In every age,
in every place,
In every age,
the deeds of men
in every place,
In every age,
remain the same.
the deeds of men
in every place,
In every age,
Now what?
Did the patrol group run into the enemy again?
The enemy's been working extra hard lately.
Are they trying to rack up some overtime pay?
Sorry, sorry...
We have details from the Ulysses.
the Imperial exit of the corridor is spherical.
The object that's warped out near
ceramic, hydro-metals, and the like.
Its surface composition is alloy,
Its mass is roughly just over 40 trillion tons.
Trillion?!
Yes, sir.
with a diameter of 45 kilometers.
We believe it's an artificial celestial body,
In other words, a fortress like Iserlohn?
Visual, coming through!
Geiersburg Fortress!
That?!
as a token of good will.
I can't imagine they'd send something like this
the prelude for this.
That encounter in January may have been
and sent a whole base with their fleet this time.
They must have learned from their defeat
You have to admire the effort.
Besides that, the very notion is astonishing.
developed a new technology.
It seems the Empire has
You can't really call it a new technology.
They just scaled it up.
it's jaw-dropping in its scale.
Although, no matter what you call it,
What's certain is that we've been taken by surprise,
is of a size we've never seen before.
and the enemy's firepower
Moreover, Commandant Yang is absent.
to support the battle line on our own.
At the very least, we need
Admiral Merkatz, I understand how you must feel,
but the situation is the situation.
I'd like you to supply data on Geiersburg Fortress.
Sir!
45 kilometers in diameter, half that of Iserlohn,
Geiersburg Fortress is approximately
with a capacity of 16,000 vessels.
is a hard X-ray beam cannon
Its main gun, the Geiers Haken,
with an output of 740 million megawatts,
with a wavelength of 100 Angstroms,
making it roughly equal to us in firepower.
An exchange of fire between fortress guns?
It would be a hell of a fireworks show, I'll bet.
and hit Iserlohn's bulwarks,
If Iserlohn's main gun were fired,
which one would win?
That's what people call a "paradox."
You are such a...
We need to get Admiral Yang back here, at once!
No, you're right.
at least four weeks to get back here.
But it will take Yang
there's no way to make it shorter.
While that length of time could get even longer,
That's a fun picture of our future, huh?
This is no time to be making jokes!
will invade Alliance territory en masse.
If Iserlohn Fortress is lost, the Imperial military
to take on Duke Lohengramm's finest.
Right now, we don't have the firepower
If we try, then the Alliance is...
Finished, right?
Don't jinx us!
At any rate, we'll try every means we have at hand.
and evacuate the civilians!
Prepare to sortie the entire fleet
Put the whole fortress on Condition One.
at any time, just in case.
Stand by to delete all computer data
Dispatch an FTL communication to Heinessen:
Iserlohn Corridor en masse.
"10th April, Imperial military have invaded
Additional: accompanied by huge mobile fortress.
Urgently requesting support."
You've expressed dissatisfaction with your food,
Yang's inquiry didn't go on every day.
which is causing trouble for those in charge, isn't it?
It was convened at irregular times,
Someone of your position shouldn't be raising a fuss
with nothing to do,
and while Yang faced confinement
Someone of your position shouldn't be raising a fuss
he was able to mentally withstand it.
over something as paltry as food, Admiral.
he was able to mentally withstand it.
the letter of resignation which he had written.
However, he still hadn't tendered
Besides, what's with that hair of yours?
Yang had developed an irritated interest
That hairstyle shows a lack of pride in yourself as a soldier!
come to any sort of conclusion.
in whether or not the inquiry would
That hairstyle shows a lack of pride in yourself as a soldier!
While Yang's existence was dangerous to them,
in the war with the Empire,
so long as his abilities were needed
they couldn't eliminate him.
If they had to release him at some point,
just how they would try to spin it.
he wanted to see for himself
Thinking that, he spent his time considering
that selfsame letter of resignation to them.
how dramatic a scene it would be to then convey
was fighting a harder battle than Yang was.
At this time, one could say that Frederica
No, Lieutenant.
Commodore Veigh said was true.
I'm afraid that what
The media probably wouldn't pick it up.
Something happened recently.
Are you familiar with the Edwards Committee?
commemorate Ms. Jessica Edwards,
It's an anti-war group formed to
in the coup d'état last year.
the representative who was killed
They questioned the fairness of the draft.
According to them,
and bureaucracy, only 15% are ever drafted.
of the children of key figures in the government
are ever sent to the front lines.
And barely 1% of them
asked the government for public hearings,
Based on this data, the committee
but the Trunicht administration ignored them.
Barely any journalists picked up the story at all!
