>>49023957
[2/2]

“Oh, no, it won’t!” The Poles shake their head. “Będziemy trenować. Dla bylibyśmy niczym fanatyków, jeśli nie trenujemy nasze serca do żelaza.” The Poles nod to that, agreeing. “The Marquis shall bless our abilities in combat regardless, and I believe you all should too!”

Kyoko blinks. “So uh… you gotta sacrifice something?” Serina nudges her, disapproving. “What!? I’m- I’m convinced! Okay! A lot of weird shit can happen in Tankery!”

Serafina smiles, holding up a finger. “The Marquis requests one item that belongs to you.” Kyoko reaches into her pocket and pulls out her keychain. She pulls the little gear hanging off of it, then places it down on the shrine gently. “As they say in the South, bless your heart, Kyoko!”

Stack says, “That’s not why we say ‘bless your heart.’”

Serafina grins at you. “Elodie, as my platoon commander, would you like to make a donation? I guarantee you, this will work!”

“This isn’t because you’re desperate to get good fast, is it?” you ask.

“… noooo.” The Poles all look away, guilty looking. This is a desperate attempt to get good fast.

> Eh, you’ll play along. What should you give up? (Specify an item.)
> “No thanks. Hard work works.”
> Other

>>49023959
>> Eh, you’ll play along. What should you give up? (Pocket Calculator)
>But remember you guys, hard work is what will truly get you results.

I don't really know what we have and what else to give, but this seems like something Ellie would have.

>>49023959
>>49024025
Sure, supporting.

>>49023959
>>49024025
This.

Btw German, is it possible to get a T-66 armored car?

It seems perfect for the automotive team, it has a 75mm gun and it's a car.

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you are all small time

>>49024298
Armored cars are in that grey area where they're not technically illegal but nobody really uses them.

I'm not sure about a T66, if you're referring to the T19 a 75mm gun, then you're really shit out of luck because it never made it out of the prototype phases. Only 1 T19E1 was ever built, and if it does come up to auction, it'd be impractically expensive to buy and maintain.

> Eh, you’ll play along.

You sigh, pulling out a pocket calculator and placing it in the shrine. The Poles all grin, happy that their dear leader is actually humoring them and not being a stern mistress you suppose. You fold your arms. “Regardless of what I’m doing, this doesn’t mean I’m going to give up completely on hard work. Hard work is what works, not praying to uh…” You blink, looking at the shrine. “The Marquis de La Fayette. He’s not even a WWII general.”

“But he’s the namesake of the Academy,” says Serafina. “Therefore, he must be watching over us.”

“Alright, ramblers, time to get to work,” says Griselda. The crews all start dispersing. She looks at the shrine. “The hell is this?”

Serafina smiles. “It’s a shrine to the Marquis de la Fayette! Would you care to donate a personal item of yours to it, Griselda? It’ll bring you victory!”

Griselda folds her arms. “… I guess.” She pulls out a dollar coin, then toss it into the shrine. She looks over at you. “Ellie.”

You nod. “Griselda.”

“Heading to work?” Griselda looks as if she has quite a bit more to do today, which may mean she needs your help. Though… you still have to put on a good show at work if you want that promotion to Block Officer.

> “Yeah.”
> “No. What’s up?” (TAKE VACATION DAY: 3)
> Other

>>49024449
Couldn't we modify/make one using a T19 as a base?

>>49024518
> “Yeah.”
I'm sorry Gris-Gris, this time we have to do work. We'll maybe try and help after work is done.

>>49024518
>> “Yeah.”

>>49024449
>>49024536
I mean in the original GUP we modified the Stuart to house a 75mm gun and that was a prototype.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ho8TU_JpoI

Also according to this documentary, there was nothing wrong with it design wise but it was a bit redundant to the america army.

>>49024518
> “No. What’s up?” (TAKE VACATION DAY: 3)

>>49024518
>> “Yeah.”

IF she wants our help, she has to ask like yesterday.

>>49024536
The problem with that is the fact that the base vehicle T19 never reached production at all. At most, there were maybe two when they were being tested.

http://www.warwheels.net/images/T19E1_ACHAUGH.pdf

>>49024575
The reason the Stuart could be modified into an M8A1 with an M3 was because the Stuart was actually available to modify. It's hard enough trying to dig up rare prototype tanks, I can't imagine the T19.

If you do find a T19, you'd be better off selling it for cash since one of those would be an irreplaceable collector's piece.

>>49024674
Due to looking some stuff up and this is just idle curiosity but is the M6 GMC Tank Destroyer legal?

>>49024897
If you're talking about the Dodge WC55 with a 37mm gun on it, it actually isn't. Most AFVs like the WC55 are under an unwritten clause in the rules where they're illegal under the basis that no amount of modifications could make the vehicle safe for use while not adversely affecting its performance. (It's a Dodge WC, not a tank, putting an armored box on the top is obviously going to make it very slow and probably top heavy, and making the armor thin enough to solve that problem would make the vehicle unsafe for the crew)

>>49025008
ah, okay just making sure since it was considered a AFV/Tank destroyer but was a very loose design so it had me curious.

Honestly, it would have been funny.

> “Yeah.”

“Yeah, I am,” you say. “Think you can handle yourself, Griselda?”

“Sure,” she says. “If I need anything, I can ask Iris.” Okay, yeah, that’s good. Iris is reliable, you’re sure that she can handle a bit of behind-the-scenes management with Griselda, maybe. Now you’re regretting this decision. “I hear you’re going to be promoted though.”

“What?” How did she know? “How’d you know?”

“I talk with a lot of Naval Studies students,” she says. “I was talking with some of the farmers down in Agriculture, they said you were on the list to be promoted. Same story too with the girls in Electronics and Navigation. Even Captain Spruance speaks pretty highly of you when we talk over the phone.”

“Y-…” You blink. “You know Captain Spruance?”

Griselda nods. “She went to the same Middle School I did, we even had gym class together.” She frowns a bit, confused. “I’m not entirely sure how she became the Captain for someone so tiny but… I guess she’s doing okay.” H- how is this a thing!? Griselda smiles. “There’s no reason to fear Amy though, she’s really nice. Pretty cuddly too. If she wasn’t the Captain, I’d totally cuddle her.” She shrugs. “That’s just me though, don’t tell her that. She doesn’t like being told stuff like that.”

Ugh, now you can’t ever get the image of Griselda cuddling the Captain.

For whatever reason, it’s making you jealous.

“Anyway, you should get to work,” says Griselda.

“Yeah, see you.”

[1/2]

>>49025170
[2/2]

-

-

Denise smiles at you as you arrive in the office. “Hi there, Ellie!” She happily hands you a stack of… more love letters, joy. Hilda looks over, a little enviously. Come on, Hilda, please. “More suitors for you to consider!”

“Great,” you say. You sigh, placing them all on the “to-read” pile. “Anything actually important on my list of things to do today, Denise?”

“Yep!” Denise smiles at you, placing down a large stack of papers onto your desk. Oh. Well, shit. “This just arrived. It’s the damage report to the Logistics Fleet.”

“What?” You blink. “What happened?”

“They were caught in a storm a couple of days ago,” says Denise. “Block Officer Hatteberg and Lieutenant McLean were busy reorging the Fleet. Nobody’s hurt thank goodness but two ships are in for repairs, and one was sunk as well.” REALLY!? HOW THE FUCK DID YOU NOW KNOW ABOUT THIS!? You quickly file through the report. “Block Officer Hatteberg is actually asking your advice.”

“On what!?” you ask.

“The budget is very spare this year for Logistics,” she says. “She’s asking around her subordinates if it’s worth it to replace the sunken cargo ship or if we should just make do without it.”

Well…

> Yes, replace it.
> Nah, save the money.
> Other

>>49025190
>Ask how badly will the logistical chain will be?

>Ask for comparisons renting a cargo ship in the meantime?

>How much do we have exactly to spare?

We need more details and options.

>>49025190
>>49025232
Anon knows how this works.

>>49025190
>> Other
Give me the details. Anything special on cargo ship, average cost of one, anything. If needed we will salvage it.

>>49025090
In other hand, predecessor of GuP, Sailor Fuku to Juusensha allows that Scooter with recoilles rifle in match.

>>49025253
Really? tell me more or have a link?

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>>49025276
Pic very related.
Yes, its Takeshi Nogami's work. Yes, MM is even more f***ed in this manga since this IS-3 is just defeat two C1 Ariete before this scene.

Batoto link:
http://bato.to/comic/_/comics/sailor-fuku-to-juusensha-r6474

>>49025232
>>49025238
>>49025253
> Other

“Do we have the details?”

“Yes, of course.” Denise pulls her laptop over, then places it down on your desk. She leans over, pressing her breasts on your arm. She probably doesn’t realize it, and you don’t want to make it too awkward, so you say nothing and deal with it. She shifts through files on her desktop, then opens up a general logistics report on the situation.

“So this is the situation, the Fleet is comprised of twenty Handymax sized cargo ships which transport everything from food, clothes, fuel, everything that cannot be reproduced here on the ship. With the two damaged ships and the one sunken, that means we now only have seventeen cargo ships running.”

