E1 - In the Eternal Night

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[00:30] Voice
    An Atmospheric Navigation
    Bureau alert is in effect.
[00:32] Voice
    No threats observed in the area.
[00:32] Voice
    Special berthing order
    expected in twenty minutes.
[00:35] Voice
    All personnel, be mindful of
    carrier-based craft preparations.
[00:43] Na
    If the events depicted here bear a
    resemblance to anything you know,
[00:49] Na
    or the people appearing here bear
    a likeness to anyone you know,
[00:54] Na
    it is but a fluke of history,
[00:58] Na
    and an inevitability.
SIGN    Legend of the Galactic Heroes
[02:34] Na
    In the year SE 796,
[02:37] Na
    there were three opposing
    powers in the Milky Way.
[02:42] Na
    They were the Goldenbaum Dynasty
    of the Galactic Empire,
SIGN    Goldenbaum Dynasty of the Galactic Empire
[02:51] Na
    the Free Planets Alliance,
SIGN    Free Planets Alliance
[02:56] Na
    and the Dominion of Fezzan.
SIGN    Dominion of Fezzan
[02:59] Na
    The Empire and the Alliance were
    embroiled in a seemingly endless war,
[03:03] Na
    and the Dominion of Fezzan upheld its
    neutrality as a mere formality.
[03:07] Na
    The three powers were
    indisputably deadlocked.
SIGN    Dominion of Fezzan
SIGN    Free Planets Alliance
SIGN    Galactic Empire
[03:23] Kircheis
    Doing some stargazing, Your Excellency?
[03:30] Reinhard
    Yes. Stars are great.
[03:36] Reinhard
    You've grown a bit taller, haven't you?
[03:39] Kircheis
    I'm 190 centimeters, the same as
    two months ago, Your Excellency.
[03:43] Kircheis
    I don't think I'll grow any taller.
[03:46] Reinhard
    I suppose seven centimeters
    taller than me is tall enough.
[03:51] Reinhard
    Anyway, was there something you needed?
[03:54] Kircheis
    Yes, it concerns the rebel
    force's formation.
[04:01] Kircheis
    According to reports from
    three of our patrol crafts,
[04:04] Kircheis
    they appear to be approaching from
    three directions, as we expected.
[04:08] Kircheis
    The enemy's 4th Fleet is
    directly in front of us,
[04:12] Kircheis
    with an estimated 12,000 ships.
[04:16] Kircheis
    Distance is approximately
    2,200 light-seconds.
[04:19] Kircheis
    At our current speed, we should make
    contact in roughly six hours.
[04:23] Reinhard
    Their navy has a total of 40,000 ships...
[04:26] Reinhard
    That's twice what we have.
[04:29] Kircheis
    And they're attempting to
    surround us on three sides.
[04:34] Reinhard
    Our doddering old admirals
    must be turning blue now...
[04:37] Reinhard
    No, perhaps red.
SIGN    Episode 1
SIGN    In the Eternal Night
SIGN    Galactic Imperial Navy Expeditionary Fleet Supreme Flagship
    Brünhild
SIGN    Galactic Imperial Navy High Admiral
    Reinhard von Lohengramm
SIGN    Galactic Imperial Navy Captain
    Siegfried Kircheis
[05:18] Merkatz
    Your Excellency, we thank you for this
    opportunity to voice our opinions.
[05:22] Reinhard
    I know what you want to say.
[05:25] Reinhard
    You want to warn me that our navy
    is at a disadvantage, correct?
[05:30] Staden
    That is correct, Your Excellency.
[05:32] Staden
    The enemy force doubles ours in number,
[05:34] Staden
    and they're trying to surround
    us on three sides.
[05:37] Staden
    This means the enemy already
    has the edge over us.
[05:41] Reinhard
    In other words, you're saying we will lose?
SIGN    Galactic Imperial Navy
    Vice Admiral Staden
[05:44] Staden
    I am not, Your Excellency.
[05:46] Staden
    But it is a fact that we
    are at a disadvantage.
[05:50] Staden
    Please have a look at this.
[05:54] Staden
    Our situation resembles
    the time many years ago
[05:57] Staden
    when our proud Imperial Fleet suffered
    a bitter defeat at the hands
[06:01] Staden
    of the rebel force that called
    itself the Free Planets Alliance.
[06:05] Reinhard
    The slaughter at Dagon, yes.
