1. D-YFI@AniDBCopy !req
2. OF THECopy !req
3. In November of Space Calendar 800,
New Imperial Calendar 2...Copy !req
4. the battle between Oskar von
Reuental and Wolfgang Mittermeyer...Copy !req
5. had begun before actual
shots were exchanged.Copy !req
6. The plan that Reuental
initially drew up...Copy !req
7. was to create numerous defensive lines
against the Mittermeyer Fleet's advancement...Copy !req
8. with units he had dispersed
throughout Neue Land...Copy !req
9. and to slow down its movement by
dealing as much damage as possible.Copy !req
10. Then they'd lure the Mittermeyer Fleet close
to Heinessen and cut off its escape route.Copy !req
11. And upon the enemy retreat,
they'd recombine the dispersed units...Copy !req
12. and attempt a two-sided attack along
with the main fleet from Heinessen.Copy !req
13. Vice Admiral DittersdorfCopy !req
14. Vice Admiral SonnenfelsCopy !req
15. That was the plan.Copy !req
16. Rear Admiral SchlerCopy !req
17. Rear Admiral WaldhauserCopy !req
18. But two conditions had to be met
in order for this plan to work.Copy !req
19. The first was that there could be no
enemy invasion from the Iserlohn area...Copy !req
20. so they wouldn't be forced
to battle on two fronts.Copy !req
21. And the second was to
have competent personnel...Copy !req
22. who could command of
units throughout Neue Land.Copy !req
23. In order to meet
the first condition...Copy !req
24. Reuental sent Murai to
Iserlohn Fortress as his messenger.Copy !req
25. And for the second condition,
he appointed Bergengrun.Copy !req
26. Bergengrun applied himself to preparation,
but it ended up as just that - preparation.Copy !req
27. That was because Mittermeyer,
true to his name, "The Gale Wolf..."Copy !req
28. Mittermeyer Fleet Flagship - BeiowulfCopy !req
29. moved in at a speed that
no other tactician could...Copy !req
30. and gave Reuental no time
to complete his deployment.Copy !req
31. Reuental Fleet Flagship - TristanCopy !req
32. Reconnaissance reports
that the Mittermeyer Fleet...Copy !req
33. has already reached
midway into the Neue Land.Copy !req
34. Such speed in its
movement and deployment.Copy !req
35. But unfortunately, their
battle formation is thin.Copy !req
36. It can't be helped.Copy !req
37. After all, no ordinary person
can match Mittermeyer's speed.Copy !req
38. No one understood the true strength
of Mittermeyer's god-like speed...Copy !req
39. more than Reuental did.Copy !req
40. He did anticipate
Mittermeyer's swiftness...Copy !req
41. but still, the worst of the
predictions became reality.Copy !req
42. Even then, Reuental reconsolidated
and reorganized the units...Copy !req
43. he had intended to disperse throughout the regions...Copy !req
44. a masterful stroke
that only he could pull off.Copy !req
45. In this manner,
on November 24th...Copy !req
46. Reuental succeeded in deploying his
fleets in Starzone Rantemario...Copy !req
47. heavily outnumbering Mittermeyer's fleet,
and it became an immediate battleground.Copy !req
48. November 24th - 9:50Copy !req
49. Fire!Copy !req
50. Fire!Copy !req
51. Starzone Rantemario, which
became their battleground...Copy !req
52. is the same place where the renowned
Alliance Fleet Admiral, Alexander Bucock...Copy !req
53. previously carried out a mobile attack
to intercept Kaiser Reinhard's invasion.Copy !req
54. It wasn't, however,
by coincidence.Copy !req
55. The place was on what everyone would
consider to be a strategically important route.Copy !req
56. At this time...Copy !req
57. Reuental was excited that he was going up
against a great tactician who was equal to him.Copy !req
58. Although he hadn't lost even a fraction of his
respect and friendship for Mittermeyer...Copy !req
59. there was, regardless,
a certain mellow excitement.Copy !req
60. That must be a good example
of what irredeemable...Copy !req
61. kinds of people
military tacticians are.Copy !req
62. Even in someone like
Mittermeyer, that was there.Copy !req
63. "Isn't it truly fulfilling as a warrior
to face a great admiral like Reuental?"...Copy !req
64. his inner voice
would whisper.Copy !req
65. However, in addition to the agony
