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- "I knew I was right! If there is no difference in tanks then Bonple is nothing but the best!"
- ―Jajka
Bonple High School (ボンプル高校) is one of the minor schools in Girls und Panzer. It also appears in the spin-off manga Ribbon Warrior as first an antagonist school then as an ally and make a cameo in Das Finale Part 2 and Saga of Pravda.
Overview[]
Behavior & Policy[]
Bonple is more famous for it's cuisine (Boiled eggs are popular, and Katsudon with Boiled Eggs and a special sauce), music and for their world-class Dressage and Equestrian team than their sensha-dō.
Though Bonple students are earnest and diligent, making a difficult choice is all but impossible for them. Due to their hard working habits and a passion for education, the acceptance rate at top tier universities for graduates of Bonple is very high, with many Bonple graduates attending Saunders University. Despite these qualities students are also stubborn and prefer the familiar. They have a habit of avoiding change, sometimes to the point of intentionally skipping matches.
Material[]
Despite their relatively small number and size of their tanks, Bonple prides itself on fielding domestically designed and produced Polish tanks, with their main force being the TKS Tankette and the 7TP tank, both the machine gun armed twin turreted version and the single turreted version armed with a proper 37mm anti tank gun. Also owned by the Bonple Senshado team is the extremely rare 10TP, which never left the prototyping stage of development and at least one 9TP (up-armored version of the 7TP).
They tried to launch several projects to increase the firepower of their tanks (especially those armed with machine guns) but all projects were delayed. They decided to acquire a Renault R35 (because it shared 37mm ammunitions with their old FT tanks thus easing logistics), but the short 37mm gun had anemic AT performances (additionally their R35 is out of order). They also acquired at some point a Chwat tank destroyer (Polish name for the Hetzer), at least one Panzer II and an Archer tank destroyer.
After exhausting all solutions, as it is impossible for them to fight heavier vehicles they decided to put a request to other schools to acquire a vehicle capable of heavy AT performance specs. As they weren't expecting many responses they were completely overwhelmed with the replies (M4A2 Sherman from Saunders, Cruiser Mk.IV from St.Gloriana, Hetzer from Kuromorimine and T-34/76 from Pravda). Because of this the school experienced great turmoil as the students split themselves up based on what school they supported. As Bonple have good relations with St. Gloriana the largest group of student supported the acquisition of Cruiser Mk.IV but a significant number of older students prefer Saunders' offer. To not ruin relationships with Kuromorimine and Pravda by hastily rejecting their offers they postponed their answers.
In the end, as they disagreed on which offer to accept, the adoption of new tanks and tactics have been delayed.
Tactics[]
Due to their relatively light vehicles compared to the other schools, their tactics are based on maneuver warfare doctrines and traditional Polish cavalry tactics. Their main plan consists of a line of tanks advancing towards an enemy, while a detached force charges and slowly narrows to create a point to focus their charge onto a small area of the enemy lines. This tactic necessitates very fast, and thus very light tanks with small armaments, oftentimes no more than machine guns. However, though they had their start with a pure tankette lineup, to keep up with developments they soon focused their attention on the relatively heavier light tanks.
Schoolship[]
As Poland has never owned aircraft carriers, Bonple acquired an old schoolship from St. Gloriana Girls College.
Uniform[]
Bonple's schoolgirl uniform consists of a khaki high waist corset with suspenders on a black-tied white blouse and khaki pleated skirt.
Bonple's sensha-dō uniform consists into a khaki jacket, a field cap with an edelweiss on the collar (taken from Polish Podhale Rifles Brigade), a white blouse with a black tie underneath the jacket, a khaki pleated skirt and a pair of black boots. Jajka due to her rank has the same uniform but with ornaments (taken from Polish Podhale Rifles Brigade parade uniform).
Background[]
Bonple Girl’s High School has its roots in a group of Polish children that crossed over from Siberia to Japan. Upon their return to their home country, a school was built for their new Japanese friends. Originally a medical school in Kanagawa Prefecture, the school and the vision for the school’s future massively grew, forcing them to make the decision to host the school at the Port of Tsuruga in Fukui Prefecture. Once an old school ship was acquired from St. Gloriana, Bonple Girl’s High School was officially opened. The school often hosts St. Gloriana exchange students, and to this day St. Gloriana and Bonple maintain good relations.
While they have a mediocre reputation in Sensha-dō, Bonple have a quite solid reputation in Tankathlon, their team is among the best, nicknamed "Titans of Tankathlon" as they won the Tankathlon last season tournament (and maybe others) and Jajka herself is nicknamed "Queen of Tankathlon".
