Chapter 3: The 'Projects'
August 21, 2055
As Yang finally opened the door to his workshop in the back of the train, he heard gunshots and knew the girls were practicing. He then looked at his list by the door and the list was a long one, it read: Object 416, Object 430 Version II, Object 430, Object 907, Object 140, Object 430B, Object 430U, Object 252U, Object 730, Object 257, Object 705, Object 705A, Object 277, Object 279 early, Object 260, Object 704, Object 263, Object 268, Object 263B, Object 268 Version 4, Object 261, and Object 244. He then looked at the metal piles that were inside the train cars when he hitched them and he got hard to work. He figured this would kill some time on the way to Moscow; it usually took 6 days from right where he was to Moscow, but now since it was an armoured train, it took 12 days to get there. He thought this should be a nice hobby, making prototypes while waiting, if I survive this campaign, I will do the same to the others, I already made a list of Poland's prototypes. Then he thought more of it and then he said out loud accidentally, "Screw it".
Then he started making a list of all prototypes to make, starting with a Polish list which included 10TP, 14TP, 25TP, 40TP, 45TP, 53TP, 50TP, 50TP prototype, and finally a 60TP.
"Perfect".
He then worked on another one, Italy, this including the P.43 line (P.43, P.43 bis, P.43 ter, and P.44 Pantera), Progetto M35 model 46, Prototipo Standard B, and the Progetto M40 model 65. He thought sadly that the M40 model 65 was rejected those many years ago; it would have been a perfect enemy for the Type 59s of the time.
Now here, are a lot of tanks you would not now, and if you want to skip it, you can to the next of these lines.
Swedish list: Lago, Strv m/42-57 Alt A.2, Leo, UDES 14 Alt 5, Lansen C, UDES 16, UDES 15/16, Emil I, Emil 1951, Emil II, Kranvagn, Pvlvv fm/42, Ikv 65 Alt II, Ikv 90 Typ B, and the UDES 03.
Czechoslovakian list: Skoda T 24, Skoda T 25, Konstrukta T-34/100, TVP VTU Koncept, Skoda T 50, and the TVP T 50/51.
Japanese list: Type 4 Chi-To, Type 5 Chi-Ri, STA-1, STA-2, STB-1, O-Ni, O-Ho, Type 4 Heavy, and the Type 5 Heavy.
British list: Chieftain/T95, FV4202, Chimera, Caernarvon Action X, FV215b, Alecto, AT 2, AT 8, Excalibur, AT 7, AT 15, FV4004 Conway, FV215n (183), FV4005, FV217 Badger, Loyd Gun Carriage, Birch Gun, FV304, Crusader 5.5-Inch Self-Propelled, FV207, FV3085, and the Conqueror Gun Carriage.
French list: AMX 40, AMX ELC bis, Hotchkiss EBR, Panhard AML Lynx 6x6, Panhard EBR 105, Bat.-Chatillon 12t, Bat.-Chatillon 25t AP, Bat.-Chatillon 25t, AMX 13 57, ELC EVEN 90, SARL 42, Renault G1, Lorraine 40t, M4A1 Revalorise, AMX Chasseur de Chars, BDR G1 B, AMX M4 mle. 45, AMX 65t, AMX 50 100, AMX M4 mle. 51, AMX 50 120, AMX M4 mle. 54, AMX 50B, AMX M4 mle. 49, SOMUA SM, FCM 50t, Renault FT AC, Renault UE 57, S35 CA, ARL V39, AMX AC mle. 46, AMX AC mle. 48, AMX Canon D'Assaut 105, AMX 50 Foch, AMX 50 Foch B, AMX 50 Foch (155), Lorraine 39L AM, AMX 105 AM mle. 45, Lorraine 155 mle. 50, Lorraine 155 mle. 51, Bat.-Chatillon 155 55, and the Bat.-Chatillon 155 58.
Chinese list: 59-16, WZ-132, WZ-132A, WZ-132-1, T-34-1, T-34-2, 59-Patton, T-34-3, WZ-111, WZ-110, 112, WZ-111 model 1-4, WZ-113, WZ-111 model 5A, M3G FT, SU-76G FT, 60G FT, WZ-131G FT, T-34-2G FT, WZ-111-1G FT, WZ-120G FT, WZ-111G FT, and the WZ-113G Ft.
