A/N's: I guess it's time to click that battle button again, we are back with another edition of 'It Bounced Off!' From where we last left off, Yukari, Mako, and Hana had just barely won the game by the skin of their teeth. What will we see for today? The MM gods could only tell so sit back and load some APCR because it's going to bounce off when it hits spaced armor.

Chapter 6: Sibling Tankery

Midday on the Oarai School Ship

*BOOM*

"That's another direct hit."

"Like always, clock it Momo."

"Angler managed to destroy all targets in 1 minute and 53 seconds."

"New class record," Anzu remarked as she munched on a potato skin. "Momo-chan… tell everyone to go home after this, we're done for today."

Momo nodded and ordered the girls to form up as they dismounted their tanks. "Alright! That's enough for today, now everyone bow!"

The girls bowed, "Thank you very much!" They said in unison. As all the groups drifted off into different directions, Yukari watched as her commander conversed with the student council. She turned around to see Hana and Mako standing there.

"Something feels different."

Mako furrowed her brow, "What do you mean?"

"I don't know, I have a feeling we operated more… efficiently."

Hana put her hand to her head, "Now that you mention it, ever since yesterday's game I've felt more jumpy and alert," She put her hands down to her sides. "I didn't know a game could do that."

Yukari gave a slight grin before turning her attention to their returning commander. "What was all that about?"

"Ah, nothing important. They were just complimenting us on our performance," Miho said. The rest of the group just gave silent smiles and looks of approval. She sliced her hand through her hair. "So what do you guys wanna do?"

Saori shrugged, "I don't know, we could all just go to your play WoT." Miho turned to the rest who nodded in approval.

"Alright I guess," Miho said cheerfully. She and the rest grabbed their things before closing the gate behind. After securing the gate, they made their way down to Miho's apartment and climbed up the stairs. She turned the key and opened the door and waited for her friends to all file in before closing it. After locking the door she turned and saw as her friends pulled out their lap tops in unison and opened them. The startup jingle became the music of the room for a short moment until it suddenly stopped. Miho grabbed a pillow from her bed and set it down, she then grabbed one of her bears off the shelf before grabbing her lap top and sitting down on the pillow. She put the bear next to her laptop and turned it on. Soon she was at the garage, looking at her newest edition to her line up. A Panzer IV Ausf H. which is a more improved variant of the Ausf.D. She looked around the room at her friends, "You guys ready?" They nodded and Miho faced her screen. "Well then…PANZER VOR!"

Highway

Match Start

*Let's roll out*

"Kommandant, we'll follow you."

"Being that you're mobile artillery, doing such a thing would be highly impractical. Go hide in those bushes.

"But that's a cowardly thing to do!"

"Just do it Erika."

"Y-Yes Kommandant." Erika moved her Grille into a bush at the edge of the map boundaries.

"Ritakio-san."

"Yes kommandant."

"Your STUG is coming with me."

"Roger that kommandant, lead the way!"

Maho maneuvered her VK.30.01 (H) onto the railway tracks that led into the city.

"Erika, team update."

"We're getting the usual fare, all the heavies are going for the city and all the mediums are going over the plains."

"Typical battle formation, Ritakio, post yourself on the railway bridge and make sure you have a line of sight on the eastern edge of the city."

"Roger." Ritakio replied as she moved her STUG to the bridge. She position her tank so it had a straight shot at any vehicle spotted trying to enter the city.

"I'm entering the city, Erika do you have eyes?"

*Boom* "Kinda busy, we have mixed enemies on the plains, the mediums are having a hard time."

"I understand, Ritakio, anything?"

"Negative ma'a- wait… enemies entering the city."

Maho looked at her map and saw the large red blob entering the east side of the city. She positioned her tank behind the corner of a building and waited.

*Ping* her alert went off as a French B1 made its sides known. Quickly she peaked out and fired a round, tracking the vehicle. "Ritakio, I tracked it, can you hit it?"

"I see it, firing." *Boom* the round struck the engine deck and set it the tank ablaze, killing it in the inferno.

"Good kill, moving up." From her hiding spot, Maho proceeded forwards, a friendly Crusader sped past her. She watched as the Crusader reach the intersection before going up in a ball of flames but her alert went off.

*Ping* An M4 Sherman with a 105mm made its presence known. Before Maho could make a move a call came from Erika. "Uh, the plains seem to be clear but the mediums are holding for now, I guess I can shift fire, where do you need me?"

"Plug this M4, I sense a 105mm."

