1. D-YFI@AniDBCopy !req
2. OF THECopy !req
3. On May 1st of Space Calendar 800,
New Imperial Calendar 2...Copy !req
4. an urgent message was delivered to the main Imperial Fleet enroute to Iserlohn Corridor.Copy !req
5. Your Majesty, I am
sorry to disturb you.Copy !req
6. Chief Staff of IntelligenceCopy !req
7. Vice Admiral FuseneggerCopy !req
8. But according to
reports we've just received...Copy !req
9. the advance fleets of Admirals
Bittenfeld and Fahrenheit...Copy !req
10. are already in the midst of
fierce combat with the opposition.Copy !req
11. Why did they open fire
without waiting for my arrival?Copy !req
12. Do Bittenfeld and Fahrenheit...Copy !req
13. mean to undermine my tactics by
thoughtlessly striving for their own glory?Copy !req
14. Most likely, Yang Wenli did something to lure Bittenfeld into combat...Copy !req
15. to divide up our fleet's
war capability, but still...Copy !req
16. Although Kaiser Reinhard hastened
his fleet's march toward Iserlohn...Copy !req
17. by this time, the Black Lancers and the
Fahrenheit Fleet had already been defeated...Copy !req
18. and had retreated from the Corridor
after suffering considerable losses.Copy !req
19. Yang Wenli also pulled his
fleet back to Iserlohn Fortress.Copy !req
20. The loss count of
combat aircraft is 86 planes.Copy !req
21. Corporal Katerose von Kreuzer, having
shot down one plane, has returned safely.Copy !req
22. Cheers to the tomboy girl.Copy !req
23. On May 2nd, the defeated fleets finally
joined Kaiser Reinhard's main fleet.Copy !req
24. The Black Lancers suffered the loss of
6,220 ships from among its 15,900 ships...Copy !req
25. as well as 695,700 casualties
from among its 1,908,000 soldiers.Copy !req
26. Also, the Fahrenheit Fleet suffered the loss
of 8,490 ships from among its 15,200 ships...Copy !req
27. as well as 1,095,400 casualties
from among its 1,857,600 soldiers.Copy !req
28. And above all...Copy !req
29. a High Admiral of the Lohengramm Dynasty
camp died in battle for the first time.Copy !req
30. Fahrenheit is dead...Copy !req
31. Bittenfeld.Copy !req
32. Yes, Your Majesty.Copy !req
33. It was a mistake befitting
your personality.Copy !req
34. You knew about the trap, attempted to bite
through it regardless, and then failed to do so.Copy !req
35. Thousands died, but that
did not raise you to fame.Copy !req
36. I let a comrade die, and lost many
of Your Majesty's soldiers as well.Copy !req
37. I will hold no grudge...Copy !req
38. regardless of what punishment you will
give to my incompetent and talentless self.Copy !req
39. I'm not reproaching you.Copy !req
40. It's still better than committing a
mistake that is unlike your character.Copy !req
41. At this point, think about making up for the loss with the work that you're capable of doing.Copy !req
42. That's what Fleet Admiral
Fahrenheit wishes for, too.Copy !req
43. I, too, will enter into battle with Yang Wenli with
unparalleled determination never before seen.Copy !req
44. Lend me all of
your capabilities.Copy !req
45. Yes, Your Majesty.Copy !req
46. "Victory or death," Mein Kaiser?Copy !req
47. No, it's not
"victory or death."Copy !req
48. It's "victory or a
more complete victory."Copy !req
49. In Kaiser Reinhard's name, the Supreme
Headquarters of the Imperial Force...Copy !req
50. announced the death of High
Admiral Adelbert von Fahrenheit...Copy !req
51. and his promotion
to Fleet Admiral.Copy !req
52. That news reached the Yang Fleet.Copy !req
53. Upon hearing this, Merkatz went into mourning, excusing himself from the strategic meeting...Copy !req
54. and Schneider, who attended in his place,
too, sat in with a mourning badge on his chest.Copy !req
55. It's a sure fact that a woman in
a mourning dress looks beautiful.Copy !req
56. I've just returned.Copy !req
57. Thanks for the work.Copy !req
58. How did it go?Copy !req
59. As planned, I closed the entrance to
the Corridor with 5,000,000 mines.Copy !req
60. You must be tired from
working overnight without rest.Copy !req
61. Why don't you get some
sleep in a tank-bed?Copy !req
62. No, I'm fine.Copy !req
63. I'm still young.Copy !req
64. He doesn't get stingy with his
efforts when preparing for a brawl.Copy !req
65. Hey!Copy !req
66. We won the initial battle.Copy !req
67. But will this affect the basic strategy
of the Imperial Force in any way?Copy !req
68. No, there probably
won't be any effect.Copy !req
69. This is different from
Amlitzer or Vermilion.Copy !req
70. Because I'm shamelessly
hiding in a hole...Copy !req
71. not even the Kaiser can select the
battlefield the way he likes to.Copy !req
72. A large force and large war potential
are indispensable elements...Copy !req
73. in holding a
strategic advantage.Copy !req
74. But at the tactical level,
that's not always the case.Copy !req
75. Especially depending on the
geography of the battlefield...Copy !req
76. it can become a factor
contributing to defeat.Copy !req
77. And this is the Iserlohn
Corridor, no less.Copy !req
78. We must think hard how to
deploy our forces efficiently.Copy !req
79. The opposition has set up mines to
seal off the entrance to the Corridor.Copy !req
80. What do they intend to do?Copy !req
81. Originally, Yang's tactical plan was to defeat
us by luring us into the Corridor, wasn't it?Copy !req
82. High Admiral Karl Robert SteinmetzCopy !req
