Lieutenant Karl, drenched in sweat, finally had a moment to glance at Koscher's tank and discovered that only the driver and the mechanic had managed to crawl out from inside the vehicle.
The driver, upon meeting Lieutenant Karl's gaze, shook his head—it seemed that all three people in the turret were gone.
Lieutenant Karl gestured to the two men to "stay and defend this position."
Now that the entire village was filled with Anteans, and since the two survivors from Koscher's tank had not brought out their submachine guns, only having pistols for self-defense, it was clear that they should not try to cross the village at this point but rather hide underneath the tank and wait for rescue.
After confirming the two men had crawled under the tank, Lieutenant Karl gave the order through internal comms: "Koscher's tank is done for, we have to deal with the remaining enemies ourselves. Driver, turn left; we'll exit the village along the highway, then encircle from the outside."
