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RE: Wake Island - 5/3/2007 3:07:33 AM   
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Location: 250 miles south of Wake
Course: South
Attached to: TF 76
Mission: Air combat
System Damage: 1
Float Damage: 0
Fires: 0
Fuel: 444

Orders: Escort CV Shokaku in operations around Wake Island.

---

As the Japanese fleet moves further away from Wake Island the Americans return some planes to the battered airfield there. Around mid-morning Hibiki recieves an alert that enemy planes are inbound from the north. Captain Ishii orders combat stations and all anti aircraft guns are uncovered and trained skyward.

As it turns out, however, there is no need. The raid consists of a dozen F4F fighters and 15 B-25s. The vengeful Japanese combat air patrol shoots down most of the American fighters. After a pair of B-25s are shot down the rest turn around and return to Wake without dropping any bombs.

Later that day one of the damaged transports founders and sinks. The crew is taken off in good order and the Japanese continue the long, slow journey back to Kwajalein.

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RE: Wake Island - 5/4/2007 1:03:39 AM   
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Location: 510 miles south of Wake
Course: South
Attached to: TF 76
Mission: Air combat
System Damage: 1
Float Damage: 0
Fires: 0
Fuel: 407

Orders: Return to Kwajalein

---

Excerpt from a letter from Lieutenant Miharu to his wife:

…and no doubt you will hear little if anything of what happened at Wake. Anything I tell you will be censored, so I will just say that the ship is safe and that I and the crew have not been in any danger.

We have been protecting some transports, but this morning we received new orders. As we are now beyond range of possible enemy air attack we are to leave them behind and return to Kwajalein with all speed. I am just guessing, but it sounds as though something is happening somewhere else and the carriers are needed. Whether we will accompany them or be given new orders is anybody’s guess right now.

Things aboard ship are going smoothly. That ugly business I told you about between Shun and Ariga seems to be over. Shun is the same as ever and Ariga has been doing enough work for any two men. There has been quite a change in him. I somehow have the feeling it will persist, too, though we will have to see.

I trust there you have heard nothing further from my brother, and have had no further trouble from the Tokeitai. If either of these things changes please write to me immediately. It of course takes some time for your letters to catch up to me, but Captain Ishii assures me that he can contact friends who will help if there is need.

Please give my warmest greetings to your mother when you see her, and the rest of your family as well…


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RE: Wake Island - 5/4/2007 1:05:27 AM   
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Location: 110 miles northeast of Kwajalein
Course: Southwest
Attached to: TF 76
Mission: Air combat
System Damage: 1
Float Damage: 0
Fires: 0
Fuel: 371

Orders: Return to Kwajalein

---

The use of the term “bunkroom” aboard a Japanese destroyer is a bit misleading as far as enlisted men are concerned. For them bunkrooms tend to be machinery spaces or just about any other available space where there is room to sling hammocks. Shiro, Riku, and a number of others appropriated the space ahead of the forward ammunition hoist long ago. Not only does it tend to be reasonably quiet, but it is one of the best-protected areas of the ship.

Riku enters and begins rigging a hammock. From another hammock nearby Shiro peers down at him.

“Extra duty again?” Shiro asks. Riku nods. Shiro shakes his head. “How long can you keep this up?”

“As long as it takes,” says Riku simply. He expertly weaves his head around a valve fixture as he finishes his work.

“Even being the best sailor in the Imperial Japanese Navy is not going to do it, you know,” says Shiro.

“I know that,” says Riku. “But it’s a necessary place to start. Shun needs to know I can work hard and be reliable.” He climbs into his hammock. Shiro is quiet for a moment, then he speaks again.

“Taiki finishes Sargeant School tomorrow,” he says.

“He does?” says Riku. “Good! It hasn’t been the same with him gone.”

“We don’t know he will be coming back to the Hibiki,” says Shiro.

“Well, I hope so,” says Riku. “Now let me get to sleep. We’re going to reach Kwajalein tomorrow and I am going to have a lot to do.”


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Web of the Spider - 5/4/2007 1:09:28 AM   
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Location: Kwajalein
Course: None
Attached to: Disbanded in port
Mission: Air combat
System Damage: 2
Float Damage: 0
Fires: 0
Fuel: 475

Orders: Take on fuel and supplies

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It is late afternoon at Kwajalein. Hibiki has been at anchor since that morning. As ordered Captain Ishii departed for 6th Fleet headquarters via ship’s boat as soon as the ship’s anchor dropped. He now returns. He climbs up the ladder over the side and exchanges salutes with Lieutenant Miharu, who is waiting for him.

