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“... you know those are fucking useless, right?” Hate growls. “Why are you firing that shit? We're supposed to be using practice rounds, goddammit.”

Kongou crosses her arms and pouts at Hate through the massive “2009” glasses perched on her pert nose. “But these shells are better because they are made of FIRE!”

Hate begins to reply, but the words fall right out of his mouth before he can catch them. “... they damage the target stands,” he recovers. “If you break'em, I'm gonna make you cower behind that breakwater to do the manual resetting, okay?”

“O~kay~” Kongou says, completely unfazed, cocking her head cutely and blinking demurely through the big 00s of the “2009.”

“Crazy bitch,” Hate mutters darkly as he turns to desdiv 6. “Okay, just - where the fuck!?” The destroyer girls have crossed The Yellow Line Of Doom and are quietly crowded behind Arizona, almost edging into her stall; all of them hunched over a bit to see past her waist at the distant target. You catch Hate by the shirtsleeve before he can lay into them and shake your head a bit. He sighs, shrugs and shouts: “FINE, RANGE IS HOT, BLOW YER FUKKIN MATCHES, Y'SLUTS!”

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Arizona turns her side downrange, extending one arm and making a gun-shape with her fingers; her other hand resting on her hip in a classic one-handed pistol stance. She takes a deep breath as every five-inch battery on her right side takes aim - six heavy casemated guns, and four deck-mounted AA guns; protected only by gun shields. Even in miniature, ten five-inch guns are one hell of a secondary broadside; and the destroyers watch in awe as Arizona cuts loose; practice shells screaming downrange to rip through the paper target. You observe the neat, tightly-clustered holes with Hate's borrowed range glasses, but the girls are already gasping in awe, apparently using their own rangefinders to observe the fall of shot.

... however that works. You keep waiting for this to stop being weird, but it hasn't happened yet.

After a few more broadsides, the battleships fall silent, and Hate moves in to corral desdiv 6 and herd them into some new lanes while the robotic target stands store the shot-up targets and put up new ones. You notice Inazuma's eyes widen enough to pop out of her head when she sees Arizona pass by close enough to touch; her attention riveted on the revolver the battleship wears everywhere on her hip. Despite Arizona's prowess as a ship, it seems its the cowboy mystique that Inazuma's in love with.

>Ask Hate if he feels like some shooting himself - you're sure he's got a pistol dueling tree set up on a float out there, and you'd love to see Arizona in action almost as much as Inazuma.

>On second thought, put Willie and Fubuki on the dueling tree. Just tell Willie it's a game - if she thinks about it in a different context she'll probably do a lot better.

>Just let the destroyers line up and start shooting - you want to see how they do before you try anything fancy and leadership-y.

>>40374700
>>Ask Hate if he feels like some shooting himself - you're sure he's got a pistol dueling tree set up on a float out there, and you'd love to see Arizona in action almost as much as Inazuma.

>>40374667

So, was it mud-butt?

>>40374700
>>On second thought, put Willie and Fubuki on the dueling tree. Just tell Willie it's a game - if she thinks about it in a different context she'll probably do a lot better.

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>OP ready to go at 8:03; just typing the vote options
>get called outside to shoot at a woodchuck that my mother totally saw except naw it's already gone as usual
>go inside
>post goes up at 8:21

it's officially a fucking curse. this is no accident at this point. things don't work like that. send sea salt and crosses

>>40374700
>Ask Hate if he feels like some shooting himself - you're sure he's got a pistol dueling tree set up on a float out there, and you'd love to see Arizona in action almost as much as Inazuma.
Settle vs Arizona duel gogoogo
also Arizona teaching him how to shoot better

>>40374700
>Ask Hate if he feels like some shooting himself - you're sure he's got a pistol dueling tree set up on a float out there, and you'd love to see Arizona in action almost as much as Inazuma.

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>>40374779

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>>40374722
>mud-butt?

w u t

>>40374700
>>Just let the destroyers line up and start shooting - you want to see how they do before you try anything fancy and leadership-y.

>>40374700
>Just let the destroyers line up and start shooting - you want to see how they do before you try anything fancy and leadership-y.

>Just let the destroyers line up and start shooting - you want to see how they do before you try anything fancy and leadership-y.

