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[Panel 1]

As two Russian tanks streak by, one takes a direct hit amidships.  Miyazaki, who already has firmly established himself as a crybaby in this episode, now wimps out completely. ^_^

SFX:
キィィィーン
Kiiii-n
  (sound of a shell hitting a tank)

午後４時１５分、第４次攻撃。
Gogo 4-ji 15-fun, dai 4 ji kougeki.
  4:15 PM, the 4th attack.

１５分間の準備砲撃の後、戦車と 歩兵一ケ大隊が 来た。
15-fun kan no junbi-hougeki no ato, sensha to hohei ikko-daitai ga kita.
  After 15 minutes of preparatory bombardment, the (Russian) tanks and one regiment of infantrymen came.

ロシア軍の衝撃力は 明らかに 低下した。
Roshia-gun no shougeki-ryoku wa akiraka ni teika shita.
  The shock power of the Russian army clearly had declined.

戦車３輌撃破
Sensha 3-ryou gekiha
  The Germans defeated 3 tanks.

「省略！！」
"Shouryaku!!"
  "Omit it!!"

ドンパチ 描きあきたので
Dompachi kaki akita node
  Because I'm tired of drawing gunfire.

[Panel 2]

A panoramic view of the battlefield.  Shattered and smoking hulks of destroyed tanks litter the landscape.

SFX:
ドーン
Do-n
  (sound of an explosion in the distance)

[Panel 3]

Carius barely cracks open the turret hatch on his Tiger.  Only his eyes are visible.

SFX:
シーン
Shi-n
  (sound of silence)

「きりぬけた......」
"Kirinuketa......"
  "We struggled through it......"

[Panel 4]

Carius heads off in the direction of the Kinderheim.

二輌を 警戒に 残して、カリウスは ようやく歩兵連隊の本部へ 出かける事が できた。
Ni-ryou o keikai ni nokoshite, Kariusu wa youyaku hohei rentai no honbu e dekakeru koto ga dekita.
  Carius, leaving behind two (Tigers) on watch, finally could go to the infantry's regimental headquarters.

「足まわりが いかれてますね」
"Ashimawari ga ikaretemasu ne"
  "The wheel's been damaged, hasn't it."

「キューベルが ほしい....」
"Kyuuberu ga hoshii...."
  "I want a Kübel...."

[Note: A Kübel was a Jeep-like vehicle (made by Volkswagen?) used by German army officers in WWII.]

SFX:
ギャラ  ギャラ  ヴォロロロ
Gyara       gyara      vorororo
  (sounds of the tank)

SFX:
ギイイ  ギィギ．．
Giii           giigi..
  (creaking)

SFX:
ガタ
Gata
  (shaky)

[Panel 5]

Von Schiller approaches at breakneck speed in his Kübel.  (Where could he be going in such a rush?)

連絡に でっかい虎を 使うのは いかにも無茶だ。
Renraku ni dekkai tora o tsukau no wa ikanimo mucha da.
  It's quite unreasonable to use a huge Tiger for making contact.

しかし、一台しかないキューベルは、シラーが 私用に 占有していた。
Shikashi, ichidai shikanai kyuuberu wa, Shiraa ga shiyou ni senyuu shite ita.
  But von Schiller monopolized the (company's) only Kübel for his personal use.

SFX:
ウヒョヒョ
Uhyohyo
  (laughter)

[Note:  In his book Tigers in the Mud, Carius mentions that von Schiller used the 2nd Company's Kübel to visit his mistress every night.  Von Schiller's staff concealed this fact from Carius until after the end of the war, aware that Carius was being forced to use his tank or to go on foot to communicate with headquarters.]

[Panel 6]

Carius jumps from his Tiger at the entrance to regimental headquarters.

「カリウスだ  においで 判るぞ  よくやった  入れっ」
"Kariusu da        Nioi de wakaru zo     Yoku yatta       Haire"
  "That's Carius.  I can tell by the smell.  You did well.  Come in."

[Panel 7]

Major Haase, eyes bulging, reacts to the report from Carius.

「なにィィ  兵隊が にげたあ！？  あそこは カラッポか！？」
"Naniii            Heitai ga nigetaa!?  Asoko wa karappo ka!?"
  "Whaaat?  The soldiers ran away?!  It's empty there?!"

「朝から ズーッとそうです」
"Asa kara zuuto sou desu"
  "It's been this way the entire time since this morning."

[Panel 8]

Major Haase issues orders through his field radio as a sweating Carius looks on.

「お前のとこは 何人いる」
"Omae no toko wa nannin iru"
  "How many men does your place have?"

「ヨシ  すぐ出頭しろっ」
"Yoshi      Sugu shuttou shiro"
  "Good.  Present them immediately."

「シラー中隊長 しらせなかったんだ....」
"Shiraa-chuutaichou shirasenakattan da...."
  "Company commander von Schiller didn't inform him...."

ヤバ       汗
Yoba              ase
  Dangerous   sweat

ロシア軍は 主攻方向を さとられないため 全戦区で 陽動したので ある。
Roshia-gun wa shukou-houkou o satorarenai tame zensenku de youdou shita node aru
  In order to conceal the direction of their main attack, the Russian army made an all-out attack in all sectors.

その対応に おわれて、東の袋は 虎と 歩兵の連合で 持ちこたえて いると
Sono taiou ni owarete, higashi no fukuro wa tora to hohei no rengou de mochikotaete iru to
ハーゼは 錯覚していたのだった。
Haaze wa sakkaku shite ita no datta.
  Tied up coping with (the attacks), Haase had the misconception that the "East Sack" was held by a combination of Tigers and infantrymen.

[Panel 9]

German soldiers, armed to the snout, climb aboard Carius's Tiger as Carius observes from the commander's cupola.

歩兵が 来た
Hohei ga kita
  The infantrymen came.

若い少尉に ひきいられた１０名
Wakai shoui ni hikiirareta 10-mei
  10 men led by a young second lieutenant.

「よろしく」
"Yoroshiku"
  "Nice to meet you."

SFX:
ウンセ
Unse
  (shout)

[Panel 10]

Carius and the young 2nd Lieutenant gaze intently at a map propped on top of the tank hatch.

たった５分間の打合せ。
Tatta 5-funkan no uchiawase.
  Only 5 minutes (for making) arrangements.

カリウスより 若い少尉は すぐ任務の重要さを 理解した。
Kariusu yori wakai shoui wa sugu nimmu no juuyousa o rikai shita.
  The young second lieutenant, who was younger than Carius, comprehended the importance of his mission immediately.

廃虚は 戦線の要だ
Haikyo wa sensen no kaname da
  The ruins are key to the front.

そこを 失うと 堤防は 決壊する。
Soko o ushinau to teibou wa kekkai suru.
  If they lose there, the dike will collapse.

地図板
Chizu-ban
  Map board  [arrow to board propped on top of the tank hatch]

[Panel 11]

German soldiers find shelter among the farmhouse ruins as the Tigers of Carius and Kerscher stand watch, silhouetted against the starry nighttime sky.

夜９時   廃虚１に 歩兵が もぐりこんだ。
Yoru 9-ji    Haikyo 1 ni hohei ga mogurikonda.
  At 9 o'clock at night, the infantrymen concealed themselves under Ruin 1.

７０ｍ先の２には ロシア兵が いる。
70m saki no 2 ni wa Roshia-hei ga iru.
  70 meters away in (Ruin) 2 are Russian soldiers.

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