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RE: herbiesan vs Cantona!!! - 5/2/2010 11:40:16 AM

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1/1/44

Extract from "Shattering the Sword" a cantona production

44 began as 43 ended - countless bombing missions against the pereimeter of Japans empire.
Forty Three had been a bloody year, a year of inching forward base by painful base. For the footsloggersin particular, Tokyo seemed a long, long way away.

But could the entire war be short circuited? .

Grand dictator Herbiesan travels heavily escorted.
Always. His limo is reputed to be heavy machine gun proof. before travelling a guard of at least 3 oother vechiles preceeds him. Motor bike escorts surround him, and the route is always never announced.
His security detail is good -very, very good.
They are paid to be that way.
Nevertheless, the first serious attempt on his life fails purely through ill luck.
His Limo is well armoured -but all that armour equals an awful lot of wieght.
Shortly before 5 am, herbiesans convoy comes to a sudden halt, some 500 metres short of the Diet building itself- a brocken axle loudly proclaiming that enough is enough.

The security detail is ruthless in clearing the street, painfully aware of the immobile target their employer presents.
None will even wonder that "the saviour of Japan" should be so hated that they have to take such action.

They work well.

The 2 tons of explosives -timed to go off as herbiesans car passes over them just 500 yards away -work well too - just 2 minutes too early.
The explosion tears into the front of the deit- craters the road, shatters the buildings around it -and kills far too many of the innocent..
Whether the message it sends perturbs the dictator is unknown................

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RE: herbiesan vs Cantona!!! - 5/2/2010 11:42:02 AM

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Rear Admiral Tanaka posts -at very short notice, to the Mutsu -operating in the pacific.
He departs Japan via Emily flying boat exactly 32 minutes after the attempt.

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RE: herbiesan vs Cantona!!! - 5/2/2010 11:51:52 AM

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47th are on parade
behind them, the 85th, the 87th
A Tiger stalks them.
Oh , he walks on two legs, and he looks like a thin, thin man.
But a tiger stalks them.

Nakamura's eyes speak enough -a light blazes in them - and he stalks up and down the line.

Today -deep in the afternoon, 9 Liberators attacked -low, fast - bombs missing the ships - and 50 tojo were in position to stop them.

Not only did they fail -but many -a great many turned away............

The Tiger approaches the first man.
"Am I worthy?" he quietly asks
The man stares ahead. The Adams apple bobbles
"Sir?'
'Am I not worthy to follow into battle?"
The man sweats -looks confused " Of course not sir!"
"then, if I fly into the gates of hell -will you follow me? -and never turn away?'
The first pilots face reddens.
It does not have to be said.
it is said
'I will never turn away again Sir"

Nakamura steps back, straightens. He salutes the first pilot
Then, in the terrible silence -he faces the second man
'Am I worthy?' he quietly asks

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RE: herbiesan vs Cantona!!! - 5/2/2010 11:54:47 AM

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Hosho sleeps, the hated gun still nestled between his legs.
The train taking him and the para's back to hanoi travels in fits, in starts. it is old, decrepit.
Hosho sleeps, the sleep of the exhausted.

He dreams.
he dreams, he dreams he is carrying a gun -a gun the size of a locomotive....................

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RE: herbiesan vs Cantona!!! - 5/3/2010 9:15:26 AM

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raidens and zeros take the wieght at Port Blair

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RE: herbiesan vs Cantona!!! - 5/3/2010 9:22:05 AM

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47th awaken to a new snarl in the sky -J2m raidens.
They come not to reinforce -but to relieve.

Once again, with out warning, high command pulls them from battle.

Its a chaotic day -orders are planes, pilots only to Bangkok - -Nakamura has asked for a deep maintenance opprtunity - to his surprise -he has it.
By dusk 20 odd planes are being wheeled into the spacious hangers at bangkok -22nd flotilla greets them again.
Over a dozen cripples remain at Blair, their pilots cursing their luck - bangkok would be so, so much better than this place...........

Few consider the deeper ramifications of the rotations . 47th was flown in to cover the troops that would crush the british.
A month has passed.

The british remain.