Start it simple, then we can play around with DesDiv 6's expectations.

>>40374700
>Ask Hate if he feels like some shooting himself - you're sure he's got a pistol dueling tree set up on a float out there, and you'd love to see Arizona in action almost as much as Inazuma.

>>40374700
>>Just let the destroyers line up and start shooting - you want to see how they do before you try anything fancy and leadership-y.
Hang out and watch shooting happen.

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>>40374779
>Planefag's soul tastes savoury, with overpowering cinnamon, and just a dusting of ham. It's very more-ish.
Obviously the universe likes the taste of you.

>Just let the destroyers line up and start shooting - you want to see how they do before you try anything fancy and leadership-y.

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>>40374700
>Just let the destroyers line up and start shooting - you want to see how they do before you try anything fancy and leadership-y.

>>40374700
>>Just let the destroyers line up and start shooting - you want to see how they do before you try anything fancy and leadership-y.

>>40374700
>>Ask Hate if he feels like some shooting himself - you're sure he's got a pistol dueling tree set up on a float out there, and you'd love to see Arizona in action almost as much as Inazuma.

>>40374700
>>Just let the destroyers line up and start shooting - you want to see how they do before you try anything fancy and leadership-y.

>>40374795


Mud-butt. Basically what happened to me with my sushi incident.

Also, what IRC channel? I think I remember you said you had questions for me.

>>40374700
>>On second thought, put Willie and Fubuki on the dueling tree. Just tell Willie it's a game - if she thinks about it in a different context she'll probably do a lot better.

I like to see if this works.

>>40374700
>>Just let the destroyers line up and start shooting - you want to see how they do before you try anything fancy and leadership-y.


By the way, this is now a thing:
https://soundcloud.com/whiskey-golf/big-iron-arizona-ver

>>40374700
>Just let the destroyers line up and start shooting - you want to see how they do before you try anything fancy and leadership-y.

>>40374681
>>Ask Hate if he feels like some shooting himself - you're sure he's got a pistol dueling tree set up on a float out there, and you'd love to see Arizona in action almost as much as Inazuma.

Oh, yes, Shipsluts at last!

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>preemptive mfw when seemingly throwaway vote at beginning has long lasting consequences.

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>>40374700
>Just let the destroyers line up and start shooting - you want to see how they do before you try anything fancy and leadership-y.

DDs missed their range practice, This is why we brought em here.

on the other hand, WHY WOULD ANYONE VOTE FOR PUTTING WILLIE IN A GAME?
She's great at combat, and as much as I like her, she manages to have garbage luck with literally anything else. If we want her to do good, WE HAVE TO KEEP HER IN THE COMBAT MINDSET.

she is adorable though.

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>>40374858
>Mud-butt.

Oh. The thing where you get so sick you're afraid you'll die, and then you get so much sicker that you're afraid you won't. Nope, nothing like that, just killer headaches.

Channel is #swq on Rizon; I'd love to ask you a few things to understand how an Arleigh-Burke and/or similar vessel is actually fought by its crew; who communicates what to whom and such. Globalsecurity.org only gets you so far, heh!

>>40374858
Rizon.net #swq

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>>40374888
Yes she is!

>>40374700
>[x] On second thought, put Willie and Fubuki on the dueling tree. Just tell Willie it's a game - if she thinks about it in a different context she'll probably do a lot better.

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I do not have a storytime prepped for this thread.

Any navyfag or USN-related questions? Or shall I just wait for more shipsloops?

VOTES CALLED WRITING

>>40374934
Amazing

>>40374934
that picture gets funnier every-time I look at it. Fucking kongou.

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>>40374934

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>>40374867
Hot damn, songfag did great with the lyrics, and whoever voiced it just earned my vote. +1

>>40374700

>Ask Hate if he feels like some shooting himself - you're sure he's got a pistol dueling tree set up on a float out there, and you'd love to see Arizona in action almost as much as Inazuma.

>>40374934
Nioce!

>>40374934
My side batteries are in orbit.

>dat Kongou

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>>40374934
Superb.

Those fucking glasses.

>>40374934

Fukken' saved.

Also fukken' adorable.

>>40374934
Amazing as always, never stop doing what you're doing

>>40374934
it is glorious.

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>>40374934
PIXEL. I LOVE YOU.

