1. D-YFI@AniDBCopy !req
2. OF THECopy !req
3. Imperial Fleet Supreme Flagship - BrunhildCopy !req
4. Because of enemy interference,
communication with the Iserlohn area...Copy !req
5. as well as with the
Black Lancers, has been blocked.Copy !req
6. According to our intelligence,
the Alliance forces...Copy !req
7. led by Fleet Admiral
Alexandor Bucock...Copy !req
8. appear to possess a fleet numbering approximately 20,000 ships.Copy !req
9. Admiral Bruno von KnapfsteinCopy !req
10. At least they've
gathered a fair number.Copy !req
11. But of course, there shouldn't be
many battleships or carriers...Copy !req
12. and I wonder how many will
be left after the battle.Copy !req
13. Admiral Karl Edward BayerleinCopy !req
14. Then we should do battle
and annihilate them.Copy !req
15. It would dampen
our high spirits...Copy !req
16. with which we aim to unify the universe,
if we hesitate and lose this opportunity.Copy !req
17. Admiral Alfred GrillpalzerCopy !req
18. If we needlessly
waste our time...Copy !req
19. it may allow an opportunity
for Yang Wenli and his group...Copy !req
20. who are in the dire state
of homelessness, to rise again.Copy !req
21. In the Battle of Rantemario last year we missed the chance...Copy !req
22. to completely obliterate the Alliance
forces precisely because he took action.Copy !req
23. Your Majesty, please
order us to battle!Copy !req
24. Reuental and Mittermeyer felt no need to
urge Reinhard to go to battle at this juncture.Copy !req
25. That is because the issue already
was not whether or not to fight...Copy !req
26. but rather where and
how they would fight.Copy !req
27. What kind of tactics will
the Alliance Fleet employ?Copy !req
28. That alone was the focus
of Reinhard's interest.Copy !req
29. Imperial Reconnaissance ShipCopy !req
30. Reinhard received the report...Copy !req
31. that the Alliance forces had deployed
in the "Marr-Adetta" System...Copy !req
32. Marr-Adetta SystemCopy !req
33. on January 13th of Space Calendar 800,
New Imperial Calendar 2.Copy !req
34. According to the information from
the Phezzan Navigation Center...Copy !req
35. the entirety of the Marr-Adetta system
forms a rather large asteroid belt.Copy !req
36. Even the largest planet is only
about 120 km in diameter.Copy !req
37. The total number
is incalculable.Copy !req
38. Communications are
difficult to maintain...Copy !req
39. and the fixed-star's winds and
energy winds blow chaotically.Copy !req
40. That old man...Copy !req
41. How clever he is to choose such a
difficult space area for a battle.Copy !req
42. There's one corridor that
spirals through this asteroid belt...Copy !req
43. and the Alliance Fleet is waiting
for us within this tunnel...Copy !req
44. which is 920,000 km
long and 40,000 km wide.Copy !req
45. The intent of the
enemy is obvious.Copy !req
46. This must mean that they're
throwing down the gauntlet.Copy !req
47. That old man is trying to inspire the spirit
of democracy by sacrificing his own life.Copy !req
48. A man who maintains his mettle despite
his old age deserves admiration.Copy !req
49. Your Majesty, there isn't any need for
you to fight a decisive battle yourself.Copy !req
50. Imperial Senior AdjutantCopy !req
51. Vice Admiral Arthur von StreitCopy !req
52. If you send one fleet
to hold off the enemy...Copy !req
53. and dispatch all the other fleets to attack
Heinessen, everything will be settled.Copy !req
54. No matter how much tactical guile or
honor Fleet Admiral Bucock possesses...Copy !req
55. he is merely one admiral who leaves
himself to fate on the battlefield.Copy !req
56. I would think you could
just disregard him.Copy !req
57. Your recommendation
is not unwise.Copy !req
58. But it's a challenge from a battle-tested
old admiral staking his own life.Copy !req
59. It would be discourteous
to not accept it.Copy !req
