Location: External Base
POV: Kyle's
''Gentlemen, The design blueprints for the Zeppelin have arrived, if we may have your attention,'' Mackensen said. The room immediately calmed down as their attention returned back to the Marshall. ''As I have stated this is a state of the art design,'' I said whilst walking towards the Blueprint which is 10 meters long and 2 meters wide. It has been hung from the roof. But when I was about to touch it. 'WARNING WANDERER CONNECTION TO TIMELINE IS DISRUPTED!' My pupils dilated as my conscious was pulled into darkness. But immediately I heard the iconic voice of the app.'Connection reestablished!'
''GET THE BLUEPRINT AND RUN PRIVATE!'' A middle-aged man screamed as he was at the helm of an Airship.''SIR THERMO BOMB INBOUND 6 O'clock!'' A navigator shouted ''BRACE BRACE BRACE!'' The captain shouted as he pulled me to the ground, I blinding light flashed as a shock wave followed. ''SIR DAMAGE TO ALL SECONDARY BATTERIES!'' The Gunnery master said. ''FIRE ON THE ENEMIES!'' The captain ordered. ''SIR THE CONFEDERATION IS SENDING THEIR COLOSSUS CLASS!'' A radar operator screamed. Immediately afterwards a massive Zeppelin 1 kilometre in length appeared, massive 20-inch cannons aimed at their Zeppelin. Everyone's faces looked grim. They all stood up and saluted the captain.
''Sir, It was an honour Flying with you!'' The crew said. ''Son, GO! THE CONFEDERATION WANTS THE BLUEPRINT! NEVER GIVE IT TO THEM!'' With that said he pushed me into the teleporter of the ship. 'BOOM!' The 20-inch guns fired, hitting the Zeppelin, 'Warning unknown coordinates, warning unknown plane, warning Teleporter malfunction.' The system rang as the Teleporter was charging. 'Identified the wrong timeline to Wanderer's genome' Reconnecting back to correct timeline!' The App sounded again. My conscious came back to my body. '2148, that's the date on this Blueprint, which indeed makes no sense. But now I know how Airships came to be so big, they had a reference!'
''Sir are you okay? you are spacing out'' The head of the Healthcare Sector said. ''I am fine, Thank you. I will now go over the specifications:
Basic Statistics,
-Length 724 Meters, Beam is 94 meters
-Gas capacity: 800,000 cubic meters
-Lift: 3000.5 Tons, using gas [Unknown]
-Cruising Speed: 220 km/h
-Maximum Speed: 288 km/h
-Main Power plant: [Unknown], Provided by the Company
-Crew: 200 flight officers and men,
-Capacity to carry 1200 men.
-The frame is made out of Titanium Alloy while the outer shield is a titanium/Aluminium based alloy, the bridge is protected by thick steel, against bombings.
Armaments:
-8x 400mm Guns
-24x 155mm Guns
-18x Quadruple 122mm Guns
-34x 20mm Quadruple flak cannons
-54x 10,100 kg Bombs, 165x 5,000 kg Bombs, 278x 2,000 Kg Bombs.
-30 Fighter Planes, 4 Light Bombers
-12 Tanks of max 70 tons
Misc;
-Radar
-Radio Relaying Station
-Targeting system
-Smoke Dispensers
-[Unknown word in that era]
-Bridge has [Unknown]
-[Unknown]
-[Unknown]
-[Unknown]
production is estimated to be 2 Billion RM for each unit since we have cancelled the Norway plan we have the financial capabilities. Remember, a battleship costs around 300 million RM, we have something 6 2/3x stronger than a normal battleship!'' I finished with a big sigh.
