E9 - Preparations for Advance
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SIGN A Few Days After the Battle of Arene
[00:06] Tanya
At Arene, I insisted on
defending my nation's people,
[00:10] Tanya
eliminating only the enemy mages.
[00:14] Tanya
My hands are still pure as
the driven snow... Probably.
[00:18] ---
Excuse me.
[00:21] ---
It's been a long time, Major Degurechaff.
[00:23] Tanya
Uger...
[00:26] Tanya
Major Uger!
[00:27] Tanya
Glad to see you're doing well!
[00:29] ---
Same to you.
[00:31] Tanya
You're with the army's railway division now?
[00:34] ---
Yes.
[00:35] ---
I've heard a lot about you.
[00:38] ---
Anyway, are you on your way to Strategic HQ?
[00:41] Tanya
Yes.
[00:42] Tanya
You, too?
[00:45] ---
Lately, I've been doing nothing but
running errands for General Zettour...
[00:48] Tanya
If the railway division's busy,
[00:51] Tanya
then it's a big operation?
[00:55] Tanya
Looks like you know something.
[00:58] ---
Well, I guess it's safe to tell you.
[01:01] ---
I owe you for recommending me
for a rearguard position.
[01:06] ---
The railway division has been asked to
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make a plan for emergency transport
from the combat zone.
[01:11] ---
The planning folks intend to
pull the Rhine front way back.
[01:15] Tanya
Pull back our lines?
[01:17] Tanya
After we've pushed the enemy so far back?
[01:19] ---
Indeed.
[01:20] ---
The plan seems to be to draw
the enemy's main unit in and destroy them.
[01:26] Tanya
I see.
[01:27] Tanya
So like Bonaparte at Austerlitz,
[01:29] Tanya
or perhaps Hannibal at Cannae.
[01:33] Tanya
That's a surprise.
[01:35] Tanya
A surround-and-destroy operation
on the scale of the Rhine front...
[01:38] Tanya
A bold but fascinating plan.
[01:41] ---
You've got that right.
[01:42] ---
The brass wants to end the war with
the Republic soon, no matter what.
[01:47] Tanya
But how do we surround the enemy?
[01:50] ---
I haven't been told the details.
[01:52] ---
But your unit will be asked
to serve as the rearguard
[01:54] ---
so the enemy doesn't learn
about the retreat.
[01:57] Tanya
The rearguard, huh?
[02:00] ---
The battle will be even fiercer
than what's come before.
[02:04] ---
Once you get to Strategic HQ,
[02:06] ---
I'm sure they'll prepare
everything you ask for.
SIGN Imperial Army Strategic HQ, Joint Conference
[03:42] ---
The Arene incident damaged
our railway network,
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making supplying the front lines difficult.
[03:48] ---
A full-scale assault at this time
would be impossible to sustain.
[03:52] ---
Is a landing operation possible,
like the one against the Entente Alliance?
[03:57] ---
The Allied Kingdom's response
would be the issue.
[04:00] ---
In theory, they're neutral,
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but they won't let us pass through
their territorial waters.
[04:06] ---
Which means it will take time...
[04:08] ---
I believe some degree of attrition
is unavoidable.
[04:13] Zettour
We need a paradigm shift.
[04:16] Zettour
We're facing the first world war
since the dawn of humanity.
[04:22] Zettour
The pre-war doctrine of entering an enemy
castle to force them to sign a peace treaty
[04:28] Zettour
isn't practical here.
[04:31] ---
How do we win, then?
[04:34] Zettour
We don't win. We avoid defeat.
[04:37] Zettour
I think that's the only way to stay standing.
[04:41] ---
General Zettour, are you saying
you're opposed to the offensive, too?
[04:46] Zettour
No, I support the idea of aggressive action.
[04:51] Zettour
But breaking their lines shouldn't be our goal.
[04:54] ---
What do you mean?
[04:56] Zettour
We eliminate as many enemy soldiers as possible
[04:59] Zettour
and render them unable to continue fighting.
[05:03] Zettour
That's the one way to end the war.
[05:07] ---
Do you have a practical plan?
[05:10] ---
The planning department already has
a plan to destroy their main force.
[05:15] ---
A decisive battle? In these circumstances?
[05:18] ---
Are you serious?
[05:19] ---
Isn't that reckless?
[05:20] ---
The first stage of this plan
is a large-scale withdrawal
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from the battle lines, in order
to lure the enemy forward.
[05:27] ---
It's the first step toward the rest of the plan.
[05:31] ---
We must go forward.
[05:34] ---
You could say a "forward escape"
is the best path toward victory.
SIGN Episode 9 Preparations for Advance
SIGN May 10, Unified Year 1925
SIGN Rhine Front: Imperial Army Right Flank, Front Lines
[05:58] Tanya
Break! Break!
