Greeting readers, thanks for staying around for the second chapter, to clarify some things, when chose a company sized team for the infantry combat, I used Wikipedia's lowest approximation of 80 men, with a highest of 100, but I would aim higher into a Battalion to make them a match for the tanks, and my OC is names such since I can't think of any Japanese name for him so I lent my no-longer in use nickname to him. But I'll try to give him one by the end of this story, he is going places after -all. So without further ado, our 1vs79 match!
"Good morning, comrades of Pravda, as you all know, the boys are holding a 1 vs all match on this carrier as farewell for our company Major Bryan, other than his awkward name he has kept his official name from everyone on this ship, no one knows why but we all know he is a legend here." The loudspeaker crackled across the school ship. "Now to repeat once again, all non-combatants are to remain in either the school building or the shopping area as both are non-fire zones, combatants are not allowed to fire off any weaponry or engage in hand-to-hand combat in these zones. We will start in twenty minutes."
On one side, seventy-nine boys are preparing to the teeth, split into six squads led by a Sergeant, all six were under Bryan's mentorship and the most combat-active one gets to be promoted to the next Major, and next top four Sergeants as Lieutenants. On the other side, Bryan is resting on Nonna's lap in the garden.
"Shouldn't you be getting ready?" She asked.
"I am, after I win I will miss this lap so I'm making sure I don't regret half-way in battle." He replied.
"But you have less than five minutes left." She said.
"I guess so, how long have I been resting here?" He asked.
"Since we met this morning and has breakfast." She replied while stroking his head.
"I guess that is enough time well spent, my equipment is since yesterday anyways so I just need to restock on ammo in one minute's time anyways." He said as he got up, followed by Nonna.
"This is goodbye then." Nonna said.
"Yup." He replied as the two kissed again, without the peering eyes of the entire school this time.
"And now for all that we have been waiting for, Pravda's company Major versus his 79 comrades on the entire Pravda schoolship, objective is the elimination of the high-value target in each team, for the Major's team is Bryan himself, and for other team is Sergeant Vasily. Do mind not to enter the decks below the ship or the Bridge." The loudspeaker crackled again.
"Both teams, are you ready?" One of the judges asked.
"Pravda's 79 men are ready! We outnumber you, we will surely defeat you." Vasily replied with confidence, having shouldered a DP27/28 LMG and a Mosin Nagant sniper rifle and donned a camouflaged suit and his scouts behind him as his motivation.
"What did I teach you, never underestimate your opponent, Pravda's former company Major, Bryan, is ready." He replied. With a PPSH SMGs and dual Tokarev pistols which deviates from his usual revolvers, he is only wearing Pravda's combat uniform with no forms of camouflage, yet remaining confident as well.
"Both teams, please bow." The judge requested, and we followed. "The match shall now begin, both teams please get in position, you have two minutes."
The carrier was all quiet, everyone is everywhere, all six squads are in position, with Vasily in-charge of the scouts, who are looking fervently for any signs of movement from their opponent, Vasily himself is just getting comfortable in a chapel bell-tower listening for reports from the other Sergeants.
"Hey Vasily. Its Yuri" Yuri called in.
"Yeah?"
"You sitting in the bell-tower all day isn't going make their wedding go off earlier you know that right?" He joked.
"Oh shut up-" He replied before he was interrupted.
"This is Sergeant Romanov! Bryan just broke through my squad, the first line is breached! Also we're out" Romanov reported over the radio.
"All units on the first line fall back to the second! Scouts what are you doing? Find him!"
"Called it, he's here! Second line has made contact with Bryan!" Yuri said as gunfire was heard over his end of the radio.
Bryan POV
Guess shock combat made its worth for the first line, didn't waste too much on it either, this spread out and even gunfire, this is Yuri's way of battle, make sure the enemy has nowhere to advance until reinforcements arrive to storm their position. I peeked out only for them to notice me immediately and focus their fire, good news, these bullets are like paintball, no penetration of sorts, bad news, they leave bruises.
"Not much options for me here." I whispered as I peeked out again to check for reinforcements before retracting in just as the rounds come in.
"Let's see, four smoke, six sticks of TNT. For these suckers one bundle of joy will do." I said as I tied a smoke grenade after setting it off together with a lit TNT. When it started smoking I tossed it out of my cover straight at them
It sort of worked, whoever was in the immediate area of where the grenade landed got away before it blew and the rest stayed put but got stunned by a smoke grenade that somehow exploded. Their sergeant is maintaining his composure and keeping his squad together but it bought me enough time to pick them off with my pistols again.
"Yuri here, we're out. Second line is breached." He said, before relaxing on top of a piece of rubble.
"Hey boys, drinks' on me after we're done!" I shouted as I pushed forward before reinforcements made it, leaving a bunch of cheering boys lying on a pile of barricades.
