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Cuttlefish -> RE: Small Ship, Big War - The Voyages of the Hibiki (3/7/2007 9:36:20 PM)
March 16, 1942 Location: 480 miles south of Wake Course: North-northeast Attached to: TF 6 Mission: Surface Combat System Damage: 5 Float Damage: 0 Fires: 0 Fuel: 421 Orders: Proceed to Wake Island. Engage enemy ships there. If no ships are present proceed with bombardment of enemy positions and installations. --- On the bridge of the Hibiki: Lieutenant Miharu: We are to hold position here, sir? Captain Ishii: Admiral Goto's orders. I have no idea why. We are in striking distance of Wake now. Perhaps we have detected an inbound enemy convoy and are waiting for it to arrive. Lieutenant Miharu: Is there any sign that we have been detected? Captain Ishii: None. Lieutenant Miharu: Let us hope it remains that way.

Cuttlefish -> RE: Small Ship, Big War - The Voyages of the Hibiki (3/7/2007 9:38:40 PM)
March 17, 1942 Location: 480 miles south of Wake Course: North Attached to: TF 6 Mission: Surface Combat System Damage: 5 Float Damage: 0 Fires: 0 Fuel: 405 Orders: Proceed to Wake Island. Engage enemy ships there. If no ships are present proceed with bombardment of enemy positions and installations. --- On the bridge of the Hibiki: Radio Operator, via speaking tube: Sir, Kako is signalling enemy planes approaching! Lookout: Planes! Fifty enemy aircraft approaching from the north, altitude 6000 feet! Captain Ishii: Combat stations! Speed to 32 knots! Put us 1000 meters from Suzuya! All eyes turn to the approaching planes. Higher up about a dozen fighters can be seen peeling off and circling overhead, but everyone is concentrating on the forty twin-engine bombers coming in fast. Captain Ishii: Left rudder 30 degrees! Anti-aircraft fire erupts from the task force. The bombers come in. They concentrate on the big cruisers, but the destroyers are not ignored. Captain Ishii: Right rudder, 90 degrees! Hibiki zig zags through the attack, her two small AA guns banging away. Geysers of water erupts around the ships. Lieutenant Miharu: Captain, Yuzuki is hit! Captain Ishii: Damn! Bring us around. Stand by to offer assistance. The attack ends. Yuzuki, the other destroyer on the right flank of the formation, is afire. Suzuya has also taken a hit, but there is little damage. Radio Operator: Yuzuki is signalling 32 killed and injured. Damage is serious but under control. Captain Ishii: Very well. Put us back in position, helmsman. Radio Operator: Sir, signal from Admiral Goto. Yuzuki is to return to Kwajalein. All other ships are to resume formation and head for Wake Island. Captain Ishii: About damned time.

Cuttlefish -> RE: Small Ship, Big War - The Voyages of the Hibiki (3/7/2007 9:43:58 PM)
March 18, 1942 Location: 350 miles south of Wake Course: South Attached to: TF 6 Mission: Surface Combat System Damage: 6 Float Damage: 0 Fires: 0 Fuel: 269 Orders: Return to Kwajalein. --- From the diary of Seaman First Class Taiki Takahashi: This visit to Wake was not as exciting as the last one. There weren't any enemy ships there this time. Tonight instead our ships cruised past the island in a column, firing steadily as we went. We could see a lot of explosions. The island seems pretty flat. I don't think I would want to be there getting bombarded like that. Where would you hide? --- On the bridge of the Hibiki: Lieutenant Miharu: No sign of enemy aircraft? Captain Ishii: None. We have left the island a long ways behind us, I think that if they have not attacked by now we are clear. Lieutenant Miharu: Good. I don't... Lookout: Torpedoes! Torpedo wakes at 70 degrees to starboard! Captain Ishii: That's Suzuya! Flash a warning! Lieutenant Miharu: They see them, sir, they're turning. Captain Ishii: Too late... --- Aboard SS Grampus, 3000 meters from Hibiki: Captain Hutchinson: God DAMN it! --- On the bridge of the Hibiki: Lieutenant Miharu: A dud! Captain Ishii: Speed 30 knots, ahead 2200 meters, then slow. after a moment Sonar, do you have anything? Sonar operator: No sir. Captain Ishii: Slow to 10 knots. Sonar operator: Still nothing, sir. Captain Ishii: Change course 30 degree to port. Time passes. Men stand by the depth charge racks, waiting for orders. Sonar operator: Sorry sir, nothing at all. Captain Ishii: He's gone. It looks as though no one else has found anything either. Let's get out of here.