of fighting against his best friend...Copy !req
66. he had another
source of anguish.Copy !req
67. The soldiers under Reuental's command
were all Kaiser Reinhard's subjects.Copy !req
68. If he didn't have to kill
them, he certainly wouldn't.Copy !req
69. Brothers and friends who should be on the
same side were killing one another, after all.Copy !req
70. For that reason, Mittermeyer
purposefully avoided a war of attrition...Copy !req
71. which would have increased the number of
casualties and instead chose a quick attack.Copy !req
72. In the Second Battle
of Rantemario...Copy !req
73. or "The Double-Attack
of the Twin Stars"...Copy !req
74. the number of soldiers
who started this battle...Copy !req
75. were 5,200,000
on Reuental's side...Copy !req
76. and 2,590,000 on Mittermeyer's side,
placing him at an overwhelming disadvantage.Copy !req
77. Still, the reason
Mittermeyer opened fire then...Copy !req
78. was to show to Reuental the possibility
of destroying his fleet little by little...Copy !req
79. and thus make him
forgo a war of attrition.Copy !req
80. Therefore, Reuental would attack,
and Mittermeyer would defend.Copy !req
81. That was supposed to be the
fundamental stance on both sides.Copy !req
82. But Mittermeyer, taking advantage of the
mobile units under his direct command...Copy !req
83. prevented the Reuental
Fleet's advancement...Copy !req
84. and the battle didn't appear
it would be decided easily.Copy !req
85. November 25th - 8:30Copy !req
86. Although the battle appeared
to reach a stalemate...Copy !req
87. the Black Lancers arrived at the
battlefield the next day at 08:30...Copy !req
88. Black Lancers Fleet Flagship - Konigs TigerCopy !req
89. which marked the
first turning point.Copy !req
90. Charge in!Copy !req
91. Let's give Mittermeyer
time to eat his breakfast!Copy !req
92. Dammit!Copy !req
93. The Black Lancers are here.Copy !req
94. Admiral...Copy !req
95. When he was on my side, I didn't
think of him as much of a threat...Copy !req
96. but now that I'm facing him,
I can't deny his overpowering presence.Copy !req
97. What should we do?Copy !req
98. Even though they're
the Black Lancers...Copy !req
99. it wasn't that long ago that they
combined with the former Fahrenheit Fleet.Copy !req
100. There's no way that their
coordination will be fluid.Copy !req
101. Take advantage of that
weakness and mow them down!Copy !req
102. Since this was a battle
between Imperial forces...Copy !req
103. the same types of ships were
mingling with one another...Copy !req
104. which resulted in confusion when
distinguishing enemies from allies.Copy !req
105. One of the characteristics of the Second Battle
of Rantemario was precisely this confusion.Copy !req
106. Don't act pathetically!Copy !req
107. We've already experienced a
battle between Imperial forces...Copy !req
108. during the
Lippstadt War, remember?Copy !req
109. What're you hesitating for?Copy !req
110. The Black Lancers had maintained
their jet-black appearance...Copy !req
111. which couldn't be
mistaken for others.Copy !req
112. But since the former Fahrenheit Fleet
was also painted the same color...Copy !req
113. it couldn't help but look as though it
had been absorbed and incorporated.Copy !req
114. Although it was a bygone matter, there still
were those who didn't completely accept this...Copy !req
115. as they believed that one of the
reasons for Fahrenheit's death in battle...Copy !req
116. was due to Bittenfeld's
reckless charge.Copy !req
117. Therefore, their fleet
movement lacked unity.Copy !req
118. Furthermore, even with the
addition of the Black Lancers...Copy !req
119. the Mittermeyer Fleet was still
at a distinct size disadvantage...Copy !req
120. and didn't have enough war potential
to carry out a full-frontal attack.Copy !req
121. Wahlen Fleet Flagship - SalamanderCopy !req
122. It wasn't until
19:00 on the same day...Copy !req
123. when the Wahlen Fleet arrived that
their number reached equilibrium.Copy !req
124. He's here!Copy !req
125. Mittermeyer, who had made up
for his size disadvantage...Copy !req
126. with his mobility and matched up
evenly in the battle up to this point...Copy !req
