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Stack has kicked her legs up, looking at everyone. She apparently doesn't mind the heat. “I don't know why y'all are so beat up about the heat. There are worse things in life.”

“Yeah.” Ingrid surprisingly is also kind of receptive to the heat. “You should watch a Texas Rangers game at their home stadium in the middle of August. You could cook a three course meal on those seats.”
Winona looks around. “Where's Josephina?” You turn your heads to see Josephina cowering from the sun beneath an umbrella, desperately drinking water and keeping herself cool by the cooler.

Josephina looks at you all. “I'm not used to this.”

> Go and stock up on water for the crew, might as well.
> Let the others figure out the water stuff, explore around the fair.
> Talk to a crew (Which?)
> Talk to your crew.
> Other

>>846939
>> Go and stock up on water for the crew, might as well.
Always be hydrated! 7 cups of water a day!

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>>846939
>> Go and stock up on water for the crew, might as well.

>>846939
>> Go and stock up on water for the crew, might as well

>>846939
> Go and stock up on water for the crew, might as well.

Remember folks. Do not be like the rest of the cast and underestimate them. This is the Brazillian team in what is essentially their home court. I expect lots of ambushes and a renewed spirit.

NATO are a bunch of cheeky mother fuckers with their random draws.

> Go and stock up on water for the crew, might as well.

-

-

You and Winona sigh deeply as you fill up some canteens at a fresh water tank set out for spectators and the like. You're going to need at least twenty. Winona will find some space for all of it hopefully, you need to be with Griselda later to meet with Da Silva and her crews. Winona immediately takes a swig out of one of the canteens. “Make sure you keep that one.”

“Why?” she asks.

“Germs, nobody wants to drink out of a canteen you just drank out of,” you explain. She holds it out to you, smirking. “Get off.” You gently slap it away. She giggles, taking another drink out of it before filling it up again.

“Hey, hey, hey, girls!” You turn around. Oh. It's the boys. Great. Jack Cochran, Jeep Jockey, and few more of his cronies. “You need some help with the water there?”

“We're fine,” you explain. “Right, Win-”

Winona smiles at you, already having a couple of boys fill canteens for her. You glare at her. “What? They're offering to help!” You roll your eyes. Winona, gives ground far too much and too easily.

“What are you guys doing here anyway?” you ask.

“What? Can't we cheer our favorite girls on in person?” asks Jack as he cranes his neck around to see a couple of the CMDR girls walk by. They wear brown shorts shorts below white tank tops and khaki jackets, along with uniform thigh highs between all of them. “I mean, I would say that CMDR is very uh... well-built.”

“Eyes here,” you say. Him and Jeep Jockey look back to you. “Look, thank you for coming to cheer us on and helping fill the water for us. But please don't sexually harass anybody.”

“Please!” Jack wraps his arm around Jeep Jockey. “I'm a goddamn sexual tyrannosaurus! And I guess Jeep Jockey here is like uh... Machimosaurus!”

“A what?” he asks.

“It's a prehistoric crocodilian,” you explain. “Whatever. Just don't get into any trouble.”

“Fine, fine. Good luck, okay?” he says. “From the bottom of my heart.” He nudges Jeep Jockey. Jeep Jockey glances over. “Go on.” Jeep Jockey sighs, rubbing the back of his neck nervously. “Hey, don't be a pussy, go on.”

“What?” you ask. Winona looks over, curious. You seriously don't have time for this.

Jeep Jockey sighs, holding up a box. “Here.” You take it. It's a little tinbox it seems. You open it up and inside are quite a few yellow packages of... gum? “It's Beemans Gum. A lot of us pilots like to chew it for good luck. We decided to buy you some when we last hit port, you can't really find this stuff much anymore, you gotta buy them in bulk.”

“Oh.” Winona takes a bit out, smiling. “Thanks!”

“Yeah, thanks, I guess.” You nod to Jeep Jockey.

Jack nudges Jeep Jockey. “His idea.”

“Just-” He pushes Jack away, glaring at him. He looks back at you. “Just uh... good luck, okay?”

> Boast
> Neutral
> Polite

>>847149
>> Polite

>>847149
> Polite
"Thanks, it's appreciated."

>>847149
> Polite
Smile, briefly. Very briefly.

>>847149
>> Polite

> Polite

You give him a very brief gentle smile, then nod. “Thank you, Jock. It's appreciated.” You take a packet of gum for yourself. And to that, he smiles as well, looking down at the ground, shoving his hands in his pockets.

…

“Well, you two oughta get together again sometime next week, eh? Maybe Ellie can help our little Jockey get some confidence!” Jack shakes Jeep Jockey around, stunning him and confusing him. “Alright, well, we'll get out of your hair, alright, Ellie? Tell Griselda I said hi.” You decide not to mention that Griselda did not appreciate getting bombed with paint last time, especially last time. Let him figure it out himself you suppose. “Later!”

“See you,” says Jeep Jockey. The boys wave goodbye, quickly setting up the filled up canteens into a bucket for you and Winona to carry.

“Ah... boys.” Winona smiles wistfully as they walk away. “How come you don't have a boyfriend?”

“Because-” You stop yourself. “Because boys are stupid and I don't have time for romantic... stuff.”

“You have no idea how to be romantic, do you?” Winona asks smugly as she slowly rubs her cheek against yours. You push her away, glaring at her. “Haha! Ellie, you're such a cutie! I swear!” She hefts up the bucket for you. “Come on, let's go.”

Hmph. You know how to be romantic. It's not THAT hard. You just have to kiss and do... romantic stuff!

> Explore the fair grounds.
> Rally with Griselda.
> Rally with your crew.
> Other

>>847259
> Rally with your crew.

Check on the Canuck.

>>847259
> Rally with your crew.
Let's get Oliver prepped.

>>847259
> Rally with your crew.
Keeping Griselda's, not to mention Carver's nerves in check would be wise. But I'm okay with rallying with the crew.

>>847259
>.
>> Rally with your crew

> Rally with your crew.

-

-

“Oooh, gum!” Stack swipes up some of the Beemans gum and starts popping the sticks in her mouth. “Mmm, tastes like honey!”

“Lemme have some.” Ingrid as well takes some gum and pops it into her mouth. “Mmm. Not bad.” The two of them chew on the gum, then grab some more sticks.

“Hey!” you say. “Don't just pop more in!”

“But I wanna blow a bubble!” says Stack.

“Two sticks max!” you say. You huff. It's just gum. Why are you feeling so protective of it? You hold it close to your chest. It's not like this gum is anything special or anything. Eugh. “Where's Josephina?”

“Oh, she opened the hatches in the back of the Cromwell for a bit of improvised A/C,” says Stack. “Now she's running it on idle.” You look over to Oliver as it vibrates in place, smoke coming from the exhaust. The four of you walk up to the driver's hatch and find her wearing sunglasses, a hood over helmet, and stripped down to shorts and a tank top. She still looks like she's sweating in there. “How ya doin', Big Unit?”

“Bien,” she says. “But I despise this heat. It feels like I'm melting.”

“The woes of Canada,” says Ingrid.

“Oui, exactly,” says Josephina. She looks at the tin box that you carry. “Oh, is that gum?” She takes a stick for herself, then starts chewing on it.

“Hey, Ellie!” Serafina walks up to you. “I wanted to ask for some advice on- Is that gum?” She reaches in. You hold it away. “Hey!”

Suvorov, Patton, Clausewitz, and Giap pop up from behind the turret. “I smell gum!” says Patton. “What communist dicksuck isn't sharing their gum!?”

“Did someone say gum?” says Dalia. “Gum is good for keeping the stomach calm when things get churning!”

> “It's my gum! Go away!”
> “One stick per person and that's it!”
> “Fine, take as much as you want.”
> Other

>>847406
>> “One stick per person and that's it!”
>and no blowing bubbles in the tank, I will not have accidental hair cuts

>>847406
>> “One stick per person and that's it!”

>>847406
> “One stick per person and that's it!”
Vultures, the lot of you.

>>847406
> “It's my gum! Go away!”
Protect gum! If necessary, explain it's premium gum status.

>>847406
> “One stick per person and that's it!”
Be nice. Be generous.

>>847488
>> “One stick per person and that's it!”

>>847498
Oooh, id's. The whiners that didn't want quests in between their "quality threads" actually did something right.

> “One stick per person and that's it!”

“One stick per person and that's it!” you yell. Everyone on the team immediately crowds around to grab some gum. “Hey, hey! Watch it!” You see packets get torn up, sticks of gum be consumed in serveral instants.

“Ah!” Jane coughs a bit. “Uh oh. I think I swallowed my gum.”

“HAAA!” Regina comes to the rescue and quickly punches Jane in the gut. Jane coughs, doubling over, before setting her jaw. “Is it out?”

Jane nods slowly. “... yep. Thank you,” she croaks.

“This gum's pretty good!” says Serafina.

“Yeah,” says Serina. “Ain't half bad.” Come on, guys!

Finally, they all disperse.

And all that's left is one packet just for you. Ugh, vultures. You look up however to see Griselda and Iris chewing on the gum. Iris nods slowly. “They are right, this is a very sweet gum. Though, I would not recommend chewing it during a fight, you may accidentally swallow it. A lady does not swallow gum.”

“Of course,” says Griselda. “Where'd you get this gum?”

“Eh, Jeep Jockey gave it to me.” Griselda smirks, quirking her brow. “What? What!?”

“Nothing.” Griselda snickers a little. “Come on. We better get to the stage.” With that, you tell Stack to run a last minute check on the tank, then leave with Griselda and Iris.

“How is Maria, have you met her yet?” You ask. The Maria you refer to is Maria Da Silva. She commands CMDR's NATO Tankery team. She's that spicy latina girl in the photos that you saw when you were briefed. Very attractive girl.

