> Saturday, June 27th, 2015
SITUATION: http://pastebin.com/ziMsX6th
MECHANICS: http://pastebin.com/49M2eE8Z
THE RULES: http://pastebin.com/BEsprkBZ
THE TANK: http://pastebin.com/sJsgig6B
THE DIVISIONS: http://pastebin.com/xCQZAdqU
“Everyone clear on the plan?” asks Griselda. The now six-crew strong team has assembled by LGA’s reserved spot in the Spectator’s Fair, where all of you were sitting on tables eating food and drinking as much water as possible (it gets incredibly hot and sweaty inside of a tank, hydration is important). You all nod, shrug, or just remain quiet with no questions. “… M’kay. Well, if anyone has any questions, refer to me or refer to Elodie.”
Regina Taney, the leader of the new crew “Naval Studies Rescue” leans over towards you. “Do you happen to know how to assemble two-piece ammunition in the IS-2?”
Iris raises a finger as well. “How do you propose the Churchill climb up the left flank to overlook Route 15? Did you want us moving towards that location quickly or should we just take our time? I don’t imagine we’ll be very fast.”
“Can we discuss how FUCKING AWESOME US armor is?! The M26 Pershing, the M4A3E8s, all that jazz!?” asks Patton. Suvorov looks at her gunner strangely. “What!? You’re the Napoleonic one, you shouldn’t even know what the fuck tanks are!”
Winona browses her phone as she sits next to you, smirking. “A couple of guys on the Skycraft team wanted to know if you’re single~!” she says in a singsong manner. OH YOU KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT FUCKING QUESTION AND SHE SURE AS HELL DOES TOO.
> Answer everyone’s questions, they did ask you after all.
> Point to Griselda, she said to refer to her first.
> Other
>>47234963
>Have Gris-Gris handle Regina and Irina while Elodie answers Patton and Winona.
>>47234963
>> Point to Griselda, she said to refer to her first.
>>47234963
Support this >>47235035
>>47234963
>>47235035
Sure, support.
>>47234963
>Have Gris-Gris handle Regina and Irina while Elodie answers Patton and Winona.
> Other
You point to Griselda. “Regina, Iris. Go to her.” They both nod, quickly moving on over. “Patton, uh, we could probably discuss American armor some other time?” Patton nods, brushing her skirt down happily as she awaits her turn. “And as for you, Winona-“
“I’m already texting them that you have a boyfriend.” Winona, please. “His name is Oliver.” Winona, PLEASE. “And he’s a big strong man, who’s strong, loud, fast, and delightfully British!” PLEASE, WINONA. She holds up her phone.
“I swear to God, if you send that, I will kill you,” you say.
“Aw, it’s fine!” She raises the text, smiling smugly. You roll your eyes. Honestly.
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With the Q&A done, you and your crew are exploring around the Spectator fair. Seeing as how this is stateside, a lot of people have come around, probably from nearby cities like New York, Philadelphia, Boston, and all others in the New England area. “Alright.” Winona rubs her hands, taking a deep breath. “We’re the boss, we’re the boss, we’re the boss, we’re the boss right here!”
“Nervous?” asks Stack as she chews into some pink fluffy cotton candy.
“No, hell no!” says Winona. “I just gotta psyche myself up a bit!” She bounces in place, pressing her lips together. “Yeeee, we’re gonna do this! We’re gonna do this!”
Ingrid says, “You look nervous.” Winona turns her nose away from Ingrid haughtily. “Just saying.”
[1/2]
>>47235439
[2/2]
Josephina taps your shoulder, getting your attention. “Elodie. Is that who I think it is?” All five of you turn your eyes to see.
Standing at one of the booths, dressed in a gray bomber jacket topped with the Heinlein crest on the sleeve, mixed with a white blouse and black shorts is a tanned girl with black wavy hair. She matches the photo alright. She folds her arms, waiting for her turn at one of the Fair’s attractions, an airgun range. “Yep,” you say. “Dix Hauser.”
“Huh, smaller than I expected,” says Stack.
“You’re one to talk,” says Ingrid. Stack nudges her, silencing Ingrid.
As she waits, she turns her head, then sees the five of you standing there like a bunch of idiots. “Well, howdy!” she says happily. She waves you all over. “I’ve seen ya before!” She holds out her hand to you. “I’m Dix. You and me are fighting this afternoon. Y’all look pretty sharp in those uniforms of yours, compared to mine.” She tugs on the leg of her shorts, exposing a bit of her thighs. “I’d honestly prefer those skirts, way more airy. So what’s up with y’all? I wanna know more about you in particular uh…" She seems to have trouble remembering your name. "... Melody? Am I close?"
> Boast
> Neutral
> Polite
>>47235455
>> Boast
>>47235455
>> Polite
Close enough, Dix.
>>47235455
> Polite
>>47235512
THE CUTEST TANK EVER MADE
>>47235455
> Polite
I'm posting with my name today, why not. Also I have two surprises for you anons today, you're very lucky.
>>47235455
>Polite
> Polite
“Elodie,” you correct her gently. “My name is Elodie, Dix. So, yeah, you were close.”
“Ah!” She thumps her head with her fist, sticking her tongue out. “My bad, Elodie! But yeah, listen, I’ve caught wind of your accomplishments, even hear that Griselda is having a good time too. Actually, Griselda is partially why I’m here.”
“What, really?” you ask. Really? What did Griselda do?
“I was in Middle School last year, saw Griselda on the big screen duking it out in the ITL. She had some rough starts I think, but I think she’s a good commander.” She tugs your sleeve brings you closer, smirking at you. “Between you and me, I’m actually kind of honored to be facing a Pool. It’s not often you get to do this kind of stuff in Tankery. Don’t tell her I said that.”
“Noted,” you say. You look to your crew. “Oh, um, this is my crew. Winona.” Winona smiles, nodding. “Ingrid, Stack.” Ingrid and Stack nod as well, smiling politely. “And Josephina.” Josephina as well nods, towering completely over Dix.
“Wow!” Dix looks up at Josephina, making her blush intensely and look away. “You’re a big unit!”
“U- um, th- merci?” says Josephina confusedly.
Dix folds her arms. “Well, it’s nice to see you, Elodie. Tell Griselda I look forward to facing her.” Dix checks her watch, and her eyes widen. “Aw, nuts. I gotta check in with some of my crews. Have some fun before the match, alright?” She bounces past the lot of you. “The tanks are gonna be real sad if y’all are sad, that’s how it goes!” And with that, she jogs away.
Winona nudges you. “So, you’re the boss. Where do you want to go?”
> Find some people at the bleachers.
> Go find Griselda.
> Have some fun in the fair.
> Other
>>47235813
> Find some people at the bleachers.
>>47235813
> Have some fun in the fair.
>>47235791
How gay is it ?
>>47235813
>Go find Griselda.
>>47235813
> Have some lewd at the fair
Schteel, answer me on twitter so I know whether I can post tanks or not.
>>47235897
As gay as five girls jammed into a hot, sweaty compartment for hours on end.
>>47235897
As gay as two tank turrets touching.
>>47235951
oi, no lewds allowed
>>47235967
This lewd enough for ya?
>>47236106
>>47236106
How indecent!
>>47236106
Which reminds me which is stronger? A 75mm American or a 6 pounder British?
>>47236189
The 6 Pndr (57mm) is actually stronger in the armor-penetrating capability. The American 75mm M3 was designed for more all around HE and AP capability, which the 6 Pndr does not have (HE rounds were kind of meh in lower calibers.)
>>47236189
Well, a 6 pounder is something like 57mm, so theoretically the 75mm.
However, the 6pdr was primarily an AT gun while the 75mm was, iirc, a primarily HE-firing cannon.
So basically, Elodie's cannon has more force when firing, but Griselda's is a bit larger and fires more... explosively.
>>47236230
>>47236272
You're saying the pounder is on top?
> Have some fun in the fair.
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“Aw, lookitthelittlegoat!” Winona and even Ingrid are mesmerized by the fair’s own little Panzer Pets. They petted the little beast on its hairy little head as it chewed on some grass. All that was really getting to you though was the smell. Jesus fucking Christ it smelled like something died and got shat out the end of an elephant in this petting zoo. How do children stand this!? “Heee! He’s chewing on grass, what a little numpty!”
Stack and Josephina however were busy playing around with a pig rolling around in dirt. Stack especially was taking it kind of… “Stack!” you call. “Y- you don’t need to roll around in the mud with the pig!”
“Aw, don’t be such a buzzkill!” Stack wipes some mud off of her face, grinning happily. Her uniform, everything on her looks dreadful.
“Stack-“ Ugh, you’ll just get her a new uniform before the match starts. You check your watch.
