Small Ship, Big War - The Voyages of the Hibiki
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RE: Small Ship, Big War
Creative ways of obeying orders have trained many to think twice. [;)]
Todd
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thegreatwent
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RE: Small Ship, Big War
In addition to ordinance NCOs do not annoy Mess, Supply or Motorpool Sergeants. You just end up hurting yourself [:D]
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Cuttlefish
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RE: Small Ship, Big War
ORIGINAL: ChezDaJez
“No,” says Izu casually. “Things like that are why the gods gave mops to enlisted men.”
I have run into many an officer like that. Ones who feel that the enlisted are their personal servants. Generally, that attitude gets corrected in due course.
I remember one young ensign who was a guest pilot on my crew. We were to fly to Midway for an extended operation. Now, generally speaking, unless you had birds or stars on your collar, you loaded your own bags. Not this young ensign. He told the ordnanceman that his bags were in the duty office and to make sure they got loaded onto the plane.
The ordnanceman couldn't refuse the order. So he loaded them onto the plane... into the unheated bombbay. Do you know how cold the bombbay gets at 25,000 ft? And how low the air pressure is? Well, it gets cold enough to cause any liquid (booze, aftershave, etc) to freeze and break the container. Plus aerosol cans have a nasty habit of spraying their contents all over the place due to low pressure. Deodarant, shaving cream, all that good stuff.
Needless to say that by the time we reached Midway, this young ensign's bags were a mess! He never again told any one to load his bags!
And to morale of the story is to always load your own bags... and never, ever mess with an ordnanceman!
Chez
Good story! In fairness to Izu, though, I think he relates to the crew better than that. He was just trying (successfully) to tweak Konada.
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RE: Small Ship, Big War
August 13, 1944
Location: 95 miles northeast of Legaspi
Course: Holding position
Attached to: TF 23
Mission: Air combat
System Damage: 3
Float Damage: 0
Fires: 0
Fuel: 310
Orders: Strike Allied shipping at and around Ulithi
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“The storm knocked us about a bit, sir,” Chief Engineer Sakati tells his captain, “but it did us no serious damage. There’s lots of little things like the aft davit getting bent. Mostly it will give the lads something to do. The engines are in fair shape.”
“Good,” says Captain Ishii. “What about weapons?”
“All good, sir,” says Lieutenant Kuwaki. “The machine guns on the foredeck needed some work but they’re fine now.” Sitting next to him Lieutenant Sugiyura nods.
“We can torpedo anything we can find, sir,” he says. “Or that finds us.”
“Any injuries among the crew?” Ishii asks.
“A few bumps and bruises, sir,” says Lieutenant JG Nakagawa. “The usual. I only have one crewman in the dispensary right now. His symptoms are strange but not serious. I haven’t figured out yet what’s wrong with him.”
“Let me guess,” says Lieutenant Miharu. “Seaman Shoji?”
“Actually no sir,” says Nakagawa. “I haven’t seen Shoji for some time. He’s one of yours, Sugiyura, a torpedoman named Chuyo.”
Sugiyura nods. “Yes, I made him go see you,” he says. “Keep me posted, will you?” Nakagawa nods.
“Very good, then,” says Ishii. “All of you please have your departments support Lieutenant Sakati in making any necessary repairs. Dismissed.”
Location: 95 miles northeast of Legaspi
Course: Holding position
Attached to: TF 23
Mission: Air combat
System Damage: 3
Float Damage: 0
Fires: 0
Fuel: 310
Orders: Strike Allied shipping at and around Ulithi
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“The storm knocked us about a bit, sir,” Chief Engineer Sakati tells his captain, “but it did us no serious damage. There’s lots of little things like the aft davit getting bent. Mostly it will give the lads something to do. The engines are in fair shape.”
“Good,” says Captain Ishii. “What about weapons?”
“All good, sir,” says Lieutenant Kuwaki. “The machine guns on the foredeck needed some work but they’re fine now.” Sitting next to him Lieutenant Sugiyura nods.
“We can torpedo anything we can find, sir,” he says. “Or that finds us.”
“Any injuries among the crew?” Ishii asks.
“A few bumps and bruises, sir,” says Lieutenant JG Nakagawa. “The usual. I only have one crewman in the dispensary right now. His symptoms are strange but not serious. I haven’t figured out yet what’s wrong with him.”
“Let me guess,” says Lieutenant Miharu. “Seaman Shoji?”
“Actually no sir,” says Nakagawa. “I haven’t seen Shoji for some time. He’s one of yours, Sugiyura, a torpedoman named Chuyo.”
Sugiyura nods. “Yes, I made him go see you,” he says. “Keep me posted, will you?” Nakagawa nods.
“Very good, then,” says Ishii. “All of you please have your departments support Lieutenant Sakati in making any necessary repairs. Dismissed.”