83. They might be buying
time while they rest.Copy !req
84. The opposition must fight
with all their forces.Copy !req
85. And it's not like they can
continuously fight without any rest.Copy !req
86. Then we should launch attacks
without giving them a chance to rest!Copy !req
87. This minefield isn't
even a roadblock!Copy !req
88. That's what we have
Zephyr Particles for, isn't it?Copy !req
89. Just as we did at the Battle of Amlitzer, we can just make paths in the minefield with them!Copy !req
90. The situation is different
from that of Amlitzer.Copy !req
91. Now that the already-narrow
Iserlohn Corridor has been sealed off...Copy !req
92. it's unmistakable that the liberty of our
movements are further restricted.Copy !req
93. That's all the more reason we
should put holes in the seal.Copy !req
94. Suppose we put holes in the
minefield with Zephyr Particles.Copy !req
95. The Yang Fleet will wait and
concentrate fire on us there.Copy !req
96. We'll be sniped at just as
we get through the hole...Copy !req
97. and be decimated, without
a means to counterattack.Copy !req
98. But there's no need to turn
down the entirety of that idea.Copy !req
99. After deliberation, Reuental devised a
plan himself and proposed it to the Kaiser.Copy !req
100. I accept your plan.Copy !req
101. Once we enter the Corridor...Copy !req
102. our war potential is 7 or 8 times
greater than the opposition's.Copy !req
103. That's plenty enough to
subdue Yang Wenli's party.Copy !req
104. With Your Majesty's approval,
I would like to put the plan into effect.Copy !req
105. If you find any points for
improvement, I will make corrections.Copy !req
106. No, this is fine.Copy !req
107. If we cannot obtain victory even with your plan,
I will then come up with another plan.Copy !req
108. Thanks for the good work.Copy !req
109. I didn't cut corners, Mittermeyer.Copy !req
110. It's funny.Copy !req
111. I myself don't know whether I actually
wish for the Kaiser's final victory, or not.Copy !req
112. I don't think there is anything
that needs to be corrected.Copy !req
113. I'm flattered that the "Gale Wolf"
has given me a passing grade.Copy !req
114. It seems I can at least serve as a
rank-and-file staff officer of the Space Fleet.Copy !req
115. No, you can't.Copy !req
116. You can't serve
as my staff officer.Copy !req
117. Unlike the Kaiser, I get jealous
of talented subordinates.Copy !req
118. The "Gale Wolf" is humble.Copy !req
119. In the entirety of this universe, the only
tacticians who can possibly defeat me...Copy !req
120. are Mein Kaiser, Yang Wenli,
Merkatz and you.Copy !req
121. I'm fortunate that I don't have
to fight against two of those.Copy !req
122. Borrowing your idea, the majority of the five
leading tacticians of this era are in our camp.Copy !req
123. If we all strive for our common goal,
our victory is all but assured.Copy !req
124. Let's cut it out, Reuental.Copy !req
125. Why must we have such an
uncomfortable conversation?Copy !req
126. I don't get it.Copy !req
127. Until very recently,
there was no need for it.Copy !req
128. Yes, you're absolutely right.Copy !req
129. I'd rather have a good
drink and a merry evening.Copy !req
130. How about it?Copy !req
131. It doesn't even compare with the 410 vintage,
but I have the white wine of 446 vintage.Copy !req
132. 03 May - 6:30Copy !req
133. On the next day,
May 3rd at 6:30...Copy !req
134. the Imperial Fleet...Copy !req
135. began invading the Iserlohn Corridor under
Kaiser Reinhard's direct command.Copy !req
136. The advance guard of the
Imperial Fleet that moved forward...Copy !req
137. while cleaning up the mines with
mine-sweepers was led by Rolf Otto Brauhitz.Copy !req
138. Brauhitz Fleet Flagship - SindurCopy !req
139. Admiral Rolf Otto BrauhitzCopy !req
140. With almost half a day of work, a
path was cleared through the minefield.Copy !req
141. 21:00Copy !req
142. At 21:00 of the same day, the Brauhitz Fleet,
which had successfully entered the Corridor...Copy !req
143. fired the first shot at the
Yang Fleet that was waiting for them.Copy !req
144. Fire!Copy !req
145. Don't panic!Copy !req
146. Split up into small
units of 100 ships...Copy !req
147. then disperse and avoid the
concentration of enemy fire!Copy !req
148. Don't move backward,
you'll hit the mines!Copy !req
149. Admiral...!Copy !req
150. Vice Admiral TalheimCopy !req
151. Persevere!Copy !req
152. This is part of the plan!Copy !req
153. 04 May - 2:20Copy !req
154. We'll enter the second phase.Copy !req
155. Bring forward the
directional Zephyr Particles.Copy !req
156. Zephyr Particle GeneratorCopy !req
157. Ignite!Copy !req
158. Five places at
the same time?Copy !req
159. For the Yang Fleet, which already
numbered fewer than 20,000 ships...Copy !req
160. it was impossible to stop simultaneous
encroachment from five different locations.Copy !req
161. Because of the
entrance's narrowness...Copy !req
162. the difference in
numbers was slow to show...Copy !req
163. but the difference between the recovery
speed against attrition was certainly obvious.Copy !req
164. Moreover, those five
spots were all feint moves.Copy !req
165. After about two hours of fierce
fighting the Empire's main fleet...Copy !req
166. succeeded in entering the Corridor through the route that Brauhitz had opened up...Copy !req
