PS: Much vocaloid was listened to in the making of this.
Chapter 3: Penetration! (Yes, Haha, very funny but we're all mature here right?)
"LET'S ROLL OUT!" Yukari shouted as the battle started. Miho and Yukari were running duel pairs of Panzer IV Ausf. D's while Saori was driving around in her Panzer 1.C. The map was Malinovka.
"Yukari-san, follow me, we need to travel together and surround any heavy tanks that stray too far from the pack."
"Roger that."
"Saori-san, there's a bush somewhere on this line, stay there and passive scout."
"EH!? WHT DOES THAT EVEN MEAN?"
Soon another voice came over the net. "Passive scouting is when a scout tank such as yourself sit's in an area and spot the enemy team without actively searching them out."
"Oh…So I basically do nothing?"
"Sorta and not sorta."
"Ah…." Saori paused. She then continued with, "Thanks Mako-chan." She then heard a slight gruff from her headset and giggled for a bit before turning her attention back to her monitor. She scanned the landscape until she found a thicket of brush and speedily set herself there. "I should be safe in here." She thought to herself. Soon the multiple blips of red were appearing on Miho's mini map.
"Nice job Saori-san!"
"WAY TO GO TAKEBE-DONO!"
The two Panzer IV's were advancing up the hill that allowed superior view of the field. The rest of her team were going through the village that was right below them. The enemy tanks the Saori had spotted were also planning to meet them.
"They seem to charging head on, not the best of tactics." Miho observed. "Yukari-san, we're going to flank around so we can take some of the pressure off of them."
"Roger that!"
"What about me?" Saori asked.
"Just stay there, not much you can do."
"You're mean."
Soon the sounds of tank guns firing and the explosion on wood, metal, and dirt were filling the air. Miho moved past the windmill and soon a tank appeared in her view range. An American M4 Sherman armed with the 105mm Howitzer.
"NISHIZUMI WATCH OUT!" Yukari exclaimed as she saw the barrel explode on the Sherman. Miho skillfully avoided the slow moving round and took cover in an embankment.
"We need to surround it from two sides, we have the right of fire advantage but one hit from that thing and we're toast." Miho saw as the Sherman began moving back slowly. "He's backing off, Yukari-san, let's go!"
"Affirmative!" Miho moved out from behind the boulder to be joined up by Yukari and what it seems like a maneuver to be performed in Senshado, the two Panzer IV.'s began performing a scissoring formation with the two tanks crossing in front of each other before doing it again. The turret of the Sherman struggled to acquire a target because of the unorthodox maneuver. Soon the tank ground to a halt as Yukari's tank swung around the back and stopped its retreat. "I've got him!"
"Good, keep him there." Miho began clicking her mouse, firing her 75mm into the hull of the Sherman while Yukari fired into the turret. The HP bar began to fall rapidly as the turret of the M4 turned to its rear. "Get out of there!" Miho yelled. Just as she fired the killing shot, the M4 fired and exploded just as the shell left the barrel and struck Yukari's tank and causing it to explode.
"I'M SORRY FOR FAILING YOU NISHIZUMI-DONO! I WAS TOO ARROGANT!" Yukari gushed over her headset.
Miho chuckled slightly before saying, "It's alright, you did good." She moved from the burning wrecks of the two tanks and proceeded as planned. The enemy team was pushed back to the series of building that covered their flag and not much of them were left. Miho acquired a heavily damaged T1 Heavy tank before her concentration was shattered by a loud shriek.
"MIPORIN! HELP!"
She looked to her left and saw Saori's Panzer I.C being chased by another Panzer I.C. She zoomed in and fired but the shell landed just off the rear of the small tank. Saori's panic got wilder as the two tanks began circling around her.
"You need to stand still, you're moving too fast."
"I CAN'T!"
Miho tried to reacquire the small tank again and fired but missed again.
"GET HIM OFF!"
*Boom*
The small tank exploded and immediately Miho looked at the kill feed. *Panzer 1.C. Destroyed by Bishop* She laughed lightly before going to her options to disable the chat to stop the cursing tirade that was sure to happen. Saori's tank was still doing evasive maneuvers as she still believe it was still on her until her tank came to a stop. Miho looked up and saw the friendly kill counter displayed 15, signaling that all enemy tanks had been destroyed. Soon the platoon was greeted with the post battle stats in the garage.
