolled 23, 82, 90 = 195 (3d100)

>>4755465

can I get a 3d100 from someone for something Noriko and Duck team are trying to do?

DC is whatever the lowest roll here is.

Rolled 89, 44, 86 = 219 (3d100)

>>4755511

Rolled 60, 16, 66 = 142 (3d100)

>>4755511

>>4755521
looks like it doesn't work. Doesn't really change the outcome though.

Back to writing.

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>>4755013

>Tell Max to put his foot down and head straight there. (Blue)

“Struggling? Duck team?” You reply. “I find that a little hard to believe, Leo.”

“That’s what it sounds like, man,” Leo says. You can almost hear the accompanying shrug.

“Well, let’s get over there and make sure that we’re in a position to end it regardless of what happens. Max! Put your foot down, would you?”

“You got it,” he replies, spinning up the engine slightly. “You might want to get inside, unless you want to chew branches.”

“Noted,” you lower yourself in so only the top of your head is peaking out. A second later, you’re on the move, zipping through the woods and ploughing over small trees. It doesn’t take long to get through the woods and soon you’re on the main road. That only means that Max can pile on more speed as you approach the skirmish.

“Duck, what’s your status and where’s the enemy?” You ask as you get closer.

“Well, we put a HVAP shell into them and they put a SUHE shell into us,” Noriko explains. “As for where it is, both of us are currently right next to the net.”

“So, you’re face to face?”

“That’s what I said,” Noriko confirms. “I’m going to spike a smoke grenade into their tank.”

“What? How?”

“Commander Kay’s hatch is open,” she replies as if it explains everything. You look up to watch as Noriko jumps and whacks a handheld smoke grenade towards Kay’s hatch. It’s on target to fall in, but Kay appears out of it, accidentally bouncing the grenade off her chest.

“Hey!” Kay complains as she rubs where it hit.

“Sorry!” Noriko shouts back. Noriko’s apologies are what greet you as you arrive at the fight. The front of the two tanks are still locked together, guns locked and pushing against each other.

“I got a clear shot from here, Fritz,” Ruby informs you.

>“Take it.” Finish it now with a clean shot into the Sherman’s side.
>“Hold it for a moment.” Give Kay a chance to surrender.
>Write-in

>>4755534
>>“Hold it for a moment.” Give Kay a chance to surrender.

>>4755534
>>“Hold it for a moment.” Give Kay a chance to surrender.

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>>4755534

>“Hold it for a moment.” Give Kay a chance to surrender.

“Aww, come on, Fritz!” Ruby complains. “One shot and it’ll be over! It’s not like Kay is going to surrender!”

“Yeah, but I’d rather save them the repair bill,” you reply.

“The richest school in Japan?” She asks. You ignore her and shout to Kay.

“The fortune of war has changed! You’re encircled, Kay! Surrender!”

Kay grins back at you and shouts a single word. “NUTS!”

“I told you,” Ruby complains. “All you did is waste two minutes.”

“Someone’s eager to be done with this,” Max snickers.

“Well, don’t say I didn’t warn you, Kay,” you shout to her. “Ruby, if you would?”

Ruby obliges you, slamming an AP shell into the Jumbo’s side. The tank seems to resist for a moment, the shell seeming to freeze against the plate for a split second. It doesn’t last though and a moment later it penetrates and detonates against the carbon plating, knocking the jumbo out.

“Told you so,” Ruby grumbles.

“She just wants to get back to Hana,” Max suggests. You leave them to it and hop out of the tank.

“I guess Layla didn’t get her revenge, huh?” Kay laughs as you approach her tank.

“No, she did not,” you reply. She holds out an arm which you grab and shake.

“Where’s Miho?” Kay asks once you break the handshake. You point further to the north where Anglerfish is walking from their knocked-out tank. “Thanks! Good luck in the winner’s bracket!”

“And good luck in yours,” you reply as she walks over to Miho.

>Ooarai has clean-up crews on standby, grab a late lunch with your crew.
>Yuzu said she’d be watching, find out where she is.
>Grab everyone that fought today and take them to lunch.
>Write-in

>>4756186
>Grab everyone that fought today and Yuzu and take them to lunch.

>>4756198
+1

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>>4756186

>Grab everyone that fought today and Yuzu and take them to lunch.

You walk over to Kay and Miho just in time to see Miho get engulfed in a hug. Miho doesn’t seem to know what to do and goes red as a result.

“What’s the matter, partner? You ill?” Kay laughs upon realising Miho’s predicament.

“No, I think you’ve broken her,” you observe. “Do you want to round up your girls and head out for lunch? I know a decent spot with a couple of food stalls and such we can pick from.”

“Yeah! That’s a good idea!” Kay declares. “I’ll round ‘em!” Kay leaves to get the rest of her team. Miho is swept up by Hana and Saori.

“Are you going to be alright?”

“Huh, yeah,” Miho murmurs, gathering herself. “Why don’t we head out to lunch with them?”

“That’s the plan,” you nod. “I can see that Anzu bothered to arrange recovery for us, so we’re not needed here.”

“Y-yeah!” Let’s get moving!” Miho declares. She and the rest of Anglerfish team move to the front of the procession to begin shepherding the group towards the food courts. Your crew follow and you’re slightly behind them as you get on the phone to call Yuzu.

“Hey! I saw your win! Well done!” Yuzu says excitedly, the second she picks up the call.

“Yeah it was a close one but we came out on top.”

“Say congratulations to the girls as well for me, okay?”

“I will,” you promise. “The lot of us plus the Saunders girls are heading to the food courts to grab lunch, do you want to come with us?”

“Sure! But I’ll be a little late,” she replies. “Get something for me, I’ll be there soon.”

“What do you want-” You’re cut off as she ends the call.

You soon reach the food court. It’s more a collection of stalls and some outdoor seating but food is food. There are plenty of options – Chinese, Fried Chicken, Sushi. Even Anzio has made an appearance.

You’ve also been joined by a couple of people who weren’t involved in the match. Azusa and Orange Pekoe are nearby as are your sister and Rosehip.

Food for yourself and Yuzu
>Chinese Noodles
>A Bucket of Fried Chicken
>A massive amount of Sushi
>Put your Anzio gold card to use

Who will you sit with while you wait?
>Kay and Miho are sitting together, go join them
>Butt in Erika and Rosehip’s conversation
>Join Orange Pekoe and Azusa
>Sit with your crew nearby

>>4756407
>Put your Anzio gold card to use
>Kay and Miho are sitting together, go join them

>>4756407
>>Put your Anzio gold card to use
>>Join Orange Pekoe and Azusa

>>4756418
+1

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>>4756407

>Put your Anzio gold card to use

The choice is easy to make. Anzio’s food is both very good and free. Things that don’t often correlate when it comes to food. You walk past the other food stalls in a slightly roundabout way, making sure to go past Erika so you can slap her lightly.