Oh shit, it starts in an hour.
“Elodie!” You look over to see Denise rolling towards the petting zoo fence in her Kettenkrad. Oh, salvation, thank you. You run on over, leaning on the fence towards her. “Elodie! I made it to your match!” She gives you a thumbs up. “Hehe!” She looks over to see your crew busy dirtying themselves up by playing with animals. “What’s with the-“
A cow moos as it comes towards you. “Er- that’s- let’s not talk about it.” You hear it chewing loudly in your ear as it breathes over your shoulder. Um. A little privacy?
“Well, I just wanted to say Good luck and have fun, or as they say in the Starcraft scene uh…” She reaches into her pocket and pulls out a phone. “… GL, HF!”
> Boast
> Neutral
> Polite
>>47236288
The 6pdr is more energetic and forceful on enemy armour.
>>47236349
> Boast
>>47236349
> Polite
Anyway since Schteel gave me the okay I'm going to give you your presents, anon: The command tanks for Gagetown and Heinlein!
Now, some of you might notice that the art style is a little different from mine, and that's because these were done by a mate of mine. I did a little editing and put the crests on, but the actual tanks were his. Great guy.
In any case, first we have Gagetown's command tank, a Firefly.
>>47236465
Such sexy curves
>>47236491
If you like curves, you ain't seen nothing yet. Because next we have Heinlein's Sherman Jumbo!
>>47236349
>Boast
I kinda want to see Elodie say something really stupid here that will bite her in the ass/embarrass her if they don't claim points of Heinlein.But will totally boost morale if they do lose
>>47236548
Bah gawd
The further lewd adventures of Elodie and Griselda.
>>47236713
stop it
I SAID STOP IT
>>47236349
> Neutral
>>47236728
Only when I run out of ideas to make shitty five minute edits.
>>47236230
>>47236272
I understand, still the 75mm M3 is better then the Qf 75mm gun though right?
> Boast
“Uh, thanks Denise!” You snap your fingers, smiling at her. “But I won’t need luck. I got the best crew in the world, and we’re commanded by the younger sister of one of the most renowned tank commanders in the world. What could go wrong?”
Denise flips through her phone. “Actually, it says here it’s 6 vs. 20.” Oh. “They’re deploying 5 Pershing’s today actually.” Oh. “Also, something about a really fast Jumbo tank, whatever that is?” OH. FUCK. “But hey, if you’re confident, I’m confident! I like that!”
“Y-… yeah,” you say. “Thanks, Denise.”
“I’m off!” She salutes, then speeds away.
… oh fuck.
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You meet at the stage. Instead of a big railway gun carriage serving as the big screen TV, a more dedicated platform for a variety of TVs was built for the Tankery matches in North America. You six commanders of LGA stand across from the twenty that will be facing you.
Griselda leans closer to you. “I’m so sorry, I would’ve thought Dix had been sporting.”
“It’s fine,” you whisper. “Not the first time we’ve had to be outnumbered.”
“Yeah, in a flag battle!” Griselda grits her teeth, tapping her foot incessantly.
> “Look, we’ll do our best. You just lead us.”
> “Don’t worry, I’ll carry us.”
> “Let’s just go this over with.”
> Other
>>47237024
>> “Look, we’ll do our best. You just lead us.”
>We have a good plan, the commanders are the key and if we can take out as many of their good tanks as we can, we'll have a better chance at the flag match.
>>47237024
> “Look, we’ll do our best. You just lead us.”
>>47237024
>“Uh, thanks Denise!” You snap your fingers, smiling at her. “But I won’t need luck. I got the best crew in the world, and we’re commanded by the younger sister of one of the most renowned tank commanders in the world. What could go wrong?”
>
>Denise flips through her phone. “Actually, it says here it’s 6 vs. 20.” Oh. “They’re deploying 5 Pershing’s today actually.” Oh. “Also, something about a really fast Jumbo tank, whatever that is?” OH. FUCK. “But hey, if you’re confident, I’m confident! I like that!”
THIS IS WHY ELODIE DOESN'T INTO CONFIDENT
> Other
"Come what may, you can count on all of us to perform our very best. Do not sell us short, and we might just surprise you.".
>>47236862
I will fully admit that I am biased, but I think that (at least in Tankery) the 6pdr is overall superior to the 75mm.
>>47237024
> “Look, we’ll do our best. You just lead us.”
>>47237024
>“Look, we’ll do our best. You just lead us.”
>>47237024
>>47237074
True, but every once in a while I'd like to see her have a lapse in judgement.That and I hoped that we could have our own Anglerfish Dance moment. To soften her up a bit. Another day perhaps.
I'll back this though, in addition to adding.
>I have faith
To give Gris-Gris a little bit of calm to her. Seeing as we're a bundle of nerves.
>>47237100
Eh maybe to the QF 75mm, but the American 75mm M2/M3, had superior armor penetration at least at 100 meters.
>>47237155
As I said, biased. Comet-chan is my waifu.
>>47237192
But iirc that is not a QF 75mm but is a QF 77mm do where does the 6 pounder come into play>?
>>47237242
Anon, please. I as explaining I was biased towards the 6pdr (though I still believe it's slightly superior) because of my affection for British tanks.
>>47237192
Mah Nigger
Comet Tank best Tank.
>>47237293
But the British Tanks aren't that great though IIrc, at least the early cruisers weren't.
>>47237388
You my nigga, 77mm of sex
>>47237406
Now listen here fucko, British tanks are great. Just look at this fucker, this was the fuckin' tank that held Africa.
> “Look, we’ll do our best. You just lead us.”
“We’ll do our best, Griselda,” you say. “Just lead us. I have faith.”
Griselda pouts at you. “You’re not making me feel confident.”
You sigh. “Tell you what, if we lose, I’ll do something funny for you.” She squints at you. “… what, I can do funny stuff.” She continues to stare at you, skeptically. “That’s if we lose of course.”
The Judges line up between your lineups. “This battle between Lafayette Girls Academy and Robert A. Heinlein Military Academy will be an Elimination Battle! Here are your starting lineups!”
> LAFAYETTE GIRLS ACADEMY
> Hometown: Norfolk, Virginia
> Motto: “Dum vivimus, vivamus”
> March: Lafayette Girls Academy March
> Commander: Griselda Pool
> **GRISELDA POOL (M4 Sherman – 75mm M3)
> *ELODIE R. ZUMWALT (Centaur I – QF 6-Pounder)
> IRIS BLACKBOURNE (Churchill IV – QF 6-Pounder)
> “SUVOROV” (Panzer III Ausf. J – 50mm KwK 38 L/42)
> SERAFINA MACZEK (M26 Pershing – 90mm M3)
> REGINA TANEY (IS-2m – D-25T 122mm)
> VS
>>47237508
[2/2]
> ROBERT A HEINLEIN MILITARY ACADEMY
> Hometown: Charleston, South Carolina
> Motto: “Exitus Acta Probat”
> March: Dixie/Klendathu Drop
> Commander: Diana “Dix” Hauser
> **CPT. “DIX” HAUSER (M4A3E8 Sherman – 76mm M1 “Dutch”)
> *SGT. “FRIAR” BENSON (M4A3E2 Sherman – 75mm M3 “Cobra King) (LEGENDARY)
> CPL. “AUNTIE DOT” MURDOCH (M26 Pershing – 90mm M3 “San Quentin”)
> CPL. “KITTY” DANSON (M26 Pershing – 90mm M3 “Alcatraz”)
> CPL. “BUTTERCUP” YELICH (M26 Pershing – 90mm M3 “Atlanta”)
> CPL. “ROSIE” STARK (M26 Pershing – 90mm M3 “Attica”)
> CPL. “BLUE” JACKSON (M26 Pershing – 90mm M3 “Folsom”)
> CPL. “SNOWIE” CUTHBERT (M45 Pershing – 105mm M4 “Rikers”)
> *SGT. “DEE DEE” KASPEROFF (M4A3E8 Sherman – 76mm M1 “Buchanan”)
> CPL. “SWEETUMS” TALBOT (M4A3E8 Sherman – 76mm M1 “Griswold”)
> CPL. “STRIPESY” POSEY (M4A3E2 Sherman (76) – 76mm M1 “Trumbull”)
> CPL. “LACEY” WILCOX (M4A3E2 Sherman (76) – 76mm M1 “Rucker”)
> CPL. “POLKA DOTS” MCGEE (M4A3E2 Sherman (76) – 76mm M1 “Benning”)
> *SGT. “RED” PULLER (M24 Chaffee – 75mm M6 “Nova”)
> CPL. “ROCK” MORGAN (M24 Chaffee – 75mm M6 “Harvard”)
> CPL. “REX” GAGE (M24 Chaffee – 75mm M6 “Hampton”)
> CPL. “LEGS” SMITH (M24 Chaffee – 75mm M6 “Columbia”)
> *SGT. “BLAST” HARDING (M8 Scott – 75mm M3 Howitzer “Alabama”)
> CPL. “GRIZZLY” JENSON (M8 Scott – 75mm M3 Howitzer “North Dakota”)
> CPL. “KODIAK” FENTON (M8 Scott – 75mm M3 Howitzer “Arizona”)
“Let us begin the match at once!”