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RE: Small Ship, Big War
August 14, 1944
Location: 180 miles east of Guinan
Course: South
Attached to: TF 23
Mission: Air combat
System Damage: 3
Float Damage: 0
Fires: 0
Fuel: 435
Orders: Strike Allied shipping at and around Ulithi
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“What’s next, Doctor?” Chuyo asks. The torpedoman’s face is unhealthily pale and every now and then he is wracked by tremors.
“Call me Lieutenant, please,” says Chief Medic Nakagawa. “I am not actually a doctor. And to answer your question, I am going to give you a full examination.”
“Yes, Lieutenant,” says Chuyo. He watches Nakagawa unlock a cabinet and rummage around inside. “Sir, you may not be a doctor but you have…you have had training, right?”
“Of course,” says Nakagawa. “Not only have I had training in medicine at the naval academy, I was involved in medicine before the war.”
“Oh?’ says Chuyo. “What did you do before the war, sir?”
“I was a veterinarian,” says Nakagawa. “Large animal medicine, to be exact.” He pulls on a heavy leather glove. “Now, let us proceed to the examination.”
Even more color drains out of Chuyo’s face. He utters a moan, then his eyes roll up in his head and he pitches forward out of his chair. Only by springing forward is the startled Nakagawa able to save him from landing face first on the steel deck.
Location: 180 miles east of Guinan
Course: South
Attached to: TF 23
Mission: Air combat
System Damage: 3
Float Damage: 0
Fires: 0
Fuel: 435
Orders: Strike Allied shipping at and around Ulithi
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“What’s next, Doctor?” Chuyo asks. The torpedoman’s face is unhealthily pale and every now and then he is wracked by tremors.
“Call me Lieutenant, please,” says Chief Medic Nakagawa. “I am not actually a doctor. And to answer your question, I am going to give you a full examination.”
“Yes, Lieutenant,” says Chuyo. He watches Nakagawa unlock a cabinet and rummage around inside. “Sir, you may not be a doctor but you have…you have had training, right?”
“Of course,” says Nakagawa. “Not only have I had training in medicine at the naval academy, I was involved in medicine before the war.”
“Oh?’ says Chuyo. “What did you do before the war, sir?”
“I was a veterinarian,” says Nakagawa. “Large animal medicine, to be exact.” He pulls on a heavy leather glove. “Now, let us proceed to the examination.”
Even more color drains out of Chuyo’s face. He utters a moan, then his eyes roll up in his head and he pitches forward out of his chair. Only by springing forward is the startled Nakagawa able to save him from landing face first on the steel deck.
RE: Small Ship, Big War
[&o][&o][&o] and [:D][:D][:D]
Can you guess what I do for a living by my handle? Shoulder length palpation gloves FTW
Can you guess what I do for a living by my handle? Shoulder length palpation gloves FTW
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RE: Small Ship, Big War
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RE: Small Ship, Big War
Its all in fun until someone passes out. 
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Capt. Harlock
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RE: Small Ship, Big War
ORIGINAL: Cuttlefish
August 14, 1944
Location: 180 miles east of Guinan
Course: South
Attached to: TF 23
Mission: Air combat
System Damage: 3
Float Damage: 0
Fires: 0
Fuel: 435
Orders: Strike Allied shipping at and around Ulithi
Even more color drains out of Chuyo’s face. He utters a moan, then his eyes roll up in his head and he pitches forward out of his chair. Only by springing forward is the startled Nakagawa able to save him from landing face first on the steel deck.
Sounds like something above and beyond seasickness. Incidentally, I take it the TF has successfully refueled?
Civil war? What does that mean? Is there any foreign war? Isn't every war fought between men, between brothers?
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whippleofd
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RE: Small Ship, Big War
ORIGINAL: Capt. Harlock
ORIGINAL: Cuttlefish
August 14, 1944
Location: 180 miles east of Guinan
Course: South
Attached to: TF 23
Mission: Air combat
System Damage: 3
Float Damage: 0
Fires: 0
Fuel: 435
Orders: Strike Allied shipping at and around Ulithi
Even more color drains out of Chuyo’s face. He utters a moan, then his eyes roll up in his head and he pitches forward out of his chair. Only by springing forward is the startled Nakagawa able to save him from landing face first on the steel deck.
Sounds like something above and beyond seasickness. Incidentally, I take it the TF has successfully refueled?
Maybe he got into the torpedo fuel?
Whipple
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1981 RTC, SD
81-82 NPS, Orlando
82-85 NPTU, Idaho Falls
85-90 USS Truxtun (CGN-35)
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Cuttlefish
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RE: Small Ship, Big War
August 15, 1944
Location: 300 miles northwest of Palau
Course: Southeast
Attached to: TF 23
Mission: Air combat
System Damage: 3
Float Damage: 0
Fires: 0
Fuel: 397
Orders: Strike Allied shipping at and around Ulithi
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After the task forces refuel their destroyers Admiral Ozawa orders them to turn around and move back to the south. When they reach a point east of the southern tip of Samar they change course once again – this time directly towards Ulithi.
