[Gekkan Senshadou battle report] Jatkosota vs. Kuromorimine [Kuromorimine]

Battle Overview

Line up

Jatkosota: 1 x StuG G, 1 x PzIV G, 1 x BT-42, 1 x T-34/76, 1 x T-34/85, 1 x T-26, 2 x BT-5, 2 x BT-7

Kuromorimine: 1 x Tiger I, 2 x Tiger II, 4 x Panther, 2 x Jagdpanzer IV/L70, 1 x Panzer III J

Overview

In Kuromorimine former deputy commander’s words, Jatkosota was a tough nut to crack even for Kuromorimine during a practice match between the two schools, which is the reason why this match has become the most anticipated one in Round 2. When the roulette on stage selection stopped, it landed the opposite of where Jatkosota wanted: a barren featureless desert stage.  Jatkosota preferred snowy lakes, and usually don’t do so well in hot areas; Kuromorimine on the other hand didn’t care too much about the weather; furthermore Jatkosota’s tank crews were used to drift around in snow or over frozen roads, not soft sand. Knowing that their opponent would be weaker in this stage certainly boosted Kuromorimine’s morale as well. Thus Kuromorimine has gained upper hand even before the match had begun,

Kuromorimine began the match by sending their Panzer III forward for recon, while the rest of the tanks formed into a panzer keil and started advancing on Jatkosota from 2km away. Kuromorimine’s tanks advanced through “shoot & scoot”, they would acquire targets while on the move, fire once their tanks have come to a complete stop, and then immediately move again. Such feat could only be achieved by a strong and well disciplined school like Kuromorimine.

On the other hand Jaktosota was fighting back in their ways: their drivers, finally figured out how to drift in sand, was dodging Kuromorimine shells with their superior driving skills. Some tanks dashed in and out of Kuromorimine’s formation, utilizing their smaller sizes and superior mobility to brawl with bigger tanks and disrupt Kuromorimine’s shooting. Jaktosota, now somewhat back in their comfort zone, managed to knock out the Panzer III along with two Panthers.

Unfortunately their skills was still no match for Kuromorimine tanks’ qualitative superiority. Jaktosota was not able to stop the Tiger commanded by Kuromorimine’s Captain Nishizumi Maho and the Tiger II following her from decimating their team. Jaktosota’s flag tank gallantly fought to the bitter end, dashing around as Kuromorimine tightened their noose.

Even though most spectators knew that a Kuromorimine victory was a foregone conclusion, they also praised how Jaktosota had presented a brilliant fight and actually managed to knock out two Panthers, a feat not many other schools could achieve. In the future we hope to see more exciting matches between the lion and the wind.

Comment

So the stages are chosen by a roulette, I wonder how many bizarre choices are on it…