E7 - The Capture of Iserlohn (Part 2)

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[00:04] (Flashback) Frederica
    Its thirteenth regimental commander
    is Captain Walter von Schönkopf.
[00:11] (Flashback) Yang
    Rumors?
[00:13] (Flashback) Frederica
    Of all their past captains,
    six defected back to the Empire.
[00:17] (Flashback) Frederica
    There are concerns that he
    may become the seventh.
[00:20] (Flashback) Walter
    If I become the seventh traitor,
    like the rumors say,
[00:23] (Flashback) Walter
    it will be all for naught.
[00:26] (Flashback) Walter
    What would you do then?
[00:32] Guy
    Sending our hull number and all crew
    members' personal ID codes.
[00:36] Guy
    Awaiting permission to dock.
[00:42] Guy
    Confirmed. Permission to dock received.
SIGN    Do you guys have any memories of the Empire?
[00:50] Linz
    I'm a second-generation refugee, so no.
[00:53] Rainer
    My grandfather came under
    suspicion and was killed.
SIGN    I see. That had to be rough.
SIGN    I grew up in the Empire until I was six.
SIGN    I spent much of my time with my grandfather.
SIGN    Legend of the Galactic Heroes
[03:00] Frederica
    Ten minutes have passed since
    the task force entered port.
SIGN    13th Fleet Flagship
    Hyperion
[03:03] Frederica
    There has been no request for rescue
    as projected in the event of failure.
[03:07] Fyodor
    It seems safe to assume they
    succeeded in docking.
[03:11] Frederica
    We've cleared the first hurdle.
[03:14] Yang
    Yes.
[03:16] Yang
    If we can clear all the rest of the
    hurdles with the same success,
[03:20] Yang
    we'll be in perfect shape.
SIGN    I am the captain, Lieutenant Commander von Laeken.
[03:29] Mann
    I am Lieutenant Mann,
    captain of the security force.
[03:31] Mann
    What happened out there?
SIGN    We were carrying out an espionage mission
SIGN    in Alliance territory at Fleet Admiral Mückenberger's orders.
SIGN    But unfortunately, we were discovered and my unit was annihilated.
SIGN    Amid the chaos, I managed to obtain this,
SIGN    and only we survived to escape here.
SIGN    This contains plans for a certain project.
SIGN    It appears the rebels came up with an unbelievable plan
SIGN    to neutralize Iserlohn Fortress and pass through the corridor.
[03:58] Mann
    Is that true?
SIGN    It doesn't stop at Iserlohn.
SIGN    It may also mean the life or death of the Empire itself.
SIGN    You must take me to the commander at once.
SIGN    Episode 7
SIGN    The Capture of Iserlohn (Part 2)
[04:14] Thoma
    A way to neutralize Iserlohn Fortress
    and infiltrate the Empire?
[04:18] Adjutant
    Yes, sir.
[04:19] Adjutant
    If it is true, the very purpose of
    Iserlohn Fortress will be lost.
[04:24] Thoma
    You don't need to tell me that!
[04:27] Thoma
    Have you contacted the garrison?
[04:29] Adjutant
    Our communications remain
    hindered by jamming signals.
[04:33] Thoma
    And times like these are precisely
    when we need a garrison force...
[04:37] Thoma
    That pig-headed Seeckt!
[04:41] Thoma
    Ready the Thor Hammer and
    all cannons for battle.
[04:44] Adjutant
    Understood, sir!
[04:45] Thoma
    First of all, bring that ship's
    captain here at once.
[04:49] Adjutant
    Yes, sir!
[04:59] (Flashback) Walter
    Once we've made it into enemy
    territory, what then?
[05:03] (Flashback) Yang
    Our strategy has one objective:
[05:06] (Flashback) Yang
    to occupy the Iserlohn
    Fortress control room.
[05:10] (Flashback) Yang
    The problem is that, since the Alliance's
    map of the fortress is incomplete,
[05:14] (Flashback) Yang
    we're unable to pinpoint the
    central control room's location.
[05:18] (Flashback) Yang
    There are five possibilities.
[05:21] (Flashback) Walter
    So we need to have the enemy
    take us to all of them.
[05:26] (Flashback) Yang
    Yes, exactly.
[05:28] (Flashback) Yang
    And if we can accomplish that,
[05:30] (Flashback) Yang
    we can take down any fortress,
    no matter how impregnable.
[05:34] (Flashback) Walter
    The same could be said of a woman's heart.