127. could potentially be
assured of an advantage...Copy !req
128. now that he was equal to the
opposition in numbers as well.Copy !req
129. But Mittermeyer noticed that one portion
of the Reuental Fleet was moving strangely.Copy !req
130. That unit is...?Copy !req
131. It's the unit under Fleet Admiral
Reuental's direct command.Copy !req
132. I know that.Copy !req
133. Is it a strategic detachment?Copy !req
134. I get it, dammit!Copy !req
135. Admiral...Copy !req
136. Withdraw Bayerlein
from the front line!Copy !req
137. At this rate...!Copy !req
138. Bayerlein Fleet Flagship - NurnbergCopy !req
139. Let's teach this kid
what tactics are all about.Copy !req
140. Fire!Copy !req
141. Reuental had dragged the Bayerlein
Fleet into a crossfire point...Copy !req
142. and showered them with beams
and missiles at point-blank range.Copy !req
143. Counter them and retreat!Copy !req
144. Impossible!Copy !req
145. Our retreat route
has been shut off!Copy !req
146. As Bayerlein would alternately
counter and retreat...Copy !req
147. Reuental would be one step ahead and
shrewdly deal out damage each time.Copy !req
148. Battleship Zanderin,
Battleship Hermesberger, destroyed!Copy !req
149. Admirals Kude and
Joffeb are dead!Copy !req
150. Persevere!Copy !req
151. Until Admiral Mittermeyer comes to the
rescue, hold our ground at all costs!Copy !req
152. Battleship Shechen, sunk!Copy !req
153. Admiral Hotter, dead!Copy !req
154. Battleship Bromstat sunk,
Vice Admiral Emer is dead!Copy !req
155. Emer is...!Copy !req
156. Enemy ships
are closing in!Copy !req
157. Are we done for?Copy !req
158. It's a friendly fleet!Copy !req
159. It's "The Gale Wolf" !Copy !req
160. Now that Mittermeyer's joined in,
we really don't have a choice.Copy !req
161. In the end, Bayerlein
was rescued by Mittermeyer.Copy !req
162. They got the best of me.Copy !req
163. I'm sorry.Copy !req
164. They're still getting
the best of us.Copy !req
165. It's too early to say
it in the perfect tense.Copy !req
166. Hopefully we can put a negative
conjunction after it, though.Copy !req
167. Certainly.Copy !req
168. Even if Reuental is perfect,
his subordinates aren't.Copy !req
169. Maybe we can take
advantage of that.Copy !req
170. Grillpalzer, Knapfstein.Copy !req
171. Confirm the position
of those fleets.Copy !req
172. Of course there was no way Mittermeyer
could've known about their plans for betrayal.Copy !req
173. Grillpalzer Fleet Flagship - EistlaCopy !req
174. He thought that since those
two weren't iron-willed subjects...Copy !req
175. there'd be no way they'd share
in Reuental's fate to the end.Copy !req
176. Knapfstein Fleet Flagship - UlfrunCopy !req
177. He merely thought they might become
the weak link in the enemy's deployment.Copy !req
178. Call up Holtzbauer.Copy !req
179. Concentrate on attacking
the Knapfstein unit.Copy !req
180. As a plan, it was
an ordinary one...Copy !req
181. but the amount and speed of the firepower
dished into it were not at all ordinary.Copy !req
182. Vice Admiral Holtzbauer had assisted
Cornelius Lutz for a long time.Copy !req
183. In order to participate
in this battle...Copy !req
184. he had voluntarily moved his
position to Mittermeyer's staff.Copy !req
185. Don't flinch!Copy !req
186. Maintain the battle
line and persevere!Copy !req
187. We can't!Copy !req
188. There's an overwhelming difference in
numbers and movement between us...Copy !req
189. Lieutenant RoselCopy !req
190. and we can't
maintain the battle line!Copy !req
191. Unable to handle Mittermeyer's fierce attack,
the Knapfstein Fleet withdrew in disorder.Copy !req
192. Each unit, divide up into small groups
to match up against enemy units...Copy !req
193. take a close order formation,
coordinate and split them apart!Copy !req
194. We can't make it!Copy !req
195. When will we do it?Copy !req
196. Grillpalzer, when
will we change over?Copy !req
197. Direct hit, incoming!Copy !req
198. The engine has been hit!Copy !req
199. No way...Copy !req
200. Second wave, incoming!Copy !req
201. This... there's nothing more
ridiculous than this!Copy !req
202. November 29th - 6:09Copy !req