>>40374934
>That Kongou

Excellent.

>>40374867
Oh wow. Respect to the guy for sing that.

>>40374958
Have you ever encountered a SPOOKUM ships, navyfag?

>>40374867
Cool

>>40374934
D'aaawww- *gets blue-on-blue'd by Willie*

>>40374958
How does one find the privacy to jerk off?

>>40375091
I am kind of curious about this too.

>>40375027

Well, we were once followed into Hong Kong Harbor by a Chink spyboat, if that counts. I waved to them.
They waved back.

>>40374934
love you mate.

Now draw Naka wrecking a yakuza bitch.

>>40374867
Also may I add that that is fantastic. Nice job!

>>40375091
>How does one find the privacy to jerk off?
Related: think of all those sailors who are now wondering if their ships are watching them jerk off.

>>40374867
I love you

>>40375091
>>40375099

Very carefully, and with ears that would put Radar O'Rielly to shame.

Seriously, though, there's empty shitters, unoccupied work spaces, and even your bunk, if you're desperate enough.

And why do people always ask me that?

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>>40375132
Really wanna see Willie, Naka, and the DDs from Naka's writefagging, fighting for their lives on that tower! Is that one in your cue?

>>40375162
In real life (as surely the Navy has security cameras everywhere now) or with the shipgirls?

>>40374958

Any books that are a good source of info on ship-board life and day to day routine?

>>40375177

Just noting that I'm not the one who did that. I just felt that everyone would be interested to know that it happened.

>>40375162
EIGHTEEN YEAR OLD DUDES!

>>40374667
>>40374681
Type 3 Herpes Shell

Anyone worked/served on a hospital ship before? What is it like?

>>40375192
Because it is the first priority for a man stuck somewhere for a while. It is the first thing to scout out.

>>40375177
It's some guy from the Space Battles forum

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>>40374681
>have crossed The Yellow Line Of Doom

N O

>>40375130
Oh, dear. Word got out?

>>40375192

Has anyone been found stuck, fucking the ship?

>>40375110
That has to be the weirdest expression of spycraft ever.

>>40375162
>>think of all those sailors who are now wondering if their ships are watching them jerk off.
>>Higgins watches Settle all. The. Time.
>>"Admiral looks so stressed."
>>"He really needs to get laid."
>>"I wish I could help him..."

>>40375259
was there ever any doubt we'd learn, Naka?

>>40375285
>That has to be the weirdest expression of spycraft ever.
That probably happens more often then one would think.

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>>40375285
...

>>40375212

No books off the top of my head, no. The Final Countdown and Das Boot are good movies relating to that topic, though.

>>40375230

Now, the REAL question, is how to jerk it in boot camp.

>>40375110
its abit of a fucking game by the soldiers on both sides, isnt it? With the posturing by the bosses from high.

>>40375259

Why you acting like word wasnt gonna travel faster the speed of fucking light?

>>40375259

Your fans will always be behind you, Nakaaaaa

Put this together for the weekend thread in case we need it later, let me know if I missed anyone.

Japanese

4 Fleet carriers- 1 Akagi class, 1 Kaga class, 2 Shokaku class
2 Battleship carriers- Ise class
4 Fast Battleships- Kongo class
4+ Heavy cruisers- 1 Mogami class, 2 Takao class, others unknown
2 Heavy Aviation cruisers- Tone class
5 Light cruisers- 3 Sendai class, 2 Tenryuu class, 1 Yubari class
2 Torpedo cruisers- Kitakami class
20+ destroyers- 4 Akatsuki class, 2+ Fubuki class, 2+ Kagero class, 2+ Yugumo class, 1+ Isokaze class, 1+ Hatsuharu class, 1 Shiratsuyu class, others unknown
?? Submarines- classes unknown

American

1 Fleet carrier- Yorktown class
1 Battleship- Pennsylvania class
1 Destroyer- Fletcher class
1 Destroyer Escort- Butler class
1 Submarine- Gato class

>>40375308
we had stalls at PI. with doors even.

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>>40375201
With the ship girls.

>>40375340
are you going to play up this incident on 2chan, Hate?

>>40375230
>Because it is the first priority for a man stuck somewhere for a while. It is the first thing to scout out.