"Now all that's left is the main HQ." I said before realizing what I did wrong there and bolted into the store beside me before a volley of paintball filled the streets, I forgot they had snipers.
Vasily POV
"Comrade Vasily, the scouts have cornered Bryan into a store off the street, we do not have a clear shot but we have all exits covered, please send reinforcements." The scouts reported in as I watched in their general direction. This ship is so damn big I can't see where they are.
"Well, keep him there, the rest will surround him."
"This is Georgy, my squad shall storm this puny building and claim our kill!" Georgy radioed.
"No! You will stay put and not let him out of there-"
"Um, comrade Sergeant, we have bad news."
"What?... Oh" I exclaimed as I looked at a line of smoke trails from where I assume the scouts are at.
"And the bad news is?" I asked.
"Numerous casualties, he blasted through the walls of that building and the next few, we couldn't get away in time and got caught in the blasts. Also, he's coming your way, fast." The scouts radioed before ending transmission. I am done for.
I readied the best I could and waited for him below at the chapel, then he arrived.
Bryan POV
I dusted off the rest of the rubble and dust off my uniform as I approached the chapel, the rest of everyone are probably still stunned by the demolition and won't be able to catch up with me. And the only place that makes sense for someone using a sniper is a tower. And the only place fir for that is this chapel.
"I see you made it." Vasily called out from the steps as I entered. He piled up sandbags in-front of the altar with the Degtarev machine gun.
"Not much effort needed, just a bit of off-handed tactics and not going by the book." I replied.
I think he took exception to that as he sprinted for his machine gun which he should've placed himself there before hand, and fired on me as I rolled towards on of the pillars.
"Hey, no weapons or use of force in holy ground!" I taunted.
"Screw you!" He shouted back.
"No foul language either Vasily!" I shouted as I sprayed a few rounds at him with my PPSH which I saved for this battle which I have to end quickly before the rest gets here.
As he fired continuously I waited, for that sweet few seconds of reload time for me to score my kill. And that time was now as the paintballs stopped flying and drums clipping away was heard and I moved out of cover to aim. But I was faced with a Nagant barrel in the face and before that round got me I was safe back in cover.
"The divines will surely bring down retribution for this!" I taunted again, using the reload times to get a good shot before he fires again.
"I'll send my repents soon, but first I'll deal with you!" He shouted again.
I moved out of cover with full confidence this time with him not knowing why. And when trying to take the next shot, his rifle went click. He got confused and tried to reload but he forgot his stripper clips.
"You always brought separate rounds to battle, and this Mosin Nagant here only has five rounds. You lose." I explained as I fired the remaining rounds of paintball at him.
"The high-value target is eliminated, the Major wins!" The announcer said over the loudspeakers and the crowd cheered, although they were confident that the 79 men would overpower him in minutes.
"Thank you for joining us on this match, and this is also our infantry team's Major's last match before he transfers to Oorai Girls High School. So this will be goodbye then-" before she was interrupted.
"Goodbye!" Another announcer decided to cut in.
"Get off me, I have an announcement to make! And for the damaged buildings' owners, you're houses and stores will be repaired in a few weeks so please stay in the school's public apartments until the repairs are finished." she said before more decided to cut in and the loudspeakers gave up from the high-pitched wails and shut themselves off.
As Bryan had promised, the boys had a farewell party of their own with all drinks on him. When it was time he bid farewell to a bunch of crying boys whole somehow get drunk off non-alcoholic vodka and went for the docking area below deck.
As he was on the way, Nonna and Katyusha were waiting for him at the hatches, Katyusha was wearing her usual senshado uniform but Nonna's attire is one that would go down as the stuff of legends. A traditional Russian dress, no doubt he was beyond surprise that her wardrobe has such clothing and was utterly touched by this sight, Katyusha still asked Nonna to carry her but after bumping her head when going down the stairs and the low ceiling height, she decided to walk.
The ship was waiting for him. It was a late-war model of a LST used by the Allied Navy, of all ships under direct ownership of the ministry they decided to remain true to the WW2 theme even in transports.
The couple shared one last kiss before Bryan walked through the planks wearing the Pravda uniform with an officer cap while carrying his luggage of belongings, the rest of his company and the girls' team were looking from the deck above and waved at him. He gave them a long and still salute while tearing. The rest followed suit and afterwards he watched the ship disappear on the horizon before entering the ship hull for some rest until his arrival at his new school, Oorai High School.
And here we have it, our second chapter. At least 300 over words fewer than the first chapter though I think this is already too long for one chapter, feel free to ask for more per though if that is fine with you since I have plenty to write for this and subsequent stories. Well school is starting next week so I will be busy until December but I'll try to be consistent with the chapter releases which is like once per week? I won't drag on for too long you can bet my anxiety on that, although if I predict a delay in anything I'll be sure to notify my dear readers.