[06:07] Staden
    Correct. It was truly a regrettable loss.
[06:11] Staden
    Should we repeat the same
    mistake in this battle,
[06:16] Staden
    it would most certainly trouble
    His Imperial Majesty the Kaiser.
[06:20] Staden
    As such, it is my humble opinion that,
[06:22] Staden
    rather than act in haste, it would be
    wise to make an honorable retreat.
[06:27] Reinhard
    You speak with eloquence,
[06:29] Reinhard
    but I cannot agree with your view.
[06:33] Reinhard
    Retreat is unthinkable.
[06:36] Staden
    But why? Please explain your reasoning.
[06:41] Reinhard
    Because we have an overwhelming
    advantage over the enemy.
[06:46] Staden
    What?!
[06:47] Fogal
    That's...
[06:52] Reinhard
    The advantage I speak of lies
    in the following points.
[06:58] Reinhard
    The enemy is divided into three forces,
[07:00] Reinhard
    but our navy is concentrated
    in one location.
[07:03] Reinhard
    The enemy's total numbers may exceed ours,
[07:05] Reinhard
    but our navy outnumbers each of the
    three forces they've divided into.
[07:10] Reinhard
    If these are not conditions for
    victory, what else are they?
[07:15] Reinhard
    We are not in danger of being surrounded.
[07:17] Reinhard
    We are in the ideal position to defeat
    the enemy's forces one by one.
[07:21] Reinhard
    You spoke of an honorable retreat,
[07:23] Reinhard
    but where is the honor in retreating
    without fulfilling the kaiser's orders?
[07:29] Staden
    But that is merely
    Your Excellency's personal belief.
[07:32] Staden
    It does not align with common
    tactical knowledge!
[07:35] Staden
    If you cannot point to an
    instance of success...
[07:39] Reinhard
    By tomorrow, you will witness an instance
    of success with your own eyes.
[07:44] Reinhard
    Will that convince you?
[07:46] Staden
    But is victory truly—
[07:47] Reinhard
    It is possible.
[07:49] Reinhard
    But only if all of you act in
    perfect accordance with my plan.
[08:00] Staden
    Impertinent brat!
[08:02] Erlache
    His sister's relationship with
    the kaiser has made him cocky.
[08:06] Fogal
    Such a reckless strategy
    couldn't possibly work!
[08:11] Fahrenheit
    Are you sure about that?
SIGN    Galactic Imperial Navy Rear Admiral
    Adalbert von Fahrenheit
[08:13] Fahrenheit
    He is quite a clever man, and I
    thought it was quite a clever idea.
SIGN    Galactic Imperial Navy
    Rear Admiral Erlache
SIGN    Galactic Imperial Navy
    Vice Admiral Fogal
[08:18] Staden
    Don't tell me you've been charmed
    by that upstart's indiscretion!
[08:21] Merkatz
    Fahrenheit, you are still young yourself.
SIGN    Galactic Imperial Navy Admiral
    Willibald Joachim von Merkatz
[08:25] Fahrenheit
    I beg your pardon.
[08:29] Kircheis
    Was that really wise?
[08:31] Reinhard
    Leave them. What can they do?
[08:35] Reinhard
    Don't worry about it.
[08:38] Reinhard
    They may complain now,
[08:41] Reinhard
    but in a day, their attitudes will change.
[08:43] Reinhard
    I'll give that incompetent Staden
    the "instance of success" he wants.
[08:47] Reinhard
    I'll even frame it for him.
[08:52] Reinhard
    Care for a drink, Kircheis?
    I have some good wine.
[08:56] Reinhard
    It's a rare bottle, aged 410 years!
[08:59] Kircheis
    I'd love to.
[09:00] Reinhard
    Let's go, then.
[09:04] Reinhard
    By the way, Kircheis...
[09:06] Kircheis
    Yes, Your Excellency?
[09:08] Reinhard
    That's exactly it.
[09:09] Reinhard
    You don't need to call me
    "Your Excellency" when no one is around.
[09:13] Reinhard
    How many times have I told you?
[09:16] Kircheis
    I know that, but still...
[09:18] Reinhard
    If you know, then do it.
[09:21] Reinhard
    Once this battle is over
    and we return to Odin,
[09:24] Reinhard
    you'll be called
    "Your Excellency" yourself.
[09:28] Reinhard
    You're being promoted to commodore.
[09:31] Reinhard
    Look forward to it.