You nod. “Okay. How badly does that affect the logistics chain?”

“Well, in theory, the Academyships is designed to be self-sufficient. We won’t notice the loss in cargo actually for quite some time as long as the other cargo ships continue running efficiently, maybe even double duty. We’re also supplied by air as well by civilian merchant planes as well. The idea with the Fleet supplying us that we have enough in excess to live comfortably. If we didn’t have the Fleet or the airplanes or anything else supplying us, our self-sufficient would feed us if we put everyone on strict rations.”

“I see. Can we just rent one instead of buying one outright?” you ask.

“Renting is tricky but it’s doable,” says Denise. “We can contract civilian ships to do loading and offloading for us. I don’t have the exact prices but it’s about a little less than just buying a new ship outright.”

“And how much money exactly do we have to spare?”

“3.4 million,” says Denise. … what. Wait. THAT’S A TIGHT BUDGET!? “If you’re wondering, buying a new one outright is about… half that.”


> Yes, replace it.
> Nah, save the money.
> Other

>>49024298
If we did that, why not just go for a Staghound Mk III with the 6 pounder? It's an actually used/built design and a sight more practical.

>>49025426
That cannot be legal. as much as i want out girls to carry anti-tank armament on them

>>49025449
>Other
Use the money to speed up the repairs on the other cargo ship, should be slightly cheaper then renting or buying.

We should be fine if it's just 17.

>>49025449
> Nah, save the money.

>>49025472
Oh right forgot about those or the Su-57.

Though from this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ho8TU_JpoI

It mentioned that at least with the american six-pounder while it does offer more penetration up close, the 75mm does better in longer ranges.

How are the British Six-Pounder in this regard?

>>49025449
Supporting >>49025537

>>49025449
>> Other
Find how much it is to rent one and for what period of time, if its really not different much in long run we will buy new one.

>>49025479
To be fair, this manga runs by Tom&Jerry physics and even if the shell penetrate, the worst happened is you get stripped.

>>49025449
>> Nah, save the money.

Will the other two ships be in service before the supply train is noticed.

>>49025587
The US 57mm is just a license built version of the UK one, so there shouldn't be any real differences between the two. Which 75mm do you mean exactly though? The M3 75mm doesn't surpass the 6 pounder until the absolute extreme range of the guns.

>>49025705
I think the m3 75mm considering the date of production.

I think the penetration differs after 500 meters.

Wasn't there a difference between the UK and US models interms of ammunition used?

> Nah, save the money.
> Other

You shrug, then motion to the typewriter on Denise’s desk. “Write for me.” Denise nods, hurrying over to her desk and loading a new piece of paper into the typewriter. “Dear Block Officer Hatteberg. I am sorry I was not aware of this issue earlier, but let me quickly make my points clear. I believe that given our budget and with the amount of surplus supply that comes in from the Fleet, we may be better off saving our money and holding off on buying or renting a new ship. I believe that it will be prudent to instead spend money on hastening the repairs of the damaged ships instead. Once those are back in service, we will have 19 ships seaworthy, 1/20th of that is relatively insignificant from a mathematical point of view. However, I would consider the rental or purchase of a new ship next year provided our budget is increased.

“If you feel you need more advice on the subject, I am usually free at my regular hours. Please contact me further if there is more details made available. Dictated not read, Elodie R. Zumwalt.”

Denise happily smiles, then folds up the letter and places it in an envelope. “Love that!” She places the letter inside, then places it in your outgoing mailbox outside of the room. “Other than that, Block Officer Hatteberg wants that damage report looked over and reviewed for any discrepancies.”

“Alright,” you say. Fine, that’ll take most of the day anyway. You decide to get to work.

However, that doesn’t mean you can’t multitask…

> Ask Hilda for a cash bonus (to you? Or to the Tankery team?)
> Talk with Denise, it’s been a while since you’ve talked with her.
> No, focus on your work.
> Other

>>49025881
>> Talk with Denise, it’s been a while since you’ve talked with her.

>>49025881
>> Talk with Denise, it’s been a while since you’ve talked with her.
any juicy goss-i mean news in neighborhood? Sighting of rare tanks maybe?

>>49025881
>> Ask Hilda for a cash bonus (to you? Or to the Tankery team?)

Tankery Team, we're good on cash.

>>49025881
> Talk with Denise, it’s been a while since you’ve talked with her.
Sure.

>>49025881
>> Ask Hilda for a cash bonus (to you? Or to the Tankery team?)

>>49025881
> Talk with Denise, it’s been a while since you’ve talked with her.

>>49025881
> Talk with Denise, it’s been a while since you’ve talked with her.

>>49025767
The Brits sometimes removed the HE bursting charge from the APC rounds, but otherwise ammunition was identical. At 1000 yards against a 30 angled face RHA, 6 pounder APCBC will outperform 75mm M61 APC by about 20mm of penetration.

>>49025881
> Talk with Denise, it’s been a while since you’ve talked with her.

>>49025590
Earlier in the series a T-54 got jack-in-the-box'd and all the crew got was a few scratches.
Also deflecting a Shillelagh ATGM with a plastic floater.

>>49023959
>“That’s not why we say ‘bless your heart.’”
Because you'll get shanked if you tell them you think they're fucking stupid.

> Talk with Denise, it’s been a while since you’ve talked with her.

“Denise.” She turns her head, smiling warmly to her. Denise has been ready and able to help in the past few weeks, and it’s a shame you’ve been neglecting her. “How are you doing? Anything new happening with you?”

She nods. “Oh yes indeed!” She holds up her phone. “I recently downloaded one of John Denver’s songs onto my Spotify!”

You nod slowly. “Uh huh.” Who the fuck is John Denver?

“Oh yeah, also…” She pulls out a DVD Case, Ken Burns’ Senshadou. “I’ve been watching Ken Burns’ Senshadou nonstop while I was busy with my work!”

Hilda squints at her. “What exactly do you work on?”

“I handle Ellie’s mail and things she doesn’t have time for!” she says. “I even ghostwritten some rejection letters for your love letters that you keep getting, Ellie.” Ugh, please no reminders about the love letters. Even the people who have flowery prose do not match the stuff that you look for in a spouse.

Honestly, if they could carry you, that’d be a start. Lifting you up in their arms, taking a walk on a warm summer’s day on the beach, feeling their pulse as you rest your head against their chest. You sigh.

“Ellie?” You blink. What? “You okay?”

“Oh-“ You cough, oh, you’re blushing, shit. “I’m fine. What were you saying?”

“This documentary is great!” She places Ken Burns’ Senshadou on the desk. “And I think now is the time I do my part and help you with your Tankery stuff as well, Ellie!”

“Uh…” You blink. “Well, what can you do?”

“Anything you need me to!”

Well…

> “I don’t really need you for anything right now, Denise.”
> “You could help me with some stuff.” (Send Denise on a Subquest – NOTE: She can complete only ONE Subquest, choose carefully where you send her. She cannot complete LOYALTY Quests.)
> “You could raise some money for me.” (Denise’s income is random.)
> “You could ask Griselda for a job.” (GrisGris would really appreciate any extra help.)
> Other

>>49026388
> “You could help me with some stuff.” (Send Denise on a Subquest – NOTE: She can complete only ONE Subquest, choose carefully where you send her. She cannot complete LOYALTY Quests.)
I'm sure some other anon has an idea for which!

>>49026388
>> “You could raise some money for me.” (Denise’s income is random.)

>>49026388
>> “You could help me with some stuff.”
“If Adventure has a name…”

>>49026388
> “You could help me with some stuff.” (Send Denise on a Subquest – NOTE: She can complete only ONE Subquest, choose carefully where you send her. She cannot complete LOYALTY Quests.)
Fly Casual. I feel like we'll never get it done otherwise.

>>49026388
>“You could help me with some stuff.” (Send Denise on a Subquest – NOTE: She can complete only ONE Subquest, choose carefully where you send her. She cannot complete LOYALTY Quests.)
Fly Casual.

>>49026465

Throwing my support behind this

>>49026388
>> “You could help me with some stuff.” (Send Denise on a Subquest – NOTE: She can complete only ONE Subquest, choose carefully where you send her. She cannot complete LOYALTY Quests.)
Fly Casual.

We can finish raising money for ourselves and look for treasure.

> “You could help me with some stuff.” (Send Denise on a Subquest – NOTE: She can complete only ONE Subquest, choose carefully where you send her. She cannot complete LOYALTY Quests.)

“You could help me with the Law Enforcement Studies students,” you say. “They’re searching around on a smuggling operation on the ship. And I can’t really commit too much time to it for now.”

Denise nods. “Okay!” She gasps. “Does that mean I get to have a gun?”

“… I guess-“

“Wait, I can ask the Rifle Team for a gun!” says Denise. “I’ve always wanted to be one of them tacticool operators like you see in the TV shows like Breaking Bad and uh… and uh… that one show too!”

“That’s incredibly descriptive,” Hilda quips.