Dix nods to you all. “Good luck, y’all! You’ll need it!”
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Pffft, you’ll need it. You examine the map once more. Route 15 is a big chokepoint. Only real way around it is either over the big rises (not an option for the Pershings, at least not in timely fashion) or all the way around to the river. Both will be impractical, unless Dix proves herself to be patient.
[2/3]
>>47237564
[3/3]
“Right, the idea is that one of us is bait,” says Griselda. “Elodie, assign someone to draw in Dix’s forces through Route 15. Wait for my mark.”
> You
> The IS-2
> The Churchill IV
> The Panzer III
> The M26 Pershing
>>47237476
Against the Italians maybe, but with the German Panzer III and even short barrel 75mm Panzer IVs were more then a match for it. Especially the 2 pounder variants.
If your tank had to be replaced with america's stopgap (M3 Lee/Grant) and British crews enjoyed them more then tanks made by the motherland then you know it's not all that.
>>47237564
We are going to lose so hard.
>>47237578
>> You
You guys, should have bought the camo for the Cromwell.
>>47237592
No one wanted to buy upgrades, so that was our fault.
>>47237581
The Lee was a good tank though. Not the best, but a perfectly acceptable tank until the US could get the flaws with the M4 ironed out.
>>47237578
Based on the huge ridge, you'd think the Pershing would be decent bait, right? Forgive my ignorance, I can be convinced by a different option, if people explain it.
>Pershing
>>47237643
It was but I'm just saying that British tank development especially their cruiser branch was not very good, at least the early variants and your saying it held the line it Africa.
It didn't. The M3 Lee/Grant, and the Lend Lease Shermans did..
The Crusader was just a beating stick for the Italians.
>>47237653
We're acting as bait the Pershng is relatively slow, iirc compared to the Cromwell. We just need a hit a run to lure the tanks into the ridge.
>>47237578
> You
>>47237683
In defense of British tank development, I'm going to point out that the Churchill tank was actually a perfectly serviceable tank in North Africa. It even scored the first kill against a Tiger I in the western front. In all other situations, it performed admirably as well.
>>47237683
It was though, anon. The Crusader (and its other marks including the Coventer and pic related) were an important part of British tank development.
So, best guess, they'll lead with the Legendary Jumbo so our Ambush doesn't work.
However, if we were to use our Gunners perk to score a mobility kill when the point is at its chokeiest....
>>47237752
Well, we do have that nice skill that Winona has, maybe we'll see some use out of it today.
>>47237785
Yeah, thats what I meant
>>47237728
Yeah, but i didn't say anything bad about the Infantry branch of tank development, only cruiser.
The Churchill, was an Infantry tank not a Cruiser tank.
Also kill is debatable, it was more disabled then knocked out, since none of the rounds actually penetrated and only disabled the turret of the tiger iirc.
>>47237733
it's important sure (your shifting the goal posts), to show what not to do when developing a tank, (being slightly hyperbolic) However, it is true that Cruisers didn't held the line it was the Infantry tanks that held North Africa.
Crusaders (at least the early variants) and other early cruisers, were so-so or not very good.
Even the Coventer that you mentioned was never really used other then test trials. Is it important for British tank development, sure. But was it a good tank, not really considering the opposition.
>>47237578
>You
Pedal to the metal.
>>47237564
As an aside, love the nicknames for everyone. The girls are going to need some nicknames at some point. Not just Stack and Suvarov
Personal favourites are Polka Dots and Sweetums
>>47237860
My apologies anon, I didn't mean to shift any kind of posts. That post was meant to be an addendum. Indeed, the original post about the Crusader was mostly meant to be a joke! One you, uh, didn't get, clearly.
Either way, British tanks are my waifus, how about we leave it at that?
>>47237578
> You
>>47237952
The nicknames were very much something to come up with.Stripesy, Lacey, and Polka Dots especially.
>>47237998
>claims not to be lewd
>writes stories about young nubile girls groping each other and calling each other lewd nicknames
>>47237960
>Indeed, the original post about the Crusader was mostly meant to be a joke! One you, uh, didn't get, clearly.
If that was the case, fine but when you mentioned that you held bias for British tanks and they are your 'waifu' then say they held North Africa.
Kind of hard to pick out the joke.
> You
“We’ll take the middle road and draw them in as best we can. Everyone know the plan?” you ask.
“Yep!” says everyone.
“Good. Let’s roll.” Your tank starts rolling up Route 15. “Josephina, cruise speed, I want to be able to stop on a dime.”
“Oui!” she reports. You look down into the turret to see her leaning to the left to accommodate her somewhat excessive height. You motion to Ingrid, who leans over and lifts up her driver’s hatch. “Oh, merci beaucoup, Ingrid!”
Stack readies an AP round between her arms. “Oh boy, being the bait!” Stack grins madly, bouncing in her seat. “Oh boy, oh boy, I love being the bait! We’ll bait them and outsmart them! Haha!” Winona as well bites her lip, ready in the gunner’s seat.
Right, you’re going up Route 15 and about flying at a steady 40 miles an hour. As you come up to their side of the field though…
> COMMAND POINTS: 53 CP
> INTUITION: - 2 CP
> EXECUTE TACTICAL MANEUVER (Which?)
> TARGET WEAKPOINT: - 10 CP
> Come to their side slowly and cautiously.
> Speed on through, speed is armor.
> Other
>>47238036I'm like Mr. Diddles. I'm a champion at lewd but also ashamed of it. I have two watches on because it's always time to be lewd.
>>47237998
Leaves little to the imagination, doesn't it.
I kinda want Ellie to regain a nickname again. Only this time she'll have earned itAnd she'll have no right to complain if she earns it this weekend
>>47238063
>Come to their side slowly and cautiously.
>>47238063
>> Come to their side slowly and cautiously.
The goal is to take out one of their commanders.
>>47238063
> INTUITION: - 2 CP
We've got oodles of these points!
>>47238063
> INTUITION: - 2 CP
We want to bring them in, and my instincts say slow, to give our team time to prepare the trap.
>>47238063
>> Come to their side slowly and cautiously.
> Come to their side slowly and cautiously.
>>47238063
> Speed on through, speed is armor.
>>47238117
Save them for the Magic shots. anon. Iirc they cost like 10 each.
> Come to their side slowly and cautiously.
“Take us in cautiously now,” you declare. Oliver starts slowing down, his tracks clattering to a creeping pace. You lean on the back of the turret hatch, while Stack pokes her head out of the loader’s hatch, grinning happily. “Hey, who said you could turn out?”
“I can’t wait!” Stack bounces up and down. Ugh, you can’t contain that enthusiasm.
“This is Serafina!” You look back down the road. “Me and the IS-2 are in position at the end of Route 15!”
“Me and Suvorov are still climbing,” says Iris.
“Same,” says Griselda.
Alright, fine. Hopefully they’re at least halfway. They should be halfway.
But as you creep around the corner, you turn your head.
To meet a wall of five Pershing tanks, with fifteen other US tanks behind them, no more than two-hundred meters away and closing fast.
> COMMAND POINTS: 53 CP
> INTUITION: - 2 CP
> EXECUTE TACTICAL MANEUVER (Which?)
> TARGET WEAKPOINT: - 10 CP
> Deploy Smoke (3/3)
> RUN
> STAND YOUR GROUND
> Other
>>47238434
>Intuition -2
The girls aren't ready. Can we take out one Pershing and start running with Smoke? Or is it too soon. Intuition help us.
>>47238434
> RUN
>>47238434
What? They just went STRAIGHT at us?
Awesome.
> TARGET WEAKPOINT: - 10 CP
Track the leading tank then get the hell outta there!
>>47238434
> INTUITION: - 2 CP
>>47238434
> TARGET WEAKPOINT: - 10 CP
> Run
Track and Run
>>47238434
>> INTUITION: - 2 CP
>>47238472
>>47238551
We can;t run, we have to buy time.
We should use smoke to hide how many tanks there are.
>>47238480
why the leading tank, this is not the position where we want to trap them.
I'm off to bed. Don't fuck up, anons.
>>47238652
They're still in a relatively open area so they can still move around the disabled tank.
Our team isn't in position yet so a quick shot to slow them down seems appropriate.