60. There are
other reasons...Copy !req
61. but for me and for our fleets,
that should be a good enough reason.Copy !req
62. Mittermeyer.Copy !req
63. Yes, sir.Copy !req
64. You will direct
the left wing.Copy !req
65. The right wing will be Eisenach.
The rear guard will be Muller.Copy !req
66. Fahrenheit will wait in the outer
circle of the star-system in reserve.Copy !req
67. And I order Knapfstein and
Grillpalzer to guard the front.Copy !req
68. Yes, sir.Copy !req
69. It is an honor to be given an order
to command the advance guard.Copy !req
70. I will send the renowned Alliance admiral
to an appropriate place for his death.Copy !req
71. A white-haired old admiral
no longer has a place in this era.Copy !req
72. That's easy to say.Copy !req
73. Be careful not to be toyed with by the
one you call "a white-haired old admiral."Copy !req
74. On the next day, January 14th, the Imperial
Fleet entered the Marr-Adetta system.Copy !req
75. At that point, Iserlohn
Fortress had already fallen...Copy !req
76. but that report had not yet
been delivered to Reinhard.Copy !req
77. What do you think
about this battle?Copy !req
78. If there's any meaning to this battle,
it's not in reason, but emotion.Copy !req
79. An old lion and a young
lion both desire a battle.Copy !req
80. Honor will
paint the battle...Copy !req
81. but in the end, the sword that's been drawn
won't be sheathed before it's stained by blood.Copy !req
82. I didn't know until today that
you had the soul of a poet.Copy !req
83. I know it,
and you know it, too...Copy !req
84. that history, like a human being, is
thirsty when it wakes from its slumber.Copy !req
85. The Goldenbaum Dynasty
has already fallen.Copy !req
86. The Free Planets Alliance has survived
till now, but will perish by tomorrow.Copy !req
87. History wants to drink up
an enormous amount of blood.Copy !req
88. Even so, I would think it has
already drunk more than enough.Copy !req
89. Is that so?Copy !req
90. Do you really
think so, Mittermeyer?Copy !req
91. By the hand
of Kaiser Reinhard...Copy !req
92. the universe, which was divided, has been
unified, and peace has been brought to us.Copy !req
93. If the Alliance perishes
tomorrow as you say...Copy !req
94. the morning of the day after tomorrow
will break with the light of peace.Copy !req
95. Otherwise, what we have done and the blood
that's been shed, will all be for nothing.Copy !req
96. You're right.Copy !req
97. But I also wonder.Copy !req
98. Even if history has tired of drinking blood,
that's only in regard to the amount.Copy !req
99. But what about quality?Copy !req
100. The larger the sacrifice is, the more
delighted the cruel gods will be...Copy !req
101. Reuental!Copy !req
102. It looks like I've been playing
a role that's unbecoming to me.Copy !req
103. I'm not a poet or philosopher;
I'm merely a coarse warrior.Copy !req
104. A role like this should have been
left to someone like Mecklinger.Copy !req
105. I'm glad you realize it.Copy !req
106. For now, I'm more interested in understanding
the plans of the enemy we're facing...Copy !req
107. than the thoughts of the God of
History whom we haven't even met.Copy !req
108. Either way, this battle
is essentially a ritual...Copy !req
109. to burn incense for the funeral
procession of the Free Planets Alliance.Copy !req
110. Unless we go through
this formality...Copy !req
111. neither the victors nor the dead will
be able to accept the fact of extinction.Copy !req
112. Free Planets Alliance Fleet Supreme Flagship - Rio GrandeCopy !req
113. Why don't you get some
sleep for today, Admiral?Copy !req
114. I was going to do that,
but since we've decided to fight...Copy !req
115. I want to put up a fight
I can be satisfied with.Copy !req
116. It will turn out fine.Copy !req
117. I don't think Kaiser Reinhard
will be disappointed.Copy !req
