2 - Into the Storm
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SIGN Offshore Kumano, Kii Peninsula
SIGN Typhoon 11 Storm Zone
SIGN Eye of Typhoon 11
SIGN Fleet of Fog: East Patrol Fleet 1 Heavy Cruiser Takao
[00:41] Takao
Another decoy.
[00:44] Takao
Come quickly, 401.
[00:47] Takao
I will sink you.
SIGN Arpeggio of Blue Steel
SIGN Into the Storm
[02:32] Iona
Active decoy destroyed.
[02:35] Iona
We have three more remaining in action.
[02:38] Gunzou
Sonar, status on Takao?
[02:40] Shizuka
It's continuing to cruise in tandem
with the eye of the typhoon.
[02:44] Iori
A heavy cruiser, huh?
[02:46] Iori
That's a pretty big fish.
[02:49] Gunzou
I would have expected even a Fog ship
[02:51] Gunzou
to suffer from reduced detection
abilities in this weather, but...
[02:55] Shizuka
Takao has sunk our decoys
with perfect accuracy.
[02:59] Gunzou
Iona, plot the sunk decoys again.
[03:02] Iona
Understood.
[03:07] Gunzou
Overlay Takao's detection range.
[03:09] Iona
Applying overlay.
[03:15] K
It lines up perfectly.
[03:16] Gunzou
Yeah.
[03:17] Gunzou
Takao's detection range hasn't
decreased as much as I'd expected.
[03:20] Shizuka
Um...
[03:22] Shizuka
May I make a suggestion?
[03:25] Gunzou
Go ahead.
[03:26] Shizuka
Why don't we divert our course to the
[03:28] Shizuka
outer sea and work our way
around Takao's territory?
[03:32] Shizuka
A protracted battle will
put us at a disadvantage.
[03:37] Sou
Wouldn't Takao simply reposition
itself if we do that?
[03:41] Shizuka
That's true, but...
[03:44] Gunzou
Iona, plot the course to Yokosuka.
[03:47] Iona
Request received.
[03:49] Gunzou
We are currently within
Typhoon 11's storm zone.
[03:53] Gunzou
Plan A involves continuing our current course
along the Typhoon's path, then turning north,
[03:57] Gunzou
avoiding detection by Takao,
and entering the Port of Yokosuka.
[04:00] K
That plan's already bust.
[04:02] Gunzou
That leaves us with Plan B.
[04:04] ---
Leave the typhoon,
circle around Takao's picket line,
[04:07] ---
and approach Yokosuka.
[04:09] ---
This is Shizuka's suggestion.
[04:12] ---
However, there's no guarantee
that Takao won't pursue us.
[04:15] ---
Plus, it would mean that
we may arrive in Yokosuka
[04:19] ---
with Takao still hot on our heels.
[04:22] ---
The problem is what
the Fog will do at that point.
[04:26] ---
Until now, their targets were limited
[04:28] ---
to ships and aircraft that attempted
to depart for the open sea.
[04:34] ---
However...
[04:36] ---
Iona, what would Takao
do if a ship broke through
[04:39] ---
the naval blockade and attempted to
[04:42] ---
enter the Port of Yokosuka?
[04:43] Iona
She would attack.
[04:45] Gunzou
Even after the ship has entered port?
[04:47] Iona
Probably.
[04:48] Gunzou
The Admirality Code,
which is the highest order
[04:51] ---
commanding the Fleet of Fog,
[04:52] Gunzou
has forbidden direct attacks on
land targets for reasons unknown.
[04:57] Gunzou
Is that correct, Iona?
[04:58] Iona
Yes.
[04:59] Gunzou
But, it permits collateral damage
[05:02] ---
incurred during their attacks on ships?
[05:06] Iona
That is also correct.
[05:08] Gunzou
Consequently, it's likely
the Port of Yokosuka
[05:11] Gunzou
will suffer damage as a result
of our being attacked.
[05:14] K
We can't let that happen.
[05:16] K
There are residential areas
right next to the harbor.
[05:19] K
It'd be a disaster.
[05:20] Gunzou
There's another factor, too.
[05:23] Gunzou
The typhoon will eventually become
a tropical depression, and disperse.
[05:26] Gunzou
That will significantly reduce
our chances of victory.
[05:30] Sou
So we have a limited
window of opportunity.
[05:33] Gunzou
That brings us to Plan C.
[05:36] Gunzou
We defeat Takao here.
[05:39] K
We're talking a heavy cruiser, here!
[05:42] Iona
Defeat... Takao...
[05:45] Gunzou
Iona, status on decoys?
[05:48] Iona
Quantum communications nominal.
[05:50] Iona
They'll be fine for at
least two more hours.
[05:52] Gunzou
I see.
[05:54] Gunzou
Iori.
[05:55] Iori
Here.