“Welcome aboard, sir,” says the lieutenant.

“Thank you, Exec,” says the captain. “We need to finish taking on fuel and supplies quickly. We are leaving tomorrow as part of Kido Butai’s screen.” He gestures for the lieutenant to follow him and walks down the deck to a spot by the center torpedo mount. Once in this relative privacy he continues.

“The day after our invasion began at Wake the British and Australians launched a very large operation against Gili Gili, at the eastern tip of New Guinea. They tried to land two divisions there under the cover of carrier fighters. It didn’t go well for them, but they did get most of the divisions ashore.”

“Didn’t go well?” asks Lieutenant Miharu. Ishii nods.

“Apparently they tried to knock out our airfields in the area using heavy bombers flying from Australia, but it didn’t work. Our land based planes hit them hard. Carriers Illustrious and Hermes are confirmed sunk, and two other British carriers took torpedo hits and were last seen afire. Once their carriers were gone the transports were exposed. We sank many of them. There is also word that a battleship and several cruisers were sunk, but I don’t know how reliable that is. One of the cruisers sunk was supposed to be the Boise.”

“I thought we sank Boise at Singapore?” says Lieutenant Miharu. Ishii nods.

“Exactly my point. At any rate, there are now some unknown thousands of Australian soldiers trapped at Gili Gili. They have overrun the airfield there, but we have a lot of airbases in the area. They have tried to move in some planes but have suffered very heavy losses as a result.”

“So what is our mission, sir?” asks Miharu.

“Admiral Yamamoto has developed a plan that calls for the bulk of our carriers to move south in complete secrecy. No radio transmissions, not even any search planes out in case they should be spotted by enemy submarines. We are to move down to the Santa Cruz Islands area and wait.

“It has been observed that our enemies are both impatient and opportunistic. Virtually every time we have committed our carriers the Americans or the British have immediately made a move elsewhere. Right now they have two isolated conquests, at Nanomea and now Gili Gili. Once we are in position in the south the plan is to have one or two carriers show themselves somewhere up north just long enough to make the other side think that’s where our strength is. It is believed that they will then make a move to resupply one or both garrisons, or perhaps even try another attack. And when they do we will be waiting for them.”

“It will require patience,” comments Lieutenant Miharu. Ishii nods.

“We know that in the long run the Americans can produce everything faster than we can,” he says. “Everything, perhaps, except for that. Patience. We will be the spider in the center of the web, Exec.” Lieutenant Miharu considers for a moment.

“I see. Well then, I wonder what kind of fly we shall catch?” he says.

“We shall see,” says Captain Ishii.

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RE: Web of the Spider - 5/4/2007 7:30:26 AM   
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RE: Web of the Spider - 5/4/2007 3:34:03 PM   
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RE: Web of the Spider - 5/4/2007 10:24:18 PM   
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“The day after our invasion began at Wake the British and Australians launched a very large operation against Gili Gili, at the eastern tip of New Guinea. They tried to land two divisions there under the cover of carrier fighters. It didn’t go well for them, but they did get most of the divisions ashore.”

“Didn’t go well?” asks Lieutenant Miharu. Ishii nods.

“Apparently they tried to knock out our airfields in the area using heavy bombers flying from Australia, but it didn’t work. Our land based planes hit them hard. Carriers Illustrious and Hermes are confirmed sunk, and two other British carriers took torpedo hits and were last seen afire. Once their carriers were gone the transports were exposed. We sank many of them. There is also word that a battleship and several cruisers were sunk, but I don’t know how reliable that is.


Those sneaky Allies! Wolffpack is doing an impressive job of starting the counterattack early.


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RE: Web of the Spider - 5/5/2007 1:40:30 AM   
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Location: Kwajalein
Course: South by southwest
Attached to: TF 79
Mission: Air combat
System Damage: 2
Float Damage: 0
Fires: 0
Fuel: 475

Orders: Proceed to the Santa Cruz Islands area.

