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Changing Destiny (Kancolle)

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Wasn't he captured by germans, escaped, then caught saying he wished the war was still going? Or something like that?
 
Grounders10 said:
Wasn't he captured by germans, escaped, then caught saying he wished the war was still going? Or something like that?
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Captured while playing the bagpipes while pinned down before being knocked out by grenades, escaped, then re-captured. Then, when the Germans were retreating from the area and they were left to their own devices, walked like 95 miles to the Allied line and re-joined the war. He was eventually sent to the Pacific Theater, but the war ended soon thereafter and that's where he was quoted as saying the war ended too soon.

I'm fairly certain everyone who survived WWII and served in the military was a special kind of crazy. I mean, did you ever read James Doohan's service record? Stormed the beach at Juno on D-Day and was hit by six rounds fired from a nervous ally, 4 to the leg, one to the chest, one blew off his middle finger. Note you never, ever, see his right middle finger in Star Trek? The bullet to the chest was stopped by his cigarette case. He then went on to become an Air Observation Pilot and was labeled the 'craziest pilot in the Canadian Air Force" when, in '45, he slalomed his plane between telegraph poles "to prove it could be done".
 
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Captured while playing the bagpipes while pinned down before being knocked out by grenades, escaped, then re-captured. Then, when the Germans were retreating from the area and they were left to their own devices, walked like 95 miles to the Allied line and re-joined the war. He was eventually sent to the Pacific Theater, but the war ended soon thereafter and that's where he was quoted as saying the war ended too soon.

I'm fairly certain everyone who survived WWII and served in the military was a special kind of crazy. I mean, did you ever read James Doohan's service record? Stormed the beach at Juno on D-Day and was hit by six rounds fired from a nervous ally, 4 to the leg, one to the chest, one blew off his middle finger. Note you never, ever, see his right middle finger in Star Trek? The bullet to the chest was stopped by his cigarette case. He then went on to become an Air Observation Pilot and was labeled the 'craziest pilot in the Canadian Air Force" when, in '45, he slalomed his plane between telegraph poles "to prove it could be done".
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There's an entire TAB on TV Tropes Refuge in Audacity page for WW2. The Bullshit people got away with during that War was something else.
 
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Interlude: Force Z
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    • Interlude: Force Z​

    "It is so bloody hot!"

    HMS Repulse's complaint went unnoticed and unheard. Not that it particularly mattered to her, mind, because she was too busy mopping sweat from her face. Even in her skimpy 'uniform', she was feeling the heat of the South Pacific beating down on her. The sun hadn't faded one bit during the day and even the nights were muggy as all hell. For someone used to the cold showers of the North Sea, it was quite an adjustment to make!

    It didn't help that Wales was happy as a clam, sunbathing on her deck. Or that Glorious was too busy herding their escorting destroyers to pay attention to her. So annoying!

    "Oh stop complaining, Repulse. I know you're an old lady, but that doesn't mean you need to ruin it for everyone else." Wales was insufferable as ever. It didn't matter to her that Repulse had sunk a German battleship, no sir, she was an old lady and Wales was the brand new battleship. "Be happy we're in the tropics why don't ya."

    Repulse scowled, and turned her head away from the offending battleship. "Such a child I swear to god..."

    "What was that?"

    "Nothing!" Repulse ground out, crossing her arms across her chest. Normally she would be the one doing the teasing. But the heat was getting to her. She hadn't liked it the first time, she didn't like it now.

    I'd take the North Sea any day.

    But since Hood was being pampered in the 'states and big sis Renown was needed to replace her in the Atlantic, it came down to Repulse to show the flag in the Pacific. And that's what she was doing too! She wasn't even coming here to fight, just to make the Japanese go home!

    "Repulse...go easy on her, please. We shouldn't fight each other." Glorious was the voice of reason. Repulse could almost see the blonde carrier gently shaking her head, a frown on her face.

    A frown mimicked on Repulse's, as she looked out at the old carrier. Glorious was like a younger sister to her once. And now she was so much more...serious than she used to be. Losing Courageous had done that to her. They'd all lost someone in this war, except for Wales. Lucky battleship that she was.

    "I'll stop messing with her," the battlecruiser finally rolled her eyes, turning back to walk into her hull. "If she leaves me alone..."

    That last bit was under her breath, as the battlecruiser ducked around a member of her crew. Her eyes followed the man as he ran to his duty station, completely ignoring her existence. At one point, that wouldn't really have bothered her. Oh sure, when she was younger she might have complained. All ships did. But she had grown out of that and, instead, made up for her time by teasing the ever-loving hell out of the rest of the Royal Navy.

    Now?

    Well, now she knew it was possible to talk to her crew. Rumors from across the pond made that very clear, even if Captain Tennant most assuredly didn't show any signs of acknowledging it. Repulse's eye twitched at the thought. It wasn't like she blended in!

    Adjusting her small and very revealing top, the battlecruiser grumbled under her breath. "You'd think a sailor would have noticed me by now!"

