Hi, everyone!
How would you define real teamwork?
While you're reflecting on this subject,
I'll tell you the story of our hero TheSugeKnight from the EU server.
They took their brand new Tier VIII French cruiser Charles Martel for a spin,
together with a friend on Kagero.
The battle started at a relaxed pace for our division mates.
During the first five minutes, our hero did nothing but sail about
the central archipelago and study the alignment of forces on the map.
But as you know,
no battle should be fought without thorough reconnaissance!
And while our teammate on Kagero tried to capture point B,
our Charles Martel finally found an enemy Dunkerque.
An artillery exchange broke out, but was soon interrupted by enemy aircraft.
Upgraded AA defense and a skillful maneuver
left them with almost no chance to cause damage to our French lady.
In addition, an allied Belfast hospitably set a smoke screen nearby.
Well, now Dunkerque won’t escape!
Setting the battleship on fire. It should burn down!
But no, the allied Brit steals the first frag right out from
under our nose.
Ok, it happens. C'est la vie, as they say in France.
Meanwhile, our friend on Kagero was prevented from capturing the point.
The red team is determined to win this battle!
In a couple of seconds, our beautiful allied intact Alabama
turned into a colander.
It's a shame!
They could have mounted just one signal to prevent this...
Let them have the Detonation reward as a consolation.
But our hero doesn't lose heart! Instead they start shelling Iowa.
A salvo and she's burning! Another one!
And the US battleship turns into a torch.
Raging fire and active ally support send Iowa
back to the Port and Charles Martel scores her first frag.
However, the enemy leads by points; they have two control points
and are eager to take the third.
That's why our friends have no other choice,
but to put a stop to these impudent claims.
Atago fell prey to HE-shells first.
Then followed Kagero and Leningrad
that, apparently, also collects Detonation awards.
Baudelaire would be upset looking at how skillfully
our guys weed out these "fleurs du mal."
Of course, three frags is great, but the gap in the score became greater.
And our carrier sank to the bottom like a true hero.
Now, it's four against six!
And then the enemy aircraft carrier is spotted nearby.
Here it is, a perfect chance to clear the sky of those pesky planes.
A sprinkling of devastating AP salvos and a dash of HE shells from Kagero
sent Hiryu to search for Poseidon's trident,
and our division mate received their first frag.
Meanwhile, allied Izumo and enemy Friedrich der Große
decided to find out who can ram the best.
And I have to say, they both perform admirably!
Well, at least the score by ships is even now.
Control points, on the other hand... Well, they're persistent!
They just can't leave point C alone. Our friends have to explain
once again that they won't let it go without a fight!
However, enemy Amagi, absorbed in a salvo exchange with the allied Missouri,
pays absolutely no attention to our hero.
A batch of HE shells and the Japanese ship becomes
a floating stage for a Rammstein concert.
It's a shame it didn't last long! Let them have a breather.
And another helping of HEs. The pyrotechnics continue!
And that's High Caliber for us. But Amagi managed to destroy Missouri.
Even Kraken Unleashed can't make us happy,
because with two control points, the enemy keeps getting closer to victory.
It's time to change that!
Our division mate rushes to point B. But then an enemy Mogami shows up.
He's got more HP than our friends have between them.
However, as the development of events will prove,
you can't win alone against a coordinated division.
Having snarled one last time, Mogami joined the society
of ships sunk near control point C.
Only Mahan remains, but she'll be hard to find.
I bet she’s hiding somewhere at the edge of the map.
And the score is 499 against 888!
Luckily, the American decided that only the weak hide.
And set out to personally finish off our division.
However, after a couple of salvos, the battered destroyer began to flee.
We can't let it go!
In this difficult situation, even the island plays
for the enemy team and conceals the American.
The score is 523 against 930!
Kagero is at point B, but capturing takes time
and it might not be enough for the last point!
Mahan fires and reveals herself again.
Oh, the reckless courage of the bold and restless!
Another precise salvo from our hero
and the American has only a thousand HP left.
The destroyer won't survive another hit like that!
Unfortunately, the two following salvos miss!
And the enemy team is very close to 1,000 points!
The destroyer can disappear at any moment!
A desperate salvo!
A hit!
Detonation!
Now I know why this award kept reappearing throughout the battle!
In the course of a heated fight for a single control point,
the skillful actions of our division allowed it to sink eight ships
and brought about a well-deserved victory.
Apart from that, the French cruiser earned Kraken Unleashed,
High Caliber, and Confederate.
If you, my friend, also like to hoard medals,
don't be shy, show us how you get ‘em!