---

Japanese ambitions have met a setback at Wake, but the war goes on. Under cover of darkness three Japanese aircraft carriers depart Kwajalein and head southwest. Other Japanese ships and carriers are en route from different ports to rendezvous with them off the Santa Cruz Islands. And in Japanese waters a small but powerful carrier task force prepares to depart for a raid on American bases and shipping in the Aleutian Islands.

Hibiki takes up position in the destroyer screen. By sunrise the task force has already cleared the Marshall Islands and is headed out into the wide reaches of the Central Pacific.

---

A bored ensign is sitting behind a desk at 1st Fleet headquarters in Yokohama filing reports. Petty Officer Third Class Taiki Takahashi approaches the desk and snaps a salute. The ensign looks up.

“Yes?” he says. Taiki holds up a folded sheet of paper.

“Sir, I am supposed to report aboard the destroyer Hibiki. But no one seems to be able to tell me where she is.” The ensign leans back in his chair.

“Hibiki is not in Japan right now,” he says.

“Yes sir, so I have gathered. But then where is she? I am supposed to report aboard immediately.” The clerk shrugs.

“I am afraid I do not know,” he says. “I’d try asking at Commander Hashimoto’s office.”

“I did that, sir,” says Taiki. “They told me to ask you.” The ensign looks annoyed.

“That is typical,” he says. “They probably know the location of every geisha and every sake distributor in Tokyo, but they can’t keep track of where our warships are. I am very sorry, but I truly do not know where your ship is. Try asking over at DesDiv Six, perhaps they know something.”

“I’ve been there too, sir,” says Taiki. “Sir, if I can’t report to my ship won’t I be in violation of orders?” The ensign shrugs.

“Possibly. Let me see those orders.” Taiki hands them over. The ensign unfolds the crisply creased paper and scans the document. “No,” he says, “see here, it says to report aboard ‘as soon as possible’. You’re okay, there is a great deal of room for interpretation there.” He folds the orders and hands them back to Taiki. Taiki tucks them away, looking more disconsolate than relieved.

“Look,” says the ensign, relenting slightly “you seem like an okay sort. I’ll tell you what. I can find a temporary assignment for you here at headquarters. Sooner or later your ship will be back in Japan, and you can report aboard then.” Taiki shakes his head.

“Sir, your offer is more generous than I deserve,” he says. “and I thank you. But those are my friends out there. I can’t let them down like that.” The ensign tilts his head slightly to one side.

“You are that determined? Well then. The last I heard Hibiki was in the Central Pacific. That’s a big area, but if I were you I would try and track her down at Kwajalein. At any rate they might know more there. A flying boat makes a weekly run down there, with a stop at Marcus Island. It leaves tomorrow. If they have any room you might perhaps talk them into taking you along.” Taiki brightens.

“Thank you, sir!” he says. “I will do as you suggest.” He salutes and hurries off. The ensign looks after him for a moment, then returns to filing reports.

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RE: Web of the Spider - 5/5/2007 1:43:34 AM   
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Location: 50 miles north-northwest of Jaluit
Course: South by southwest
Attached to: TF 79
Mission: Air combat
System Damage: 2
Float Damage: 0
Fires: 0
Fuel: 436

Orders: Proceed to the Santa Cruz Islands area.

---

The H8K flying boat finishes refueling at Marcus. The handful of passengers who are stretching their legs on the dock are waved back aboard. Taiki reboards the plane with the others and takes a seat atop several sacks of mail.

The four big engines power up and the flying boat pulls slowly away from the dock. It wallows slightly as it heads out to sea, but as the speed increases the motion stabilizes. As the engines roar to full power the plane smashes across the wave tops with a series of bone-jarring thumps. Taiki clutches a stanchion to keep from toppling off his perch. Then the big plane lifts off the water and calm is restored. Taiki forces his fingers to let go of the stanchion and settles back for the long flight to Kwajalein.

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RE: Web of the Spider - 5/5/2007 1:45:22 AM   
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Location: 115 miles north-northwest of Nauru Island
Course: Southwest
Attached to: TF 79
Mission: Air combat
System Damage: 2
Float Damage: 0
Fires: 0
Fuel: 339

Orders: Proceed to the Santa Cruz Islands area.

---

“Why, you just missed the Hibiki,” says the warrant officer down by the docks at Namur in Kwajalein Atoll. “She departed two days ago.”

“Where is she headed?” asks Taiki. The warrant officer shrugs.