If Ozawa hoped to lull the Allied forces into a false sense of security by pretending to withdraw, however, he is doomed to disappointment. Enemy reconnaissance planes pick up the Japanese early and shadow them throughout the day. Worse, friendly planes based at Palau report that there are few ships at Ulithi and that the enemy now has an operational airfield there. The atoll is well protected by fighters.
Ozawa finally throws in the towel and orders his ships to return to Japan. When night falls both task forces change course to the north and head towards Kagoshima.
Location: 300 miles northwest of Palau
Course: Southeast
Attached to: TF 23
Mission: Air combat
System Damage: 3
Float Damage: 0
Fires: 0
Fuel: 397
Orders: Strike Allied shipping at and around Ulithi
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After the task forces refuel their destroyers Admiral Ozawa orders them to turn around and move back to the south. When they reach a point east of the southern tip of Samar they change course once again – this time directly towards Ulithi.
If Ozawa hoped to lull the Allied forces into a false sense of security by pretending to withdraw, however, he is doomed to disappointment. Enemy reconnaissance planes pick up the Japanese early and shadow them throughout the day. Worse, friendly planes based at Palau report that there are few ships at Ulithi and that the enemy now has an operational airfield there. The atoll is well protected by fighters.
Ozawa finally throws in the towel and orders his ships to return to Japan. When night falls both task forces change course to the north and head towards Kagoshima.
RE: Small Ship, Big War
Stay with it CF. It gives me a reason to think of other things! Stay with your own pace and keep on rolling...
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Cuttlefish
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RE: Small Ship, Big War
ORIGINAL: John 3rd
Stay with it CF. It gives me a reason to think of other things! Stay with your own pace and keep on rolling...
Always glad to help! Starting today the game is on hold for one month so that gives me some leisure to write entries and get caught up without feeling pressure about it. Not that I'm necessarily pleased by the interruption; the game continues to be very competitive and interesting. But wolffpack's armored cav unit is spending October at the NTC (National Training Center) in Fort Irwin, where he will be too busy practising real warfare to indulge in the electronic kind.
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RE: Small Ship, Big War
That is good news for us readers! More entries about our favorite destroyer. And maybe a couple more about the detective guy in that other thread too... 
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RE: Small Ship, Big War
August 16, 1944
Location: 465 miles east-southeast of Legaspi
Course: North
Attached to: TF 23
Mission: Air combat
System Damage: 3
Float Damage: 0
Fires: 0
Fuel: 358
Orders: Return to Kagoshima
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“Sir, you asked me to keep you informed about Seaman Chuyo,” Lieutenant JG Nakagawa says.
“I did,” says Lieutenant Miharu. “Do you have a report?”
Nakagawa nods. “Yes sir,” he says. “The good part is that I don’t believe that Chuyo is ill. In other words, we don’t have to worry about disease sweeping through the crew again.”
“I am relieved to hear that!” says the ship’s executive officer. “Once was quite enough. But if he isn’t ill what is wrong with him, then?”
“Sir, I think he has been poisoned.”
“Poisoned!”
“Yes sir. Not intentionally, but poisoned nonetheless.”
“Please explain, Nakagawa.”
“Sir, I will,” says the medic.” It seems that for that last couple of weeks Seaman Chuyo has suffered from dizziness. Lately he has even blacked out a couple of times. His sense of balance is off and he is suffering from spells of shaking.
“At first I looked for a disease that matched the symptoms, suspecting some form of palsy or other nervous disorder. But none of his vital signs matched and he has no sign of fever or infection. That left some toxic agent as the likely culprit. No one else on board has similar symptoms so I thought I could rule out an environmental agent. That led me to closely examine his bedding and uniform.”
“His uniform?” asks Lieutenant Miharu.
“Yes sir. I was looking for evidence of insect activity, perhaps some kind of tick. I strongly suspect that there are insects and diseases in the tropics that are still unknown to modern science. I didn’t find anything like that but I did notice a faint but peculiar sharp smell coming from the fabric, a sort of chemical odor. When I questioned Chuyo about it he said it was because of his brother.”
Lieutenant Miharu raises an eyebrow and indicates that Nakagawa should continue.
“It turns out that Chuyo’s brother is a pilot for a unit stationed at Kobe. Sir, you know that pilots spend long hours in the cockpit. Their uniforms suffer as a result, becoming foul and stained with everything from sweat to ur…”
“Yes, I can imagine,” says Miharu. “What does that have to do with Chuyo?”