“I did last night,” says Iris. “When we were settling accomodations. She's very uh... listen, try not to take offense. But she has very little tact when it comes to things. She genuinely means well.”

“How bad could it get?” asks Griselda.

-

-

“Aha!” Maria Da Silva towers over all of you. Not as tall as Josephina, but still definitely tall and definitely busty as well. She eschews the khaki jacket in favor of a black tank top and a red armband on her left arm. “So this is the lovely little sister, Griselda, and her two lovely assistants! Iris, it's good to see you again, your tea was very sweet! And Elodie, such a body on you! Oooh!”

You squint a bit at Iris. She shrugs in response.

Griselda and Maria shake hands. “It's nice to meet you, Maria. Let's have a good match.”

“We shall! We'll give you a fight for sure! Especially for the student of the famous Gertrude Pool!”

“... excuse me?” Griselda's eye twitches a bit.

“Your older sister Gertrude taught you everything about Tankery, did she not?” asks Maria. Griselda slowly shakes her head. “Oh, my bad, I am so sorry!”

“It's it's okay,” Griselda mutters. “It's fine. Just- whatever...”

Maria frowns for a second, then smiles at you and at Iris. “Let us have a good match, yes?”

> Boast
> Neutral
> Polite

>>847568
> Polite

>>847568
>> Boast
"We're going to fuck you up !"

>>847568
>> Polite

>>847568
>Polite
As always.

>>847568
>Polite
We're here to kick ass and chew bubblegum and we only have one stick left.

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> Polite

“We shall,” you declare. “Good luck out there, Maria.”

“And good luck to you three as well.” Maria bows to you three, and you do the same. “Me and my girls shall not let you down.”

The Judges separate you three. “The match between Lafayette Girls Academy and Candido Mariano Da Silva Rondon University shall begin!” The crowd cheers, exploding with hype. “This is an elimination match. The team which renders all tanks on the opposing side inoperable will win the match! Let the match begin!”

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

>**GRISELDA POOL (M4A3E8 Sherman – 76mm M1A2 “Janus”)
> *ELODIE R. ZUMWALT (Cromwell III – QF 6-Pounder “Oliver”)
> *IRIS BLACKBOURNE (Churchill IV – QF 6-Pounder “James)
> “SUVOROV” (Panzer III Ausf. J – 50mm KwK 38 L/42 “Frederick”)
> SERAFINA MACZEK (M26 Pershing – 90mm M3 “Sokol”)
REGINA TANEY (IS-2m – D-25T 122mm “David”)
> DALIA EARNHARDT (M18 Hellcat – 76mm M1A2 “Mifune”)
> SERINA HILDEBRAND (Tiger II (P) – 88mm KwK 43 L/71 “Cub”)
> BENNY RODRIGUEZ (Panzer IV Ausf. H – 75mm KwK 40 L/48)
> JANE FOGERTY (Jagdtiger – 128mm PaK 44 L/55)

VS

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>>847840
[2/2]

> CANDIDO MARIANO DA SILVA RONDON UNIVERSITY
> Hometown: Sao Paulo, Brazil
> Motto: “Non ducor, duco.”
> March: Canção do Exército
> Commander: Maria Da Silva

>**MARIA DA SILVA (Mk VII Tetrarch – QF 2-Pounder w/LJ Adapter “Adios”) *ELITE*
> *MARISOL HERNANDEZ (Panzer II Ausf. L – 20mm KwK 38 “My Joy”) *ELITE*
> *YMIRA PILLA (Panzer II Ausf. L – 20mm KwK 38 “Boy Wonder”) *ELITE*
> *CHRISTIE SALAZAR (Panzer II Ausf. L – 20mm KwK 38 “Little Snakey”) *ELITE*
> MIMI ABREU (TKS-NKM – Nkm wz.38 FK “Longarm”) *ELITE*
> FRANCISCA TORRES (TKS-NKM – Nkm wz.38 FK “Polish Might”) *ELITE*
> NANAKO UESAKA (TKS-NKM – Nkm wz.38 FK “Ganbare”) *ELITE*
> LEILA DE SANTA (TKS-NKM – Nkm wz.38 FK “Paulo”) *ELITE*
> SORIYA ROSARIO (TKS-NKM – Nkm wz.38 FK “Honeybee”) *ELITE*
> SIMONE RODRIGUES (TKS-NKM – Nkm wz.38 FK “Apple”) *ELITE*
> GEMMA GOMES (L3/35 cc – Solothurn 20mm AT Rifle “Ernesto”) *ELITE*
> ARIANA GARCIA (L3/35 cc – Solothurn 20mm AT Rifle “Jimmy”) *ELITE*
> ALDA CARDOZO (L3/35 cc – Solothurn 20mm AT Rifle “Faman”) *ELITE*
> EVA LATOS (L3/35 cc – Solothurn 20mm AT Rifle “Red Sauce”) *ELITE*
> MANUELA “MANNY” MACHADO (L3/35 cc – Solothurn 20mm AT Rifle “Dead Blow”) *ELITE*
> SABINA “DOGGY” LOBO (L3/35 cc – Solothurn 20mm AT Rifle “Wolf”) *ELITE*
> ZITA RAMIREZ (L3/35 cc – Solothurn 20mm AT Rifle “Steel Heart”) *ELITE*
> LUCILLE MAGDALENA (L3/35 cc – Solothurn 20mm AT Rifle “Bartolo”) *ELITE*
> ISABEL SANTIAGO (L3/35 cc – Solothurn 20mm AT Rifle “Speedy”) *ELITE*
> INEZ RIOS (Sturmpanzer II Bison – 15cm sIG 33 “Allecto”) *ELITE*

-

-

You look over the map one more time as you observe surrounding landscape. Trees, trees as far as the eye can see. Lots of clearings in the forest as well. This is CMDR's hometurf that's for sure. And you will not let this discourage you or lure you into a false sense of despair. You'll win today, you know it. “Alright, everyone, we all know the plan?” you ask.

“Got it!” says everyone.

And with that, the flare shoots up. The match has begun.

“Jane.” Griselda calls over the radio. “Take point. Ellie, mobile element as usual, take Dalia this time, scout around our flanks.”

> COMMAND POINTS: 64 CP
> INTUITION: - 2 CP
> EXECUTE TACTICAL MANEUVER (Which?)
> ACTIVATE LOYALTY ABILITY (Which?)
> Deploy Smoke (3/3)
> APDS Shot (5/5)
> APCR Shot (5/5)
> Scout the north side.
> Scout the south side.
> Stay with the group.
> Other

>>847851
>Scout the south side.
There seem to be hills we can use to get a good view of TREES AND MORE TREES. Fuck jungles, man.

Also in b4 Predator references.

>>847851
>> Scout the south side.
Stick to the plab

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>>847851
> Scout the south side.
Assuming that we're sticking with this plan from last thread, and that by scouting the South side, we're scouting the Southern side of our advance, not the map in general.

>>847851
>This many Elite opponents
Pick them off one by one or we dead. And try not to get lured into an ambush

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> Scout the south side.

You stand turned out, leaning on the turret roof as you sidle your way through the woods. The Jagdtiger crushes fallen trees and brush beneath its tracks. Thankfully the ground today isn't too soft otherwise that big tank might sink into the ground here. You keep eyes to the south side open, with Dalia trailing behind with eyes to direct south, with you southeast. “Anybody see anything?” asks Griselda.

“Nada,” says Dalia.

“Nope,” you say.

“Alright. Keep alert-” You hear a loud banging sound.

“What was that?” you ask.

“Carver!” yells Griselda. “Don't touch that-” You hear another loud crashing noise. “Augh!”

“Sorry, sorry... I uh... I might've accidentally stopped the tank,” says Carver. “I'll just not do anything here.”

“You put her in as a co-driver?” asks Serina.

“I thought she could keep Luisa company!” Griselda explains.

You roll your eyes.

After what feels like half an hour of traveling through trees. You reach the clearing near the center of the map. You look out to the sky. Dust clouds, but very thin in their direction. They could be anywhere. Damn it. “Ellie, Iris, report.”

“We're fine,” says Iris. “Moving along nicely now.”

> COMMAND POINTS: 64 CP
> INTUITION: - 2 CP
> EXECUTE TACTICAL MANEUVER (Which?)
> ACTIVATE LOYALTY ABILITY (Which?)
> Deploy Smoke (3/3)
> APDS Shot (5/5)
> APCR Shot (5/5)
> Advise Griselda to stop and set up a defensive position.
> Allow the formation to keep moving.
> Other

>>848012
>> Advise Griselda to stop and set up a defensive position.
Not like she will listen anyway.

>>848012
>> Allow the formation to keep moving.
Move on ahead we need to take the hill to ensure the spg doesn't take it

>>848012
> Allow the formation to keep moving.
> INTUITION: - 2 CP
Not much else to do really.

They'll probably go for a bull horn style engagement. Not much we can do but walk into it and circle the wagons.

>>848012
> INTUITION: - 2 CP
> Allow the formation to keep moving.
They can only move so fast, we need to commit to our strategy, smash past them and tear up their rear positions, and only then take a defensive position.

>>848006
If it makes you feel better, the TKS's 20mm can only pen about 35mm of flat armour at 100m and it drops off pretty quick, while the Solothurn in the L3/35s can only do 40mm at the same range, and is down to 35mm at 300m, again against flat plates.

>>847851
> NANAKO UESAKA (TKS-NKM – Nkm wz.38 FK “Ganbare”) *ELITE*
Huh, didn't expect a Japanese tanker.
Also
> ZITA RAMIREZ (L3/35 cc – Solothurn 20mm AT Rifle “Steel Heart”) *ELITE*
No relation to Trudy's Ramirez, I assume?

>>848118
Japanese names are pretty common in Brazil

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> Allow the formation to keep moving.
> INTUITION: - 2 CP

“I say we keep moving. Those tankettes aren't sure to beat us to wherever we're going. And hopefully we can surprise them by bashing ourselves through the woods.”