203. Admiral Knapfstein
has been killed in action.Copy !req
204. I see.Copy !req
205. I feel sorry
for Knapfstein.Copy !req
206. The enemy unit that broke through the
Knapfstein Fleet is closing in quickly.Copy !req
207. That very moment might have been the
opportune time for him to pull a double-cross.Copy !req
208. But he couldn't
make up his mind.Copy !req
209. Mittermeyer's fierce attack
didn't leave him with the time.Copy !req
210. If he let up
his resistance...Copy !req
211. his fleet would be split to pieces
in that moment and be obliterated.Copy !req
212. As Mittermeyer was striking a wedge
into a portion of Reuental's fleet...Copy !req
213. to induce a debacle
in this manner...Copy !req
214. Reuental had also succeeded in creating
an imbalance within Mittermeyer's formation.Copy !req
215. By intentionally generating dense
and thin areas of firepower...Copy !req
216. he had created a
layer of his artillery...Copy !req
217. between the main Mittermeyer
Fleet and the Black Lancers.Copy !req
218. Concentrate our firepower on the
Black Lancers that we cut aside!Copy !req
219. The Black Lancers exposed
its defensive weakness...Copy !req
220. and it looked like they'd take a precipitous fall...Copy !req
221. from their heavy offensive
stance to a total debacle.Copy !req
222. Don't retreat.Copy !req
223. I said, don't retreat!Copy !req
224. Those who retreat,
I don't care...Copy !req
225. Those who retreat,
I don't care about them...Copy !req
226. so blast away at them with
the main cannon of Konigs Tiger!Copy !req
227. Rather than
surviving as cowards...Copy !req
228. they'll probably meet a much more
fulfilling end as warriors that way!Copy !req
229. There was no way a command like
that could have been carried out...Copy !req
230. but because that order was
broadcast due to Eugen's quick wit...Copy !req
231. each ship, flabbergasted,
somehow stayed in position.Copy !req
232. With Bittenfeld, no reckless act
is out of the question, I suppose.Copy !req
233. It appears that sometimes
infamy can prove useful.Copy !req
234. The Black Lancers, previously on the brink of
disarray, succeeded in regaining its order.Copy !req
235. When that happened, even the
almost-antagonistic feelings...Copy !req
236. of the former Fahrenheit Fleet
brought about a positive chain reaction.Copy !req
237. Vice Admiral HofmeisterCopy !req
238. Let's not disgrace the valorous name of
the deceased Fleet Admiral Fahrenheit!Copy !req
239. We don't have to let the wild boars of the
Black Lancers take up all of the stage!Copy !req
240. Vice Admiral Hofmeister, who had
garnered recognition under Fahrenheit...Copy !req
241. spearheaded the offensive
advancement among his fellows.Copy !req
242. There is nothing that
baffles a tactician's plans more...Copy !req
243. than the kind of high
morale born outside of tactics.Copy !req
244. Even without harmony or coordination,
the Black Lancers overcame fear...Copy !req
245. or rather, disregarding fear with
a crazed passion that exceeded it...Copy !req
246. they stood up against approaching death
and destruction, obliterating them instead.Copy !req
247. Unlike his usual composed tactician self,
Reuental looked aghast at the battle situation.Copy !req
248. In the end, he decided to avert the idiocy of
standing before them and ordered a retreat.Copy !req
249. The enemy is retreating!Copy !req
250. Dammit.Copy !req
251. And they aren't showing
any weaknesses doing it.Copy !req
252. As always, there's no
cuteness about them.Copy !req
253. We'll reorganize
our own formation, too.Copy !req
254. November 30thCopy !req
255. On the next day, the 30th,
the situation reached a stalemate.Copy !req
256. Because the commanders of both
sides were equally capable...Copy !req
257. and each could anticipate the
tactical deployment of the other side...Copy !req
258. it looked like
"a thousand-day war."Copy !req
259. If it becomes a war of attrition, it will
mean Reuental will be at a disadvantage.Copy !req
260. Servant - Heinrich LambertCopy !req
261. This isn't good.Copy !req
262. I'm sorry.Copy !req
263. No, I meant the
battle situation.Copy !req