[05:37] (Flashback) Walter
    That's all very easy to say,
    but difficult to do.
[05:44] (Flashback) Frederica
    The nearest potential location is
    approximately 7,300 meters from the port.
[05:48] (Flashback) Frederica
    The farthest is 21,600 meters away.
[05:52] (Flashback) Frederica
    We will have to cover that much distance
    in a fortress full of enemies.
[05:57] (Flashback) Frederica
    This will be the second hurdle.
[06:00] (Flashback) Walter
    It's going to call for
    some acting skill, then.
[06:02] (Flashback) Yang
    Yes.
[06:15] Grandpa
    Walter,
[06:16] Grandpa
    what do you want to be when you grow up?
[06:19] Walter
    What do you mean? I'm a noble.
[06:23] Grandpa
    A noble...
[06:25] Grandpa
    True.
[06:26] Grandpa
    And does that mean you
    can't be anything else?
[06:33] Mann
    What's that on your arm?
[06:36] Mann
    It appears to be a tattoo.
[06:38] Mann
    Tattoos on Imperial soldiers are
    strictly forbidden by military law.
[06:42] Rainer
    No, this is...
SIGN    It's for our espionage mission.
SIGN    It was necessary in order to blend in with the rebels and gain information.
SIGN    Of course, it will be removed once this mission is over.
[06:57] Mann
    I see. Please forgive my indiscretion.
[07:01] Rainer
    Not at all.
[07:10] Remler
    I am Lieutenant Commander Remler,
    captain of the control room guard.
SIGN    Iserlohn Fortress Control Room Guard Captain
    Lieutenant Commander Remler
[07:13] Remler
    I will take you to the commander from here.
[07:18] Remler
    Firearms may not be carried
    into the control room.
[07:21] Remler
    You will leave any guns
    you're carrying here.
[07:24] Remler
    Then, you will be examined by the
    full-body scanner over there.
[07:28] Remler
    No exceptions, even if you're operating
    under the fleet admiral's orders.
[07:33] (Flashback) Frederica
    The third hurdle will be the body check.
[07:36] (Flashback) Frederica
    It's impossible to carry any weapons
    into the central control room.
[07:39] (Flashback) Frederica
    You will be put through thorough checks.
[07:44] (Flashback) Walter
    So, what do we do?
[08:09] Remler
    Hold it!
[08:13] Remler
    Pardon me.
SIGN    It belonged to my grandfather.
SIGN    I keep it on my person at all times.
SIGN    It protects me.
SIGN    Is that all right?
SIGN    Thank you.
[08:35] Remler
    Finally, I'll need to see your IDs.
[08:38] Remler
    We sent those to you when we entered port.
[08:42] Remler
    These are the rules.
[08:51] Remler
    Verification failure.
[08:54] Remler
    I can't allow you to
    enter the control room.
SIGN    That's odd. Could there be a problem with the machine?
[09:00] Remler
    I'll check back home.
[09:02] Remler
    Wait here for a bit.
[09:04] Linz
    You would waste that much time?
[09:06] Linz
    We don't know when the
    transmission will even work!
SIGN    Very well.
SIGN    I'd be glad to wait a month or two.
[09:19] Adjutant
    What are you doing?!
[09:21] Adjutant
    His Excellency demands haste!
[09:23] Remler
    But we have—
[09:23] Adjutant
    Just bring them in at once!
[09:28] Remler
    Understood.
[09:34] Thoma
    Where are they?
[09:36] Thoma
    Finally.
[09:39] Thoma
    Explain what's going on!
[09:41] (Flashback) Yang
    In order to take the commander hostage,
[09:44] (Flashback) Yang
    you'll need to acquire a weapon
    inside the control room.
[09:48] (Flashback) Yang
    You'll borrow it from
    the commander himself.
[09:52] (Flashback) Yang
    In other words, you'll have only your
    own strength to rely on at this stage.
[09:58] (Flashback) Yang
    I hate to ask this of you,
    but can you do it?
[10:07] (Flashback) Walter
    Oh...
SIGN    I think I can work something out.
[10:14] Remler
    You really are a rebel, aren't you?!
[10:19] Remler
    You—
SIGN    Your Excellency Stockhausen, you are now our prisoner.
[10:34] Adjutant
    Your Excellency!
[10:37] Remler
    Who the hell are you people?!
SIGN    Pleased to make your acquaintance.