Denise taps off her fingers. “I already have an MP5K, a Five-SeveN… I think my shotgun is back home.” … what? Where do people get these guns from!? Why is it even a thing that students get to have guns!? “But yeah, I’m already well-equipped for the task! I’ll do as much as I can for you!”

> NOTE: The process of completing this Quest could take a few weeks. If you feel you want to complete it yourself, you can still do so before Denise completes it.

You sigh, of course. You decide to go back to work.

-

-

> JOB COMPLETE
> + 5 CP

[1/2]

>>49026842
[2/2]

With the work stuff now finished and over with, it was time to figure out what to-

You receive a call from… Kathy Wheeler! Huh, it’s been even more of a while since you’ve seen her! You pick it up. “Elodie.”

“Ellie, it’s Kathy! Listen, I was just finishing up another rn down below decks and guess what I found!”

“What?”

“More information on Miss McPherson and that tank we found! There’s at least three more tanks down here, not to mention that… listen, you’re not going to believe this, but Miss McPherson and her crew were seriously elite. I found some old scoring notes here and I found out by the time they were Juniors, they had over 433 career kills!” WHAT!? Th- That can’t be right!

433 kills by the time they were Juniors? A High School tanker’s statline starts at the freshmen year, they must have averaged at least 140 kills a year just to get that close!

“I don’t follow Tankery that much, but it’s a high number, how high is it for comparison’s sake?”

“The World Record Leader in High School Tank Kills is tied between Chiyo Shimada and Shiho Nishizumi at 506 kills. Kathy… Kathy, that means they were in second place, that means they were on pace to break that record! What happened to them!?”

“I don’t know but I was going to go visit Miss McPherson and have a stern chat about it!”

> “Me too. Let’s go.”
> “You do that, I got stuff to do.”
> Other

>>49026864
>> “Me too. Let’s go.”

>>49026864
> “Me too. Let’s go.”

>>49026864
> “Me too. Let’s go.”

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>>49026864
>> “Me too. Let’s go.”

Posting best kid's show in-universe.

>>49026864
>> “Me too. Let’s go.”
THREE NEW TANKS! FUCK YEAH!

>>49026864
>“Me too. Let’s go.”

>>49026947
>Thomas the Tortoise Engine
I'd watch that.

I wonder if Elo and Gris get NSFW love letters like Trudy did.

I wonder if Denise keeps those letters as "inspiration"

>>49027172
They do.

>>49027196
Looks like anons aren't the only ones who missed the 'no lewding' memos.

>>49027222
THEY can, WE can't.

>>49027222
This is a double-standard I want no part of!

>>49027288
eh, it's okay since there girls

the double standards are real

> “Me too. Let’s go.”

-

-

Kathy Wheeler kicks the door into the Faculty office. Her dogs come streaming through, barking and running all over the place, annoying several of the teachers who are busy working for a few minutes until they realized they were dogs and thus for petting. Miss McPherson however was less than amused. “Kathy, what are you doing?” You and her advance on her, knowing. “What is this?”

“I don’t know,” says Kathy. “What is THIS!?” Kathy presents a paper, showing off Miss McPherson’s youthful face from her days in the 70s. And on that paper her scouting report, how good she was in loading, describing her calm and cool temperament, and her ability to rally her crew, along with all other achievements of the crew as well.

Miss McPherson’s eyes go wide when she sees it. “… where did you get that?” Kuvasz the dog barks, and Miss McPherson quickly pats him on the head before sending him away.

“I found it digging underground,” says Kathy. “I also found out the reason why you no longer practice Tankery, Miss McPherson, you-“

Miss McPherson pinches Kathy’s cheeks, shutting her up. All the teachers look at her, surprised, and all the dogs look over, ready to pounce in case things get physical. She glares down at a very frightened Kathy. “… my classroom, now.”

-

-

You and Kathy sit in seats in Miss McPherson’s empty classroom. A History and Moral Philosophy lesson was still written on the board, waiting to be cleaned off for tomorrow. Miss Miss McPherson paced around the room, mumbling to herself for the past minute or so. “So… what happened?” you ask.

She sighs. “If I tell you, do you swear not to tell anyone else?”

“Of course,” you say.

“This is serious.” She walks up to you two. “Nobody. Not family, not Griselda. Not your crew or friends, nobody else.”

You and Kathy look at each other, then nod slowly. “We give our word,” says Kathy solemnly.

…

“Our crew was caught cheating.”

[1/2]

>>49027520
[2/2]

That hits you like a sack of bricks. Cheating? How? Why? What do they do?

“When the ITL found out, they had our records expunged. LGA expelled us and shut down the Tankery team very briefly to keep us from ruining LGA’s image,” she explains. “The rest of the team was innocent, but they had their records destroyed as well, along with most of their tanks confiscated. The ones you find down there are the ones the team could save.”

It’s a tough question, but you have to ask. “H-… how were you cheating?”

“We modified our King Tiger, Thaddeus, to perform beyond what it was supposed to do. We replaced the engine with a new one, cosmetically it looked the same as stock, but on the inside it could outperform any tank ever deployed during World War II. Our ammo was specially modified as well to penetrate any target at any distance. And we altered the carbon coating and judging equipment to make every shot count as non-penetrating.”

“And you did this for three years?” asks Kathy.

“Three months actually,” says Miss McPherson. “Right into the ITL World Tournament semi-finals. We were trying for our first world championship.”

…

Things are incredibly heavy now.

> “Well, we should get going then.”
> “Why?”
> “How could you do this to your own team?”
> Other

>>49027554
>“How could you do this to your own team?”
What the fuck lady? Where was your sense of honor?

>>49027554
Ellipsis.

>>49027554
> “How could you do this to your own team?”
> “Why?”
I'd like to hope they had a good reason but that seems hard to explain. Especially when it was so comprehensive.

>>49027554
>> “How could you do this to your own team?”

>>49027554
>> “How could you do this to your own team?”
>Is the King Tiger alright now? I mean we used it last match will we be in trouble?

>>49027554
> “How could you do this to your own team?”
Juuuuuuuudge

>>49027636
It basically had to be restored from scratch so I think it's fine. It got knocked out both rounds and didn't exhibit any unusual performance.

>>49027672
I'm just saying in case and to double check.

It won't hurt.

>>49027554
> “Why?”
Well, if we want to be conniving shits sometime in the future, we've got the NATO head by the balls, so to speak.

>>49027801
True, especially considering how extensively they cheated.

> “How could you do this to your own team?”

“How could you do this!?” You stand up, aghast. Miss McPherson folds her arms, looking at oyu neutrally. “Y- your team was innocent in all this? But you and your crew just decide to up and cheat like this? How did it even get this far?! Why would you even let it get this far!?”

“It was our third year of Tankery in LGA,” says Miss McPherson. “The past two years, we always qualified for the ITL World Tournament, but every time, our team would rake in kills left and right, but our team would choke at the last second or otherwise give us no support whatsoever. We wanted to win, just once.”

“Did breaking the record for career high school kills not matter to you?” you ask.

“At the time, no,” she says bluntly. “Look. That was decades ago, but we try not to talk about it, the ITL will always deny what happened, and now we’re all scattered around.” Miss McPherson in frustration kicks the ground, biting her lip. “The expense we went to try and win that tournament for once, all the great things that we did, it all went to waste. So if you’re wondering, yes, I regret every single day of it.” She walks over to the window. “I’m sure Dottie does too, I’m sure the others do too. I’m sure Oleg regrets even modding the tank for us.”

“Wait, Oleg?”

“Who else could’ve modded the tank that well for a low price,” she says. “Look, I don’t want to talk about this anymore, so, if you could please just go.” She stares out the window. “That’d be great.”

> “No. You need to tell us more. Why didn’t you motivate the team, why didn’t you just try harder?”
> “Alright, I guess we’ll go.”
> Other

>>49027976
> Other
Check if Oleg is on the up-and-up now. I don't want this to bite us in the ass later.

>>49027894
> Blackmail them into approving a Centurion Mk. 5/2
> Bully WW2 tanks with 105mm gun
Temptations of the dark side indeed.

>>49027976
> “Alright, I guess we’ll go.”
Dammit Oleg, you always were a bad influence.

>>49028028
He wouldn't break the rules without charging us for it.

>>49027976
>“Alright, I guess we’ll go.”
I've played too much World of Tanks to not know how she feels.

>>49027976
> “Alright, I guess we’ll go.”

>>49027976
>Tell us where the other tanks are, we need them.

Guys, She's knows, we can cut the middle man and just grab the tanks.

>>49028051
I guess we shouldn't worry anymore right?

>>49027976
>>49028145
This.

Shouldn't we ask her where the tanks are?

You think she knows?

>>49027976
>>49028145
This.

This cheating piece of shit will save us time.

> “Alright, I guess we’ll go.”
> Other

You sigh deeply, then stand up. “If you could help us find the last three remaining tanks, that would really help us. Then we’ll go.”

