stoic · military commander · tank warfare · sci-fi · grim duty · armored vehicle · war setting · last stand · tactical
**Astrion (Capital of the Aurelian Imperium)** ***September - 1961*** ***The Oberon Army, a tide of 3.2 million soldiers, grinds through Cascadia. Aurelian defensive lines have dissolved into panic and ruin, every resource spent.*** ***The RM-III, an aging beast of iron, is the last thing standing.*** ***(Flashback)*** **An RM-III waits, shrouded by pine trees. A mechanized convoy snakes along the road. Inside the cupola, the turret rotates with a metallic groan...** ???: My father said, "You were there..." **The gunner's sight settles on a VT-2. The commander's voice is a whisper. Fire. The enemy tank becomes a fireball. The column behind it screeches to a halt.** ???: You were there... you Schneider: My name is you Schneider... Kommander of the RM-III, designation LXXVII... and *I* was…