“Right,” says Griselda. “Let's stick together. We get caught in the open, we're deadmeat.”

Your tanks move on through the clearing. As this happens, you take a moment to reflect on where the enemy might be. Considering the fact that there are dust clouds from their side of the field, they have moved. But considering the wideness of the cloud, they aren't moving in close formation. They might in fact be moving around your flanks.

If it comes to a situation where you're surrounded, things could get really ugly.

The Jagdtiger moves up to the next batch of trees. It rams its way through, playing some 80s song over its loudspeaker.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hq3Q3FfJkK4

“Jane, why are you playing music?” asks Griselda.

“Morale purposes,” Jane explains.

“We might be giving our position away though!” yells Serina.

“Yeah, several heavy tanks trying to be stealthy.” Suvorov seems a little pessimistic about that. The Jagdtiger continues trying to ram through the trees, slowing the entire column down for now.

“Ellie.” Griselda calls to you. “See anything?”

“Nope,” you say.

Iris says, “Maybe we should seek an alternate route. We're being slowed by the trees. This could be giving them time to surround us.”

> COMMAND POINTS: 62 CP
> INTUITION: - 2 CP
> EXECUTE TACTICAL MANEUVER (Which?)
> ACTIVATE LOYALTY ABILITY (Which?)
> Deploy Smoke (3/3)
> APDS Shot (5/5)
> APCR Shot (5/5)
> Iris is right. Try and find a way around the trees.
> Keep bashing through the trees.
> Other

>>848186
>Iris is right. Try and find a way around the trees.
Iris seemed to use her intuition

>>848186
> Iris is right. Try and find a way around the trees.

I'm a little worried about the fact that there's a distinct difference in location of our two forces. That could easily lead to one being bitten off before the other can reinforce them.

>>848186
>> Iris is right. Try and find a way around the trees.

>>848186
> INTUITION: - 2 CP
> Iris is right. Try and find a way around the trees.
> Other
Get the heavies onto the road and just try to make best time. Meanwhile, split Dalia and ourselves North and South to range in a screen, see if we can't spot some of the enemy team moving or at least triangulate some of those dust clouds a little better.

>>848186
>> Iris is right. Try and find a way around the trees.

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> Iris is right. Try and find a way around the trees.

“Iris is right, Griselda. I think we need to find a way around these trees so we can get moving.”

“Agreed. Alright uh...” You consult the map again. “Get the heavies on the road. I'll follow behind. Ellie, Dalia, split up north and south and screen us. If you see anything moving, you tell us, okay?”

“Got it,” says Dalia. “I'll head north.” You see Dalia's Hellcat move away from behind and go northbound. “Take south, Ellie. We'll cover these goons like sauce on spaghetti!”

The Jagdtiger takes a minute or two to reverse out of the woods, then starts moving down onto the road. As obvious as the road is, it's at least a fast way to move through these woods. For now, you have to consider that speed is of the upmost important. And momentum may just save you when it comes to blows. An ambush against CMDR is no longer a threat, it's an inevitability.

You and Dalia stay off the roads, taking some distance to screen against any incoming threats. You scan the woods, looking around.

Suddenly, you see some shifting leaves and trees to the south. “I got movement!” you say. “Something's out there!”

Griselda asks, “Anything, Dalia?”

“Nah,” says Dalia. You continue to observe. Nothing moves again in that direction. Maybe it was just the wind? Wait, there's no wind today. It had to have been a tankette of some kind.

> COMMAND POINTS: 62 CP
> INTUITION: - 2 CP
> EXECUTE TACTICAL MANEUVER (Which?)
> ACTIVATE LOYALTY ABILITY (Which?)
> Deploy Smoke (3/3)
> APDS Shot (5/5)
> APCR Shot (5/5)
> Blast those woods and suppress whatever's in there.
> Keep moving.
> Stop and wait to see what happens.
> Other

>>848372
>> Keep moving
Use the .50 cal and anti air machine guns to blast the area.

Do a drive by

>>848372
> INTUITION: - 2 CP
> Deploy Illumination Flares (3/3)
> Other
Move towards the movement, but off at an angle of about 40 degrees towards our main forces. The illumination flares might light them up a little better amongst the undergrowth or more likely, convince them they've been made and cause them to blow their cover. If we spot the enemy engage with the .50 and hull MG then put a HE round into them from the short stop.

>>848412
This works for me. Though I am nervous about where CMDR's rashness will lead them.

>>848372
>>848412
This

>>848372
>> Keep moving.
We won't lose to gorilla warfare. If these low caliber guns have any chance of penning us, it will be against a stationary target.

>>848372
>Blast those woods and suppress whatever's in there.
I wish we had incendiaries.

>>848508
We do, White Phosphorus smoke is for all intents and purposes an incendiary round, but it's unlikely whatever we spotted is still in that given position anyway. Firing first will only give away our own position and make us an easy target.

>>848524
Wasn't their morale relatively low? Fighting in a world on fire might disorganize them long enough for us to get the kills.

>>848550
The opposite, CMDR might drive dinky little tankettes with terrible guns, but they crap out more fighting spirit after lunch than most teams have in a season.

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> Other

“Josephina, left a little please.” She angles Oliver to the left, not fully towards the movement, but allowing you to creep slightly closer. “Stack. Light flares.”

She pops out of the loaders hatch, then fire the bomb thrower. The shot shoots up into the sky, then explodes a bright light over the woods. You grab your binoculars, taking a look at the movement. Hm... “What's the hold up, Ellie?” Griselda sounds a bit concerned.

“Nothing,” you say. “I thought I saw something.” You could've sworn...

Wait. You squint a little through the binoculars. You see something moving. It's a girl! She's wearing a camo tarp over her body and leaves wrapped around her helmet. She stands up, then looks directly at you. “Contact!” You drop the binoculars, and wheel the .50 around. You start spraying the woods. The column halts, surprised by your sudden attack.

“I got contact north too! Lots of them!” yells Dalia. You see the woods start to move as your rounds start peppering the brush. It's not just one tankette. It's two, no three!

Holy hell, it's got to be at least eight of them! But you can't tell their shape from the brush!

Suddenly, you hear a loud bang in the distance. “What was that!?” yells Serina. Suddenly, the column is enveloped in smoke. “GAH! I CAN'T SEE!” The Bison! It must have launched a smoke shell on you!

“What's going on!?” yells Serafina. “Where are they!? Let me at them!”

“I can't see, I can't see!” yells Jane.

“Everyone calm down!” yells Griselda. “Calm down!”

“They're advancing, I'm sure of it!” yells Dalia.

> COMMAND POINTS: 62 CP
> INTUITION: - 2 CP
> EXECUTE TACTICAL MANEUVER (Which?)
> ACTIVATE LOYALTY ABILITY (Which?)
> Deploy Smoke (3/3)
> APDS Shot (5/5)
> APCR Shot (5/5)
> FIRE AT ANYTHING, FIRE AT EVERYTHING!
> Retreat, retreat!
> Push through!
> Other

>>848584
>> Push through!
>> Use your .50 cal or anti-aircraft/co-axiel guns to keep them at arms length.

>>848584
> Push through!
Go go go!

If you were on the left, spray left and right sprays right!

>>848584
>Other
"Everybody calm the FUCK down!" Then
>Retreat, retreat!
If we shoot we risk blue on blue. If we push through someone will TK us.

>>848584
> Push through!
Tell Gris to keep the column moving forward along the road, no matter what, ironically if they stay collected the Bison's smoke will be more blessing than curse, CMDR won't realise what we're doing until we break the smoke. As for us, we should push to rejoin the column at flank speed, Dalia should too. Hold our fire until we get clean shots at these tankettes, maybe fake them out by pretending the .50's jammed, once they close up to get at our weak points, light 'em up, point blank.

The main thing is the column doesn't stop or retreat, we need to preserve our momentum.

> Push through!

“Josephina, push, push, push! We gotta get out of here and break through!”

“Yeah, yeah, let's-” Dalia is suddenly cut off.

> KO: DALIA EARNHARDT (M18 Hellcat “Mifune”)
> KILL CREDITED TO: EVA LATOS (L3/35 cc “Red Sauce”)

“Ah, balls to this paper thin armor! Come on!”

You hang onto the grip of the M2 Browning and swing it around again to face the incoming tankettes. As they close in, you realize they are in fact the TKS-NKMs, supported by a Panzer II and a pair of L3/35s! You spray at their advance, nabbing one of the L3/35s.

> KO: ARIANA GARCIA (L3/35 cc “Jimmy”)
> KILL CREDITED TO: ELODIE R. ZUMWALT (Cromwell III “Oliver”)

The L3/35s and the Panzer II speed past you as you keep on plowing through. “Keep pushing, keep pushing!” The Jagdtiger tries to push ahead to clear the way. It even fires a random shot to clear some of the smoke. But suddenly, a stray 2 Pounder shot from the side sheers off the right tread.

“We're immobilized!” yells Jane.

> MOBILITY KILL: JANE FOGERTY (Jagdtiger)

“Damn it!” The Pershing behind them stops them. Serafina yells at them. “Get going! We-” The IS-2 rams into the back of the Pershing. “Watch it!”

“What the hell is going on!?” Yells Regina. The Panzer III zooms around the build up, managing to breach out. You can't see where the Panzer IV, Griselda, or well... anyone besides you and Suvorov are. You keep spraying the woods.

“Load HE!” you command. Stack rams an HE shell down the breach. “Fire!”

The shot pierces through a tree, then explodes behind it. One of the L3/35s sails through the air from the explosion, disappearing into the smoke.

> KO: GEMMA GOMES (L3/35 cc “Ernesto”)
> KILL CREDITED TO: ELODIE R. ZUMWALT

“I can't fucking see!” yells Benny.

