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Indestructible Spirit (Kancolle AU)

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I mean, how the battleline isn't levelled on the approach. If Abyssal ships can survive enough carrier attacks to close to range, then what sort of SSBS comes in with guided missile shipgirls?
 
Genolution said:
If I may, I'd like to discuss a question; namely, to what extent are WW1 warships summonable? Or even before? It was implied that predreadnoughts are summonable; what predreads are summonable-like only the ones that lasted to see service i a world war like at the Dardenelles? Because Japan's battleship shortage might not be that bad if so. They haven't summoned the 2 Kawachi class dreadnoughts for 1, and the various IJN predreads are still potentially useful as coastal defence to free up more modern capital ships. I know that they'd be radically obsolete but when operating with an escort in low intensity sectors they can provide enough big guns to relieve the pressure on the JMSDF. Also, if WW1 ships, not just Seydlitz, are available for European states (they are continental powers or have tunnels to continental powers and active trade with other countries on the continent) then the nnumbers issue could be a lot less serious depending on how much coast needs to be defended. The Royal Navy had 28 battleships at Jutland. The Kaiserliche Marine, Regia Marina, Marine Nationale, whatever other navies, ought to, when thinking about their combined WW1 and WW2 fleets, have quite a sizable force. The USN still made good use of Clemsons and other old destroyers as convoy escorts during WW2. It stands to reason that the older destroyers and cruisers of these navies could also be used to free up more modern shipgirls. At the very least a number of smaller naval powers such as Denmark, Sweden, and the Netherlands, have enough ships to protect their own coasts. That means that the European and American navies (South America did have their own dreadnought race) probably have enough to secure their own coasts and those of some countries that had nonexistent WW2 navies.
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As a general rule, just the World Wars and immediately after the Second one. I would say there are earlier exceptions to the rule, but most of the pre-dreads served in World War 1 (even Mikasa was at least a training ship, IIRC). So barring shenanigans like Age of Sail girls summoning themselves, World War 1, World War 2, and a very minor bit of wiggle room on either side.


That said.

Even with the Kaiserliche Marine and the Grand Fleet, numbers are still going to be an issue. Why? Because someone has to watch Africa, China, India, and all these other very heavily populated places that can't ever get more than maybe a handful of small and old ships of their own. You can have a ton of antique pre-dreads and pre-WW1 Dreadnoughts, but they would likely end up guarding Nigeria or something, while the more modern ships cover areas like Europe, Japan and China. Generally speaking, especially with the Demons, it is these areas that are hit harder anyway.

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I mean, how the battleline isn't levelled on the approach. If Abyssal ships can survive enough carrier attacks to close to range, then what sort of SSBS comes in with guided missile shipgirls?
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Abyssals have carriers too. You have to worry about disarming their planes, before you can deal with their ships.
 
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Chapter 16
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    Kaga was not blind or deaf. She heard the sound of the door opening and closing, sealing her in the summoning room. Alone with none but her sister for company, the sister desperately clutching her. Kaga was...not comfortable. She never was, not with physical displays of emotion like this. Akagi was, and would often hug any and all she felt needed it. The battleship-turned-carrier was not like her friend and surrogate sister, however. It was too much to expect her to actually hug someone. Kaga knew she was standoffish.

    If one was being brutally honest, she was perfectly okay with this fact.

    But now? Here she was, hugging the sister thought lost. And Kaga had absolutely no idea what to do. Her arms loosely hung around shaking shoulders. The warm wetness of tears soaked her uniform's shoulder. She felt, more than heard, the sobs against her busty chest. Kaga felt her heart pounding away at these feelings. Her body warmed up, as her face flushed. But through all of it, she didn't let go.

    She couldn't let go.

    "Tosa...onee-san..." Kaga whispered, voice soft as a feather as she gently squeezed her sister.

    "Shh," Tosa whispered back, her scratchy voice cracking further. The battleship squeezed her sister even tighter, the crack of bending joints echoing through the room.