62nd National High School Sensha-Dō Tournament[]
Against Pravda[]
Bonple participated in the 62nd National High School Senshado Tournament and faced Pravda Girls High School as their first opponent. Their force was composed seven 7TPs (three 7TPdw and four 7TPjw), one Chwat, one TKS tankette and one Panzer II. At the beginning of the match they were seen exchanging fire with Pravda tanks but after their TK tankette was destroyed they were forced to retreat, refusing to retreat Jajka in her Chwat tank destroyer take out a T-34/85 (and probably two others). They tried to split Pravda's forces but the strategy didn't work as half of their forces were destroyed, their Panzer II was damaged to the point that the lid where the white flag was located was deformed (which means that the white won't pop out no matters what) and the other half took shelter in an abandoned building with five tanks, their detracked Chwat, one 7TPdw and three 7TPjw (one of them having a dead engine). After Nonna (pretending to be here on Katyusha's behalf) intimidated them to surrender, Bonple's commander Placki agreed to capitulate for the sake of her students' safety despite Jajka's fierce and humiliating speech. They were eliminated in the first round.
63rd National High School Sensha-Dō Tournament[]
Against Pravda[]
- Main article: Pravda Girls High School vs. Bonple High School
Bonple participated in the 63rd National High School Senshado Tournament and faced Pravda Girls High School as their first opponent. Their force was composed seven 7TPs (three 7TPdw and four 7TPjw), one 9TP and two TKS tankettes. Bonple prefectly knows that their tanks were no match for T-34s, so their only chance was to go to point-blank range. They tried a surprise pincer attack on a seemingly unaware enemy but they fall on Pravda's trap and were smashed to the ground. They were eliminated in the first round.
Tankathlon[]
Centipede against Anzio[]
They're later seen interrupting a match (considered to be weak) between Tatenashi's Centipede Team and Anzio Girls High School. They also foiled a surprise attack of Pepperoni trying to attack Jajka's tank after the interruption.
Against Tategoto[]
In a Tankathlon match they are seen fighting the new newly formed Tankathlon team of Tategoto High School. Due to their inexperience they are annihilated by Bonple. They also foiled another Anzio's surprise attack led by Pepperoni and Carpaccio, who secretly allied with Tategoto seeking vengeance for the humiliation of the last match.
Against Katyusha's Volunteer Army[]
Jajka requested a Tankathlon match against Pravda Girls High School as a way to get her revenge for the humiliating defeat they suffered during the tournament. Bonple's force was composed of 7TP (single turret) and TK tankettes facing Katyusha's Volunteer Army's fifteen T-70. When the fight didn't turn on Katyusha's side she filled another fifteen T-70. Clearly outnumbered Jajka had to use deception to lure KVA tanks away from their flag tank and later charge the defenseless flag tank and disposed of it. Bonple finally earned their revenge on Pravda.
Against Tategoto Redux[]
They are seen doing a practice match on their grounds against Tategoto, Jajka seen a yet unseen maturity in Aung-san and decided to launch a charge on Tategoto tanks. Even if they lose some tanks in the charge, Bonple overwhelm Tategoto and shot them all down. Jajka after the match instead of looking down Aung-san, encourages and gives her some advices.
Cauldron Tankathlon Tournament[]
- Main article: Cauldron Tournament
Introduction[]
Bonple is seen parading among the other schools during the introduction and almost start a brawling with Katyusha only to be interrupted by Chi-Ha-Tan's charge.
Against Chindits[]
In first round for the second match of the Tankathlon Tournament, Bonple will fight St. Gloriana's Chindits in a 3 vs 3 Annihilation match. They field three 7TPjw. In the beginning of the match Bonple was apparently dominated by the Chindits as they force them to halt, but Jajka saw through Orange Pekoe's trap, misusing their Yojimbo Rukuriri, to storm their back only to be welcome by two 37mm shots. Jajka then launch her signature charge bringing chaos on Chindits destroying their tanks one by one without suffering any losses. By defeating Chindits , they'll make Orange Pekoe and Rosehip fighting the next round under their banner.