SIGN    I am Captain Schönkopf of the Rosen Ritter, a regiment of the Free Planets Alliance.
[10:49] Remler
    The Rosen Ritter?
[10:52] Remler
    I've heard of you.
[10:54] Remler
    You're a band of traitors
    who abandoned the Empire!
SIGN    I'm so honored to know you've heard of us.
[11:00] Remler
    Don't put Imperial soldiers on
    the same level as you bastards!
[11:03] Remler
    Our commander fears dishonor
    more than death!
SIGN    He doesn't seem to appreciate you overestimating him like that.
[11:13] Remler
    What did you do?!
[11:16] (Flashback) Frederica
    The last hurdle will be how thoroughly
    you can occupy the control room.
[11:20] (Flashback) Walter
    I doubt that just taking the commander
    hostage will be enough to fully take it over.
[11:26] (Flashback) Yang
    True.
[11:27] (Flashback) Frederica
    Then, what should we do?
[11:30] (Flashback) Walter
    Karl Seffle, a practitioner
    of applied chemistry,
[11:33] (Flashback) Walter
    invented a chemical for use in
    mining and civil engineering on a planetary scale.
[11:39] (Flashback) Walter
    It's something like a gas that combusts in
[11:43] (Flashback) Walter
    reaction to heat and energy
    exceeding a certain level.
[11:47] (Flashback) Frederica
    Seffle particles?
[11:49] (Flashback) Walter
    Yes, Seffle particles.
[11:52] (Flashback) Walter
    I'll take some into the room.
[11:54] (Flashback) Frederica
    But...
[11:55] (Flashback) Frederica
    Using it in normal close-range
    combat would be one thing,
[11:58] (Flashback) Frederica
    but using it in a raid like this is
    likely to produce unexpected results.
[12:02] (Flashback) Frederica
    You could all be caught in
    the explosion and die!
[12:07] (Flashback) Walter
    If you have any other suggestions,
    I'd love to hear them.
[12:11] (Flashback) Walter
    You have known all this time
    that there is no other way.
[12:16] (Flashback) Yang
    Well, I wanted to keep trying
    to come up with a safer way
[12:20] (Flashback) Yang
    until the last possible minute.
[12:23] (Flashback) Walter
    I just pray that trusting heart of yours
    doesn't claim your life one day.
SIGN    If you fire, the particles will ignite,
SIGN    and everyone in here will be blown to space dust.
[12:37] Remler
    Seffle particles?
[12:39] Thoma
    D-Don't do something so foolish!
[12:41] Thoma
    Doesn't the blood of the Empire
    flow through your veins, too?!
[12:45] Thoma
    If you surrender now, we're willing
    to make you an excellent offer!
SIGN    Oh? Do you mean that?
[12:52] Operator
    Ninety minutes have passed since
    the task force's infiltration.
[12:55] Murai
    That's far longer than we anticipated.
[12:58] Murai
    I hate to think it,
[13:00] Murai
    but could he have become
    the seventh traitor?
[13:04] Yang
    If that were the case, the enemy
    would have taken us all by now.
[13:09] Yang
    Captain Schönkopf accepted the
    most dangerous role of all.
[13:14] Yang
    I will honor my own word and trust him.
SIGN    That is quite the attractive offer,
SIGN    but I'll have to refuse this time.
SIGN    I need to honor my word to a man who said he would trust me.
SIGN    Besides, there are still lots of girls in the Alliance that I haven't seduced yet!
[13:34] Remler
    Then you'll die with us!
SIGN    Have it your way.
[13:42] Thoma
    Don't, Remler!
[13:44] Thoma
    Th-That's enough!
[13:45] Remler
    But, sir...
[13:47] Thoma
    You win. We surrender.
SIGN    You heard him.
[13:55] Remler
    Damn it!
SIGN    A wise decision.
[14:10] (Flashback) Grandpa
    There is nothing to be done. It's
    meaningless to discuss it.
[14:13] (Flashback) Grandpa
    A noble of fine lineage grew so
    power-hungry that he used his wiles
[14:18] (Flashback) Grandpa
    to steal our family's entire fortune.
[14:21] (Flashback) Grandpa
    On top of that, he brought a warrant
    for my arrest on the grounds
[14:25] (Flashback) Grandpa
    of thought crimes against the emperor.
[14:28] (Flashback) Butler
    What will you do?
[14:30] (Flashback) Grandpa
    Now, there's nothing to worry about.