“Hey! Did you really go out of your way to hit me? Why?” She demands as Rosehip snickers.

“Yes, and because I’m allowed to as big brother,” you reply as you continue walking.

“Hermann! Good to see you!” Anchovy greets you as you arrive. “Where’s Koyama?”

“She’s on her way, I just thought I’d order for us so she doesn’t have to wait.”

“Attentive,” Anchovy nods approvingly. “What’ll it be? A bit of everything maybe?”

“That sounds good, to go please,” Anchovy notes it down and heads back to the stall to tell Pepperoni. She returns a moment later.

“So, any news on those display matches?” Anchovy asks.

“Not yet,” you admit. “It hasn’t come up in discussion yet, but I’ll make sure to mention you.”

“Good, what’s the point of cooking for repair money if you have nothing to repair?”

“Still short on money?”

“Not as badly as before,” she replies. “But we have some expensive tanks now and we have to outsource most of our repairs on them.”

“No automotive club to help?”

“We have one, but they’re more interested in participating in races. I’d force them, but they actually make money for the school, so my hands are tied.”

“Well, as long as you’re getting by.” Your food is done a few minutes later and Anchovy brings the bag out to you.

“Keep it straight,” she orders. “Would you like some fermented grape juice to go with it?”

“…Wine?”

“No. Fermented grape juice.”

“What’s the difference?”

“One’s legal for us to sell and one isn’t.”

>“I only drink beer.”
>“Sure, I’ll take it.”
>“No thanks, Anchovy.”
>Write-in

>>4756706
>>“Sure, I’ll take it.”
Literally nothing could go wrong

>>4756706
>>“Sure, I’ll take it.”

>>4756706
>>“Sure, I’ll take it.”

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>>4756706

You attempt to do the maths in your head for a moment. It’s probably not a good idea to be day drinking underage using a drink that’s stronger than what you usually drink. However, there’s a reason you didn’t take maths.

>“Sure, I’ll take it.”

Anchovy gestures to Pepperoni behind the counter who pulls out a bottle from a minifridge. It’s a relatively normal looking plastic bottle, but the liquid has a red tinge rather than being clear.

“Enjoy your meal,” Anchovy says handing you the bottle.

“I will, thank you Anchovy.” She gives you a wave as you leave and head towards Kay and Miho.

>Kay and Miho are sitting together, go join them

You head towards Kay and Miho. Kay’s vice-commanders and Anglerfish team are also nearby. Naomi is chatting to Hana and Ruby while Alisa seems to be taking notes from Saori. Layla seems to be bugging Kay.

“Fifty cal.”

“No.”

“Fifty cal.”

“No.”

You watch it go on for a full minute as you sit next to Miho and open one of the boxes Anchovy handed to you.

“Do I have you to blame for this?” Kay asks idly as Layla keeps poking her chest asking for a fifty cal.

“Maybe,” you reply as you tuck in. “I have a 12.7 millimetre gun and it’s pretty useful.”

“See! See!” Layla insists.

“Well too bad, squirt,” Kay says giving Layla a noogie. “We’ve spent our budget on buying rockets this year.”

“Why didn’t you use rockets?” Miho asks.

“Well you guys didn’t, so it wouldn’t be fair, you know?” Kay says.

“You only heard we didn’t have any minutes before the match though,” you add.

“That’s the logistical power of Saunders!” Kay replies, thumping her chest. “We’re the best at it.”

>“Well regardless, large calibre machineguns are the way to go – I’ve used mine in every battle I’ve fought in Japan.”
>“Why are you investing so much in rockets? I heard they were going to limit the number in a match?”
>“Hey Layla, remember how you’ve lost to me thrice now?”
>Write-in

>>4756967
>>“Well regardless, large calibre machineguns are the way to go – I’ve used mine in every battle I’ve fought in Japan.”
>“Hey Layla, remember how you’ve lost to me thrice now?”

>>4756967
>>“Well regardless, large calibre machineguns are the way to go – I’ve used mine in every battle I’ve fought in Japan.”
>>“Hey Layla, remember how you’ve lost to me thrice now?”

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>>4756967

>“Well regardless, large calibre machineguns are the way to go – I’ve used mine in every battle I’ve fought in Japan.”

“You have a point there,” Kay acknowledges. “Maybe that’s your secret! Copious amounts of machinegun fire!”

“Well Kay, it’s certainly one of them,” you reply.

“See! I told you! We need them!” Layla insists.

“We’ll submit it to the ordinance bureau,” Kay replies, rebuking Layla gently. “We have to go about this properly.”

“Ooarai doesn’t have an ordinance bureau,” Layla argues.

“They also have a dozen tanks,” Kay says. “We have six times that number.”

“We have fifteen tanks, actually,” Miho chips in.

“That makes it like five times!” Layla argues as if it makes a difference. You decide to tip her over the edge.

>“Hey Layla, remember how you’ve lost to me thrice now?”

She immediately rounds on you.

“You…you…” she seems to be struggling for words.

“Me,” you reply, nodding.

“Next time, I will have a fifty, and I will beat you,” she says venomously.

“I won’t be holding my breath,” you reply with a grin. She marches over to you and looks you in the eye. The menace in her eyes is let down slightly by the height difference.

“Urgh! Why do you have to be so annoying!?” She says knocking her head against your chest. “Can’t you just lose once? For me?”

“That would be cheating,” you reply as you pat her hair down, slightly fixing the damage Kay did. “Besides, you can do it yourself. Probably.”

“Probably,” she sighs. She stays there for a couple seconds before perking back up. “Next time! You watch, Fritz!” She then spins around and marches off, almost colliding with an approaching Yuzu.

“What was that about?” Yuzu asks, gesturing to Layla’s retreating form.

>“Cruelty to small tankers.”
>“Just giving a fellow tanker some words of advice.”
>“Nothing to worry about.”
>Write-in

>>4757111
>>“Cruelty to small tankers.”
Layla a cute

>>4757111
>“Cruelty to small tankers.”

>>4757111
>>“Cruelty to small tankers.”
Just don't be smol. Like just have a growth spurt lmao.

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>>4757111

>“Cruelty to small tankers.”

“From you?” She asks, eyebrow raised.

“Maybe,” you shrug, not giving anything away.

“You’re incorrigible,” Yuzu sighs as she sits next to you. “I’d hate to be Erika.”

“From what I can see, Erika usually gives as good as she gets,” Miho chips in.