[09:35] Kircheis
    I am honored.
SIGN    Free Planets Alliance Navy 4th Fleet Flagship
    Leonidas
[09:52] Pastolle
    How credible is that report
    from the patrol craft?
[09:55] Voice
    Level A. Possibility of fraud is zero!
[09:58] Pastolle
    What is the Imperial Navy trying to do?
[10:01] Pastolle
    What are they thinking?
[10:03] Pastolle
    They know we have them surrounded on
    three sides, but rather than retreat,
[10:07] Pastolle
    they're actually making
    a move to approach us?
[10:11] Pastolle
    Their commander has no
    knowledge of tactics!
SIGN    4th Fleet Commander
    Vice Admiral Pastolle
[10:14] Pastolle
    Who would fight a battle like this?
[10:17] Reinhard
    An incomplete encirclement is no
    more than a division of troops.
[10:21] Reinhard
    That's why it's a perfect chance
    to take them out individually.
[10:25] Reinhard
    Have we jammed the enemy's data link?
[10:29] Kircheis
    Yes.
[10:30] Kircheis
    They weren't expecting us
    to make the first move,
[10:34] Kircheis
    so it should prove very effective.
[10:39] Reinhard
    I can just see them running
    around in panic now.
[10:44] Reinhard
    Kircheis, we will win this war.
[10:47] Reinhard
    I can see our victory.
[10:50] Reinhard
    That's all there is to it.
[10:52] Guy
    Your Excellency, what shall we do?
[10:55] Pastolle
    Send an urgent message to the
    2nd and 6th Fleet commanders!
[10:58] Pastolle
    Tell them the enemy has engaged
    us, and we need backup!
[11:02] Guy
    There's no answer!
[11:03] Guy
    The enemy's jammed our communications!
    I can't make a connection!
[11:08] Pastolle
    Dispatch liaison crafts to
    the 2nd and 6th Fleets!
[11:15] Kircheis
    We're within optical targeting range.
[11:25] Reinhard
    Feuer!
[11:35] Guy
    Optical signals confirm enemy fire!
[11:38] Pastolle
    All ships, full shields!
[11:40] Guy
    The enemy jam has severed our data link!
[11:44] Guy
    Shields incomplete!
[11:55] Reinhard
    Slow to react...
[11:58] Reinhard
    I guess there are incompetents everywhere.
[12:00] Guy
    Enemy fire is concentrated on
    the center of our front line!
[12:03] Guy
    Damages are severe!
[12:04] Pastolle
    Data link off! All ships switch to manual!
[12:07] Pastolle
    Left-flanked 5th Fleet, right-flanked
    7th Fleet, defend our center!
[12:11] Pastolle
    We'll move forward in the meantime!
SIGN    Fahrenheit Fleet Flagship
    Heimdall
[12:19] Guy
    Cruising range for carrier-based
    fighter craft achieved.
[12:22] Fahrenheit
    Trailing aircraft carriers are ordered
[12:24] Fahrenheit
    to launch the Walküre squadron!
[12:32] Guy
    Enemy carrier-based crafts approaching!
[12:33] Guy
    Ready anti-aircraft weaponry!
[12:49] Guy
    Continue the attack!
[13:01] Staden
    This is merely a fluke.
[13:07] Guy
    Transmission from the flagship Brünhild.
[13:12] Fahrenheit
    The enemy fleet has lost its capacity
    for organized resistance.
[13:16] Reinhard
    Good work.
[13:18] Reinhard
    Isn't there something you'd like to say?
[13:20] Fahrenheit
    I don't believe so.
[13:22] Reinhard
    You're so much more tight-lipped
    than the other admirals.
[13:25] Reinhard
    There's no need for self-restraint.
[13:26] Fahrenheit
    Regardless of how anyone
    behaves, a win is a win.
[13:29] Fahrenheit
    I am aware that the victor is always right.
[13:33] Reinhard
    I see.
[13:47] Merkatz
    Organized resistance has ceased.
[13:49] Merkatz
    We're ready to begin combat
    with the survivors.
[13:53] Reinhard
    There's no need.
[13:54] Merkatz
    What?
[13:55] Reinhard
    We've only finished one
    third of the battle.
[13:58] Reinhard
    Leave any surviving forces where they are.
[14:01] Reinhard
    We need to save our strength
    for the next battle.
[14:05] Reinhard
    Orders to follow.
