While Takashi was gone, his crew of the Tiger I (as well as the Tiger I itself) had to return to the United States as they were only temporary transfers; in other words, he needed a new crew, and this was a perfect opportunity to change up the tanks.

Miho was dealing with some family issues that would take a while, as explaing why her boyfriend was shot and Yukari was put in prison tends to not be a very simple task.

As a result, Takashi was put in command and given free reign over the Tankery team. He ordered a Panther II, a Panzer III, and a Tiger II directly from his estate in America, so the delivery was quite fast. He then rearranged the teams as well to fit them: the entirety of Anteater, Mallard, and Rabbit teams were moved. Duck team (reluctantly) switched to the Panzer III at the request of Takashi, after being finally convinced of the III's superiority through armor, speed, and firepower. Nekota was made Tiger II commander on one condition: that she wears contacts (even if he needed to pay for them) instead of those damned stupid glasses. This was accepted. Ayumi from Rabbit team was moved to replace Yukari as Miho's loader and Azusa from Rabbit team moved to be radio operator of Turtle team while Momo (the worst gunner ever) became the loader and Anzu became both the gunner and commander. Lastly, Karina was moved to become radio operator of Hippo team.

Panther II;

Commander: Takashi

Gunner: Piyotan

Loader: Saki

Driver: Momoga

RO: Yuuki

Tiger II;

Commander: Nekota

Gunner: Nozomi

Loader: Aya

Driver: Moyoko

RO: Midoriko

The girls eventually became proficient in their new duties within a month and were ready for a match. The tanks that were replaced were simply kept for practice and recruitment.