118. I hope so.Copy !req
119. But aside from myself, I will be
sending many people to their deaths.Copy !req
120. As belated as it may be,
I regret my sinfulness.Copy !req
121. In your next life,
you should become a doctor.Copy !req
122. That would balance
things out, I think.Copy !req
123. Next life, huh?Copy !req
124. Well, I didn't expect you
to say something like that.Copy !req
125. When I think about it,
I'm probably a fortunate man.Copy !req
126. In the last
phase of my life...Copy !req
127. I was able to meet Reinhard
von Lohengramm and Yang Wenli...Copy !req
128. two incomparably
distinguished strategists.Copy !req
129. And I will be spared from witnessing
the fall of either one of those two.Copy !req
130. And...Copy !req
131. And the sight of the complete extinction
of the Free Planets Alliance, either.Copy !req
132. On January 16th, both fleets
finally crashed into one another.Copy !req
133. Fire!Copy !req
134. Fire!Copy !req
135. 10:30Copy !req
136. Good!Copy !req
137. We'll withdraw while maintaining our
formation, and retreat into the corridor.Copy !req
138. Knapfstein Fleet Flagship - UlfrunCopy !req
139. The enemy is retreating!
Don't let them get away!Copy !req
140. Grillpalzer Fleet Flagship - EistlaCopy !req
141. We'll take advantage of this opportunity
and charge into the corridor.Copy !req
142. Don't fall behind
the Knapfstein Fleet!Copy !req
143. 10:50Copy !req
144. The vanguard, the Grillpalzer Fleet,
has succeeded in entering the corridor.Copy !req
145. Wasn't that too easy?Copy !req
146. Do you think
it's a trap?Copy !req
147. Yes, Your Majesty.Copy !req
148. But to observe the enemy's tactics,
we should let them move freely.Copy !req
149. This is where we
have to stand firm.Copy !req
150. Don't back down
from their firepower.Copy !req
151. How is it?Copy !req
152. I think it's almost time.Copy !req
153. 11:20Copy !req
154. Mittermeyer Fleet Flagship - BeiowolfCopy !req
155. From portside, there will be a
strong wind from the fixed-star.Copy !req
156. What?Copy !req
157. Don't fall
into confusion!Copy !req
158. Maintain the distance between each
ship and reorganize the formation!Copy !req
159. Don't go near
the asteroids!Copy !req
160. The enemy has
clustered together.Copy !req
161. All right.Copy !req
162. Concentrate our
artillery fire!Copy !req
163. What're they doing?Copy !req
164. As things stand, we'll merely
waste our war potential!Copy !req
165. Withdraw and drag out
the enemy instead!Copy !req
166. We have no choice;
we'll retreat!Copy !req
167. We can't manuever in a
narrow corridor like this!Copy !req
168. Rear Admiral SchleicherCopy !req
169. Grillpalzer's Chief Staff OfficerCopy !req
170. But the enemy's
artillery fire is relentless.Copy !req
171. Withdrawal will be an extremely
difficult act to pull off.Copy !req
172. We'll have to be resigned to
suffering a certain amount of damage.Copy !req
173. The second wave is coming!Copy !req
174. Don't fall out
of fleet formation!Copy !req
175. If we fall into disarray,
we'll suffer that much more damage.Copy !req
176. The enemy fleet has
evacuated the corridor!Copy !req
177. All ships, halt.Copy !req
178. No need to pursue them.Copy !req
179. All ships, disperse and
half-envelop the corridor exit!Copy !req
180. We'll pound on them when
they come out of the corridor!Copy !req
181. How much damage?Copy !req
182. About 70% of the fleet
was able to evacuate.Copy !req
183. Don't think I'll let them
get away with this.Copy !req
184. I see, Grillpalzer took a
counterattack formation right away.Copy !req
185. I think that's
impressive, but...Copy !req
186. The problem is whether or
not the enemy will come out.Copy !req
187. Dammit. They're not
coming after us...!Copy !req
188. The enemy can manage to maintain
the upper hand in that narrow corridor...Copy !req
189. but is aware that once