    As one walked right through her, shaking with a sudden chill, Repulse was forced to admit she may be going about things the wrong way. Grumbling some more, she changed course to her old bridge.

    At least I don't have one of those ugly towers. Sis doesn't even like it!

    With a small smile on her face at the memory of Renown complaining about her 'overweight pile of scrap pretending to be a hat', Repulse walked onto her own bridge. Little changed since she had been launched, it was crowded with sailors and officers going about their duties. Captain Tennant was at the fore, reading from reports with a cup of tea precariously balanced in one hand.

    "Never let anything get in the way of tea time, eh Captain?" Repulse's XO had an amused smirk on his face.

    An expression mirrored on the Captain, as he ever so slowly took a sip of his tea. "Quite."

    Fighting her own smile, Repulse tossed a lazy salute at her Captain, "I salute you, sir, for your admirable dedication to the traditions of the Roy--al--"

    Unable to finish her sentence, the battlecruiser collapsed into helpless giggles. No one showed any sign of hearing it, of course, but it felt good. The heat was suffocating and Wales was even more insufferable, but at least Repulse could find humor in her Captain and crew. Small miracles, yeah?

    "At any rate," Captain Tennant set his teacup down, holding the paper out instead. His eyes trailed over- and through -Repulse before settling on her XO. His face was a serious mask, no sign of the good humor left. "I'm sure we'll all wish we could have normal tea time, soon enough."

    "Captain?"

    That question came from the battlecruiser and her XO. In any other situation, it would be amusing.

    Not so now, as Captain Tennant continued, "Report from Singapore. Yanks got hammered. Japs hit them hard at Pearl and Manila. It's the expectation of our naval staff--" Here, Tennant scowled deeply. His eyes twitching over to Prince of Wales. "--that Malaya is next. Or the Dutch. There is no chance that the Japs aren't going to go for the East Indies if they hit the Americans. There's nothing in the Philippines worth taking compared to those oil fields."

    "...so we can't expect them to come sailing to Singapore, can we?" The younger officer paled, his face turning a decidedly sickly shade.

    "Frankly, I don't think we could have expected that no matter what happened," Tennant didn't snort, though it was a close run thing. "Bloody hell, you expect the Yanks to sail all the way across the Pacific to use our base?"

    That had been the expectation when Force Z was formed...

    "No, the only support from them will be that Asiatic Fleet and maybe an expediting of Hood's repairs."

    Repulse felt a chill entirely unbecoming of the South Pacific wash across her. Not that the Japanese scared her, compared to the Germans they were amateurs who had old ships. But because of the fact that it was only her, Wales, Glorious and a few destroyers and cruisers. The Dutch weren't going to be any help.

    "Glorious...ya hear that?" Repulse opened a line to the nearby carrier, her eyes watching as a squadron of Sea Hurricanes took to the air.

    "...I did." Was the short, and to the point, reply.

    "What do you think we're sailing into?"

    Silence, before a heavy sigh.

    "Exactly what sank my big sister. A hornet's nest."

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    A few hours later, with darkness providing cover for Force Z, Repulse paced in her Captain's cabin. Her short skirt swished with each sway of her broad battlecruiser hips. Her stockings had long since been discarded in the heat, leaving her lean legs bare as she brushed against the fabric of her Captain's bunk. She didn't even notice.

    "What are we going to do now?" The battlecruiser groaned, as she flopped down on that bed. Her bright blue eyes stared at her Captain, as the man took over pacing for her.

    "We should reinforce Singapore first," Captain Tennant muttered under his breath. The man rubbed his chin idly, looking at a large map spread over his desk. "But after that...will we try to hit the Japs when they go for Malaya?"

    There was no question in his voice, or Repulse's mind, that the Japanese were going to try to land in Malaya. Singapore was too much of a threat to ignore. The question wasn't if they would, but where they would and if it was possible to cut them off. Considering how far out Force Z was from Singapore...

    "No, we can't get there quick enough." Tennant shook his head, his hand dropping to his side. "If we can't cut them off, we may as well keep going on and support the Yanks and Dutch." There was more than a hint of frustration in his voice at that idea.

    Repulse just sighed. It wasn't like she wasn't used to playing second-fiddle, as it were. "It's not like that is anything new! Bloody Yanks always getting the last laugh."

    Why yes, she was a bit bitter still a bit bitter about the Americans taking so long to get off their arse. Twice!

    "Frankly, I just want to go home. This is a waste of our time. Just watch India!"

    Captain Tennant made no signs of hearing Repulse, as he looked over the map again. "Java...or Singapore...or the Philippines. If it were me, I would suggest Java. If we can hold the Japs in the East Indies they can't support an offensive in Malaya anyway."

    "Why don't we just let Glorious handle things then?" Repulse asked the room at large, rolling her eyes as she fell back on the bed. Her sweaty mop of brown hair falling on her face. "Carriers are the wave of the future, dontch'a know?"

    "I am aware, yes. But Glorious is old and can't carry enough planes."