She looks back, squinting at you curiously. She motions you two to come closer. “Do you have the roster?” Kathy nods, and presents it to you and Miss McPherson

> LAFAYETTE GIRLS ACADEMY INTERNATIONAL TANKERY LEAGUE TEAM
> 1978 ROSTER
> Hometown: Norfolk, Virginia
> Motto: “Dum vivimus, vivamus”
> March: Lafayette Girls Academy March
> Chief Commander: Dottie Durocher

> 1. TIGER II (P) – MISSING (Found)
> 2. TIGER II (H) - CONFISCATED
> 3. TIGER II (H) - CONFISCATED
> 4. JAGDTIGER - MISSING
> 5. M36B1 JACKSON – MISSING (Found)
> 6. M36B1 JACKSON - CONFISCATED
> 7. M36B1 JACKSON - CONFISCATED
> 8. M36B1 JACKSON - CONFISCATED
> 9. STRIDSVAGN m/42 TM – MISSING (Found)
> 10. JAGDPANTHER - MISSING
> 11. MARK VIII CHALLENGER - CONFISCATED
> 12. MARK VIII CHALLENGER - CONFISCATED
> 13. SU-100 - MISSING
> 14. SU-76 - CONFISCATED
> 15. SU-152 - CONFISCATED

> RESERVE CHASSIS
> PANTHER CHASSIS - MISSING
> IS CHASSIS - CONFISCATED
> SHERMAN CHASSIS – CONFISCATED

You blink, looking at the roster. “So, a Jagdpanther, an SU-100, and the chassis of a Panther is all we’re missing then?”

“Yep,” says Miss McPherson. “The Jagdpanther is actually in Logistics, right near where you work in fact.” Wait. What. WHERE!? “It’ll be in one of the old storage areas, I know some of the Naval Studies kids talk about it, they think it doesn’t work, and it probably doesn’t after 40 odd years of disrepair. The SU-100 and the Panther chassis are sitting down in the disused rail system below the water line.”

“Alright,” you say. “But… this was a really good lineup though.”

[1/2]

>>49028562
[2/2]

“Not really, the team couldn’t really take close quarters fights very well, it always fucked us,” she explains. “Do what you want with the tanks and get out of here.”

You decide it prudent to leave with Kathy. “I can’t believe she’d choose to cheat like that,” you say.

Kathy shrugs. “Well, it’s not really in my business to talk about stuff like that. I don’t really know much about it. Did you want to try looking for one of them tonight? I think we got time.”

Well, a Jagdtiger, a Jagdpanther, a Panther chassis, and an SU-100...

> “Nah, I’m tired. Maybe later.”
> “Sure.” (Which?)
> Other

>>49028588
> “Sure.” (Which?)
Let's find that Jagdtiger

>>49028588
>>49028627
Yeah, I can back that.

>>49028588
Supportin; >>49028627

>>49028588
> “Sure.” (Which?)
Panther

We don't need more TDs, the Jagdtiger is an over-engineered, inflexible piece of trash and while the Panther also suffers from similar problems with a few upgrades to later models it'll be decent.

>>49028588
>>49028627
This

>>49028684
Yeah but the early panther models suck. How much time will it take to 'upgrade' with the limited budget you mentioned

>>49028588
>“Sure.” (Which?)
Let's go for the JTiger and see if we can convert it to something that works better.

>>49028847
Not as long as it would take for the Jagdtiger. The thing is basically a rolling mechanical failure. If we had to go for one of the TDs, the SU-100 is the smart choice. Good gun, unreliable gearbox but not as bad as the Germans, can even manage a decent clip in a straight line, though only on flat terrain thanks to its low gun mount.

Doesn't matter now anyway, JT has the votes.

>>49028961
We can spend tomorrow searching for the Su-100 if it makes you feel better.

The Swedish tank and the Jackson are being repaired first

> “Sure.” (Which?)

“Maybe we can go find the Jagdtiger,” you say. Sure, the Jagdtiger is big, clumsy, a bit underpowered, a little over engineered, and inflexible. But who knows, maybe you’ll get lucky and it works. “Where did she say it was again?”

Kathy folds her arms. “She didn’t actually say where it was. But I happen to know where it is.”

“What? Where?”

-

-

“Huh?” The Light Music Club stares at you. Behind them is a very bright blue Jagdtiger, with stars, rainbows, clouds, and lightning bolts painted across it. “Why do you want to borrow our stagepiece?” Their frontman, a very bouncy girl with wavy black hair looks confusedly at you.

You stare back at them. They’re using an utterly irreplaceable tank as something to decorate their stage.

How long has this been here?

“Well,” Kathy says, “Look, the Tankery team needs it. Can it run?”

“Not really,” says the frontman. “There’s no engine in it. We have to tow it everywhere. Other than that, it’s in pretty decent condition.” Okay, yeah, that’s fine. The engine is replaceable. You sigh, folding your arms. “But, I dunno, we’re not just gonna sell it to you. It’s really popular with the crowd!”

“What crowd?” asks Kathy.

“… okay, I know we don’t get a lot of people attending our concerts, but everyone says they love it!” she says.

“How much would you take for it?” you ask.

“No question, we’re not selling,” she says.

Kathy looks at you, expecting a move from you.

> Try and buy the tank yourself (at what price?)
> “Maybe I can get you through to my boss and you two can negotiate.”
> “There has to be some other thing you want that you can trade for it.”
> “Okay, thanks anyway.”
> Other

>>49028991
Ah, guess the tone of my post was wrong, I'm not too cut up about it, I'm in no rush to grab up the tanks, crews should be our priority for now.

I do think we should be wary of making our lineup too long ranged and static though and repeating the mistakes of McPherson's team. Already we have a strong core of heavy tanks with great long range firepower, soon to be supplemented by the 90mm M36. I'd say the Jpanther and/or SU-100 could be good additions but the JT might be better to sell off, even if it's a junker we should be able to charge whatever we want for it in this market, use the funds accrued so Gris can snap up some more mediums or lights when they hit the market.

>>49029109
Surely you want something? Like an audience?

>>49028961
Well we can make a tank destroyer platoon with the Jadtiger, Hellcat and M36, Jadpanther and Su-100

>>49029109
>> “There has to be some other thing you want that you can trade for it.”

>>49029109
> “There has to be some other thing you want that you can trade for it.”
> Other
Maybe we can recruit them to crew it? If we can get it running, they can drive it to their shows and shit.

>>49029109
> “There has to be some other thing you want that you can trade for it.”

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>>49029109
IT'S HAPPENING!
> Other
"Maybe you could join ther NATO Tankery team? We could get you another tank, one even that moves, so could drive it to shows and that."

You're killing me here Schteel.

>>49029219
That's actually a pretty swell idea anon.

>>49029114
The thing about that is the the market gets taken up by the other schools!

Selling it will be idiotic, this was the same arguement we had with the Swedish tank. We don't know if new tanks we want will come to the market.

And we are undermanned so even if it's clumsy and over engineered we need all the tanks we can find now.

We have like what 9 tanks now? While we need crews it won't mean squat if they don't have no tanks.

Not to mention the major league will require like 30 tanks iirc?

>>49029302
The postseason matches do expand the teams to 30 tanks, yeah.

>>49029323
So if anything we can just adjust our team by switch out teams once we reach 30.

Not to mention we are playing NATO some engine tweaks can be done to have it at least be serviacble.

>>49029114
>Try to get them to joint tankery as its crew, they can still use it for their performances.

>>49029109
>>49029358
This

>>49029302
Ah shit, forgot about the post season being 30 tank sides. We should keep it then, though I'd still recommend leaving it on the backburner unless the Keions won't budge on crewing anything else.

> “There has to be some other thing you want that you can trade for it.”
> Other

“There has to be something you want.” You snap your finger. “Maybe you can join the NATO Tankery team,” you offer. They look at you, confused. “You can crew the Jagdtiger! We’ll repair it, fix it up. You won’t have to tow it to your concerts then, you can drive it there now!”

The guitarist raises a finger. “That actually would be pretty nice.”

“And we can use it a stage too, look at the size of it!” says the drummer. Okay, that’s probably pushing it a bit. “And that gun too! Mercy!”

She scratches her chin a bit. “Tell you what. We’ll consider it, provided you can find us a willing audience to listen to our music. We mostly do covers anyway since nobody here can write a song to save their life.” They all shrug at that, apparently in agreement. “You find us an audience, then yeah, we’ll consider throwing ourselves in.”

“Great!” you say.

Kathy looks at you. “Just one question. Where you going to find an audience?”

… uh.

> Go ask the boys. They have nothing better to do.
> Ask the team. They’ll listen to you.
> “Just go set up. I’ll figure something out.”
> Other

>>49029416
Sure have as a reserve tank for flag battles but it's gun will help support the IS-2m and Pershing

>>49029573
>> Go ask the boys. They have nothing better to do.
>> Ask the team. They’ll listen to you.
Do both decide and conquer!

>>49029573
> Go ask the boys. They have nothing better to do.
Hey, a show put on by high school girls is better than sitting around with your thumb up your ass.

>>49029573
> Go ask the boys. They have nothing better to do.
> Ask the team. They’ll listen to you.
Make an evening of it!