"Man that was intense." Yuakri said exasperated over the microphone.
"Whew, that was close. Thanks again Miporin!" Saori looked at her stats. "Hm…no kills, 1,223 experience points, 50,000 credits…50,000 CREDITS!" Saori shouted. "HOW DID I DO THAT!?"
Miho looked at Saori's stats. "Well, that was probably due to how much spotting damage you did, which was quite a lot."
"I think I'm going to do this scouting thing more often, I don't have to get involved with anything and I'm helping at the same time!" Saori's eyes glossed as she dreamed about how many boys online would love her because of her job. After closing the stats window she noticed a yellow notification on the bottom of her screen.
"Hm…I got a message." She clicked on it and the window expanded.
The message read, "That was pretty clever of you, haven't seen that since last season of Tankery." Her eyes widened, she replied back with how she was also in a Tankery team. The person replied with. "Oh really!? What school do you go to?" She typed back with how she attended Oarai Girls High School. The person replied with. "Wait? Is this Miho?" Miho was surprised as how the mysterious person knew her name. She replied with who was this mysterious person. The person replied with, "Kay from Saunders Girls High School!" Miho was amazed that someone else she knew played World of Tanks, and who would have thought it would be the Captain of the Saunders Tankery team. The two discussed their lives and how they were before Kay said that she had to log off. They both said their goodbyes before Miho said goodbye to Yukari and Saori before logging off and shutting down her computer.
Meanwhile….
"Mako-san, help me out here."
"I'm on my way Hana-san, just stay in cover." The two girls were platooning and in the midst of a match, this time on the green hills of Redshire. Hana was in her Marder 38(t) with Mako who was in her M8A1 tank destroyer. Their team had a bad stroke of luck, majority of them had already been destroyed, leaving Hana pinned behind a hill, with her camo value the only thing keeping her alive.
"Reizei-san, if you come around from the left, they won't expect you."
"I see it, wait a little longer." Mako navigated around the wide hill and soon 3 enemy tanks appeared on her map. An M3 Lee, A-20, and a T-28 were traveling in a pack, unknowingly about to past Hana who hid herself in a bush. Mako crested over the hilltop and the tanks came into view. "Got you." She said to herself. She aimed her barrel towards the M3 Lee first and fired a shot. She watched as the round traveled and struck where the 37mm turret connected with the hull. The tank stopped and began to turn, trying to face its 75mm hull mount towards her. Mako fired again and the Lee just erupted in a massive explosion, signifying an ammo rack explosion.
"Nice shot Reizei-san!" Hana watched as the Lee burned furiously. The two Russian tanks, who stopped when the tank next to them lit up began to turn their hulls and turrets towards Mako's direction.
"Aw hell." Mako threw her tank in reverse and jetted down the hill just as the two tanks crested where she once was. "Damn, there's no cover." She took evasive maneuvers, knowing that Russian guns weren't very accurate she decided to play that lottery. She aimed her turret at the two tanks on the hill and fired but to no avail.
"THEY BROKE OUR TRACK!" The computer voice said. Mako's tank skidded to a halt as shells landed around her, she fired back, scoring a hit but it wouldn't be enough, she looked at the repair status.
"They keep hitting the track, I'm done for." A shell strikes her hull, bringing her HP pool down to 54, one more hit and she was gone. She turned her turret forwards, anticipating the shot to come. She waits. And waits. And waits but the inevitable explosion never happens. She looks towards the hill and see's two smoking vehicles and a Marder standing in between them.
"I decided to return the favor." Hana said over the microphone. Mako leaned back in her chair and breathed a sigh of relief.
"Thanks, I owe you that one." Hana laughed at the proposal. Mako got her track back up but as soon as she did her tank couldn't move. She looked at the screen.
*Enemy Team Has Captured the Base*
Mako sighed in despair this time before Hana's voice came over, "Don't worry, we'll do better next time." Before the two were brought back to the garage.
"Well, I'm done for today."
"Okay Reizei-san, I'll see you tomorrow."
"Later Hana." Mako closed her computer and just slumped in her chair and began to doze off. She uttered a few words before dozing off. "Stu…stupid team."
Authors Notes: Well, they just suffered their first defeat, I'm pretty we felt that way at some point in our lives. I hope you guys enjoyed this so leave a review and critique and if you can, favorite and follow because it's always appreciated!