[14:34] (Flashback) Grandpa
    We will seek asylum with the
    Free Planets Alliance.
[14:38] (Flashback) Walter
    Free Planets Alliance?
[14:44] Rainer
    Captain.
[14:46] Rainer
    I wiped off the blood, but...
SIGN    It's fine. Thank you.
[14:51] Rainer
    It was important to you, wasn't it?
SIGN    Hey, come on.
SIGN    You have to throw at least one truth in with any false story.
SIGN    Men are one thing, but women will always catch you otherwise.
[15:15] Murai
    Forgive me, Captain.
[15:17] Murai
    I doubted you.
[15:20] Murai
    I thought you might betray us.
SIGN    Hey, having people suspect me is part of my job.
SIGN    It doesn't bother me.
SIGN    Admiral, sir.
[15:31] Yang
    Great work.
SIGN    As planned, we've pumped sleeping gas throughout the fortress
SIGN    via the air conditioning system.
SIGN    When they wake up, all 500,000 of them will be our prisoners.
[15:43] Yang
    I guess it really did work out.
SIGN    It would seem so.
[15:54] Seeckt
    What?!
[15:56] Seeckt
    A revolt inside the fortress?!
[15:58] Guy
    Yes, sir. A revolt has broken
    out among some soldiers.
[16:00] Guy
    Immediate aid has been requested.
[16:03] Seeckt
    Can't he even keep his
    subordinates under control?
[16:06] Seeckt
    Stockhausen, you incompetent fool!
[16:09] Seeckt
    We must first stamp out
    the fire at our feet.
[16:11] Seeckt
    We will return to Iserlohn at once!
[16:14] Paul
    Please wait.
[16:17] Seeckt
    I don't recall asking for your
    opinion, Captain Oberstein!
[16:21] Paul
    I am aware of that,
    but I will give it anyway.
[16:25] Paul
    This is a trap.
[16:27] Seeckt
    It seems everything is a trap in your eyes!
[16:31] Paul
    Your Excellency, please listen to me.
[16:34] Seeckt
    Enough!
[16:35] Seeckt
    All fleets, turn around!
[16:37] Seeckt
    Head for Iserlohn at combat speed two!
[16:40] Seeckt
    This is a good opportunity to make
    those space moles indebted to us!
[16:43] Paul
    He isn't even suspicious about why
    communications are working again
[16:47] Paul
    after they'd been disrupted for so long?
[16:50] Paul
    There's no talking to such
    a small-minded bastard,
[16:53] Paul
    full of anger and no courage.
[17:04] SoldierA
    Enemy fleet has entered firing range.
[17:09] SoldierB
    Energy charge to the fortress's
    main cannon is complete.
[17:14] SoldierC
    Aim is set. Ready to fire at any time.
[17:22] Yang
    Change the main cannon's angle.
[17:25] Yang
    Elevation: seven degrees.
[17:28] Murai
    Forgive me, but at that angle, the shot
    will only graze the enemy's left flank.
[17:34] Yang
    That's fine. Do it.
[17:38] Yang
    Fire.
[17:54] ImperialA
    Why are they firing on their allies?!
[17:56] ImperialB
    No... It must be the rebels!
[17:58] ImperialC
    What do we do?! We can't fire back!
[18:00] ImperialC
    How do we escape the main cannon?!
[18:04] Seeckt
    Have you gone mad?
[18:06] Seeckt
    What are you fools doing?! Return fire!
[18:08] Seeckt
    All fleets, salvo fire
    from the main cannons!
[18:22] Yang
    Change the main cannon's angle.
[18:24] Yang
    Aim for the enemy fleet's right flank.
[18:28] Yang
    Fire.
SIGN    This can't be called a battle, Admiral.
SIGN    It's a one-sided massacre.
[18:45] Yang
    Yes. You're right.
[18:48] Yang
    We don't need to do the evil things
    that the Imperial Navy does.
[18:52] Yang
    Advise them to surrender.
[18:55] Yang
    If they refuse, advise them to flee.
[18:58] Yang
    We won't pursue.
[19:02] Guy
    Message from Iserlohn.
[19:04] Guy
    "The Alliance has occupied Iserlohn."
[19:06] Seeckt
    The Alliance...
[19:07] Guy
    "Further bloodshed will benefit no one.
[19:10] Guy
    Surrender."
[19:11] Seeckt
    Surrender?!
[19:13] Guy
    Also... "If you refuse to surrender,
    then flee. We will not pursue.
