Girls und Panzer: Lafayette Girls Academy Quest 2: #38

> Wednesday, July 15th, 2015

SITUATION: pastebin.com/ziMsX6th
MECHANICS: pastebin.com/49M2eE8Z
THE RULES: pastebin.com/BEsprkBZ
THE TANK: pastebin.com/sJsgig6B
THE DIVISIONS: pastebin.com/xCQZAdqU
THE SHOP: pastebin.com/v6xeDRXj
DANON’S THE TEAM: pastebin.com/SryGMSyy

“What is that?”

Many of you have gathered around one of the tents, the tent for the Junior Poles Association to be precise. Serafina and her fellow Polacks were sitting cross-legged in front of what appeared to be some sort of wooden shrine to the Marquis de La Fayette. Candles were burning in front of a framed painting of him, and offerings such as fruit, photos of tanks, and even a spent shell casing were placed beside it. Serafina motions to you all. “This is our shrine to the Marquis de La Fayette.”

“Was that here last night?” asks Winona.

“Well it’s here now,” says Serafina quickly. That’s fair you suppose. “Niech żyje markiz. He is the deity who watches over our Academy, and thusly we must pray to him so he may bless our tanks and allow us victory against our enemies! This is one of the many ways the Polish shall improve upon their performance.”

“Um.” Dalia blinks. “Isn’t false idol worship a sin?”

“Besides that,” says Suvorov. “No army ever won a battle by praying and hoping that God will bail them out!”

Clausewitz blinks. “What about the Kamikaze that drove away the Mongol Invaders?”

“Or the rain that prevented Napoleon’s artillery from being set up in time for the Battle of Waterloo,” says Patton.

“Or the storm that destroyed the Spanish Armada?” asks Giap.

“Those aren’t God’s doing!” yells Suvorov. “That’s just the weather being a DICK!”

“Regardless,” says Iris. “Serafina, your attempt to appeal to higher powers hopefully will not get in the way of your training.”

[1/2]

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youtube.com/watch?v=7ho8TU_JpoI
warwheels.net/images/T19E1_ACHAUGH.pdf
bato.to/comic/_/comics/sailor-fuku-to-juusensha-r6474
twitter.com/NSFWRedditGif

[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

>> 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.

Sure, supporting.

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.

you are all small time

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

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

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

>> “Yeah.”

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

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.

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

>> “Yeah.”

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

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.

warwheels.net/images/T19E1_ACHAUGH.pdf

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.

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

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)

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]

[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

>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.

user knows how this works.

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

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

Really? tell me more or have a link?

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

> 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

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.

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

>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.

> Nah, save the money.

Oh right forgot about those or the Su-57.

Though from this 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?

Supporting

>> 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.

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

>> Nah, save the money.

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

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.

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

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

>> 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?

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

Tankery Team, we're good on cash.

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

>> 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.

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

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.

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

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.

>“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

> “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 user has an idea for which!

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

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

> “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.

>“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.

Throwing my support behind this

>> “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]

[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

>> “Me too. Let’s go.”

> “Me too. Let’s go.”

> “Me too. Let’s go.”

>> “Me too. Let’s go.”

Posting best kid's show in-universe.

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

>“Me too. Let’s go.”

>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"

They do.

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

THEY can, WE can't.

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

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]

[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

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

Ellipsis.

> “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.

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

>> “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?

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

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.

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

It won't hurt.

> “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.

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

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

...

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

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

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

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

> “Alright, I guess we’ll go.”

>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.

I guess we shouldn't worry anymore right?

This.

Shouldn't we ask her where the tanks are?

You think she knows?

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]

[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

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

Yeah, I can back that.

Supportin;

> “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.

This

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