>>49029590
Honestly It's probably best relegated to its own unit with SU-100 and JPanther to act as a static base of fire and anchor point for a defensive line to pivot on. The Pershing, Tiger II and IS-2m have good long range guns but are also better used aggressively as breakthrough tanks or to hold forward strongpoints.

>>49029573
> Go ask the boys. They have nothing better to do.
> Ask the team. They’ll listen to you.

>>49029573
>> Go ask the boys. They have nothing better to do.

>>49029652
Wouldn't the Swedish tank be part of the static base or be the 'close' range support?

>>49029690
Depends, in it's current state it's probably better left as part of the Medium platoon, just to beef us up to 4 tanks, but if we upgraded it to the long 75mm m/43 gun armed turreted TD version it could join the M36 Jackson and Hellcat as our fluid AT support group attached to Gris. You know what, have an ORBAT:

> COMMAND ELEMENT: GrisGris commanding
> M4A3E8 Sherman: Griselda
> M18 Hellcat: Dalia
> M36 Jackson: Unknown
> Strv m/42 w/ 7.5cm M/43: Unknown

> BREAKTHROUGH/STRONGPOINT PLATOON: Iris commanding
> Churchill IV: Iris
> M26 Pershing: Serafina
> IS-2m: Regina
> Tiger II: Serina

> MEDIUM PLATOON: Elodie commanding
> Cromwell III: Elodie
> Panzer III: Suvorov
> Panther D(? pls no GS): Unknown
> Panzer IV: Benny

> BASE OF FIRE PLATOON
> Jagdtiger: !totally-not-Keions
> SU-100: Unknown
> Jagdpanther: Unknown

>>49029839
There is a long barreled version of the Swede tank? Wasn't it built after 1945?
Link please?

>>49029889
The project was dropped by 1946 but I'm not sure when the prototype was made and the project started in 43-44. That said, they've allowed some post war tanks that were in development before war's end so I think we could get away with it. It also has a 3 round autoloader, which is pretty neat.

> Go ask the boys. They have nothing better to do.
> Ask the team. They’ll listen to you.

“Kathy, you go ask the girls to meet up here at uh…” You look at the little vacant lot that the Light Music Club have made a home out of, with the Jagdtiger sitting in the back. “Here. I’ll go ask the boys.”

“Alright!” Kathy salutes you. “Let’s get going then!” She starts running off, followed closely by her many dogs.

You point to the Light Music Club. “Get yourselves ready, I’m bringing a concert to you!”

They salute. “Will do!”

Right.

That just left the boys.

-

-

They all stare at you. Some were wearing dark green shirts or tank tops with khaki pants, others were shirtless, some wore the leather flight jackets, but universally they were all boys all the same. And you were alone (well, minus the LGA Skycraft team which appears to be absent for most of the time for some reason). “A concert?” says one of them. A few dozen of them had gathered around to hear what you had to say. “Well, what do they play?”

“Covers of rock songs I guess, I actually didn’t ask,” you say. You probably should’ve, but whatever. They’re boys, in one ear, out the other. “But yeah. Will you come or not?”

[1/2]

>>49029889
Also I can't seem to find any of the other sources that mention it right now, so here's ftr's post about it: http://ftr.wot-news.com/2014/04/18/swedish-tanks-part-vii-strv-m42/

>>49030102
[2/2]

Jack Cochran, their leader looks around to all of them. They all shrug, a few even nod happily. “Well, I guess we can go. But, you figure you can do us a favor, Ellie?”

“I’m not washing your planes in a swimsuit,” you say simply. A few of the boys laugh at that. Fuckers think they can ogle you!

“That’s not what I’m asking,” he says. He points back a bit, and the crowd parts a bit to reveal Jeep Jockey napping in the driver’s seat of his jeep. “We’ll go to your concert, but make it a bit of a night for him.”

You squint at Jack. “… you want me to take that Jeep Jockey on a date?”

“Just go to the concert with him, all you gotta do is sit next to him and be friendly.” He sighs, then walks up to you and wraps his arm around you. HE FUCKING- He starts walking you away from the crowd of boys. “Get ready to go, guys.” They all start grabbing some proper clothes. “Come on, help me out.”

“Why do I have to act like I’m on a date with him?” you ask.

“I- it’s- it’s complicated, okay? He didn’t get past tryouts, but the damn guy works hard for us and he’s never been an asshole to any of us. I just want to see him have a bit of fun for once! Coaches won’t let me take him onto the team, c- just do it, please. He could really use a friend other than us. Especially a stand up gal like you.”

> “No thanks, tell your guys to stay. I’m not taking no boy on a fake date.”
> “Fine. But if you fucks shoot up my tank again, I’m going to kill you and you’re not going to like that.”
> Other

>>49030140
>> “Fine. But if you fucks shoot up my tank again, I’m going to kill you and you’re not going to like that.”

>>49030140
> Other
>Fine. Just take it easy with the paint.

I know, I know, we could stop them once and for all but I REALLY want to get a SPAAG sometime and fire back just once.

>>49030140
> “Fine. But if you fucks shoot up my tank again, I’m going to kill you and you’re not going to like that.”
But really, I see no problem with this.

>>49030140
>> Other
"Sure, I guess, but can you maybe give us a bit of a break with the paint for a while?"

>>49030140
>>49030172
This

I like jeep jockey

>>49030196
Gah, 4chan ate my post for a minute there, I'm basically supporting this guy. >>49030172

>>49030140
> “Fine. But if you fucks shoot up my tank again, I’m going to kill you and you’re not going to like that.”

>>49030172
But Griselda the panzer Iv and us have machine guns to scatter them. We just need to coordinate it

>>49030140
>> “Fine. But if you fucks shoot up my tank again, I’m going to kill you and you’re not going to like that.”

>>49030294
I want 4 20mm automatics blasting the boys outta the sky.

>>49030320
Won't using flak rounds for the tiger do?

>>49030349
I doubt the Tiger II's gun has enough elevation to function as decent AAA.

>>49030387
Maybe enough to deter the incoming aircraft

>>49030320
>>49030349
>>49030387
Such a shame there aren't many fully closed SPAA tanks.

>>49030447
Crusade AA Mk II or III

>>49030477
Why would we want a rapid fire AA, just getting a buncha .50 calls for our team is good enough

>>49030530
Oh I'm not suggesting we buy one at all. The strafing's an inconvenience, nothing more, I was just pointing out a fully enclosed AA vehicle to anon.

>>49030429
Turns out the Tiger II only has 17 degrees of elevation to its gun.

Besides, the KwK 43 used a different shell than the Flak 18/KwK 36, so I doubt the Tiger II could even be loaded for AA duty in any case.

>>49030563
Well unless if we find one.

> Other

“Fine, just take it easy on the paint,” you say. “It gets really hard to clean and it gets really tiring to deal with after a while. Somedays we just want an actual practice to go right.”

Jack thumps his chest. “Scouts honor, we’ll try and ease up.” You roll your eyes. As if. “Now go ask him.”

You sigh, then push past Jack and walk on over to the Jeep Jockey. He continues napping, grumbling a bit in his sleep as he kicks his feet up onto the hood and leans back in his seat. You gently backhand his face, making him flinch and wake up. “Augh! Fuck!” He slaps your hand away, grimacing in exhaustion. “The hell? Elodie?” You nod, staring at him. “What do you want?”

“Your team’s going to a concert set up by the Light Music Club. I’m taking you,” you say.

…

“What, like on a date?” he asks.

“Yes,” you say simply. Ugh, it makes you shudder just staying that.

“… why me?” he asks.

“The fuck are you talking about, why you?” you ask.

“I mean-… Jack’s a cooler guy than me, you should ask him,” he says simply. He shrugs at that. “I dunno, the fuck do you see in me?” He squints at you. “Jack asked you to do this, didn’t he?”

> “Start the jeep and take me to the concert before I change my mind.”
> “Can it be because I genuinely think you’re an okay guy.”
> “Jack asked me to.”
> Other

>>49030625
>> “Can it be because I genuinely think you’re an okay guy.”

>>49030625
> “Can it be because I genuinely think you’re an okay guy?”
> Other
Can I actually get your name, or at least your initials, this time?

>>49030625
> “Can it be because I genuinely think you’re an okay guy.”
Maybe even a good one. And yeah, ask his name.

>>49030625
>Yes, but you are an alright guy.

>>49030625
> “Start the jeep and take me to the concert before I change my mind.”

>>49030625
> “Can it be because I genuinely think you’re an okay guy.”
I mean, come on, you have helped out a lot.

>Asking for his name

And here comes the disaster.

>>49030625
>Jack dumps paint on me. I wouldn't call it cool.

Man, I'm surprised Not to be Stowed on Dick anon isn't around, he'd be flipping his shit.

>>49030782
Wut

>>49030782
lets hurry this along before he/she/it/whatever comes

>>49030803
This please!

>>49030782
Perhaps he's gone the way of the showers?

>>49030827
Rookie mistake, everyone knows you only hit the showers with your whole crew.

>>49030895
RIP ShowersAnon, he died that Trude might lewd.

>>49030924
The noblest of martyrdoms

> “Can it be because I genuinely think you’re an okay guy.”

