Slow floatplanes, verses a LOT of 5"/38 cal guns....yeah that's going to end badly for the Zuinists.
America didn't play around when it came to anti-air defenses.
Though...where are the pasta-boats? While not all of them are running towards vacation, there are a lot of Italian ships at this base. More so than any other nation that isn't Japan.
Slow floatplanes, verses a LOT of 5"/38 cal guns....yeah that's going to end badly for the Zuinists.
America didn't play around when it came to anti-air defenses.
Though...where are the pasta-boats? While not all of them are running towards vacation, there are a lot of Italian ships at this base. More so than any other nation that isn't Japan.
Seeing as Atlanta is still being tied up and (possibly) without her riggings. The odds are stacking against her (unless Atlanta proves to be as deadly to aircraft without her riggings)
Though...where are the pasta-boats? While not all of them are running towards vacation, there are a lot of Italian ships at this base. More so than any other nation that isn't Japan.
Perhaps whilst Roma, Littorio, Aquila and Grecale were getting Atlanta's attention and ire, their remaining comrades snuck away to the rendevous point where the French ships took possession of the Fiat, then proceeded on their merry way all together. It seems the Pasta-boats are successfully keeping a step ahead of Atlanta, so far...
One thing that I'm wondering is, concerning the experimental equipment Richelieu has; was it made by the real Akashi and Yuubari, or the Abyssal Akashi that was responsible for the whole mess with Haruna and Kaga being nearly abyssalized? The fake Akashi did escape, after all: post #3773002
Two of the main plot points that converge in this page were foreshadowed in the third row of this earlier one: post #3863007 Specifically, the Italian's vacation plans and the rise of Zuiunism. I'm wondering if Gotland has a part in all of this? Maybe she is the mastermind, plotting with the Italians and the French to get what they want, and put her in a position to take what she wants: to be the new dorm manager. And all these shenanigans could be bankrolled by De Ruyter and her tulip bulb/casino enterprises... Gotland's and De Ruyter's presence in that same line may just be red herrings, but I'd bet Ido-sensei has something planned for them yet.
Perhaps the resolution to these plot lines will be the "intervention" alluded to by Warspite in the forth row of that same page.
"UNKNOWN UNIT HAS BEEN CONNECTED" is a parody of Armored Core V's Ultimate/Overed Weapon arming sequence. Tagging appropriately. (Also, the official English translation, although inaccurate, is "Unknown unit has connected.")
A Richelieu-class hybrid battleship carrier is not totally fictional either - at least one proposal would have seen her sister ship Jean Bart turned into an aviation battleship
I get the feeling this should go in "Impending Doom"
...Because the Zuiuns are totally f'ked.
Richie: “Fly my pretties! Fly!!”
Zuiun’s: *buzz towards Atlanta at an extremely leisurely pace.*
boxman said:
A Richelieu-class hybrid battleship carrier is not totally fictional either - at least one proposal would have seen her sister ship Jean Bart turned into an aviation battleship
Atlanta: Where’s Big Mamie when you need her?
Note: Big Mamie, aka USS Massachusetts (BB-59), took part in operations off of Vichy controlled North Africa. At one point this involved shelling the almost complete Jean Bart.
Seeing as Atlanta is still being tied up and (possibly) without her riggings. The odds are stacking against her (unless Atlanta proves to be as deadly to aircraft without her riggings)
Look closely at the last panel- her topmost turrets are visible, the barrels at least.
Look closely at the last panel- her topmost turrets are visible, the barrels at least.
I'm pretty sure that's her anchor hair ornament, not the turrets but the last page shows that she brought her riggings with her on her legs (how can she drive with those in the way?)
Two of the main plot points that converge in this page were foreshadowed in the third row of this earlier one: post #3863007 Specifically, the Italian's vacation plans and the rise of Zuiunism. I'm wondering if Gotland has a part in all of this?
There's an unplaced single panel of Gotland hypnotizing someone posted some time back (post #3451402), perhaps we'll be seeing it used very soon, unless it was already incorporated into an unscanned print book page.
There's an unplaced single panel of Gotland hypnotizing someone posted some time back (post #3451402), perhaps we'll be seeing it used very soon, unless it was already incorporated into an unscanned print book page.
And moreover in post #3485811 Gotland was also revealed to be one of the true masterminds behind Zuiunism alongside Hayasui.
Maybe she's hypnotizing Bismarck, so she can be dorm manager again. She does say it's to overcome trauma. Reserving my cookie if I'm right.
"Remember the good old days, Markie ? When I inducted your tiny self and tucked you in at night ... ? You're safe with me: all the girls are safe with me."
There's an unplaced single panel of Gotland hypnotizing someone posted some time back (post #3451402), perhaps we'll be seeing it used very soon, unless it was already incorporated into an unscanned print book page.
AnonymousXIV said:
Maybe she's hypnotizing Bismarck, so she can be dorm manager again. She does say it's to overcome trauma. Reserving my cookie if I'm right.
Claverhouse said:
"Remember the good old days, Markie ? When I inducted your tiny self and tucked you in at night ... ? You're safe with me: all the girls are safe with me."
That's from the Gambier-Bay-and-Co.-stranded-on-a-deserted-island arc ("Also sprach Gambier Bay!", which also has the monkey Nelson, Lone Ranger Johnson and Nazi gold scenes), depicting Gotty giving psychotherapy to a traumatized Supply Depot (who has severe PTSD from all the event bullying).
Naturally she takes advantage of the opportunity to extract information from Supply as well as turning her into a (limited) Manchurian agent.
Pay close attention!!The elegant Zuiun Festival (unofficial) shall begin!ZUIUN HYAKKA RYOURAN!!I never dreamed that you would use such violent methods to stop us, however.Experimental Richelieu-use Aviation Battleship Equipment
Akashi and Yuubari made it for her, special-order, after she gave them a pile of macarons.
As it is a test item and has yet to be tuned, use in actual battles is prohibited.Wh... what are you planning here...!?Why, to entice you to come to a place where there are no prying eyes, of course.Fufu.We made a trade with the Italian ships.And so we, who had evacuated the dorms ahead of time and were waiting, were driving it.Just before you got this car in the sights of your observation plane, they handed it off to us.A shipgirl possessing such power and influence on dorm operations, knocking down the problem children one after another...If such a being were to perhaps be brought into the fold of Zuiunism, they would become a great stepping stone towards the revival of the Zuinists, no?UNKNOWN UNIT HAS BEEN CONNECTED