[14:06] Merkatz
    Understood, Your Excellency.
[14:11] Reinhard
    His attitude has changed a bit.
[14:15] Kircheis
    Yes, I suppose it would have to.
[14:19] Reinhard
    By the way, do you think we should strike
    the left or the right fleet next, Kircheis?
[14:26] Kircheis
    It would be possible to get around
    to the rear flank of either.
[14:29] Kircheis
    I believe you have made
    up your mind, however.
[14:31] Reinhard
    True enough.
[14:34] Kircheis
    The one to the right, the 6th Fleet,
    has smaller numbers.
[14:39] Reinhard
    Precisely.
[14:41] Kircheis
    The enemy may have foreseen our plan.
[14:43] Kircheis
    That is the one thing I
    find slightly concerning.
[14:46] Reinhard
    No chance of that.
[14:47] Reinhard
    If they knew, surely they wouldn't
    continue to divide their offensive.
[14:52] Reinhard
    If their two fleets merged
    as quickly as possible,
[14:54] Reinhard
    they would have a vast advantage over us.
[14:59] Reinhard
    It proves they haven't yet
    figured out our intentions.
[15:03] Reinhard
    We'll go around to the right rear flank
    of the 6th Fleet and attack.
[15:07] Reinhard
    How long will it take?
[15:09] Kircheis
    No more than four hours.
[15:11] Reinhard
    You already had it all
    worked out, didn't you?
[15:19] Reinhard
    Order all fleets to attack the enemy's
    6th Fleet from the right rear flank.
[15:25] Kircheis
    Understood.
[15:37] Moore
    From four-thirty?
SIGN    6th Fleet Flagship
    Pergamon - Officers' Dining Hall
[15:40] Lapp
    Yes, sir.
[15:40] Moore
    I see. And which four-thirty?
    Morning or afternoon?
SIGN    6th Fleet Commander
    Vice Admiral Moore
SIGN    6th Fleet Staff Officer
    Lieutenant Commander Jean Robert Lapp
[15:46] Lapp
    It is undoubtedly the enemy, sir.
[15:50] Moore
    It can't be. The enemy is fighting
    the 4th Fleet right now.
[15:55] Moore
    We're rushing to the battle as we speak.
[15:58] Moore
    There's no doubt the 2nd Fleet
    is doing the same thing.
[16:02] Moore
    Then we can attack the
    enemy from both sides.
[16:05] Moore
    We have every opportunity to win.
[16:07] Moore
    No, we will win.
[16:10] Moore
    The situation makes that clear.
[16:11] Lapp
    But, Your Excellency, couldn't the
    enemy have moved the battlefield?
[16:15] Moore
    And left the 4th Fleet?
[16:18] Lapp
    It pains me to say this,
[16:20] Lapp
    but I believe the 4th Fleet
    has already been defeated.
[16:24] Moore
    That's a very bold, very unpleasant
    guess, Lieutenant Commander Lapp.
[16:28] Lapp
    We must rendezvous with the
    2nd Fleet, and then—
SIGN    6th Fleet Flagship
    Pergamon
[16:53] Guy
    Enemy attack from the right rear flank!
[16:54] Moore
    Switch to manual operation!
[16:56] Moore
    All ships, turn around!
[16:58] Lapp
    Your Excellency, turning around
    will only create chaos!
[17:03] Lapp
    I believe we should move ahead at
    full speed in a clockwise direction
[17:07] Lapp
    so that we can come around
    behind the enemy.
[17:11] Moore
    Most of our men will have
    been taken out by then!
[17:14] Moore
    We will turn around and strike!
[17:15] Lapp
    But—
[17:16] Moore
    Shut up!
SIGN    Merkatz Fleet Flagship
    Minerva
[17:33] Merkatz
    Looks like that youngster didn't
    just get lucky after all.
[17:38] Merkatz
    "Old soldiers just fade away," then?
[17:50] Guy
    Surveillance system showing damage!
[17:52] Guy
    Unable to restore monitors!
[17:57] Reinhard
    Halt the jamming and send them a message.
[18:00] Guy
    Transmission from the enemy flagship!
[18:02] Guy
    "Surrender. You will be shown mercy."
[18:08] Moore
    Release the bridge from its armor.
[18:11] Moore
    I want to see them with my
    own eyes and fight back.
[18:13] Lapp
    But—
[18:13] Moore
    Surrender, you say?