“Sometimes she gives more,” you quip getting a laugh. You hand Yuzu her takeaway and the four of you sit, talking about siblings. Kay regales the three of you with a story of Layla getting stuck in a tree then being too stubborn to ask for help getting down, staying up there for an entire day before she fell and broke her arm.

Miho talks of her childhood with Maho and tells a story of the two of them being scolded by their mother, only for Maho’s dog to pee on Instructor Nishizumi in the middle of it.

Yuzu has the most siblings of the lot of you, and therefore the most stories. It seems in the Koyama household it’s Yuzu who ends up being the target of most pranks, given she’s the oldest. Shampoo being swapped for dye, water balloons, axe bombing. You shudder thinking about Yuzu’s wrath in response.

Eventually, it’s your turn. As you’re pondering a story to tell, you bring out the ‘Fermented Grape Juice’.

“Do you want some?” You ask, offering it to the others after taking a small swig yourself. “It goes better with Italian but maybe there’s a synergy with fried stuff?”

Yuzu takes a sip and scrunches her face. Apparently, it’s not exactly to her liking. Kay hesitates for all of a second before taking a swig of the stuff.

“Are we allowed to be drinking that?” Miho asks cautiously.

“No,” Yuzu answers immediately, “but as long as it’s only in moderation, nothing bad will happen.”

What story will you tell?
>The time Erika picked a fight with a pack of dogs
>The time Erika shouted at the wrong person
>The time Erika decided she was king of the house after her first boxing lesson
>Write-in

>Roll 1d100 Bo3 for constitution :)

Rolled 73 (1d100)

>>4757340
>The time Erika decided she was king of the house after her first boxing lesson

Rolled 48 (1d100)

>>4757340
>>The time Erika shouted at the wrong person

>>4757340
>>The time Erika picked a fight with a pack of dogs

Rolled 86 (1d100)

>>4757362

Rolled 2 (1d3)

>>4757340
>>The time Erika picked a fight with a pack of dogs = 1

>The time Erika shouted at the wrong person = 2

>The time Erika decided she was king of the house after her first boxing lesson = 3

Rolled 46, 8, 2, 58, 54, 74, 58, 68, 96 = 464 (9d100)

>>4757488

and for how the girls fare

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>>4757340

>The time Erika shouted at the wrong person

“Right, I suppose it’s my turn to tell a story,” you muse as you sip the juice. “Alright, so we weren’t that old at the time. I was about eleven and Layla was ten. Our dad was still in the military at the time, though he was close to mandatory retirement. I think he had a couple of years left to go.

So, there was some family event happening at the base my father was stationed so all four of us went. There was an area for the kids to play around in and we were sort of let loose to explore and have fun. It was a pretty good time from what I can remember, but there was one annoying older kid.”

You pause for a second to take stock of how everyone’s doing. Kay looks normal, the wine doesn’t seem to have had an effect on her. Miho and Yuzu are struggling, a little more than you are, but they’re still cognizant.”

“This kid made it his personal mission to harass us, tripping us over, throwing stones, the works. Most of us were willing to just run away but Erika tried to fight him.”

“Did she manage?” Yuzu asks.

“Course she did,” Kay interjects. “She’s one tough cookie!”

“She didn’t actually,” you say. “She got pushed around as much as the rest of us, then when I’d try to defend her the older kid would run away.”

“So, what happened?” Miho asks.

“Well, she got a lucky shot in, right in the balls. That sent the kid running to daddy. Said parent returned to find out what happened and before anyone could explain, Erika went off on him. She called him a rubbish parent for raising a rubbish kid, told him she’d punch him in the balls too if he tried to brush his kid’s actions away and generally insulted his lineage.”

“I can see where this is going,” Yuzu groans, covering her face.

“Who was he?” Miho asks.

“The Inspector General of the Bundeswehr, also known as the Chief of Defence or the head of the German Armed Forces.”

It’s like a bomb drop. None of them expected that, Kay is gawking like a fish.

“How did it end?” Yuzu eventually asks.

“Well,” you reply getting a sigh of relief. “He apologised for his son’s behaviour and promised to reign him in in the future. It didn’t stop Erika getting the grounding of a lifetime though.”

“I guess Erika wins the idiot sibling contest,” Miho mumbles.

“That she does. Now, everyone else is leaving, so I think that’s our cue,” you say gesturing to the dispersing teams. You look to Yuzu and Miho who are kind of falling over themselves. Not to mention your own slight inebriation.

>Call a helicopter pick up
>Sleep it off in a nearby park
>Try to make your way back to the school carrier
>Write-in

>>4757556
>>Try to make your way back to the school carrier
I feel like this option will bring more shenanigans

>>4757556
>Sleep it off in a nearby park

>>4757592
+1

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>>4757556

“Yeah! Good idea!” Kay declares jumping up. “I’ll see you all soon!”

“See you, Kay,” you reply with a wave. She waves back before making a beeline for Naomi and Alisa. That seems to be Kay handled so it’s just you, Miho and Yuzu left.

>Try to make your way back to the school carrier

“Hmm,” you consider the situation. The three of you need to get back to the ship, but you’re all slightly drunk. It would probably be a smart idea to ask someone for help getting back, but you feel fine. “You feel fine, right girls?”

“Define ‘fine’,” Yuzu grumbles.

“Probably not,” Miho admits.

“So perfectly fine,” you nod. “It smells like the sea that way,” you say pointing roughly east. “So, I reckon we should get walking.”

“What about a bus?” Miho asks.

“What about them?” You ask. That seems to settle any queries Miho has and the three of you begin walking east.

You soon reach the beach. The ocean is right there, but no matter how hard you look, you can’t see the schoolship on it anywhere.

“It must’ve left without us,” Miho sighs despondently, collapsing into the sand. “I don’t want to go back home!”

“They wouldn’t have,” Yuzu reassures her. “The President wouldn’t leave me behind because then she’d only have one person to do all the paperwork.”

“But where’s the ship?” Miho asks. As the two drunk girls argue about where the ship is, you consider the situation. It takes a while for the ship to get moving and there was no indication that they were leaving.

>Look harder at the sea.
>Call someone to help you figure out where the ship is.
>Look right, towards the port
>Write-in

>>4758183
>>Look right, towards the port
Look both ways at the port, just in case.

>>4758183
>Look right, towards the port

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>>4758183

>Look right, towards the port

You decide to look right, towards the port, and see several schoolships docked there. Just to make sure you also turn left to look at the port. Sure enough, when your rotation is complete the ships are still there.

“Uh guys,” you say getting Miho and Yuzu’s attention. “The ship is over there.”