''SIR, SIR!'' a Generalmajor ran in without knocking. '' WE ARE AT WAR!'' He screamed desperately. Everyone was baffled when he said that. ''Generalmajor please explain in detail!'' I ordered. ''YES MARSHALL!'' He replied, before continuing: ''At 16:52 all our Supply bases in Western Europe were attacked, It was the same organisation that attacked us on the British Isles. The bases Sunsword, Vortex, Starlight and Codex have been hit the hardest. We have lost all contact, we have also lost 67% of all personnel in western Europe, our intelligence outposts have also been on high alert the entire time.''
''MARSHALL!'' An Oberst runs into the meeting room,''If it isn't urgent please leave Oberst.'' I replied. ''IT IS URGENT, OUR BASES IN MIDDLE EUROPE HAVE BEEN ATTACKED NONE ARE LEFT, ALIVE SIR!'' The Oberst shouted. ''WHAT! HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE! I HAVE MADE SURE EVERYTHING WAS KEPT SECRET!'' The Sector head of The Intelligence Sector was going mad. ''Calm DOWN SECTOR HEAD!'' I bellowed. ''Yes. Sir.'' He replied dejectedly. ''Now gentlemen we are facing our first crisis, how are we going to handle this situation!'' I asked. ''I propose the immediate dispatch of all our forces to protect our investments!'' The sector head Hoffman proposed of finance. ''I propose the immediate concentration of forces like we had in plan 2 for England.'' Rudolf Proposed.
'Nothing is going to cut it, WE ARE NOT READY!' I thought desperately. ''Oberst, and Generalmajor, relay Oder 60, to all our inner and outer core members, give the external core Order N.46,'' I Ordered. ''WE ARE TO WITHDRAW OUR PRESENCE FROM THE WORLD!'' I said. ''Marshall, I also propose to bind to a country for protection, we saw the German and French government both support the organisation, but Spain and Poland did not. Clearly, their influence is in Major nations, not Minor.'' Sector head of Intelligence proposed. ''I Agree, we shall vote on which country!'' The men debated under each other and started to write down their Votes. ''Sir The Votes are in.'' The Hauptmann said before continuing'' 1 vote for Luxembourg, 3 for Belgium, 5 for Austria, 4 for Switzerland and 1 for Germany!''
''The Council has decided, everyone, pull your resources together and get me a meeting with the head of Austrian Government!'' I ordered, people came end left again as they started to get back favours people own them and try to get me a meeting. ''BOOM!'' Dust falls from the ceiling as the floor vibrates. ''ENEMY CONTACT!'' People shouted inside the base, ''BOOM!'' Artillery shells started to pound the base from above. ''Mackensen, go check out what is happening,'' I ordered Mackensen. ''Yes Kyle!'' And with that, We waited for his return.
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Location: External Base
POV: Kyle's
''Mobilise the 1st and 2nd infantry regiment, open the armouries to all non-combatant personnel. Kill the prisoners. And get me my Panther!'' I replied. ''Yes sir, mobilisation order received!'' With that said the Oberst left the premises. ''Men, prepare for the worst, I want the evacuation order on standby,'' I said to the sector heads. There was silence in the room, but they all said with dry throats:''yes Marshall'' 'BOOM!' Another shell lands close by.
Dust falls off the ceiling, We were all waiting for the reports to start flooding in any second now. The time ticks by, shells drop constantly, and the Gun fighting could be heard outside. One minute after Mackensen left he returned with a solemn look on his face. He approached me and leaned into me so he could whisper:'' Sir, we estimate 6,000 Men, same clothing as the ones in London, we have also found the cause of why they were able to know where all supply bases were. The only man besides the intelligence Sector head that knows each base location is the logistics head. We suspect him giving away our positions.
We have also spotted Tanks that look awfully similar to the Panzer IIIs Ausf. A. Meaning our logistic head must have sent one tank from production as well since the intelligence head is unable to do that. That is all I have to report Kyle.'' ''Thank you Mackensen'' I whispered back. ''Okay Gentlemen, I need every single one of you to stand up one by one and come in front of me,'' I ordered the Sector heads. Although they were baffled they still complied to the Marshall's orders. I took out my Loyalty scanning tool and gave it to Zero, Before giving instructions,'' When you step forward to extend your left arm, Zero will place the tool on top of your hand, the tool will then give you a tattoo, this tattoo will be an identifier for the tool in the future.''