    And still, Kaga made no noise of protest. Even as she felt her body bend in her sister's too tight grip. Tosa didn't notice, of course. Her elder sister seemed to only be concerned with the hug, and nothing else. The battleship only let out a choked sob, as she clung to the carrier.

    "Don't leave me Kaga." Tosa's voice broke completely, sounding nothing more like a child afraid to lose her mother. Or sister, as the case may be. "I...I don't know what I'll do. Losing you was worse than anything else. The abandonment. The anger. It all paled in comparison to losing my only sister."

    Not knowing how to respond, Kaga gently rubbed her sister's back. She felt muscles loosen under the motions, her sister's tense back relaxing ever so slightly. It was like a coiled spring, ready to fire at a moment's notice. And if her back felt a bit clammy and cold, Kaga didn't allow it to influence what she was doing. Akagi had done this to her, several times, and it had always worked.

    I will have to thank Akagi-san later.

    "I have no intention of leaving," Kaga finally spoke, her soft voice lacking any of her usual stoicism. "I will be here, and nowhere else. You forget, onee-san. I felt the same pain, once upon a time. I never believed I would see you again. Even after I returned, I had little hope we would ever reunite. Now that we have, I will not let you go. Never again."

    Tosa shook against Kaga's chest, as the battleship gripped her sister's uniform almost painfully. "I won't leave either. No matter what I have to do or what happens, ẉ̝̟̝̞e͈̘̳̹̞̤̮ ̞̱̗̭̖̲w̼o̢n̳̼͈̫̳͓'̭̙̱̳t̨̟̠ ̫̝̫b͍̣́e̳̝̮̟ ̼t̴͎͕o̸̻̭̭̲͚̥r̤̳̩̜̕ͅn̷͇̖̫̖̪̞ ̭̞̙̞͠a̻̰̳̕p̨̜̗̪̙̲͚̜a͕r̷̲̖̪͕̟͖t ̬a̗̜̱g̹̘͚a̼̞̮̠̣͕̜͜ì̘̲n̤͍͕.̯̠̫̲̙"

    Eyes widening, Kaga flinched back on instinct. Those words...the tone in her sister's voice. It was like ice water ran down her spine, quenching even the heat of her body. Like water pouring into her old hull, putting out her boilers. Kaga's heart pounded in her chest, every instinct she had screaming danger danger danger. There was a wrongness to Tosa's words.

    A feeling that had Kaga's stoicism gone, like petals in the wind.

    "Kaga?" Tosa's voice seemed more confused than anything else, as she looked down at her empty arms. Before turning blue eyes back up at the carrier...one stubbornly glowing an unnatural blue. Kaga felt her own brown eyes drawn to that glow. Looking into Tosa's eye was like staring into the endless abyss. The glow spoke of power, of anger and despair. "Is something...?"

    Shaking her head, the carrier pulled away from her sister. The crushed look on Tosa's face hurt, but...she couldn't. She just couldn't.

    "Your voice, onee-san."

    "My..." her sister's eyes widened, before Tosa slapped a hand over her glowing eye. Her pale face twisted into a grimace, as the battleship's exposed eye filled with nothing but pain and regret. "I'm sorry, Kaga. I am...I..."

    Tosa couldn't finish, as she turned away. Her free hand slammed into the same wall it had hit before, punching another hole. Kaga could see the strength in the blow. Her sister's muscles rippled beneath her dark uniform, moving with the ease of pistons. Nearly one-hundred thousand ship horsepower. More than enough to snap her like a twig, even if Kaga had more power in her own arms.

    She didn't trust that power. And even if she did, Kaga could never raise her arms to a countryman. Her sister? No. No. She would never, could never, harm Tosa.

    "I know what I am." Tosa's crushed voice spoke up again. Red-rimmed blue looked into brown, as the battleship turned to face her sister. Her pale face looked gaunter than ever, as Tosa held up her hand. A hand that bore no mark from the punch. A hand that was paler than even Indestructible's somewhat light skin tone. "I'm a monster. I came back, and all I want to do is destroy. You know that, I know that. If I were given half the chance, I would..."