“We’re saved!” Miho cheers.

“I told you they wouldn’t leave without us,” Yuzu says.

“Black Forest left without me and Erika once,” Miho replies. “They had to send a helicopter to come pick us up. That was really embarrassing.”

“Anzu wouldn’t leave us behind,” you reassure the girl. “We make Ooarai too much money for that.”

“I’d like to say it’s more because she likes the two of you, but that’d be a lie,” Yuzu shrugs. “Shall we get moving?”

The three of you begin your walk. It’s not far from the beach to port, and you’re soon on board. A member of the public morals committee is standing by the boarding ramp but luckily there’s nothing obviously wrong with the three of you, so you’re let on without any scrutiny.

You drop Miho off at her apartment, then you and Yuzu head back to yours. You take a moment to consider what to do, but Yuzu answers the question for you. The moment she’s through the door, she heads straight for the bedroom and collapses on the bed. Apparently, she’s a sleepy drunk. That or working with the Student Council on the tournament has taken more out of her than you thought. You check the clock. It’s barely early evening, and there’s still plenty of time in the day. You can also feel yourself sobering up if the headache you’re getting is anything to go by.

>Just have an early night.
>See if you can talk to Anzu about those show matches.
>See what your crew is doing.
>Head to the warehouse and tinker with Werewolf.
>Write-in

>>4758332
>Hydrate yourself an Yuzu first and then..
>>See if you can talk to Anzu about those show matches.

>>4758341
+1

>>4758341
+1

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>>4758332

>Hydrate yourself an Yuzu first
>See if you can talk to Anzu about those show matches.

Anchovy’s mention of the display matches floats through your mind. Sorting that out is probably pretty important given they’re a quarter of the Commemorative Cup. With a sigh you head for the kitchen and pour a couple glasses of water. You down one, fill it up, drink it again, and take the other one to the bedroom.

Yuzu’s fast asleep on the bed. You take a seat next to her and gently tug her shoulder.

“Yuzu, wake up,” you say.

“I don’t wanna,” she whines.

“We have to get back to work,” you say, getting a shudder from her. “We should sort out those show matches now.”

“Are you sure you don’t want to cuddle?” She asks, holding her arms out. It’s tempting. You spend a good couple of seconds very tempted to deal with it later and drown yourself in sloped armour. Eventually, duty wins and you gently push her arms down.

“I brought you a glass of water so you can rehydrate,” you say. Yuzu finally gives up, sitting up and sipping from the cup. While she’s changing again you call Anzu who okays a meeting for the warehouse in half an hour. That’s fine with you, so after collecting Yuzu, the two of you head for the warehouse.

When you arrive and head to the lounge area you find Anzu, Momo and Miho already there. Miho is nursing a bottle of water but smiles and waves as you enter.

“Hey, Fritz!” Anzu chirps as you enter. “Glad you brought this up, we’ve been meaning to get it sorted so this is a good opportunity to do it.”

“We quietly opened requests to the competing schools and a select few others at the beginning of the tournament,” Momo explains. “We’ve gotten a lot of requests for only two match slots.”

“Do you have a list?” You ask. Momo slides a piece of paper to both you and Miho. It has the requester, who they want to fight, and a short reason

>Bonple vs Pravda – grudge match
>Pravda vs Jatkosota – grudge match
>University team vs Combined High School team – rematch + no rockets
>Maho Nishizumi vs Fritz Hermann – rematch
>Erika Itsumi vs Fritz Hermann – grudge match
>St. Gloriana’s vs Ooarai Academy – rematch
>Emi Nakasuga vs Maho Nishizumi – grudge match
>Saunders vs anyone/everyone – we want to fight
>Black Forest, Anzio, Ooarai vs St. Gloriana, Saunders, Pravda, Gilbert, BC – it’d be fun

>Suggest two matches to go forwards with
>Ask if two is the limit or the minimum
>Ask Miho her opinion on which matches to pick
>Ask if Jatkosota is even around to be challenged
>Suggest a different match-up
>Write-in

>>4758533
>Ask if two is the limit or the minimum

Would be disappointing to only be able to do two of these. In order of what I think would be interesting:

>Saunders vs anyone/everyone – we want to fight
Saunders has a lot of tanks. How about we do the entire Saunders roster against a representation from every school (such that the numbers would be even, or perhaps slightly higher for the everyone team due to difficulties in coordination)

>Black Forest, Anzio, Ooarai vs St. Gloriana, Saunders, Pravda, Gilbert, BC – it’d be fun
Looks like a very cool match

>Emi Nakasuga vs Maho Nishizumi – grudge match
Don't know who Emi is but I'm interested in the drama, and I don't have any duels on this list yet, and I think we should have at least one.

>University team vs Combined High School team – rematch + no rockets
Opportunity to give smaller schools time to shine.

>Pravda vs Jatkosota – grudge match
>Maho Nishizumi vs Fritz Hermann – rematch
>Erika Itsumi vs Fritz Hermann – grudge match

>>4758533
I’ll support >>4758572

>>4758533

>Saunders vs EVERYONE — Every. Single. Tank.

>Anzio vs BC — Battle of the Cuisines

>>4758572
+1

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>>4758533

“Someone’s popular,” Yuzu teases you as you read the list.

“Maho has a grudge match challenge as well,” you reply. “Emi, that’s your friend, Miho?”

“I…yeah,” Miho confirms. “Emi is not a big fan of my sister.”

“That’s interesting considering you’re friends with her.”

“It’s weird,” Miho admits. “I’d prefer not to have any duels though, and I’d prefer not to enable a grudge between my friend and my sister.”

“Ooarai town wants a duel of some kind though,” Anzu chips in. “They don’t care who, but they’d like one.”

>Ask if two is the limit or the minimum

“Is two the limit or the minimum?” You ask. “Because a lot of these fights are really interesting, and we’d only be able to do one if the council want a duel as well.”

“It’s more of a suggestion, the duel thing, but two is the minimum,” Anzu replies. “We can maybe squeeze in another match though. Apparently, the Cup has been great for the economy so you won’t get any complaints from the mayor if you squeeze in another match.”

“What about you, Fritz?” Yuzu asks. “You’re decent, why not take a duel?”

“Only decent?” You ask in mock pain. “I’ll be honest, I don’t think a duel would be interesting given I’ve already fought and beat them both.”

“And here I was thinking I could make money off betting on a duel between you and Maho,” Anzu drawls. Miho doesn’t look too pleased with Anzu but says nothing.

“Time to decide then?” Yuzu asks.

“Yup, time to decide,” Anzu nods. “I was thinking, Allies vs Axis, the university match, and a duel.”