That can't be!
The worst was yet to come.
had no choice but to stage a demonstration.
The members of the Edwards Committee
However...
procedures for it, the police shut it down.
even though they followed normal
The protesters were herded into an alley,
were beaten by the Patriotic Knights Corp!
where everyone, women and children included,
The police just stood by and watched.
And then, after the PKC had withdrawn,
the victims in all this, were all arrested...
the committee members, who were
on the charge of rioting.
They would go that far?
the "violent protest" of the committee,
Yes! And the next day, the media reported on
exactly as the police had described it.
I'd never have imagined it, but it seems I was naive.
I can't believe things have gotten so bad.
But now I understand
and refused to tell me anything.
why those involved with this incident were afraid,
It's a sad state for a democratic nation.
We don't want to admit it, do we?
we can't abandon Admiral Yang.
Still, bad as things might be,
I'll try and come up with some ideas.
I'm nearly out of patience.
I'll help you.
Now you're a guest, so just sit down.
But I'm sorry for causing you so much trouble.
It's nothing to be worried about, Miss Greenhill.
brightens up our home.
Having a young person here
to take on the government.
And my husband is glad to be able
It's enough to make me want to thank you!
Oh, my!
So, feel free to stay just as long as you like.
Oh, that wouldn't do at all, would it?
get him home quickly, don't we?
We need to save Yang and
Right!
Okay, Warrant Officer, what are you hiding?
No! Nothing!
Is it a bad article?
No, that's...
Show me.
It's an outrageous article, full of lies!
I'm not angry.
count on any help from the press.
But I guess this proves we can't
Admiral, you're a talented man, but still young.
understand the true nature of war.
It seems you don't really
Don't you see?
cause people to degenerate.
Freedom and a lack of tension
It's war that gives them vitality and discipline!
War accelerates the advancement of civilization,
psychologically and physically.
improving people both
by an end stage of hedonism and decadence.
Periods of peace and freedom are always marked
Doesn't your precious history prove that?
What a wonderful opinion!
their lives or families in war,
And if people didn't lose
maybe I'd even want to believe it.
for their own benefit,
For people who use war and sacrifice others
it must be a very attractive notion.
with a show of false patriotism.
Not to mention one that is useful to trick others
Are you implying that our patriotism is false?!
spirit are as necessary as you say they are,
If the defense of our homeland and a self-sacrificing
before you order other people to do so,
how about actually doing it yourselves?
and shameful thing people can do?
What is the most cowardly
their favor glorify war while they hide in safety,
It's when people with power and those who curry
as they send them off to the battlefield.
forcing others to be patriotic and self-sacrificing
To bring peace to the universe,
before we continue a fruitless war with the Empire,
evil parasites like that?
shouldn't we start by exterminating
And we're the parasites?!
Is that the only thing you managed to hear?
and rudeness beyond the bounds of imagination!
That's unjustifiable contempt,
You force us to indict your very character!
We have no choice but to extend this inquiry!
I have an objection.
You are forbidden to speak!
On what grounds?
I don't have to explain!
Just do as you're told!
Can't you just order me to leave?
I'll just say it straight out.
and I can't stand to hear you anymore.
I can't stand to look at you
so I'd been patient,
I figured this was part of earning my paycheck,
but I'm about at the end of my rope-
Hello? I'm busy right now-
What?! Really?!
to discuss our response at once.
Understood, we'll convene a conference
We'll adjourn for one hour.
Gentlemen, assemble in the conference room.
Admiral, just wait here!
What's wrong?
Why all the rush?
Missed my chance again.
Are we having another coup?
that the chairman's dead.
I'd welcome them telling me
Sir, has something happened?
Oh, you're here?
It's incredible news, Lieutenant.
Iserlohn Corridor en masse.
The Imperial military is invading the
be released from the inquiry!
Then Admiral Yang will
Exactly, this time, the Imperial military is our savior.
Ironic, isn't it?
Rebelo also investigated where Yang is for us.
Let's go there, at once.
There's no need to think about what we must do.
and repel the Imperial military.
Tell Admiral Yang to go back to Iserlohn
Or rather, ask him nicely to please repel them.
But that's going too...
and continue the inquiry?
All right, then shall we carry out our original intent,
floods down onto this world?
Until the Imperial military
It would seem we haven't much choice.
But we can't decide this on our own.
We need to ask Chairman Trunicht's opinion.
Then do so.
It should only take about five minutes.
Admiral, we have an emergency.
Iserlohn Corridor en masse.
The Imperial military is invading the
mounted a drive system onto a fortress
And it's also reported the enemy has
and transported the entire thing!