[06:03] ---
Damn it! They got me!
[06:05] Tanya
Take cover, 03!
[06:06] Tanya
Grab 27 and fall back!
[06:08] ---
This is 04! Company 4
has lost multiple men!
[06:10] ---
Losses are at over 60%!
[06:13] Tanya
Company 4, put out decoys and retreat!
[06:15] Tanya
Anyone who can support them, do it!
[06:17] ---
Roger!
[06:21] ---
Who are our guests?
[06:23] ---
A force recon unit.
[06:25] ---
They're the size of an expanded battalion!
[06:27] ---
Maybe they really are planning
a full-scale offensive!
[06:31] ---
They're coming! Fire! Fire!
[06:36] ---
Damn it! Air burst rounds?
[06:41] Visha
Everyone, form up!
[06:43] Visha
Limit yourself to stochastic evasion and—
[06:51] ---
This is 02!
[06:52] ---
We've lost half our men already!
[06:54] ---
We won't last much longer!
[06:55] ---
Damn...
[06:56] Tanya
This is Fairy 01!
[06:58] Tanya
We are surrounded and engaged with
a company-sized unit of enemy mages!
[07:02] Tanya
What is your situation?
[07:04] ---
Initiating Plan 1.
[07:06] ---
Not quite ready yet,
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but you have permission for
an immediate withdrawal.
[07:11] Tanya
Permission to retreat? Now?
[07:14] Tanya
Unnecessary.
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What? Are you serious?
[07:18] Tanya
If we retreat here,
they might discover our con.
[07:22] Tanya
Since we can't let the enemy
learn about the retreat,
[07:25] Tanya
we will continue.
[07:26] ---
Roger.
[07:27] ---
We'll have it ready ASAP.
[07:29] ---
May God's protection be with you.
[07:31] Tanya
God's protection...
[07:33] Tanya
I can see Being X's ugly face—
SIGN Rhine Front: Imperial Army
Right Wing, Rawl Lowlands
[07:47] ---
Hurry!
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Destroy the heavy cannons!
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Hurry!
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The rest can get on the next train!
[08:13] ---
Get moving!
SIGN Operation Fog and Sun
A False Retreat From the Battle Lines
[08:19] ---
We will shortly reach
the designated retreat point.
[08:22] ---
I don't see any pursuing forces.
[08:24] ---
They seem to think we're engaging
in a large-scale offensive.
[08:30] ---
Hey, hang in there!
[08:31] ---
We don't have enough bandages!
[08:32] ---
Where are the medic mages?
[08:33] ---
How much longer?
[08:34] ---
M-My stomach... My stomach!
[08:37] ---
Warrant Officer... Warrant Officer Teyanen!
[08:48] Visha
Lieutenant Grantz, what were
your grades in classes?
[08:53] Visha
Didn't you learn in officers' school that
all responsibility for a unit's actions
[08:58] Visha
rests with their commanding officer?
[09:00] Visha
In law class.
[09:02] ---
I think I did...
[09:06] Visha
At the Battle of Arene, the major emphasized
that you were acting under orders.
[09:12] Tanya
I'll say this once more.
[09:13] Tanya
This is the order from our superiors.
[09:15] Visha
She was the commanding officer,
[09:16] Visha
so there was no need for
her men to feel responsible.
[09:20] Visha
Maybe that's what she wanted to say.
[09:27] ---
I never thought you'd be making me
feel better, Lieutenant Serebryakov.
[09:32] Visha
Huh? What's that supposed to mean?
[09:36] ---
Hang in there, Teyanen!
[09:40] ---
Teyanen!
[09:42] ---
Plan 1 was a success.
[09:45] ---
It's all thanks to your unit.
[09:48] ---
On behalf of Strategic HQ,
I thank you again.
[09:51] Tanya
Your words honor me too much.
[09:54] Tanya
Actually, I wanted to ask you something.
[09:59] ---
What is it?
[10:01] Tanya
I'm told our military is distributing
false propaganda via third countries?
[10:07] ---
You hear things fast.
[10:10] Tanya
Supposedly, the mess at Arene
destroyed our supply lines.
[10:15] Tanya
Even maintaining our front is difficult,
[10:19] Tanya
and we're planning a reckless,
large-scale assault.
SIGN The Empire on the Brink
[10:22] Tanya
Republican forces will believe it
and will concentrate their forces.
SIGN A Desperate Large-Scale Assault?
[10:26] Tanya
If we want to draw them in,
encircle them, and wipe them out,
[10:30] Tanya
don't we need to disrupt them
and put them in disarray?
[10:35] ---
Just like at Norden?
[10:38] ---
You never cease to amaze me...
[10:41] ---
Your new orders.
[10:44] Tanya
Thank you.
[10:47] ---
The name of the second operation
is "Shock and Awe."