    The battleship shook her head, lank black hair swaying with the motion. Tosa's eyes refused to look at her sister now, as she clenched her hands.

    "I am so angry, Kaga. You are...you are the only one I'm not angry with. I could never be angry with you. But, that doesn't change what I am. I want to make everyone feel my pain. I ̣̼͙̟w̨͙̺̥a̩n̛̟̟̹̘t͏̳ ͉̤̀t́ͅo͕̝ ̥̻̪͘d͈̣̹̠̰͉e̸̲̪͎͓s̹̼̙͓tr̻̟o͎̞̘̖̞̭̺y̝̩̹.̧̗̰̱"

    Again, Kaga felt the ice run down her spine. Again, she had to fight every instinct she had to run. But Kaga was a proud woman. She was, along with Akagi, Carrier Division One. The pride of the Kido Butai. The pride of Japan. And Kaga would never betray that. The trust her nation placed in her, was something she could never betray. And she would stand by it, to her dying breath.

    No matter the cost. No matter the problem. She would face it head on, and defeat it. Such was the promise of aircraft carrier Kaga.

    "Onee-san, I know what you are talking about." Kaga held up her own hand, highlighting the difference between the sisters. Where Kaga held a healthy complexion, Tosa was deathly pale. Where Kaga's hand was dainty, Tosa's was rough. But for all the differences...there was the similarity that only sister's held. "Abyssals. That is what we call them."

    Tosa snorted humorlessly, "Does it matter what they are called? No, it doesn't. Because what matters is what I am! A monster!"

    "You are not."

    Kaga stepped forward, despite her sister stepping back. Her feet ghosted over the tile beneath them, not a sound save for the swish of her short skirt and Tosa's rapidly retreating footsteps. Kaga would not let her sister escape, however. She continued forward, until Tosa was backed into a wall. Brown eyes stared at the battleship, daring her to try moving. She wouldn't...she couldn't let her sister leave. Not until Tosa got it through her stubborn head, that she was not a monster.

    Hm. Was this what everyone else thought of her? Stubborn to a fault?

    No matter. I must convince Tosa onee-san that she is okay.

    "Onee-san, you are not a monster. Would you ever hurt me?"

    "Of course not!" Tosa was quick to reply, her eyes narrowing in a silent challenge. Her hands clenched in her skirt, the battleship clearly holding herself back. Somehow.

    "Would you harm Akagi-san? Indestructible-san?"

    Her sister grimaced, taking in a breath to calm down. Tosa shut her eyes, holding her breath in for several seconds. The blue objects, glow remaining in one, only opened when she let the breath out. "No. Akagi has done nothing to earn my anger, and likely helped you where I couldn't. Indestructible, I have to talk with again."

    Kaga nodded sharply, not once looking away from her sister, "Then we have no problem. Simply stay with myself, Akagi-san, or Indestructible-san. I cannot claim to understand your anger, onee-san. But I will do anything I must to help you overcome it. You are my sister, and I will not let you fall. On the pride of the First Carrier Division, I swear that."

    Anyone who knew Kaga, would know what those words meant. She only invoked the pride of her Division in this regard, when it was something deathly important to her. Kaga would sooner die, than dishonor her unit. Or Akagi, her sister in all but blood. And right now? Nothing was more important to her, not even her pride...than making sure her sister never left her again. Tosa would notbecome a full Abyssal.

    It would be a lie, to say she wasn't terrified at the idea that her sister was this close to becoming one. Like...like...the Demon of Yokosuka. Kaga had to shake her head, her ponytail slapping against her cheek, to get the image of that girl from her mind. Her sister would not become like that monstrosity. Not if she had anything to do with it.

    No matter how difficult it was, in the end.

    "I'm..." Tosa spoke up again, her voice much more subdued now as she slumped against the wall. Blue eyes downcast, as she ran a hand along her pale face. "I don't know how you can fix me, Kaga. I'm too angry. If it weren't you asking me this, I would have long ago started..."