they come outside...Copy !req
190. they'll only be encircled and
annihilated by a larger force.Copy !req
191. It looks like it's
going to be troublesome.Copy !req
192. 12:10Copy !req
193. Call up Fahrenheit.Copy !req
194. Have Grillpalzer
withdraw for now.Copy !req
195. Yes, sir.Copy !req
196. With your fleet, chase the
old tiger out of the cave.Copy !req
197. Yes, sir.Copy !req
198. We'll divert the enemy's attention
away from Fahrenheit's movements.Copy !req
199. Then we'll move Knapfstein.Copy !req
200. Right.Copy !req
201. 13:00Copy !req
202. I feel sorry for Grillpalzer; since he went
ahead, he drew the unlucky number.Copy !req
203. But because of it, the important
mission is left up to me.Copy !req
204. Well, let's see
how it goes.Copy !req
205. What?Copy !req
206. All ships,
don't cluster together!Copy !req
207. Well, they're more
persistent than I thought.Copy !req
208. Knapfstein is putting
up a good effort...Copy !req
209. but the difference in experience
seems too large to make up.Copy !req
210. Bayerlein, we don't want
that old man to die, do we?Copy !req
211. Even though he's an enemy,
he's quite deserving of our respect.Copy !req
212. I agree, but even if we advise
him to surrender, I doubt he will.Copy !req
213. Speaking for myself, too...Copy !req
214. even if I were defeated, I wouldn't think
of changing the flag to which I'm loyal.Copy !req
215. Yeah...Copy !req
216. I understand your position, but
refrain from speaking of it out loud.Copy !req
217. What?Copy !req
218. Some people choose to live the way
Fahrenheit or Streit chose to...Copy !req
219. and that is not
something to be denounced.Copy !req
220. Right, sir.
I was being thoughtless.Copy !req
221. Either way, we know that the Alliance
is putting up an admirable fight...Copy !req
222. even discounting the
geographical advantage they have.Copy !req
223. That Alliance fleet, they're
making things interesting.Copy !req
224. Eventually, we'll need to send reinforcements,
but will the Eisenach Fleet do?Copy !req
225. Yeah, I'll leave
it up to you.Copy !req
226. Fahrenheit Fleet Flagship - AhsgrimmCopy !req
227. In the front area, we've detected the
presence of enemy ships inside the corridor.Copy !req
228. All ships, commence fire!Copy !req
229. The enemy to the
rear is charging in.Copy !req
230. All right.Copy !req
231. All ships,
come about immediately!Copy !req
232. No, wait!
All ships, halt!Copy !req
233. Commander SandersCopy !req
234. Admiral?Copy !req
235. This is a trap.Copy !req
236. They're planning to reverse-charge
through the corridor as soon as we enter it.Copy !req
237. Fahrenheit's Chief Staff OfficerCopy !req
238. Vice Admiral BuxtehudeCopy !req
239. Then...?Copy !req
240. All ships, withdraw at once.Copy !req
241. We'll retreat and encircle
the corridor exit.Copy !req
242. Once the enemy comes outside, we'll
decimate them with zero-distance fire.Copy !req
243. Hurry!Copy !req
244. 16:15Copy !req
245. The enemy fleet is retreating
deeper inside the corridor!Copy !req
246. All right.Copy !req
247. Don't let this
chance get away.Copy !req
248. We'll charge right in!Copy !req
249. Reuental.Copy !req
250. Yes, sir.Copy !req
251. What do you think?Copy !req
252. Following the enemy's withdrawal, Knapfstein
is charging deeper into the corridor, but...?Copy !req
253. Entering it is fine, but the issue is
whether or not he can get through it.Copy !req
254. And your reasons are?Copy !req
255. If I were in charge...Copy !req
256. I would deploy mines inside the corridor
and stop the advance of the enemy with them.Copy !req
257. I agree.Copy !req
258. In retrospect, we could have
used that strategy ourselves.Copy !req
259. There's a mine cluster
in the area ahead of us!Copy !req
260. Rear Admiral WeisenhutterCopy !req
261. They're heat-reactive
automatic types.Copy !req
262. Dammit!