Cuttlefish -> RE: Small Ship, Big War - The Voyages of the Hibiki (3/7/2007 9:45:18 PM)
March 19, 1942 Location: 180 miles north-northeast of Kwajalein Course: South-southwest Attached to: TF 6 Mission: Surface Combat System Damage: 6 Float Damage: 0 Fires: 0 Fuel: 233 Orders: Return to Kwajalein.

Cuttlefish -> RE: Small Ship, Big War - The Voyages of the Hibiki (3/7/2007 9:49:54 PM)
March 20, 1942 Location: Kwajalein Course: None Attached to: TF 6 Mission: Surface Combat System Damage: 6 Float Damage: 0 Fires: 0 Fuel: 233 Orders: Take on fuel and supplies and await orders. --- A makeshift bar on Kwajalein. Several of the Hibiki's officers are seated at a table, enjoying some time ashore. The place is crowded with other sailors, and with some men from a recently arrived detachment of the 56th Division. The bar is divided virtually in two, navy men on one side and army men on the other. There is no mingling. One army lieutenant, who has obviously had more than one or two cups of sake, has been eyeing the men from the Hibiki. He stands up and wanders near their table, then begins speaking in a theatrically loud voice. Army Lieutenant: Frankly, I've never liked Navy men. They remind me of sea slugs. laughter from the army table Chief Torpedo Officer Sugiyura: low voice Why... Chief Engineer Sakati: Just ignore him. Army Lieutenant: coming closer Oh, I just remembered. There's one Navy man who doesn't remind me of a sea slug. That's Ishii. A sea slug is soft. But Ishii isn't soft. Ishii may be a swaggering, overbearing, tin-plated dictator with delusions of god-hood, but he's not soft. Sugiyura stands abruptly. Sakati stops him with a hand on his arm. Sakati: Everyone's entitled to an opinion, lad. Let it go. Army Lieutenant: That's right. And if I think Ishii is a species of slime mold that's my opinion too. Sugiyura stands again, fists clenched. Sakati: Don't do it, Lieutenant. And that's an order. Sugiyura: But you heard what he called the captain! Sakati: Forget it. It's not worth fighting for. We're big enough to take a few insults. Army Lieutenant: Of course I'd say that Ishii deserves his ship. We like the Hibiki; we - we really do. That sagging old rust bucket is designed like a garbage scow. Sakati: in a deadly quiet voice, without looking around Don't you think you should -- rephrase that? Army Lieutenant: You're right, I should. I didn't mean to say that the Hibiki should be hauling garbage. I meant to say that it should be hauled away as garbage! He turns away from the Navy table, laughing uproariously at his own joke. Sakati rises slowly from his chair and turns. The Army lieutenant never sees the punch coming. He goes crashing backward over his table and the brawl is on.