"Ugh, he's behind the building."

"Hold fire then, I'll draw him out, fire when ready." Maho began to move and found herself between the wrecked Crusader and the M4. Without hesitation she fired a shot, striking the thinly armored front and bringing the HP pool down. The M4 returned fire but she threw the tank in reverse and the round struck the destroyed Crusader. Taking the advantage, she quickly drew out and was suddenly hull to hull with the M4. As she pumped round after round into the M4, Erika's hands were shaking. If she fired now, it was quite possible that she would destroy both of them, she did not want to take that chance. Finally, the Sherman blew up in an orange explosion as Maho came away victorious. As allied tanks flooded the eastern end of the city, the enemy team began to fall back to the bridge that linked their side. Ritakio displaced her position and put herself in the woods, firing at targets that presented themselves.

"Victory is almost upon us, just a little more." She said to her platoon mates. Her tank lumbered down the hill as more pings began the sound, signaling more enemy vehicles. With haste, she moved her tank into the small ravine which gave some cover as the enemies gun depression would not allow it. Ritakio lined a T-34 in her sights.

"I got you now," she muttered to herself. She pressed the button as the shell left the barrel and watched as it scored a direct hit. The T-34 pulled back and turned it's turret in Ritakio's direction. "Better move." She said to herself when suddenly an artillery strike landed next to her vehicle, destroying the tracks. "Darn, luckily I have a kit." She quickly repaired the track until another round landed near her tank and destroyed both tracks. "I JUST FIXED THOSE THINGS!"

Soon, the battle came to a fever pitch, the mediums came rolling across the plains, trying to aid their allies as they raced towards the flag. Maho was still in the ravine when she spotted a Panzer IV Ausf. H. She watched as it circled around her allies and pumped round after round into them. "This person is skilled." She said to herself. The she fired at the tank to gain its attention to which it did. It began to move towards the ravine at high speed, Maho braced for a fight. As the tracks made contact with the water, the two tanks fired in unison, both striking but no damage done. The Panzer IV tried to do the same circling tactic but Maho put herself against the wall so the tank can't get behind her, she fired again, the shell landed behind it. It returned fire and she angled the armor and caused it to bounce. Maho straightened out and fired again, this time striking the turret. She moved out of her spot and began to rotate her hull so that the front always faced the gun but suddenly the tank changed course and barreled straight towards her. She fired again but the tank evaded it with skill as it neared, Maho braced for impact.

*Crash!* the grinding of metal hitting metal was deafening, even with headphones on. Maho looked at the Panzer IV that was right in front of her, her barrel pointing at its driver compartment, its barrel pointed at hers. She hesitated for a second and finally pulled the trigger.

*Click* Nothing happened, she looked again and checked if she had ran out of ammo. She was deep in mind during the engagement that she lost track of time. She brought back to reality when Ritakio whined over the chat.

"A draw? C'mon, those tracks were expensive." They were once again greeted with the post battle screen, Erika noticed that her commander was silent.

"Well that was something. Kommandant? Kommandant?"

"That style, I've seen it before."

"Excuse me?"

"Did you watch that?"

"No, I was preoccupied, why?"

"The way that Panzer IV played. The style was too familiar."

"Eh, I'm pretty sure it was a highly skilled player, its common."

Maho shook her head to clear it before looking at the screen again. "I guess you're right, you guys up for another one?"

"Sure."

"Of course kommandant!"

Maho smiled, "Well then, ready up."

Miho's apartment

"Phew, that was pretty intense wouldn't you say Nishizumi-dono?"

"Yeah, it was pretty harrowing, I have to give props to the VK.30.01 (H) driver, they played well."

"Yeah, but I have to say that tracking the STUG twice was pretty funny."

The group laughed at the situation. Miho looked at her computer screen and looked at the battle button. "You guys good for another one?" All of her friends nodded in agreement and she focused in on her screen. "Right then, LET'S ROLL OUT!"

A/N's: Agh, my brain hurts, paradox, PARADOX. (Not really: 3) Well I hope you guys enjoyed that and if you would like, leave a critique and a review because it's always appreciated! I really wonder how they end up with matches like this, once again a person can only dream of such a match but I guess beggars can't be choosers. And those wonder about who Ritakio is, judging from the dialogue she has and by the fact she's driving a tank destroyer, Ritakio is Jagdpanther-Chan. The community base call her Ritakio or 'Track Girl' It made out for a good first or last name so why not use it?