“I don’t know for certain. No one does, except maybe Admiral Shimizu. It’s being kept pretty secret. I heard a rumor, though, that they were heading southwest, maybe towards Noumea.” Taiki sighs.

“How can I get to Noumea?” he asks.

“From here? You can’t, not really. All the traffic to that area goes through Truk.”

“In that case, how can I get to Truk?” asks Taiki. The warrant officer thinks.

“Well,” he says, “if you are in a hurry, I would get down to the airstrip at Kwajalein. There’s a daitai of G4M bombers heading to New Guinea via Truk. They are supposed to be leaving today. Maybe you can travel with them.” Taiki thanks the warrant officer and hurries off to look for a boat to take him to the other end of the big atoll.

---

“The bombers? Oh, they left an hour ago,” says the clerk at the airstrip. Taiki’s shoulders slump. “Except for those two,” continues the clerk. He points to a pair of twin-engine bombers parked down at the far end of the strip. “They were having engine trouble. They’ll follow the others tomorrow.”

---

“Sure, we can take you along” says Ensign Nawano, pilot of one of the two bombers. “As long as you don’t mind manning one of the gun positions. I’m short of crew.” Taiki says that would be fine. “Very good, then. Be here at dawn tomorrow. If we can get this thing in the air we should have an easy flight to Truk.” Taiki decides it would be diplomatic to avoid voicing his doubts about taking to the air in a plane with dubious engines. At any rate, he has no intention of missing this chance to get to Truk. He thanks Ensign Nawano and leaves.


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RE: Web of the Spider - 5/5/2007 2:01:13 AM   
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RE: Web of the Spider - 5/5/2007 3:34:45 AM   
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Status: offline 		Chasing one's ship across the expanse of the Pacific can be a most grueling event.  The great Tokyo, Marcus, Kwajalein, Truk, ? circuit.  Wow.  I wonder if this is how the IJN actually matched sailors to ships????

Also, I wonder at the wisdom of placing a newly minted Petty Officer in with a crew that he once shared his shore leave and deepest secrets with.   Hummmmm, ordering those men about, a la, Chief Shun, will not come naturally. 

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RE: Web of the Spider - 5/5/2007 3:49:33 AM   
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Chasing one's ship across the expanse of the Pacific can be a most grueling event.  The great Tokyo, Marcus, Kwajalein, Truk, ? circuit.  Wow.  I wonder if this is how the IJN actually matched sailors to ships????

Also, I wonder at the wisdom of placing a newly minted Petty Officer in with a crew that he once shared his shore leave and deepest secrets with.   Hummmmm, ordering those men about, a la, Chief Shun, will not come naturally. 


Its...what do they call it....poetic license. Besides, maybe Taiki will actually grow a pair.

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RE: Web of the Spider - 5/5/2007 4:03:20 AM   
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RE: Web of the Spider - 5/5/2007 4:54:29 AM   
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Manning a gun position on a balky plane, at least they don't want him to navigate.


At least its not an Army bomber.

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RE: Web of the Spider - 5/5/2007 7:20:30 AM   
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Manning a gun position on a balky plane, at least they don't want him to navigate.


At least its not an Army bomber.


If it had been, they'd only take him along as ballast, or possibly payload...

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RE: Web of the Spider - 5/6/2007 2:47:26 AM   
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At least its not an Army bomber.


If it had been, they'd only take him along as ballast, or possibly payload...


Hmmm. Didn't they call the G4M "the flying lighter" because so much of it was taken up by fuel tanks? And didn't Yamamoto buy the farm in one?

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RE: Web of the Spider - 5/7/2007 11:24:55 PM   
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Location: 350 miles southwest of Nauru Island
Course: Southwest
Attached to: TF 79
Mission: Air combat
System Damage: 3
Float Damage: 0
Fires: 0
Fuel: 353

Orders: Proceed to the Santa Cruz Islands area.

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The mountainous islands of Truk are a sharp contrast to the almost flat islands of Kwajalein. The place is equally busy, however. In the anchorage a dozen freighters and tankers are loading or unloading cargo. Warships swing at anchor, and a column of patrol craft is heading out on an anti-submarine sweep.

Taiki Takahashi is speaking to Commander Hiranuma, in command of the harbor facilities at Truk. He is the fourth person to whom Taiki has explained his quest, and the first to listen with any real sympathy.