rtrapasso -> RE: Small Ship, Big War - The Voyages of the Hibiki (3/7/2007 10:05:29 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Cuttlefish March 20, 1942 Location: Kwajalein Course: None Attached to: TF 6 Mission: Surface Combat System Damage: 6 Float Damage: 0 Fires: 0 Fuel: 475 Orders: Take on fuel and supplies and await orders. --- A makeshift bar on Kwajalein. Several of the Hibiki's officers are seated at a table, enjoying some time ashore. The place is crowded with other sailors, and with some men from a recently arrived detachment of the 56th Division. The bar is divided virtually in two, navy men on one side and army men on the other. There is no mingling. One army lieutenant, who has obviously had more than one or two cups of sake, has been eyeing the men from the Hibiki. He stands up and wanders near their table, then begins speaking in a theatrically loud voice. Army Lieutenant: Frankly, I've never liked Navy men. They remind me of sea slugs. laughter from the army table Chief Torpedo Officer Sugiyura: low voice Why... Chief Engineer Sakati: Just ignore him. Army Lieutenant: coming closer Oh, I just remembered. There's one Navy man who doesn't remind me of a sea slug. That's Ishii. A sea slug is soft. But Ishii isn't soft. Ishii may be a swaggering, overbearing, tin-plated dictator with delusions of god-hood, but he's not soft. Sugiyura stands abruptly. Sakati stops him with a hand on his arm. Sakati: Everyone's entitled to an opinion, lad. Let it go. Army Lieutenant: That's right. And if I think Ishii is a species of slime mold that's my opinion too. Sugiyura stands again, fists clenched. Sakati: Don't do it, Lieutenant. And that's an order. Sugiyura: But you heard what he called the captain! Sakati: Forget it. It's not worth fighting for. We're big enough to take a few insults. Army Lieutenant: Of course I'd say that Ishii deserves his ship. We like the Hibiki; we - we really do. That sagging old rust bucket is designed like a garbage scow. Sakati: in a deadly quiet voice, without looking around Don't you think you should -- rephrase that? Army Lieutenant: You're right, I should. I didn't mean to say that the Hibiki should be hauling garbage. I meant to say that it should be hauled away as garbage! He turns away from the Navy table, laughing uproariously at his own joke. Sakati rises slowly from his chair and turns. The Army lieutenant never sees the punch coming. He goes crashing backward over his table and the brawl is on. [:D] [:D] Years latter, Gene Rodenberry and his writers would appropriate this as an homage... [:'(]

marky -> RE: Small Ship, Big War - The Voyages of the Hibiki (3/7/2007 10:13:40 PM)
i was just thinkin that[:D] scotttish accent laddie... domnt ya thi9nk u should... rephrtase that? klingon: ur right, i should... i didnt mean to say the enterprise should be HAULING garbage, i meant to sauy that it should be hauled away... AS... garbage!! hahahahaa- LOUD PUNCH [:D] aye!

Cuttlefish -> RE: Small Ship, Big War - The Voyages of the Hibiki (3/7/2007 10:21:30 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: rtrapasso Years latter, Gene Rodenberry and his writers would appropriate this as an homage... [:'(] Interestingly, Roddenberry could conceivably encounter the Hibiki and her crew. He flew B-17s in the Pacific during WWII with the 349th Bomber Squadron. He won the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal for his service.

marky -> RE: Small Ship, Big War - The Voyages of the Hibiki (3/7/2007 10:22:40 PM)
really? wow i never heard that[:)] o cuttlefish check out my AAR against divebomber i paid homage to u and hibiki [:D]

Capt. Harlock -> RE: Small Ship, Big War - The Voyages of the Hibiki (3/7/2007 10:29:06 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Cuttlefish Captain Ishii: That's Suzuya! Flash a warning! Lieutenant Miharu: They see them, sir, they're turning. Captain Ishii: Too late... --- Aboard SS Grampus, 3000 meters from Hibiki: Captain Hutchinson: God DAMN it! Very exciting to read! I wonder if that's what your opponent said too, when watching the turn . . . [:D]

marky -> RE: Small Ship, Big War - The Voyages of the Hibiki (3/7/2007 10:31:20 PM)
more like... 345%^&#$%&%^&#$#%^&#%^&#%^ &%$#$%^#$%&$&$@#%$@#$%@$%^^&$%^@$%^ %$^&$%^&%^&%^&(%^&$^&$&*( [:D]

marky -> RE: Small Ship, Big War - The Voyages of the Hibiki (3/7/2007 10:32:04 PM)
beeen there 1 of my bats put a luky torp into a BB and a carrier against the AI [:(]