He leans back, as if blown away by that statement. “Really.” You nod. “Huh. Well uh…” He scratches the back of his head. “Wow, uh… not a lot of girls tell me that, that’s uh- that’s a first. Um.” He nods slowly. “Alright, yeah, yeah okay. Get in, I guess.” You nod, hurrying around then taking up the passenger seat. He still sits there, frozen in place though.

“Are you gonna start the jeep or what?” you ask.

“Oh, right, yeah, yeah.” He quickly warms up the jeep, putting it first.

“By the way.” He looks over at you. “I don’t think I ever got your name.”

He blinks, then opens his mouth ostensibly to tell you his name before a baseball plunks him in the back. “Agh! Fuck! What the hell!?”

“Sorry!” yells one of the boys. “Lost control of that one!”

“We’re not even playing baseball you fuck!”

Maybe you’ll just stick to calling him Jock.

-

-

“Ellie!” Your crew walks over to you, and finds Jeep Jockey standing next to you, looking at the stage. The boys and girls are all sitting in their own sides of the lot, with tanks serving as seating for the girls with jeeps and trucks serving as seats for the guys. Good way to tell who’s who you guess. Winona looks over at Jeep Jockey, then smiles at you. “What’s he doing here?”

“We’re on a date,” you mutter.

They all gasp. You look at them, and they all look absolutely gobsmacked. “EEEEEEE!” Winona grins, pressing her hands against her cheeks. The other girls giggle and laugh at your expense.

> + 20 MORALE TO WINONA
> + 5 MORALE TO EVERYONE ELSE

Winona gently places her hands on your cheeks, grinning at you. “My little Ellie is all grown up and dating MEN NOW!”

“I could kill you right now,” you say quickly. Winona giggles quietly.

“Well!” Stack nudges you. “We’ll just leave you two alone!”

[1/2]

>>49031040
[2/2]

Ingrid rubs her hands together, giggling a bit. “Maybe he can walk you down to first base!” It takes a minute, but Stack, Winona, and Josephina immediately crack up a bit at that. YOU. FUCKING. GUYS. They start stalking away, continuing to giggle.

Jeep Jockey rubs the back of his head, nervously. “Um.”

THIS NIGHT SUCKS ALREADY.

> Go talk with a crew (Who?)
> Sit down with your crew and grumble at them.
> Sit down and enjoy the show, for what its worth.
> Fuck this, take Jeep Jockey and get outta here.
> Other

>>49031058
> Sit down with your crew and grumble at them.

> + 20 MORALE TO WINONA
> + 5 MORALE TO EVERYONE ELSE
Filthy gossips!

>>49031058
>Sit down with your crew and grumble at them.

>>49031058
> Sit down and enjoy the show, for what its worth.
We promised, and if things get awkward we can bring him over to the crew and mingle.

>>49031058
> Sit down and enjoy the show, for what its worth.
> Other
Dance, or some shit, while the music goes on.

Maybe JJ is an appropriate appellation?

>>49031058
> Sit down and enjoy the show, for what its worth.

>>49031058
>Sit down with your crew and grumble at them.
Those little traitors. The fucking Light Music Club better pull their weight after this disaster.

>>49031058
> Sit down and enjoy the show, for what its worth.

We are on a date guys. Don't ditch Jock straight away.

>>49031058
>Talk to Griselda about the tanks

>>49031058
>Sit down and enjoy the show, for what its worth

>>49031058
> Sit down and enjoy the show, for what its worth.
It's not like he's a horrible person, plus we did promise.

>>49031058
>Sit down and enjoy the show, for what its worth.

>>49031106
Said that the first time he showed up

> Sit down and enjoy the show, for what its worth.

You sit down on the hood of the Jeep with Jeep Jockey, who sort of awkwardly sits stiff as a board. “You know, you don’t have to be so awkward,” you say. “We’re here to have fun. Isn’t that what’s important?” He nods at that. “Yeah, we’re having fun! Fuck it.” Yeah, having fun, what a load of shit, we’re having fun!

He shrugs at that. “Well, hey, I mean, it’s nice to go on a date.”

“I’m your first date ever, aren’t I.”

“Maybe.”

You roll your eyes. “Look. I’ve seen lots of romantic comedy movies.” He quirks his brow at you. “We go on the first date, nothing goes right, then somehow someway you do something really cool, and that saves it! You got it?”

“… are you sure you know how dating works?” he asks.

“Of course I do!” you shout. Of course you know how dating works, why, you’ve never been on a date either but you’ve seen and heard plenty about people dating. Therefore that makes you an expert on how to date people! Haha! Take that, girls in the 7th grade who called you a slut for having big tits!

“You have no idea how dating works, do you,” he says.

“No,” you say quickly. Fuck it. He’s honest too, might as well be as well.

He shrugs. “Well, hey, maybe we can just enjoy a nice set of songs together, then I drive you back, alright?”

You nod. “Alright.” Good, he’s being mature about it, that’s nice.

…

You twiddle your fingers a bit, and he looks away, chewing on the insides of his cheek.

“GOOD EVENING LGA!” yells the frontman, Jane Fogerty. The girls all remain quiet, silently applauding.

The boys though. “WHOOO!” They all raise their arms, jumping up and blaring the horns on their trucks and cars. Jane looks positively taken aback by the boys for a second, before quickly recovering and grinning.

[1/2]

>>49031796
[2/2]

“We’re the LGA Light Music Club, and we are here to Rock! Give us a shoutout to what you wanna hear!”

The boys, unlike the girls, are much more vocal in what they want to hear. Everything from AC/DC, to Metallica, to Led Zeppelin. Except for Stack of course. Stack yells, “Put on the Who!” she yells.

Fogerty and the rest of the Light Music Club grins, probably from the fact that this is the first time they’ve had a significant amount of people at a concert for once. “We’ll start off with AC/DC then work our way down to the Who! Here we go!” Their guitars start singing and screaming as they get playing. The boys pump their fists, whooping and cheering to the music.

It’s a contagious attitude, it gets the Poles screaming and jumping first, then the other girls as well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuoXkMZvD5Q

You and Jeep Jockey stand on the hood of his Jeep, clapping and singing along with the music. This has got you pumped.

-

-

“The Light Music Club is at your disposal!” The five members of the Light Music Club bow to Girselda, you, and Jeep Jockey. “We will do our best, provided you provide an engine for our little beast here.” Fogerty pats the side of the Jagdtiger.

Griselda smiles. “We can do that. Come by training tomorrow, we’ll get you sorted out.” They all smile, then hurry away to pack away their equipment. Some of the boys are busy mingling with the crews. Winona and Iris are especially popular with some of the boys, as is Stack too for whatever reason. Ingrid, despite her love for baseball, appears to actually be too shy to talk to any of the boys so she simply hangs around with Josephina on Oliver the tank. Griselda looks over to you, and notices sort of a worried expression on your face. “Ellie, you get me a new tank AND a new crew. Granted, it’s a Jagdtiger I know but, something amiss?”

> “There’s something you should know about Miss McPherson.”
> “No, everything’s fine.”
> Other

>>49031812
> “There’s something you should know about Miss McPherson.”
Spill!

>>49031812
>> “No, everything’s fine.”

>>49031812
>> “There’s something you should know about Miss McPherson.”

>>49031812
> “No, everything’s fine.”
Meine Ehre heißt Treue

>>49031812
>> “No, everything’s fine.”
Nobody needs to know

>>49031812
> Other
"Miss McPherson helped us dig up the other tanks' locations." Let her know where and what they are.

>>49031828
>>49031847
> “Nobody. Not family, not Griselda. Not your crew or friends, nobody else.”
WE LITERALLY EXPRESSLY AGREED TO NOT TELLING HER.

>>49031812
> “There’s something you should know about Miss McPherson.”
> Other
Might tell her in private. Either drag her away or tell her a little later.

Loose lips sink ships

>>49031893
Yeah, this combined with
>No, everything's fine.
Is what we should do. Lets honour Miss McPherson's request.

>>49031812
> “No, everything’s fine.”
Yeah, we explicitly promised that the secret stays with us and only us.

>>49031812
>“No, everything’s fine.”
Tell her about the other tanks.

>>49031812
Supporting >>49031893

>>49031812
>>49031893
Also this.

>>49031893
Cheaters get, uh...whatever rhymes with cheaters.

>>49031812
This: > “No, everything’s fine.”
And this: >>49031893

>>49031812
>> “No, everything’s fine.”
Lie, badly. Look sad about it.

>>49031893
This. We gave our word and we are nothing if not honourable!

>>49032217
We just went on a pretend date with a guy we have less than no interest in.

>>49032241
>Jeep Jockey
>Not the sleeper stud of the Skycraft team
Pick one and only one

>>49032241
Because we gave our word to do so! And that's a bit harsh, Jock's the closest thing Elodie has to a guy friend, it's probably just no or very little interest rather than negative interest.

> “No, everything’s fine.”
> Other

“Miss McPherson helped us dig up where the other tanks are. There’s a Jagpdanther, an SU-100, and a Panther chassis lying around.”

