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794 Space Age, 485 Imperial Calendar, March.

794 Space Age, 485 Imperial Calendar, March.

Imperial troops passed through the Iserlohn Corridor

... and concentrated their forces in the Van Fleet system, in the territory of the Union of Free Planets.

Star system "Van Fleet"

Commodore...

Tannhäuser

What a pitiful title.

If I were at least a Vice Admiral, then under my command there would be more than 10,000 ships.

Reinhard von Musel

These forces would be enough for me to decide the outcome of the battle.

And now under my command

Siegfried Kircheis

... there are only 40 cruisers, 130 destroyers, 25 gunboats and 10 missile carriers.

Reinhard, please don't be so impatient.

We cannot run the entire marathon at the speed of a sprinter.

Then look at this decrepit old man Grimmelshausen.

You mean our commander.

Yes.

He lived 4 times longer than me

... has 50 times more forces under his command, but in his entire life he himself has achieved absolutely nothing.

Unless he increased the average age of admirals.

Even while humiliating other people, he looks so graceful and not malicious.

This is one of his virtues.

By the way, it's time for us to go to the meeting, to these old farts.

And exactly.

By the way, because of me, the average age has returned to normal.

So far, this is the only benefit from me.

in this star system.

wilhelmina

For convenience, we will use the name that the rebels gave her - Van Fleet.

It consists of eight planets revolving around one luminary,

Richard von Grimmelshausen

... but due to the fact that all these planets have an unfavorable environment, they remained uninhabited.

The main reason for this state is that the Van Fleet star is very unstable.

This may affect our fleet, we will have to take all this into account.

We must prepare well.

Particular attention should be paid to communications.

Rear Admiral Staden

I agree.

Fleet Admiral Gregor von Mückenberger

Before you position your ships, think about ways to communicate with neighboring units.

This will give us a tactical advantage over the enemy.

Wait a minute.

With this formation, my fleet is deep in the rear.

Your fleet remains behind the lines as our most important strategic reserve,

... and advance to the front line as soon as a convenient opportunity for attack presents itself.

No no no.

Whatever you're trying to say, I understand you see me as a nuisance.

In your opinion, a decrepit old man like me is incapable of performing the duties of an admiral.

It's already hard for him to breathe.

He should quietly retire in order to

... do not interfere with anyone and do not an eyesore.

If I am unable to benefit the Empire, then I have no reason to live any longer.

And now, I will end this meaningless existence,

... in order not to interfere with your life, accept my resignation.

Please, Vice Admiral, calm down.

He lost all interest in life.

Let him be free to do what he wants.

Friedrich IV

I obey, Your Majesty.

Okay, I understand you.

Drop the gun.

Let's place your fleet on the left flank.

You will be opposite the enemy right wing.

Our main goal is to encircle the enemy.

For an experienced commander like you, this will be an easy task.

Does he understand the importance of this task?

I'm sure the old man won't be able to handle it!

Thank you.

For finding a case for the old man.

Thank you, thank you.

Mückenberger.

In fact, he develops such a strategy that

... Grimmelshausen's fleet was away from the most important sectors of the front.

Well, in his place, I would have done the same.

But in this case, it means that I lose any opportunity to prove myself in this fight.

Okay, then we'll talk about

... rebel armies and their disposition.

All this is because

... that it is difficult for Mückenberger to command Grimmelshausen.

This old man

... served His Majesty Frederick IV when he was still just a prince.

Rumor has it that he was often involved in cases that are not subject to publicity.

So that's why he has a special account with the emperor.

I can't say that it hurt me to see

... how that smug Mückenberger couldn't silence the old man,

... but this is no longer a joke.

For I don't want to be part of his so-called "good plan".

You will have to influence the old man in some way in order to be able to excel yourself.

Follow our flagship - Eastfalia.

I obey.

By the way, who was that blond who sat behind Grimmelshausen?