Second round[]
During the second round as part of Red Team (forced to cooperate with their arch-nemesis Centipede Team), Bonple fielded three 7TP (commanded by Jajka, Uszka and Pierogi). Jajka and Shizuka did some recon with no enemy moves or attacks observed. Jajka was proposed by Shizuka a somehow teambuilding event: a tea ceremony. The tea ceremony was interrupted by gun fires, assuming it was Blue vs. Green skirmish, Shizuka decided to attack Blue Team (mainly Maho Nishizumi's Panzer II to make her fulfill the promise to have a battle with her). Jajka understood her intention and necessity to make alliance with another team and the Reds finally decided to move. Bonple stood in retreat when Shizuka's attack was averted by Tategoto's commander who returned Red's incoming fire, but as the duel between Shizuka and Maho lasted too long she abruptly put an end to it by shooting Maho, they were forced to retreat with the rest of Red Team and while the others rested, Jajka, Pierogi, Orange Pekoe and Rosehip did some reconnaissance. After the sunset, Red Team decided to eliminate Blue by destroying Tategoto, they teamed-up with Anchovy and Green Team with Jajka leading the operations but their plan was foiled by Duck Team and Erika. However the game changed when ONI-Team made its appearance, Pierogi's tank was destroyed by one of the Type 94 which led Jajka to assault them alongside Shizuka's Type 97 while Uszka stayed with Red Team to assault Green Team. Jajka and Shizuka were quickly joined by Rosehip's Tetrarch, Maho, Erika and Bauer's Panzer II, Pepperoni's CV.33, Bordeaux's M22, Fukuda's Type 95 and Kafka's LT.38 forming the Anti Team ONI Task Force. As Jajka's tank was destroyed by ONI-Team, only Uszka's tank remained operationnal at the end of the match.
Final Round[]
While Bonple was eligible to participate to the Cauldron Tournament final round, it was cancelled due to the few number of participants and their physical condition.
Battleling Miho[]
In exchange of her participation to her Tournament Jajka was promised by Darjeeling to be introduced to Miho Nishizumi for a challenge match, unfortunately the same was promized to Shizuka, Jajka later asked Shizuka to temporary join Bonple to battle Oarai, however Shizuka refused saying that she can't win against Miho. A senshado match is then organized between Centipede Alliance and Bonple High School for the command of the team that will battle Oarai.
Against Centipede Alliance[]
Bonple High School fielded nine 7TPs, two 7TPdw, seven 7TPjw (Jajka's one as flag tank) and one TKS tankette during a challenge Senshado match against Centipede Alliance for the rights to fight Miho in a official match. After some firefight, Jajka still blinded by frustration of Shizuka's words crossed a brigde too focused on their opponent's flag tank, in the charge a 7TPdw was destroyed by the R35, the LT vz.38 and the Strv m/40 storming their back, while another 7TPjw was disposed of by the Te-Ke. Trapped on the bridge Jajka realized that she isn't in Tankathlon anymore and that in a flag battle a single mistep could make them lose the match, in a desperate move she forced her way on the bridge by violently ramming Centipede Team wrapping her tank's right track and narrowly dodge a 37mm shell from the Te-Ke tearing off her cape, on her side Maiko destroyed Viggen's tank who was persuing Jajka while the rest sandwiched the persuing tanks forcing them to retreat.
After treating Jajka's wound in the urban area, Shizuka used psychological warfare to destabilize Bonple and lured Pierogi's platoon in a trap where they were ambushed by Gregor, Tategoto and Kebab losing two 7TPs (each model) and the tankette. The five remaining 7TPs separates one stays with Jajka's tank, while the the rest comes with Uszka, they lost another tank destroyed by Aung, Uszka take pursuit with Maiko and were ambushed by Bosphorus and Kafka destroying them. This last action brought Jajka's anger and frustration to its paroxysm, she destroyed Gregor's tank in a blind fury, while soon after her last 7TP and the R35 destroyed each other. Jajka came face to face with Shizuka acting as the last rempart of her flag tank, she engaged her and successfully destroyed the Te-Ke but her tank right track finally snapped sending her crash into a building leaving her at the mercy of Aung who deliver the final blow.
Preparations[]
After Jajka and Shizuka elected Aung as commander of the new Tankathlon Alliance, they did some practice to confort Aung in her new role. After Shizuka, Rin and Haruka did some scouting in Oarai they did some combined practice again and Shizuka realized that they will not win with those tanks. Before the transfert to Oarai, Jajka and Bonple girls had to think about something to boost their team so they transfered engines from their 9TPs into their 7TPs to give them more mobility and Jajka purshased an Archer tank destroyer for more firepower.
