E35 - Fortress vs. Fortress Akt II: Fierce Fighting

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[00:01] Female Lower Operator
    Enemy landing force has breached sector B17!
[00:04] Lower Operator
    Sector B13 has also been breached!
[00:06] Fyodor
    They'll penetrate the main shaft to the
    central command room at this rate!
[00:10] Alex
    Close the E15 and F16 bulkheads
    and disperse Seffle particles!
[00:15] Alex
    Stop them from using their guns!
[00:20] Armored SoldierA
    Okay! Forward!
[00:27] Armored SoldierC
    Bastard!
[00:38] Armored SoldierA
    Th-These guys are...
[00:48] Müller
    The Rosen Ritter...
SIGN    Legend of the Galactic Heroes
[02:45] Orlau
    The most elite of the
    Alliance Navy's ground forces,
[02:49] Orlau
    comprised of Imperial defectors
    and their children.
[02:53] Orlau
    We predicted that they would likely
    be stationed at Iserlohn Fortress,
[02:58] Orlau
    the Alliance's most critical base, but still...
[03:03] Armored SoldierA
    Th-They're too strong!
[03:06] Lübeck Tactical Operator
    Analyzing landing force's vital signs.
[03:08] Lübeck Tactical Operator
    Less than 40% of the force is still alive.
[03:11] Orlau
    More than half of them
    dead in just two hours?
[03:13] Drewentz
    Unbelievable...
[03:16] Müller
    Order the landing force to
    retreat as quickly as possible!
[03:20] Female Lower Operator
    Imperial forces in Blocks C15
    through D07 neutralized.
[03:24] Male Lower Operator
    Imperial forces in Block E16 are withdrawing.
[03:27] Alex
    Yes!
[03:31] Soldier
    Connecting the cable.
SIGN    What should we do next?
[03:37] Walter
    If you ask me, storming the enemy ship
    while we're on a roll is one option.
[03:42] Alex
    No, you can't do that.
[03:43] Walter
    Why not?
[03:45] Murai
    If they take any prisoners,
[03:46] Murai
    the fact that Commander Yang
    is absent could be leaked.
[03:49] Murai
    We can't take that risk.
SIGN    I get it.
SIGN    You can't tell your soldiers they should  die before being taken prisoner.
[04:00] Walter
    But y'know, Interim Commander,
[04:02] Walter
    we can't let our fear of our weakness rob us of any chance of winning.
[04:06] Walter
    Besides, secrets always
    slip out sooner or later.
[04:10] Merkatz
    Interim Commander.
[04:15] Merkatz
    Please grant me temporary
    command of the fleet.
[04:19] Merkatz
    I believe I can make the
    situation a bit easier.
[04:25] Alex
    Would you do that for us?
[04:28] Alex
    Everyone?
[04:28] Fischer
    Admiral Merkatz has my support.
[04:31] Fyodor
    And mine, of course.
[04:34] Dusty
    I support Admiral Yang.
[04:36] Dusty
    Thus, since Admiral Yang supports
    Admiral Merkatz, so do I.
[04:42] Nguyen
    I also see no option but
    to support Admiral Merkatz.
[04:51] Alex
    Admiral Merkatz, command of the
    garrison fleet is in your hands.
SIGN    Episode 35
SIGN    Fortress vs. Fortress 
    Akt II: Fierce Fighting
[05:17] Chartian
    I did not expect to welcome anyone
    but Admiral Yang onto this ship.
[05:22] Chartian
    Still, of course, I am well
    aware of my responsibility.
SIGN    Flagship Hyperion Captain 
    Commander Asadora Chartian
[05:29] Na
    Admiral Willibald Joachim von Merkatz.
[05:33] Na
    Formerly an Imperial high admiral who earned
    the respect of the entire Imperial Fleet
[05:38] Na
    with his leadership in commanding a
    fleet of tens of thousands of ships,
[05:42] Na
    he now leads no fleet
[05:44] Na
    and is accompanied only by his
    adjutant, Bernhard von Schneider,
[05:49] Na
    as he stands on the bridge of the Iserlohn 
    garrison fleet's flagship* Hyperion*.
[05:56] Merkatz
    I am Vice Admiral Merkatz, a guest admiral.
[06:00] Merkatz
    I have received orders from the interim
    commander, Rear Admiral Caselnes,
[06:04] Merkatz
    to assume temporary command of
    the Iserlohn garrison fleet.