"Going to the moon is nice and all, but if you don't give us a jerk off station I'm out."

>>40375246
Is that the firing line?

>>40375363
hell they probably wacked one out on the apollo already.

>>40375352
Is this who's been mentioned in the quest, or every shipgirl you can thing of?

Also been meaning to ask, can we issue Arizona a notepad or something? The charades are cute but not conducive to clear communication.

>>40375362

you fucking know it

>>40375308
Well Navyfag? Are you gonna tell us?

>>40375394
Seconded. Love AZ, love the cute shenanigans, Need some practicality. I'm sure she'd prefer it too.

>>40375397

Recommendations on Operation Fuck Yakuza Harder?

>>40375263

Not on my ship, thankfully. There WAS one, though, who locked himself buck naked in a space on another gator; the Essex, I think. No idea if he was jerking it, though.

>>40375285
>>40375319
That pretty much sums it up. I've bro'd out with sailors from Thailand, Singapore, STRAYA, Japan, and one time with Brits. It's everyone above the CO/XO level that usually does all the posturing.

Even Settle

>>40375392
Everyone I could find who's been mentioned except for the destroyers. Since there's a desdiv 6 I assumed there were also 1-5.

>>40375394
How about a Steven Hawking speak and spell?

>>40375132
>Dat kongou
PIXEL I FUCKING LOVE YOU.

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>>40375386
>>40375363
>yfw the Apollo astronauts actually did smuggle porn to the moon

>>40375354

So did we.

>>40375405

Maybe you should enlist and find out...

Usually at night or during designated downtime. Or just save it for Sunday.

>>40375478
Why did I laugh so hard.

>>40375442
DesDiv6 is their group designation from WW2, generally used to refer to those four DDs even outside this quest. It's quite likely that there are more DDs we haven't explicitly heard of yet, but I wouldn't assume there are necessarily 5 whole divisions just based on the DesDiv6 name.

>>40375506
Probably won't survive boot camp.

In my profession, you could enlist, but I can skip all that by being a contractor for the military. And I get to choose where I go.

So Navy/Army/Air Force anons - How bad is VA in the US? Especially VA hospitals?

I heard they were the worst of the worst?

>>40375394
Thirded

I'm surprised she hasn't done this already

>>40375597

thank you based a10

>>40375506
have you had a chance to speak to any counterparts from the chinese navy?

>>40375597
thank you based a10

>>40375614
Why would you want a JDAM to come to you? That's the sort of thing you want as far away from you as possible.

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>Halley wasn't bluffing

>>40375662
Please spare him based a10. He knows not what he says.

>>40375597
thank you based a10

>>40375340
Well, I knew it was inevitable when he got transferred to the regular medical facilities... Under guard.

Oh well.

>>40375636

Sadly, no. Though with my clearance I'd probably be 'interviewed' by either Chinese Intelligence, or the CIA.

I have read a couple of candid interviews from Chinese sailors that read a lot like Yamamoto's appraisal of the US before WW2, though.

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The girls of desdiv 6 are shuffled and poked into their stalls by dark glances from Hate; two on either side of Fubuki. The stalls are defined by heavy-duty ballistic plastic sheets attached to the plywood roof at the top; allowing Hate good visibility down the firing line. You see Willie glancing at the double-turrets being gripped by the Japanese destroyers, and looks at her own single-gun turret sadly.

“Hate?”

“Uh.”

“What's that on her wrist?” you point at Willie. “A... lanyard?”

“For a wiimote, yeah.” He catches your look. “What!? It's all I had!”

“Is she really that bad?”

“Just watch.”

Hate calls the range hot, and the girls begin plugging away at the breakwater. Willie squints through the blast shield on the top of the turret - designed to protect the turret-mounted backup rangefinders - kind of like a red-dot sight. You notice she's tensed up something awful and gritting her teeth; her eyes clearly battling the glare on the riot helmet. She jerks the trigger and almost wails when her gun sends up a miniature waterspout well short and to the right of the breakwater.

Inazuma is blazing away excitedly, barely recovering from the recoil before she fires again; clearly thrilled with the high rate of fire her five-inchers put out. Akatsuki, you note, is copying Arizona's one-handed stance, complete with the hand-on-the-hip. The slight hair-toss and exaggerated recoil motion when she catches you looking is probably her own addition, however. Ikazuchi is firing normally; putting a decent pattern through the paper with a few fliers deviating each way. Hibiki is the best shot, waiting long enough to recover from the recoil, but not too long - letting shells fly without bothering to observe fall-of-shot. She knows the range, after all.