    A sigh came from the battlecruiser, "Well yeah, but it's not like I---"

    Silence. Nothing but the sound of a pen scratching on a map and Repulse's breaths. Until...

    "WHAT IN THE BLOODY HELL?!"

    The noise of a battlecruiser jumping off a bed echoed in the cabin. A jump done so quickly it had her braid fall out and her hair cascade down her back in a brown wave. Turning wide blue eyes on her Captain, Repulse held a single finger up in a shaky pointer. Her mouth opened and closed...but not one word came out. Nothing but a strangled noise not unlike a startled cat.

    Tennant merely raised an eyebrow.

    "You can see me?!" Repulse got out, somehow, as her chest heaved with her shock.

    "Have been for some time, yes." The Captain replied, fully facing the battlecruiser.

    Repulse could only stare, her mind breaking by the second. "Hu--buh--wha--"

    Tennant smiled thinly, standing up from his seat. The man walked up to his battlecruiser, staring Repulse in the eyes. "Hood suggested that I be told, before anyone else, that you girls are here. Said something about 'Repulse can't keep a secret and will probably be the first one to get through'."

    For the life of her, Repulse didn't have a response to that. She was too busy wondering how long her Captain had been able to see her and hadn't said anything. It wasn't like she didn't pay attention! She paid more attention than Wales did!

    "Honestly, she wasn't wrong." Tennant continued, a disapproving frown replacing the thin smile. His eyes trailed up and down the battlecruiser...in the way only an officer who was annoyed with what he saw could. "Frankly, you need to find a proper uniform."

    That was the final straw. Repulse let out an incoherent cry of frustration, before turning on her heel and walking out of the room. She would find something that made sense again!

    But...he sees me...


    I'm making up for Sheo not updating NI, clearly. All the battlecruiser bullying.

    Anyway, Force Z. And Repulse. This will tie in to the side story later, clearly.

    Otherwise, I need to sleep.

    Also, because when people decide to be dicks and say 'make your own fandom if you don't like the waifuism' I take it as a challenge
     
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    • Keep the stiff upper lip Repulse, and soldier on through!

    I think I love Captain Tennant, that was some master class stoicism to keep up the facade of not seeing or responding to her for that long.
     
    damn epic...

    give that captain the award for the stoic captains around...
     
    A ship spirit talking about things not making sense is too ironic....

    Also, Temnant must be a nightmare to face at card games.
     
    So whats up with the Brits deciding their vaunted big gun ships need and aircraft carrier when land based aircraft would, and technically did, work better?
     
    CV12Hornet said:
    Old ships? Sure. Amateurs...

    Repulse, either you're overestimating the Germans or underestimating the Japanese. Neither is very conducive to your long-term chances of not becoming a reef.
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    the world looked down on japan at this point in time. and Japan capitalized on this fact. they built some of the largest warships in history, as well as challenging America, and bleeding America for every island they fought upon. being underestimated costs millions of lives on both sides.

    edit: nearly all sailors saw Japan as being a simple one or two week voyage, blow the japs up, be home in time for dinner.

    i recommend reading "Pacific Theater" by Ian Toll. you get to see a lot of information that is glossed over by so many. u get a sense of what gripped japan so feverishly.
     
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    Look like the repulse and Wales are going to defend my motherland but this time let hope their don't sank this time around.
     
    any hope of seeing any of the Littorio class? they got the short end of the stick in ww2 due to shitty captains to afraid to take a chance. they deserve some attention.
     
    It wasn't just crappy orders of operations from the Italian admiralty, sadly, oil shortages really put a damper on the number of sorties they could do.
     
    MagisterAurelius said:
    It wasn't just crappy orders of operations from the Italian admiralty, sadly, oil shortages really put a damper on the number of sorties they could do.
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    this. show the pastaboats being pissed off because of lack of supplies to sortie. show them begging the crew to keep morale up. a new shipment might allow them to get out and explore. They belong at sea, damn it. being stuck in port is bad for them.
     
    CV12Hornet said:
    Sky does like the Pastabotes. It all depends on the story going back to the Mediterranean again at some point, and I don't see why it wouldn't.
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    I like Roma more than Italia...

    *cue the chant of "Roma does not exists." was heard from the background.*

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    well... i got lucky to get Roma during the event she was released....

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    speaking of event...

    battle of Surigao strait part 1 will go live tomorrow...

    got your man pants and sanity ready?
     
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    BigBadBen said:
    the world looked down on japan at this point in time. and Japan capitalized on this fact. they built some of the largest warships in history, as well as challenging America, and bleeding America for every island they fought upon. being underestimated costs millions of lives on both sides.

    edit: nearly all sailors saw Japan as being a simple one or two week voyage, blow the japs up, be home in time for dinner.

    i recommend reading "Pacific Theater" by Ian Toll. you get to see a lot of information that is glossed over by so many. u get a sense of what gripped japan so feverishly.
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    Well the sailor's weren't completely wrong, just up the timescale to several years and add in several tons worth of bombardment...
     
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