167. and secured a bridgehead in the area.Copy !req
168. 12:00Copy !req
169. The vessel has been confirmed.Copy !req
170. It's the enemy
flagship, Brunhild!Copy !req
171. The Kaiser has arrived!Copy !req
172. Are we ready to
give him the bouquet?Copy !req
173. Yes, sir!Copy !req
174. Fire!Copy !req
175. I guess it was too much.Copy !req
176. Set up our position again!Copy !req
177. Our guests must be in
more confusion than we are.Copy !req
178. Let's take the upper hand!Copy !req
179. You're in the
presence of the Kaiser.Copy !req
180. Don't show yourselves
in clumsy disorder!Copy !req
181. Reposition the battle lines!Copy !req
182. All right!Copy !req
183. The left wing, move backward!Copy !req
184. The center and right wing, advance!Copy !req
185. Mittermeyer's intention was to lure the enemy
vanguard by withdrawing the left wing...Copy !req
186. and flank the opposition from the
left by moving the center wing...Copy !req
187. and right wing
forward counter-clockwise.Copy !req
188. If this had succeeded...Copy !req
189. it would've been an extraordinary execution
that only the "Gale Wolf" could pull off.Copy !req
190. But in this instance, the coordination
among the units did not go well.Copy !req
191. That is because communication among the
units was not sufficiently established...Copy !req
192. and also because there was not enough
space for the large fleets to move freely.Copy !req
193. Now!Copy !req
194. Damn!Copy !req
195. It seems while I was on a pedestal as Fleet
Admiral or Chief Commander of Space Fleet...Copy !req
196. I've gotten rusty
at battle commands.Copy !req
197. How silly that I came up with a
plan that my fleets cannot follow.Copy !req
198. Your Majesty.Copy !req
199. 20:15Copy !req
200. Mittermeyer moved from the Supreme Flagship Brunhild to his own flagship, Beiowolf...Copy !req
201. to put himself in the
midst of the front line.Copy !req
202. It's the Gale Wolf!Copy !req
203. The Gale Wolf has
come to the front line!Copy !req
204. Mittermeyer Fleet Flagship - BeiowolfCopy !req
205. The Gale Wolf!Copy !req
206. Bayerlein, go!Copy !req
207. Yes, sir!Copy !req
208. An enemy unit of
about 6,000 ships...Copy !req
209. is detaching from their main fleet
and is moving in toward our side.Copy !req
210. They're probably trying
to half-envelop us.Copy !req
211. How large is
Attenborough's unit?Copy !req
212. They're between
4,600 and 4,700 ships.Copy !req
213. If they go head-to-head,
we'll lose by shear numbers.Copy !req
214. All right, let's show them
our best weapon again.Copy !req
215. Captain RaoCopy !req
216. You mean one-point
concentration artillery attack?Copy !req
217. That's not it.Copy !req
218. Huh?Copy !req
219. It's the "pretense
of running away."Copy !req
220. Bayerlein Fleet Flagship - NurnbergCopy !req
221. Vice Admiral KohlerCopy !req
222. This seems like a trap.Copy !req
223. They must be luring us between them
and their main fleet to pincer-attack us.Copy !req
224. Even if that's the case, if we withdraw,
the battle situation won't change.Copy !req
225. Admiral Karl Edward BayerleinCopy !req
226. We should
pursue them now.Copy !req
227. But...!Copy !req
228. Don't worry.Copy !req
229. If we actually do fall into their trap, the
Chief Commander will come up with a plan.Copy !req
230. Keep firing both missiles and
beams, even if we deplete them!Copy !req
231. Fire the long-range cannons.Copy !req
232. Don't let the Mittermeyer
Fleet come near us.Copy !req
233. Vanguard units, move towards
the 10 o'clock direction!Copy !req
234. No, at this rate,
we'll be decimated!Copy !req
235. Retreat!Copy !req
236. That magician.
He toyed with Bayerlein.Copy !req
237. He's still far superior.Copy !req
238. At this juncture, our fleet
has no other plan...Copy !req
