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Episode 06, “The Capture of Iserlohn (Part 1)”

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Synopsis:  As Yang Wen-li prepares to launch his mission to capture the Empire’s Iserlohn Fortress, he gathers resources and recruits. Among them are Commodores Fischer and Murai, as well as Captain Patrichev. Calsenes assigns Yang an adjunct, Sub-Lieutenant Frederica Greenhill, who recalls the time she met him on El Facil. Other officers are skeptical of Yang’s skills, but he’s defended by the 5th Fleet Commander, Vice Admiral Bewcock. For the plan to take Iserlohn, highly skilled commandos are needed, so Yang selects the controversial infantry unit, the Rosen Ritter, commanded by Captain Walter von Schönkopf. Meanwhile, at the stronghold in space, the two commanders in charge are informed of strange activity, and speculate on whether or not it’s a trap. Suddenly, they’re contacted by an Imperial soldier, who requests an audience with them. read more

Episode 05, “Birth of the 13th Fleet”

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Synopsis:  On the Free Planet Alliance’s capital planet of Heinessen, Yang Wen-li attends a public memorial for the deaths in the Battle of Astarte. There, Secretary of Defense Job Trunicht gives a grandiose speech on the sacrifices for the homeland, but is interrupted and confronted by Jessica Edwards, who questions if he’s living what he speaks to. Sensing tension, Yang flees the service with her, where he is pursued, and narrowly avoids a car wreck. After escorting Edwards to the spaceport, the beleaguered officer returns home to his ward, Julian, but is followed there by reactionaries called the Patriotic Knight Corps who condemn him for his behavior. He repels the group, and is soon called in by his CO to discuss a mission he must undergo: to take a newly formed fleet and capture the Galactic Empire’s Iserlohn space fortress. Yang reluctantly accepts the assignment. read more