>>47238683
yeah but smoke or standing your ground will do something well.
>>47238785
Smoke doesn't really stop them and standing our ground against all that seems unwise.
> INTUITION: - 2 CP
> TARGET WEAKPOINT: - 10 CP
> RUN
“Winona, hit them! Hit them hard!” The Six-Pounder fires. The shot disintegrates against the coaxial machine gun port of the lead Pershing, sending it rolling forward to a stop. The other tanks immediately plow and ram into the back of it, clueless of its status. “There’s our window, run, run, run!” The tank reverses back around the corner, then pivots around. “A little hustle, Josephina!”
“I am trying!” she shouts. Once the tank is facing south, she immediately floors it and speeds Oliver down the route.
“How’s everyone?” you ask. “Please tell me you guys are in position!”
“The Churchill has arrived. Panzer III is still climbing.”
“We’re still moving up the mountain, but you should be able to get a decent ambush set up!” says Griselda. Okay, okay, some things are going right.
But you can’t help but be a little suspicious. There’s no way Dix would actually run all of her tanks into one area. Unless she plans on smashing you through sheer numbers alone.
And in different directions. Oh Jesus, please don’t let that be a thing.
> COMMAND POINTS: 41 CP
> INTUITION: - 2 CP
> EXECUTE TACTICAL MANEUVER (Which?)
> TARGET WEAKPOINT: - 10 CP
> Deploy Smoke (3/3)
> Rally south with the Pershing and the IS-2
> Rally west with the Churchill and the Panzer III
> Rally east with the Sherman
> Other
>>47238859
> Rally east with the Sherman
>>47238859
> Deploy Smoke (3/3)
Smoke 'em!
>>47238899
how and why?
>>47238859
No stuns or problems from the tanks running into each other Schteel?
>Rally with Griselda
>>47238916
Mind games
>>47238859
>Rally east with the Sherman
They're most likely going to flank West
>>47238859
> Rally east with the Sherman
>>47238946
Agreed, they can probably get a few of their tanks down 554 and onto Skyline.
>>47238859
> Rally east with the Sherman
>>47238967
Wouldn't surprise me if King Cobra is there
>>47238967
Pretty sure they're going to split up on all 3 routes.
>>47239014
Definitely a possibility, but I expect the most focus west, they have to cross Susquehanna to really get any purchase east, and that'll take a lot of time, unless of course they just say fuck roads and just ride the ridge until they hit Armstrong.
> Rally east with the Sherman
“Griselda, we’re going to link up with you! Josephina, take a left onto Armstrong road now!” The Cromwell starts skidding to a halt, and you hear a very worrying grinding noise. The tank vibrates beneath you as it suddenly screeches to a halt to make this sharp left turn. “… what was that?”
Stack nudges your leg, and you look down at her. “That was the suspension! Remember what Oleg said, it’s still pretty fragile even with all the improvements!” Ugh, when is that gonna get fixed! Hell, at least if you didn’t improve it you might’ve thrown the track altogether. And nobody wants that. With a left turn, you start riding up the high road up the mountain towards Griselda’s position. You pull out your binoculars, and look north northwest.
And coming into view coming around the corner are four Pershings, in a flying V-formation down the road, followed by the Shermans. The Pershings turn their turrets up as you climb up the road. “Hug the ridge, Josephina!” She bears right, right as the Pershing’s start firing at you. Shots splat against the rocky ridge, shooting some debris down on your tank. Nothing it can’t handle, nothing it can’t handle, please handle it, Oliver for God’s sake.
You take another look. You blink. That’s odd, you could’ve sworn the Chaffees were there when you saw them first.
Fuck, wait, they must be taking a different route! “Griselda, the Chaffees aren’t taking Route 15!” You take another look. “And I don’t see Cobra King either, they must be flanking!”
“I see it on the map, it’ll take them ages to get around, we can still beat them here!” says Griselda. “Iris, do you have a shot!?”
“We do, firing.” The Churchill on the west ridge fires down, nailing a Pershing in the side of its turret.
> KO: CPL. “ROSIE” STARK (M26 Pershing “Attica”)
> KILL CREDITED TO: IRIS BLACKBOURNE (Churchill IV)
[1/2]
>>47239333
[2/2]
“First kill of the day,” says Iris.
The Pershing’s hulking wreck slows to a crawl, forcing the other tanks to slow down in the chokepoint.
But to your surprise, they start reversing and form a strange form of defensive line, kind of like chevrons or a zipper. They cover their engine blocks with each other’s, and angle their frontal armor at a slant relative southwards instead of directly facing either side. “Oh fuck, they were ready for this!” says Griselda.
“We’re moving in!” says Serafina.
> COMMAND POINTS: 41 CP
> INTUITION: - 2 CP
> EXECUTE TACTICAL MANEUVER (Which?)
> TARGET WEAKPOINT: - 10 CP
> Deploy Smoke (3/3)
> Grab the shovels and start digging the tank in
> Fire down at them, score as many kills as possible
> Other
> SERAFINA’S INITIATIVE: Move in and engage
> Overturn? Y/N
>>47239353
> INTUITION: - 2 CP
FFFF
>>47239353
> INTUITION: - 2 CP
>OVERTURN SERAFINA
NO YOU WILL FUCKING HOLD FOR ONCE YOU FUCKING POLE SO HELP ME GOD
For those of you who might be wondering what Heinlein is doing, this is the basic rough visualization of it.
> Fire down at them, score as many kills as possible
Doesn't this remind you of the first battle of Girls und Panzer, trying to hold a hilltop against climbing enemy tanks?
>>47239353
>INTUITION: - 2 CP
>OVERTURN SERAFINA
>>47239421
We'll need to get behind them to do anything...
>>47239353
> Fire down at them, score as many kills as possible
Concentrate on the smaller tanks! The hills prevent the Pershings from being too useful. Knock out the Shermans and whatever else.
>OVERTURN SERAFINA
Get back here!
>>47239460
Kinda similar yes.
>>47239353
>Intuition -2CP
Yeah we're going to need Serafina active and ready for when that Flank comes in. So overturning seems wise.
>>47239353
>Aim for the Commanders!
Guys stick to the plan!
>> SERAFINA’S INITIATIVE: Move in and engage
>N
Guys remember the plan, the commanders are the lynchpin of thegroup, take them out and then they will get antsy.
>>47239372
>>47239392
>>47239460
>>47239463
>>47239483
>>47239483
>>47239494
FUCK, guys take out the rear tank. They can still run away if they reverse, TAkE out the rear tank to trap them. NOW!
>>47239353
>Take out the rear tank and commanders, break trap them.
> INTUITION: - 2 CP
> Overturn? Y
>>47239569
I don't think they intend to run.
>>47239599
Better safe then sorry then. It's a insurance measure so they can't escape.
Especially if we break their chain of command.
>>47239544
Tricky thing is, there is only one commander in that pile, I agree that it's probably better to take the shots, but the Chafee's aren't there and I think the Scott's aren't either. I already voted intuition, buuuuuuuut.
>>47239569
You do raise an excellent point. They likely won't run, but when we have to because of the flank, we can try to stun the rear, at least, that's my thoughts on the matter. Never know what Intuition will do.
>>47239599
>>47239569
If anything, I think they're establishing a base of fire. An anvil for the Chaffees Hammer, if you will.
>>47239353
>>47239483
Brief amendment to my prior post.
Concentrate on the Easy 8s! There should only be two in that group right now and one is the commander!
