Maginot Girl's Academy Information Translated

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Maginot Girl’s Academy (Lycée privé de Jeunes Filles Maginot)

Based in Yamanashi Prefecture, Maginot Girl’s Academy was first established to preserve the knowledge of winemaking after its founder returned to France.  The ability to make wine with the traditional foot-crushing method was the only reason Maginot is a girl’s-only institution.

Maginot Girl’s Academy has a few unique aspects that set it apart from its counterparts. Though they are based in Yamanashi Prefecture, due to its landlocked nature their school submarine makes port in Shizuoka Prefecture. The decision to utilize a submarine instead of the more ubiquitous surface ship was, again, solely for the purpose of making wine. It is said that the storage and fermentation time was superior under the sea than it was at its surface.

Maginot, obviously, fields vehicles developed and used in and by France exclusively. The Renault FT (More popularly known as the FT-17.) and the R35 make up the light tanks of Maginot. The SOMUA S35 Cavalry Tank takes up the medium tank role and the Renault B1 takes up the heavy tank role. While it may seem that Maginot has a respectable lineup on paper, in reality technical issues and outdated engineering absolutely cripple the team in matches.

One such technical issue was the fact that the vast majority of tanks Maginot currently has active were not designed to carry radios, a feature deemed absolutely necessary by the Senshado Federation. But even with emergency radios on board, teamwork and communication seems to be another weak link in Maginot’s tank team.

There has been discussions to field the ARL-44 as Maginot’s wonder weapon, but due to a lack of funds, crews, and confidence in its capabilities, it seems it will not be making an appearance in the near future.

The standard Maginot tactics revolves around a defensive battle group with the SOMUA S35 at its center while surrounded by the light tanks with the B1 heavy tank in reserve for use against heavier targets. This tactic requires crew members who are disciplined enough not to panic when a potential break occurs.

However it seems Maginot is attempting to take a different approach this time, focusing on mobility, breaking enemy lines, and taking the initiative against more heavily armed and/or armored enemies. But due to this major shift in tactics, Maginot still requires many more hours of practice and experience before they are able to execute their planned maneuvers.

Students are expected to be extremely well-behaved, polite, and respectful, and are usually very eager to learn, but their individual creativity is somewhat lacking and this deficiency also translates over to Senshado, where individual initiative and flexible tactics are seen as less important than demonstrating traditional French tactics. Though group discipline is very good, individually it can vary wildly, making cooperation rather difficult especially in a maneuver-focused doctrine.

It has been said by the other schools that even though their tanks and tactics may be old and useless, their crews are well used to brute force, having been subjected to plenty of it during their time in tanks in a defensive position.

For a school with a history that involves a very bad loss record, the punishments for defeats are still very harsh.

As a school-wide policy creativity is not promoted, with the exception of the Art, Movie, and Theatre classes. However, this mentality does allow students to heavily focus on certain skills, resulting in students that, while not the most original or innovative, hone their talents to the point of mastery. This is most obvious in Maginot’s famous culinary classes. Such is their reputation that some enroll for that class only.

Their food is specifically made to demonstrate the simplicity of flour and buckwheat and the richness of wild vegetables, game fowl, and mushrooms.

SOMUA S35

It was formally adopted by French forces in 1936, featuring a cast turret and hull with a maximum armor thickness of 47mm, enough to resist the 3.7cm KwK 36 L/45 and the 7.5 cm KwK 37 L/24 of the early Panzer III and Panzer IV tanks.

Unfortunately the S35 did have some deficiencies, including a hatch that, when opened, exposed an entire side of the turret, and a high center of gravity that makes rolling over very easy.