[10:52] ---
The plan is to directly take out
the enemy's HQ
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and leave them in disarray.
[10:59] Tanya
And then capture the enemy units?
[11:02] ---
Indeed.
[11:03] Tanya
I see.
[11:04] Tanya
On a strategic level,
it makes a good deal of sense.
[11:07] Tanya
But if it were that easy to
take out the enemy's HQ,
[11:11] Tanya
the Rhine theater wouldn't have
fallen into a stalemate to begin with.
[11:15] ---
That is quite true.
[11:19] Tanya
Then we'll need a new tactic.
[11:22] Tanya
Something completely unexpected.
[11:26] ---
God has brought us to this moment,
hasn't he, Major?
[11:31] Tanya
Doctor Schugel?
SIGN Imperial Army V-1 Launcher Secret Base
[11:41] Tanya
What is this?
[11:44] ---
A special acceleration booster device
I developed for force recon.
[11:49] ---
Code named V-1!
[11:52] ---
It's a new type of recon unit
[11:54] ---
that flies too high to be intercepted
and too fast to be pursued.
[11:58] ---
Use these V-1s to cross their defensive lines
and attack their HQ.
[12:03] Tanya
When did you build this?
[12:05] ---
General Zettour requested
their development.
[12:09] ---
He requested a new type of equipment
to break through heavily defended areas.
[12:13] Tanya
And a certain mad scientist made something
that surpassed your expectations, huh?
[12:19] ---
It's still in the testing stages,
[12:22] ---
but the fact that we could get a small run
[12:23] ---
of mass-produced versions ready before
the decisive battle is truly...
[12:26] ---
Truly, a blessed message from God!
[12:29] ---
That's the only way to describe it!
[12:31] ---
Behold these huge boosters!
[12:35] ---
It contains five specially-made engines
that run on hydrogen fuel!
[12:40] Tanya
Doctor, it's fine to boast about
their size and numbers,
[12:44] Tanya
but you can adjust their speed
and direction, right?
[12:47] ---
Adjustments? You don't need adjustments!
[12:51] ---
Just fly straight!
[12:53] ---
Just keep going straight forward!
[12:58] ---
That look on your face...
[13:00] ---
You're worried the boosters
might be too heavy, right?
[13:03] ---
Relax! No need to worry at all!
[13:06] ---
The used fuel tanks can be purged from
the booster when they're empty.
[13:11] ---
By lightening the load,
the final speed gets even higher!
[13:18] ---
Its final speed is Mach 1.5!
[13:21] ---
As the first humans to
break the sound barrier,
[13:24] ---
we will shake off anyone
and everyone on our tail!
[13:30] Tanya
Um, how will you handle the increase
[13:33] Tanya
in drag and shock waves caused
by breaking the sound barrier?
[13:36] Tanya
Vibrations and shocks caused
by aeroelastic flutter
[13:39] Tanya
should be something mages can handle
with their defensive shell.
[13:42] Tanya
You can do it, right?
[13:44] Tanya
It would be strange if you couldn't.
[13:47] ---
I suppose he thinks everything
comes naturally to everyone.
[13:50] Tanya
Yeah. He's a natural-born disaster.
[13:53] Tanya
He went and got us a one-way ticket to hell.
SIGN Rhine Front: Former Imperial Army Right Wing, Rawl Lowlands
[14:09] ---
No response.
[14:11] ---
It seems they really have withdrawn.
[14:13] ---
Roger.
[14:14] ---
Contact command.
[14:17] ---
This is Rhine Command,
[14:19] ---
speaking to all units on the left flank.
SIGN Republican Army Rhine Theater Forces
[14:24] ---
We have confirmed that Imperial forces
have withdrawn from the Rawl Lowlands.
SIGN Rhine Theater: Republican Army Left Wing, Rear Echelon
[14:27] ---
Begin advancing our main force immediately.
[14:31] ---
Roger.
[14:32] ---
All units, advance!
[14:48] ---
We've gathered our main forces
and started advancing the left flank.
[14:54] ---
The right flank is staying put.
[14:57] ---
If we take out the left flank,
the Empire will give up.
[15:01] ---
And that will end the war, huh?
[15:05] ---
Yes.
[15:06] ---
I want to repay them for
what happened in Arene.
[15:09] ---
But I'm reduced to
a cigarette gofer for a while...
[15:15] ---
Distribute them among the right flank.
They aren't doing anything.
[15:19] ---
Are you sure?
[15:21] ---
Leave enough to celebrate our victory.
[15:40] ---
Second Lieutenant Grantz.
[15:45] ---
Lieutenant Weiss...
[15:47] ---
Calm down, Lieutenant.
[15:49] ---
You look kind of pathetic.
[15:51] ---
Sorry, sir.