bradfordkay -> RE: Small Ship, Big War - The Voyages of the Hibiki (3/8/2007 7:28:50 AM)
I had Tarpon sit in the lagoon at Baker Is for three days. Each day she took a shot at an AV, each day she got a hit which failed to detonate... When the IJN patrol craft showed up the third day I decided that it was time for her to skedaddle. But S-38 put a torpedo into Chez' heavy cruiser Maya on Dec 11 in our game and she sank while entering Takao harbor some days later. Hah! Checking my notes, Tarpon missed a shot at Maya on Dec 13th. Maybe I'd better check her skipper's ratings...

marky -> RE: Small Ship, Big War - The Voyages of the Hibiki (3/8/2007 7:37:39 AM)
heh gotta love those sboats

marky -> RE: Small Ship, Big War - The Voyages of the Hibiki (3/8/2007 7:38:11 AM)
i cannot wait to command 1 in SH4 pay back time u bastards as sum1 once said... SHOOT THE SUNZABITCHES!

ChezDaJez -> RE: Small Ship, Big War - The Voyages of the Hibiki (3/8/2007 8:15:11 AM)
quote: I had Tarpon sit in the lagoon at Baker Is for three days. Each day she took a shot at an AV, each day she got a hit which failed to detonate... When the IJN patrol craft showed up the third day I decided that it was time for her to skedaddle. But S-38 put a torpedo into Chez' heavy cruiser Maya on Dec 11 in our game and she sank while entering Takao harbor some days later. Hah! Checking my notes, Tarpon missed a shot at Maya on Dec 13th. Maybe I'd better check her skipper's ratings... All Tarpon's skipper had to do was follow the lead of my sub skipper who snuck into Canton Island harbor and torped the AV Curtis, not once but twice!!! And what propaganda are you spreading about the Maya? S-38 didn't sink the Maya... some seaman plugged the toilet and it overflowed! BTW, the medal for Tarpon's skipper has been approved by the Emporer. Chez

Cuttlefish -> RE: Small Ship, Big War - The Voyages of the Hibiki (3/9/2007 6:37:46 AM)
March 21, 1942 Location: Kwajalein Course: None Attached to: TF 6 Mission: Surface Combat System Damage: 6 Float Damage: 0 Fires: 0 Fuel: 233 Orders: Take on fuel and supplies and await orders.

Cuttlefish -> RE: Small Ship, Big War - The Voyages of the Hibiki (3/9/2007 6:39:05 AM)
March 22, 1942 Location: Kwajalein Course: None Attached to: TF 6 Mission: Surface Combat System Damage: 6 Float Damage: 0 Fires: 0 Fuel: 233 Orders: Take on fuel and supplies and await orders. --- At the Roi-Namur docks, Kwajalein: Taiki: Hey, Riku! Riku: Oh, um, hey there. Taiki: Who was that you were talking to? He looked like an officer. Riku: Him? Oh, that was Captain Ito. He's...he is an old family friend. Taiki: Really? What ship is he on? Riku: Uh, he's the captain of a submarine, I-125. Taiki: What were you... Riku: Look, Taiki, no time for that now. I need a lot of money in a hurry. If I set up a card game will you play? I'll stake you. Taiki: I guess so, but what... Riku: Good. Stay out of Shun's way before he gives you another one of those study projects. I'll let you know when and where the game is.

Cuttlefish -> RE: Small Ship, Big War - The Voyages of the Hibiki (3/9/2007 6:41:24 AM)
March 23, 1942 Location: Kwajalein Course: Docked Attached to: TF 6 Mission: Surface Combat System Damage: 5 Float Damage: 0 Fires: 0 Fuel: 233 Orders: Take on fuel and supplies and await orders. --- System damage has dropped 1 point while docked. --- On the bridge of the Hibiki: Lieutenant Miharu: Captain, is the Chief Engineer still confined to quarters? Captain Ishii: No. We need those engines worked on while we have some time here in port. Lieutenant Miharu: I see, sir. That makes sense. Is there any word on those tankers? Captain Ishii: Maybe tomorrow, maybe the day after. I suspect we will be heading back to Wake Island as soon as they arrive and we can refuel. Aircraft report more ships heading into the area. Our carriers intercepted one inbound convoy and wiped it out up around Midway, I heard, but there are more out there. Lieutenant Miharu: The Americans are stubborn. Captain Ishii: The Americans are desperate.