“Hate?”

>>40375352
Some corrections:

>4+ Heavy cruisers- 1 Mogami class,
Mogami herself should be under Aviation cruisers. She was converted to one after her #5 turret was destroyed.

>2 Torpedo cruisers- Kitakami class
Kitakami and Ooi are Kuma-class.

>1+ Isokaze class
Isokaze is Kagerou class.

>>40375694
you got his name card right?

We need it.

For reasons.

>>40375597
Thank you, based A10.

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“WHAT?! SHIT, WAIT.” He leans over and digs through his supply box before coming up with a spare set of radio-equipped earmuffs for your use. “Okay, now I can hear you,” his voice crackles through the headset. “What is it?”

“What good is this if they know the range?”

“We use different-sized targets - kind of like those old quarter-scale green ivan targets, eh? - and vary their powder load for each batch to simulate different ranges,” he explains, showing you a heavy cardboard box with case after plastic case of what look like little cylinders of cotton. “That's for the battleships; they use separate charges, so it's easy.” He shows you a second bag. “And these are the handloads the armory makes up for the destroyers, because five-inchers use unitary shells. Someone must've had a hell of a time putting those together.” Each box has a range listed on them in yards. “Right now they're simulating ten thousand yards, I think. We don't tell them what the distance is; they've got to work it out with their own rangefinders based on the target they're looking at.”

You look back to the line. Willie is obviously distressed as she watches desdiv 6 and Fubuki outshoot her by a good margin. She thrusts her gun before her, hand gripping her wrist as if she could punch the shell at the target and manages to squeeze the trigger before she's ready; sending her reeling backwards with a yelp. She pulls the trigger again and a small practice shell embeds itself in the ceiling; showering her with wooden splinters.

Hate nods at her. “See? That's her problem. No trigger control... no nothing.” He sighs and rubs his eyes.

You stroke your chin, thinking.

>>40375662

I just want the CAS when I go to work tomorrow.

>>40375701
your thoughts on the current reclaiming of the South China Sea?

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>Stationary shooting is a good start, but have they tried firing while moving? Or at a moving target, for that matter? On their sea legs, so to speak? That makes a big difference.
>Willie needs some help before you do anything else - ask Arizona to give her some pointers.
>Ask Desdiv 6 to help Willie out - destroyers to destroyers. You don't want Willie thinking she's a burden to anyone, and her peers understand the difficulties of a narrow-base rangefinder and an unstable gunnery platform better than anyone.

>>40375679
Delicious.

>>40375732
Return rightful Chinese clay

>>40375754
>>Ask Desdiv 6 to help Willie out - destroyers to destroyers. You don't want Willie thinking she's a burden to anyone, and her peers understand the difficulties of a narrow-base rangefinder and an unstable gunnery platform better than anyone.

>>40375754
>>Ask Desdiv 6 to help Willie out - destroyers to destroyers. You don't want Willie thinking she's a burden to anyone, and her peers understand the difficulties of a narrow-base rangefinder and an unstable gunnery platform better than anyone.

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>>40375732
>your thoughts on the current reclaiming of the South China Sea?

China: worlds leading dredger of new tomahawk targets.

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>>40375702
As expected of the littlest lady.

>>40375754
>Ask Desdiv 6 to help Willie out - destroyers to destroyers. You don't want Willie thinking she's a burden to anyone, and her peers understand the difficulties of a narrow-base rangefinder and an unstable gunnery platform better than anyone.

>>40375754
>>Ask Desdiv 6 to help Willie out - destroyers to destroyers. You don't want Willie thinking she's a burden to anyone, and her peers understand the difficulties of a narrow-base rangefinder and an unstable gunnery platform better than anyone.

>>40375765
That's rightful Philippine clay/Vietnamese clay, fiend! Down with the Middle Kingdom!

>>40375754
>Stationary shooting is a good start, but have they tried firing while moving? Or at a moving target, for that matter? On their sea legs, so to speak? That makes a big difference.

