“But I’m a princess now! Why can’t I know what’s going on!?”
Twilight was in the middle of an argument with her brother when the three guards came in, deeply frightened.
“Sir, we saw it! It was one of those armors, only it looked different!” one yelled.
“Calm down and tell me exactly what you saw,” Shining replied.
“We were going towards the Everfree when we were shot at with guns. We noticed there were dozens of them, so we retreated. Steadfast tried to fight back even though it wouldn't work; he was killed.”
“You said dozens?” Shining asked.
“Yes sir.”
“They can’t have invaded this far without us knowing, could they?” he asked himself.
“Invaded? That’s it! Shining, tell me what’s going on and what happened to Rainbow!” Twilight yelled. “If we’ve come under attack, I should know about it!”
“I-I suppose you’re right,” Shining relented. “Gather up the rest of the Elements and I’ll explain.”
The two stepped outside to get the others, but something caught their eyes. To the east, there was a large amount of black smoke, getting larger and larger by the minute. Thinking of what it could be, Twilight remembered how long Rainbow had been slacking off on raining the Everfree.
“Oh no,” she said. “No no no! Forest fire!”
That tree that the unicorn’s blast had hit was as dry as a desert, as was the rest of the forest. The instant it caught fire, there was no stopping it. By instinct, Bannon and the rest of the team battened down the hatches and prepared to move.
“YANKEE ACTUAL-YOU THINKING WHAT I’M THINKING-OVER?” Uleski called over the net.
“YEA, WE CAN’T GO INTO THAT VILLAGE, SO WE’LL GO BACK THE WAY WE CAME-ALL TRACKS BUTTON UP THIGHT AND HOLD YOU’RE BREATH-FALL IN BEHIND ACTUAL AND PREPARE TO MOVE FAST-WE’RE GETTING OUT OF HERE-OVER AND OUT.”
Bannon didn’t have time to wait for replies.
“DRIVER, GET US MOVING AS FAST AS YOU CAN AND DON’T STOP FOR ANYTHING.”
“ALREADY ON IT.”
The tank turned around and proceeded down the road as fast as the sharp turns would allow it, followed by the rest of the company. Since the fire had started from behind the team’s position, it was already in the way and spreading at a quick rate.
Every now and then 66 would bounce a bit as it ran through a burning log or limb. There were several strange animals that were scattered about, but they seemed more scared of the tanks, so they stayed clear of the road. Flames licked at the 66 and the rest of the team as they sped along the way. It was getting pretty hot inside.
Bannon started to wonder if they would make it out in time; they didn’t really teach you how to deal with a forest fire in tank school. He started to worry about how many of the team’s vehicles were ok. He instinctively reached for the radio, but decided against it, thinking it would distract some of the crews from their tasks.
“DRIVER, YOU KNOW HOW MUCH FURTHER?”
“I THINK WE’RE ALMOST OUT, IF MEMORY SERVES ME RIGHT, SIR.”
“LET’S HOPE IT DOES.”
Sure enough, through the smoke and flames, Bannon spotted the exit. After a final turn, 66 had a clear shot at safety. Ortelli gunned the tank’s Honeywell AGT 1500 engine and shot forward, blasting through the exit in a cloud of smoke and flames. One by one, the other tracks came out in the same manner.
Bannon counted up. All the men and machines had made it through the fiery gauntlet. Now he just had to figure out what to do now that he was back where he started.
The pegasi had already started moving rain clouds to fight the fire, but the damage was done. Most of the forest had burned to the ground. All the elements and Shining could do was watch.
“Oh, this is just awful!” Fluttershy cried.
“Rainbow was with them when it happened,” Twilight said, turning to her brother. “Do you- do you think she’s-I mean-”
“No, it’s not likely,” Shining replied. “It takes more than that to stop those machines, unless they just decided to leave Rainbow in the forest, and there’s no real reason to do that.”
“Where do you think they went to?”
“Back east, no doubt.”
“Then we’re going after them!”
“Alright, just-wait what!?”
“Yea, we can’t just leave poor Dashie with those mean machine thingies!” Pinkie said, cutting him off.