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RE: herbiesan vs Cantona!!! - 5/4/2010 8:40:58 AM

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47th have been assigned good quarters -proper huts, nestled amongst palms some distance from the field.
It has a proper mess, a bath house, running water.
Luxuries.
The men of 47th spend the day quietly - doing the washing, uniforms, sleeping, sitting around in the sun.
There is quite a shock to the system to overcome -from being in the front line one day -death at your shoulder every day -to this -this quiet and calm.
few -very few will venture into town tonight.
Many will write home, and wonder once again at their survival.

Nakamura -as always -works.
he watches carefully the work on his planes, every one special to him.
Many pilots are still to come in -and nearly every plane of his Sentai is being pulled down again for desperately needed repair.
The men sweat under the arc lights - the work will go all night.
Today, at raheag -P 51's on an offensive sweep.
Lashio has fallen -the front moves just that little bit further south.
Nakamura does not believe for a moment that the Army will take it back..

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RE: herbiesan vs Cantona!!! - 5/4/2010 8:44:50 AM

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extract from "fighting the tide" by Col Nakamura

and how we needed the rest!. But it would, I felt, be the last for a long, long time.
It was a painful day -watching the 44's come apart -how beaten up they were!. How Old!.
I'd heard rumours of new fighters -again, and again. I no longer believed them.
No, I beleived in Japan, in her spirit, her eternal life.
But no longer in those who controlled her current destiny............

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RE: herbiesan vs Cantona!!! - 5/4/2010 8:48:05 AM

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Captain Umeya's XO is smiling as he passes the flimsy to him.

" To Capt Umeya'
From
Combined Fleet

'Upon completion of current mission, proceed to ###### at best speed.
Assume there Command of TF 23 - CV Junyo and accompaning CVE's
Mission briefing upon arrival"

"Congratulations"
Umeya smiles too. A carrier Command -again, at last.

And a guarrantee of action

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RE: herbiesan vs Cantona!!! - 5/5/2010 9:00:52 AM

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4/1/44

By dawn 30 of 47ths fighters are declared servicable -a tremendous effort.
6 more are written of

Nakamura is at his desk, signing the endless release forms for them when the orderly raced in.
Another flimsy
Where, wonders Nakamura - will they fight next?
The message is stunning.
Unexpected.

" 47th sentai, 87th sentai, 85th sentai -Col Nakamura Commanding, to transfer to Gunma airforce base at earliest opportunity for conversion training to new KI 48 fighter."

The world disapears. It shrinks to this tiny piece of paper -and all it means.
"report to Gunma"
Japan
Home.
Good God. They are going home............................

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RE: herbiesan vs Cantona!!! - 5/5/2010 10:37:53 AM

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not a moment too soon

it is a sight for sore eyes indeed!
hat off to mr. Iwaya!

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RE: herbiesan vs Cantona!!! - 5/5/2010 3:16:35 PM

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RE: herbiesan vs Cantona!!! - 5/6/2010 8:19:46 AM

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Nakamura stands back from the edge of the field this quiet cold morning.
He is, as one may have gathered by now, truly a man who enjoys observing people -and this morning, to him, is highly amusing.
In front of him, 47th's fighters are scattered higgly piggly around the edge of the strip -there is no chance of enemy interference here- and the sentai's pilots are preparing for the next short hop on the journey home.

Nakamura cannot help but smile -the exagerrated care being taken today is in such sharp contrast to the cavilier attitude so many have had in the last month -even Juni is frowning and fussing over his plane.
The prospect of home -the prospect of a chance to actually survive this day - nobody -absolutely nobody wants to get killed now -especially by something stupid as an operational accident.

Nakamura has no doubt either on another aspect of this sudden call for home. High command has blunted the sword he has sharpened completely -to be called to battle now would be disastorous..

A short hop today - second of many.
he picks up his gear, wanders over to his plane, begins his daily pre flight.
Nakamura to is only human -its a very, very thourough one too.

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RE: herbiesan vs Cantona!!! - 5/6/2010 8:30:25 AM

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Nagumo too is inspecting an airplane. This one however is shiny, brand new -it smells of clean oil, polish, fresh leather.
Genda is excitedly explaining it, his voice echoing in Zuikaka's crowded hanger
"Its designation is D7A -and finally the Dive bomber we have always needed"
"Its larger -can we fit it onboard OK?" Nagumo climbs onto its wing -inspects the cockpit - so much bigger this beast than the Val
'yes -the thing is -a 500lb bomb -finally we can truly hurt their carriers -and anything else but the heaviest ships"
Nagumo smiles -eyes twinkling.
'Mr Iwaya delivers for us again hey Genda?"
'yes, and they are coming at a good rate too"

Nagumo climbs down - his elderly frame still youthful in vigour here under this planes wing.
he murmers, mostly too himself. 'maybe Yamamoto is not so wrong. A few more planes like these........."