AU Tiger_MatrixForum -> RE: Small Ship, Big War - The Voyages of the Hibiki (3/9/2007 7:17:42 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Cuttlefish In a way what I am telling here is a story, and I am sure that most people here have had the experience of having an otherwise good WWII novel or movie marred by glaring factual errors.[sm=00000436.gif] Excluding Pearl Harbor and Windtalkers of course.[8\|]

rtrapasso -> RE: Small Ship, Big War - The Voyages of the Hibiki (3/9/2007 2:06:19 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Cuttlefish March 22, 1942 Location: Kwajalein Course: None Attached to: TF 6 Mission: Surface Combat System Damage: 6 Float Damage: 0 Fires: 0 Fuel: 233 Orders: Take on fuel and supplies and await orders. --- At the Roi-Namur docks, Kwajalein: Taiki: Hey, Riku! Riku: Oh, um, hey there. Taiki: Who was that you were talking to? He looked like an officer. Riku: Him? Oh, that was Captain Ito. He's...he is an old family friend. Taiki: Really? What ship is he on? Riku: Uh, he's the captain of a submarine, I-125. Taiki: What were you... Riku: Look, Taiki, no time for that now. I need a lot of money in a hurry. If I set up a card game will you play? I'll stake you. Taiki: I guess so, but what... Riku: Good. Stay out of Shun's way before he gives you another one of those study projects. I'll let you know when and where the game is. [:D] [:D] [:D]The return of Captain Ito!! [&o] [&o]

qgaliana -> RE: Small Ship, Big War - The Voyages of the Hibiki (3/9/2007 3:03:20 PM)
WITP - more crossovers than Marvel Comics...[:D]

Cuttlefish -> RE: Small Ship, Big War - The Voyages of the Hibiki (3/10/2007 7:04:18 AM)
March 24, 1942 Location: Kwajalein Course: Docked Attached to: TF 6 Mission: Surface Combat System Damage: 5 Float Damage: 0 Fires: 0 Fuel: 233 Orders: Take on fuel and supplies and await orders. --- From the diary of Seaman First Class Taiki Takahashi: Riku dragged me into another card game last night. I won quite a lot of money. For a while I was losing, and Riku was almost frantic, but that was just a run of bad cards. In the long run luck is usually balanced by the numbers, though, and in the end we did pretty well. It was something that happened today that has me very worried. Riku was in a bunk writing something. He has been doing that a lot since he started learning more English. But when I approached he startled and very quickly covered what he was writing. This caused an envelope to fall to the floor. I picked it up and handed it to him and he grabbed it back and then looked around to see if anyone else noticed. When he saw no one had he tried to laugh it off and then stuffed what he had been writing in the envelope. I have to confess I followed him later when he left the ship. It is not a good thing to do to a friend, but Riku has been acting strangely lately and I am worried about him. I saw him meet with that captain, Ito, and give him the envelope. I saw the letter Riku had been writing. The characters were western, probably English. Riku knows I do not speak a word of English, but he has forgotten that I have the strange habit of remembering exactly everything I read. I was able to copy what he wrote later. I am filled with worry, and with curiosity. I would like to ask Lieutenant Miharu what the letter says, but I fear it would get my friend in very big trouble. Riku is my best friend on the ship. I know he is a scoundrel at times. But to smuggle a letter in English onto a submarine, a submarine that could sail in secret almost anywhere? I am worried. I am very worried. --- [image]local://upfiles/23804/568C5A04DFD4452AAE075D82C3BDD93A.gif[/image]

Cuttlefish -> RE: Small Ship, Big War - The Voyages of the Hibiki (3/10/2007 7:05:58 AM)
March 25, 1942 Location: Kwajalein Course: Docked Attached to: TF 6 Mission: Surface Combat System Damage: 5 Float Damage: 0 Fires: 0 Fuel: 233 Orders: Take on fuel and supplies and await orders.