“I don’t know a thing,” Hiranuma tells Taiki, “except that our carriers are all at sea, no one knows where. Your ship might be down around Noumea. It might also be in the Indian Ocean, approaching San Francisco, or visiting Port Arthur.”

“I understand, sir” says Taiki. “But Noumea is the best information I have. Do you know of a way I can get there?” Hiranuma thinks for a minute.

“We send a resupply convoy down there every two weeks or so. The next one is scheduled to leave in…let’s see…seven days. There’s a minelayer tender leaving for Gadarukanaru the day after tomorrow. That would get you part way, but I don’t know how you’d get to Noumea from there.” Taiki’s shoulders slump a little.

“Well, it seems I must wait. Thank you for your help, sir.”

“I’ll let you know if I hear anything,” says Hiranuma. “Who knows, the Hibiki might even turn up here. If nothing happens before then I’ll make sure you are on the convoy to Noumea next week.” Taiki thanks him once again, then salutes and departs.

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RE: Waiting GameAugust 2, 1942 August 2, 1942 - 5/7/2007 11:27:07 PM   
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Location: 200 miles north of Ndeni
Course: Holding position
Attached to: TF 79
Mission: Air combat
System Damage: 3
Float Damage: 0
Fires: 0
Fuel: 475

Orders: Proceed to the Santa Cruz Islands area.

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Hibiki and the rest of the task force reach the rendezvous point north of the Santa Cruz islands and discover friendly ships already waiting for them. Six fuel-laden tankers are present, escorted by four destroyers. Their mission is to keep the carrier task force refueled and ready to move in any direction should enemy ships be detected.

The destroyers of the carrier group are ordered to refuel. Hibiki takes her turn and tops off her tanks alongside Nihon Maru. The refueling goes without incident, and Hibiki resumes her place in the screen. The first of what may be many long days of waiting begins.

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RE: Waiting Game - 5/7/2007 11:28:31 PM   
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Location: 200 miles north of Ndeni
Course: Holding position
Attached to: TF 79
Mission: Air combat
System Damage: 3
Float Damage: 0
Fires: 0
Fuel: 442

Orders: Hold position and wait.

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RE: Waiting Game - 5/7/2007 11:30:46 PM   
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Location: 200 miles north of Ndeni
Course: Holding position
Attached to: TF 79
Mission: Air combat
System Damage: 3
Float Damage: 0
Fires: 0
Fuel: 411

Orders: Hold position and wait.

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On the bridge of the Hibiki:

Chief Torpedo Officer Sugiyura: Hello, Lieutenant. I am ready to relieve you, sir.

Lieutenant Miharu: Very good. You have the bridge, Sugiyura.

Sugiyura: Yes sir. Has everything been quiet?

Lieutentant Miharu: Yes. No sign of any submarines, no reports of any enemy ships moving anywhere. It’s just us and the fish out here at the moment.

Sugiyura: Hm. Too bad.

Lieutenant Miharu: Curb your impatience, Sugiyura. We may be out here for weeks.

Sugiyura: *sighs* I know. I fear I am not by nature a patient man.

Lieutenant Miharu: Think of it as a shogi match, or a duel between swordsmen if you will. The first one to make a rash move will be severely punished by his opponent.

Sugiyura: These are matters for Admirals to decide. I am a simple man, Lieutenant. I launch torpedoes at things and blow them up.

Lieutenant Miharu: *smiles* May you have targets soon, Sugiyura.

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RE: Waiting Game - 5/7/2007 11:32:00 PM   
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Location: 200 miles north of Ndeni
Course: Holding position
Attached to: TF 79
Mission: Air combat
System Damage: 3
Float Damage: 0
Fires: 0
Fuel: 380

Orders: Hold position and wait.

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In the late afternoon another Japanese task force enters the rendezvous area north of the Santa Cruz islands. This force consists of three light carriers under a strong escort. They refuel, then move off to take up position about 30 miles to the southwest.

Everything remains quiet. The Japanese ships wait under the hot equatorial sun for the Allies to make a move. While they are not sending out any radio transmissions themselves, Hibiki and the other ships pick up enough radio messages from the west to get the impression that things are not going well for the Australians at Gili Gili. Whether this will translate into any action on the part of the Allies is as yet anybody’s guess.

