Log 0.3

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Log 0.3: **"Puzzling Match!"** is the third chapter and the final prequel chapter for Ace Und Panzer. It was published in March 13, 2022.

## Plot

> *"The eager Panzers vs the puzzling Tanks is about to reach its conclusion." - Chapter Synopsis*
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With both teams ready for the match afterwards, once they finally identity the start of the match through the visible smoke on the center of the match's locale, their match begins a second later. With the VSG invading the land from the coast while the RSR takes position from the puzzling bocage and set up a defensive line on the skirts of the town. It's anyone's game at this start.

But soon the combat between the two teams started to clash each after once the VSG was caught on the RSR's ambush inside the bocage area. After a bit of Panzer dueling, the VSG managed to keep on the RSR's throat as they start to progress their movement again and envelop the town, the last line of Royal Baron's defense.

After a heavy breakthrough in Eirian's side, taking more casualties than unusual, the lone Tiger 022 of Eirian stumbles yet another duel invitation from Mary Watson's Cromwell, in which he manages to take out his adversary almost unscathed from the sudden arrival of Watson's Westminster. But even though he manages to take out the remaining tanks in the area, in other parts of the town, especially to those on the other side opposite to Eirian's position, they were taken out by an unknown force from the RSR, but both Eirian and Rommel continued their press till they surround Monty's Black Prince.

With steel of determination and a curious mind of knowing his adversary, Monty invited Eirian to face him off to a formal Panzer Duel, with its initial rules and starting procedure. The Black Baron complied to Monty's request and soon both of them begun their Panzer Duello with the background the rest of the tanks just battling it out.

After a close and intense match, the VSG won the match with only 4 tanks remaining, including Eirian's O22 Tiger. And so as the match finally closes, both teams bid their farewell to each other and returns to their respective places, with the VSG top commanders including Rommel, Eirian, and Woll entered the Drache again and the helicopter then slowly flew away from Monty and Mary.

## Characters Debut

* Team Bauer's crew
	+ Heinz Weber
	+ Nora Wagner
	+ Thea Reimers
	+ Lisa Hirschel
* Unnamed Leopard Crewmates
* *Oliver of the Barons*
* Kristel Krupp

## Tanks Debut

* VK 16.02 Leopard
* Panzerkampfwagen IV Ausf. G
* Panzerkampfwagen V Panther
* Panzerkampfwagen VII Tiger II
* Harry Hopkins A25
* Challenger (A30)
* Cromwell (A27M)
* Crusader Mk. III (A15)
* Black Price (A43)
* Scammell Pioneer
* Bergepanzer 3 "Büffel"

## Main Events

* The VSG won its first match.
* Monty managed to decrypt some aspects to his opponents.

## Trivia

* The location that the match is set is in the island of Awaji in the Hyōgo Prefecture.
	+ Specifically it is located on the remote south of Sumoto. (Though the island faced numerous excavation and was integrated to the JSF's jurisdiction)
* The name *Oliver of the Baron* is a reference to Oliver Cromwell, a famous British figurehead and the Cromwell Tank was named after him.
	+ And coincidentally enough, this Oliver is also using the Cromwell Tank during the match.
* The crew of Eirian, Team Bauer are all referenced to Wittmann's crew and even their positions.