I can hear the symphony of radar guided 5 inch dual purpose artillery, Chicago Pianos, and 20mm on the next page.

Also the French Navy own Aircraft Carrier Charles de Gaul was to be named Richeileu.

Shit, even for Atlanta, it's better to call the Duckies and maybe Iowa right now!

Are you sure about that, richelieu?

Hyuuga will be proud.

Richelieu. She's a light cruiser. Why don't you, you know, shoot her with your main guns?

So it's treason, then.

Time for Atlanta to show her stuff.

dasCKD said:

Richelieu. She's a light cruiser. Why don't you, you know, shoot her with your main guns?

The reason is obvious.
She's recuiting Atlanta into Zuiunism.

I mean, Commandant Teste is wearing a Zuiun Matsuri haori behind her after all.

I get the feeling this should go in "Impending Doom"

...Because the Zuiuns are totally f'ked.

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.

... This is going to be a repeat of the Marianas Turkey Shoot, isn't it.

Eh?

ithekro said:

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)

ithekro said:

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.

@nawgonog Just a heads up, when you post a link to another post, just simply write it like this: post #3863007

"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.")

Tapper said:

@nawgonog Just a heads up, when you post a link to another post, just simply write it like this: post #3863007

@Tapper Thanks for the tip! (I'm a noob hehe) :)

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

Eboreg said:

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.

conongvang said:

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.

Garrus said:

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?)

Dear loyal little Teste...

Did she not see how Atlanta got the job? Oh that poor sweet radical

nawgonog said:

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.

AnonymousXIV said:

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.

ithekro said:

Slow floatplanes, verses a LOT of 5"/38 cal guns....yeah that's going to end badly for the Zuinists.

Well... the Zuiun has about the same hard specs as a Val dive bomber...

...yeah your point still stands.

KingsleyDawson said:

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.

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.

"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."

AnonymousXIV said:

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).