264. If they obliterate one another...Copy !req
265. the Reuental Fleet will merely
disappear into the abyss of the space...Copy !req
266. but the Mittermeyer Fleet still had
Reinhard's unscathed main fleet behind it.Copy !req
267. I think I finally understand how
difficult it was for Yang Wenli.Copy !req
268. And his true greatness, too.Copy !req
269. How much mental
strength is necessary...Copy !req
270. to go against an enemy that
recovers almost endlessly?Copy !req
271. Reuental painfully remembered why large
forces always hold the advantage in battles.Copy !req
272. And since he didn't have excessive
expectations of his fleet's morale...Copy !req
273. he was looking for
ways to break the deadlock.Copy !req
274. Of course, Mittermeyer didn't
want a war of attrition, either.Copy !req
275. But more than anyone else...Copy !req
276. he knew that carelessness and haste were
forbidden when going against Reuental.Copy !req
277. He forced himself to patience...Copy !req
278. and persevered through the kind of mental
and physical exhaustion and pressure...Copy !req
279. that other, less strong willed
admirals might have passed out from.Copy !req
280. December 1st - 16:00Copy !req
281. On December 1st at 16:00...Copy !req
282. because the Black Lancers, which had been
constantly in the midst of crossfire till then...Copy !req
283. finally decided to withdraw
and reorganize its formation...Copy !req
284. the Reuental Fleet momentarily gained
a size advantage on the front lines.Copy !req
285. Contact Bergengrun.Copy !req
286. Combine the front line fleets and concentrate
firepower to prevent enemy advancement.Copy !req
287. In the meantime, I will attack the left flank
of the opposition with my own fleet.Copy !req
288. The opposition is attempting to half-envelop
us from the front and left flank.Copy !req
289. Move in quickly
and prevent it!Copy !req
290. Vice Admiral WurmelinkCopy !req
291. The energy streams are igniting,
and it's getting dangerous!Copy !req
292. But we can't withdraw now!Copy !req
293. Direct hit, incoming!Copy !req
294. A direct hit to
the second hangar!Copy !req
295. It's coming again,
at close range!Copy !req
296. Admiral!Copy !req
297. Losing something I once lost already
doesn't inconvenience me at all.Copy !req
298. All right.Copy !req
299. Now that we've cut off our bad luck,
the only thing to fear is just temporary!Copy !req
300. Yes, sir.Copy !req
301. In this manner, after 30 hours of deadly battle,
Reuental gave up on this offensive plan.Copy !req
302. That was because Mittermeyer opened up small breakthrough points in his defensive line...Copy !req
303. and attempted to penetrate it by
connecting those points into a line.Copy !req
304. Had this tactic worked, the battle
situation would have shifted dramatically.Copy !req
305. Furthermore, it was
even more so...Copy !req
306. because Grillpalzer was the
one right in that dangerous area.Copy !req
307. Wolf der Sturm is certainly
living up to his name...Copy !req
308. This might be
my opportunity.Copy !req
309. I could continue to draw in the
Mittermeyer Fleet's attack...Copy !req
310. and induce a debacle
for the entire fleet.Copy !req
311. But once again, Grillpalzer
hesitated in making up his mind.Copy !req
312. Because the pressure put on by Mittermeyer's
offensive was beyond his expectations...Copy !req
313. he fell prey to the fear that the one who
pokes a hole in the dam will also drown.Copy !req
314. Grillpalzer, in order
to protect himself...Copy !req
315. ended up countering Mittermeyer's
offensive as best as he could.Copy !req
316. Admiral, if things
continue this way...Copy !req
317. Lieutenant LorenzCopy !req
318. Communications, open a communication
channel to contact Fleet Admiral Mittermeyer.Copy !req
319. What?Copy !req
320. Admiral, it's our allies!Copy !req
321. It's the fleet under the direct
command of Fleet Admiral Reuental!Copy !req
322. Reuental, by precisely
concentrating his firepower...Copy !req
323. plugged one of the breakthrough
points that Mittermeyer had opened up...Copy !req
324. and furthermore...Copy !req
325. he launched a counterattack against one