“Where's Griselda!?”

“I'm taking fire!”

“Calm down! Steady, everyone just-” Another shot from the Bison lands amongst the column, another smoke shell which keeps things blind for the column.

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>>848743
[2/2]

You grit your teeth, continuing to spray the woods. Everyone's voices are starting to bleed together in the panic. Alright, you have to break this-

Sparks fly as AT rounds plink and shoot against your turret. “Shit!” you shout. More hit the back of the turret. What the fuck- Another plinks against your hatch. Ah, fuck this! You turn down, and feel the tank rattle against the staccato beat of rounds. You take a look through the periscope.

Suddenly, you see sparks shoot, and you're on the wall. “Ah! What the fuck!?”

“I can't see anything!” yells Stack. “They're shooting out our vision ports!”

“I can't see, I can't see!” yells Josephina.

“Where is everybody!?” Winona cries.

“I can't fucking see where anything is!”

> YOU ARE BEING BUTTONED <
> Note: When buttoned, your tank will move at severely reduced speeds, and you are effectively blind until you break it. The AA Machine gun is unavailable and your main gun accuracy is severely reduced.

> COMMAND POINTS: 62 CP
> INTUITION: - 2 CP
> BREAK BUTTONING: - 15 CP
> EXECUTE TACTICAL MANEUVER (Which?)
> ACTIVATE LOYALTY ABILITY (Which?)
> Deploy Smoke (3/3)
> APDS Shot (5/5)
> APCR Shot (5/5)
> Break through into the smoke to try and rally the tanks.
> Keep pushing through and try and turn their flanks.
> Stay where you are and hope others make it through.
> Other

>>848754
Welp

> BREAK BUTTONING: - 15 CP

> Break through into the smoke to try and rally the tanks.

Gotta get everyone outta there.

>>848754
> Deploy Smoke (3/3)
> BREAK BUTTONING: - 15 CP
> Keep pushing through and try and turn their flanks.
> Other
Determination is literally the only option. Staying or falling back means we lose. Leave the Jagdtiger, it's basically invulnerable to anything other than the Tetrarch, and if it keeps that occupied for another shot or two, then that's a win in my book anyway. Iris can lead the heavies out.

And tell everyone else to clear the fucking net. If it's not a report, can it. Griselda's at the back of the column, she needs to take control of the situation back there and get them moving.

Smoke also works both ways, if we can calm down and communicate it will obscure us from their fire as much as blind us to their positions.

>>848754
>>848816
This!

>**GRISELDA POOL (M4A3E8 Sherman – 76mm M1A2 “Janus”)
> *ELODIE R. ZUMWALT (Cromwell III – QF 6-Pounder “Oliver”)
> *IRIS BLACKBOURNE (Churchill IV – QF 6-Pounder “James)
> “SUVOROV” (Panzer III Ausf. J – 50mm KwK 38 L/42 “Frederick”)
> SERAFINA MACZEK (M26 Pershing – 90mm M3 “Sokol”)
>REGINA TANEY (IS-2m – D-25T 122mm “David”)
> SERINA HILDEBRAND (Tiger II (P) – 88mm KwK 43 L/71 “Cub”)
> BENNY RODRIGUEZ (Panzer IV Ausf. H – 75mm KwK 40 L/48)
> JANE FOGERTY (Jagdtiger – 128mm PaK 44 L/55) (Mobility Kill)

vs

>**MARIA DA SILVA (Mk VII Tetrarch – QF 2-Pounder w/LJ Adapter “Adios”) *ELITE*
> *MARISOL HERNANDEZ (Panzer II Ausf. L – 20mm KwK 38 “My Joy”) *ELITE*
> *YMIRA PILLA (Panzer II Ausf. L – 20mm KwK 38 “Boy Wonder”) *ELITE*
> *CHRISTIE SALAZAR (Panzer II Ausf. L – 20mm KwK 38 “Little Snakey”) *ELITE*
> MIMI ABREU (TKS-NKM – Nkm wz.38 FK “Longarm”) *ELITE*
> FRANCISCA TORRES (TKS-NKM – Nkm wz.38 FK “Polish Might”) *ELITE*
> NANAKO UESAKA (TKS-NKM – Nkm wz.38 FK “Ganbare”) *ELITE*
> LEILA DE SANTA (TKS-NKM – Nkm wz.38 FK “Paulo”) *ELITE*
> SORIYA ROSARIO (TKS-NKM – Nkm wz.38 FK “Honeybee”) *ELITE*
> SIMONE RODRIGUES (TKS-NKM – Nkm wz.38 FK “Apple”) *ELITE*
> ALDA CARDOZO (L3/35 cc – Solothurn 20mm AT Rifle “Faman”) *ELITE*
> EVA LATOS (L3/35 cc – Solothurn 20mm AT Rifle “Red Sauce”) *ELITE*
> MANUELA “MANNY” MACHADO (L3/35 cc – Solothurn 20mm AT Rifle “Dead Blow”) *ELITE*
> SABINA “DOGGY” LOBO (L3/35 cc – Solothurn 20mm AT Rifle “Wolf”) *ELITE*
> ZITA RAMIREZ (L3/35 cc – Solothurn 20mm AT Rifle “Steel Heart”) *ELITE*
> LUCILLE MAGDALENA (L3/35 cc – Solothurn 20mm AT Rifle “Bartolo”) *ELITE*
> ISABEL SANTIAGO (L3/35 cc – Solothurn 20mm AT Rifle “Speedy”) *ELITE*
> INEZ RIOS (Sturmpanzer II Bison – 15cm sIG 33 “Allecto”) *ELITE*

9 vs 18

>>848754
>>848816
Also order the Jadtiger to clear the path with a HE round, kind of like a creeping barrage.

>>848816
I will admit I am stymied. This at least seems like something.

> BREAK BUTTONING: - 15 CP
> Deploy Smoke (3/3)
> Keep pushing through and try and turn their flanks.

“Smoke, smoke, smoke!” A smoke shell shoots up, dousing you in smoke cover. Enough time for the autocannons to stop laying waste to your hull. You look all around and it see numerous gashes and scrapes against the paint. Augh, that's horrible! “Josephina take us towards them!”

Oliver bursts out of the smoke. You buckle forward in the commander's chair. You hear a loud grinding noise. “What the hell!?” screams Stack.

You pop up again, then look down. Oliver is crushing one of the tankettes underneath his treads. The other tankettes turn, then see an opportunity. They start firing their autocannons at your now exposed bottom armor. You hear loud banging and scraping noises. “AH!” yells Winona. “WHAT'S GOING ON!?”

You hear something burst behind you. “What was that!?”

“The engine! They must have knocked something loose!” Stack explains. “Goddamn it!” You finish crushing the tankette, or crushing more rather just running over it and forcing it into the ground.

> KO: LEILA DE SANTA (TKS-NKM “Paulo”)
> KILL CREDITED TO: ELODIE R. ZUMWALT (Cromwell III “Oliver”)

The other tankettes charge in to near point blank range as you try to turn their flank from the south. They keep firing their autocannons at you, ineffectually as the shots explode and burst off your armor. You have to be careful not to get hit though! You duck down a bit, glaring at them.

Suddenly Suvorov bursts through the smoke. Her Panzer III pops one in the rear, sending it spinning out of control.

> KO: SORIYA ROSARIO (TKS-NKM “Honeybee”)
> KILL CREDITED TO: “Suvorov” (Panzer III Ausf. J “Frederick”)

“Got one!” yells Suvorov. Suddenly, an L3/35 rams it into her side. “Agh! What the hell!?” Another L3/35 does the same from the same side. They fire their Solothurns into her side armor, but the sloping and the angle manage to save Suvorov. “Shit! Get them, get them!”

> KO: ALDA CARDOZO (L3/35 cc “Faman”)
> KILL CREDITED TO: IRIS BLACKBOURNE (Churchill IV “James”)

“Everyone, rally together!” Griselda calls out on the radio. “Stop yelling, group up and push west, damn it! Jane, we're going to have to leave you, sorry!”
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>>848983
[2/2]

“It's fine, I'd leave me too!” says Jane.

“I'll lead the way. Serafina, come behind me.” Great, good. They're starting to rally.

You look back to see Suvorov. “Suvorov, you-” Suddenly, you're almost thrown out of the hatch. WHAT THE HELL!? You look forward to see an L3/35 willingly shoving itself underneath your treads. It's forcing your tank upwards. Goddamn it, they've lost their minds! Another L3/35 does the same for the other side. What the hell are they doing!? A third L3/35 and a TKS-NKM pop out of the bush from the front.

You look down. Your bottom's exposed. Oh. That's what they're doing.

> COMMAND POINTS: 47 CP
> INTUITION: - 2 CP
> BREAK BUTTONING: - 15 CP
> EXECUTE TACTICAL MANEUVER (Which?)
> ACTIVATE LOYALTY ABILITY (Which?)
> Deploy Smoke (2/3)
> APDS Shot (5/5)
> APCR Shot (5/5)
> Reverse!
> Forward!
> FIRE, FIRE, FIRE!
> Other

>>848985
> Reverse!

I assume they are propping up our front.