>>47239627
Well technically Intuition is supposed to provide you with a "hint" on what the enemy is doing and what may happen next.
fucking college making me miss threads and shit
give me a bit to catch up
> **GRISELDA POOL (M4 Sherman – 75mm M3)
> *ELODIE R. ZUMWALT (Centaur I – QF 6-Pounder)
> IRIS BLACKBOURNE (Churchill IV – QF 6-Pounder)
> “SUVOROV” (Panzer III Ausf. J – 50mm KwK 38 L/42)
> SERAFINA MACZEK (M26 Pershing – 90mm M3)
> REGINA TANEY (IS-2m – D-25T 122mm)
vs
> **CPT. “DIX” HAUSER (M4A3E8 Sherman – 76mm M1 “Dutch”)
> *SGT. “FRIAR” BENSON (M4A3E2 Sherman – 75mm M3 “Cobra King) (LEGENDARY)
> CPL. “AUNTIE DOT” MURDOCH (M26 Pershing – 90mm M3 “San Quentin”)
> CPL. “KITTY” DANSON (M26 Pershing – 90mm M3 “Alcatraz”)
> CPL. “BUTTERCUP” YELICH (M26 Pershing – 90mm M3 “Atlanta”)
> CPL. “BLUE” JACKSON (M26 Pershing – 90mm M3 “Folsom”)
> CPL. “SNOWIE” CUTHBERT (M45 Pershing – 105mm M4 “Rikers”)
> *SGT. “DEE DEE” KASPEROFF (M4A3E8 Sherman – 76mm M1 “Buchanan”)
> CPL. “SWEETUMS” TALBOT (M4A3E8 Sherman – 76mm M1 “Griswold”)
> CPL. “STRIPESY” POSEY (M4A3E2 Sherman (76) – 76mm M1 “Trumbull”)
> CPL. “LACEY” WILCOX (M4A3E2 Sherman (76) – 76mm M1 “Rucker”)
> CPL. “POLKA DOTS” MCGEE (M4A3E2 Sherman (76) – 76mm M1 “Benning”)
> *SGT. “RED” PULLER (M24 Chaffee – 75mm M6 “Nova”)
> CPL. “ROCK” MORGAN (M24 Chaffee – 75mm M6 “Harvard”)
> CPL. “REX” GAGE (M24 Chaffee – 75mm M6 “Hampton”)
> CPL. “LEGS” SMITH (M24 Chaffee – 75mm M6 “Columbia”)
> *SGT. “BLAST” HARDING (M8 Scott – 75mm M3 Howitzer “Alabama”)
> CPL. “GRIZZLY” JENSON (M8 Scott – 75mm M3 Howitzer “North Dakota”)
> CPL. “KODIAK” FENTON (M8 Scott – 75mm M3 Howitzer “Arizona”)
6 vs 19
>>47239659
Ah, well that is my bad then. I came into this quest around the Gagetown battle.
If you want added insight, then I guess I can join the chorus on focusing on what rears and commanders there are.
>>47239627
But we can still knock out their rear, shouldn't we take them out and box them in so we can just worry about the chaffes/
>>47239721
I got convinced to do it here, >>47239705 so we'll give it a go.
I'm >>47239494
>>47239721
Shooting the rear tank doesn't magically make them incapable of moving. Just slows them down.
>>47239759
yeah but trying to maneuver in reverse will be a lot harder if their are knocked out tanks in the way.
Remember all of these girls are freshmen save for the commander leading this formation. Take the commander out and take out the rear tanks should make them panic to more or less of a standstill.
>>47237581
Go read The Tank War by Mark Urban. Most of the Crusader crews liked the tank, though admittedly just as many liked the American Stuarts and Grants. The main thing crews hated where the earlier Cruisers I-IV, which broke down constantly, were uncomfortable as fuck and were generally terrible.
>>47239353
>Deploy smoke
Put some smoke between us and the formation, escape out of the valley under the cover of smoke
>Overturn?
Y
> INTUITION: - 2 CP
> Overturn? Y
> Fire down at them, score as many kills as possible
“Serafina, stay where you are!” you order.
“Oh. Okay, uh… we’ll stay here then,” she says awkwardly.
“Winona, do you have a bead on Dix’s tank?” you ask.
“Ah, all the Easy Eights look the same!” she says.
“Then fire at all of them!” The tank shakes as it fires down the ridge at one of the Shermans. This time, you manage a killing on one of the Easy Eights.
> KO: SGT. “DEE DEE” KASPEROFF (M4A3E8 Sherman)
> KILL CREDITED TO: ELODIE ZUMWALT (CROMWELL III)
“Woo! We got one!” she yells.
Griselda, Iris, and eventually Suvorov as well depress their guns and fire down too. Suvorov’s shot bounces off the front of a Jumbo tank, but Iris’s and Griselda’s find their mark.
> KO: CPL “KITTY” DANSON (M26 Pershing “Alcatraz”)
> KILL CREDITED TO: GRISELDA POOL (M4 Sherman)
> KO: CPL “SWEETUMS” TALBOT (M4A3E8 Sherman “Griswold”)
> KILL CREDITED TO: IRIS BLACKBOURNE
Iris had actually managed to nail the Easy Eight bringing up the rear, for all intents and purposes trapping them down there.
But still, there were quite a few of them, and that meant they could still return fire. One of them, an M45 Pershing fires a Howitzer shot upwards at you. The shot explodes between you and Griselda, shaking the tank to the side and sending everyone out of their seats. The concussive blast makes the metal creak and groan. “Agh! My head!” Josephina rubs her head, groaning in pain.
[1/2]
>>47239968
[2/2]
> JOSEPHINA HAS BEEN STUNNED
Ingrid lays in her seat. “Ugh…”
> INGRID HAS BEEN STUNNED
One of the Jumbo Shermans as well fires, sending a shot which splices across Griselda’s tracks and shatters them.
> MOBILITY KILL: GRISELDA POOL (M4 Sherman)
“FUCK!” yells Griselda. “Hold on, we gotta repair!”
The other tanks as well fire back at the Churchill and the Panzer III. The Panzer III wisely takes cover behind the crest of the ridge, and no shots thankfully manage to penetrate the Churchill. Though there were some worrying near-misses from the remaining Pershings.
Still, if your intuition is right, those Chaffees are somewhere. They’ll probably be southwest on Skyline by now in fact!
> COMMAND POINTS: 39 CP
> INTUITION: - 2 CP
> EXECUTE TACTICAL MANEUVER (Which?)
> TARGET WEAKPOINT: - 10 CP
> Deploy Smoke (3/3)
> Retreat, as best you can with a stunned driver.
> Keep up the fire, eliminate as many as you can.
> Other
>>47239988
> Keep up the fire, eliminate as many as you can.
If Gris-Gris is mobility killed, I dunno if obscuring their vision with smoke will help much - not like they need to change their aim.
> **GRISELDA POOL (M4 Sherman – 75mm M3) (Mobility Kill)
> *ELODIE R. ZUMWALT (Centaur I – QF 6-Pounder)
> IRIS BLACKBOURNE (Churchill IV – QF 6-Pounder)
> “SUVOROV” (Panzer III Ausf. J – 50mm KwK 38 L/42)
> SERAFINA MACZEK (M26 Pershing – 90mm M3)
> REGINA TANEY (IS-2m – D-25T 122mm)
Vs
> **CPT. “DIX” HAUSER (M4A3E8 Sherman – 76mm M1 “Dutch”)
> *SGT. “FRIAR” BENSON (M4A3E2 Sherman – 75mm M3 “Cobra King) (LEGENDARY)
> CPL. “AUNTIE DOT” MURDOCH (M26 Pershing – 90mm M3 “San Quentin”)
> CPL. “BUTTERCUP” YELICH (M26 Pershing – 90mm M3 “Atlanta”)
> CPL. “BLUE” JACKSON (M26 Pershing – 90mm M3 “Folsom”)
> CPL. “SNOWIE” CUTHBERT (M45 Pershing – 105mm M4 “Rikers”)
> CPL. “STRIPESY” POSEY (M4A3E2 Sherman (76) – 76mm M1 “Trumbull”)
> CPL. “LACEY” WILCOX (M4A3E2 Sherman (76) – 76mm M1 “Rucker”)
> CPL. “POLKA DOTS” MCGEE (M4A3E2 Sherman (76) – 76mm M1 “Benning”)
> *SGT. “RED” PULLER (M24 Chaffee – 75mm M6 “Nova”)
> CPL. “ROCK” MORGAN (M24 Chaffee – 75mm M6 “Harvard”)
> CPL. “REX” GAGE (M24 Chaffee – 75mm M6 “Hampton”)
> CPL. “LEGS” SMITH (M24 Chaffee – 75mm M6 “Columbia”)
> *SGT. “BLAST” HARDING (M8 Scott – 75mm M3 Howitzer “Alabama”)
> CPL. “GRIZZLY” JENSON (M8 Scott – 75mm M3 Howitzer “North Dakota”)
> CPL. “KODIAK” FENTON (M8 Scott – 75mm M3 Howitzer “Arizona”)
6 vs 16
>>47239988
>Keep up the fire, eliminate as many as you can.
We need to cover Griselda.
>>47239988
> Keep up the fire, eliminate as many as you can.
Normally I'd say lets go find us some chaffees, but with a stunned driver, I wouldn't.
>>47239988
> Deploy Smoke (3/3)
> Retreat, as best you can with a stunned driver.
> Use the winch to drag Griselda out.
We just have to get behind the ridge. So long as pull that off we'll be ok.
Shit, there aren't any rules on swapping crew are there? Tell Griselda's driver to get in OUR tank and get both of us outta here!
Tell the poles and navy team to blast the ridge where the chaffees are going to be coming up. Get the Churchill and Pz3 outta there before they get rear ended.
>>47239988
>> Keep up the fire, eliminate as many as you can.