[06:09] Merkatz
    Our duty is to carry out the interim
    commander's basic plan of action
[06:13] Merkatz
    in a manner that is effective and
    reliable on a strategic level.
[06:19] Merkatz
    Remember, each of you,
    that victory awaits atop a foundation
[06:23] Merkatz
    built of layer upon layer of work done well.
[06:26] Dusty/Fischer/Nguyen
    Yes, sir!
[06:30] Imperial SoldierA
    Orders from landing force captain.
[06:34] Imperial SoldierA
    All troops, retreat immediately.
[06:36] Imperial SoldierA
    Return to landing craft.
[06:42] Linz
    Don't let a single one of them escape!
[06:44] Walter
    It's over, Linz.
[06:46] Walter
    We've got instructions from Admiral Merkatz.
SIGN    He says to let the enemy go.
[07:01] Linz
    We were only a step away from
    wiping out all of them.
[07:05] Rainer
    We were hoping to accomplish
    a bit more here.
[07:10] Walter
    Just be patient.
SIGN    Let's take a good look at what the  great Admiral Merkatz is capable of.
[07:23] Schneider
    The enemy's landing force is retreating.
[07:28] Merkatz
    We will now carry out the operation.
[07:30] Merkatz
    All ships, launch!
[07:50] Escort Commander
    Recover the assault landing force!
[07:52] Escort Commander
    Quickly!
[07:54] Escort Command Operator
    Optical detection
[07:55] Escort Command Operator
    has confirmed approach of enemy fleet.
[07:58] Escort Command Operator
    They number about 7,000!
[08:00] Escort Commander
    S-Seven thousand ships?
[08:08] Merkatz
    Fire.
[08:23] Lübeck Radio
    Signal received from fortress landing force.
[08:25] Lübeck Radio
    "We are fighting the enemy
    fleet. Aid requested."
[08:29] Orlau
    They're targeting our recovery
    of the landing force.
[08:33] Orlau
    The transport fleet risks
    annihilation as well.
[08:35] Drewentz
    We have to give up on recovering
    the landing force.
[08:39] Drewentz
    Order the transport fleet
    to retreat at once.
[08:41] Müller
    No!
[08:42] Müller
    Our entire fleet will mobilize
    to rescue the landing force!
[08:47] Müller
    All ships, full speed ahead!
[08:50] Müller
    Get to the combat zone
    as quickly as possible,
[08:53] Müller
    and rescue as many of our men as you can!
[09:06] Escort Command Operator
    Over 70% of the force is lost.
[09:10] Escort Commander
    Halt the recovery of the landing force.
[09:13] Escort Commander
    Order the fleet to withdraw.
[09:14] Escort Command Operator
    Optical detection has confirmed
    multiple ships rapidly approaching!
[09:18] Escort Commander
    ID code confirmed!
[09:19] Escort Commander
    It's the flagship Lübeck!
[09:25] Escort Commander
    Admiral Müller!
[09:30] Hyperion Operator
    Enemy's main fleet approaching.
[09:32] Hyperion Operator
    They number about 10,000.
[09:34] Schneider
    It's Admiral Müller.
[09:36] Merkatz
    Yes.
[09:37] Merkatz
    The enemy is throwing
    their entire fleet at us.
[09:44] Drewentz
    Recovery of the landing force is complete.
[09:48] Müller
    Continue the assault and
    eliminate the enemy fleet.
[09:52] Drewentz
    Yes, sir.
[09:54] Müller
    What is this?!
[09:57] Lübeck Tactical Operator
    In addition to the fleet of 7,000 ahead,
[09:59] Lübeck Tactical Operator
    new fleets have appeared
    at the right and left!
[10:11] Lübeck Tactical Operator
    Our fleet has been drawn into
    the enemy's encirclement!
[10:14] Orlau
    What?!
[10:16] Orlau
    There's no way they could've formed
    an encirclement in such a short time!
[10:20] Drewentz
    Unless they knew we'd show up
    here and were lying in wait...
[10:25] Drewentz
    Y-You don't think—
[10:26] Müller
    That's exactly it.
[10:28] Müller
    They knew we'd show up to
    save our landing force.
[10:32] Orlau
    So they attacked our landing
    force after letting them escape
[10:36] Orlau
    specifically to lure us out?!