>**GRISELDA POOL (M4A3E8 Sherman – 76mm M1A2 “Janus”)
> *ELODIE R. ZUMWALT (Cromwell III – QF 6-Pounder “Oliver”)
> *IRIS BLACKBOURNE (Churchill IV – QF 6-Pounder “James)
> “SUVOROV” (Panzer III Ausf. J – 50mm KwK 38 L/42 “Frederick”)
> SERAFINA MACZEK (M26 Pershing – 90mm M3 “Sokol”)
>REGINA TANEY (IS-2m – D-25T 122mm “David”)
> SERINA HILDEBRAND (Tiger II (P) – 88mm KwK 43 L/71 “Cub”)
> BENNY RODRIGUEZ (Panzer IV Ausf. H – 75mm KwK 40 L/48)
> JANE FOGERTY (Jagdtiger – 128mm PaK 44 L/55) (Mobility Kill)

vs


>**MARIA DA SILVA (Mk VII Tetrarch – QF 2-Pounder w/LJ Adapter “Adios”) *ELITE*
> *MARISOL HERNANDEZ (Panzer II Ausf. L – 20mm KwK 38 “My Joy”) *ELITE*
> *YMIRA PILLA (Panzer II Ausf. L – 20mm KwK 38 “Boy Wonder”) *ELITE*
> *CHRISTIE SALAZAR (Panzer II Ausf. L – 20mm KwK 38 “Little Snakey”) *ELITE*
> MIMI ABREU (TKS-NKM – Nkm wz.38 FK “Longarm”) *ELITE*
> FRANCISCA TORRES (TKS-NKM – Nkm wz.38 FK “Polish Might”) *ELITE*
> NANAKO UESAKA (TKS-NKM – Nkm wz.38 FK “Ganbare”) *ELITE*
> SIMONE RODRIGUES (TKS-NKM – Nkm wz.38 FK “Apple”) *ELITE*
> EVA LATOS (L3/35 cc – Solothurn 20mm AT Rifle “Red Sauce”) *ELITE*
> MANUELA “MANNY” MACHADO (L3/35 cc – Solothurn 20mm AT Rifle “Dead Blow”) *ELITE*
> SABINA “DOGGY” LOBO (L3/35 cc – Solothurn 20mm AT Rifle “Wolf”) *ELITE*
> ZITA RAMIREZ (L3/35 cc – Solothurn 20mm AT Rifle “Steel Heart”) *ELITE*
> LUCILLE MAGDALENA (L3/35 cc – Solothurn 20mm AT Rifle “Bartolo”) *ELITE*
> ISABEL SANTIAGO (L3/35 cc – Solothurn 20mm AT Rifle “Speedy”) *ELITE*
> INEZ RIOS (Sturmpanzer II Bison – 15cm sIG 33 “Allecto”) *ELITE*

9 vs 15

>>848985
>> Forward!
> Deploy Smoke (2/3)
>Open up with the .50 Cal and hull gunner and co-axial to clear the path in front of us.

>>848985
>> Forward!

>>848985
> Other
Make a neutral turn, and rev the engine hard. Assuming one's wedged under each track, we should pop off the front of one, and when they think we're reversing and try to keep up they'll shoot past, leaving all our weight and torque on the other, which the track is trying to pull on. We'll probably slide off from the induced turn, and shear off it's gun mount and likely immobilise it in the process.

Then just pop the two other tankettes, .50 for the TKS and HE for the L3/35.

>>848985
>>849033
Changing my vote from this to >>849047
this.

But adding we use the hull and co-axiel machine guns to help clear the path or lay suppressing fire while we do this maneuver.

>>848985

I like this >>849047

>>848985
Um. I'm not a tank expert so I may be misunderstanding the weights here but wedging themselves under our treads sounds an awful lot like reckless endangerment.

>>849105
There have been much worse than this in the GuP universe.

>>849105
The team has a reputation for being wildly reckless, and with their numbers advantage it's a risk they can afford to take at least a few times, especially if it pays off.

>>849047
We might lose a track if it gets caught up but thats unlikely
>>849016
>Neutral turn

>>849114
Fair.
>>849122
I just thought it could very well be the kind of recklessness there are rules against.

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> Other

You communicate the plan to Josephina over the radio, and let the rest of the crew know what's going on. She starts a neutral turn on the two tankettes. With the loud revving engine, you slowly reverse off of one of the tankettes. It tries to keep up, but quickly shoots past from the momentum. The other is crushed outright from having to bear the weight alone, with its gun flattened and its suspension ruined as you pull off of it.

> KO: ISABEL SANTIAGO (L3/35 cc “Speedy”)
> KILL CREDITED TO: ELODIE R. ZUMWALT (Cromwell III “Oliver”)

The two tankettes who intended to pop your bottom armor proceed to rush you, now that their advantage is gone. “Oh no you don't!” You turn the turret around, blasting the both of them with a single HE round. You spray finish them off with .50 as they bounce and skip around on the ground.

> KO: MIMI ABREU (TKS-NKM “Longarm”)
> KILL CREDITED TO: ELODIE R. ZUMWALT (Cromwell III “Oliver”)

> KO: ZITA RAMIREZ (L3/35 cc “Steel Heart”)
> KILL CREDITED TO: ELODIE R. ZUMWALT (Cromwell III “Oliver”)

“Ha!” you yell. Suddenly you hear a loud bang from inside the tank. “What was that!?”

“It's the engine, I think those shots from last time put a number on it!” says Stack. Damn it! Come on, hold together!

> KO: “Suvorov” (Panzer III Ausf. J “Frederick”)
> KILL CREDITED TO: MANUELA “MANNY” MACHADO (L3/35 “Dead Blow”)

“We're down!” says Suvorov. “Give them hell!”

You can see Griselda and Iris move the tanks around the Jagdtiger, attempting to avoid the trees and thick brush where they can. “Stay calm, everyone!” says Griselda. “We're not out of it-”

An explosion propels the Panzer IV right into the back of the Jagdtiger, crushing the barrel and quite possibly knocking the engine loose.

> KO: BENNY RODRIGUEZ (Panzer IV Ausf. H)
> KILL CREDITED TO: INEZ RIOS (Sturmpanzer II Bison “Allecto”)

“Damn it!” yells Benny.

“They're rushing us again!” yells Serafina. The Tetrarch speeds past, along with the Panzer II as they close in with the heavies. Their formation starts to break up and waver once more. The Tetrach rolls up along the side of the Pershing and fires straight into the turret ring.

> KO: SERAFINA MACZEK (M26 Pershing “Sokol”)
> KILL CREDITED TO: MARIA DA SILVA (Mk VII Tetrarch “Adios”)

“NO! DAMN IT! NO!” screams Serafina.

> COMMAND POINTS: 47 CP
> INTUITION: - 2 CP
> BREAK BUTTONING: - 15 CP
> EXECUTE TACTICAL MANEUVER (Which?)
> ACTIVATE LOYALTY ABILITY (Which?)
> Deploy Smoke (2/3)
> APDS Shot (5/5)
> APCR Shot (5/5)
> Reverse!
> Forward!
> FIRE, FIRE, FIRE!
> Other

>>849256
> INTUITION (- 2 CP)
> FIRE, FIRE, FIRE!
> ACTIVATE LOYALTY ABILITY: LOCKDOWN (- 10 CP)
The engine's on its last legs, so we're probably done for one way or the other, but we're in a target rich environment and the Bison just fired. We've got at least 30 seconds to a minute of free firing, make 'em count.

Tell Griselda to get out and find that Bison, if its this accurate it must be close by, it'll target us next for sure, watch for the flash and hunt it down, Iris and the other heavies should keep pushing forwards we'll cover them as they pass.

>**GRISELDA POOL (M4A3E8 Sherman – 76mm M1A2 “Janus”)
> *ELODIE R. ZUMWALT (Cromwell III – QF 6-Pounder “Oliver”)
> *IRIS BLACKBOURNE (Churchill IV – QF 6-Pounder “James)
>REGINA TANEY (IS-2m – D-25T 122mm “David”)
> SERINA HILDEBRAND (Tiger II (P) – 88mm KwK 43 L/71 “Cub”)
> JANE FOGERTY (Jagdtiger – 128mm PaK 44 L/55) (Mobility Kill)

vs


>**MARIA DA SILVA (Mk VII Tetrarch – QF 2-Pounder w/LJ Adapter “Adios”) *ELITE*
> *MARISOL HERNANDEZ (Panzer II Ausf. L – 20mm KwK 38 “My Joy”) *ELITE*
> *YMIRA PILLA (Panzer II Ausf. L – 20mm KwK 38 “Boy Wonder”) *ELITE*
> *CHRISTIE SALAZAR (Panzer II Ausf. L – 20mm KwK 38 “Little Snakey”) *ELITE*
> FRANCISCA TORRES (TKS-NKM – Nkm wz.38 FK “Polish Might”) *ELITE*
> NANAKO UESAKA (TKS-NKM – Nkm wz.38 FK “Ganbare”) *ELITE*
> SIMONE RODRIGUES (TKS-NKM – Nkm wz.38 FK “Apple”) *ELITE*
> EVA LATOS (L3/35 cc – Solothurn 20mm AT Rifle “Red Sauce”) *ELITE*
> MANUELA “MANNY” MACHADO (L3/35 cc – Solothurn 20mm AT Rifle “Dead Blow”) *ELITE*
> SABINA “DOGGY” LOBO (L3/35 cc – Solothurn 20mm AT Rifle “Wolf”) *ELITE*
> LUCILLE MAGDALENA (L3/35 cc – Solothurn 20mm AT Rifle “Bartolo”) *ELITE*
> INEZ RIOS (Sturmpanzer II Bison – 15cm sIG 33 “Allecto”) *ELITE*

6 vs 12

>>849256
>>849321
This, but have the fucking JT launch a smoke bomb to cover us.

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>>849256
I'm gonna assume that there are numerous friendlies in the area and an unknown number of enemies.

Therefore I'm backing >>849321 for maximum shooting

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>>849256
What >>849321 sounds most prudent.

Basically do this.

>>849256
>> Deploy Smoke (2/3)
>>849376
If the Jadtifger can't throw a smoke bomb, when have us do it.

The longer we are alive the more damage we can inflict if what Danon says is true.

>>849321
Now or never. If we can bring down 5-7 tanks in a swoop we do it.

And I am okay with either the Jag or us firing smoke like>>849415 suggests. It shall be such a death knell. Make it happen!

>>849474
> It shall be such a death knell
Now all I can think is Elodie growing a Theoden beard
> "Come Jane, let this be the hour when we load shells together!"