All ships, halt.Copy !req
263. No!Copy !req
264. Withdraw!Copy !req
265. All ships,
evacuate the corridor!Copy !req
266. We have no choice; we'll
have to shoot them down.Copy !req
267. Deploy a curtain fire and prevent
the mines from getting near us!Copy !req
268. 16:20Copy !req
269. We've detected
the enemy presence!Copy !req
270. Fire!Copy !req
271. What?Copy !req
272. Battleship - DiomedesCopy !req
273. Vice Admiral Ralph CarlsenCopy !req
274. Go!Copy !req
275. Now's our chance to
pincer-attack the enemy!Copy !req
276. An ambush?Copy !req
277. How annoying of them!Copy !req
278. Admiral, as things stand, we're
facing the danger of a pincer-attack.Copy !req
279. It can't be helped.
We'll retreat.Copy !req
280. Then shall we make
a turn to starboard?Copy !req
281. No, if we turn to starboard...Copy !req
282. the enemy will just converge and
pursue us to attack our rear guard.Copy !req
283. Withdraw straight back in
the 6 o'clock direction.Copy !req
284. When the enemy fleets cross
paths and fall into disarray...Copy !req
285. we'll push forward
and take them out.Copy !req
286. It's beyond expectation.Copy !req
287. There are things about the enemy's
tactics that we can't underestimate.Copy !req
288. Their next move,
of course, will be...Copy !req
289. As their next move, the enemy will naturally
try to turn around to the rear of our fleet.Copy !req
290. That was an
expected move for them...?Copy !req
291. Or it is also conceivable that all
the enemy fleets in this area...Copy !req
292. will try to turn this
battle into chaos...Copy !req
293. and while they buy some time, a
detached force will attack us from behind.Copy !req
294. But at the same time...Copy !req
295. I doubt there can be a detached force
of that size in the present Alliance forces.Copy !req
296. And even if they circumvent us, our
rear guard is "Ironshield" Muller.Copy !req
297. Even if they have a detached
force of about 20,000 ships...Copy !req
298. there's no doubt that he will maintain the
battle lines for a long enough period of time.Copy !req
299. But what about Yang Wenli?Copy !req
300. I see.Copy !req
301. Even this genius can't ignore
the presence of that magician.Copy !req
302. It's funny.Copy !req
303. Did I just feel jealous?Copy !req
304. The enemy is planning to keep its course and
get around to the rear guard of our main fleet.Copy !req
305. Don't let them!Copy !req
306. I'd like them to
keep us company here.Copy !req
307. All ships, fire!Copy !req
308. All ships, deploy into
line to the right and left.Copy !req
309. The enemy is
clustering together.Copy !req
310. That way, they'll penetrate
our line in the middle!Copy !req
311. That's all right.Copy !req
312. Let them through.Copy !req
313. If Yang Wenli
were in charge...Copy !req
314. he'd cut off our return route to Phezzan rather than attacking us directly, wouldn't he?Copy !req
315. You're right.Copy !req
316. He would do just that.Copy !req
317. But at the present time, he does not
have a large enough force to pull it off.Copy !req
318. Also, since Steinmetz has sent
no report to that effect...Copy !req
319. I think we can disregard that
possibility this time around.Copy !req
320. Right.Copy !req
321. Even if Yang Wenli tries to cut off
our return path to Phezzan...Copy !req
322. our fleets will move forward and
obliterate the enemy in front of us...Copy !req
323. attack Planet Heinessen, and then return
to the Reich through Iserlohn Corridor.Copy !req
324. There is nothing to fear!Copy !req
325. 20:30Copy !req
326. We did it!Copy !req
327. We got to the rear
of the Imperial fleets!Copy !req
328. Huh?Copy !req
329. Muller Fleet Flagship - ParcivaleCopy !req
330. All ships, deploy
in a concave formation.Copy !req
331. Don't let even one
ship get through!Copy !req
332. We'll make a
forceful penetration!Copy !req