German list: VK 28.01, Spahpanzer SP I C, HWK 12, Spahpanzer Ru 251, Rheinmetall Panzerwagen, VK 20.01 (D), . III/IV, . T 25, . IV Hydrostat., Turan III, Prototipus, VK 30.01 (P), VK 30.01 (D), VK 30.02 (M), . IV Schmalturm, VK 30.02 (D), Panther/M10, Panther II, Indien-Panzer, Panther mit 8,8 cm L/71, E 50, E 50 Ausf. M, Durchbruchswagen 2, VK 30.01 (H), VK 36.01 (H), Tiger (P), VK 45.03, VK 45.02 (P) Ausf. A, VK 100.01 (P), VK 168.01 Mauerbrecher, VK 168.01 (P), Lowe, VK 45.02 (P) Ausf. B, E 75, Mauschen, E 100, . VII, VK 72.01 (K), . IVC, Dicker Max, Sturer Emil, E 25, Krupp-Steyr Waffentrager, Jagdpanther II, Rhm.-Borsig Waffentrager, Rheinmetall Skorpion, Waffentrager auf Pz. IV, Jagdpanzer E 100, Waffentrager auf E 100, Grille 15, G.W. Panther, G.W. Tiger (P), G.W. Tiger, and the G.W. E 100
Full Soviet list: BT-SV, T-127, LTP, A-20, MT-25, A-43, T-50-2, A-44, LTG, KV-13, Object 416, LTTB, Object 430 Version II, T-54 ltwt., IS-M, K-91, T-100 LT, Object 705, Object 257, Object 140, Object 705A, Object 277, LT-432, T-29, T-43, T-34-85M, T-44-122, T-54 first prototype, STG, T-44-100, Object 907, Object 430U, Object 430, T-22 medium, T-150, S-51, KV-4, ST-I, SU-14-2, 212A, SU-8, Object 261, SU-122A, SU-18, KV-122, AT-1, SU-85B, SU-100M1, SU-101, Object 704, Object 263, Object 268, Object 268 Version 4, IS-6, Object 252U, KV-5, IS-5 (Object 730), IS-3A, KV-4 Krevslaskiy, Object 279 early, Object 260, SU-100Y, SU-122-44, SU-130PM, T-103, and the ISU-130.
American list: T3 HMC, T56 GMC, T40, T67, T25/2, T25 AT, T 28 Prototype, T28, T30, T110E3, T110E4, T82 HMC, T1 HMC, T18 HMC, T92 HMC, T37, T21, T71 CMCD, T71 DA, T69, T54E1, T57 Heavy Tank, T49, T2 Medium Tank, T29, T32, T110E5, T20, T7 Car, T92, M4 Improved, M4A2E4 Sherman, T23E3, T95E2, T95E6, T14, T34, M6A2E1, Chrysler K, T28 Concept, and the TS-5.
Yang finally then noticed, he didn't have enough space on the train for all the rejected, only blueprints, only prototype tanks on the train. He figured he'd have about 6 spaces available, 2 in every car. He then thought which ones to make. Eventually, in 3 hours he figured which to make. They were the: WZ-132-1, STB-1, TVP T50/51, Object 277, P.44 Pantera, and the Panther II. Being the anti-social person, unless necessary, he really didn't like to talk to anyone. He then motioned his SquireTanks to come forward. The robotic SquireTanks then looked at the diagram for the 6 tanks and then split into six groups of ten. He then left the SquireBots provisions for a rough 5 days and then walked off. The SquireBots' programming knew what to do and they each hitched a small solar panel onto each of them, then they put oil cans on them, and finally, they got the necessary tools and materials needed to make the tanks. Meanwhile, Yang was in his office looking at the guns he had, and thought I should oil and clean them at least. After that it was supper and he went to get his supper of noodles and sat with his group and listened to their stories about childhood. After 10 minutes, it was over and Yang went to check on his SquireBots while listening to gunshots and immediately knew it was Yukari's MP5, Maho's MP7 and another he didn't remember giving to the girls, and then he noticed it came from where the SquireBots were working. He quickly ran to his office, grabbed his Type 56S, his QSL92 from his homeland, Hong Kong, and his trusty Katana, and rushed to the back and then, like he did many times before, he yelled when kicking the door down, "PLASF, OPEN UP!" and he barged in with full force, he knocked one of the intruders, a girl down unconscious. He then looked at the room and said, "You know I can see you sniper, come down," and yelled, "I know there's more of you! Come on out cowards!" The rest of the people came out, the sniper, a girl, another girl, and two boys. Immediately the boys opened fire, but with Yang's powerful ability and experience, he dodged them easily and shot two rounds from his QSG into their barrels and it exploded, suddenly, the sniper fired again and Yang ran forward so fast, no one could exactly replicate it, even Yang couldn't and sliced through the bullet, the sniper's gun, a well-polished SVD, and almost cut the girl in half when he stopped, and said, "You are Butei, are you not?"
Suddenly, the other girl, who was holding a sword, came forward and Yang jumped and they both started having a sword fight. Yang said, "You're good, I haven't had a nice sword fight since, what, the 1800's?"
When Yang uttered those words, everyone in the room stopped so quickly, that Yang, disengaged combat and just looked at the SquireBots and said, "Good, no scratches, you can continue work now".
As the SquireBots continued the work, yang turned back and looked at the Butei still in the same state and said, "Um...you can start moving now," and the Butei started moving again. They introduced themselves, Yang learnt the Butei were supposed to join them but mistook their train as an enemy train and started attacking. The boy with black hair introduced himself as Kinji; the other one was called Ryou. The one with the sniper was Reki, or at least her nickname, the one with a sword was Shirayuki, the one he knocked down with a door was Aria. Then Aria ran behind the chassis of the P.44 Pantera and carried another girl in her arms, and said to Dr. Minami, "When arrived here, we thought another train was yours, but it wasn't yours, and she got hurt by a bullet in the ensuing battle".
"What's her name?"
"Akari".
Then, to everyone's surprise, yang led Reki into his office and sat down and as he poured tea said, "May I look at your pockets?"
Reki surprised, replied, "Sure".
Yang took a look in the left, and then the right and pulled something out.
Reki fearfully said, "Don't take that! It is the only remnant of my parents!"
Yang then took out another piece of paper, got some tape and said under his breath, "I knew it".
"Knew what?" Reki started getting angry.
"Take a look, and then I have to explain something to you".
Reki looked at it and gasped.
Yang then said, "Ok, you probably won't believe it, but, I am your father".
