Azur Lane: Silent Service
Chapter 5 - Duel Flagship
One long day had passed, the condition of the Gibraltar military base was filled with rumors about me. A secret submarine under the control of the Admiralty Code. A supreme order to oversee the movement of the Azur Lane alliance. All the information about me was just a failed test submarine left by the Eagle Union.
Thanks to the rumors and the character's setting, I got a special room and special service.
Yup! Private rooms and private dock. Isn't that special service for a ship like me? This is not a special service involving women or alcohol. The military base is not that stupid as to greet guests from the secret unit.
Their movement looks like, “Don't provoke a fuss with the Admirality Code unit!”
The nonsense and false orders I made were terrible.
Umu! Social Engineering is the best! With careful preparation, even wolf cubs were able to lead a pack of bison!
Tonight, I want to relax enjoying the night breeze on top of my submarine.
Although the room given is quite comfortable, but the body of my submarine has a comfort that is difficult to say. It's like we're tied to each other and I don't want to leave it.
Very funny, isn't it?
Since when did I have this kind of relationship with the ship? Moreover, it is the body of my submarine.
No..no!!
I am not a narcissist!
This is just keeping the other body healthy from me!
It's like taking care of my submarine's body so it doesn't get damaged!
Yep! Aye! This is my submarine body treatment!
In the middle of the wind tonight, a woman came to see me. More precisely, a flag ship lady (Flagship) came to see me. The woman was KMS Bismarck, a Battleship made by the Nazi German navy that became a major terror for the British navy. Putting aside the dark history of Bismarck and his sister wandering the icy seas, Bismarck has the perfect physique for a German girl size.
Bismarck came to me and took off his gloves.
Ugh, I can feel a bad feeling about this.
“Hey! I want to duel with you!” bismarck said in a high tone.
Yaap! As I thought! Bad feelings are always on target.
Bismarck threw his glove and the glove hit my face.
Hm... Gloves of a German girl! This is an invaluable treasure!
“Duel?” I replied as I stared coldly at Bismarck and removed his gloves from my face.
“Yes! I want to see the capabilities of the secret unit protected by Admirality Code!”
Ughhhh... That's very troublesome...
“Hmm... That's very troublesome. My fuel and ammunition supply is very limited. Moreover, the tasks that my Admiral gave me were very troublesome to work on. I don't want to have a futile duel. I will accept this duel if I get compensation for wasted time, fuel, ammunition, and troublesome requests unilaterally.”
“H-Huh? Un! I understand if my request is made unilaterally. But-“
“Yeah, I'll do it with one special condition. The losing party will do all the winning requests.”
“Heh! Very confident!” Bismarck responded to the request with a smile.
“Then, let's do it now.”
“Heh?!” bismarck's facial expression turned serious after my last words.
Tonight, two ships are moving out of the Gibraltar military base. A radio wave trying to reach me came from the Gibraltar command center. After a troublesome little explanation and little support from Bismarck, the duel between KMS Bismarck and USS Seawolf gained the permission of Admiral Gibraltar. Our little duel evokes the fires of nightlife at the Gibraltar military base. A small plane took off from HMS Victorious and HMS Ark Royal to observe our duel.
“Bismarck, I entrust this fight to you. Iron Blood's goal this time was to measure the combat power of a single secret unit capable of destroying Siren Strongholds.”
I managed to capture a small radio wave coming from KMS Tirpitz.
Yup! This little duel had been planned by Iron Blood's side.
Our dueling location is not far from the Gibraltar military base. The night conditions are perfect for the night battle and the black disguise of my submarine. The rules of this duel are very easy, if one bullet has hit the opponent then the duel is declared complete.
As I crossed the outer lines of the Gibraltar military base, KMS U-30 and HMS Spearfish followed me slowly. I was able to detect their location underwater because my passive sonar picked up their signal.
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After 25 minutes had passed, my submarine had arrived at the dueling location.
Well, the distance of this duel is located not far from the entrance of the Gibraltar military base. We're just ensuring a safe distance so that no bullets fly into the settlements.
Sure enough, a misguided bullet is more dangerous than an integrated bullet.
The distance between Bismarck and myself was only 40 Kilometers. It was a distance that was close to the range of Bismarck's main cannon, he just needed to approach me and shoot without hesitation. Since my submarine has been followed by two submarines, my position is very easy to detect even in the dark of night. Especially with the planes lurking us in the air.