[10:38] Merkatz
    Allies in crisis should
    never be left behind.
[10:41] Merkatz
    That's what Neidhart Müller believes.
SIGN    If we know where the enemy will show  up, we can make the first move.
[10:53] Müller
    They got us.
[10:56] Geiersburg OperatorA
    Müller Fleet losses have exceeded 40%.
[10:58] Kempff
    How could this happen?!
[11:00] Kempff
    How could we lose our chance at winning
    after all we did to set the stage?
[11:06] Kempff
    Put me through to Müller!
[11:10] Geiersburg OperatorG
    The intensity of gunfire in the combat zone
    has rendered communications impossible.
[11:19] Kempff
    Damn you, Yang Wen-li!
[11:31] Nguyen Aide
    Admiral Merkatz's plan has
    fallen into place splendidly.
[11:35] Nguyen
    Honestly... How can a man have that
    much expertise at his disposal?
[11:39] Lao
    Do you think the Empire still has
    many more capable leaders like him?
[11:46] Dusty
    There can't be too many
    others like this one.
[11:50] Merkatz
    All ships, utilize full
    firepower from all gun ports
[11:53] Merkatz
    and advance as a unit.
[12:00] Fusseneger
    Admiral Müller appears unable to
    escape the enemy encirclement.
[12:04] Fusseneger
    If this goes on...
[12:06] Kempff
    Put me through to Eichendorff and Patricken!
[12:09] Geiersburg OperatorG
    Yes, sir.
[12:11] Kempff
    You know Müller's situation, yes?
[12:14] Eichendorff/Patricken
    Yes, sir.
[12:15] Kempff
    We can't just let him die.
[12:17] Kempff
    We must not lose any more of our men!
[12:21] Kempff
    Attack at once and save Müller!
[12:25] Eichendorff/Patricken
    Understood.
[12:28] Eichendorff
    His Excellency seemed flustered.
[12:30] Patricken
    You can't blame him.
[12:31] Patricken
    If this plan is a success, the honors
    he'll earn will be unprecedented,
[12:35] Patricken
    but if it fails, he could be
    removed from his position.
[12:39] Eichendorff
    If that happens, the gap between him
[12:41] Eichendorff
    and the duo of Mittermeyer and
    Reuenthal will be insurmountable.
[12:46] Eichendorff
    He's in a terrible position.
[13:03] Müller
    Keep all surviving ships in close formation,
[13:05] Müller
    with ships lacking defensive
    capabilities in the center!
[13:08] Müller
    The ships with heavy armor
    will form the outer guard!
[13:12] Müller
    Regroup into a spindle formation
    with this ship in front!
[13:17] Müller
    We'll break through the enemy encirclement!
[13:19] Schneider
    The enemy fleet has begun to advance.
[13:22] Schneider
    It appears they intend to break through
    at the eight o'clock position.
[13:25] Merkatz
    It seems they've steeled their resolve.
[13:28] Schneider
    You held Admiral Müller in high regard
    for a long time before this, did you not?
[13:33] Merkatz
    Yes.
[13:34] Merkatz
    I never dreamed the day would come when
    he and I would exchange fire in this way.
[13:40] Merkatz
    But carrying out the duty directly before
    us at any given time is our job.
[13:47] Schneider
    Yes, sir.
[13:49] Merkatz
    Close the distance between our
    fleet and the Nguyen Fleet.
[13:52] Merkatz
    Stop the enemy from breaking through.
[13:54] Merkatz
    Pursue the Attenborough Fleet from the rear.
[13:57] Merkatz
    We want to whittle down the enemy's
    numbers while we have the chance.
[14:00] Fischer/Dusty
    Yes, sir.
[14:02] Order
    The enemy is responding to our movements.
[14:06] Müller
    They won't let us get away so easily.
[14:09] Müller
    If they keep shooting us down,
[14:11] Müller
    I'll never be able to face our
    commander, Admiral Kempff.
[14:14] Schneider
    The Müller Fleet is starting
    to punch a hole in our lines.
[14:17] Schneider
    But...
[14:20] Hyperion Operator
    Transmission from squadron 
    flagship Manannan Mac Lir.
[14:24] Merkatz
    Put them through.
[14:25] Hyperion Operator
    Yes, sir.
[14:28] Fischer
    I present a report.
