When I woke up, I couldn't get out of bed at first.

I felt so relaxed that I didn't want to get out of bed.

However, after exerting plenty of willpower, I managed to get up.

Looking at Goliath, I realized that I must've been more tired than I thought.

I just noticed that the name "Goliath" had been completely erased from the tank.

Apparently, the sandstorms had eroded the paint.

Thankfully, I had more paint lying around, so I simply gave my best friend a fresh coat.

However, that wasn't enough.

Now that I was refreshed and ready to take on the world, I had to refresh its innards, too.

I disassembled the engine, cleaned up a lot of its parts and reassembled it.

I also drained the crude petroleum from the fuel tank, washed it out and put pure diesel fuel in.

Goliath was all ready to go!

With the two of us good to go, I fired up Goliath and headed out for battle.

Since I felt that my last engagement there was a fake, I headed back to Murovanka to see if any worthy opponents were waiting for me.

At first, I thought I was just getting more of the same when a T-50 and a Panzer III charged me.

I used the 152mm cannon to wipe out the T-50 and rammed the Panzer III, immobilizing it.

I headed east, moving towards a forested area.

That turned out to be a bad idea as a couple of shots rang out from the forest.

Luckily, they all missed, so I just pointed my cannon in the direction that the shots came from and fired.

I didn't try to find out if anyone was hit; I simply turned the other way and fell back.

This time, I decided to go north, staying to the west of the hills.

Coming to an intersection, I saw an SU-100 at the top of one hill.

BOOM!

I proved to be faster on the draw than he was.

I backed off a little while I waited for the cannon to reload.

While this was happening, a T-28 came from the north and attempted to charge me.

Additionally, artillery had begun to fire upon me.

The T-28 pulled up alongside me and attempted to shoot me.

I tried to bring my cannon sights onto him when…

BOOM!

The same artillery gun that was firing upon me accidentally destroyed the T-28, saving me the trouble of having to destroy it myself.

I proceeded further north, trying to seek cover in the westernmost hills and trying to dodge the artillery fire.

I also had to contend with a Hetzer that spotted me on another hill.

Though his shot damaged Goliath, it only grazed, so my tank was still all right.

When the 152mm M-10 was through with that Hetzer, it was anything but all right.

Shortly after the Hetzer was destroyed, the artillery subsided, but I felt that I should destroy it anyways.

Going up the westernmost hill, in an obscure corner, I encountered a German SPG of unknown type.

With a round fresh in the chamber, I blew up the SPG.

Come to think of it, the KV-2 is an SPG in a way.

Then again, no SPG that I've encountered has ever had a turret or good armor.

All that aside, rather than advancing, I decided to play it safe, lest my new opponents be as crafty as the Armored Shadows.

Here, I nestled Goliath into the corner and decided to make some observations.

Also, since my radio frequency has been intercepted in the past, I decided to fiddle around with the 10RK and see if I could pick up anything.

After a few seconds, I picked up the following signal:

"…with Unit Six. Squad Two, investigate the area, over."

"This is Unit Two; we are heading there now. Unit Two out."

After a few more moments, I saw Squad Two enter the area.

Squad Two consisted of two T-34s plus a large German tank that I'd never seen before.

In addition to elongated turrets, these T-34s also possessed long-barreled guns, possibly over 100mm in caliber.

I waited for them to turn away before attacking.

Knowing that it was better to remove any tanks from the battlefield quickly without regard to ranking, I aimed for one of the T-34s and fired.

BOOM!

"This is Unit Four, Unit Five has been lost! I repeat, Unit Five has been lost, over!"

"Unit Four, did you see where that shot came from, over?"

"Negative!"

"Unit Four, check the north. I'll cover the south. Unit Two out."

I waited until the T-34 and the German tank started going their separate ways, then…

BOOM!

The T-34 was knocked out.

I hid back behind the remains of the SPG.

A few moments later, the German tank radioed in:

"This is Unit Two, nothing to report in the southern quadrant. Unit Four, what's your status? Over."

"…Unit Four, I say again, what is your status!?'

"…Unit Four, where are you!?"

"We've lost contact with Unit Four. Investigate the western sector, over."

"This is Unit Three, we're already there! Unit Four has been destroyed, I repeat, Unit Four is down! Over!"

I drove out from cover just enough to see who had arrived.

Here, I saw a Panther plus two Panzer IVs.

"Unit Three, do you see anything? Over."