[05:56] Gunzou
How long can we maintain
combat-level energy outputs?
[05:58] Iori
I can guarantee three minutes!
[06:01] Gunzou
All right.
[06:02] Gunzou
Surface, Iona.
[06:04] Gunzou
Move the decoys at the
same time, as well.
[06:05] Gunzou
Can you do it?
[06:06] Iona
Yes.
[06:07] Iona
We'll surface with the decoys.
[06:09] K
We're gonna surface?
[06:10] K
Are you serious?
[06:11] Gunzou
I am.
[06:12] Gunzou
We'll use the storm as a screen
[06:14] Gunzou
and attack Takao before
it gets our bearings.
[06:17] Gunzou
Start engines!
[06:19] Gunzou
Output at five percent!
[06:21] Iori
Starting engines.
Five percent output.
[06:30] Gunzou
Graviton floats online.
[06:32] Gunzou
Increase buoyancy by six from neutral.
[06:34] Gunzou
Surface at slow speed!
[06:35] Iona
Commencing surface.
[06:37] Gunzou
Maintain level trim.
[06:39] Gunzou
Go with the current.
[06:40] Gunzou
Surface simultaneously with the decoys.
[06:42] Gunzou
All men to battle stations!
[06:47] Takao
They're on the move!
[06:48] Takao
Four contacts.
[06:50] Takao
Is one real,
[06:52] Takao
or are they all decoys?
[06:54] Takao
Whatever the case,
[06:56] Takao
do they really think they can
[06:57] Takao
use the storm to shield themselves
from me on the surface?
[07:05] Gunzou
Iona, do you believe Takao is
already aware of our movements?
[07:09] Iona
Not possible, given Takao's specs.
[07:12] Gunzou
What about your Concept Comm System?
[07:14] Iona
Our Concept Comm System isn't affected
by distance and interference.
[07:18] K
So Takao totally knows.
[07:20] Iona
All Takao knows is that I still exist.
[07:25] Iona
She's not able to determine
my direction and distance.
[07:29] K
All right!
[07:30] K
I guess we have a chance.
[07:34] Takao
I see. So that's the real 401.
[07:43] Shizuka
Takao's noise levels are increasing?
[07:49] Shizuka
Takao is turning about.
[07:50] Sou
Have we been found?
[07:52] Gunzou
Stay calm.
[07:53] Gunzou
Continue to surface.
[07:55] Iona
Roger, steady as she goes.
[08:01] Takao
Engage.
[08:20] Takao
First, I'll drop your Klein Field to
critical levels with one blow.
[08:25] Gunzou
Forward torpedo tubes, standby!
[08:27] Gunzou
Load tubes one through three
with low-frequency torpedoes!
[08:30] K
Roger.
[08:31] Gunzou
Load tube seven with a corrosive torpedo!
[08:34] Gunzou
Once loading's complete, open
outer doors for all tubes!
[08:36] Shizuka
What is this?
[08:38] Shizuka
Captain, I'm picking up a strange noise.
[08:41] Sou
It's not from the typhoon?
[08:43] Shizuka
It might be...
[08:45] Shizuka
but I've never heard anything like this.
[08:48] K
Loading complete, doors open.
[08:53] Iona
Gunzou.
[08:56] Gunzou
No, it's nothing.
[09:01] Takao
I won't be like Hyuuga.
[09:06] Iona
Depth 15.
[09:09] Takao
Hurry up to the surface, 401...
[09:13] Iona
Depth 10.
[09:14] Iona
Approaching surface.
[09:21] Takao
That's it...
[09:23] Takao
Yes, that's the way...
[09:25] Iona
3 seconds till surface.
[09:27] Iona
2...
[09:28] Iona
1...
[09:29] Iona
Surface.
[09:31] Gunzou
Sidekick!
[09:32] Gunzou
Hard to port!
[09:33] Iona
Sidekick, hard to port.
[09:49] Gunzou
Reverse floats!
[09:50] Gunzou
Maximum output!
[09:51] Gunzou
Crash dive!
[09:51] Gunzou
Launch everything we've got!
[09:53] K
Takao knows our precise location!
[10:05] Takao
I missed?
[10:06] Takao
But my timing for the supergravity
cannon was perfect...
[10:12] Gunzou
Tubes one through three,
launch low-frequency torpedoes!
[10:15] Gunzou
Detonate at will!
[10:16] Gunzou
Stir up the waters!
[10:17] K
Roger!
[10:18] K
Seven seconds till detonation!
[10:20] K
Launch!
[10:25] Shizuka
Sonar detecting multiple contacts,
incoming at high speed!
[10:27] Shizuka
Torpedoes!
[10:28] Gunzou
Iona!
[10:29] Gunzou
Use the active decoys as shields!
[10:31] Iona
Understood.