“Hold on, girls,” Twilight said.
“Twilight don’t! You don’t know what you’re getting yourself into! I still haven’t explained things!”
Before Shining could stop them, the five were gone in a bright flash.
66’s charge out of the forest left it a ways ahead of the others. While the rest of the team gathered up, Bannon kept an eye out for anything unusual. He also noticed that their prisoner was still sleeping contently on the floor.
“Who the hell sleeps through all that,” Bannon said to himself. “Not to mention for that long.”
Bannon returned his gaze to the field. It was good that he did, because something appeared over a small knoll heading in their direction. It looked like another tank.
“GUNNER IDENTIFY-YOU KNOW WHOSE TRACK THAT IS?”
“NO IDEA, SIR-IT DOESN’T EVEN LOOK LIKE AN ABRAMS.”
Bannon looked closer and noticed what Folk was talking about. The tank’s body was a bit smoother and the turret was rounded. There was no doubt in his mind; it was a T-55.
“THAT’S A T-55-ARE THE RUSSIANS HERE, TOO!?”
“ALL I KNOW IS THAT WE SHOULD PROBABLY GET READY FOR WHATEVER THEY’VE GOT PLANNED.”
“WHAT IF THEY’RE IN THE SAME SITUATION AS WE ARE?”
Before Bannon could answer, a there was a bright flash over to his left. He checked and noticed that, on a nearby knoll, the purple and orange horses had appeared, along with some of their friends. Things just got considerably worse.
“THAT GROUP OF HORSES IS BACK-TO OUR LEFT-9 O'CLOCK-ON THAT SMALL HILL,” Bannon observed.
“I GOT ‘EM,” Folk answered.
“There it is!” Twilight said, spotting the tank.
“That’s the thing that kidnapped Rainbow?” Rarity asked. “It looks rather…outlandish.”
“Looks like he’s got a friend this time,” Applejack said angrily, spotting the second tank.
“Yea, but it looks different,” Twilight noticed. “I wonder why it’s like that.”
Almost as if one queue, the T-55 pointed its gun in the hill’s directing and fired. The shot hit the bottom of the hill and threw the ponies to the ground. They were shocked and scared from the massive force of the explosion.
“HEADS UP, SIR-THE T-55 IS FIRING ON THE GROUP,” Folk said.
“I CAN SEE THAT," Bannon retorted.
“WELL, WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO?”
Bannon thought on this for a moment. Surely, this would be a decisive turn in their adventure here. He could either join the T-55 in shooting at the horses that had attempted to attack and kill him and his crew; doing this might make them friends with the other tank, who might know a way home. On the other hand, those horses might hold the key to that. Decisions, decisions.
“OK, CREW PREPARE TO ENGAGE!”
“AYE SIR, GUN READY!”
“ROUNDS READY TO BE LOADED, SIR!”
“READY TO MOVE OUT IF WE NEED TO, SIR!”
Unfortunately for Bannon, Rainbow took this opportunity to wake up and break the thin rope that was holding her.
“You’re going to pay for tying me up!” she said, moving up to Bannon and trying to hit him. “Nopony ties up Rainbow Dash!”
Her punches hurt but not that much. To Bannon, it felt more like a muscular ten year old trying to hit him, especially with all the equipment and gear in the way. Still, he couldn’t focus on his job like this. Not to mention she was getting pretty annoying with all the talk.
“And I swear, if you hurt any of my friends, I’ll-”
Before she could finish, Bannon shoved her hard onto the metal floor.
“Just sit down and shut up, kid!” Bannon yelled.
Rainbow was taken aback by this, but she did nothing but watch as the team go to work.
“LOADER-BATTLE CARRY SABOT.”
“YES SIR”
Kelp began the process of loading the round.
“DRIVER, MOVE OUT-DON’T MAKE US A SITTING TARGET.”
“COPY”
Ortelli moved the tank forward once again.
“GUNNER IDENTIFY-TARGET-T-55 TANK.”
“IDENTIFIED”
“SABOT UP”
Bannon was about to find out if the crew’s year of training and the five million dollar tank could do what they were supposed to do: close in and destroy the enemy.