[14:30] Fischer
    Our fleet's patrol force has
    detected an enemy rescue fleet.
[14:35] Fischer
    What shall we do?
[14:39] Merkatz
    The enemy is tenacious, and with
    reinforcements on top of that,
[14:42] Merkatz
    we'll be unlikely to escape
    without incurring heavy losses.
[14:46] Merkatz
    We have achieved what we needed
    to achieve for the time being.
[14:49] Merkatz
    Now is the time to gracefully retreat.
[14:53] Fischer
    Roger that, sir.
[14:55] Merkatz
    I'd like to have someone serve
    as rear guard for our retreat.
[14:59] Fischer
    I know just the man for the job.
[15:04] Na
    Having received Merkatz's orders,
[15:06] Na
    the Alliance Navy began to retreat,
    despite its advantage.
[15:11] Dusty
    Our fleet is the rear guard.
[15:14] Dusty
    Make sure we get everyone out of here.
[15:16] Na
    The Attenborough Fleet,
    which formed the rear guard,
[15:20] Na
    skillfully changed its formation
    to evade the enemy's pursuit
[15:24] Na
    and completed the retreat to the fortress
[15:26] Na
    without waiting for the
    Empire's reinforcements.
[15:30] Na
    Although the Imperial Navy
    suffered heavy losses,
[15:33] Na
    it narrowly avoided total
    annihilation thanks to
[15:37] Na
    the diligent command and
    leadership of Neidhart Müller.
[15:46] Müller
    If all of you hadn't arrived,
[15:49] Müller
    Yang Wen-li would have finished us.
[15:52] Eichendorff
    No, we were only able to save
    so many ships in that situation
[15:56] Eichendorff
    because of Your Excellency's
    skilled leadership.
[16:00] Drewentz
    Pardon me for interrupting.
[16:03] Drewentz
    We have received news that we
    need your immediate judgment on.
[16:06] Müller
    What is it?
[16:08] Drewentz
    This information was leaked by a
    prisoner we captured in close combat,
[16:12] Drewentz
    who was near death and ravaged by fever...
[16:17] Müller
    That's fine. Let's hear it.
[16:21] Drewentz
    Yes, sir.
[16:23] Müller
    Yang Wen-li is absent from Iserlohn?!
[16:26] Eichendorff
    It couldn't be...
[16:28] Patricken
    That's rather hard to believe.
[16:31] Patricken
    Where is this prisoner now?
[16:33] Drewentz
    He died shortly afterward.
[16:36] Eichendorff
    What commander abandons a
    post like Iserlohn Fortress,
[16:40] Eichendorff
    their most important strategic base?
[16:44] Patricken
    Is any one person great enough for us to
    panic over whether he is there or not?
[16:50] Patricken
    Is Yang Wen-li really that amazing?
[16:54] Müller
    Do you think you could
    conquer Iserlohn Fortress
[16:57] Müller
    without shedding a single drop
    of your own men's blood?
[17:01] Müller
    And by using a method no
    one else even imagined?
[17:06] Patricken
    No, that isn't possible.
[17:08] Müller
    Then Yan Wen-li really is just that amazing.
[17:13] Müller
    And we should face such a brilliant
    enemy with the respect he is due.
[17:17] Müller
    For men like us, there is never
    any shame in such behavior.
[17:23] Patricken
    Understood.
[17:25] Müller
    If the information if correct,
[17:27] Müller
    Yang Wen-li should be planning
    his return to to the fortress.
[17:31] Müller
    We'll set up a watch-and-detect
    net throughout the entire corridor
[17:34] Müller
    and catch him upon his return.
[17:37] Müller
    We have little time.
[17:39] Müller
    I'd like to ask you two to do this.
    Can I count on you?
[17:43] Eichendorff/Patricken
    Yes, sir.
[17:52] Müller
    During the recent conflict, 
    I saw the battleship Hyperion.
[17:57] Müller
    Did you see it?
[17:58] Orlau
    Yes. I've heard it's the ship
    that carries Yang Wen-li.
[18:02] Müller
    If he's gone, who's on that ship?
[18:05] Müller
    Whether he's there or not,
    he's causing us to agonize over this.
[18:11] Müller
    No wonder they call him Magician Yang.
[18:14] Müller
    But I won't lose a second time, Yang Wen-li.