“I want as many people as possible participating,” Miho replies. “The first two are fine, but I think we should also go for everyone versus Saunders.”

>Agree with Anzu and select a duel (Emi/Maho, You/Maho, You/Erika)
>Agree with Miho
>Suggest a different combination (Write-in)

>>4758947
>>Agree with Miho

>>4758947
>Agree with Anzu and select a duel
>random chance between the three
I was also toying with the idea of us vs. Maho AND Erika, but I think that might be too difficult. Our previous duels were already close enough.

>>4758947

>Saunders vs EVERYONE
>They want a duel? Smolika vs Layla. Battle of the Next Generation.

>>4758947
What is Miho's plan specifically, no duels?

>>4759060

No duels and these three matches.
>Saunders vs anyone/everyone
>Black Forest, Anzio, Ooarai vs St. Gloriana, Saunders, Pravda, Gilbert, BC
>University team vs Combined High School team

>>4758947
>>Agree with Miho

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>>4758947

I'll probably hold off on rolling this one for a little bit to see if we can get a tie breaker.

As far as I can see there are two agree with Miho and two agree with Anzu with the proviso that one of the matches is a Saunders vs Everyone.

Rolled 2 (1d2)

>>4759169

1 = Agree with Miho
2 = Agree with Anzu

We've waited long enough

>>4759370

Fine, so it's
>Saunders vs anyone/everyone
>Black Forest, Anzio, Ooarai vs St. Gloriana, Saunders, Pravda, Gilbert, BC
(we can include Bonple and Bellwall in this as well so we have everyone)
>A duel of some kind, yet to be determined.

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>>4758947

>Agree with Anzu

You consider it long and hard. Miho raises a valid point, but at the end of the day it’s the council that holds the power and if they want a duel of some kind it’s better that you have a say in it. You notice everyone in the room watching you, waiting for your decision. Technically, you have no power over any of them so it’s nice to know how much they care about your opinion.

“I think that if the council want a duel, we might as well give them one,” you say. Anzu’s grin grows slightly but aside from that, there’s no indication how she feels about it. Miho just sighs and nods, her face falling ever so slightly.

“Well, it’s just one, right?” She says. “And we can decide which duel it is and what the other two matches are?”

“Yeah. The council thought it best to leave the decision making on what would be the most fun to the experts,” Anzu says as she gestures towards you too. “They like you guys, you know?”

“I can’t imagine why…” Miho says, giving you a small grin. You shrug and smile innocently.

“So, for the two big matches, are we decided?” Anzu asks. “Axis vs Allies and University match?”

“Sure, I’d like to fight Alice again.” Miho nods

“I was thinking the Saunders match instead of the university match,” you volunteer.

“Really?” Miho asks.

“Yeah, it’s just interesting. One unified force against a bunch of smaller ones.”

“I’ll pass along your ideas to the council,” Anzu interjects. She snaps her fingers at Yuzu who begins noting everything down. “We can let them pick.”

“That leaves the duel,” you say. You see Miho frown as you say that.

“We can put out a call for duel requests if you want,” Anzu offers, picking up on Miho’s distress. “Or we can just decide now between Fritz’s paramours.”

“Ahem,” Yuzu says giving Anzu a pointed look.

“Wannabe paramours,” Anzu corrects getting a nod of approval.

>“I want to fight (Maho/Erika)”
>“Maho fighting Emi seems like an interesting match.”
>“Just pick a match at random.”
>“Let’s put out a call then.”
>Write-in

>Any other questions/things you want to bring up?

>>4759503

Ok, hear me out...

Maus vs Doom Turtle

>>4759530
eh... would probably be a lot more boring than it sounds. They'd sit still and shoot at each other until one side penetrates or they run out of ammo.

>>4759503
>“Just pick a match at random.”
Don't really like putting out a call for duels since we're only having one, and those people who felt especially motivated to have one have already put their suggestions in. As for which one it is, I don't particularly care.

>>4759540
+1

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>>4759503

>“Just pick a match at random.”

“Those that want to duel have probably already asked for it and there’s only one slot so why bother raising anyone’s hopes?”

“I know I’ve said it before, but could I ask that Emi and my sister not be allowed to fight?” Miho asks.

“I don’t get to decide that I’m afraid,” Anzu says sympathetically. “I’ll make sure the council know you’re against it though.”

“Thanks, I appreciate it,” Miho replies. “Sorry to put another duel on you, Fritz.”

“It’s fine,” you reply with a shrug. “It was probably going to happen anyway.”

“Probably,” Miho admits.

“Fine, I think we’ve settled that,” Anzu sighs. “I can’t promise what we’ve chosen will be selected but it probably will be given the regard they hold you in.”

“That sounds fine to me,” you nod.

“Alright!” Miho says with a small smile.

“This stuff is exhausting,” Anzu sighs letting down her guard. “The constant deal-making, schmoozing, compromise. It can really get to you.”

“Don’t we know it, Momo?” Yuzu giggles.

“We do, Vice-President Koyama,” Momo replies.

“Is it enough to sour you on politics?” You ask curiously.

“Never.”
“Nope.”
“No way!”

The three council members say almost in unison.

“You can complain about something you love – I’m sure you complain about Tankery all the time,” Yuzu says.

“Sometimes,” you admit. “It seems a lot more fun than politicking though.”

“I do both and I can tell you politics is better,” Anzu says.

“You’re biased though!” Miho argues. “Tankery with friends is the best!”

“But are you a politician?”

“Uh, no?”

“So you can’t compare,” Anzu declares.

It continues like that for a short while before Momo declares she has to leave to do some shopping. Anzu follows it up with a declaration that it seems like a good idea to leave it there and the group begins to disperse.

>Walk back with Miho, poke your nose into the duel drama.
>Offer Momo help with her shopping.
>Walk back with the Prez, she always has something interesting to talk about.
>Yuzu time.
>Write-in

>>4759787
>>Offer Momo help with her shopping
She's the last one we need to win over for the orgy.

>>4759787
>Walk back with Miho, poke your nose into the duel drama.

>>4759787
>>Offer Momo help with her shopping.
Momo time, sorry Anzu but you’ll have to wait a bit before you get your time with Fritz

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I was trying to get another update out, but I seem to be falling asleep as I type and have a doctors appointment in the morning, so I'll leave it here.

Thanks for playing all, I'll pick it up again tomorrow.

>>4759907
Thanks for the run qm, it’s good to be back

>>4759921
*have you
Don’t know why I wrote be

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>>4759787

>Offer Momo help with her shopping

“Would you like some help, Momo?” You ask as you stand.

“I…yes, that would be appreciated.” Momo seems surprised by the offer. “Follow me.”