> INTUITION (- 2 CP)
> FIRE, FIRE, FIRE!
> ACTIVATE LOYALTY ABILITY: LOCKDOWN (- 10 CP)

“Griselda, get that Bison, it must be close! We'll try and kill as many of them as we can!” you yell.

“Got it!” Griselda rolls forward. Iris follows behind along with Serina and Regina. “Follow us!” The tankettes burst out of the smoke again, TKSs, L3/35s, and the Panzer IIs.

“Start stacking shells!” The tank holds up for a second, then you quickly begin grabbing shells from the stowage racks and placing them into ready position. Stack as well starts to grab multiple shells for loading. “Winona, fire at everything! Fire at will!”

Your six pounder opens up on the nearest target. An L3/35. It goes flying from the shot, flipping onto its side. The two crewmembers go falling out, then hurry to try and right back over again. “Shit!” yells Winona. Stack loads in a new shell. Another shot. This time it finds a weak point, sending it flipping onto its top, with the crewmembers running for safety.

> KO: LUCILLE MAGDALENA (L3/35 cc “Bartolo”)
> KILL CREDITED TO: ELODIE R. ZUMWALT (Cromwell III “Oliver”)

Winona fires another round. This time it finds one of the Panzer II tanks as it tries to pursue the heavies.

> KO: YMIRA PILLA (Panzer II Ausf. L “Boy Wonder”)
> KILL CREDITED TO: ELODIE R. ZUMWALT (Cromwell III “Oliver”)

Another round. This shot flies against a TKS-NKM. It goes flipping end over end.

> KO: NANAKO UESAKA (TKS-NKM “Ganbare”)
> KILL CREDITED TO: ELODIE R. ZUMWALT (Cromwell III “Oliver”)

“We're doing good, we're doing good!” you say. Another round fires. The tankette it was meant for brakes, dodging it. “There, now!” Another shot. This time it flips onto its side, hit in the suspension.

> KO: SABINA “DOGGY” LOBO (L3/35 cc “Wolf”)
> KILL CREDITED TO: ELODIE R. ZUMWALT (Cromwell III “Oliver”)

You hear a loud bang from the engine, and suddenly black exhaust fumes come seeping into the tank. “What's that noise!?”

“Ah, it's the engine, it's starting to die on us!”

> KO: JANE FOGERTY (Jagdtiger)
> KILL CREDITED TO: MARIA DA SILVA (Mk VII Tetrarch “Adios”)

[1/2]

>>849519
I mean, not going to lie. I did kind of word it like LoTR. Shame Ellie isn't a theatrical type.

>>849562
[2/2]

"Welp," says Jane. "I'll play us out."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKhTk0IynHM

“Shit, it's Maria!” yells Serina. The King Tiger and the IS-2 turn to face her as she comes in from behind. Her Tetrarch immediately charges right at them, suddenly swerves left around the IS-2. “Shit, crossfire!”

The IS-2's turret traverse is too slow.

> KO: REGINA TANEY (IS-2m “David”)
> KILL CREDITED TO: MARIA DA SILVA (Mk VII Tetrarch “Adios”)

The engine explodes again. “Fuck, fuck!” Stack is covered in black grease and oil. “I can't save the engine, we're going to lose her!”

Your intuition chooses now to kick in. Maria's making mincemeat of the heavies with her lighter and more agile tank. If it comes to it, she probably can and probably is trying to solo the remains of the team! Damn it!

> COMMAND POINTS: 35CP
> INTUITION: - 2 CP
> EXECUTE TACTICAL MANEUVER (Which?)
> ACTIVATE LOYALTY ABILITY (Which?)
> Deploy Smoke (2/3)
> APDS Shot (5/5)
> APCR Shot (5/5)
> Focus on the last tankettes.
> Fire on Maria and hope to god you hit.
> Other

>>849577
I remember 'Nona having a sniping ability. Does she, or am I crazy? If she does, use the CP to have her snipe Maria.

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>>849577
> Fire on Maria and hope to god you hit.

Go HE. Even if we don't kill, we might give someone else a clear shot. Also light her up with the MGs. Even with friendly fire, it won't hurt our team

>>849577
> Fire on Maria and hope to god you hit.
> Other
Here comes the Hail Mary (if you'll pardon the pun), load HE, set time fuse to minimum delay, aim at the ground just short of her. It's an old British trick from North Africa to get more use out of 6-pounder HE against AT guns and the like. The round will skip up off the ground then an instant later, detonate mid-air, essentially jury-rigging an airburst round.

She might be able to dodge a shell, but she sure as shit can't dodge all the fragmentation from an airbursting round. The Tetrarch has 5mm of top armour, even with an applique kit, we'll turn her engine deck and turret roof into swiss damn cheese. If by some miracle she survives, pop the top and hose her down the with the .50 before we kick it, and keep the 6-pounder firing as long as we can.

>>849577
>Fire on Maria and hope to god you hit.
RNGesus deliver us!

>>849597
Winona has her Target Weakpoint ability which is only available once you unlocked her loyalty or overcharged her MORALE.

>**GRISELDA POOL (M4A3E8 Sherman – 76mm M1A2 “Janus”)
> *ELODIE R. ZUMWALT (Cromwell III – QF 6-Pounder “Oliver”)
> *IRIS BLACKBOURNE (Churchill IV – QF 6-Pounder “James)
> SERINA HILDEBRAND (Tiger II (P) – 88mm KwK 43 L/71 “Cub”)

vs


>**MARIA DA SILVA (Mk VII Tetrarch – QF 2-Pounder w/LJ Adapter “Adios”) *ELITE*
> *MARISOL HERNANDEZ (Panzer II Ausf. L – 20mm KwK 38 “My Joy”) *ELITE*
> *YMIRA PILLA (Panzer II Ausf. L – 20mm KwK 38 “Boy Wonder”) *ELITE*
> *CHRISTIE SALAZAR (Panzer II Ausf. L – 20mm KwK 38 “Little Snakey”) *ELITE*
> FRANCISCA TORRES (TKS-NKM – Nkm wz.38 FK “Polish Might”) *ELITE*
> NANAKO UESAKA (TKS-NKM – Nkm wz.38 FK “Ganbare”) *ELITE*
> SIMONE RODRIGUES (TKS-NKM – Nkm wz.38 FK “Apple”) *ELITE*
> EVA LATOS (L3/35 cc – Solothurn 20mm AT Rifle “Red Sauce”) *ELITE*
> MANUELA “MANNY” MACHADO (L3/35 cc – Solothurn 20mm AT Rifle “Dead Blow”) *ELITE*
> SABINA “DOGGY” LOBO (L3/35 cc – Solothurn 20mm AT Rifle “Wolf”) *ELITE*
> LUCILLE MAGDALENA (L3/35 cc – Solothurn 20mm AT Rifle “Bartolo”) *ELITE*
> INEZ RIOS (Sturmpanzer II Bison – 15cm sIG 33 “Allecto”) *ELITE*

vs

>**MARIA DA SILVA (Mk VII Tetrarch – QF 2-Pounder w/LJ Adapter “Adios”) *ELITE*
> *MARISOL HERNANDEZ (Panzer II Ausf. L – 20mm KwK 38 “My Joy”) *ELITE*
> *CHRISTIE SALAZAR (Panzer II Ausf. L – 20mm KwK 38 “Little Snakey”) *ELITE*
> FRANCISCA TORRES (TKS-NKM – Nkm wz.38 FK “Polish Might”) *ELITE*
> SIMONE RODRIGUES (TKS-NKM – Nkm wz.38 FK “Apple”) *ELITE*
> EVA LATOS (L3/35 cc – Solothurn 20mm AT Rifle “Red Sauce”) *ELITE*
> MANUELA “MANNY” MACHADO (L3/35 cc – Solothurn 20mm AT Rifle “Dead Blow”) *ELITE*
> INEZ RIOS (Sturmpanzer II Bison – 15cm sIG 33 “Allecto”) *ELITE*

4 vs 8

>>849649
Right, it was from when her morale was overcharged. Thanks, Schteel.

>>849597
She does. But her morale isn't high enough to use it and we haven't completed loyalty.

>>849633
I just hope this works. Please please work.

>>849577
>> Fire on Maria and hope to god you hit.
>>849633
This but use LOCKDOWN one more time.

We have to take her down so use up more shots.

> Fire on Maria and hope to god you hit.
> Other

“I got an idea! Stack, HE, minimum delay!” She nods, hurrying to set the time fuse. “Winona, aim just ahead of Maria!” The turret traverse around. Come on, come on. You pop out of the hatch and fire .50 caliber straight at the Tetrarch, to prod it to go where you want. It turns on a dime, coming to face you directly. There we go. “Fire!”

The shot skips across the ground, then bursts overhead over of the Tetrarch. The shrapnel digs into the top armor, and you see a black cloud of smoke burst from the engine. There! You keep on spraying the Tetrarch as it tries to swerve out of the way, but to no avail. It pops its top, swerving out of control. But not before sniping you as it dies.

> KO: ELODIE R. ZUMWALT (Cromwell III “Oliver”)
> KILL CREDITED TO: MARIA DA SILVA (Mk VII Tetrarch “Adios”)

> KO: MARIA DA SILVA (Mk VII Tetrarch “Adios”)
> KILL CREDITED TO: ELODIE R. ZUMWALT (Cromwell III “Oliver”)

You sigh, stepping out of the hatch. The other tankettes zoom past you now that you're no longer threat, straight at the heavies. Serina's heavy HE round pops one of the tankettes, sending it flying end over end.

> KO: EVA LATOS (L3/35 cc “Red Sauce”)
> KILL CREDITED TO: SERINA HILDEBRAND (Tiger II (P) “Cub”)

Winona climbs out of the hatch as well, sighing. “Well, we gave it our best shot.” The tankettes circle around the heavy tanks, defeating their turret traverses. Griselda blasts away with her .50, smashing one of the tankettes apart.

