I do not own Girls und Panzer in any form. This is a work of fanfiction.

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This is a little number made with input from some friends irl. I'll be dropping in some references from movies and the like, and some characters from my other stories will make appearances.

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Ch1: Introduction to mayhem

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The leaders of the Oarai and Pravda schools had arranged a series of exhibition matches on the mainland, both schools happy for the opportunity to get out on dry land and stretch their legs. They had their strategy meetings on opposing ends of the battlefield, which was at US Base 5117, the Sakibe Rifle range, which was easy to set up for tank battles of this size. Each team was also going to be given a slightly newer tank by the US and Japanese military commanders after watching the first battle between the primary teams from both schools. Oarai would receive an American M103A2 heavy tank, and Pravda would receive the oddball Object 279, as delivered from the Russian Army, which fit with their theme.

"Omigosh, this big one is so funny looking, but I LOVE IT!" Yukari gleamed, drooling over the new addition to their roster.

"Calm down, Yukari. I like this one too." Miho started. "We'll get to see this baby on the battlefield tomorrow."

Yukari slumped down after her outburst. "I know, I just really like tanks, you know."

Everyone nodded and smiled in agreement, and then went to take their positions for the start of the battle. When given the "Panzer Vor" order, all of the tanks rolled out in their usual formation. Yukari was notably eager to get the day finished so they could get to work with the new addition. She sat in her position and shook around in a little dance, humming the Anglerfish song. Soon enough, they met the first Pravda tank of the day, the T-34/76. They quickly assumed that this was a decoy, as it was alone, and they were making no attempts whatsoever to hide. They decided to drive around the hill to its rear and get a better angle which left them a bit less exposed to fire from other tanks that were going to be coming from Pravda's location. "Load one, Yukari." Miho called out.

Yukari loaded a round into the gun and called ready. The Panzer crept up into position, with only a portion of the turret skylining. The periscope couldn't get a clear view of the T-34, which had apparently spotted an Oarai tank, as it fired off in thier direction. Since no other team had called out that they were hit, they didn't think the T-34 hit its mark. The operators of the T-34 were seemingly unaware of the predators that were looking out over them. Miho ordered the tank forward, just enough that the gun had a clear shot. "I'm going to step out and try to see what we have going on here. I've got this really weird feeling about this." Miho said.

"What do you mean?" Saori asked.

"I don't want to fire if it means we can be compromised."

"Hey, I've got an idea." Yukari told Miho.

"What's that?"

"You all step out and look around, if it's safe and you give the signal, I'll fire at their tank."

"Not a bad idea. Everyone out, let's see if there's something we're missing."

Yukari took the gunner's seat after the rest of the crew had cleared out. They took up positions on the hill, using binoculars to look around, expecting to see another Pravda tank somewhere in the distance. "KV-2 Heavy Tank spotted, range appears to be... 1,500 meters." Hana called out. "We're within its engagement range, but the hill should give us enough cover."

Miho raised her hand to give the signal to fire, and the team heard a loud bang, followed by a distant report. It wasn't from their gun, though, as it sounded more like their tank was hit. "Aw, shoot. We're hit." Mako said, un enthusiastically, noting that the white flag had popped up.

Everyone looked around and noticed that they didn't see any smoke from one of the practice rounds. They also saw the gunner's door flung open, as if it had been ripped open. They all ran over to the side of the tank to see what was wrong. Yukari pulled herself out of the turret, shaking, and with her face covered in blood. The girls ran over and helped her out of the tank and into a seated position resting against the tank, shocked at what they saw. "What the hell was that?" Saori tried calling out over the radio, which appeared to be dead. "What kind of round was that?"

Miho looked up and saw a clean hole bored through the turret completely. What seemed to have happened was an armor-piercing round was used, and part of the turret was thrown into Yukari's face. Mako hurriedly grabbed the first aid kit and started trying to apply first aid to Yukari. Saori continually tried to call for assistance over the radio, which still seemed to be working, but there was no signal. "I... I... It hurts... so much." Yukari whimpered.

Saori took out the flare gun and sent one up to signal a problem. Before long, they were visited by tanks, but none they had ever seen, nor were in service to Pravda. They looked modern, which was out of place among the two to three generations old tanks. Saori snapped a picture of the unknown tanks with her phone, set it to record, then quickly put it away. Two soldiers stepped out of the tank and walked over, weapons at the ready. One of them appeared to be the vehicle commander, the other appeared to be the driver. Miho jumped up and put herself between the attackers and her team. "WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU"RE DOING?" Miho yelled. "You almost killed one of our team members!"

The unknown assailants spoke to each other in a language none of the girls understood. They both lowered their weapons and approached the girls. "Had I known this was what we were facing, I wouldn't have come out here today." The driver said, so the girls could understand them.

"Who is your tank commander?" The unknown commander asked.

"I'm the vehicle commander. Answer the question. What's your problem?" Miho spat out angrily.