Zimmerman

This is Commodore Reinhard von Musel.

Reinhard von Musel...

Brother of Countess Grunewald?

Commodore Musel serves in the Grimmelshausen fleet.

Do you want to reconsider its purpose?

He is just a commodore, where and why should I transfer him?

Now I am the Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Navy, why should I worry about a mere commodore?!

I... I, please forgive me!

Gentlemen, right now we have a severe shortage of weapons.

Eastfalia

I believe that we can fill this gap with mobility.

If we use our gunboats at this point, and in 10 hours

... move them to another place, then this will create the appearance that we have much more strength.

Yes Yes.

This is a good plan.

This Grimmelshausen

... he only praised me, but is not going to put my plan into action.

I would understand if it was hatred or envy, but is it his warm indifference?

Kircheis, this year the Empire has bet on imbecility, incompetence,

... ignorance and stubbornness, and probably wants to follow this course until the end of the year.

The only reason we still haven't lost this war is

... is that the enemy commanders have a phenomenal level of incompetence.

If the enemy had at least a tenth of my abilities,

...then even Iserlohn Keep would have fallen into their hands long ago.

Curse!

Whether I'm an admiral general, or at least just an admiral

... I wouldn't let such a stupid thing happen.

Reinhard, will you listen to your humble subordinate's proposal?

Kircheis!

Yes, Reinhard.

I hate listening to lectures.

Please forgive me.

Why do you apologize?

You always give me good advice, and they cannot be called lectures.

Kircheis, it was just a joke.

I know.

Don't worry like that.

Our commander, the commodore, is back on board.

It looks like the cowardly officers deigned to return.

Yeah, most likely, this day will be the last in our lives.

The commander of our fleet is a 76 year old old fart,

... and the unit commander is an 18-year-old sucker.

And what does the top of our army want to achieve with this.

Well, the average age is 47 years old.

And this is quite good.

Moron.

Who cares about their "middle" age.

A useless commander is much more dangerous than a faceless enemy.

Right.

His only virtue is his handsome face.

Filthy aristocrats.

Hey, they can hear you.

Do not worry.

We don't hear from here what they're talking about.

... so they don't hear us either.

You are sure?

Well then.

We must ask him to become a toastmaster, with such and such a face

... he will be good at organizing various balls and other holidays.

Why did you come to such a dangerous and vile place?

What happens if you mess up your pretty face.

And you are not shy in expressions, knowing that they will not hear you.

Well, if you keep it in yourself, then it becomes quite depressing.

I agree.

March 11 at 2:40, the first shots were fired.

The Battle of Van Fleet has begun.

But Grimmelshausen's fleet has not yet joined the battle.

Fire!

Did you say something?

Why don't they give the order to join the battle?

80% of our fleet is like ghost ships.

Kircheis, what would you do?

Let's see.

I would order the Grimmelshausen fleet to advance 6 seconds,

... then turn around for 2 hours and attack the enemy with all available forces.

Thus, we would have pretty battered their right flank.

You're right.

You have a damn sharp eye.

Mückenberger despises Grimmelshausen,

... but the current actions of the vice admiral do not deserve a different attitude.

He's just a burden and there's nothing you can do about it.

Reinhard

... we serve under Vice Admiral Grimmelshausen

... even if it's not perfect,

... but it could have been much worse if we had a different commander.

Of course, there is nothing good in the current situation, but it cannot be said that it is hopeless.

Kircheis, as always, you find your pluses in everything.

But at 5:30, Grimmelshausen finally gave his fleet the order to advance.

I report that Grimmelshausen's fleet has begun its offensive.

What a slow reaction though, that's to be expected from an old fart.

His fleet set out too late.

Now, it's just a waste of energy.

What's the position, why are these landing craft here?

They will hinder our progress.

Not only to us.

But to the entire fleet, we are moving too unevenly.

This will lead to the impossibility of deploying our troops, everything will be mixed into one heap.