[19:18] Guy
    Alliance Navy Rear Admiral Yang Wen-li."
[19:22] Guy
    Your Excellency!
[19:23] Guy
    We've confirmed an Alliance
    fleet behind us!
[19:26] Guy
    We'll be caught in a pincer attack!
[19:28] Seeckt
    A pincer attack?!
[19:29] Guy
    Your Excellency, what shall we do?!
[19:32] Seeckt
    We cannot surrender to the rebels!
[19:36] Seeckt
    Facing the kaiser after losing the fortress
[19:40] Seeckt
    would be a crime worse than
    ten thousand deaths!
[19:43] Guy
    "You fail to understand
    the heart of a warrior.
[19:45] Guy
    We know the path of dying
    to preserve our honor,
[19:49] Guy
    and we know not the path
    of living in disgrace.
[19:52] Guy
    All of our ships will henceforth
    charge into an honorable death.
[19:55] Guy
    This is the only way to repay
    our kaiser's favor toward us."
[19:58] Yang
    The heart of a warrior?
[20:00] SoldierA
    All enemy ships are charging!
[20:05] Yang
    Can you identify the enemy's flagship?
[20:07] Guy
    Yes, sir.
[20:08] Yang
    Then focus all of our fire on it.
[20:11] Yang
    This will be our final bombardment.
[20:14] Yang
    If the flagship is lost, the others will flee.
[20:22] Yang
    Fire.
[20:37] SoldierA
    Enemy flagship destroyed.
[20:39] SoldierA
    All other ships are turning
    and leaving the front.
[20:44] Yang
    Sub-lieutenant Greenhill.
[20:46] Frederica
    Yes, sir?
[20:47] Yang
    Contact the Alliance.
[20:49] Yang
    Tell them, "It's over. If you ask
    me to do it again, I can't."
[20:54] Yang
    Take care of the rest. I'm beat.
[20:57] Frederica
    Understood.
[21:02] Yang
    The heart of a warrior, indeed.
[21:05] Yang
    It's because of men like him
    that this war won't end.
[21:07] Yang
    I'm sick of being involved with that type.
[21:21] Paul
    Does this make me a cowardly runaway?
[21:24] Paul
    I'll be the ideal target of blame for anyone
    who's only interested in self-preservation.
[21:35] Paul
    Now, then...
SIGN    Dominion of Fezzan
[21:41] Adrian
    Oh? So Iserlohn has fallen
    into the Alliance's hands?
[21:45] Boltik
    That is correct, Landesherr.
[21:49] Adrian
    I never expected them to be successful.
[21:53] Adrian
    Yang Wen-li is quite an intriguing man.
[21:58] Adrian
    Contact Heinessen and collect
    information on him at once.
SIGN    Nicholas Boltik
[22:01] Boltik
    Sir.
[22:02] Adrian
    It would seem wise to learn
    what kind of man he is.
SIGN    Dominion of Fezzan Leader
    Adrian Rubinsky
[23:43] Julian
    "Recently, Iserlohn Fortress,
[23:45] Julian
    for which we had resigned ourselves to
    many long years of blood and tears,
[23:49] Julian
    was brought down with zero
    losses on our side.
[23:53] Julian
    The brilliantly intuitive strategy
    that brought us this result
[23:56] Julian
    makes this man truly worthy of being called
    'Magician Yang' and 'Miracle Yang'."
[24:01] Julian
    Hear that?
[24:03] Yang
    Honestly...
[24:05] Yang
    They have no idea what I went through.
[24:08] Yang
    Still, this means my work is done.
[24:12] Yang
    Now I can proudly request to
    retire from the service.
[24:15] Julian
    Retirement aside, you've
    earned everyone's praise.
[24:22] Julian
    Why don't you just let yourself enjoy it?
[24:26] Yang
    I'll only be praised as
    long as I'm winning.
[24:29] Yang
    If I continue to fight,
    I'll lose eventually.
[24:32] Yang
    From anyone else's perspective,
[24:35] Yang
    it'd be fun to see how their
    attitudes change then.
[24:39] Yang
    By the way, Julian...
[24:41] Julian
    Yes? What is it?
[24:43] Yang
    Can't you at least let me drink
    my brandy when I want to?
SIGN    Episode 8
SIGN    The Castrop Rebellion
[24:50] Na
    Next time on* Legend of
     the Galactic Heroes - Die Neue These*,
[24:54] Na
    episode eight, "The Castrop Rebellion."