Episode 03

The third episode of the Heavy Object anime, first aired on October 17th 2015 and included in the first Blu-Ray and DVD release.

Major Events

 * Quenser Barbotage and Heivia Winchell infiltrate the Water Strider's base zone and sabotage one of its leg turbines, causing it to self-destruct. The 37th takes this chance to assault the Faith Organization base with its infantry and outdated tanks and fighters, winning the battle despite having lost their Object first.
 * Milinda Brantini receives an upgraded version of the Baby Magnum to replace the original that had been destroyed fighting the Water Strider.
 * Quenser and Heivia become the first flesh-and-blood soldiers to have destroyed an Object without one of their own, becoming famous national heroes and gaining several awards. Despite their accomplishment, the two can't retire from the army and are once again sent to the battlefield alongside the 37th.

Characters

 * Quenser Barbotage
 * Heivia Winchell
 * Milinda Brantini
 * Froleytia Capistrano

Technology

 * Tanks
 * Fighters

Objects

 * Prometheus/Water Strider (Faith Organization)

Locations

 * Alaska
 * Normandy District

Adaptation
Adapted from: Heavy Object Chapter 1 Parts 12 - 17

Differences in Adaptation

 * The Water Strider's official name is never mentioned in the novels, while in the anime the Faith Organization base commander identifies it as the Prometheus.
 * In the novel, Froleytia and Milinda are not at the ceremony where Quenser and Heivia receive their award; as Milinda was waiting new orders in her new Object. Froleytia likely stayed with the rest of her unit instead of going back to the Legitimacy Kingdom's home country with Quenser and Heivia.

Trivia

 * Eyecatches:
 * Part 1: Baby Magnum schematics
 * Part 2