He straightens -stares down the length of this veteran carriers hanger - at its packed planes, the figures hard at work around them. He can feel it, the confidence -the aura of invincibility exuding from his crew
" we can win this war yet!"

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RE: herbiesan vs Cantona!!! - 5/6/2010 8:46:06 AM

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Mr Iwaya stands at the briefing table. He is horribly aware of the lack of Tanaka's presence -but herbiesan has deemed to iether not notice his absence -or to simply ignore it.

The Dictator is currently addressing the table -and from time to time glancing at Iwaya .
Iwaya struggles to contain the nerves - he knows he is safe -for now -but then, now, is anybody safe?

The report herbiesan is reading ensures his safety -surely? the empire is entering the third year of war -entering with a fleet considerably larger than it begun, its armies fundamentally yet to be defeated, and literally hordes of new fighters and bombers about to enter the fray.
but most importantly of all -japans stocks of oil, or resources stand higher now than at wars beginning -Iwaya's great gambles have paid of.

"The plan gentlemen" Herbiesan takes them all into his dark gaze " is simple. I believe one more great defeat will do it -the Americans are tired of dieing for the british empire. failing that -we bleed them white.
Kill them quick, kill them slow -the americans are weak. Of This I am convinced "

Iwaya remains still. To hear how the Americans persisted in new britain -and to then have them described as weak!
Foolishness!

"Therefore, i have decided to accept Yamamotos "decisive battle plan". ' Army will provide the required divisions i have released from my reserve........"

Divisions? what bloody divisions?
And Iwaya's blood runs even colder. if herbiesan has spare divisions that he, Iwaya does not know about -what else has been hidden from him -just how far out of the circle was he becoming?

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RE: herbiesan vs Cantona!!! - 5/7/2010 5:12:30 AM

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6/1/44

Canton
47th come to their old home -again.
The old radio is gone -a lot of buildings too.
And so is any sign of Japanese air strength.
It is distressing to the extreme, to hear of allied planes flying, attacking at will in an area where one has once given so much blood and sacrifice.

The field seems empty -full of ghosts.

Nakamura cannot wait to be gone.

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RE: herbiesan vs Cantona!!! - 5/8/2010 10:54:56 AM

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It comes just after midnight.
Captain Umeya is just climbing towards the bridge when the distant CRUMP, comes rolling in.
It takes just three steps to get him to the bridge -in time to see the last of the explosion fade away.

"damn"

Hibiki lurches to a halt - her bow gone - there are enough flames to see this.

"Damn"

Umeya stares hard at his struggling friend. It should always have been the other way around - not like this.
The OOW turns to him "Sir? -any orders sir?"
War is hard. Captain Ishii would understand -would insist on it.

"maintain course and speed"

Hibiki fades from view. Mizuho races across calm seas.
The night is very dark indeed

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RE: herbiesan vs Cantona!!! - 5/8/2010 1:31:30 PM

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ectract from "Shattering the Sword" a Cantona production.

As always -japanese response to the daily pounding of its front line positions remained muted.
It is obvious to all and sundry that the Empire is conserving her planes for the next great battles.
The war consists of countless bombing runs for the Airforce, barge hunting for the navy around the coast of PNG, and consolidation in burma.

In China, the Armies are on the move -a new battle for Wuchow develops. On Port Blair, british troops praise the navy submarine arm - starvation is kept at bay for another week. The siege of port blair is becoming epic. Some british troops even begin to think of Victory.
but, as always, behind the scenes, in the quiet areas, forces again were marshelling for the battles ahead.....

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RE: herbiesan vs Cantona!!! - 5/8/2010 1:39:10 PM

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Nakamura considers his bed -another rough cot. More than sufficient. The prospect of a nights sleep, out of range of the enemy is taking some getting used to.

The attitude of the forces here at Tainian -is even harder to come to grips with.

Never, never in his life has Nakamura seen the like - a mess so divided.
So many swearing the war won -and acting as if it was. Was it that difficult to understand that the Americans continued to fight? -would continue to?
The others. Truly -this was frightening. Open words against the Dictator. Open critisism!. And the talk of peace -peace at any cost?
DiD they not wear the same uniform as he did?