You must go and help them at once!
So, are you telling me to go?
Isn't that obvious?!
You're the commander of the Iserlohn area forces!
to stop the enemy invasion!
You have a duty and a responsibility
far away from the front lines,
But sadly, I've been taken
and possibly fired for my bad attitude.
subjected to an inquiry,
So, what happens with the inquiry?
The inquiry is suspended.
As National Defense Chairman, I order you!
Go at once to Iserlohn,
take command of its defense, and counterattack!
Understood, I'll return to Iserlohn.
My friends are there, after all.
And you'll guarantee my freedom of action?
Of course, you're free.
Well...
I'll be leaving, then.
Oh, yes! I forgot something important.
responsible for summoning me away from Iserlohn,
I expect to be given an explanation of who's
when the Imperial military would invade.
and deliberately choosing the time
Of course, that's assuming Iserlohn doesn't fall.
Well, excuse me.
Arrogant little punk! Who does he think he is?
He is the hero who saved our nation, I believe.
If not for that "arrogant little punk,"
and been thrown in prison for political offenses.
by now we'd have surrendered to the Empire,
playing trial like this.
At the very least, we wouldn't be here,
He's our benefactor,
the last few days bullying him.
and we ingrates have spent
shows a lack of respect for his superiors?
But don't you think his attitude
Superiors?
Are politicians really that important?
to society's productivity.
We don't contribute anything whatsoever
redistribute the taxes they pay fairly and efficiently,
The citizenry charges us with the duty to
and we exist only to engage in that.
in the mechanism of society.
Like he said, we're merely parasites
that's a result of propaganda.
The view that we're important is an illusion
a lot closer to home than that argument.
Still, there's a fire that's broken out
What do you say we worry about that, instead?
As Admiral Yang pointed out,
the front lines right before an enemy invasion?
who's responsible for removing him from
I'd imagine we'll need a letter of resignation.
Of course, it won't be from Admiral Yang.
Admiral Yang!
Hi!
Thanks for your help.
thank Lieutenant Greenhill.
No, if you're going to thank someone,
All I did was help her.
Thank you, Lieutenant. How do I say this?
I'm not sure how I could ever thank you...
I only did what a good aide should do, Sir.
I'm just glad I could be of help.
No, it's just...
Despite their youth, they're both pretty awkward.
you can't go back empty-handed.
Well, then, even if you go back to Iserlohn,
but let's have lunch for now.
There are all sorts of preparations to make,
long enough for us to eat.
I'm sure Iserlohn will hold out
the corridor using standard propulsion.
The enemy is approaching within
It's the huge mass.
to warp it within the corridor.
They must think it's impossible
Which means, in about 14 hours,
the fortresses will be in range of each other's guns.
Fourteen hours, huh?
Four weeks!
Yang will come back.
If we can hold out for four weeks,
to buy time until Yang returns.
Accordingly, the basic policy will be
Our tatics will be to concentrate on defense
enemy's attacks when necessary.
and respond to the
Wait a minute!
the enemy know that Commander Yang isn't here?
Isn't the more important point to not let
Of course.
is all well and good,
Then concentrating on defense
that we're being too passive?
but won't it make the enemy suspicious
that it's some scheme of Admiral Yang's.
We may be able to make the enemy think
And if we can't?
will fall back into the Empire's hands.
Then the fortress we worked so hard to capture
in their government,
Now, as the people are losing faith
who possesses both competency and popularity.
there is a high-ranking soldier
I'm, of course, referring to you, Admiral Yang.
This is a dangerous time for democracy itself.
for budding despotism.
You could even call it a hothouse
So, you think I'm a hothouse flower?
I'm not joking!
in the Galactic Federation 500 years ago.
This situation is exactly the same as that
If worse comes to worst,
a second Rudolf von Goldenbaum.
there's a possibility of you becoming
Wait a minute, please!
I have no intention at all of taking power.
during the coup d'état last year.
If I did, I had a number of opportunities
But-
I'd like to believe that, but people change.
while somewhat self-righteous,
Until Rudolf gained power,
burning with ideals and conviction.
he may have been no more than a reformer
he gained absolute power.
That changed completely once
inevitably leads to self-deification.
Perhaps general self-affirmation
And you think I'd change, too, if I came to power?
I don't know. All I can do is pray.
brush away the sparks landing on you
You may start out only wanting to
and end up walking the same path as Rudolf.
I pray that day never comes.
I'm talking nonsense, aren't I?
Why don't you please excuse me?
suspected of anything for no reason.
Neither of us wants to be
I just did as you told me to, Sir.
Why do I have to be the only one to take the fall?!