“Well, it seems that an enterprising scientist recently came up with a way to impregnate pilot’s uniforms with a chemical mixture that keeps them fresh and creased almost no matter what. It has started seeing widespread use. The brother offered to give Chuyo’s uniforms the same treatment.”
“And you think…”
“Yes sir. I think these chemicals have adversely affected Chuyo’s central nervous system. I have sealed the uniforms and packed them away for further testing when we reach Japan.”
“Will he recover?” asks Lieutenant Miharu.
“I don’t know. I’m not even sure that’s what happened. But sir, if I am correct…”
“All those pilots,” says Miharu, his eyes widening. “Oh my god…”
Location: 465 miles east-southeast of Legaspi
Course: North
Attached to: TF 23
Mission: Air combat
System Damage: 3
Float Damage: 0
Fires: 0
Fuel: 358
Orders: Return to Kagoshima
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“Sir, you asked me to keep you informed about Seaman Chuyo,” Lieutenant JG Nakagawa says.
“I did,” says Lieutenant Miharu. “Do you have a report?”
Nakagawa nods. “Yes sir,” he says. “The good part is that I don’t believe that Chuyo is ill. In other words, we don’t have to worry about disease sweeping through the crew again.”
“I am relieved to hear that!” says the ship’s executive officer. “Once was quite enough. But if he isn’t ill what is wrong with him, then?”
“Sir, I think he has been poisoned.”
“Poisoned!”
“Yes sir. Not intentionally, but poisoned nonetheless.”
“Please explain, Nakagawa.”
“Sir, I will,” says the medic.” It seems that for that last couple of weeks Seaman Chuyo has suffered from dizziness. Lately he has even blacked out a couple of times. His sense of balance is off and he is suffering from spells of shaking.
“At first I looked for a disease that matched the symptoms, suspecting some form of palsy or other nervous disorder. But none of his vital signs matched and he has no sign of fever or infection. That left some toxic agent as the likely culprit. No one else on board has similar symptoms so I thought I could rule out an environmental agent. That led me to closely examine his bedding and uniform.”
“His uniform?” asks Lieutenant Miharu.
“Yes sir. I was looking for evidence of insect activity, perhaps some kind of tick. I strongly suspect that there are insects and diseases in the tropics that are still unknown to modern science. I didn’t find anything like that but I did notice a faint but peculiar sharp smell coming from the fabric, a sort of chemical odor. When I questioned Chuyo about it he said it was because of his brother.”
Lieutenant Miharu raises an eyebrow and indicates that Nakagawa should continue.
“It turns out that Chuyo’s brother is a pilot for a unit stationed at Kobe. Sir, you know that pilots spend long hours in the cockpit. Their uniforms suffer as a result, becoming foul and stained with everything from sweat to ur…”
“Yes, I can imagine,” says Miharu. “What does that have to do with Chuyo?”
“Well, it seems that an enterprising scientist recently came up with a way to impregnate pilot’s uniforms with a chemical mixture that keeps them fresh and creased almost no matter what. It has started seeing widespread use. The brother offered to give Chuyo’s uniforms the same treatment.”
“And you think…”
“Yes sir. I think these chemicals have adversely affected Chuyo’s central nervous system. I have sealed the uniforms and packed them away for further testing when we reach Japan.”
“Will he recover?” asks Lieutenant Miharu.
“I don’t know. I’m not even sure that’s what happened. But sir, if I am correct…”
“All those pilots,” says Miharu, his eyes widening. “Oh my god…”
RE: Small Ship, Big War
That's about par for the course, if the enemy doesn't kill you, your own supply corps will...
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thegreatwent
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RE: Small Ship, Big War
Brilliant[&o]
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Well this could be a great way of explaining away the pilot bug. Now we know that it's a chemical agent that's causing all of those Japanese pilots to disappear from the rolls.
Todd
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Capt. Harlock
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RE: Small Ship, Big War
Ozawa finally throws in the towel and orders his ships to return to Japan. When night falls both task forces change course to the north and head towards Kagoshima.
This adds up to a marginal Allied victory. Fuel has been burned that Japan would be better off having preserved.
Civil war? What does that mean? Is there any foreign war? Isn't every war fought between men, between brothers?
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RE: Small Ship, Big War
Perhaps you missed the excerpt from the future book explaining how Japan lost 5 CVEs and some of their consorts in this campaign. Also, it must be considered that the Allies gained and resupplied the island, built an AB there and suffered little in the way of losses.
Given these events, Captain, I'd award the Allies a greater level of victory than "a marginal Allied victory". Perhaps it was not a disaster, but, in my humble view, it was close to one.
Given these events, Captain, I'd award the Allies a greater level of victory than "a marginal Allied victory". Perhaps it was not a disaster, but, in my humble view, it was close to one.