You squeeze the button on the side of the transceiver, sending out a short wave of static and signalling the beginning of your message to the battalion commander.
*Ksshh* "We will proceed forwards into the town, sir, over and out." *ksshh*
You think for a moment on the way you should go about this, and decide to stick together, attacking the buildings first and destroying anyone you see. You look around your tank, seeing a crew of well trained but nervous warriors. This tank design has never seen combat before and you still don't know if it has any horrible flaws, seeing as it has only just gone into mass production. You get a look back from your team, a silent 'OK' and you straighten up your back a bit, getting out of the slouching position you noticed yourself in. You bring the transceiver to your mouth again and utter the words,
*Ksshh* "BTP, full speed ahead." *ksshh*
Your driver eases his two levers forwards and the tank lurches ahead, running over a tree that was concealed from your vision before. There is a loud crunch, but the tank doesn't stop or even slow, it just continues forwards in a majestic manner. Raising yourself up into the cupola reveals that the other tanks in your platoon are doing the same thing, one to your left and one to your right. The loud sound of engines pumping away and rubble flying behind your tracks temporarily drowns out everything else as your ears accustom to the noise. Looking out of your cupola you can see the buildings more clearly now, but still can't hear anything other than the noise the tank is making.
In front of your loud tank stands a small village of maybe ten buildings and a few sheds and shacks. From here you can make out seven houses, a factory (producing ammunition, if you remember correctly), a school building and a mill*. You still, however, cannot see any tanks or infantry other than a friendly observer team sneaking away from the town. The fog, however, is obscuring everything, and there may be camouflaged infantry or similar hiding in the grass near you. You carry onwards regardless.
You are about thirty yards away from the town when suddenly you hear a clunk on the hull of the tank. You glance around frantically to find where it came from but cannot see anything that has dropped and the crewmen all seem as confused as you.
"Does anybody know what the hell that was?" you shout, but get no reply from anyone, just confused looks from every except the driver.
BOOM! There is an explosion on the bottom of the turret of the tank. The tank shakes slightly but no damage is apparent without a closer check. You are stunned for a moment before realising what is going on, the Nazi scum have thrown a grenade at you but thankfully your 1 foot of front armour has saved you**. Jumping up into your MG turret you scan around for the enemy attacking you, but they have hidden themselves too well and you can't see anything but fog.
*These are not the actual buildings in the village, hell I'm not even sure if the Germans ever captured the village in the first place. I'm simply trying to make the game interesting.
**Yeah, the KV-5 had a foot of solid steel armour.
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