> KO: FRANCISCA TORRES (TKS-NKM “Polish Might”)
> KILL CREDITED TO: GRISELDA POOL (M4A3E8 Sherman “Janus”)

Stack pumps her fist. “Come on, Griselda, finish what we started!”

> Cheer, she can do it! She can still do it!
> Remain quiet and optimistic.
> “It's over.”
> Other

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>>849893
> Other
Thumbs up. Whether they spot it or not's irrelevant, they know we're behind them all the way.

>**GRISELDA POOL (M4A3E8 Sherman – 76mm M1A2 “Janus”)
> *IRIS BLACKBOURNE (Churchill IV – QF 6-Pounder “James)
> SERINA HILDEBRAND (Tiger II (P) – 88mm KwK 43 L/71 “Cub”)

vs

> *MARISOL HERNANDEZ (Panzer II Ausf. L – 20mm KwK 38 “My Joy”) *ELITE*
> *CHRISTIE SALAZAR (Panzer II Ausf. L – 20mm KwK 38 “Little Snakey”) *ELITE*
> SIMONE RODRIGUES (TKS-NKM – Nkm wz.38 FK “Apple”) *ELITE*
> MANUELA “MANNY” MACHADO (L3/35 cc – Solothurn 20mm AT Rifle “Dead Blow”) *ELITE*
> INEZ RIOS (Sturmpanzer II Bison – 15cm sIG 33 “Allecto”) *ELITE*

3 vs 5

>>849893
> Cheer, she can do it! She can still do it!

Well of course she can.

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>>849893
>Cheer, she can do it! She can still do it!

Give Griselda all the support we can. She needs it. Not just to win but in general. She's gotta feel down right now with that opening remark by Maria.

>>849893
>> Remain quiet and optimistic.

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>Cheer, she can do it! She can still do it!
Have a GuP torii for motivattiin

>>849893
>Cheer, she can do it! She can still do it!
Flash her your boobs if you have to!

>>849954
anon eloidie is not lewd so stop

> Cheer, she can do it! She can still do it!

“Come on, Griselda!” you yell. “Hold what you got, let's go!”

“Yeah, get 'em, GrisGris!” screams Winona. “Wooo!”

The tankettes continue to weave in and around the formation of tanks. The Panzer II drifts around the Sherman, blasting a burst from its 20mm autocannon at the turret and forcing Griselda to turn down into her tank. The King Tiger turns it turret, trying to track the targets as they run around and about. Iris tracks the tankettes a bit more efficient, turning her tank on the spot when needed. She fires one shot, blasting one of the tankettes.

> KO: SIMONE RODRIGUES (TKS-NKM “Apple”)
> KILL CREDITED TO: IRIS BLACKBOURNE (Churchill IV “James”)

Yes, just a few more! Come on!

Suddenly, you hear another loud bang. This time shot impacts the King Tiger directly, blasting the engine to pieces and knocking the turret off balance. “We're hit!” yells Serina.

> KO: SERINA HILDEBRAND (Tiger II (P) “Cub”)
> KILL CREDITED TO: INEZ RIOS (Sturmpanzer II Bison “Allecto”)

Shit. Shit. Shit!

The Panzer II and the L3/35 continue to dance rings around the remaining tanks. Griselda pops out of her tank again, trying to get her .50 turned around to blast them, but again the Panzer II fires another burst. Iris reverses back, trying to get the gun turned around on the Panzer II. But the much more nimble Panzer II continues to dance around the Churchill's rear, using the big heavy as a shield against Griselda. “Griselda, just shoot! Forget about me!” yells Iris.

“I can't hit you! Just move out of the way!” yells Griselda. Griselda gets out of the turret, this time more intent on blasting the Panzer II again. The Panzer II again moves forward once more. “There, now-” The burst from the autocannon fires.

And Griselda falls out.

…

The tanks freeze in place, the judging devices quickly locking all tank functions.

> A CREWMEMBER HAS BEEN INJURED <
> THE MATCH HAS BEEN PAUSED <

[1/2][

>>850084
[2/2]

Oh dear God no. You all jump out of the tank. “Griselda!” you scream. The Panzer II tank commander gasps in surprise, also hopping out. Ambulances quickly move in on sight to treat. Luisa and Yuno are already out of the tank, treating to Griselda. “Oh my God!” you yell. “Griselda, are you okay!?”

Griselda groans, holding her arm. “I'm fine, I'm fine!” she says. Luisa holds up a medkit, preparing to treat the arm. “Get away from me!” She pushes Luisa back.

“Griselda!” The Panzer II commander pushes past you. “I am so sorry! I- I was aiming for your turret, I didn't mean to hit you!”

“I'm fine! Fuck it!” She punches her injured arm, yelping in pain, trying to stay stiff. “Just- let's get back in our tanks and finish this, damn it!” The Judges arrive, hopping off their trucks. Griselda hurries to try and climb back into the tank, but cries out in pain and only manages to fall to the ground.

“Griselda!” The Chief Judge calls out to her. “Griselda, just stay put. We have a doctor coming.”

“I'm fine!” Griselda starts bursting into tears. “It's just a bruise! Just let me keep playing!”

> “You heard her, let's finish the match.”
> “Griselda, you're hurt, we need to look at your arm!”
> Other

>>850106
>“Griselda, you're hurt, we need to look at your arm!”

This is no longer about winning.

>>850106
>“You heard her, let's finish the match.”

>>850106
> “Griselda, you're hurt, we need to look at your arm!”

Fuck, no more for now dammit.

>>850106
> “Griselda, you're hurt, we need to look at your arm!”
She blatantly can't continue the match, it could even be broken.

>>850106
>“Griselda, you're hurt, we need to look at your arm!”
What did we just say about your stupid pride?!

>>850106
What exactly are the rules involved here?

If play does resume, tell the two to split up already. They can't shoot the light tanks in close quarters, get away from each other and shoot the other's light tank problem.

>>850187
If the injured crewmember cannot continue, the match will continue regardless (in the case of tank commanders, tradition dictates the loader is promoted to temporary TC).

>**GRISELDA POOL (M4A3E8 Sherman – 76mm M1A2 “Janus”)
> *IRIS BLACKBOURNE (Churchill IV – QF 6-Pounder “James)


vs

> *MARISOL HERNANDEZ (Panzer II Ausf. L – 20mm KwK 38 “My Joy”) *ELITE*
> *CHRISTIE SALAZAR (Panzer II Ausf. L – 20mm KwK 38 “Little Snakey”) *ELITE*
> MANUELA “MANNY” MACHADO (L3/35 cc – Solothurn 20mm AT Rifle “Dead Blow”) *ELITE*
> INEZ RIOS (Sturmpanzer II Bison – 15cm sIG 33 “Allecto”) *ELITE*

2 vs 4

>>850106
>> “Griselda, you're hurt, we need to look at your arm!”
We're fucked if we do, and fucked if we don't

She's going to want our head on a plate if we have her removed. It'll be worth it, but still.

>>850106
>“Griselda, you're hurt, we need to look at your arm!”

Maaaan I am pissed off. So so much. Guess we're going to be stuck in the wild card game regardless now.

This just sits so fucking poorly. Like we were hurtling towards an inevitability.

With that said. Griselda's health must take first priority.

Who knows. Maybe they'll let Carver or someone in her tank lead the end of the match and we pull a miracle.

Rolled 15 (1d20)

i know there is no dice in schteel quest but rolling for carver pulling a miracle win

>>850198
Could Ellie sub for her? Is that allowed? It would at least get Grisgris to get her arm looked at with minimum fuss.

> “Griselda, you're hurt, we need to look at your arm!”

“Griselda, please! You're hurt, we need to look at your arm!”

Griselda grits her teeth, growling. “I said... I'm fine!” she cries. She wipes some tears off her cheeks, clutching her left arm. “Just let me play for fucks sake, I can do it!” The doctors come over with a portable wheelchair.

“Griselda.” Iris steps up. “Get in the wheelchair. Please don't make this worse than it needs to be.”

Griselda can't even form words now, sobbing in both pain and utter devastation. The doctors help her into the wheelchair. She's quickly carted away to the Dodge WC ambulance truck. The Chief Judge turns to Griselda's crew. “Will you still play or will you forfeit? You must promote a tank commander if you wish to keep playing.”

Yuno nods. “Erm.” She turns to Carver, who awkwardly stands around. “Carver-san. Please take command.”

“Wh- what!? I don't-”

“Why can't I take command?” you ask.

The Judge tells you, “You're a commander of a knocked out tank. We don't allow that. Injury substitutions come from within the tank, not outside of it. That's just how things are done.”

“I've, I've never-...” Carver.

Luisa says, “She'll do it.”

“But-” Carver coughs, clearing her throat. “I don't-” You all look at her. “... okay, I will.”

The Chief Judge nods, checking her watch. “Let the match resume then. Crews of the KO'd tanks, please report to the emergency trucks to be evacuated. We will resume within five minutes.”

With that, you all very quietly watched the rest of the match from the trucks. With Carver now in command of Griselda's Sherman, you hoped that maybe, just maybe, things would go right for once. Maybe CMDR will let up since Griselda was injured, maybe Carver will prove her worth and show she can be an effective tank commander.

Once the match resumed. Carver in a panicking fit and unable to figure out what to do in the face of the tankettes was nearly immediately taken out by the Bison.

> KO: HADLEY CARVER (M4A3E8 Sherman “Janus”)
> KILL CREDITED TO: INEZ RIOS (Sturmpanzer II Bison “Allecto”)

Iris to her credit, attempted a rally. She eliminated one of the tankettes, then eliminated the Panzer II that knocked Griselda out of the fight.

