chapter 8: preparations

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" well would ya look at that!" Mark said walking into the last shed in the tank storage area.

" yep he's all stocked up and ready to go with all original parts restored and fully operational, and I do t think the new paint jobs don't hurt any." Hunter said and mark looked at all the tanks they were now painted a dark thunder cloud Grey with 2 red stripes running down the sides of the hulls and turrets.

" well I must say they don't hurt at all." He said and then turned to the rest of the boys.

" now let's get to training!"

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Erika itsumi and Maho nishizumi sat in the office planning and strategising for there next match with confused look's on there faces.

" What is it commander?" Erika said.

" it just dawned on me that we don't exactly know how our enemy thinks or fights." She said walking over to the computer and opening up YouTube.

" uhh not to be deminitive commander but when ever i watch there matches all I see is just organized chaos." Erika said and walked over next to to maho who was now watching one of the Patton matches from a year ago.

"No everything always has a rithym." Maho replied. They watched several matches and Erika was about to give up when maho yelled in excitement.

"I've got it!" Maho yelled.

"Mark's not using any existing strategis or styles he making his own!"

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"Good morning Tokyo, today is a lovely day for sheshado practice!" Said a Japanese news anchor as the shot changed yo an image of the U.S.S. NIMITZ and the GRAF ZEPPELIN as they sat in there ports.

"Tommorow is the day that the international tankery champion will be crowned. Will it be the measly George Patton boys academy or the great and almighty kuromourimine women's academy?" Tune In tomorrow at 8:00 am to watch the event live see you then.

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"So what's the plan mark?" Hunter said as they sat hunched over a map after returning form the training grounds.

" I want to keep the maus a secret from the enemy so I want them to hide just on the edge of the no fire zone not in it just out side of it, I also wa t two of our new panthers to protect ot as well as 2 Sherman's, then i want to split the rest in two more groups, group b will have all 4 sturmtigers, 4 pershings, and 2 tiger 1's, and group c will consist of 3 pershings including ace, 2 tiger 1's, and 8 panthers." Mark said and then pulled out a pointer and brought out the map of the battle grounds.

" I want group b to wait on this hill while 1 sturm goes out to lead the enemy force to point 7 in this clearing here." He said pointing on the map.

" and group c will conceal its self in the shrubbery around the clearing." Mark said starting to rub the stubble on his chin in concentration.

" OK but what if our enemy anticipates this and splits up like we are?" Hunter asked.

" well then all we have to do is find the flag tank, single it out and eliminate it but it won't be as easy as it is on paper let's tell the boys and get ready.

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The wind rustled a near by patch of flowers and some dew glinted in the early morning sun. The smell off pine sap in the air reminded mark of Tennessee a little. He stepped out of the passenger side of the WW2 american Willie's jeep and walked with Hunter up to the two girls waiting for them.

"We all know the rules here, and both teams are to know this is the last match and who ever wins will receive the champions shell understood?" Aaid the moderator they both replied yes.

" Allright let's amhave a good match." The moderator said and the girls bowed while the boys saluted. The respective side both rushed back to there tanks and prepared for the match.

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