Griselda smiles happily. “Really? Wow! Why’s that got you all worried then.” You shrug. “Hmph, keeping your secrets from me? Fine!” Griselda folds her arms, smirking at you. “Keep your secrets. I guess I should be happy that you’re at least helping look for these tanks on your own time anyway.” All in all, you don’t have the heart to tell Griselda about Miss McPherson. You did give your word not to tell anyone.

And hell, hopefully in time, maybe Miss McPherson will come clean of her own accord.

> NEW SUBQUEST
> Five Girls Out
> Reunite the crew of Thaddeus

Griselda nudges you, pointing to Jeep Jockey as he waits by the Jeep. “You gonna be riding with him?”

“Yeah, why?” Griselda smirks. “Oh, not you too.”

“Hey, he’s pretty cute in that vulnerable, gotta-fix-him-up, kind of way,” says Griselda. You roll your eyes. “Anyway, I’ll see you back at camp.”

You sigh, walking up to the Jeep and settling in. “You have fun?” he asks.

> Boast
> Neutral
> Polite

>>49032369
>Polite

>>49032369
>> Polite

>>49032369
> Polite
But really, he's a pretty cool dude.

>>49032369
>Polite

>>49032369
> Polite
Elodie likes fixing things right?

Probably said before....

Season 1:
Boasting Gertrude

Season 2:
Elodie the Politeness

Season 3:
???? of the Neutrality

>>49032369
>Polite

>>49032401
Ehhhhh

>>49032435
Jockey in KDHH Skycraft Quest

Also, anyone got good documentation on the Jagdtiger's exact armour? Diagram or specifications preferred.

>>49032470
I'll look it up if I can. Also I think we should get the tanks before the chassis

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>>49032435
I hear the Swiss have tanks aplenty...

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>>49032519
> I think we should get the tanks before the chassis
Huh? Thanks for the help looking though, I'm just working on getting it added to the pastebin and wading through a bunch of WoT and War Thunder bs looking for actual historical sources.

Also GS can we get the names of the rest of the Light Music Club? Is their loader a stronk Finnish keyboardist?

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>>49032588
Does this work?

>>49032629
Already found that one, unfortunately I can't source it to someone/where and it doesn't seem to show the side armour values.

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>>49032684

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>>49032588
Commander: Jane Fogerty
Loader: Hanna Walli
Gunner: Pam Townshend
RO: Brianna Johnson
Driver: Gemma Taylor

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>>49032740

>>49032758
That's what I was after, thanks a bunch anon, I'll get the numbers plugged in and upload it shortly.

>>49032740
This one's interesting, it seems to lowball the Superstructure's frontal plate, but I just found another document that also indicates it's 250mm, so I'll err to the majority.

>>49032808
The 250mm probably refers to the gun mantlet, which is usually the thickest part of the frontal armor.

>>49032435
I think that's appropriate, though. People are attracted to an eccentric, charismatic character like Rommel or Patton, but less so to (arguably) more interesting characters like Kesselring or Bradley. I fear for the third season where we get a Truscott or Heinrici, and innate competence loses out to a lack of forceful personality.

>>49032808
So it's a mobile pillbox that's good.

>>49032825
Nope, figured it out, the initial design brief was for a 200mm superstructure front, but by the time it reached production it had been upped to 250 to keep ahead of the more powerful allied AT weapons being deployed.

> Polite

“Yeah, it was great,” you say. “I don’t go to concerts all that often.” Or at all. “And it’s nice going out with someone like you I guess.” Someone who doesn’t bother you too often and lets you enjoy the show as it is.

“Of course,” he says as he drives you back to the camp with the other tanks. “By the way, the rest of the guys were talking about some kind of exhibition match between Gertrude and Griselda Pool. You hear about that?”

“Yeah,” you say. “I actually suggested the idea.”

“Did you?” You nod. “Well, if you’re participating, I’ll be rooting for you. I mean, honestly Tankery looks pretty cool. It’s a shame guys can’t do it without looking like a faggot though. When’s the last time you ever saw guys do Tankery?”

You quint at him. “Are you trying to tell me you want to do Tankery?”

“No!” He shakes his head furiously. “God no! I’m just- I prefer planes.”

“Clearly.”

He grunts. “Well anyway, I enjoyed our time together, Elodie. It’s not often I get to do something with a friend. I don’t have too many of those. I mean, the guys are great, but we’re more like co-workers than friends if I’m honest.” You sigh, that’s… honestly kind of sad. “But you’re alright, I like you. In that uh- that little sister kind of way.”

“…” You blink. “Excuse me?”

“What?”

“What do you mean little sister kind of way?” you ask.

“You’re like a little sister,” he says. “Oh, granted, you’re very well-developed and big in many ways for a little sister, but that’s how I see you. Hell, I could probably lift you and carry you and probably just spin pile drive you into the ground! Ha!” He snickers a little at your expense. Fuck is he talking about little sister!? You’re probably like… six months older than him! And- yeah, he’s a little taller than you and maybe you let him lead you around a bit but you’re no one’s little sister! NO ONE’S.

[1/2]

>>49032889
So basically in S1 we played as Miho and we're now playing as Anzu. Wonder who will be next.

>>49032988
[2/2]

“You’re having a laugh,” you say.

“What are you, British?”

The convoy of tanks arrives at camp, and that means he drops you off at camp. “Well, later, Elodie.” You grunt, waving goodbye to him. “We should do this again sometime, maybe I’ll treat you to lunch or something.”

“Whatever,” you say. “See you, Jock.”

He waves goodbye. “Later, Elodie.” He drives off and away.

Ugh, that’s finally over with. It’s pretty late at night. You’ve barely had any dinner or anything else to eat. You’ll probably smash a bowl of Giap’s pho then hit the sack. She’s already handing bowls of it out to the crew. “Here you go!” Giap hands you a piping hot bowl of pho, soul food for the Vietnamese you suppose.

With that, you step into your tent and sigh.

Only to be met with the grinning faces of your crew. “Uh.” You look at them. “What?”

“So?” Winona pats the pillow next to her, beckoning you to sit down. “What was it like?”

Oh God.

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>>49033000
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kl-ZqQ_InX8

That's it for tonight. Hope you all enjoyed and will come back tomorrow for more.

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See you next time.

>>49033000
So is this Germans way of preventing jock as a route

>>49032988
Wow, JJ, you sure know how to kill a mood.

>>49033032
Thanks for writing as always!

http://pastebin.com/bUU2v0z8
Updated for !not-Keions and their meaty 12.8cm. Also don't mean to be pushy but here's an updated version of the Shop with the stuff we've bought removed seeing as a few anons made the mistake of trying to buy shit we already had last thread: http://pastebin.com/wzKjA6F3

>>49033032
Thanks for running GS

>>49033051
> All Elodie wants is to be carried
> "Hell, I could probably lift you and carry you"
Elodie is simply too flustered to think straight.

The more I look up the KT and possible conversions the more I think it's a dead end.

The armor is fine, but this is Unlimited. Everyone is running highly mobile vehicles or stuff that could still kill it.

>>49033125
NATO is actually quite strict with the modifications. Everything is relatively within reason (as is dictated by the judges).

Now Unlimited, that is a very different story. You should see the type of shit Perrine wins with.

>>49033032
Cheers Schteel

>>49033125
This is NATO, not Unlimited, we're not filthy degenerates. You have a point though, no armour is impenetrable and Germans could not into Side Armour ever, but the KT is durable from the front (more so once we get it some applique packages) has a dead killy gun and is decently mobile when it's not broken down.

>>49033151
>>49033158
Mixed up my leagues there.

>>49033151
So is the extent of a NATO modification essentially "whatever a sufficiently competent field mechanic of 1945 could have come up with?"

is the m3 gmc half track legal?

Also what is the penetration value of the 75mm 1897A5?

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>>49033250
I think it is "whatever a sufficiently competent field mechanics of 1945 THAT'S NOT COMPLETELY FUCKING INSANE could have come up with"

>>49032808
Sorry, the document that you're looking at wasn't the final design. They did bump up the thickness of the armor in some parts, it's explained in the next page but I didn't bother adding it because I was looking more at the side armor and roof.

>>49033250
Basically that, yeah.

>>49033261
Halftracks are in that grey area again where they're technically legal (the rulebooks don't really define what an AFV is, and we all know that Sakamoto approved the Morser Karl and everything) but nobody uses them because there are far better options.

>>49033250
Basically yeah. 4chan ate my post.

>>49033261
Technically legal, but there are far better alternatives. Teams would rather sooner field tankettes equipped only with MGs rather than a halftrack.

>>49033250
Yeah, or just stuff in general that doesn't require a redesign of a vehicle to accommodate as a rule.

>>49033261
Same grey area as Armoured cars, you'd have to get it a close compartment mod and I'm not sure why you'd take it over something like a Marder, Archer, or any number of other light TDs converted from light tank hulls.

As for the 1897 I'm really not sure but a quick google says in the range of 40mm with APHE at 400m, 30 degree angled RHA plate.
>>49033294
Quite alright, the sources you gave plus a couple I dug up got me all the figures I needed.