239. but to force the Yang Fleet to
continuously engage in combat...Copy !req
240. and to accumulate their attrition and fatigue by incessantly putting our forces into battle.Copy !req
241. We'll reorganize our units
as we continue the battle.Copy !req
242. Divide up our fleet
into two types...Copy !req
243. one focusing on mobility and the
other focusing on firepower...Copy !req
244. and reorganize them
into units of 1,000 ships.Copy !req
245. We'll put them into combat one after another,
and we'll continuously maintain the battle line.Copy !req
246. The supply ships and medical ships
will also be fully mobilized...Copy !req
247. and we'll form an organic coordination
between our front and rear lines.Copy !req
248. Our side still has the advantage, but the
opposition has held up its battle front as well.Copy !req
249. The Gale Wolf
is really good.Copy !req
250. This tactic isn't an unusual one, but it's not
something that an average admiral can pull off.Copy !req
251. I couldn't maximize
our combat potential.Copy !req
252. How pathetic!Copy !req
253. The battlelines
temporarily became stagnant.Copy !req
254. On the next day, May 6th...Copy !req
255. Yang took Merkatz's proposal and
put a new offensive plan into effect.Copy !req
256. Attenborough, Merkatz,
and Yang himself...Copy !req
257. attacked the left wing of the
Imperial Fleet one after another.Copy !req
258. Because of the geography,
the left wing is narrow...Copy !req
259. Vice Admiral DickelCopy !req
260. and if they suffer from a concentrated attack
there, they will merely wait to be decimated.Copy !req
261. At this rate, they'll be mowed down and
may trigger the fall of the entire battle line.Copy !req
262. We have no choice.Copy !req
263. Dispatch the main
fleet to the left wing.Copy !req
264. All right, go!Copy !req
265. Marino Detached Fleet Flagship - MuffueseCopy !req
266. Commodore MarinoCopy !req
267. The Kaiser lives
with magnificence.Copy !req
268. Let's kill him even
more magnificently!Copy !req
269. An enemy ambush unit is
closing in on the Brunhild!Copy !req
270. No!Copy !req
271. We must protect the Kaiser!Copy !req
272. Damn!Copy !req
273. From the beginning, there was
too large a size differential...Copy !req
274. between Commodore Marino's
surprise-attack unit and Steinmetz's Fleet.Copy !req
275. In a battle of less than 30 minutes,
Marino's unit suffered a loss of almost 40%.Copy !req
276. Persevere for a little longer!Copy !req
277. Push the battle
front to the right!Copy !req
278. With one more push, the
enemy unit will break down!Copy !req
279. Don't let up on
our offensive efforts!Copy !req
280. The enemy main fleet is charging
in with a cluster formation!Copy !req
281. What?Copy !req
282. Intercept them!Copy !req
283. Fire!Copy !req
284. Fire!Copy !req
285. 06 May - 11:50Copy !req
286. Admiral...Copy !req
287. The Admiral's left leg
is completely crushed...Copy !req
288. Your reports have
always been accurate.Copy !req
289. With it, you've helped me
in many ways, up to now.Copy !req
290. With this, I probably
won't make it.Copy !req
291. What about your injury...?Copy !req
292. Chief Staff Officer Bolenz...!Copy !req
293. Gretchen...Copy !req
294. The Vonkel has been sunk...!Copy !req
295. Did Steinmetz escape?Copy !req
296. I will confirm it
right away, Mein Kaiser.Copy !req
297. It took three minutes
before Rear Admiral Arkglarf...Copy !req
298. the only survivor of Steinmetz's command
ship, reported the death of his commander.Copy !req
299. Fraulein Mariendorf.Copy !req
300. Yes, Your Majesty.Copy !req
301. I appoint you to be the second Superintendent
of the Staff Officers of the Main Headquarters.Copy !req
302. In place of Steinmetz,
I want you to assist me.Copy !req
303. But, Your Majesty, I...Copy !req
304. Yes, I know.Copy !req