[10:35] Shizuka
We've lost the three decoys.
[10:37] K
Low-frequency torpedo detonation in...
T minus three seconds.
[10:39] Gunzou
Shizuka! Mute headphones.
[10:46] Gunzou
Cut engines!
[10:47] Gunzou
Enter silent running!
[10:58] Takao
I've lost contact with 401?
[11:16] Sou
Hull and watertight integrity nominal.
[11:20] Sou
We lost a few sensors,
[11:22] Sou
but currently no cause for concern.
[11:24] Gunzou
Kyouhei.
[11:25] K
Weapons system, vetronics nominal.
[11:29] K
We can go anytime.
[11:30] Gunzou
Iori.
[11:31] Iori
Engine room, all systems nominal.
[11:33] Gunzou
What about the Klein Field?
[11:35] Iori
Oh, thanks to the close encounter
with the supergravity cannon,
[11:39] Iori
it's one step away from
reaching a critical point.
[11:41] Gunzou
Are we okay, Iona?
[11:43] Iona
For now, yes.
[11:44] Iona
But if we don't release the energy
absorbed by the Klein Field,
[11:48] Iona
it will reach a saturation point and collapse.
[11:52] K
If we do that, we'll announce
our location to the enemy.
[11:58] Gunzou
Shizuka, analyze the sound
pattern prior to the
[12:01] Gunzou
supergravity cannon
attack so that we'll be
[12:04] ---
forewarned when Takao tries that again.
[12:07] Shizuka
It's already been added
to the sonic database.
[12:10] K
In any case,
[12:11] K
I'm impressed you realized
[12:13] K
that we were being targeted
by a supergravity cannon.
[12:16] Gunzou
We were lucky that Takao
had such precise aim.
[12:19] Gunzou
Iona, display the combat map
as it was before we surfaced.
[12:23] Iona
Okay.
[12:26] Gunzou
Takao kept its prow pointed
right at us the whole time.
[12:30] Gunzou
That artless honesty gave it away.
[12:32] Gunzou
It's as if it was Takao was announcing
[12:33] Gunzou
to the world that it was targeting the 401.
[12:36] K
I see.
[12:37] K
If we were in Takao's place,
[12:39] K
we would've pretended not to
notice until the last second.
[12:42] Iori
Still, how'd Takao know where
we were with such precision?
[12:48] Iori
It totally ignored the active decoys.
[12:50] K
Wasn't that just, like,
dumb luck or something?
[12:54] Iona
I don't think so.
[12:59] Gunzou
What do you mean?
[13:01] Iona
I just feel that Takao had been
watching me the whole time.
[13:04] Iona
Ever since we made our move,
[13:06] Iona
I feel like she never
took her eyes off of me.
[13:11] K
That's a pretty vague description
coming from someone of the Fog.
[13:15] Iona
I can't express it well in words.
[13:17] Iona
This is the best I can do.
[13:19] Gunzou
I get it, now.
[13:20] K
Huh?
[13:21] K
What do you mean?
[13:22] Gunzou
There's no such thing
[13:23] ---
as coincidence when it
comes to the Fog.
[13:26] Gunzou
There's another one out there.
[13:29] Gunzou
Iona, analyze the detection range
based on the cannon attack,
[13:34] Gunzou
and overlay that on Takao's
known range based on her specs.
[13:43] K
Hey, even a fast battleship's detection
range would be beat by that.
[13:46] K
That's impossible!
[13:48] Iona
It isn't impossible.
[13:50] Iona
It's the truth.
[13:52] K
Seriously?
[13:53] Iona
Seriously.
[13:56] Gunzou
In addition to this tremendous range,
[13:58] Gunzou
its sonar has a resolution high enough
to distinguish us from a decoy.
[14:03] Gunzou
A ship with that kind of capacity...
[14:06] Sou
Must be some sort of
[14:07] ---
observation submarine with
high stealth capacity.
[14:10] Shizuka
But, our sonar didn't pick
up any other vessels.
[14:17] Gunzou
That just means it's hiding in
the shadow of Takao's echo.
[14:23] Sou
I thought Takao was stationary because
it was leery of the rough seas,
[14:28] Sou
but the real reason was that
it simply couldn't move.
[14:32] K
It would make sense...
[14:35] K
but isn't it just a hypothesis?
[14:37] Gunzou
Hypotheses exist to be proven.
[14:40] Gunzou
It's now our turn to surprise the enemy.
[14:42] Gunzou
Iona, we're going to use
the loot from Hyuuga.
[14:45] Iona
Okay.
[14:46] Iori
Wait a minute!
[14:48] Iori
We've only tested it in simulations!
[14:52] Iori
There's no telling how much it
might burden the system if we use it!
[14:55] Gunzou
Can we do this, Iona?
[14:57] Iona
It'll be okay... I think.