Nakamura climbs into his cot -stares briefly out of the window - his Tigers glimmering in the dark.
Uniforms and politics. Oil and water.
And the pleasant thought. A few days more -and a chance to remove his for just a while.

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RE: herbiesan vs Cantona!!! - 5/8/2010 1:42:07 PM

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For interest sake

Hibiki makes a size 4 port -she may live -but she is out of this war for quite a while!

Hosho arrives -finally, back to his unit. I'm afraid he is no longer quite the gorrilla he left as.
The recent hike has reduced his bulk some what.............

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RE: herbiesan vs Cantona!!! - 5/8/2010 3:52:39 PM

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always good to see the hibiki making port safely, no matter in what PBEM
(in mine she was severely hit during the first week of the war and has been in one of the mayor ports for the past 2,5 months)

Hibiki remains!

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RE: herbiesan vs Cantona!!! - 5/9/2010 12:16:25 PM

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The mess is crowded -a fog of cigarrette smoke, and the stink of a crowd of bodies.
Out side the rain beats down in great sheets -turning the field and all the surroundings into a sea of mud.

The mess is wet with condensation -its really quite cold outside -something our men have not experienced for some time.
Weather over Okiwana is even worse than here -Nakamura simply has had no choice today -stay on the ground and chaff at the delay.

Home is so close they can all almost taste it -two more legs - then Japan.
Tension amongst the men is palaple -and there has already been a good number of arguments -and invites outside.
Nakamura keeps a tight reign on them - there is only one way today -to be amongst them, to talk with them.
There is a card game going - and Nakamura keeps his hand in -although Juni matches him most of the day.

Every man -of course -asks THE QUESTION -is there going to be leave in Japan?
Nakamura merely shrugs -how do I know? he answers -wait until we get there - this will avoid disapointment.
He does, however know the answer -47th's reputation has certain advantages, certain pull.

2 weeks leave for everyone on arrival.

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RE: herbiesan vs Cantona!!! - 5/10/2010 9:41:39 AM

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47th fly back into Japan.

For those who have served, and remember that first glimpse of land, of your country, the land you have sweated and sacrificed for -sometimes with your very blood, whether its fromm the window of your plane, or its the first smudge of land you see as your ship turns for its final port...................

You understand how the men of 47th feel, as their sacred home slides under the wings, and those sweet, sweet familiar land marks come into view.............

For those who have served - on any side, home coming is a special and rare thing....................

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RE: herbiesan vs Cantona!!! - 5/12/2010 9:27:10 AM

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Tokyo

47th are on parade
The speech is short, as it should be.

"You have fought well, you have fought hard. Take your rest. Japan owes you that. I will see you on the 24th"
Nakamura smiles, it is filled with pleasure "Tigers dismissed!"
Hearts bursting, the men move towards the gates................

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RE: herbiesan vs Cantona!!! - 5/12/2010 9:30:48 AM

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Iwaya reads the report, and curses.
Three -not one -three of the new KI 84 prototypes have cracked up on landing in just two days.
The metal in the landing gear has , it has been discovered -a disturbing lack of strength -poor castings, poor materials.
It may be another month.......

"Damn to hell!"
How in the world do these things happen?

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RE: herbiesan vs Cantona!!! - 5/12/2010 9:38:58 AM

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Captain Umeya takes command of his new carrier -and its task force.
Mihuzo merges into the task group, no longer a roving pirate, but now the true eyes of the fleet gathering here

CV Junyo is not the ideal carrier -nor are her companions -the fat little CVE's that make up the rest of the group.
But Umeya only has to take one look around the anchorage that they share to see his real mission.

Many say the battleships day is done, but if he can cover this lot into striking range..............

But first things first - orders.
The envelope is thick, large, heavy. It contains many, many maps, schedules, call signs. Yamamoto has a plan -and as Umeya studies it into the night, he can begin to feel the great wieght of responsibility settling onto his shoulders.
By dawn, the plan digested, he half wonders if this command was such a good idea at all.

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RE: herbiesan vs Cantona!!! - 5/13/2010 8:13:36 AM

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11/1/44

Smn Miyazuki's neck aches. No, it more than aches -it burns. Hours of bending over the great glasses have put a permenant kink in it. But there cannot be any relaxation -not here -not now.
They are being hunted -and so much depends on them here up here- the ocean is large -periscopes are small.