    Tosa shook her head, squeezing her eyes shut in a mixture of pain and frustration.

    "If you weren't here, I would not be holding myself back. I would likely not have returned, either."

    "Then it is simple." Kaga replied softly, reaching out a hand despite her own discomfort with physical affection. "We will work together, onee-san, until we discover a way to bring you back to normal. This I promise."

    "I hope you are right, my dear sister," Tosa clenched Kaga's hand tightly, almost painfully. "I fear nothing can 'fix' me. I am too angry...Japan can n̺̤ev̙͔̻͍͢e҉̥r ̦be̪͓̟̘̗̱̣͝ ̬̹͙f̝͔͙͚̺͜o̘̬͔r̤̘̖ͅg̯̝͕͕͖͝i͓̳͔̤̱͟v̫̘͓͎͖e͚̺n̛̙̞͙..."


    It had been two days since Tosa had been summoned. Two days since she and Kaga had vanished, off to...figure out whatever had happened. Neither carrier nor battleship had been seen since, save for the rare times that Nagato or Mutsu left guard duty to retrieve food. How long it would be, before Kaga felt her sister was ready to join the rest of the ship girls? That was anyone's guess, at this point. It could be soon. It could be a long time. No one, not least the sisters, knew the answer to that question.

    Nor did the person responsible for the summoning of the battleship, for that matter.

    I hope Kaga is alright. Bloody hell, this is all my fault anyway!

    HMS Indestructible blew a strand of hair from her face, as the cool sea breeze washed over her. The sound of seagulls in the distance echoed over the much quieter swells pushing against the dock. Indestructible had come out here, to wait for her sisters. Was she worried about Kaga? Yes. Hell yes. But, as Fubuki would point out, Indestructible was a perpetual worrier. Especially if it was someone she cared about. She knew that, but it didn't change anything.

    Sighing, the battleship paced along the dock. Her boots snapped against the dull wood, each step echoing as her weight pushed down on the dock. Indestructible didn't really notice that though, or the fact she had an audience, Fubuki and Shigure having tracked her down. She wouldn't have noticed, even if the destroyers had tried to get her attention though. Indestructible was focused on one thing, and one thing only.

    The distant forms of a group of ship girls.

    "Irresistible...Implacable..."

    A whisper of her voice escaped the battleship's lips, as she stared out at the ship girls. From this distance, she couldn't make out detailed features. Indestructible could count out how many ships were there, but beyond that? No, nothing. She wished it were different, of course. Her sisters...she wanted to see them. Not blobs that may or may not be them.

    "Indestructible-san?"

    And only now, did Fubuki speak up. The little destroyer had pulled up alongside the much larger battleship, staring up with wide green eyes.

    "Yes?" Turning her own brown eyes on the destroyer, Indestructible fidgeted slightly.

    So she was nervous, who wouldn't be?

    "They'll be happy to meet you!" Fubuki got out, the little girl's confidence unending. It always had been, hadn't it? Fubuki was a good girl, who cared a bit too much.

    "I certainly hope so." Indestructible sighed in return, her eyes returning to the rapidly approaching forms in the distance. "I hope so..."

    Fubuki blinked, looking between the morose battleship and the girls in the harbor. The destroyer girl bit her lip, as she grabbed Indestructible's twitching hand. The taller battleship spun around, looking down at the joined hands. Her eyebrow went up, clearly confused. Why wouldn't she be?

    "Why are you worried?" For her part, the pony-tailed destroyer sounded honestly confused. "They're your sisters. You were worried about Hiei-san and the others, and that wasn't a problem!"

    Indestructible could only frown, as she turned away from the earnest girl, "Maybe so, but...you know how I am."

    "A worrier."