“FIRE!”
“ON THE WAAAY!”
The tank’s main gun shot back with the recoil. The SABOT round sped out and flew to its target. Folk was rewarded with a hit right in the center of the T-55’s left side. Immediately, the tank stopped and shuddered. It then quickly caught fire and the ammo inside began to cook off.
Twilight and her friends watched in awe from the small hill. The machine that they thought was their enemy had just killed what looked like their one of their own. And that one had been shooting at them, so it only meant one thing.
“Did that thing just save us?” Pinkie asked.
“I guess so,” Twilight answered, “but, why?”
The M1 then rolled up close to their hill. For a minute, the elements thought they would be next, but they were surprised when the hatch on top opened. They were even more surprised when Rainbow popped out of it.
“Hey guys, you gotta come check this out!”
This is progressing very well. Do continue or I will cut you.
3109972 Just try.
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Another story?
3110113
Pardon?
I loved that book and you are writing this very well. Please continue.
3110037
Now you use Hot Fuzz for a come back.
You sir are after my heart!
3110037 Oh don't worry. We readers have many ways to kill you authors.
This for example.
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I KNEW IT! ever since shining said something about allies I thought about them not being the only company there.
goddammit why the hell teh russians are always the bad guys?
3110610
Not if I has fighter jet.
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3110595
Well, now I know who i'm staying with if there's a zombie apocalypse
3111752 3111104 SEMI-SPOILER ALERT-
The Russians will not be the bad guys, but rather a sort of pony version of them.
Also, the rest of the Battalion will be making an appearance.
3112019
The rest of the 66 battalion or the T-55 Battalion?
still pony-russians as bad guys? get more original please
3112019
You are welcome to join me in Canada if the Zombie Apocalypse arrives. Everyone knows that zombies don't attack Canada.
3112019 Screw your stupid fighters.
We also have SAMs.
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Damn! Nice job fixing yankees hostility towards the ponies.
3113791
You think one measly shoulder-launched SAM can stop Galm team?
3114161
Thanks, I thought it would be too much of a run-around, but it worked out well.
3112599
Cause of your powerful weapons, no doubt.
3112545
Has that been done before? If so, how deep into it has it gotten? I was planning on going into greater detail about the pony version of it.
Even so, it's more original than just having the Russians be the bad guys again. And even with that, the book was written in 1987 and is a WW3 scenario with the PACT. I want to stay true to the book, what else would there be? It's not like just the Changeling or Griffon infantry can do much against a tank.
(P.S. They won't just be fighting other tanks and vehicles.)
3110127 You already have Brothers in Arms and now you've got this, when'ya gonna get back to Ace Combat? (Which was awesome BTW.)
3115284
Did you not see Galm in my earlier posts here? That's my favorite game series, no way i'm letting that die. Like I said in the notice, i'm working on it, but it's super long and I won't update until it's completely done (which might take a year or two).
To be fair, I've just been on an idea roll lately. I'm getting into the habit of just shoving them out the window because I'm more paranoid than Nixon that someone will do them first. I have no plans to cancel anything as of yet.
They should have destroyed the village
3115139
okay
why not a random group with RPG-7 and AKM or the chinese copies? more of a challenge than a standard army
3116580
I've got things planed.
Oh, and I meant the rest of Team Yankee's battalion.
3115139 No but I am sure this can:
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And this...
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... and this...
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3113791 You forgot one thing. FLARES
3116698Nice radio chatter again :D also..do you have a idea of what your wrighting schedule is now that school is starting?
3119257 Flares don't always thwart missile locks.
3119259
Well, it's not just school. I've also got work, live between two homes, and several other real life stuff (guitar, reading, JROTC, etc.) so it fluctuates to the point where I can't nail anything down. But, I do have a four day weekend coming up, so i'm expecting some time then.
3118843
You underestimate Galm. You can have Shoop da whoop fire his lazer and it won't work.
3118843>>3119899 Captain Reddy and USS Walker DD-163 at your service Eagle. We'll give your enemies one hell of a thrashing and show 'em how the Walkers do it!
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3126610
Thanks.