"We were told by our leaders to come here and attack the armored force. We saw a tank, we fired."

"Do you not see the age of these vehicles? This one is 75 years old! There's no way you could think this was a standing armored force!"

The driver again spoke to the commander in the language the girls didn't understand. The commander pointed and the driver went back to his tank. "Please... Just let us go." Yukari said weakly, still spitting up blood.

"Save your strength, Yukarin." Mako said quietly.

The commander drew his pistol, which made everyone feel uneasy. Miho took a step toward the commander, putting her arms out to the sides. "I'm this team's commander, and I'm responsible for them. If you want to deal with them, you'll go through me."

"Such an example of bravery I have not seen in a long time. Even though outnumbered, outgunned and under trained, you still stand for your crew."

One of the unknown tanks aimed out to the battlefield and fired what seemed to be another armor piercing round. "WHY ARE YOU STILL SHOOTING?" Miho shouted.

"The only vehicle we see out here that poses any threat was that Soviet KV-2. They only fired at the tracks to disable it. The crew is unharmed."

Miho stood her ground as the commander stepped up to her. He turned his pistol around to offer it to Miho, who took it with a steady hand. "Defend yourself." He said in a calm voice. "You can call for help proper now, we've disabled the radio jammer."

The commander walked back to his tank, just as the Pravda T-34 came around the hill. The commander's tank aimed at the Pravda tank, which got them to stop. The unknown tanks popped smoke rounds for cover, then left the area. The radio started crackling back to life, with reports coming back from both sides. Pravda was calling out about the KV-2 being hit by an unapproved round, while others were calling out about the radio outage, and one coming through asking about the flare. Saori called back about the flare and gave details, including their position. The Pravda team ran from their T-34 to the Panzer to see if they could help. The US military dispatched a medevac helicopter to get Yukari to proper medical care. "You're gonna be okay. Help is coming." Mako told her.

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Everyone had gone back to the military base command complex to be debriefed about what happened. The school leaders and military personnel asked them questions, but they were still in a state of shock. Saori put her phone on the table and slid it to the personnel. "I took a picture of the unknown tank, then started recording and put it in my pocket. I hope this helps."

The personnel looked at the picture, then listened to the audio, trying to figure something out. The US commander recognized the tank immediately, and the JGSDF commander recognized the language. They spoke to each other quietly to the side. "Excuse me, but what about Yukari? What's her condition?" Miho asked.

"Your friend Yukari will be okay." The US commander told her. "Her cheekbone is shattered, her lower jaw is broken and she had a few teeth knocked out, as well as having cuts on her face from the shrapnel. She's in surgery right now, but your first aid most likely saved her life."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing the news. "God, she's gotta be in so much pain." Miho said quietly.

"Stand up." The commander told Miho.

She spoke as she stood up. "Is there anything else you need?"

The US and JGSDF commanders stood straight up and saluted Miho, who returned the gesture. "You have shown bravery in the face of the enemy. Just as their commander stated, you were outnumbered, outgunned and not trained well enough to fight them, but you still stood up for your crew and faced them down."

"If I may ask, who was it that attacked us?"

"Koreans." The JGSDF commander said.

"Are you sure?"

"I know the language they were speaking, and the American commander recognized the tank. There's no doubt, you were attacked by the Korean Army."

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Just like in the manga, I intend to write info about new tanks as they are added.

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New vehicle for Oarai: US M103A2 heavy tank. Main armament: 120mm smoothbore gun. Secondary: Browning M-2 .50 hmg. Crew: 5 (commander, driver, gunner, 2 loaders). Armor: 127mm 60°, max 254mm. Engine: Continental AVDS-1790-2, V12, air cooled twin turbo diesel 750hp. The M103 was designed by the United States as a heavy tank capable of fighting the Soviet heavy tanks of the time. This vehicle never saw live combat.

New vehicle for Pravda: Soviet Object 279. Main armament: 130mm rifled gun. Secondary: 14.5x114mm KPVT coaxial machine gun. Crew: 4 (commander, driver, gunner, loader). Armor 217-319mm 30-50° turret, max 269mm hull. Engine: 2DG-8M diesel 1,000hp. Production numbers were limited due to cost and complexity. The tank features 4 sets of tracks instead of 2, which increased cross country ability. The tracks helped increase friction with the ground and shape of the hull were designed to keep the tank from flipping over in the event of a nuclear blast.

Korean: "M-2002" P'okp'ung-ho II. Main armament: 125mm smoothbore gun. Secondary: 14.5mm KPVT machine gun. Crew: 4 (commander, driver, gunner, loader). Armor: thickness classified, estimated 500mm vs HEAT. Engine: 1,000 HP diesel. Not much is known outside of Korea about this vehicle. It appears to be derived from Soviet and Chinese designs such as the T-68, T-72 and Type 88. Has limited nighttime fighting capability, as compared to other MBT.