    "Exactly," a small smile did cross the battleship's face at that, as she brushed brown hair from her face. Indestructible felt her face heat up though, a light flush crossing her pale cheeks. "And...I am worried. I came back here. I know that my home kept trying to call me back. The Royal Navy probably wasted a lot of time and energy, trying to get me back. Instead, I came to Japan. How are..."

    The battleship choked up, her voice cracking as she clenched Fubuki's hand. Her eyes burned, but she couldn't...wouldn't...cry. Not here, not now. She was a battleship, and they didn't cry over something this minor.

    Right?

    "Irresistible and Implacable would have every reason to be angry with me, right now. They had to wait for me to return, and who knows how many bloody times they were disappointed that I didn't. And what happens? I get summoned in Japan. That wanker Goto is right about one thing...there is a reason I came here."

    "You know why you were summoned here?!" Fubuki looked up with wide eyes, a hint of surprise in her voice. The little destroyer tugged on Indestructible's hands, unable to believe what she was hearing. "How? Why? What..."

    Despite her burning eyes, Indestructible smiled weakly at the excitable destroyer. Fubuki had been by her side from the start, and she could never pay that back. Oh, it may have been because of orders at first. But now, Fubuki was probably her best friend in Japan. Shigure and Shiratsuyu being close behind. But it was Fubuki who she had always had to talk to. Who was always there, when she needed a shoulder to cry on...so to speak.

    Well, it's a figure of speech anyway.

    The point being, Fubuki was her best friend. And Indestructible was very thankful for that.

    "I think I know why. But..." Indestructible sighed softly, turning to look at the ship girls in the harbor. They were close enough now, that it was only a matter of a minute or so at flank to arrive. And a minute was nowhere near enough time. "I want to talk to my sisters first, okay? I trust you with my life, Fubuki. You're my best friend here. I..."

    Fubuki just shook her head, grinning up at the battleship as she pulled away. The little destroyer looked out at the harbor, her skirt swishing around her legs as she moved back. Her feet pattered on the wood, the destroyer making space between herself and her British friend.

    "No, I understand Indestructible-san. And I'm sure your sisters will to!"

    And with that said, Fubuki finished backing up, Shigure now standing next to her. Both dark-haired destroyers smiled at Indestructible, getting a small one in return. At least...a small smile until she turned back to the harbor.

    Because now, Indestructible could see the two girls in the lead quite clearly. One with short brown hair, wide red eyes staring up at her. One with long black hair, tied back in a ponytail. Her hair blew back like a dark curtain, as she sailed next to the leader. Green eyes, brighter than Fubuki's, were wet. Even from this distance, she could see that. The British battleship felt a smile breaking through her worry, even as she jumped into the water, her feet stopping her from sinking. Waves brushed against her bare legs, as the battleship sailed to...

    To her sisters. Her beautiful sisters.

    Irresistible...Implacable...

    "Sis!"

    That was the brown-haired girl, her hand waving wildly, as she charged forward. Indestructible felt the sharp sting of smoke on her eyes, the girl's stacks belching at full speed. She didn't slow down at all, rushing at flank speed, water rushing around her legs. The girl didn't slow down at all, in fact.

    Oh bloody he...

    Not until she crashed into Indestructible. The battleship bounced back, her sister crushed against her bust. Light brown hair, lighter than her own, tickled her face. Indestructible couldn't help the smile that crossed her face, as her arms wrapped around the girl. She could feel the gentle heartbeat of her sister, pressed against her chest. The warmth of her body, like a warm blanket or a crackling fire. It felt like...it felt like...

    Home.

    "Irresistible..." The British girl whispered, squeezing her sister softly. A hand broke from Irresistible's back, gently running through the short brown locks tickling her chin. "You have no idea how...happy...I am right now."

    "No, you don't know how I feel." Her sister laughed against her chest, before pulling back slightly. Bright red eyes stared up at Indestructible, as a frown crossed the younger girl's face. Irresistible's fist balled up, and smacked against her elder sibling's stomach. It was hardly a hard punch...but still. "What took you so long, sleepy-head? Do you have any idea how...how long we were waiting?"