[18:16] Moore
    No, I may be incompetent,
    but I will not be a coward.
[18:28] Guy
    No response.
[18:31] Reinhard
    Sink them.
[18:34] Moore
    Shields at maximum output! Return fire!
[18:37] Guy
    The enemy has fired
    armor-piercing ammunition!
[18:54] Reinhard
    Those without skill are destined to fall.
[18:57] Reinhard
    This is a given.
[19:00] Fahrenheit
    Report from our patrol craft.
[19:02] Fahrenheit
    The enemy's 2nd Fleet has left the
    battle sector to aid the 4th Fleet.
[19:08] Fahrenheit
    We would like to continue our
    advance and attack the 2nd Fleet.
[19:13] Reinhard
    Very well.
[19:14] Reinhard
    All fleets will proceed to annihilate
    the enemy's 2nd Fleet.
[19:25] Guy
    The 2nd Fleet is directly ahead of us!
[19:29] Reinhard
    Feuer.
[19:30] Fahrenheit
    Feuer.
[19:31] Merkatz
    Feuer.
[19:56] Guy
    The enemy craft is hit!
[20:00] Kircheis
    I do hope we will be able
    to annihilate them all.
[20:03] Reinhard
    You really are a worrywart, aren't you?
[20:06] Reinhard
    Do you have such difficulty trusting me?
[20:09] Kircheis
    I have never once doubted you.
[20:12] Kircheis
    It's just that, at times, I am afraid.
[20:16] Kircheis
    What if the enemy has someone extraordinary
    on their side, like we have you?
[20:21] Reinhard
    You think of the strangest
    things, Kircheis.
[20:25] Reinhard
    If someone like that were to appear,
[20:29] Reinhard
    I would love to fight them once.
[20:31] Reinhard
    And if possible, I'd like
    to see them face-to-face.
[20:35] Reinhard
    I'm sure we'd have much to talk about.
[20:38] Guy
    Analyzing enemy transmission.
[20:39] Guy
    I believe it to be directed to all fleets.
[20:43] Reinhard
    Play it.
[20:44] Yang
    I am Commodore Yang Wen-li, deputy
    staff officer to Commander Paetta.
[20:50] Yang
    Our flagship Patroklos has been hit,
[20:52] Yang
    and Commander Paetta is gravely injured.
[20:55] Yang
    Per the commander's orders, I will
    take over command of all fleets.
[21:00] Yang
    Do not worry. Obey my orders,
    and you will be saved.
[21:05] Yang
    Those who wish to survive,
    remain calm and follow my directions.
[21:10] Yang
    Our squadron is losing the
    battle at the moment,
[21:13] Yang
    but all that matters is that we win in the end.
[21:16] Yang
    We will not lose.
[21:18] Yang
    All ships, focus on destroying individual
    crafts until I give further orders.
[21:23] Yang
    That is all.
[21:26] Reinhard
    "We will not lose"...
[21:29] Reinhard
    "Obey my orders, and you
    will be saved," eh?
[21:33] Reinhard
    I never knew the rebel forces had
    such a braggart among their ranks.
[21:38] Reinhard
    How does he intend to turn his
    disadvantage around at this stage?
[21:43] Reinhard
    Well, no matter.
[21:45] Reinhard
    Let's see what he's got, Kircheis.
[21:49] Kircheis
    Yes.
[21:51] Reinhard
    Reorganize the battle lines.
[21:52] Reinhard
    Instruct all fleets to move
    into a spindle formation.
[21:56] Reinhard
    Do you understand why?
[21:58] Kircheis
    You intend to break through their center.
[22:01] Reinhard
    That's right. I knew you'd get it.
[22:31] Guy
    Compiling data from patrol crafts.
[22:33] Guy
    Operating in real time.
[22:36] Reinhard
    It appears we've won.
[22:38] Kircheis
    Yes.
[22:46] Kircheis
    Is something the matter?
[22:50] Mircheis
    Reinhard?
[22:52] Reinhard
    It's strange. Something isn't right.
[22:55] Reinhard
    We're winning. There's no doubt about that.
[23:00] Reinhard
    But...
[23:07] Reinhard
    No!
SIGN    Episode 2
SIGN    The Battle of Astarte
[24:50] Na
    Next time on* Legend of
     the Galactic Heroes - Die Neue These*,
[24:55] Na
    episode two: "The Battle of Astarte."