[14:58] Iori
Iona!
[14:59] K
Give it up.
[15:01] K
Our captain may not look it,
but he's a gambler.
[15:06] Iona
Launch.
[15:22] Takao
Finally emerging from your lair, 401?
[15:26] Gunzou
Thirty degrees up trim,
full speed ahead!
[15:35] Gunzou
All men at battle stations!
[15:41] Gunzou
Ready forward torpedo tubes.
[15:43] Gunzou
Load tubes one through six
with homing torpedoes.
[15:45] Gunzou
I leave the homing pattern to you!
[15:46] Gunzou
Load tubes seven and eight
with corrosive torpedoes.
[15:50] K
Roger that.
[15:52] Gunzou
Iona, input specifications
into corrosive torpedoes.
[15:54] Iona
Roger.
[15:56] Gunzou
Launch tubes one through six.
[16:06] Takao
Don't fall behind, 501.
[16:15] Shizuka
Takao changing course to
bearing 185 at 7 knots!
[16:18] K
That's damn slow!
[16:20] K
Maybe it really is hiding
something, just like Gunzou said!
[16:23] Gunzou
Tubes seven and eight,
launch corrosive torpedoes!
[16:59] Takao
Thanatonium readings...
Corrosive torpedoes?
[17:02] Takao
I won't fall for that.
[17:15] Takao
The human who programmed
these torpedoes isn't half bad.
[17:21] Takao
But,
[17:23] ---
can you evade all of these
corrosive warheads?!
[17:29] Shizuka
Takao changing course to bearing 150!
[17:31] Gunzou
Iona, standby!
[17:33] Iona
Understood.
[17:44] Gunzou
Engine output at maximum!
[17:45] Gunzou
Blow the graviton floats!
[17:47] Gunzou
All hands, employ shock resistance!
[17:49] Gunzou
Surface at rapid speed!
[17:58] Takao
Farewell, 401.
[18:06] Takao
What?
[18:19] Takao
A supergravity cannon?
[18:22] Takao
Why would a mere patrol
submarine have that?!
[18:25] Takao
501, emergency evasive maneuvers!
[18:27] Takao
Sever contacts!
[18:39] K
Damn bastard was clinging to Takao
[18:41] K
to look like there was only one ship!
[18:43] Iona
Locked on Takao along firing axis.
[18:55] Gunzou
Her Mental Model?
[18:57] Gunzou
Decrease firing angle by three degrees!
[18:59] Iona
Decreasing angle by three degrees.
[19:01] K
But we'll miss Takao—
[19:02] Gunzou
That's fine!
[19:10] Shizuka
Takao's attempting to break away.
[19:12] Iori
Hurry up!
[19:13] Iori
I can't maintain this energy flow!
[19:15] Gunzou
All hands, brace for imminent shock.
[19:17] Gunzou
Fire supergravity cannon!
[19:20] Iona
Firing.
[19:48] Kamikage
I see.
[19:50] Kamikage
401 won.
[19:58] Kamikage
Impressive, Chihaya Gunzou.
[20:17] Kongou
It seems you've lost.
[20:21] Takao
It's just a weapon
lockdown for 24 hours.
[20:24] Takao
Because...
[20:24] Takao
401 was hiding a supergravity cannon.
[20:28] Takao
But, why did she have that?
[20:31] Kongou
They must've looted it off Hyuuga.
[20:33] Kongou
Humans are very creative.
[20:36] Takao
It was Hyuuga's?!
[20:37] Kongou
401 and Hyuuga have
engaged in the past.
[20:41] Kongou
And Hyuuga lost.
[20:43] Takao
To suffer theft at the hands
of humans... how pathetic.
[20:47] Kongou
And you were forced by 401 to
[20:49] ---
lock your weapons and
retreat to the outer seas.
[20:52] Kongou
How can you belittle Hyuuga?
[20:57] Takao
I won't let them get away with this.
[21:02] Kongou
This isn't like you.
[21:03] Kongou
What are you thinking?
[21:06] Takao
I'll be taking my leave!
[21:22] Gunzou
There you are.
[21:28] Gunzou
I placed quite a strain on you.
[21:31] Iona
It's not a problem.
[21:33] Iona
We are weapons.
[21:35] Iona
Combat is our very reason for existence.
[21:41] Gunzou
I see.
[21:52] Kongou
And you were forced by 401 to
[21:55] ---
lock your weapons and
retreat to the outer seas.
[21:58] Kongou
How can you belittle Hyuuga?
[22:05] Takao
Chihaya Gunzou...
why didn't you sink me?
[22:28] Takao
If I had a human unit aboard,
[22:32] Takao
I would also be capable of such tactics.
[22:40] Takao
I, too, want that unit...
SIGN Illustration by Fujinoki Tomoko
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