Yamato steams steadily over a brilliant blue sea, under an even bluer sky -nary a cloud to disturb the brilliance of the day.
Its a day, a scene to stir the dullest of hearts -the fleet, the Imperial fleet, is at sea -19 carriers, 5 battleships, countless cruisers and destroyers -a huge grey wedge covering the ocean as far as the eyes can see.
Above - Combat air patrols growl endlessly.
And yet..............
One periscope - one sub - can bring them so badly undone.
Miyazuki bends over again -scans his sector -again. There is no glamour, no glory here. Just sheer necessity.

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RE: herbiesan vs Cantona!!! - 5/13/2010 8:34:28 AM

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The area bordering the Sumida river in tokyo is the most heavily populated in the world. It is a bewildering area of tiny alley ways, blind streets, and a tremendous jumble of wooden buildings - a riot of construction seemingly out of control -yet so absolutely japanese in its neatness and cleanliness -despite the tiny size of so many of these buildings.

Through this maze Nakamura moves unerringly - it has been two years, yet he turns at each alley intersection as if he has never left -steadily moving towards the river.
He reaches the road that parrallels the river, the intersection of the bridge -and quickly now - strides towards the familiar building.
The shop, still dark inside -and Mr Yashimoto is still there - he nods his way, accepting the bow of honour -he has not changed that old, old man - then the stairs to the upper rooms, narrow, the third step still squeaks -the door.

He hesitates, and there is doubt, and worry, and fear, and desire, and longing -and gently, gently, he opens it.

She is there -her back to him -kneeling over -sewing? - her long dark hair as beautiful as ever.
For a moment he takes her in, yes, she is as always , beautiful.

'Sentsuko?'

She turns, and time stops.
The sewing drops, and his wife, his wife, Oh, his wife -is in his arms, and the tears, the tears, and yes -he is home, and THIS is THE World, and she is still beautiful, and he is lost in her sweet, sweet perfume..............

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RE: herbiesan vs Cantona!!! - 5/14/2010 7:28:39 AM

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Captain Umeya again stands on the bridge of a real carrier.
Junyo may be old, may be a barsted child of a merchantman, but compared to his little Hosho, she is a giant.
And maybe for these reasons, her age, her background -her 100 and one little quirks, Umeaya already felt fondly towards this old scarred warrior.
He liked her, liked her a lot. it could be a long and fruitful relationship this -if it survives the week ahead.

Right now Junyo pushes south, around her the CVE's struggle to keep pace, between them and the northern coast of PNG, 4 battlewagons storm south with them, each a white bone between the teeth.
The weather is perfect -miserable -heavy storms and low cloud caver them -and periodically they plunge into almost darkness -and streaming rain obliterates visibility.
Then briefly -they will erupt into stunning sunlight -naked -before wrapping cover around themselves.
Yes, the weather is perfect.

Ahead, off wewak, some 180 miles ahead of him, Takao is racing south -if the weather holds, Madang will be hit tomorrow.
If it holds.
If it clears, Umeya knows this might be a very brief command indeed -the air power to the south at lae is truly monstorous.....

"from Takao sir"
Radio silence broken -damn.
"read it"
"Unexpected break in cloud cover. Attacked by torpedoe bombers. One hit sustained, Cl Kiso hit. Am continuing attack"

Umeya smiles. Continuing attack. Somebody ahead of him knew their job. Good. Now they must play their part.
"Where is the convoy?'
his staff bustle,
'departing biak sir"
"very good"
Stage one of Yamamato's latest grand plan, in all its glorious complexity, begins to unfold then.........

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RE: herbiesan vs Cantona!!! - 5/14/2010 7:35:03 AM

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extract from Shattering the sword -a cantona production.

...............Japan simply cannot sit back and await the next blow -she just cannot. Yamamato's operation MA, almost smells of desperation, now, one can see that tactically, it made no sense at all -it would, even if successful, chew up valuable divisions, divisions Japan no longer could spare.
But strategically -if the Ameriacn carriers could be forced to come to battle prematurally - japan could possibly gain one last opportunity of victory.
And so, on January 15th, we find virtually every vessel in the Imperial fleet, at sea, heading south, target....................

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