Spoiler Warning! This episode is more momentous than most!
Reinhard's forces push the Lippstadt League to Geiersberg Fortress.
Marquis Littenheim 
was killed by a bomb set by Commander Laudisch.
As Garmisch Fortress fell to chaos, Kircheis was able to capture it.
The loss of Garmisch and the defeat they suffered at Geiersberg has
eliminated half of the Lippstadt League's forces.
Reinhard has offered a pardon for remaining nobles if they surrender.
Due to defeats by ’mere peasants’ the nobles' morale is getting lower.
Some ships seem to have some sort of energy shielding, although they only seem to help against long range firepower or they might be useless while firing.
They may also be prototypes of some kind.