[18:18] Müller
    As soon as communications are
    restored, connect me to command.
[18:22] Lübeck Radio
    Yes, sir.
[18:34] Alex
    I don't have the words to thank you.
[18:37] Merkatz
    I only did what I had to do as a soldier.
[18:41] Merkatz
    Besides, it's not as if we've won just yet.
[18:44] Alex
    Of course.
[18:46] Alex
    Still...
[18:47] Alex
    Admiral.
[19:04] Kempff
    Yang Wen-li is absent?
[19:08] Kempff
    You're saying you believed this information?
[19:11] Kempff
    And not only that, but you independently
    decided to redeploy our troops?
[19:15] Müller
    Yes, sir. Last year, the late
    Admiral Siegfried Kircheis
[19:21] Müller
    told me something upon returning
    from the exchange of war prisoners.
[19:25] Müller
    He said he had just seen
    Yang Wen-li for the first time,
[19:28] Müller
    and he didn't look like any kind
    of valiant soldier at all...
[19:31] Müller
    and that that's exactly what
    is so frightening about him.
[19:38] Kempff
    And?
[19:41] Müller
    I expect that he has learned
    of our navy's assault
[19:44] Müller
    and plans to hurry back to Iserlohn.
[19:47] Müller
    If we capture him on the way, it will
    deal a fatal blow to the Alliance Navy.
[19:51] Kempff
    Iserlohn Fortress is the Alliance's
    most important strategic base.
[19:55] Kempff
    Why would its commander leave his post?
[19:59] Müller
    But—
[20:00] Kempff
    There's no telling what bizarre
    strategies Yang might use.
[20:03] Kempff
    Were those not your own words?
[20:07] Kempff
    It's obviously a trick to make us think
[20:09] Kempff
    he's away from the fortress so
    that our troops will be divided!
[20:13] Kempff
    Müller, try to remember.
[20:17] Kempff
    You fought well in this battle,
[20:21] Kempff
    but that is all you did.
[20:23] Kempff
    You have nothing to show for it.
[20:27] Müller
    Yes, sir.
[20:28] Kempff
    The plan that we poured our bodies
    and souls into fell through,
[20:31] Kempff
    but my pride will not accept a retreat now.
[20:35] Kempff
    We can't go home until we achieve results!
[20:39] Müller
    Yes, sir.
[20:41] Kempff
    Leave the bare minimum amount
    of patrol crafts behind
[20:44] Kempff
    and return the fleet to its
    original position at once.
[20:47] Kempff
    We are formulating our next strategy.
[20:50] Kempff
    Your fleet is of utmost
    importance as a reserve force.
[20:54] Kempff
    Stay where you are until you
    receive further orders.
[20:57] Müller
    Understood.
[20:58] Kempff
    Over.
[21:05] Müller
    Should I just...
[21:07] Müller
    obediently accept the commander's
    wishes at face value?
[21:14] Orlau
    Your Excellency is a vice commander
    for this operation.
[21:19] Orlau
    Rather than insist on having your own way,
[21:22] Orlau
    should you not adhere to your superior's wishes?
[21:28] Müller
    Even if it means abandoning the possibility
    of seizing such massive prey?
[21:33] Orlau
    Yes, sir.
[21:37] Müller
    What you say is right.
[21:39] Müller
    A vice commander should adhere
    to his superior's wishes.
[21:43] Müller
    Very well. I will put my wishes aside.
[21:46] Müller
    I withdraw my previous order.
[21:49] Müller
    Put me through to Eichendorff and Patricken.
[21:52] Lübeck Radio
    Yes, sir.
[22:01] Lubitsch
    Your Excellency.
[22:03] Kempff
    What is it?
[22:05] Lubitsch
    Well...
[22:07] Lubitsch
    Odin is requesting a situation report.
[22:12] Lubitsch
    What shall I tell them?
[22:20] Kempff
    Our navy has the advantage.
[22:24] Lubitsch
    B-But...
[22:27] Kempff
    Our navy has the advantage.
    That's what you will tell them.
[22:35] Lubitsch
    Yes, sir.
[22:36] Lubitsch
    Pardon me.
SIGN    Episode 36
SIGN    Fortress vs. Fortress 
    Akt III: The Return of the Magician
[25:01] Na
    Next time, "Fortress vs. Fortress Akt III: 
    The Return of the Magician."