Well... there's worse things you could do to yourself... Like eating cyanide, dancing naked in the arctic in front of polar bears, or getting heart surgery without anesthetic or a doctor.
Well... there's worse things you could do to yourself... Like eating cyanide, dancing naked in the arctic in front of polar bears, or getting heart surgery without anesthetic or a doctor.
Commander Ichiro 'Bad' Date, former CAG of the late USS George H.W. Bush, eased himself to attention as the CNO entered the office, waving the former aviator to sit.
"At ease Commander," the CNO spoke, moving to his desk. "I would rather you not further injure yourself when we are going to be needing everyone on deck for the long haul."
"I would say my flight days are behind me Admiral," Ichiro replied, his cane making a metallic sound as he tapped his lower left leg. The nightmare engagement which resulted in the loss of the USS George H.W. Bush weighed heavily on his mind, and despite claiming five of the enemy 'fighters' thanks to his training at Top Gun, he too was forced to ditch within spitting distance of the East Coast. It was only through the bravery of the US Coast Guard that anyone had survived the debacle, and even he did not come out it unscathed as one of the Abyssals took his foot off mid shin.
"Maybe so Commander, but you can still teach, and your organizational skills will be needed for future operations."
"Yes sir," Ichiro replied.
"Your orders for the Kanmusu Support Project have been cut. You will be assigned to Pearl once the final designs are laid out for refitting the Littoral Combat Ships for Kanmusu support, but until then you will be TDY at NAVSTA Everett."
"Yes sir."
"You did good work on the 'Adopt a Shipgirl' program as suggested by Cmdr New Jersey. This will be very helpful for our allies in Japan, and quite possibly Australia and Europe if the program is a success." The CNO said. "It may not seem like a win Commander, but we have to take every success we can in this. Have you spoken to St. Lo?"
"Briefly sir. She was passing though and asked about how modern aircraft fared against their Abyssal Counterparts."
"She's a good kid Commander. I forwarded your proposal for the 'Killer Hornet' program to the Naval Air Systems Command and the Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center. It was a well thought out piece, and one that deserves consideration."
"Thank you sir," Ichiro gripped his cane. The biggest problem a lot of modern aviators faced was a lack of guns on their birds with enough ammo to maintain the engagement. Radar and Heatseeking missiles were almost useless, and it often fell to the pilot to get into an old fashioned dogfight.
"You are dismissed Commander." The CNO nodded. "Get some rest before shipping out. You deserve it.
"Aye aye sir." Ichiro stood and saluted, then turned as best as he could and made his way from the office. Behind him, the CNO looked over two pages.
What about Girls und Panzer? What's everyone's thoughts on that? I'm asking because my anime experience is fairly limited (KanColle, Arpeggio of Blue Steel and Fruits Basket are about all I've seen).
What about Girls und Panzer? What's everyone's thoughts on that? I'm asking because my anime experience is fairly limited (KanColle, Arpeggio of Blue Steel and Fruits Basket are about all I've seen).
It was pretty good. The tank battles were fun if noticeably unrealistic and kinda bent over backwards to let the protags win at times but they were never boring, for me anyway. The rest isn't anything special and how much you'll get out of it depends on how much you end up liking the characters more than anything.
What about Girls und Panzer? What's everyone's thoughts on that? I'm asking because my anime experience is fairly limited (KanColle, Arpeggio of Blue Steel and Fruits Basket are about all I've seen).
It was pretty good. The tank battles were fun if noticeably unrealistic and kinda bent over backwards to let the protags win at times but they were never boring, for me anyway. The rest isn't anything special and how much you'll get out of it depends on how much you end up liking the characters more than anything.
Commander Ichiro 'Bad' Date, former CAG of the late USS George H.W. Bush, eased himself to attention as the CNO entered the office, waving the former aviator to sit.
"At ease Commander," the CNO spoke, moving to his desk. "I would rather you not further injure yourself when we are going to be needing everyone on deck for the long haul."
"I would say my flight days are behind me Admiral," Ichiro replied, his cane making a metallic sound as he tapped his lower left leg. The nightmare engagement which resulted in the loss of the USS George H.W. Bush weighed heavily on his mind, and despite claiming five of the enemy 'fighters' thanks to his training at Top Gun, he too was forced to ditch within spitting distance of the East Coast. It was only through the bravery of the US Coast Guard that anyone had survived the debacle, and even he did not come out it unscathed as one of the Abyssals took his foot off mid shin.
"Maybe so Commander, but you can still teach, and your organizational skills will be needed for future operations."
"Yes sir," Ichiro replied.
"Your orders for the Kanmusu Support Project have been cut. You will be assigned to Pearl once the final designs are laid out for refitting the Littoral Combat Ships for Kanmusu support, but until then you will be TDY at NAVSTA Everett."
"Yes sir."
"You did good work on the 'Adopt a Shipgirl' program as suggested by Cmdr New Jersey. This will be very helpful for our allies in Japan, and quite possibly Australia and Europe if the program is a success." The CNO said. "It may not seem like a win Commander, but we have to take every success we can in this. Have you spoken to St. Lo?"
"Briefly sir. She was passing though and asked about how modern aircraft fared against their Abyssal Counterparts."
"She's a good kid Commander. I forwarded your proposal for the 'Killer Hornet' program to the Naval Air Systems Command and the Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center. It was a well thought out piece, and one that deserves consideration."
"Thank you sir," Ichiro gripped his cane. The biggest problem a lot of modern aviators faced was a lack of guns on their birds with enough ammo to maintain the engagement. Radar and Heatseeking missiles were almost useless, and it often fell to the pilot to get into an old fashioned dogfight.
"You are dismissed Commander." The CNO nodded. "Get some rest before shipping out. You deserve it.
"Aye aye sir." Ichiro stood and saluted, then turned as best as he could and made his way from the office. Behind him, the CNO looked over two pages.
What about Girls und Panzer? What's everyone's thoughts on that? I'm asking because my anime experience is fairly limited (KanColle, Arpeggio of Blue Steel and Fruits Basket are about all I've seen).
They're currently being rolled out of the donut shop that Ari chose to use to feed them. It was determined that additional Feeding might be hazardous to their health.