You wave goodbye to a bemused Yuzu and set off after Momo.

“I don’t know if you’re aware of the volume of shopping I do, so I’ll give you a chance to back out now. I shop for eight people, so it’ll be a lot of heavy lifting.”

“You shop for eight people by yourself?” You ask in slight awe. “That must be a lot of lifting.”

“Good training for all the paperwork and loading I have to do,” she replies. She leads you to a shop you haven’t been to before on Ooarai, a wholesaler. When you arrive¸ she pulls a membership card from her purse and presents it to the man waiting outside. Momo passes a trolley to you then grabs one of her own.

“Usually I have to do two trips or more,” Momo explains. “But since you’re here I can save a bit of time.”

The two of you walk the rows as Momo slowly fills the shopping carts. There’s nothing special about what she’s picking up, but you notice her carefully comparing the prices and deals for some things and going straight for the most expensive thing on a couple others. Interesting, but ultimately of little consequence. It takes a while to fill both trolleys, but soon they’re stacked to the brim and the two of you are heading to the checkout.

You help Momo with the unloading and packing of the shopping and you watch as the price slowly ticks up. You’re not really surprised when it goes over 60000 yen which puts it somewhere in the ballpark of 500 euros.

Momo pulls out a card to pay but is stopped by the cashier.

“We’re terribly sorry, ma’am but our card machines are off for maintenance today,” she says pointing to the smallest sign you’ve ever seen in your life.

“What!? No card machines!? And you don’t have the courtesy to put up a sign at the entrance!?” Momo explodes.

“Once again, we’re terribly sorry, ma’am,” the cashier says. “There’s an ATM in the corner if you need it.”

“Yes, I think I will,” Momo snaps. “I’ll be back in a moment.”

>Guard the shopping and generally hold up the queue to make sure everyone else is also inconvenienced.
>Momo is far too willing to endure this. Channel your Karen and ask for a manager.
>Walk with Momo, she looks like she’s going to kill the ATM machine.
>Write-in

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>>4759943

probably because write it every thread.

>>4760421
>>Momo is far too willing to endure this. Channel your Karen and ask for a manager.
Channel that inner angry german

>>4760421
>Staring contest with the Cashier until she breaks.

>>4760421
>Walk with Momo, she looks like she’s going to kill the ATM machine.

Rolled 2 (1d3)

>>4760421

>>4760448
=1

>>4760457
=2

>>4760463
=3

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>>4760421

>Staring contest with the Cashier until she breaks.

You decide not to follow Momo and instead stay with the shopping. You pointedly do not move the shopping so anyone else can use the till and you keep your gaze on the cashier. She doesn’t seem to be used to being looked or stared at and seems slightly uncomfortable with the attention. It lasts a solid minute with Momo shouting angrily at the ATM for taking too long punctuating the one-sided staring contest.

Momo kicking the machine for taking too long seems to be the breaking point for the cashier. You watch with a raised eyebrow as the woman directs the other customers to other tills then dashes off towards the back of the shop. Momo returns a moment later, still angry.

“And now we’re missing a cashier,” Momo mutters. “What did you do?”

“I just stood here,” you shrug. She returns a minute later this time with someone in tow.

“My associate has told me of your displeasure,” the manager says as he approaches. Please, as a gesture of goodwill, accept this.” He hands Momo a card. “It’ll be five thousand yen off your next visit, and the same off this one since you’re such a good customer.”

“Uh, thanks?” Momo appears to have been caught slightly off-guard. “I have cash now, can I pay?”

“Yes! Please,” he gestures to the cashier who returns to her spot. Momo hands her the cash and sure enough the cashier hands back five thousand yen.

“Thank you for shopping with us!” The cashier says. You and Momo take the shopping and leave. It’s heavy and you end up with most of it but you can manage by shifting a bit of it to your bag.

“Ten thousand yen spare,” Momo murmurs as you leave. “That’ll be useful.” She doesn’t say much more and the two of you walk back into town. You soon reach a copy shop which Momo enters. “I live here,” she explains. “Thank you for helping out today.”

>“Anytime Momo.”
>“Will you need help next week?”
>“Feel free to mention how great I am to Yuzu.”
>Write-in

Monday 25th September (Day 166)

Morning Practice
>See how the targets are coming along
>Take part in the regular training
>Do some specialised training
>Write-in

Lunch
>Eat with the council
>Go out for lunch with someone from another school
>Do a sport
>Write-in

Sorry it took so long, had a small emergency to deal with

>>4760748
>“Feel free to mention how great I am to Yuzu.”
>See how the targets are coming along
>Eat with the council

>>4760748
>>“Anytime Momo.”
>>“Will you need help next week?”

>See how the targets are coming along

>Eat with the council

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>>4760748

>“Will you need help next week?”

“Eh?” Your question seems to catch her off guard. “I…I’ll let you know, Fritz. Thanks again.”

>“Anytime Momo.”

She smiles and closes the door behind her. You take a breath then head back home. Everything is normal when you reach it. There are signs of disturbance – some of Otto’s cat food is missing from its spot on the counter as is the cat himself but it’s solved when you see a note on the table.

Me + Rosehip have Otto

XOXO
E

That explains it and you trust Erika with the cat so you head to bed.

Monday 25th September (Day 166)

After waking up and eating, you head to the warehouse. You don’t stay there long though. After popping in to check on everything you’re directed by Ruby on behalf of Hana on behalf of Miho to find out about the targets. It’s what you were going to do anyway so you accept your marching orders and head out. As you do, you spot Otto perched atop Erika’s Panther on the muzzle brake and Erika trying to coax him down. You leave her to it.

You head to the same place you found the art department last time. Neither Mel nor Yoshi are there, but one person that is who directs you outside. You follow her directions and sure enough, you see Mel, Yoshi, and a couple of other girls working on a target.

“How’s it going?” You ask as you approach.

“Well!” Yoshi cheers. “This is the first complete one. It was the hardest because we had to figure out the proportions of the tank and design it but after that – smooth sailing.”

“Do you mind if I look at it?”

“No! Go ahead!” She says, gesturing to it. You move closer. It seems they designed the front of an M4 Sherman online then stuck it onto a sheet of some kind of wood. It’s then been trimmed to size, so the backing matches the shape.

>“Looks good, how many can you make?”
>“Will you be able to make other tanks too?”
>“I hope it didn’t cost you too much.”
>Write-in

>>4761006
>>“Looks good, will you be able to make other tanks too?”
>>“I hope it didn’t cost you too much.”

>>4761027
+1

>>4761027
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>“Looks good, will you be able to make other tanks too?”