Yea, I prefer Bradley to M113s, but it's still a crossover (most of the 1st chapter up until the gas is basically a shortened version of the books first chapter) and that's what he said in the book. I also wish he would've put in the M1A1 instead of the normal M1 so the gun could be 120 mm. I don't know why he chose the old equipment; rather odd considering it was published in 1987.
Be honest, when it comes to Detroyermen, I think it would be better to write an entirely new story, especially since Enterprise isn't a crossover. for example, I wanted to do another WW2 with Halsey (my first original story) but I'm not crossing it over with BIA. On another note, I've actually talked with someone in the 'Battleships' group who is also wanting to do a Detroyermen cross. So, either hurry or team up. Your choice.
Yea, I've seen a few examples of Rainbow jumping the gun, but that is one of her bad habits. I hadn't done it yet, and I wanted to get more complex with introductions, so I gave it a shot. Besides, it's a great set up for conflict and plot.
3126836 3119899
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Good luck you two hope you have a wonderful time being dead.
3128092
Galm can survive nukes.
3128092 Victory is ours!
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Our nukes are biggerer.
3126858 I saw his thread, what he plans on doing is bringing the Destroyermen back to "our" world in TNaB's universe where ponies & humans are now living together.
Having more ships get pulled into the Destroyermen universe by a freak storm is like exactly canon.
Nah I don't think I'll make my current story a crossover, but having ponies trapped on a world where everything just wants to eat them sounds fun.
3128940
True, but the series itself hasn't been done at all. It'll be interesting to see who gets there first.
As for the common storm teleportation, at least the one i'm using actually happened, so i'm hope I don't get any 'cliche' critics from that.
3128994 Well I meant it was canon for the Destroyermen novels, everything human in the series came through a squall, an odd green squall, so if you see a green squall keep away. Or if you want to go to a place where everything wants to eat you then steer towards it.
I would if I had a decent ship, maybe a cruiser, but I wouldn't take anything that doesn't have a gun on it that's for sure.
Do you plan on sending the whole fleet? Because that would be a lot of ships, even with the storm damage they'd probably still have enough working aircraft and weapons to take over Equestria.
3129044
Indeed. That's why I was asking about the ship list earlier. I can't find an accurate count for that exact date, and I know I have to remove the one sunk at Leyte, but I don't know their replacements.
I was talking more about HIE in general. Around half of the military in Equestria stories involve going through storms. Halsey's Typhoon just presented too perfect an excuse due to it's factual.
3129067 Well the only problem you would have is the Destroyers since they were shifted about so often. Just go with lets say 50 DDs and if anyone askes where the rest are just say they'll still on Earth because the storm didn't like them.
3128940 I would prefer that we keep this at 21st century levels.
3128921 All that proves is that their planes computers and engines have triple copper plating or some other protection against an EMP. Not that they can survive the shock wave, or the explosion from a nuke.
3129853 Meh, Operation Crossroads showed that most ships would survive the blast of a nuke, all you need is to add some lead lining and an air filtration system to keep the crew alive and a battleship should be able to keep fighting. It may lose some of it's main guns and all of it's AA guns (Because the crew has to be on deck for them) though.
Darn, why does everybody and everypony hate Russia so much?!
3225098 *cough* Stalin *cough* Soviet Union *cough*
3225098 Its them Russian planes nowadays, they always Stalin
Actually, since she is now the enemy, they have every reason to do that. Saves them from getting their uniforms dirty.
Honestly, though, I don't get why he would side with the ponies. Not only had they attacked him unprovoked (though, I can see why now, but still), the Russians are human while the ponies are not and the Russians are not his enemy. Sure, it looked like they were likely to become his enemy, but they weren't, yet. The ponies, however are.
I must remind myself that, if he had sided with the T-55, there wouldn't be a story. This is a good story, so I don't want it to end after just a few chapters.
Of course, assuming no other Russians saw what happened, he could always claim later to any other Russians that he thought the T-55 was shooting at him.
'MERICA fuck russia
How did rainbow's hearing survive?
7819922
The tank has soundproofing.
APFSDS would be what you'd all caps. Sabot would just be capitalized.