>Keep Aiming at the Shermans, One of them has to be Dix. We took out one commander, we can finish the other off.
>>47239988
>Deploy Smoke Southwest, towards where the Chaffees will be coming from.
We probably won't see them coming either way but hopefully this way they won't get their range in until our driver's back up and we can make them work for it.
>Keep up the fire, eliminate as many as you can.
>>47239988
Initial thoughts
>East bank keep up the fire
>West Bank prepare to leave to avoid the flank, heading south.
>Serafina and Regina engage to start firing to cover the West Bank retreat.
>Intuition -2 to find where those Chaffee's are.
Feel free to shout me down, I will listen to other plans
>>47240160
This actually seems like the smart choice.
>>47239988
>>47240160
Sounds fair to me! Supporting.
>>47239988
>>47240160
Fine, I'll vote for this, but we aim to take out Dix. Like i said, we have to take out the Commanders.
>>47239988
> Keep up the fire, eliminate as many as you can.
>>47240160
Yeah that's fair
>>47240160
>>47240268
I'll change my vote to this, not that I know a lot about tankery strategy.
>>47240160
Sounds good anon
though perhaps we could use speedy speedy to our advantage if push comes to shove, and just fucking run away down the opposite side of the hill
> Keep up the fire, eliminate as many as you can.
> Other
“Iris, Suvorov, start retreating! The Chaffees and the Scotts are gonna be closing in on you soon!”
“Copy!” says Iris. “Surovov, keep your tank behind me!” You see the two tanks retreat over the crest.
“Serafina, Regina, you two cover their retreat! We have to keep as many people alive as possible!”
“Got it! Finally! Let’s go!” You look left to see the Pershing and the IS-2.
“NAVAL STUDIES TO THE RESCUE!” yells Taney. You roll your eyes. Ugh. That’s just-
Suddenly, the Sherman is uppercut by a 76mm round to the turret. The white flag pops out.
“Well, fuck,” says Griselda.
> KO: GRISELDA POOL (M4 Sherman)
> KILL CREDITED TO: CPL “STRIPESY” POSEY (M4A3E2 Sherman (76)
Goddamn it! You thump your fist against the top of the turret. Suddenly, you see the tanks pop out of their ambush formation. The Pershings start continuing down the road, while the Shermans start moving up the ridge towards you. Ah fuck. “Wait!” You look down at Winona. “That E8! That’s the last one! Fire at it now!”
Winona fires her shot at the only E8 in the group, and this time, it doesn’t miss. The shot bounces on the mantlet, right into the top armor.
> KO: CPT. “DIX” HAUSER (M4A3E8 Sherman)
> KILL CREDITED TO: ELODIE R. ZUMWALT (Cromwell III)
“Wooo! We beat Dix!” yells Stack. “Yeeehaw! Get ‘em!”
Alright, you now have a lot of angry tanks still advancing on you. But hopefully the heavy tanks will still be safe. In fact your intuition tells you they should be-
“They’re right on top of us!” You hear a lot of cannon fire out in the distance. “It’s no good! They’re outrunning our turret traverses!” yells Iris.
Josephina groans, blinking as she grabs the stick. “Wh- what’s going on!?”
> JOSEPHINA IS NO LONGER STUNNED
> COMMAND POINTS: 37 CP
> INTUITION: - 2 CP
> EXECUTE TACTICAL MANEUVER (Which?)
> TARGET WEAKPOINT: - 10 CP
> Deploy Smoke (3/3)
> Retreat to safer cover
> Retreat to back up the remaining tanks
> Other
>>47240501
>> Deploy Smoke (3/3)
>> Retreat to back up the remaining tanks
>>47240501
> Deploy Smoke (3/3)
> Retreat to safer cover
>>47240501
> Retreat to back up the remaining tanks
> Deploy Smoke (3/3)
Shoot the lead pershing in the tracks again to slow down the lot.
Tell the others to form an infantry square! They got the brits and history buffs. They can do it!
>>47240501
>Deploy Smoke
>Execute Tactical Maneuver (Run)
>>47240501
>Deploy Smoke
>Retreat to back up the remaining tanks
>Other
Tell Iris to back up while Suvorov moves forward through the Scotts and Chaffees, they can then target each other's attackers with substantially more ease. And tell the Poles and Catalina Jockeys to get a move on.
>>47240581
I don't think the Pershing or IS-2 have reached them yet, so it's just the two of them, ie not enough for a square. Otherwise yeah it could work.
>>47240608
Well the arrows end right next to each other. If they aren't then bugger.
>>47240058
> *ELODIE R. ZUMWALT (Centaur I – QF 6-Pounder)
> IRIS BLACKBOURNE (Churchill IV – QF 6-Pounder)
> “SUVOROV” (Panzer III Ausf. J – 50mm KwK 38 L/42)
> SERAFINA MACZEK (M26 Pershing – 90mm M3)
> REGINA TANEY (IS-2m – D-25T 122mm
Vs
> *SGT. “FRIAR” BENSON (M4A3E2 Sherman – 75mm M3 “Cobra King) (LEGENDARY)
> CPL. “AUNTIE DOT” MURDOCH (M26 Pershing – 90mm M3 “San Quentin”)
> CPL. “BUTTERCUP” YELICH (M26 Pershing – 90mm M3 “Atlanta”)
> CPL. “BLUE” JACKSON (M26 Pershing – 90mm M3 “Folsom”)
> CPL. “SNOWIE” CUTHBERT (M45 Pershing – 105mm M4 “Rikers”)
> CPL. “STRIPESY” POSEY (M4A3E2 Sherman (76) – 76mm M1 “Trumbull”)
> CPL. “LACEY” WILCOX (M4A3E2 Sherman (76) – 76mm M1 “Rucker”)
> CPL. “POLKA DOTS” MCGEE (M4A3E2 Sherman (76) – 76mm M1 “Benning”)
> *SGT. “RED” PULLER (M24 Chaffee – 75mm M6 “Nova”)
> CPL. “ROCK” MORGAN (M24 Chaffee – 75mm M6 “Harvard”)
> CPL. “REX” GAGE (M24 Chaffee – 75mm M6 “Hampton”)
> CPL. “LEGS” SMITH (M24 Chaffee – 75mm M6 “Columbia”)
> *SGT. “BLAST” HARDING (M8 Scott – 75mm M3 Howitzer “Alabama”)
> CPL. “GRIZZLY” JENSON (M8 Scott – 75mm M3 Howitzer “North Dakota”)
> CPL. “KODIAK” FENTON (M8 Scott – 75mm M3 Howitzer “Arizona”)
5 vs 15
>>47240627
True, if they are together I'd like to switch my Other from this >>47240592 to forming square. After all the Churchill IS an Infantry tank.
sort of lost, can someone do a diagram of our tanks+directions and their tanks+directions?
>>47240675
It still says we're a Centaur. We should be a Cromwell by now
>>47240746
Yeah, that's my fault for not pre-writing these lineups.
>>47240746
I just copied and paste what German originally posted, I'll correct it when the next knock outs show up.
>>47240746
fucking oleg didnt actually do anything and took our money
>>47240779
par the course for russians.
also not the best time elodie but here's a quick callback from the voice in your head
remember not to be stored on dick
>>47234963
>>47240851
is this possiblee that we could upgrade it to this tank? i wanna see how eloidie and the gang would react to this.
>>47240906
we currently are at that level of tank, anon
i do want to get not to be stored on dick on the side though
>>47240906
We basically already have sans the gun.
> Deploy Smoke (2/3)
> Retreat to back up the remaining tanks
“Fire smoke!” Smoke is fired off, masking your escape as you start retreating south down the ridge towards your tanks. “Uh, Suvorov! You know Napoleonic stuff, right!?”
“Yeah, I-“ She gasps. “I got it! We gotta form an infantry square! Iris, I’ll cover you, head back down to the road with Serafina and Regina! Lock yourselves up into a square with your engine blocks in the center!”
“What about you!?” you ask.
“We’ll buy you all some time! There’s no way they’ll escape with these Chaffees chasing us! Do svidaniya!”
You hurry down the hill, and you pull up your binoculars to see the Panzer III trying to herd the Chaffees away from a fleeing Churchill with some amount of success, pulling them away. The Churchill manages to reach the road where the Pershing and the IS-2 are busy locking themselves into a square, trying to cover up their engine blocks with each other’s tanks.
The Panzer III fires a blind shot, which actually manages a hit.
> KO: SGT. “BLAST” HARDING (M8 Scott “Alabama”)
> KILL CREDITED TO: “SUVOROV” (Panzer III Ausf. J)
But at the cost of its own life. A Chaffee fires a shot which slams into it’s engine block, setting it on fire.