First, the Head of Healthcare stepped forward, extended his arm and let the tattoo be imprinted. I opened the App linked to the tool, and yes a name appeared with his loyalty factor, which stands at 86. 'Not bad, not bad at all'
Sector head after sector head was scanned, all until now were above 80, with most being 90 and 3 being a 100. the last 3 were the Intelligence head and logistics head and the Head of the white skulls.
The Intelligence officer extended his hand, Zero pointed the tool at his hand and a tattoo was imprinted. I checked and I was amazed by the Loyalty level being 100. 'Mackensen's Speculations until now were spot on, he sure has a sharp eye.' The Logistics head second, He extended his arm and Zero pointed the tool at him. the tool imprinted the tattoo. I opened the List but was baffled it also had a loyalty factor of 100. So I beckoned Mackensen over. I learned in before whispering to him:''It isn't the logistics head, who else do you think it could be Mackensen?'' 'BOOOM!' A shell close to the headquarters impacted.
'DAMMIT as long as there is a traitor in our mists the less we can act, if we act now they will most likely know and counteract!' I cursed myself for my bad luck again. Then the head of the white skulls stepped forward, I didn't pay much attention to the man when he was scanned since I was talking with Mackensen about potential suspects on the lower levels. But when I checked the list all the blood drained from my face, 'Negative! He has a loyalty factor of -84?!?' I looked at the commander, he just smiled. I Beckoned Mackensen again, ''Mackensen we are in deep trouble, do you know why people are not coming in, why it is silent inside.
Because the traitor isn't the Intelligence head or Logistics head, its... The largest military force we wield, the Head of the white skulls!'' ''All Blood left Mackensen's face as well. ''Kyle, what will be the best course of action now? The best case scenario is that only he has betrayed us, the worst... Is it all white skulls are enemies.'' He asked. ''Mackensen, go get the Panzer III/IVs and all black skulls, put them so that they can immediately kill the white skulls, if they are already starting to kill our soldiers just retreat to the second line of defence, that is always mounted by black skulls.'' I gave my orders to Mackensen, who immediately left.
I then beckoned Zero over, ''Zero, I want you to get the Gold skulls, station them everywhere in the HQ, we might have an internal battle very soon...The Head of the white skulls has betrayed us.'' ''I do as you command sir, these traitorous bastards will die soon at the hands of the elite guard!'' Zero said firmly
I patiently waited, I saw Zero from the corner signalling me that all troops were in place. The fighting has continued for more than 30 minutes, yet the intensity is increasing, the occasional explosion nearby has become frequent explosions. 'I must confront him now' I pull out my m1911a1 from the holster, I undo the safety and prepare to immediately shoot. ''Head of the White skulls, why did you join the organisation?''
I asked curiously. He gave a monotone response: ''I was forced out of my home due to the great depression, I lost everything, my home, my sister, my brother, my family. But I fought, I fought on, because I heard that one of my relatives was still alive. In order to search for him/her I joined the organisation, first to abuse it, but now I feel like an actual part of it!'' The monotone voice becomes stoic and full of pride. '
'So why did you betray us 'George'?'' I said while watching his every move. ''Wha what are you talking about! I have DEVOTED MY LIFE TO THE ORGANISATION! HOW DARE YOU TO ACCUSE ME OF BEING A TRAITOR!'' He shouted. The other sector heads were baffled by seeing their old friend accused by their Marshall. But their faces were like steel, no emotion was shown, also clearly indicating their stance with their Marshall. Seeing that it was hopeless he started to laugh. But just before I could point my gun at his face and shoot, he whistles. 'BANG!' the .45 Bullet went right through his head. But it was all too late, as hell started in the command centre.
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