333. Even if we don't survive, we'll go down
striking a blow against the Kaiser!Copy !req
334. All ships, charge in!Copy !req
335. Fire!Copy !req
336. Don't bother with them.Copy !req
337. Let the enemy penetrate through,
and in the meantime, we'll move forward.Copy !req
338. It looks like
they got one on us.Copy !req
339. No, it's not over yet.Copy !req
340. All ships, turn around and launch
a pursuit attack on the enemy!Copy !req
341. "Ironshield" Muller, huh?Copy !req
342. Sometime ago, Admiral Yang praised him
as a brilliant admiral, and he really is tough.Copy !req
343. An enemy fleet is approaching
us from behind!Copy !req
344. They've come.Copy !req
345. The enemy's detached
force is small.Copy !req
346. If we pincer-attack them with the Muller
Fleet, we can smash them in one blow.Copy !req
347. Admiral, an enemy fleet
is approaching us from behind.Copy !req
348. They've come already...!Copy !req
349. Where is Knapfstein?Copy !req
350. If he attacks their main
fleet from their rear...Copy !req
351. our fleet will have
a definite advantage.Copy !req
352. There's another mine cluster.Copy !req
353. The enemy seems to have intentionally
set up a time gap between the blasts.Copy !req
354. If only we had
directional Zephyr particles...!Copy !req
355. It seems we've succeeded
in sealing off the corridor.Copy !req
356. Our rear-side has
become a safe zone.Copy !req
357. Thank God.Copy !req
358. Rather than keeping this course
and pursuing the Fahrenheit Fleet...Copy !req
359. should we aim
for the kill?Copy !req
360. Yes.Copy !req
361. We'll obliterate them right away
and create a time allowance...Copy !req
362. then turn around afterwards
to take out the enemy behind us.Copy !req
363. Don't bother with the
enemy fleet behind us!Copy !req
364. One more step, one more step, and we'll
penetrate the enemy line in front of us!Copy !req
365. Fortify the formation!Copy !req
366. Admiral, the enemy
behind us is...!Copy !req
367. What?Copy !req
368. Hurry!Copy !req
369. We'll keep to this course and charge
right into the Imperial Force Main Fleet!Copy !req
370. Carlsen, lend
us your support!Copy !req
371. Oh!Copy !req
372. Fire away!Copy !req
373. Even if we all die here,
our deaths won't be meaningless!Copy !req
374. Don't let them through!Copy !req
375. Balgi, Shunabel, Hauhild!Copy !req
376. Stop the Alliance Main Fleet at all
costs and protect the Kaiser!Copy !req
377. Yes, sir!Copy !req
378. But Admiral, if we
detach 30% of our fleet...Copy !req
379. Muller's Chief Staff OfficerCopy !req
380. Rear Admiral OlrauCopy !req
381. I know!Copy !req
382. But...Copy !req
383. The enemy fleet is small.
Just charge through!Copy !req
384. Admiral, from directly above...!Copy !req
385. What?Copy !req
386. We won't let you through!Copy !req
387. We'll fall short...?Copy !req
388. But this will...Copy !req
389. Now is the chance!Copy !req
390. The enemy line
has gotten thin!Copy !req
391. No!Copy !req
392. Charge!Copy !req
393. We've penetrated
the enemy line!Copy !req
394. On January 16th, Space Calendar 800,
New Imperial Calendar 2...Copy !req
395. the Imperial Fleet was in the midst
of an unexpectedly difficult battle.Copy !req
396. Horikawa RyoCopy !req
397. Preview of Next EpisodeCopy !req
398. Playing for
all or nothing...Copy !req
399. Carlsen's fierce attack comes close
to reaching the Imperial Main Fleet.Copy !req
400. But in the face of the Imperial Fleet's
counterattack, with its superior numbers...Copy !req
401. the attack of the Alliance
Fleet finally reaches its limit.Copy !req
402. To a request to surrender sent
from Reinhard, Bucock replies...Copy !req
403. Legend of the Galactic Heroes
Episode 72Copy !req
404. The Battle of Marr-AdettaCopy !req
405. Next episode of
Legend of the Galactic Heroes...Copy !req
406. Another page to the
history of the galaxy.Copy !req