“We sure can!” Yoshi chirps. “But you have to let us know in advance because it takes time to design a new one.”

“I’ll make sure to do so,” you promise. “I hope it didn’t cost you too much.”

“We can always use more- erk!” A suddenly appearing Mel is cut off by an elbow from Yoshi.

“It was the perfect amount! The first one is expensive to make – high sunk costs into designing it and stuff – but after that it’s good! Dirt cheap to print and cut them!”

“Good to hear,” you nod. “When can we get the first ones?”

“Tomorrow,” she says. “The first five will be done tomorrow.”

>Eat with the council

The rest of practice is uneventful. You return to report on progress to Miho who gives the operation a big thumbs up. After morning lessons, you make your way to the council office for lunch as usual.

You don’t bother to knock, and your entrance doesn’t garner any special reaction either.

“I got an interesting message this morning,” Anzu say as you approach.

“What kind of message?”

“The council kind,” Anzu replies. “It involved your sister too.”

That gets your attention.

“What did she do?”

Anzu lets you hang for a moment, grinning at you before continuing.

“She walked in and asked to meet with the mayor,” Anzu says.

“And I need to go apologise to the mayor,” you sigh getting a snicker from Yuzu.

“Nope, it’s all good actually,” Anzu replies. “Apparently she heard from someone there was a duel slot, so she took it upon herself to submit one.” She shuffles through some papers before pulling one out. “Submission: Erika Herman versus Anyone. Reason: I’ll kick anyone’s ass. I’d kick Black Forest’s ass. I’d kick Pravda’s ass. I’d even kick my own ass.”

Yuzu’s laughing aloud by the end of it and you can see Momo hiding a smile too.

>“Excuse me…It seems I have a sister to find and spank.”
>“Doesn’t change my opinion on the duel. They can pick her or anyone else. I don’t mind.”
>“Well, if she wants it that bad I don’t mind putting my vote behind it happening.”
>Write-in

Evening Practice
>Work on a skill with your crew/another team.
>Begin strategizing for the winner’s bracket.
>See the Automotive Club about how repairs.

Evening Free Time
>Find and tell off Erika (if you didn’t at lunch).
>Hang out with your crew.
>Hang out with someone from another school.
>Write-in

>>4761157
>“Doesn’t change my opinion on the duel. They can pick her or anyone else. I don’t mind.”
>Begin strategizing for the winner’s bracket.
>Find and tell off Erika (if you didn’t at lunch).

>>4761157
Supporting >>4761180

>>4761180
Yeah this'll do

>>4761157

>“Doesn’t change my opinion on the duel. They can pick her or anyone else. I don’t mind.”

“I thought as much,” Anzu nods, shelving the paper. “My money is on you fighting Maho given the interest there’ll be in that.”

“Yeah, it seems like that’ll be the case,” you sigh. “Looks like you have your safe bet huh?”

“I suppose I do,” Anzu grins. You spend the rest of lunch with the council as usual. Most of the paperwork seems to over for the tournament now so it’s back to the normal, far more manageable loads. Your happy to help them with it and the four of you work on them, chatting as you do. Momo passes along a thanks from her mother addressed to the ‘handsome young man that helped my hardworking little girl’. You accept it happily.

>Begin strategizing for the winner’s bracket.

That evening you head back to the warehouse as usual. Miho is in the back with Azusa as usual and you join them in their planning.

“We’re against Black Forest, Bellwall, and Gilbert,” Miho starts. “I’ve watched the matches and Gilbert isn’t really a problem tank-wise. They’re smart, but with the Stuarts and early Shermans they have, I don’t see them being a big deal. The biggest problems I can see are Black Forest and Bellwall, both of whom can take big guns and heavy armour.”

“And do you have a plan to deal with them?” Azusa asks.

“Two potential ones,” Miho replies. “The first I can see is take some lighter tanks that can skirmish well and destroy any opposition in the town. Once we control it, we can take potshots and generally be untouchable to the heavy guns of Bellwall and Black Forest that I think will try to use the open fields.”

“And your second plan?”

“We take our heavy tanks and big guns to try control the fields to the North-West,” Miho says. “The match is scored off both surviving tanks and knockouts so from a nice open field with long lines of sight we can keep our tanks alive and pick off anything that comes close.”

>Ask for clarification on something.
>Agree with the skirmish plan.
>Agree with the big guns plan.
>Write-in

Pic related is the starting zones marked with circles. The starting point is picked at random.

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>>4761367
>>Agree with the skirmish plan.

>>4761367
>Agree with the skirmish plan.
This might suck if we start top left though

>>4761367
>>Agree with the skirmish plan.

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>>4761367

>Agree with the skirmish plan.

“Well? Azusa? Fritz?”

“I, uh like the Skirmish plan,” Azusa says. “It kinda sucks that Rabbit team won’t get to fight but if we can get easy points destroying a school like Gilbert then holding the city while Bellwall and Black Forest destroy each other.”

“Something the matter?” You ask catching the frown on her face.

“I feel kind of mean… Gilbert worked hard to get here and we’re going to wipe them out because it’s the easy thing to do.”

“They’re only in the finals because of an upset,” you remind Azusa. “And an upset can happen again anytime.”

“In Sensha-Do, there are times to think like a general and times to think like a sportswoman,” Miho says. She leans over the table to give Azusa’s shoulder a little squeeze. “No one wants to lose and to go easy on Gilbert after the effort they put in to get here would be to spit on it. Do you know how many schools wanted spots at the Commemorative Cup?”

“No,” Azusa admits. You shake your head too.

“Over twenty schools did, not including the landbased ones.”

“And with only four slots to fight for,” you say getting a nod from Miho.

“So, chin up, soldier,” you say gently nudging Azusa’s chin so she’s looking at you. “You’ll be making these decisions one day.”

“Right!” Her eyes sparkle as she says that and you instinctively go for the headpat, forgetting your promise for a moment. You quickly stop and turn her by the head back to the map before withdrawing your hand and listening to Miho.

“In terms of tanks, I was thinking Duck team, your sister, one of our heavy tanks, you and a rocket Sherman. I’d have liked Ocelot’s challenger or cheetah team, but their tanks are out of commission and I don’t know whether we’ll be able to get them back online.”

>Suggest a different team composition
>Suggest something in regards to the damaged tanks (Focusing on one, getting additional help, etc.)
>Agree with Miho and pick a heavy tank to accompany you
Heavy tank
>Leopon team (Tiger P)
>Rabbit team (M6A2E1)
>A team in Frederick the Great (Anglerfish?)