    "I..."

    "We started to think you weren't coming back." Irresistible continued, her voice cracking. The younger girl dropped her head back against Indestructible's bust, squeezing tightly. Her body shook, as she clutched to her sister. "It was hard. Everyone came back, even Tiger. But you never did...we tried and tried. But it never worked sis, it...it never worked! We didn't know why you wouldn't come back, but you never did anyway."

    "Even when we tried asking." Implacable, soft-spoken as ever, spoke up. Her green eyes were downcast, as she ran a hand through long black hair. "We started to think you didn't want to come back, sister. Everything seemed to point that way. Even when we tried asking, you didn't answer. Invincible. Hood. Tiger. We all tried. Even Victory tried, a couple times. But you never answered."

    Indestructible felt her heart ache, as she held her sister tightly. She...

    "I'm so sorry...so, so sorry..." The battleship whispered, as she brushed Irresistible's hair. The soft strands tangled around her fingers, feeling like nothing more than silk, it was so soft. Just as soft as her body, clinging to the elder girl tightly. Had she...had she really hurt them that much? "I should have come back, and I'm sorry I didn't. I really, truly am."

    "Don't apologize..."

    Implacable nodded along with her elder sister, as she held back from the hugging pair. "There is no need to apologize to us, Indestructible. You're our sister. We could never be angry with you."

    "But I left you two alone, when I should have come back. I should have been there for you, but instead..." Indestructible sighed heavily, as she looked between her sisters.

    She knew the truth now. Or, at least, thought she did. But that didn't change the fact she shouldn't have waited this long to return. She should have returned the moment she was called, not made her sisters go through this! Damn it, having tough little Irresistible clinging to her like she was lost at sea was...it hurt. It hurt quite a lot actually. Indestructible could say she never wanted to feel like this, or see her sisters brought to this level. Why would she have? She was a proud battleship. Pride of the Royal Navy, or so she liked to think.

    But...

    What good did that do, when she put her sisters through this hell? If she had just answered the call the first time, she may have come back before them. Been there for her sisters when they returned. Instead, they had to fail to bring her back, and then come all the way to Japan to get her back. What kind of sister was she, to do that to her siblings? Irresistible. Implacable. Tiger. Hood. All of them, hurt just as bad.

    I'm a bad sister...

    "We're not angry," Implacable spoke up, breaking the eldest sibling from her morose thoughts. "Even if we had to come all this way, we're just happy to have you back. We love you, Indestructible. We love you, and just...just wanted you back."

    "We don't care how it happened!" Irresistible added, punching her sister lightly again. Red eyes stared up at Indestructible, a glare crossing the middle-sister's face. A glare that only had Indestructible smiling, as it...well, it only served to make her sister look cute. "It doesn't matter how long it took, or where it is. Just that you came back to us. That's all."

    Indestructible felt her smile wavering, as her eyes burned again. But this time...this time she didn't bother trying to hold back. Hot, fat tears rolled from her eyes, as she leaned down to kiss Irresistible's hair softly. Her sister squirmed at that, her face going every bit as red as her eyes. But she didn't pull back. Smiling, Indestructible pulled back up, and looked at Implacable. Her smile widened, as she saw her youngest sister wiping at her own eyes.

    "Hey, come on," Indestructible spoke softly, freeing a hand to wave at her youngest sibling. "Get over here you. I want to be able to hug both my sisters, Implacable. It's been...far too long."

    Her sister needed no further encouragement, as she sprinted over, all trace of her stoicism gone. Her arms wrapped around a squeaking Irresistible, as Indestructible wrapped her own arm around both her sisters.

    The three of them were together again, at last. It may have taken decades. It may have taken many failed summoning, and a trip to Japan. But it didn't matter. It never really did, did it? Indestructible smiled wider than she ever had before, as she felt her sister's wrapped up in her embrace. Her baby sisters, finally back with her. This was...

    This was everything she had ever wanted



    Well that took longer than I wanted it to.