305. It's true you've never
commanded even one soldier...Copy !req
306. but the ones who lead the soldiers
are the front-line admirals...Copy !req
307. and the one who
leads them is myself.Copy !req
308. Your task is only
to counsel me.Copy !req
309. Besides, who would object to the
Kaiser's personnel decisions?Copy !req
310. At this time, the Imperial Force was in the
midst of an unexpectedly adverse battle.Copy !req
311. Especially the Steinmetz Fleet, whose
command ship had been destroyed...Copy !req
312. could not make much
coordinated movement.Copy !req
313. It was furthermore confusing the
command system of the other fleets...Copy !req
314. and had the potential risk of triggering
the collapse of the entire front.Copy !req
315. Perhaps I may end my
life here with this man.Copy !req
316. That, too, might
be a good thing.Copy !req
317. But...Copy !req
318. Call up Waldhauser.Copy !req
319. The fleet that Rear Admiral Alexander
Waldhauser leads numbers 2,400 ships.Copy !req
320. Rear Admiral Alexander WaldhauserCopy !req
321. Reuental likes to put
this unit in action...Copy !req
322. when a small force can potentially
change the course of battle.Copy !req
323. Waldhauser's unit will be parallel
to the right side of the opposition...Copy !req
324. and fire at them
from that position.Copy !req
325. When the advance of
the opposition slows down...Copy !req
326. I would like to have Your Majesty
move backward for the time being.Copy !req
327. I won't move back.Copy !req
328. With a large force several times that of
the opposition, why should I retreat?Copy !req
329. If this ship retreats, the opposition will push
forward so as not to lose the opportunity.Copy !req
330. If that happens, we can lure them
into our centroid formation...Copy !req
331. and utilizing our large force,
we can surround and wipe them out.Copy !req
332. Very well.Copy !req
333. But the coordination of the Imperial
Fleet betrayed Reuental's expectations.Copy !req
334. The space created by the Brunhild's withdrawal gave the Yang Fleet a place to charge in...Copy !req
335. before the Imperial
Fleet could fill it up.Copy !req
336. The enemy fleets
are charging in!Copy !req
337. What?Copy !req
338. Guard ships, fortify our defense!Copy !req
339. From below!Copy !req
340. This is it!Copy !req
341. This is how it has to be!Copy !req
342. Reuental.Copy !req
343. At a 30 degree angle, in the 2 o'clock
direction, concentrate our artillery attack!Copy !req
344. When we create a hole in the enemy fleet line,
we'll press and collapse them from there!Copy !req
345. Reinhard instantly discerned the point
that maintained the enemy fleet line...Copy !req
346. and concentrated his
attack on that area.Copy !req
347. Mein Kaiser is
truly praiseworthy...Copy !req
348. I knew Yang Wenli would
put up a fierce fight.Copy !req
349. As was the case with
the Battle of Vermilion...Copy !req
350. he cannot defeat me unless
he confronts me directly.Copy !req
351. I...Copy !req
352. The Yang Fleet is retreating!Copy !req
353. At 13:40 on May 6th, Kaiser Reinhard
ordered all fleets to retreat temporarily.Copy !req
354. Preview of Next EpisodeCopy !req
355. The Iserlohn side, which
had maintained its advantage...Copy !req
356. by utilizing the peculiar geography of the Corridor, was gradually losing its superiority...Copy !req
357. in the face of the Empire's
relentless attrition strategy.Copy !req
358. But at the same time, an unexpected situation was arising within the Imperial Force as well.Copy !req
359. Next episode of Legend
of the Galactic Heroes...Copy !req
360. Legend of the Galactic Heroes
Episode 81Copy !req
361. The Battle of the Corridor
The End of the Imperial ExpeditionCopy !req
362. Another page to the
history of the galaxy.Copy !req