"Negative, sir! We will be conducting a thorough sweep of the western sec…"

BOOM!

While the shot did not destroy the Panther, it was heavily damaged, including a broken track. Over the radio, I heard just how shaken the crew was:

"This is Unit Three, WE'VE BEEN HIT! UNITS EIGHT AND NINE, CHECK IT IMMEDIATELY, OVER!"

"Roger that!"

My gun was not yet reloaded, so I waited a few more seconds.

When the time was right, I peeked out and noticed that one Panzer IV was headed in my general direction.

BOOM!

He was toast.

However, I think I alerted the Panther, so I went back into cover.

"Unit Nine, this is Unit Three! Unit Eight has been lost! One of our artillery units may have betrayed us! Over!

"Roger, this is Unit Nine! I am heading over there now! Unit Nine out!"

I drove Goliath to the other side of the hill in order to locate the second Panzer IV.

When I spotted it, I took aim and blasted it.

I had to duck back into cover because I thought I caught a glimpse of that mystery German heavy.

"This is Unit Three, I confirm that Unit Ten has gone crazy and is eliminating our own forces! Unit Seven, start bombarding Sector A1, over!"

"Roger, this is Unit Seven! I am aiming for that location now! Commencing bombardment! Unit Seven out!"

At that moment, I decided it would be best to take a new position.

I headed out and sighted the Panther just as the first shell hit.

I was still good, so I took careful aim at the Panther and finished it off.

I then went full speed ahead down the hill, evading another shell.

"Unit One, this is Unit Two! I have sighted an enemy tank, type KV-2 with unknown armament! Attacking him now! Unit Two out!"

"Roger! Unit Seven, reset your gun coordinates! Unit One out!"

"Roger! Unit Seven Out!"

The remaining German tank took a shot at me and hit my turret, but my tank was still holding together.

Instead of engaging him head on, I went around the hill and attempted to hit him on the side.

I also had to be concerned about "Unit One", whatever it may be.

Going down one road, I sighted the German tank, who happened to be facing away from me, so I took careful aim and fired…

BOOM!

"This is Unit Two, we have suffered critical damage! We are still okay, but I don't know how much more of this we can take! Unit One, help us out here, over!"

"Unit Two, we're on our way! Proceed carefully! Unit One out!"

I hid amongst a group of houses, hoping that none of my foes would see me.

I also shut off my engine for the time being.

A minute or so later, I heard the rumbling of a diesel engine & caught a glimpse of what appeared to be a Soviet tank, but I couldn't be sure.

I just sat perfectly still.

After a few moments, I heard the following message:

"This is Unit One. No sign of our friend here. Where did you see him? Over."

"He was heading east the last time I saw him. I suggest we search over there. He may even have gone to our base, too. Over."

"Acknowledged. I will head back to base. Unit Two, search near Sector J9. Unit One out."

"Roger. Unit Two Out."

I waited until the diesel faded off into the distance and restarted my engine.

However, I think the German spotted me.

"Unit One, this is Unit Two! I've spotted the KV-2! He's…"

BOOM!

The crew never got to finish their message before I destroyed the tank.

"Unit Two, where is the enemy!? Unit Two, RESPOND!"

"Unit Two is down! Unit Seven, focus your gun near the southeastern quadrant, over!"

"Roger that, sir! Setting new coordinates…"

BOOM!

In the forest, I located Unit Seven, a Soviet SPG of unknown type, and had blown it up!

Turns out I had also blown up an unknown tank destroyer earlier in the battle.

"Unit Seven, what the hell is going on!?"

"Hey, Unit One," I chimed in, "if you want me, then come and get me!"

"Whoever you are, you have been meddling with us far too long, and now it is time for you to get what you deserve!"

"So be it!"

In the forest, I waited for the other guy to show up.

A few moments later, the Soviet tank came into view.

The turret looked similar to a KV-1S turret, but the chassis was completely different. In fact, it looked sort of like an enlarged T-34 chassis.

Regardless, I aimed carefully and fired…

BOOM!

While the tank was not destroyed, I did manage to set it on fire.

Unfortunately, the crew put the fire out.

I attempted to take a new position, but the tank took aim at me and fired, causing significant damage.

Thus, we were engaged in our own little dance of death, just me and him.

It was now or never.

I took careful aim, and…

BOOM!

Criticism is gold. Negativity and nitpicking are pyrite.