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[[The Friedrich Engels Girls Tank Academy]]

Nationality: East German
Commander: Shiomiya Asami
Anthem: Präsentiermarsch der NVA
Color Scheme: Grey-green
Available vehicles:
1x T55AM Main Battle Tank
2x T54 Main Battle Tank
4x T34 Medium Tank
3x BMP-1 IFV
5 PT-76 Light Tank
Some backstory into the academy:
A strict, military-like academy. Engels is known for its extreme level of discipline and almost torturous academic program. Their disciplined nature stems from the student-council controlled Stasi, an anonymous group of students who will dish out severe punishments to any unruly students. The students all train in the art of tankery and take yearly exams to decide the crews of the limited number of tanks available to the relatively poor school. In addition to tankery, the students are subjected to harsh academic expectations that leave some students sleepless for nights at a time and have even resulted in hospitalizations and consequential expulsion.

The tankery team, known for it's extreme discipline, is otherwise lackluster. Their equipment is lacking and often suffers from mechanical unreliability stemming from poor maintenance in order to cut costs. The commander, Shiomiya Asami, who also leads the Student Council, is a strict leader and, despite her limited numbers, is not afraid to sacrifice one of her tanks if it improves the chances of victory. Their strategy borrows heavily from the famed Kuromorimine Academy, albeit with inferior technology. In addition to borrowing strategy from Kuromorimine, Shiomiya Asami is also an admirer of Maho Nishizumi herself and strives for the same level of discipline and control in her own team. Even the Engels uniform is heavily based off of the uniform of Kuromorimine.

The team itself is split into two parts. The first-line panzer units consist of the T55AM commanded by Shiomiya Asami, the two T54s, two BMP-1s, and three PT-76s. The rest of the tanks form a reserve which responds to lesser threats and supports the first-line panzer units. The crews are determined by scores in the yearly exams, though Shiomiya Asami will always receive the position of leader and thus receive the more advanced T55AM.

Having suffered numerous harsh defeats the previous year, the school is eager to redeem itself on the battlefield. That said, the tankers themselves are under a lot of stress both to perform academically and on the field. As a result, morale is generally low and performance is unreliable at best thanks to a combination of distrust between team members and ubiquitous sleep deprivation.