> KO: “SUVOROV” (Panzer III Ausf. J)
> KILL CREDITED TO: CPL. “LEGS” SMITH (M24 Chaffee)
The Churchill, the Pershing, and the IS-2 are now locked in a square, with only one element missing from it.
> COMMAND POINTS: 37 CP
> INTUITION: - 2 CP
> EXECUTE TACTICAL MANEUVER (Which?)
> TARGET WEAKPOINT: - 10 CP
> Deploy Smoke (2/3)
> Join the square, the heavy tanks can’t perform a retreat against lights
> Break up the square and keep running
> Other
>>47240943
>> Join the square, the heavy tanks can’t perform a retreat against lights
> Deploy Smoke (2/3)
Can we deploy smoke to cover their retreat?
>>47240943
> INTUITION: - 2 CP
>>47240943
Here's the problem. The Pershings are coming but we can't possibly retreat because the Chaffees will murder us.
> Join the square, the heavy tanks can’t perform a retreat against lights
When the Pershings get here, just shove smoke everywhere.
>>47240943
>> INTUITION: - 2 CP
> Join the square, the heavy tanks can’t perform a retreat against lights
>>47240943
>INTUTION: -2CP
>Other
>Run interference around the square.
We Cromwell now, we can actually careen around with these motherfuckers and stop them from being able to focus on breaking the Heavies' position. The square won't be perfect this way but with us disrupting their lights it should work.
>>47240675
> *ELODIE R. ZUMWALT (Centaur I – QF 6-Pounder)
> IRIS BLACKBOURNE (Churchill IV – QF 6-Pounder)
> SERAFINA MACZEK (M26 Pershing – 90mm M3)
> REGINA TANEY (IS-2m – D-25T 122mm
VS
> *SGT. “FRIAR” BENSON (M4A3E2 Sherman – 75mm M3 “Cobra King) (LEGENDARY)
> CPL. “AUNTIE DOT” MURDOCH (M26 Pershing – 90mm M3 “San Quentin”)
> CPL. “BUTTERCUP” YELICH (M26 Pershing – 90mm M3 “Atlanta”)
> CPL. “BLUE” JACKSON (M26 Pershing – 90mm M3 “Folsom”)
> CPL. “SNOWIE” CUTHBERT (M45 Pershing – 105mm M4 “Rikers”)
> CPL. “STRIPESY” POSEY (M4A3E2 Sherman (76) – 76mm M1 “Trumbull”)
> CPL. “LACEY” WILCOX (M4A3E2 Sherman (76) – 76mm M1 “Rucker”)
> CPL. “POLKA DOTS” MCGEE (M4A3E2 Sherman (76) – 76mm M1 “Benning”)
> *SGT. “RED” PULLER (M24 Chaffee – 75mm M6 “Nova”)
> CPL. “ROCK” MORGAN (M24 Chaffee – 75mm M6 “Harvard”)
> CPL. “REX” GAGE (M24 Chaffee – 75mm M6 “Hampton”)
> CPL. “LEGS” SMITH (M24 Chaffee – 75mm M6 “Columbia”)
> CPL. “GRIZZLY” JENSON (M8 Scott – 75mm M3 Howitzer “North Dakota”)
> CPL. “KODIAK” FENTON (M8 Scott – 75mm M3 Howitzer “Arizona”)
4 vs 14
Two more commanders, but damn things are looking bleak.
>>47241070
It's also worth nothing that the Scotts and Chaffees have lower velocity weapons than ours (a 6 pounder AP round outpaces a M5 75mm's by 200m/s and the Howitzer is way slower), making it marginally harder for them to hit fast moving targets. Speed is our friend here.
>>47241146
Sorry, M6 75mm, the M5 is the one on the bomber.
>>47240943
>>47241070
Fine, I'll support this.
>>47240943
> Deploy Smoke (2/3)
>Other
Leave square where it is, fucking book it to the town south of us (Ellisport road)
Also uh schteel this whole area is forest, how the hell are the tanks fighting here
>>47241093
>4 jumbos
>4 Pershings
If we pulling this out, we will make Carius and Lafayette Pool rise from grave and pat us on head.
>>47240943
Uh, German. How long can the Heavy team in the box will get out of their predicament?
They have no leader and have a couple of heavy tank blocking their way.
>>47241168
Actually, head to the auto wreckers. We'll hide amongst the broken cars and ambush them.
>>47241168
I run into the constant problem of forests being in the way in almost every decent location for tanking, so unless I say there's a forest, there's no forest.
>>47241201
>tfw cut down nearly all of the forest in the USA to play tank sports
god bless america
>>47241168
A close look suggests the trees are spindly little things, not oaks.
I think there is actually a tie between leaving the square where it is and joining it. But for right now, let's just have a final destination vote, see how it goes.
1. Form Square
2. Fuck Square
>>47241259
>1. Form Square
>>47241259
>1. Form Square
>>47241259
1. Form Square
>>47241259
>1. Fuck Square
We can't get pinned down with the heavies.
>>47241259
2. Fuck Square
Unless that means literally abandoning it and running off, in which case I'd rather die and at least give them a hull down position.
>>47241259
2. Fuck Square
We aren't armoured, we're cavalry
>>47241259
1. Form Square
>>47241259
2. Fuck Square
I have been convinced. Here goes nothing/everything.
>>47241259
I'm torn but
>2. Fuck Square
All we have is speed, we need to keep moving.
Final destination over.
>>47241430
We're fucked.
>>47241524
PANIC
> Other
“Serafina, Regina, Iris, hold back the Pershings and the Shermans.” You look past them to see the Pershing pushing the corpse of one of its compatriots out of the way as it busts out of the pass. “I’ll screen you and keep the Chaffees from plinking at your sides!”
“Got it!” says Serafina. “Let them have it!” The guns of the heavies fire away at the incoming tanks from Route 15. And when that happens, one manages to sneak its way through the frontal armor of one tank.
> KO: CPL. “AUNTIE DOT” MURDOCH (M26 Pershing “San Quentin”)
> KILL CREDITED TO: SERAFINA MACZEK (M26 Pershing)
“Scratch one! We’ll win this yet-“ A shot plows right into the turret ring of the Pershing, causing a fire to erupt inside the crew compartment. “Oh, we got a fire, nevermind!”
> KO: SERAFINA MACZEK (M26 Pershing)
> KILL CREDITED TO: CPL. “BUTTERCUP” YELICH (M26 Pershing “Atlanta”)
The other tanks start spilling out of the pass, forming up a skirmish line slowly. They don’t intend to get too close, as not to incur the wrath of the surprisingly lethal 57mm 6-Pounder gun.
Meanwhile, you’re running circles around the Square, trying to keep the Chaffees away. They fire away at you, missing every shot so far. Ha!
Suddenly, coming up from behind the Chaffees is a very surprising sight, a Jumbo not only keeping pace, but slowly outrunning them. Painted on the side is the name “COBRA KING”. It creeps up through the formation and fires a shot at you. You duck, nearly missing the shot taking off your head. That was close! You duck down in for good measure.
The Chaffees split off, intending to skirmish and pick at the sorry-looking square of heavy tanks.
That just left you with a very angry Cobra King to deal with.
> COMMAND POINTS: 37 CP
> INTUITION: - 2 CP
> EXECUTE TACTICAL MANEUVER (Which?)
> TARGET WEAKPOINT: - 10 CP
> CHARGE HIM
> RUN AWAY
> Other
>>47241566
> CHARGE HIM
>>47241566
>TARGET WEAKPOINT: - 10CP
>CHARGE HIM
Flank and spank, give 'em the old Tommy one-two. Pip-pip cheerio etc.
>>47241566
> EXECUTE TACTICAL MANEUVER (Which?)
Nishizumi hook!
Not really necessary but hell why not?
>>47241636
because it will cripple our tank?
>>47241644
Doesn't always happen.
>>47241566
>TARGET WEAKPOINT:King Cobra - SUSPENSION or TURRET JAM it
>INTUITION
>Smoke
>Run Away
we need to kill the chafees before we can kill that king cobra. we cant risk oursleves being flanked by these buggers.