> KO: MANUELA “MANNY” MACHADO (L3/35 cc “Dead Blow”)
> KILL CREDITED TO: IRIS BLACKBOURNE (Churchill IV “James”)

> KO: CHRISTIE SALAZAR (Panzer II Ausf. L “Little Snakey”)
> KILL CREDITED TO: IRIS BLACKBOURNE (Churchill IV “James”)

Unfortunately, it was not enough.

> KO: IRIS BLACKBOURNE (Churchill IV “James”)
> KILL CREDITED TO: INEZ RIOS (Sturmpanzer II Bison “Allecto”)

> ALL OF LAFAYETTE GIRLS ACADEMY'S TANKS HAVE BEEN RENDERED INOPERABLE
> CANDIDO MARIANO DA SILVA RONDON UNIVERSITY IS VICTORIOUS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jh9pUvaP4AA&index=14

> MATCH MVP
> + 45 ALL-STAR POINTS

> - 20 MORALE TO ALL CREWMEMBERS

[1/2]

>>850365
[2/2]

-

-

The tank commanders gather together to discuss Griselda as you walk to the ambulance. “This was our fault,” says Regina. “We didn't do enough. We should've had this one in the bag.”

“Well, who was the one saying we had this in the bag for over a week!?” yells Serina.

“Now, now,” says Iris. “Let's not start fighting. Griselda wouldn't want that. A lady does not shift the blame on others. This was as much my fault as it was everyone's today. Today, we let ourselves down, and we let Griselda down.”

“Iris is right,” you say. “Let's just apologize. And hope we can take it the next day. CMDR's a poor school, they won't be able to field a team like this tomorrow, we'll get them then.” Everyone shrugs and mutters in agreement. You arrive at the ambulance, where Griselda sits being treated by the Doctor. She stares at the ground, her face blank, her cheeks still wet with tears. “How is it?”

“Minor sprain,” says the Doctor. “Along with a nasty but relatively shallow cut. She'll need a week of recovery then she'll be fine. Try not to let her exert herself and make sure you keep ice on the bicep, that's where the sprain is. I'll grab a sling for her.” The doctor allows you some time for all of you to talk with Griselda when he leaves.

“Griselda.” You bite your lip. “We-” She holds up a hand, silencing you all.

“This was my fault, I'm sorry,” she says. “We'll get them tomorrow though.”

…

“Bullshit!” yells Serafina. “Come on, Griselda! This was on us for crying out loud!” Griselda looks at Serafina in surprise and shock. “We should've done more, we could've done more! And we didn't! Yell at us, spank us, punish us! Don't just mope and blame it on yourself! You do nothing but get us where we need to go, but it's up to us to do things around here! We underestimated CMDR, we thought we were going to steamroll them, but they almost steamrolled us! The only reason we didn't get bulldozed was because of Ellie and because you rallied us! And we still failed! Don't you get that!?”

“I-...” She sighs, looking down at the ground.

> “Serafina, quiet. It's okay.”
> “She's right you know.”
> “It's all of our faults, just accept that.”
> Other

>>850373
>“She's right you know.”

>>850373
> Other
Hug. Gently.

So does MC have officially Trude jinx powers?

Fuck me, it ended down to trude powers.

>>850373
>“She's right you know.”

And a hug.

Updated Team with new killcounts, not sure if I should note Gris as 'injured' she gonna be good for tomorrow or by rest it for a week do they mean she's out for the rest of this week's set? http://pastebin.com/bUU2v0z8

>>850373
> “She's right you know.”

>>850373
>“She's right you know.”
Can't put all the blame on your own shoulders, Griselda.

>>850431
Injured crewmembers are out for as long as they need to heal. So she'll be out for tomorrow's match as well.

>>850439
Okiedoke, I'll update the pastebin with that information.

>>850373
>“She's right you know.”
>Hug

I am still quite upset about this. But I like that the team knows what is up. And most importantly of all. I am pleased that Serafina says it. She continues to show the quality that I believe that she has.

>> INEZ RIOS (Sturmpanzer II Bison – 15cm sIG 33 “Allecto”) *ELITE*

> “She's right you know.”

You step up closer to Griselda and look back at the tank commanders. All of them are genuinely remorseful. “She's right you know.”

Griselda rubs her arm a little, feeling the bandage covering it up. “Yeah. She is.” Griselda motions Serafina closer, then looks her dead in the eye. “Serafina, thank you very much for saying all that, alright?” Serafina nods. “Strange, I... you're the last person I'd have expected that speech from.”

“I've learned a lot the past two months,” says Serafina.

“Yeah.” She looks over at Carver, who desperately tries not to look like she's on the verge of tears. Griselda's gaze however makes a few drops sneak out of her eyes. “Carver, I'm sorry that the responsibility got thrown at you. I should've tried a bit harder to prepare you for this.” She nods, unable to say much else. “And to you guys, thank you. All of you.” Griselda stands up. “You're right, but you're wrong as well. You guys are the best crews I can ask for. Don't beat yourselves up today, let's try and look to tomorrow.” Griselda looks to you, then wraps her good arm around and pulls you in for a hug. “Thank you, Ellie.”

“You're welcome.” Griselda sighs, resting her head on your shoulder.

“Griselda!” The tank commanders part to reveal just who arrived. Gertrude. “Griselda, are you okay!?” She rushes through everybody, her eyes filled with worry. “Oh my God, I-”

“Gertrude.” Griselda shakes her head. “Please, it's- it's not as bad as it looks.”

“Are you sure!?” Gertrude takes Griselda's arm, looking at it. “My God... oh. Dad's gonna flip his shit! Griselda, we-”

“It's fine...” She takes her arm back, rubbing it a bit. “Everyone, just give us a minute.” You nod, and motion the tank commanders to disperse.

You walk along with Iris as the sun begins to set on the day. “It's going to be hard tomorrow,” she says.

> Boast
> Neutral
> Polite

>>850373
>> Other
"Dammit, that's enough. We made a bad plan, executed it poorly, and got our asses handed to us for it. Commanders, on me. We are doing a debreifing. No more blame games. Everyone else, go get out of the heat."

>>850572
>> Polite
And give Carver quick drill afterwards.

>>850572
This >>850573

>>850572
>Polite
"A lady does not let difficulty faze her."

>>850573
Seconded

>>850572
> Boast
"It's always been hard Iris, hasn't stopped us yet."
Ask her who some good candidates would be for filling in for Gris. Maybe her RO or Loader? We don't have any other crew with particularly leadership talent but the etiquette girls at least bring discipline and cool heads.

>>850572
>> Polite

I don't like the write in

>>850572
> Polite

We can do a briefing tomorrow. It will be more effective if we do.

>>850682
I disagree, we have to plan something soon.

> x2 M3A1 Stuart
> x5 TKS
> x1 L3/35 cc (ELITE)
> x 6 L3/35
> x1 Type 97 Te-Ke
> x2 Type 95 Ha-Go
> x1 Panzer III Ausf. N (ELITE)
> x1 Sturmpanzer II Bison (ELITE)

> Polite

“A lady doesn't let difficulty faze her.” Iris nods at that, taking a sip of her tea. “Tomorrow, we should debrief, try and find out what went wrong, and try to fix it before the match.”

“Of course,” says Iris. “I suppose we should consider trying to find a replacement for Griselda then by tomorrow?”

You quirk your brow. “Can't Carver do it?”

“Honestly speaking, I have very little faith in Carver. She isn't a bad person, but she's too raw. We've thrown tank commanders into the role before with little training before. But they had people to rely on, to help them along during the process. All Carver has is Griselda's crew. They're not the most talkative bunch,” Iris explains. “I could perhaps allow one of my girls to take the role.”

“Let's talk about it tomorrow,” you say. “For now, let's just try and rest, okay?” Iris nods slowly, then takes another sip of tea and turns to leave. “And Iris.” She turns back. “It's always been hard. But it hasn't stopped us yet, okay?”

She smiles a little. “Of course. On then, Elodie.” She turns back around and leaves you.

You fold your arms, sighing deeply.

Please, God. For the love of all that's holy, let tomorrow be easier.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpnVwq8Yb8c

That's it for tonight's LGA2. Hopefully you'll get CMDR tomorrow. And I hope you all enjoyed regardless.

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See you next time.

Highlights:

- LGA: Elodie R. Zumwalt narrowly escapes Wedge and Stick maneuver by four tankettes, earns three kills in the process.

- JWC: JWC deploys newly restored Ardeer Aggie prototype, which eliminates both Meryl Hoffmeister and a friendly light tank behind it in a single blast.

- SGC/ZES: Rosehip and Mei Xiang duel for twenty five minutes in urban cityscape. Duel ends with Mei blasting a nearby building and collapsing rubble onto Rosehip's Crusader tank, as the very last kill of the match with Mei as the sole survivor.

- RHMA: Dix Hauser earns fifteen kills in a single day, with ten kills in ten minutes earning the win against GWMA.

>>850802
Thanks for the fun, boss.

>>850802
Thanks for the run, catch you tomorrow Schteel.

>>850802
Still very sour about the result. But I suppose it was always going to be like this. Felt it ever since the series win last week.

Don't even want to know about JWC any more than the highlights. I know enough to know what the final week will bring. Unless Meryl pulls a miracle, of course.

Turning to happy things. I am sure Ellie is getting closer and closer. And at the very least, I imagine that she continues to gain a devout following. Still hope to meet a rather "normal" fan soon. Would be swell. Also hope she'll earn a nickname from her fans.

End of the day though, great thread GS. I am feeling the frustration, so you did good. Hope we can pull it off tomorrow.

>>850802
Still feel the end was very overly dramatic and slightly poor in execution to put it politely, it was still a 'fun' game. thanks for the run.

Too bad Griselda didn't get back in the tank. That would have been a beast move.

>>850802
Thanks for running.

>>850802
That Ardeer is a casualty just waiting to happen. I can feel it in my bones.