Crimson Aria (Arpeggio of Blue Steel)
- Thread starter Dragontrapper
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It's pretty likely that Haruna is blonde because the historical Kongo was built in Britain, and her mental model is also blonde.
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Now I'm thinking about an Arpeggio/Space Battleship Yamato crossover.
Congratulations!
That could actually be interesting.
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I have some ideas and am starting on a first draft.
DB_Explorer
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I'm still going to say we were ovethinking it beyond cute girls in varied hats.
.... Space!Yamato gets a Mental Model?
Also Space Sphere.
In the same vein, Fog!Exelion and/or Fog!Eltreum. (As if that one wasn't already OP enough as is.)
Talk about making 'normal' Fog ships appear grossly inadequate.
We're kinda drifting way offtopic though, sorry about that.
Dragontrapper
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hey - it keeps bumping it at least! next snip is underway. Topic this time - scaring the crap out of Richardson and finding a new base of operations.
Bump-bump-bump.
bump-bump-a-thread.
Bump-bump-bump.
bump-bump-a-thread.
Humans are easily scared when they see the full might of the Fog. And finding a new base should be interesting...
DB_Explorer
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Sadly, no.
There's even a full-length parody with those lyrics.
(the real lyrics are about a girl named Barbara-Ann, btw)
Dragontrapper
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okay - I lied about having an update out over the weekend; Rest assured though that a post is underway! So, where should the Task Force relocate to - tiny islet or artificial platform? (OH - I just had an idea....question still stands though!)
Islet. Materials are highly useful, after all. Possibly build some destroyers or torpedo boats, or just use it to patch up damage.
I don't know of any artificial platforms that are large enough for a pair of heavy cruisers to dock at, let alone a whole fleet. Even the Texas Towers don't really come close.
It's going to have to be a tiny islet. Maybe one of the Bahamas? Or the Florida Keys? Or the Barrier Islands? Just make sure to be on the lee side no matter where you go.
You can't use conventional materials to imitate/fill in for Fog nanomaterials. While a repair ship could theoretically convert them into ULTRA-high end conventional materials and use them for internal repairs, there ultimately no substitutes for a full-fledged Fog nanomaterial construct.
It's going to have to be a tiny islet. Maybe one of the Bahamas? Or the Florida Keys? Or the Barrier Islands? Just make sure to be on the lee side no matter where you go.
You can't use conventional materials to imitate/fill in for Fog nanomaterials. While a repair ship could theoretically convert them into ULTRA-high end conventional materials and use them for internal repairs, there ultimately no substitutes for a full-fledged Fog nanomaterial construct.
DB_Explorer
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maybe if the iselet was a fleet base with a nanomaterial supply? sorta like Iwo Jima?
Dragontrapper
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Well, they do have some of their repair/resupply ships - and I was operating on the assumption that the Fog Fleet must have SOME way to make more of their main materials (Thanatonium and nanomaterial) - they can't make more ships though since they can't make cores...
As for an island - I was thinking maybe Saint Peter and Saint Paul Archipelago
Torpedo ships aren't mostly remote control?
Iwo Jima was originally built by humans (Japan w/US prior to the Fog), and Gunzou sort of took it over and let Hyuuga run wild and expand it. (God bless Hyuuga).
However, it's been heavily implied that they have their own docks (Repulse talking to Vampire she repaired).
Yes, it's thought that the repair ships and fleet bases may be able to make nanomaterial.
Are these ships attached to the Crimson Fleet? Otherwise, they might not be accessible.
Also, those islands are too small, and would likely be completely submerged under the risen sea levels. You need something bigger.
This is unknown.
Okay, then couldn't they make remote controlled disposable missile/torpedo craft?
Maybe.
It's possible that they already do.
We know that they've started making airplanes again (they stopped after most of the planes got shot down at the start of the war).
(sometimes Zuikaku walks on the seafloor)
For islets, might I recommend the Lesser Antilles? These nations/territories are likely to have been evacuated, between the Fog and the rising sea levels. Granada might be a good place to anchor.
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I also liked "Goddammit, they're gettin' away!" when the Japanese finally realized they weren't attacking the main American fleet and broke off.
I also liked "Goddammit, they're gettin' away!" when the Japanese finally realized they weren't attacking the main American fleet and broke off.
Yeah, that pretty much sums up the attitude of the American sailors in that battle. There's a reason why it's considered the USN's Greatest Hour.
Dragontrapper
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At that point the problem becomes that there aren't any suitable islands in the region - anything available would be within normal Fog Fleet range or submerged....
Some sort of off-shore base though - built on a undersea rise by a lone and very bored Fog Ship....maybe she made herself some pets...
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I think you've got some quotation problems there, pal. Let me see if I can help...
I'm not sure what you mean here. Normal Fog Fleet range is EVERYWHERE. Everywhere a Fog ship cares to be, it is. The question is, which fleets are pursuing, and what territory can they search without stepping on toes. Find somewhere in another fleet's territory and you might just be reasonably safe so long as you don't make any noise.
Almost all Fog ships wouldn't have the creativity to come up with something like this. They also probably wouldn't have the time (they are usually patrolling, after all). This is kind of stretching my SoD.
I think you've got some quotation problems there, pal. Let me see if I can help...
I'm not sure what you mean here. Normal Fog Fleet range is EVERYWHERE. Everywhere a Fog ship cares to be, it is. The question is, which fleets are pursuing, and what territory can they search without stepping on toes. Find somewhere in another fleet's territory and you might just be reasonably safe so long as you don't make any noise.
Almost all Fog ships wouldn't have the creativity to come up with something like this. They also probably wouldn't have the time (they are usually patrolling, after all). This is kind of stretching my SoD.