[15:54] ---
Well, I understand how you feel.
[15:57] ---
To be honest, I don't feel calm, either.
[15:59] Tanya
Now, you've been specially selected
for this mission.
[16:02] Tanya
To be blunt,
[16:05] Tanya
our mission is to ride rockets
right into the enemy HQ.
[16:09] Tanya
I'm sure that only a few of you eleven
are capable of enjoying a rocket ride,
[16:16] Tanya
but we have to do this.
[16:18] Tanya
And if we have to do it,
we must ensure we succeed.
[16:22] Tanya
Our current intelligence has
given us three attack targets.
[16:26] Tanya
One of them is the enemy's Rhine theater HQ.
[16:30] Tanya
Once we take it out, the enemy will
be leaderless and easily destroyed.
[16:36] Tanya
In other words,
tomorrow's mission will end the war!
[16:41] Tanya
We are the head of the entire army!
[16:46] ---
No soldier in the Empire
could remain calm after that.
[16:50] ---
Hell, no soldier in the world could.
[16:59] ---
I take that back.
[17:03] ---
The Republic's main force has
already started its advance.
[17:06] ---
Only a matter of time before the western
industrial districts are within firing range.
[17:11] ---
Preparations for Plan 2, the assault
on the enemy HQ, are ready.
[17:16] ---
What is the state of the next plan?
[17:17] ---
I'm told we're finishing our last
preparations on the left flank.
[17:21] ---
Deployments at the target
point are completed,
[17:23] ---
and we can begin tomorrow.
[17:27] ---
We've crossed the Rubicon.
[17:29] ---
And now, it's all up to
Major Degurechaff, huh?
[17:45] Zettour
If we're eating in silence, we must
be more nervous than I expected.
[17:52] ---
I thought you never got nervous.
[17:55] Zettour
You, too.
[17:57] Zettour
I'm surprised to find you're nervous.
[18:08] ---
The Fatherland's fate rests on this mission.
[18:11] ---
If we fail to take the enemy's head,
the remaining plans will also fail.
[18:16] ---
Moving forward is the only way we can win.
[18:20] ---
No, it's the only path we have at all.
[18:24] ---
Anyone who stands in the way of
the Fatherland will be destroyed.
[18:31] ---
My friend, victory for the Empire!
[18:35] ---
Victory!
SIGN May 25, Unified Year 1925
[18:51] ---
Hydrogen fuel levels confirmed.
[18:55] ---
Firing angle and direction confirmed!
[18:57] ---
All equipment working normally.
[19:00] ---
All units, proceed to final preparations.
[19:03] ---
Releasing safeties.
[19:06] ---
Launch preparations complete.
[19:08] ---
Staff is to leave the area!
[19:10] ---
We will now launch a mage company
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via the manned rockets code named V-1!
[19:18] ---
Light all rockets.
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May God watch over the Fatherland.
[19:27] Tanya
My comrades-in-arms, I believe not in God,
[19:31] Tanya
but in Strategic HQ,
a stronghold of logic and reason.
[19:35] Tanya
Our pride lies in duty and sacrifice.
[19:38] Tanya
We go to win this battle.
[19:41] Tanya
A true Imperial soldier goes anywhere,
even Purgatory, and conquers it!
[19:50] Tanya
Show them what good guard dogs we are!
[19:54] ---
All units, take off.
[20:11] ---
I shall pray for your success.
[20:17] Tanya
I was supposed to climb the ladder
in the rear lines.
[20:21] Tanya
How did I end up here?
[20:32] Tanya
It's all... It's all Being X's fault.
[20:37] Tanya
Until I pound free-market principles
into that piece of shit,
[20:41] Tanya
I won't die, no matter what!
[20:44] Tanya
I'm going to live... to live and...
[20:48] Tanya
I'm going to end this!
[20:49] Tanya
Everyone, prepare for
non-magic-dependent drop!
[20:53] Tanya
Release door knockers!
SIGN Operation Shock and Awe
Assault on the Enemy HQ
[22:47] Tanya
"To the family of my friend,
[22:50] Tanya
Warrant Officer Tweet Nika Teyanen.
[22:53] Tanya
I'm terribly sorry to inform you
[22:56] Tanya
that Warrant Officer Teyanen
will be retiring due to injuries.
[23:01] Tanya
A military doctor has decided
that he needs long-term care.
[23:07] Tanya
I ask forgiveness that I can only return
the child you entrusted to us in this state.
[23:13] Tanya
I know it isn't much,
but I have put in a request
[23:17] Tanya
for a Class 1 Combat Medal
and a War Injuries Medal,
[23:21] Tanya
and it has been accepted.
[23:23] Tanya
I hope he successfully recovers."
[23:31] Tanya
I never thought I'd lose one of
my troops to a rotten potato...
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