Equestrian Front: Third War

A wolf pack roamed the East Coast of Equestria targeting Equestrian warships attempting to give artillery support to the army. They had sunk 50 Equestrian warships total. Few naval teleporters were ready so few ships could pass through. The Imperial Navy and the Kriegsmarine developed these and sent some to the US, Britain, France and the USSR. The wolf pack watched the 22nd Fleet consisting of HMES Ponyville, HMES Canterlot, HMES Harmony, HMES Cloudsdale and 8 battleships. The wolf pack called for the 5th Fleet of the Imperial Navy consisting of Mogami class heavy cruisers and Fuso class battleships.

The Imperial Navy's captain received a call. He heard the radio transmission and set course for the wolf pack's location.

"Ve have sighted an enemy fleet! We need you to engage them as we don't have enough torpedoes to sink 8 battleships and a handful of heavy cruisers."

22nd Equestrian Fleet

The Fleet was just anchored at Manehattan Harbor and were soon set upon German recon planes who dropped their torpedoes and 250 kg. firebombs on the wooden ships setting them aflame.The flames quickly were spread from ship to ship. Soon, a large fleet of Zeppelins approached Manehattan consisting of Z 1's and LZ I's. Equestrian Mark 1 and Mark 2 Zeppelins of the Equestrian Air Force (EAF) took off quickly but the long range howitzers of the Z 1's obliterated a few Zeppelins where its HEAT shell tore a large hole on the gun batteries engulfing the batteries in flames rendering their weapons useless. More shots came from the 150mm gun batteries of the Z 1 zeppelins. It hit the EAF Cloudsdale's magazine creating a large explosion that split the zeppelin in half with some of its ammunition thrown in the air hitting other EAF Zeppelins.

Wilhelm was a new pilot in an HE 11C biplane. He had his ammunition at the ready and he targeted view ports of the gun batteries to kill his targets. His plane has an AMR machine gun and a standard MG42. He had AMR Incendiary ammunition and Mauser 7.7 FMJ ammunition. He loaded the AMR Incendiary into his AMR and fired at the gun battery windows. The window shattered as the bullet went through and upon hitting the wooden floor, it ignited into a small flame that quickly burned the battery with few ammunition exploding creating a hole in the floor. Wilhelm steered up into sky and dove down towards the roof of the EAF Ponyville and fired a few shots at the roof igniting the gasbags lifting it. Soon, EAF Ponyville was on fire and it quickly melted the framework causing the armor to collapse on itself. The Zeppelin went down in flames starting an inferno in the city. LZ I's fired the Flak 41 88mm guns towards the windows and view ports of the EAF Harmony decapitating the commanding officers completely which should disorganize and demoralize the crew.

Wilhelm had 2 250 kg firebombs mounted on the wings and were set on 5 second delays. He dropped on bomb in the on the engines of EAF Solar in which the bomb lodged itself into the engines. 5 seconds after it dropped, it erupted in flames melting down the engine which slowly stopped the Solar. Wilhelm shot at the rudders and fins to make it into a fixed position before letting the Z 1 shoot the bridge where the captain died from a 150mm shell. Wilhelm loaded Standard AMR Armor Piercing rounds into the AMR MG and fired which popped open the shield revealing a module with a large hole going right through. He repeated this on 2 more causing one Zeppelin to lose altitude and fall down on top of the city factories setting the industrial area ablaze. Factories exploded from the ammunition spilling from its side and the crew were being thrown around causing misfires from the massive gun batteries hitting a storage depot for resource storage. The mobile guns mounted on the left row rolled to the right and fired at the internal walls of the zeppelin hitting the ammunition which caused more misfires destroying the Zeppelin itself.

The EAF Zeppelins tried to shoot down the HE 11 biplanes but couldn't due to their fast agility, then a new kind came in with one pair of wings that were faster than the others. It was the Messerschmitt 262 fighter planes fitted with 2 Mark II AMR MG sporting a 100 round autoloading magazine and 20mm autocannons. The ME 262 strafed the gun batteries blowing the guns up one by one until the EAF fell. While the Z 1's were fighting alongside the LZ I's they dropped their deadly payload onto the city collapsing many of the towering skyscrapers and leveling almost a quarter of the city. Below, the 4 Landkreuzer Ratte tanks rolls over the city killing many ponies by simply driving and its mounted Flak 36 and 41 88mm provided an excellent air defense. The Rattes shot down 2 EAF Zeppelins by targeting the Anti Grav generators at the back. The massive guns fired leaving eight craters in the city. The Flak guns continued to fire.

Wilhelm saw that in the east, a fleet of more EAF airships arrived. He stared at them for a few seconds and then saw a nuclear explosion on one of them engulfing the others in flames. Below, flaming parts and mechanisms fell. He knew that was the work of either the V1 Flying Bomb. Down below, he saw German soldiers ready to attack the city.