>>4761914
>Agree with Miho and pick a heavy tank to accompany you
I'm most uncertain about the rocket tank. It's a one-shot wonder. It has good potential to one shot a team, but that can easily go wrong, and we're against 3 other teams.
>Rabbit team (M6A2E1)
So we have as many axis tanks operational as possible for the Axis vs. Allies match, also to get Azusa some action.

>>4761914
Support >>4761939

>>4761939
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>Agree with Miho and pick a heavy tank to accompany you
>Rabbit team (M6A2E1)

“It sounds good to me, if anything I’m slightly concerned by what use we’ll have for the rocket Sherman once it’s missile load is blown but aside from that it looks fine,” you reply.

“A rocket Sherman without rockets is still a Sherman?” Azusa offers.

“I suppose it is,” you allow. “As for heavy tanks, do you want to accompany us Azusa?”

“Yes! I do!” She nods enthusiastically.

“Good to have you onboard then,” you reply with a smile.

“I think that’s everything for now,” Miho says with a smile. “This tournament might be hard work, but it sure is fun.”

“Agreed,” you nod. “I’m most excited for the display matches though.”

“They sound cool,” Azusa nods. “Something different from usual, even if it’s still a Tankery match.”

>Find and tell off Erika

The three of you chat for a bit longer until practice finishes. The moment it does, you shoot out the door. You spot Erika close to her tank.

“Erika, you busy?”

“Hmm? Not anymore,” she replies putting down a hammer. You can see the bent sideskirt she’s trying to fix on the ground.

“Well if you’re not busy, do you want to take a walk?” You offer. She squints at you, trying to determine your motivations. Whatever she judges them to be she puts down her tools and brushes herself down. “Let’s roll.”

The two of you walk for a bit, making small talk as you do. Once you reach Ooarai’s end you broach the topic you brought her out to talk about.

“About your request to the council…”

“What about it?” She asks immediately. “I went through the proper channels.”

>“But did you really? Did you not think to ask me or Anzu?”
>“I don’t mind that you ask them, I mind that you phrased it poorly.”
>Write-in

>>4762370
>“I don’t mind that you ask them, I mind that you phrased it poorly.”

>>4762370
>>“I don’t mind that you ask them, I mind that you phrased it poorly.”

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>“I don’t mind that you asked them, I mind that you phrased it poorly.”

“In fact, I applaud you for showing the initiative to go to the council all politely and put in a request like that. It makes me proud to see what you’re capable of but then you bomb it by doing something stupid like swearing in your application!”

“Swearing?” Erika asks, genuinely confused.

“I’d even kick my own ass? Does that ring any bells?” You ask.

“That’s nothing, Fritz! It’s as mild as strawberry yoghurt!” Erika argues. “Who’s really going to care?”

“Erika, we’re in Japan, you are talking to Japanese people and attending a Japanese school,” you explain, stressing Japan every time you say it. “I don’t know if you paid attention in your culture lessons, but they put a lot of emphasis on respect and swearing isn’t respectful.”

“I wasn’t swearing at anyone though!” She argues. “Who am I disrespecting?”

“The council itself maybe?” You suggest. “You might not be swearing at the people on it but how would you feel about it if I came into your house and talked the way you talk?”

“We live in the same house,” she mumbles. You give her a look as she says that, and she quickly crumbles.

“I get that it’s a problem, but I don’t know how to stop,” she continues after a moment.

“Have you tried thinking about what you say?” You suggest, getting a scathing look from her.

“I have…it just slips out,” she replies.

“Keep a rubber band on your wrist and pull it when you swear?” You suggest getting you another look.

“I’ll figure something out,” she promises. The conversation dies for a minute. Erika takes the opportunity to rest her head on your arm. “We’re missing Oktoberfest right now.”

>“Is that an attempt to change the subject?”
>“Are you homesick?”
>“Black Forest take inspiration from home, maybe they’re doing something?”
>Write-in

Morning Practice
>Put the new targets to work
>Take part in the regular training
>Do some specialised training
>Write-in

>>4762620
>“Black Forest take inspiration from home, maybe they’re doing something?”
>Put the new targets to work

>>4762620
>>“Are you homesick?”
>>“Black Forest take inspiration from home, maybe they’re doing something?”

>Put the new targets to work

>>4762620
Supporting >>4762698

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>>4762620

>“Are you homesick?”

“No,” she replies unconvincingly. “I love Japan.”

“You can love Japan and still be homesick,” you reply. “You’re not missing Mother or Dad?”

You see the twitch when you mention your father. The two of them are similar enough in exuberance to get along like a house on fire.

“I don’t miss ‘em at all,” she states. You just sigh and drop it for now.

>“Black Forest take inspiration from home, maybe they’re doing something?”

“You think they’re that committed to it?” Erika asks skeptically. “I don’t know how likely that is.”

“I don’t know why they wouldn’t,” you reply. “Why don’t I ask Maho for you? Or maybe Miho might know.”

“Yeah, that sounds like a good idea,” Erika nods. The conversation ends there, and the two of you watch as the sun dips under the horizon.


Tuesday 25th September (Day 166)

Erika ends up staying at yours that evening. She’s quieter than usual, but you put that down to her mulling over your discussion. She returns to her usual self for brief bursts when you tease her about Rosehip though.

After cooking breakfast between the two of you (running damage control on the damage Erika’s doing to your kitchen), you and Erika head for the warehouse. When you arrive, Erwin and Hippo team are already out front in their Jagdpanzer IV. Mel and Yoshi from the art club are also there joined by Miho and Azusa who are watching as the automotive club set up the target.

“Hey, Commander!” Azusa greets you as you arrive.

“Hello Azusa,” you say, nodding back to her. “How’s it going?”

“They brought the first five and Hippo are going to test the first one!” She replies.

“And what do you think of them?”

“I think they’ll be alright for everyone but won’t be too much of an improvement over regular old targets for most gunners,” she says honestly. “Maybe for our best ones they’ll be useful to train for small weak spots but otherwise I don’t know.”

>“That sounds about right.”
>“There’s value to be had in being familiar with where to shoot.”
>“I think you’ll be surprised how well people can do with a little guidance.”
>Write-in

Lunch
>Eat with the council
>Go out for lunch with someone from another school
>See how the match fought today went/is going
>Do a sport
>Write-in

>>4762986
>“That sounds about right.”
>“There’s value to be had in being familiar with where to shoot.”

>See how the match fought today went/is going

>>4762986
>>“There’s value to be had in being familiar with where to shoot.”
>>Do a sport

>>4763004
+1

Rolled 27, 42, 83, 4, 100, 90, 41, 30, 42 = 459 (9d100)

>>4762986

Rolling some dice to determine how the match went.

This doesn't really affect us except the narrative though.