of the other points to rush out to the flank.Copy !req
326. Then he launched
a flanking attack...Copy !req
327. on one unit of the Mittermeyer
Fleet that had become a long vertical line.Copy !req
328. It was only a brief period of time, but the battle
was so fierce as to crush each other's fangs...Copy !req
329. and Mittermeyer was forced to
make a retreat of 600,000 km.Copy !req
330. The result of
Julian Minci's decision...Copy !req
331. December 3rdCopy !req
332. was brought to the battleground in
tangible form on December 3rd.Copy !req
333. A large fleet is heading toward Heinessen from the Iserlohn Corridor area.Copy !req
334. Is that the Imperial Forces?Copy !req
335. Yes, sir.Copy !req
336. The commander is reportedly
High Admiral Mecklinger.Copy !req
337. Those damned
republicans at Iserlohn...Copy !req
338. must have given them permission
to pass through the Corridor.Copy !req
339. It looks like the brat at
Iserlohn has sane strategic eyes.Copy !req
340. Either that or he has
good staff around him.Copy !req
341. It might be wisdom from
someone like Old Man Merkatz.Copy !req
342. That assumption was mistaken.Copy !req
343. Julian thought for himself
and decided by himself.Copy !req
344. But Reuental understood
precisely what that decision meant.Copy !req
345. By doing a favor for
the Imperial Force...Copy !req
346. they'd gained some future political
leverage in future negotiations.Copy !req
347. At the same time, by creating a
military vacuum in Imperial territory...Copy !req
348. they'd gain some
freedom of movement.Copy !req
349. Either way, it was meaningless to
continue the battle at that point.Copy !req
350. If Heinessen was
taken by Mecklinger...Copy !req
351. he would be isolated in space and would be
forced to fight on two fronts in the near future.Copy !req
352. Thus, Reuental ordered
all units to retreat.Copy !req
353. But that should be described
as a nearly impossible task.Copy !req
354. At that point, Mittermeyer...Copy !req
355. had completely taken control of Bittenfeld's
and Wahlen's fleets on both wings...Copy !req
356. and by alternately attacking the Reuental Fleet on both sides he was wreaking major havoc.Copy !req
357. Against this...Copy !req
358. Reuental stalled the enemy advancement
by concentrating fire from his own fleet...Copy !req
359. and creating virtual perimeters.Copy !req
360. Meanwhile, he withdrew his units from
the battleground, ship by ship.Copy !req
361. Furthermore, at a
good opportunity...Copy !req
362. he himself quickly withdrew, completing the retreat without many more casualties.Copy !req
363. He really is a brilliant
admiral of this era.Copy !req
364. Even when withdrawing while
fighting, there's no disarray.Copy !req
365. I doubt even the textbook for tactics
would show as good an example as this.Copy !req
366. For Mittermeyer, it was something
that went without saying.Copy !req
367. Staring at the shadow of his friend
going further and further away...Copy !req
368. he uttered something
completely different.Copy !req
369. We'll definitely end this
battle before the year ends.Copy !req
370. All units, advance at
maximum battle speed!Copy !req
371. We'll intercept them before
Reuental reaches Heinessen!Copy !req
372. On December 4th of Space Calendar 800,
New Imperial Calendar 2...Copy !req
373. the expeditionary force led
by Fleet Admiral Mittermeyer...Copy !req
374. chasing the Reuental Fleet, once
again commenced its advancement.Copy !req
375. The festival of
bloodshed isn't over yet.Copy !req
376. Preview of Next EpisodeCopy !req
377. The battle between the Twin
Stars of the Imperial Fleet...Copy !req
378. in which they'd both devoted all
of their intellect and resources...Copy !req
379. was about to end
in an unexpected way.Copy !req
380. With the determination to resume
the war with redoubled efforts...Copy !req
381. Reuental returned to Heinessen.Copy !req
382. But he himself knew, more than
anyone else, that it couldn't be done.Copy !req
383. Legend of the Galactic Heroes
Episode 97Copy !req
384. Dying by the SwordCopy !req
385. Next episode of...Copy !req
386. Another page to the
history of the galaxy.Copy !req