Against Oarai[]
<TBD>
Transfert of Power[]
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41st Winter Continuous Track Cup[]
Against Anzio[]
Bonple participated in the 41st Winter Continuous Track Cup and faced Anzio Girls High School as their first opponent. Their force was composed of six 7TP tanks (four single turret and two dual turret), one 9TP, two TK Tankette and one FT-17 as flag tank commanded by Maiko. At the end of the match two 7TPs and one destroyed TK Tankette are seen exchanging fire with Anzio's Semoventes (destroying two of them) while their flag tank was surrounded by five CV.33 tankettes it get rid of one but was destroyed by Anchovy's P26/40 soon after.
Members[]
Bonple High School has four known student of note.
Das Finale[]
Maiko[]
- Main article: Maiko
She is the overall commander in the Das Finale series. She is seen briefly in the second episode where she and her team faced Anzio in the first round of the Winter Continuous Track Cup, which ended in the victory of the latter. She also made an appearance in Ribbon Warrior during the match against Centipede Alliance.
Ribbon Warrior[]
Jajka[]
- Main article: Jajka
A former gunner of their Chwat tank destroyer, she is the overall commander of Bonple at the time of the 63rd Senshado Tournament, she is referred as Grandmaster in Tankathlon world. She appears as the main antagonist in the manga Ribbon Warrior. She commands a 7TPjw and was the gunner of a Chwat.
Uszka[]
- Main article: Uszka
She is Jajka's second-in-command of Jaika and she is rarely seen without her. She's rather more enthusiastic than her Commander. She commands a 7TPjw.
Pierogi[]
- Main article: Pierogi
She is a student from Bonple and part of Jajka's inner circle. She commands a 7TPjw.
Placki[]
- Main article: Placki
She was Bonple's overall commander at the time of the 62nd Senshado Tournament. She commands a 7TPjw.
Temporary Members[]
During the Cauldron Tankathlon Tournament, every team defeated will fight under the winner's command.
- Orange Pekoe (after Bonple defeated the Chindits)
- Rosehip (after Bonple defeated the Chindits)
Vehicles Operated[]
Tanks[]
- 7TPjw (single turret version)
- 7TPdw (dual turret version)
- 7TP wzmocniony (7TP reinforced)
- 9TP
- 10TP
- Archer
- Jagdpanzer 38(t) "Chwat"
- Panzer II (unknown model)
- Renault FT-17
- Renault R35 (non-operational)
- TKS 20mm FK-A
Borrowed Tanks[]
- Light Tank Mk.VII Tetrarch (after Bonple defeated the Chindits Team)
Non Fighting Vehicles[]
Trivia[]
- Their logo consists of a bear holding a red shell with a P on it over a shield filled with white and red.
- The bear holding the shell is a reference to Wojtek, a Syrian brown bear that have been adopted by Polish 2nd Corps in Iran and enlisted as a soldier in the 22nd Artillery Supply Company. He is known for taking part in the Battle of Monte Cassino where he carried ammunition. After that due to his popularity the 22nd Artillery Supply Company adopted as official emblem a bear carrying an artillery shell with HQ approval.
- The "P" means Polska, Poland in Polish.
- The filling of the shield is a reference to the Polish flag.
- The name "Bonple" could be a reference to "Bond with People", a political slogan of the Polish Solidarność.[1]
- Bonple's internal struggle on which school proposal to choose that's leads them to a dead end, is a reference to the Liberum Veto.
- Bonple High School's charge are a reference to the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth Winged Hussars' charges, they just replace horses with tanks.
Gallery[]
- Main article: Bonple High School/Gallery
| Schools in Girls und Panzer ☰ | ||
|---|---|---|
| Schools in The Anime Series | Anzio High School ♦ Kuromorimine Girls Academy ♦ Ooarai Girls Academy ♦ Pravda Girls High School ♦ Saunders University High School ♦ St. Gloriana Girls College | |
| Schools in Der Film | Chi-Ha-Tan Academy ♦ Jatkosota High School ♦ All-Stars University Team | |
| Schools in Das Finale | BC Freedom Academy | |
| Schools in The Mangas | Bellwall Academy ♦ Bonple High School ♦ Gilbert High School ♦ Maginot Girls' College ♦ Tategoto High School ♦ Tatenashi High School ♦ West Kureoji Grona High School | |
| Schools in Supplemental Material | Blue Division High School ♦ Count High School ♦ Gregor High School ♦ Koala Forest Academy ♦ Maple High School ♦ Viggen High School ♦ Viking Fisheries High School ♦ Waffle Academy ♦ Yogurt Academy | |