> *ELODIE R. ZUMWALT (Centaur I – QF 6-Pounder)
> IRIS BLACKBOURNE (Churchill IV – QF 6-Pounder)
> REGINA TANEY (IS-2m – D-25T 122mm
Vs
> *SGT. “FRIAR” BENSON (M4A3E2 Sherman – 75mm M3 “Cobra King) (LEGENDARY)
> CPL. “BUTTERCUP” YELICH (M26 Pershing – 90mm M3 “Atlanta”)
> CPL. “BLUE” JACKSON (M26 Pershing – 90mm M3 “Folsom”)
> CPL. “SNOWIE” CUTHBERT (M45 Pershing – 105mm M4 “Rikers”)
> CPL. “STRIPESY” POSEY (M4A3E2 Sherman (76) – 76mm M1 “Trumbull”)
> CPL. “LACEY” WILCOX (M4A3E2 Sherman (76) – 76mm M1 “Rucker”)
> CPL. “POLKA DOTS” MCGEE (M4A3E2 Sherman (76) – 76mm M1 “Benning”)
> *SGT. “RED” PULLER (M24 Chaffee – 75mm M6 “Nova”)
> CPL. “ROCK” MORGAN (M24 Chaffee – 75mm M6 “Harvard”)
> CPL. “REX” GAGE (M24 Chaffee – 75mm M6 “Hampton”)
> CPL. “LEGS” SMITH (M24 Chaffee – 75mm M6 “Columbia”)
> CPL. “GRIZZLY” JENSON (M8 Scott – 75mm M3 Howitzer “North Dakota”)
> CPL. “KODIAK” FENTON (M8 Scott – 75mm M3 Howitzer “Arizona”)
3 vs 13
Fuck.
>>47241685
I'm sensing a trend here.
>>47241675
It mention that our tracks are a bit weak from the improved engine. The Hook might kill us
>>47241681
They are already doing that, and even if we do, it's 1 vs 6 light tanks
>>47241716
Oh forgot about that bit.
>>47241566
>>47241636
Screw this then.
>>47241566
German we also voted for intuition earlier, what was it?
>>47241702
what is the Trend?
>>47241797
1 for 1. Not a great ratio.
>>47241758
Ah, missed that, sorry.
Here's your hint:
> Now that you're down to three tanks, the remaining Heinlein tanks are going to be feeling pretty confident. It wouldn't surprise if you they made some sort of mistake like rushing right at the square.
>>47241811
Okay so any interpretation?
>>47241566
We throw smoke on our square to give them cover while they pick off the chargers?
>>47241811
Also German, where are the Scotts?
>>47241856
Assisting the Chaffees in poking and prodding at the square, trying to loosen it up.
>>47241856
Well I wish we stayed as a proper square and shot them to bits as they came in, seems like they're just going to rush at us.
Tell the other 2 to put their backs against the Pershing and make a last stand.
>>47241811
If the remainder of the square holds we should pick a Napoleonic unit badge to paint on the sides of their turrets.
Any chance we could come out on top in this one, lads? 2 to 1 doesn't exactly seem tenable right now.
>>47241988
It could be done. Long odds though.
>>47241988
We've still got to two British Tanks left, which means our upper lip stiffness will increase exponentially at this point, so we should be fine regardless of odds.
>>47241856
That seems okay as an option. Frankly, I am stumped as to what we can do, aside from taking a targeted shot at the Cobra.
>>47241988
Look at it this way, the goal is to keep it close now. Lets try and pull a win. If not, lets make it close.
>>47241988
The real question is whether the IS-2's crew have started cursing in Russian yet.
> CHARGE HIM
> TARGET WEAKPOINT: - 10 CP
“Winona, turn the turret around!” Josephina swings the tank left. You hear a very worrying grinding noise from the suspension. The turret whirs as she sweeps the turret to the rear. Cobra King fires again, this time missing again, but only by a few inches. “Fire, fire!” The shot goes straight at Cobra King, and despite all that heavy front armor and heavy turret armor, it smashes into the turret ring and disintegrates. Cobra King careens out of control, stunned. “There, there! Pull it around, we can charge them!”
Josephina grinds the tank to a stop, scraping the treads across the ground and spitting up mud up into the air. She reverses and pulls a very quick J-turn, facing the tank towards the stunned Cobra King! “Alright, Winona, now, fire!” She fires again, unfortunately the shot plinks off the turret face. “Damn it!”
“It’s a Jumbo!” yells Stack. “And we’re using standard AP rounds! There’s no way we’re going through that!” Not at this range.
“Get closer!”
As this happens, the Chaffees and the Scotts start circling around the square of heavy tanks. The IS-2 and the Churchill have adjusted to use the Pershing as a shield against the incoming Shermans and enemy Pershings. Iris fires a shot, which manages a hit against a Chaffee. It spins out of control and flips onto its side, burning.
> KO: CPL. “REX” GAGE (M24 Chaffee)
> KILL CREDITED TO: IRIS BLACKBOURNE (Churchill IV)
The IS-2 meanwhile. “NAVAL STUDIES RESCUE DOES NOT CONDONE USE OF TWO-PIECE AMMUNITION!” They fire, which flies wildly past the charging line of Shermans and Pershings. One of the Pershings fires back at the IS-2. This time silencing it for good
[1/2]
>>47242132
[2/2]
> KO: REGINA TANEY (IS-2m)
> KILL CREDITED TO: CPL. “BLUE” JACKSON (M26 Pershing)
Fuck fuck fuck. You’re coming right around the side of Cobra King, into range of the other tanks! “Josephina, I need you to-“ Suddenly you’re all thrown out of your seats by a random shot which sets your engine afire. “We got a fire! We got a fire!” Smoke starts filling the fighting compartment. You cough, opening up the hatches to vent the smoke. The extinguisher, where is it!?
Too late, the judging computer goes off.
> KO: ELODIE R. ZUMWALT (CROMWELL III)
> KILL CREDITED TO: CPL. “BUTTERCUP” YELICH (M26 Pershing)
Everyone sits in their seats, the smoke rising out of the hatches, harmless.
“Well, shit,” says Stack.
…
Everyone awkwardly remains quiet.
> Remain quiet too, no need to make things worse.
> “Hey, we did our best.”
> “Fuck.”
> Other
>>47242104
they need to bleed red first
heh...bleed red
>>47242156
>> Other
"....do we have a cuppa here? I could have one now"
>>47242156
>> “Fuck.
>>47242104
If they haven't, I'm sure the SLAV FURY is getting them there.
This is a Flag match, right? No way this Squash match is an Elim stipulation.
>>47242156
> “Fuck.”
>[inarticulate British hooligan gargling]
>>47242156
>> “Hey, we did our best.”
>> Other
We gave harder than we thought we could, against those odds.
>>47242156
>> “Fuck.”
Why did we not Squire!
>>47242192
Tomorrow's the flag match.
>>47242156
Wait, the Churchill's still up?
>Other
>Gather everyone around to think Iris to victory.
> IRIS BLACKBOURNE (Churchill IV – QF 6-Pounder)
vs
> *SGT. “FRIAR” BENSON (M4A3E2 Sherman – 75mm M3 “Cobra King) (LEGENDARY)
> CPL. “BUTTERCUP” YELICH (M26 Pershing – 90mm M3 “Atlanta”)
> CPL. “BLUE” JACKSON (M26 Pershing – 90mm M3 “Folsom”)
> CPL. “SNOWIE” CUTHBERT (M45 Pershing – 105mm M4 “Rikers”)
> CPL. “STRIPESY” POSEY (M4A3E2 Sherman (76) – 76mm M1 “Trumbull”)
> CPL. “LACEY” WILCOX (M4A3E2 Sherman (76) – 76mm M1 “Rucker”)
> CPL. “POLKA DOTS” MCGEE (M4A3E2 Sherman (76) – 76mm M1 “Benning”)
> *SGT. “RED” PULLER (M24 Chaffee – 75mm M6 “Nova”)
> CPL. “ROCK” MORGAN (M24 Chaffee – 75mm M6 “Harvard”)
> CPL. “LEGS” SMITH (M24 Chaffee – 75mm M6 “Columbia”)
> CPL. “GRIZZLY” JENSON (M8 Scott – 75mm M3 Howitzer “North Dakota”)
> CPL. “KODIAK” FENTON (M8 Scott – 75mm M3 Howitzer “Arizona”)
1 vs 12
I guess you really wanted to rush the ending to this match, aren't you German?
I knew the IS-2 was a piece of shit tank.
>>47242250
I now kind of want Schteel to go insane and give the Churchill the win, just for maximum keks.
>>47242156
> “Hey, we did our best.”
>>47242234
Seriously? Jesus fuck.
Still, those Etiquette girls--they've turned out to be one of our better teams. We need more, though: more crews, more tanks, and goddammit more money.
>>47242156
>Fuck.
>I'm Sorry girls...
>>47242156
>“Fuck.”
>Churchill is now last tank alive
CLUTCH OR KICK!
>>47242234
>Noriko with tits
Delete this monstruosity.
>>47242302
We should give them an upgrade to a truly graceful tank.
>>47242302
No we just need more fucking crews but Gris Gris is no trude
I mean fuck I at least wanted to take them by half or take out their legendary.
Also how are they still this organized when all their commanders were in the light tanks?