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RE: Waiting Game - 5/8/2007 6:57:02 PM   
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RE: Waiting Game - 5/8/2007 10:30:49 PM   
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August 6, 1942

Location: 200 miles north of Ndeni
Course: Holding position
Attached to: TF 79
Mission: Air combat
System Damage: 3
Float Damage: 0
Fires: 0
Fuel: 380

Orders: Hold position and wait.



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RE: Waiting Game - 5/9/2007 2:30:35 AM   
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ORIGINAL: Capt. Harlock

The trouble is that time is not on the side of the Japanese Empire. While the Sons of the Emperor burn fuel at sea, Uncle Sam is building ships.



We have one vote for invading San Francisco. Anyone else?

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RE: Waiting Game - 5/9/2007 3:11:59 AM   
Cuttlefish

 

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Location: 100 miles west of Reef Island
Course: Holding position
Attached to: TF 79
Mission: Air combat
System Damage: 3
Float Damage: 0
Fires: 0
Fuel: 342

Orders: Hold position and wait.

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From the diary of Petty Officer Third Class Taiki Takahashi:

If one has to be stuck waiting someplace, there are worse places than Dublon Island. It is quite nice here. There are beautiful lagoons overhung with palm trees and streams cascading down steep rocky slopes that are covered with foliage and tropical flowers. There are good things to eat, too, lots of coconut and fresh pineapple and fish. I could be stuck waiting in worse places.

But still, I’m stuck waiting. No word yet on the whereabouts of Hibiki. I can take some slow transports to Noumea in a couple of days, but they will take days to get there and who knows if Hibiki will be there when I arrive? I’m not sure what to do.

So it is nice here, but I have rarely been so bored. Wherever the rest of the crew are, they must be having a more exciting time than I am…

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“We are shifting position a bit,” Captain Ishii informs his helmsman. “Set course south bearing 15 degrees to port. Engine room, speed 22 knots.”

“Has the enemy been spotted?” asks Lieutenant Miharu. Captain Ishii shakes his head.

“Not that I know of,” Ishii replies. “We are supposed to take up new a new position a bit to the south, I would guess to be in better position to quickly intercept any convoys bound for Nanomea. If we had information of enemy movements our pace would be a bit less leisurely.”

“I see. Very exciting,” says Lieutenant Miharu.

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RE: Waiting Game - 5/9/2007 3:13:15 AM   
Cuttlefish

 

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Location: 100 miles west of Reef Island
Course: Holding position
Attached to: TF 79
Mission: Air combat
System Damage: 3
Float Damage: 0
Fires: 0
Fuel: 443

Orders: Hold position and wait.

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“Ah, there you are, Takahashi,” says Commander Hiranuma. “I have some good news for you today.”

“Good morning, sir,” says Taiki. “If I may ask, what is the good news?”

“Follow me,” says Hiranuma. He leads Taiki out of the building and down to the waterfront. Once there he points at an aircraft carrier sitting out in the anchorage. It had not been there yesterday. “The new aircraft carrier Hiyo. I do not know where it is going, but it and its escorts seem to be headed wherever your destroyer is. I have already spoken to the captain, and you are expected aboard.” Taiki smiles.

“Sir, thank you very much. Your have put too much time and effort into helping me, but I greatly appreciate it.” Hiranuma dismisses him with a wave.

“Think nothing of it. Good luck out there, Petty Officer.” Taiki salutes and hurries off to collect his duffel.


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RE: Waiting Game - 5/9/2007 1:10:38 PM   
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RE: Waiting Game - 5/9/2007 3:56:49 PM   
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Status: offline 		I dunno. Despite it's appearent tendancy to attract bombs, I think he'd be safer on Hibiki. Hibiki does after all, have an appearant tendancy to at least SURVIVE bombs.

Hiyo on the other hand, is not only a bomb magnet, but also one very large gas-can with a propensity to explode, which does not lend itself to the "survive" part.

Good luck Taki!
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RE: Waiting Game - 5/9/2007 4:01:07 PM   
Vetamur

 

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Status: offline 		(just a side note since the Hibiki is everyones favorite destroyer..in my newest game, the one I am doing the AAR on, the Hibiki hit Dutch Submarine KXI twice on Dec. 9th. as a side-side note, I hired a new part time secretary this week and her name is Hibiki..which is an extremely uncommon name here)

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