    Also, no, Seydlitz didn't vanish. Next chapter will start with her perspective on the reunion. Just didn't want to throw 'OMG A GERMAN' at Indy from the start.
     
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    • The feels is strong in this one.

    seriously...
    I hope Tosa can overcome her hatred at the old Imperial Japan...
    the current Japan cant do nothing to undo what have happened long time ago.

    and the Indestructible sisters are together again. while the lonely German ship wisely kept quiet to not spoil the moment.

    I hope they can help Tosa with her current dilemma...
    considering She's the only SANE abyssal around that havent destroyed or killed anything yet.
     
    Hmm... Tosa is mad at Japan--understandable, but still--I wonder if it would be better for her to not serve Japan? To be assigned to one of the European navies (as Kaga would probably object strenuously to her sister serving the USN)? An alternative would be convincing her to separate the Empire of Japan from modern-day Japan, though that might be more of a stretch.

    Definitely got the popcorn ready for when Seydlitz makes herself known to Indestructable. That'll be fun.

    I wonder, was Indestructable finally summoned by the Japanese because deep in her heart she really wanted to serve Japan? Wonder if the Royal Navy would consider letting Irresistable and Implacable operate with Indestructable out of Japan in exchange for operating Kaga and Tosa out of the British Isles. Gotta keep the sisters together, after all...
     
    Good chapter. One nitpick, though. The Tosa class were designed with 91,000 horsepower. Kaga only has as much as she does due to her reconstruction in the 1930s.
     
    Nicholas said:
    I wonder, was Indestructable finally summoned by the Japanese because deep in her heart she really wanted to serve Japan?
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    The Japanese basically told the UK to do with her whatever they wished, after they got their money back. She is still sore about that.

    However, possibly ships must be summoned by their 'parent' country, and Britain adopted Indestructible, they aren't the ones who originally ordered her?

    Agincourt and Erin (seized from the Turks in 1914) would have had the same problems in summoning if that were true.
     
    Gosu said:
    The Japanese basically told the UK to do with her whatever they wished, after they got their money back. She is still sore about that.

    However, possibly ships must be summoned by their 'parent' country, and Britain adopted Indestructible, they aren't the ones who originally ordered her?

    Agincourt and Erin (seized from the Turks in 1914) would have had the same problems in summoning if that were true.
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    Erin and Agincourts situation has interested me, seeing as Erin was ordered, laid down, launched, and conducting sea trials, all while she was "Reşadiye". Heck, she was paid for, and her Ottoman crew were there to take her when Churchill ordered her and Rio de Janeiro/Sultan Osman-I Evvel/Agincourt seized and commissioned into the Royal Navy. The Brits even scrapped her sister on the slipways afterwards. So I'd imagine there would be some bitterness if the Brits summoned them.
     
    Hmmm, immediately it springs to mind that if a ship-girl was sinking, feeling betrayed by her home country, she might at the heat of the moment even wish that she had been commissioned into a different navy. And when she gets summoned by that navy, having since cooled down, things might get... awkward.

    Not that it would apply to Indestructible, since as I recall she was pretty chill with her death, but kinda makes me want to write a story about something like that.
     
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    Not that it would apply to Indestructible, since as I recall she was pretty chill with her death, but kinda makes me want to write a story about something like that.
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    It's not that she was chill with it. She didn't want to have to face down her former sisters. For her to do so, it'd be nothing short of tragic.
     
    It's okay, people are so wrapped up in "Akagi the gluttonous monster that'll even steal food from kids" thing that they forgot that Kaga actually eats more.
     
    kct said:
    It's okay, people are so wrapped up in "Akagi the gluttonous monster that'll even steal food from kids" thing that they forgot that Kaga actually eats more.
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    Considering kaga in-game got more planes in her 3rd slot meaning getting her to run out of planes kills your bauxite faster than akagi...

    Dont get me to the Kai Ni Cranes in ther armored form... They eat fuel and ammo far more greater than akagi or kaga.
     
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