A red-colored flare flew through the air, it was a marker of the duel that was about to begin. After the three red-colored flares fluttered in the air, it signified the duel had begun. From a distance, I could see Bismarck moving closer to me and pointing his cannon at me. A radio wave coming from KMS U-30 has strategically informed me of my position.
Wooow!
Duel with cheating? Describe Iron Blood!
They are very clever for this kind of cheating. Unlike the KMS U-30 who informed me of my position, HMS Spearfish only observed this duel from a distance.
The latest Seawolf-class unit may be equipped with a Vertical Launching System, but what about my Seawolf?
Uhm... It's a little embarrassing to admit this but...
I don't have a Vertical Launching System!
How do I conduct missile attacks without Vertical Launching System?
That's so easy! I'm just launching them through torpedo tubes and they'll crawl to the surface of the water.
My attacks focused on KMS Bismarck and KMS U-30.
*Blue..
*Boooooss..
Two moving torpedo tubes opened the valves and spewed out their contents.
Ughhhh... How do I explain this sensation.
It's like defecating in a toilet and removing a torpedo from the bottom hole.
“Aaaah~ Kimochii~” unknowingly, I entered into a shocking phase.
The cable-connected Mark-48 torpedo moves towards the KMS U-30, while the Tomahawk Anti-Ship Missile moves towards the water surface.
Before launching the Tomahawk Anti-Ship Missile. I've locked the Bismarck coordinates in my radar range.
*Swwwwooooss...
Tomahawk Anti-Ship Missile has reached the surface of the water and left a trail of smoke towards Bismarck. My position on my submarine has not changed, there is no sign of my submarine advancing or retreating. I just fell silent and relied on my weapons to break through the two crafty Iron Blood defenses without diving in.
A submarine fight without diving?
Looks stupid but...
I don't need to dive if the target's range enters my attack zone!
*Booooommm!!
*Splaaashhh!!
*Kaaabooommm!!
The Bismarck and U-30 were attacked at the same time, the Bismarck ship was filled with black smoke billowing through the air and the U-30 issued an emergency signal regarding the body of its slowly sinking submarine.
The emergency signal sent by the U-30 was immediately responded by HMS Spearfish while I was moving towards the Bismarck ship to rescue him.
The duel ended in heavy losses to Bismarck and the U-30 in a single attack.
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A huge panic enveloped the Gibraltar command center.
Iron Blood and the Royal Navy were greatly surprised by the combat capabilities of the USS Seawolf. A hard-to-understand attack has been reported with radio contact. KMS Bismarck, who was the pride of Iron Blood, was hit by a critical attack that destroyed the front of the ship and slowly sank. The KMS U-30 suffered an underwater explosion with an unknown direction of attack. The position between the USS Seawolf and KMS U-30 is very far and beyond the range of the torpedo hole of the USS Seawolf. No one understands why this could happen.
Emergency signals from KMS Bismarck and KMS U-30 kicked off a busy night for the rescue ship Gibraltar.
The USS Seawolf returns with Bismarck and the U-30 being dragged by Spearfish.
The duel between them and Iroon Blood's cheating has been known. In defense of this incident, the USS Seawolf uttered a pretty reasonable sentence.
“This duel was intended for KMS Bismarck with USS Seawolf, but KMS U-30 made small contact informing me of my position in the dark of night. That means the KMS U-30 is joined in a small faction in a duel against me. It is not my fault to consider KMS U-30 as another part of KMS Bismarck.”
Thanks to the incident, the position of the flag ship Iroon Blood temporarily moved to KMS Tirpitz and strange rumors spread. For some unknown reason, Bismarck was seen very aggressively approaching Seawolf. In fact, there was an eyewitness who saw Bismarck enter Seawolf's room and come out in a waiter's uniform.
After the rumors, a photo of Bismarck in an embarrassing pose circulated around the Gibraltar military base.
...(illustrated by Keishi Surota)...
*Author Special Note (Just in Case)
The Mark-48 Torpedo x49.
The Mobile Submarine Simulator x30.
UGM - 84 Harpoon x20.
Tomahawk Anti - Ship Missile x19.
Tomahawk Anti - Land Missile x20.
The Semiramis Underwater Jammer x100.
Hunter Killer Drone x14.
Title: Silent Hunter.