Well, Negroponte, you're right.
and resign as a group?
Shall we all take responsibility
It's too bad, though.
I have another post ready for you.
Even if you resign as national defense chairman,
I can't do that for you.
But if I'm no longer chairman,
Understood, I'll take responsibility.
Really?
the inquiry becomes public,
But even if you quit, if the nature of
it will hurt the image of the entire government.
Take care of that now, before you quit.
And there you have it, Mr. Islands.
but there's little to choose from.
We have reinforcements for you to lead,
in the nation is the 1st Fleet.
The only fleet remaining
Vice Admiral Paetta,
The commander of the 1st Fleet,
when you were with the 2nd Fleet, wasn't he?
was your superior officer
Yeah.
be eager to be loaned out to you.
No matter, Paetta will probably
Admiral Yang!
a position to uphold the honor of the nation.
Admiral Yang, as a public official, you're in
to any outsiders about the inquiry
Accordingly, you wouldn't make statements
the government, would you?
that would impugn the image of
Which means, you yourself acknowledge
were to become public knowledge,
that if the inquiry convened against me
it would damage the government's image, correct?
I was just doing my duty as a public official.
But because of that,
to fulfill your duty as a public official as well.
I believe I have the right to ask you
You're free to believe what you like, Chairman.
Please!
to harm the honor of this nation!
I beg of you! Don't do anything
Please stop! People are staring.
the inquiry or anything about it.
For my part, I don't want to remember
Besides, I have to think of a way to win a battle.
Good lord, he's a living example of shamelessness.
trying to win a battle seem like the better deal.
Looking at him makes rushing around
of the chairman a bit, has it?
That probably hasn't improved your opinion
No matter what,
to fight with our hands tied is a pain.
our government's habit of sending us out
I agree completely.
this time, you have no choice but to fight.
But no matter what the politicians' expectations are,
Exactly.
Because in the end, Iserlohn is my home.
Well, Lieutenant, shall we head home?
Range: 700,000 kilometers!
firing range of the main gun.
100,000 kilometers to effective
recalling Admiral Yang at a time like this!
God, those government idiots,
They never do anything useful!
who chose those idiots, right?
Even if you say so, we're the ones
I never voted for Trunicht!
It doesn't matter if you wanted him or not.
Majority rules.
and start an enlightenment movement.
If you don't like it, become a teacher
Quit hitting me with logic!
Who are you, Oberstein?
Hey, kid, they may send out the fighter wing.
Get some rest while you can.
Message from the enemy fortress!
Put it on the sub-screen! Receive-only.
Rebel-
Pardon me, gentlemen of the Alliance military.
Geiersburg Expeditionary Force,
I am Commander of the Galactic Imperial Military
Admiral Kempff.
before we exchange gunfire.
I thought I'd exchange a word of greeting with you
but you probably can't do that.
If possible, I'd like you to surrender,
I wish you good fortune in battle.
He's old-fashioned, but seems fair.
No reply from Iserlohn!
I see, that's a shame.
the man called Yang Wen-li,
I wanted to see the face of
with his strength, as a soldier should.
but I suppose a soldier greets you
Begin energy charge of the fortress' main gun!
Charge the Geiers Haken!
which formed Iserlohn Fortress' hull
The massive layer of mercury-like liquid metal
Charge the Geiers Haken!
which formed Iserlohn Fortress' hull
The massive layer of mercury-like liquid metal
Charge the Geiers Haken!
was thought to be impenetrable.
such as missiles and explosives were absorbed,
This was because attacks by weaponry
and laser beams were reflected off its surface.
Due to these perfect defenses,
had never taken any damage.
Iserlohn Fortress' hull
became spoken of in the past tense.
But the time had come when that
Energy charge, complete!
Fire!
The Battle Without Arms
Kimi yo katatte minai ka
Umareta bakari no hoshi-tachi to
Ozuozu to shita kirameki no naka ni
Kimi wa atsui omoi wo kanjiru hazu da
Kimi yo watatte minai ka
Ooshiku nagareru seiun wo
Sono futokoro ni idakareta toki ni
Kimi wa fukai inochi wo kanjiru hazu da
Kokoro wo sumase mimi sumase
Kimi no tabidachi no jokyoku
Kiite miyou
NEXT EPISODE
The outer bulwarks of Iserlohn Fortress,
a foreign enemy and are said to be impregnable,
which have never been damaged by
the Geiersburg mobile fortress.
are blasted by the equal firepower of
Next time, on Legend of the Galactic Heroes,
"Fortress vs Fortress"
Episode 33:
Another page turns in the history of the galaxy.
Fortress vs Fortress
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