A fleet sent to die

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Kizuka descends to the steaming platform in Akizuki. She has 3 boilers, but a single engineroom, with its mix of various turbines and single gearbox
It occupies nearly a 25% of the ships length, the boiler rooms another 25%.
It is not wasted space, Akizuki has seen 34 knots many a times, and right now, Kizuka knows she can do it again.
Its the usual watch of villians , the Engineering Officer of the watch, The throttle watchkeepers, a third hand, and his wiry Charge
The Charge, his senior non commissioned officer, his main maintenance man.
His friend
"All good today Charge?"
"All good sir"
Three words, and all the information he will ever need.

[1275psi]

B turret Ise

4 times this war the great guns have fired in anger

4 great shoots against shore targets, nearly 200 rounds per gun, 200 rounds with barely a stoppage.
But LT Tokiwana has one now
The men work at it, its a hydraulic pump, a bad leak. All he can do is wait for the word- stoppage cleared.
He sits in his chair, and the seconds crawl by.
God help them if this happens in battle

[1275psi]

no turns today.....