Cuttlefish -> RE: Small Ship, Big War - The Voyages of the Hibiki (3/10/2007 7:07:10 AM)
March 26, 1942 Location: Kwajalein Course: Docked Attached to: TF 6 Mission: Surface Combat System Damage: 5 Float Damage: 0 Fires: 0 Fuel: 475 Orders: Take on fuel and supplies and await orders. --- 6th Fleet Naval Headquarter, Kwajalein. Vice Admiral Shimizu is pacing in front of an assembly of the senior naval officers present on the island, including Captain Ishii. Shimizu is obviously very angry. Admiral Shimizu: Our idiotic search planes said there were four destroyers. And what did our battleships find? The place was swarming with PT boats! Our destroyers engaged them and sank many, but two destroyers were torpedoed and lost! Two! Captain Ban: Sir, were... Admiral Shimizu: What a disaster! Do you know how many destroyers the Imperial Navy had lost in the entire war until yesterday? Does anybody? Admiral Goto: I had heard that... Admiral Shimizu: Three! And in one day this command loses two! To a bunch of plywood toys! It is a disgrace! he shakes his head in disgust It is my fault. I have already offered my resignation to Admiral Yamamoto. He has refused. Therefore it is up to me to make amends and correct this situation. The Vice Admiral stops pacing and stands for a moment, hands clasped behind him. Everyone is very quiet. Then the Admiral straightens and points at Admiral Goto. Admiral Shimizu: Admiral Goto, you will take your ships to Wake Island and destroy the PT boats. All of them. These tiny ships must not be permitted to interfere with our campaign to wreck the enemy facilities and deny him resupply. Your task force will be reinforced with additional destroyers. Admiral Goto: Yes sir! Sir, how many torpedo boats can we expect to encounter? Admiral Shimizu: Uncertain. Reports say that the battleships were attacked by anywhere between six and fourteen boats. Three or four of these were sunk. That leaves anywhere from two to eleven for you to deal with. Admiral Goto: Yes sir. Admiral Shimizu: Good luck, Admiral. he nods to the assembled officers Dismissed.

1EyedJacks -> RE: Small Ship, Big War - The Voyages of the Hibiki (3/10/2007 7:10:26 AM)
<laughter> What has Riku gotten himself into now - <more laughter>. I''ve really enjoyed your AAR - thanks for keeping it going.

Japanese_Spirit -> RE: Small Ship, Big War - The Voyages of the Hibiki (3/10/2007 12:47:57 PM)
That sounds like a nice, funny plot there. [:D] And also, PT Boats sank two Destroyers? No wonder the Vice Admiral is furious, I would be too. Of course, I am sure the Japanese newspaper will not mention it. [;)]

Przemcio231 -> RE: Small Ship, Big War - The Voyages of the Hibiki (3/10/2007 2:14:31 PM)
Well maybe they are buying Whiskey[:D] or this food that they picked up at Wake[:D]

goodboyladdie -> RE: Small Ship, Big War - The Voyages of the Hibiki (3/10/2007 2:42:59 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Przemcio231 Well maybe they are buying Whiskey[:D]�or this food that they picked up at Wake[:D] I agree. It's highly likely that they did not sink, but have joined the growing M&M empire...

Capt. Harlock -> RE: Small Ship, Big War - The Voyages of the Hibiki (3/11/2007 3:02:55 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Japanese_Spirit PT Boats sank two Destroyers? No wonder the Vice Admiral is furious, I would be too. And with early-war U.S. torpedoes! Well, at least the Hibiki won't be at a disadvantage from lack of topedoes in this next engagement.

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