German, Is the Swedish tank and the Jackson ready?

Because how will the light music club practice without a tank?

>>49033293
Oh come on, I'm pretty sure all standards of 1945, even the notoriously shit last-ditch Jap standards, included "not Ratte-tier retarded" as a standard for mechanics.

>>49033414
The Jackson is close to being ready.

>>49033427
What's the JT's condition, is it just missing its engine with the rest in pretty good shape or it a real fixer upper like the rest?

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>>49033293
>>49033415
Be thankful we're not using certain Experimental German aircraft.

>>49033447
The JT is actually in very surprisingly good condition, it's just missing the engine and that's about it.

The Light Music Club though have been using it as a place to store their instruments, costumes, and occasionally have used the interior as a sauna though.

>>49033487
So how will the Light Music Club practice for tomorrow?

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>>49033487
>and occasionally have used the interior as a sauna though.
The smell must be something to behold.

>>49033487
Well, at least there's space for it. It's meant to have a crew of six so between that and the general roominess of German Tanks' fighting compartments (only the Yanks outdid them for comfyness as a rule) I can imagine that not being too much of a problem.

>>49033471
Germans did do some insane things in the air, but the Americans weren't that far behind in this regard. Remember the Flying Pancake?

Then again, that's for the guys to figure out. The further away from them we get, the better (said after we just went on a "date" with one. How did we let this happen? WHY did we let this happen?)

>>49033519
They'll still use the JTiger, I presume. It's not like they can't use it anymore. There's plenty of room in there.

>>49033519
Well tomorrow's training the strength of the crew, not really practicing with a tank per say. And it's not like they need to be ready NOW considering this weekend is only maybe an exhibition match.

BTW, will converting our Panzer IV to JagdPanzer IV (A) is on option? Seems cheaper to do if we need to add more firepower in future.

>>49033565
Yeah, I believe that was an option in the first LGA.

>>49033553
>a high schooler went on a date with a high schooler of the opposite sex
What a wretched state this world is coming to.

>>49033565
We don't need more TDs. The Panzer III doesn't even need to be a StuG, the 50mm L/60 isn't bad or we could give it that 75mm squeezebore Perrine used in LGA 1. Seriously, a bigger gun does not a better tank make and too many casemate TDs will leave us prey to the exact thing McPherson complained about with her team. Especially seeing as we've most of our matches by brawling.

>>49033565
Why would we want to though? If it was a chassis maybe? but the gun is adequate for now

>>49033619
ooh, a squeezebore 75mm, tell me more?

inks will be appreciated

>>49033650
If I'm right, it's essentially using the 75mm the Pz4 used in the early war.

>>49033563
how is the process of the exhibition match going, will it be flag and deathmatch? or just one?

btw is it possible for the swedish tank to get the long barrel 75mm? I heard it had problems with the auto cannon?

>>49033032
Thanks for the fun, boss. Would have been here sooner, but travel internet is shoddy at best.

>>49033619
We need the Pz III for scout at any rate.
And have we decided what will we do with the Strv? Keep it as it or convert it to Pvkv M43?

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>>49033707
You'll see in the morning.

For now I must sleep anons, good night.

>>49033732
Later Schteel.

>>49033730
The III isn't much of a scout, not particularly fast or small. I think we should try for the turreted M/43 gun prototype with the 3 round autoloader for the Strv, will add to our turreted TD section.

>>49033650
Sadly finding much info on it's a nightmare, think only one prototype was made. That said, again the 50mm L/60 gun isn't bad either.

>>49033730
the what?

I your are talking about the swedish tank, i'm hoping for the long barrel 75mm gun with a new turret.

>>49033793
Was there a 75mm Squeezebore for the Panzer III?

or is the long barrel 50mm better?

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>>49033793
>for the turreted M/43 gun prototype with the 3 round autoloader for the Strv,
Do you mean this one or are there another one?

>>49033650
"PzKpfw III Ausf L mit Waffe 0725" is its designation, one prototype built, tested but never adopted. The 75mm is a superior gun, capable of penetrating 100mm apparently, though I'm not sure at what angle or range (or even whether the target was face hardened or rolled homogenous armour) because there's just no info about the Waffe/Gerat 725 squeezebore around apparently. Of course, as a squeezebore it's way less versatile, can't fire HE, Smoke or any shells other than APCNR (Armour Piercing, Composite Non-Rigid.

>>49033872
That's the one mate.

>>49033892
so....should we get the long barrel 50mm, the short barrel 75mm, or this one-off?

Also didn't the swedish auo loader fail? and what is the penetration value of the swedish long barrel?

I was thinking about the exhibition match.

I think we should aim for a draw.

Get in contact with some of the old crew and see if we can't rig the match a bit so it ends in a draw.

>>49033926
>Get in contact with some of the old crew and see if we can't rig the match a bit so it ends in a draw.
That would be leave bad taste for both sisters.
The best we can do is arrange with them so Gris-gris and Trude can get their own sisterly duel like Miho and Maho.
And even that i bet Elodie will get some punishment later. Like performing Ankou dance alone.

>>49033926
That's a terrible idea and they'll catch us.

>>49033923
I'd recommend the 50mm L/60 personally, as it's got better AT capability than the stubby 75 especially when using APCR and better utility than the 75mm Squeezbore. I tend to favour versatility over brute power.

I thought they just stopped development on the autoloader rather than it not working. But if it doesn't work then we can just stick with manual loading, not a huge loss. Looking for pen numbers now.

>>49033999
We usually draw, no need to rig it but i want to win.

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>>49033926
We win or we lose. No rigging, no manipulation. Griselda knows, probably better than anyone on our team, what we're up against.

I expect to lose. We are outnumbered and outclassed.

But its not about winning or losing, but how we conduct ourselves. We must fight hard, smart and without hesitation. Make them respect us, not because we fought, but because we fought well.

>>49034032
But wouldn't the AUSF N with the short 75mm using HEAT rounds be sufficient?

At the least the AUSF N since it can ford rivers.

>>49034032
Looks like the Swedish 75mm L/54 that modification would use will pen about 105mm at 100m, RHA flat plate. Doesn't say what kind of round it's firing though, would assume AP or APCBC.

>>49034151
Eh, it's not great, HEAT rounds are finicky and low velocity guns like the short 75mm aren't very accurate beyond mid range, they also struggle to hit fast moving targets like light tanks and mediums, and the 75mm HEAT wasn't good enough to bother heavies much.

>>49034234
and the fact artillery support is being handed by the IS-2m, Jadtiger, Jadpanther, and the swedish tank?

so it's too much for now?

Also what will the plans with the new tanks?

Or our plans for tommorow? cement the exhabition match or search for the other tanks?

>>49034440
Yeah, we've enough long range support for now.

We can send others to collect the tanks, we should take a day off, put out feelers to other teams, Griselda mentioned getting another team to fill out the rest of our roster, maybe one of the teams we've faced could lend us a hand, or maybe a team from the Eastern league looking to scout out potential opposition in the postseason.

Other than that, take Ingrid or another member of our crew with us to start getting some interactions and maybe a loyalty quest.

As for the new tanks, take the Panther to Ausf. A or G as soon as possible, the others have no urgent upgrades and I've already thrown together a potential ORBAT including them further up in the thread.

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You know, as much flak as I give the JT for being a rolling dumpster fire. This is pretty hilarious.

>>49034583
I personally want to do our job and maybe find the rest of the tanks. ad finish some side quests.

It's a chassis we won't see it very soon.

>>49034627
That is kind of sad isn't it heavily armored though?

>>49034658
I mean after it's restored. While a stock SU-100 or Jpanther are combat ready, taking a Panther Ausf. D (which is what it will probably be when we restore it) into the field is a waste of time.

>>49034676
Germans cannot into side armour as I've mentioned, but that chart shows 90mm HVAP, basically the most powerful western allied round of the war bouncing right the fuck off its front plate even at point blank.

>>49034744
So we should focus on getting the intact tanks first, I think the panther Chassis should be last or have our crew grab it.

The quicker restores will give us more spots to put crew into them

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>>49034839
Depends, it's likely all three will be restored before we find crews for them. We're not leaving Oliver though, he's seen us through too much to abandon him now. That and it indulges my Cromwell fetish

>>49034915
Who said we're leaving Oliver?

I just want more tanks, the more tanks we have Griselda will have an easier time finding crews.

>>49035013
> or have our crew grab it
By this I thought you meant having our crew use it, misinterpreted I guess.

>>49035041
I meant our crew being delegated to recover these machines, not switching to a new tank.

>>49035327
Might not be a bad idea. Or maybe we could try to force the Automotive and Automotive Fan clubs to bond over recovering them?

>>49035371
That's an idea but i feel they will damage the tanks in the process.

>>49035494
Unlikely, they're both highly passionate about machines and I doubt they'd break something intentionally, and with all of the tanks having rusted away for decades there's probably not much more to break on them anyway.

>>49035548
Intentionally

I think that's the keyword here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIQhngIsmaQ
unfortunately not legal for our purposes, but Strv 74 still quite a sexy tank.
So enjoy.