German 10th Army

The Wehrmacht was ready to move in on Manehattan, Hans walked over to Shultz who was reading a letter from one of his family members. Hans saw Shultz staring at the letter as if he was looking through it. He wasn't reading, he just stared at the letter in his hands with tears filling his eyes. Hans took a seat next to Shultz who still stared at the letter. Shultz began reading the letter quietly to Hans.

Dear Schultz,

I do not know where my body is, but my heart and soul is with you. The gift within this letter is something for you to remember me by. When this is over, please tell our Wilhelm, Franz, and the rest of our friends. I know you will not fail me, you never do. Just follow the advice in this letter.

You keep my bayonet on my rifle, to remember that part of me fights with you, you wear my helmet with pride, to remember that I'm watching over you and you hold this letter in my pocket, to remember me and my last words.

Your brother,

Walter

Hans nodded at his friend who was tearing from the letter. Schultz placed the letter in his pocket and took out a bayonet. It was cleaned, sharpened and properly maintained. Schultz showed Hans on what looked like Walter engraved in the blade. Schultz placed it on his rifle and put on his brother's helmet. Hans looked at this and nodded in approval, he patted his friend in the back.

"Don't fail your brother," was all Hans could say to Schultz.

The rest of the division prepared to move out. Schultz aimed his Kar98K at the ponies up ahead in the city, he positioned himself near Franz. He looked over to his left and saw other German soldiers, Maus tanks were rolling up for them to take cover behind. Then, He 111 bombers started the bombing operation. The charge began, Panzer IV tanks charged forward guns blazing. Schultz and his platoon followed the tank clearing out any left over resistance. The Royal Guards charged back and a few managed to start hand to hand combat within the platoon. Schultz saw Franz being pinned down by a guard and he charged at him with his bayonet pointed at his throat. The bayonet went through the neck and Schultz slit it open to see the tongue fall out along with the throat. In his rage, Schultz stabbed its head a few times until a hole the size of hits fist was seen.

The Panzers and Maus tanks led the charge vaporizing the Royal Guards.

"Ready bayonets!" Schultz shouted.

"Yes,  Feldwebel Wachtmeister (Field Guide Watch Master)!" one of his soldiers called out.

The platoon attached their bayonets and charged towards the Royal Guards with the bayonets being aimed at their throats. The other platoons saw this and did the same. Soon, a wave of soldiers charging with bayonets cut down the ponies quickly. Schultz slit throat after throat killing pony after pony regardless of civilian or military, he hated Equestria, it had killed his brother. He spilled the guts of the Royal Guards sparking fanatical morale among the other soldiers. They cheered as they killed more ponies. He engaged the ponies in melee combat becoming a deadly weapon himself through his rage. He head-butted a unicorn breaking off the horn before finishing him off with a shot to the head. Schultz stuffed a Steilhandgrante in another pony's mouth and kicked him towards the incoming Royal Guards who was showered in shrapnel and guts.

In the sky, Wilhelm still fought for control of the air along with the Luftwaffe, German biplanes and jet fighters along with the zeppelins fought the EAF zeppelins dropping them on top of the city. Wilhelm strafed the ground cutting some ponies in half with the massive 25mm bullets. Wilhelm, saw Schultz and his platoon fighting near the docks. Wilhelm focused back onto getting the EAF out of the sky and began shooting the EAF zeppelins. Many of the EAF units had some holes in their armor from the concentrated firepower making it easier to destroy. Wilhelm concentrated machinegun fire with incendiary bullets burning whatever they hit. One of the bullets hit a pony in the stomach unleashing the digestive acids on his body. He was burned from the inside, tears forming from the pain. Minutes later, he had trouble breathing as the acids touched his lungs, eating it away along with his flesh. Soon, a cavity formed in his chest where his intestines spilled out on the floor, dying away.

Schultz fought ferociously spilling guts on the streets and burning down buildings with petrol bombs. His men shot everypony in sight regardless of whatever role they played whether civilian or military, they didn't care. Schultz wanted to make his brother proud, tears fell down on his face as he fought, more and more ponies died from him. Within hours, the dock was secured providing safe access for the navies of the Allied/Axis. He looked up in the sky and smiled with tears running down his face. He went to the airport to see Wilhelm and read him the letter. Wilhelm's eyes watered from tears along with Franz's who overheard him. Franz, Wilhelm, Schultz and Walter knew each other since they were children, they got the same careers in the same workplace together and fought together. This brought sadness into the group, Wilhelm took out a bullet that was given to him from Walter and handed it to Schultz. Franz made a cross decorated with empty cartridges strung together. Schultz, Wilhelm, Franz and three men from Schultz's platoon did the 21 gun salute to honor Walter. Together, they will avenge Walter's death.