>>40375754
>Willie needs some help before you do anything else - ask Arizona to give her some pointers.

>>40375754
>>Ask Desdiv 6 to help Willie out - destroyers to destroyers. You don't want Willie thinking she's a burden to anyone, and her peers understand the difficulties of a narrow-base rangefinder and an unstable gunnery platform better than anyone.

>>40375754
> [Custom Option] Ask Naka to help Willie out

>>40375754
>Ask Desdiv 6 to help Willie out - destroyers to destroyers. You don't want Willie thinking she's a burden to anyone, and her peers understand the difficulties of a narrow-base rangefinder and an unstable gunnery platform better than anyone.

Because we can trust these girls not to go total bitch on the student like Kaga was with Hornet.

>>40375780
>Akatsukaze
How the fuck did that happen.

>>40375754
>Ask Desdiv 6 to help Willie out - destroyers to destroyers. You don't want Willie thinking she's a burden to anyone, and her peers understand the difficulties of a narrow-base rangefinder and an unstable gunnery platform better than anyone.

>>40375754
>>Ask Desdiv 6 to help Willie out - destroyers to destroyers. You don't want Willie thinking she's a burden to anyone, and her peers understand the difficulties of a narrow-base rangefinder and an unstable gunnery platform better than anyone.
Specifically, ask Hibiki for help.

>>40375754
>Ask Desdiv 6 to help Willie out - destroyers to destroyers. You don't want Willie thinking she's a burden to anyone, and her peers understand the difficulties of a narrow-base rangefinder and an unstable gunnery platform better than anyone.

>>40375754
>>Ask Desdiv 6 to help Willie out - destroyers to destroyers. You don't want Willie thinking she's a burden to anyone, and her peers understand the difficulties of a narrow-base rangefinder and an unstable gunnery platform better than anyone.

REALLY REALLY wanted to say put Willie with AZ, because I figured a few threads ago we were planning on sticking them together to give AZ some AA support.

But she's gonna be with DD-6 for the forseeable future, so DD-6 it has to be.

Fuck yeah, hibiki

>>40375754
>Ask Desdiv 6 to help Willie out - destroyers to destroyers. You don't want Willie thinking she's a burden to anyone, and her peers understand the difficulties of a narrow-base rangefinder and an unstable gunnery platform better than anyone.

>>40375754
>>Ask Desdiv 6 to help Willie out - destroyers to destroyers. You don't want Willie thinking she's a burden to anyone, and her peers understand the difficulties of a narrow-base rangefinder and an unstable gunnery platform better than anyone.

Why have Desdiv 6 help her out? Were they not the one who bullied her and asked her to get striped paint?

>Ask Desdiv 6 to help Willie out - destroyers to destroyers. You don't want Willie thinking she's a burden to anyone, and her peers understand the difficulties of a narrow-base rangefinder and an unstable gunnery platform better than anyone.

DDs helping DDs

>>40375754
>Willie needs some help before you do anything else - ask Arizona to give her some pointers.
Trust your onee-san.

The last thing we want is rub in her face how good the DesDiv6 elevens are.

Though a more dynamic shooting with mobile targets maybe would awaken the battle potential in her.

>>40375754
>Ask Desdiv 6 to help Willie out, destroyers to destroyers
>Expecting Willie to understand Arizona's silent advice

>>40375754
>>Ask Desdiv 6 to help Willie out - destroyers to destroyers. You don't want Willie thinking she's a burden to anyone, and her peers understand the difficulties of a narrow-base rangefinder and an unstable gunnery platform better than anyone.

>>40375679
I'm still painting that on and off.
I'll probably be done tonight.

>>40375827
that was Kitakami and ooi

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>>40375823
Speaking of AZ and Willie...

>>40375823
>But she's gonna be with DD-6 for the forseeable future, so DD-6 it has to be.

Goto paired her up with Fubuki under Naka

>>40375754
[x] Arizona helping Willie out

>>40375827
No, that was the torpedo sluts.

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>>40375754
>Ask Desdiv 6 to help Willie out - destroyers to destroyers. You don't want Willie thinking she's a burden to anyone, and her peers understand the difficulties of a narrow-base rangefinder and an unstable gunnery platform better than anyone.

>>40375754
>Ask Desdiv 6 to help Willie out - destroyers to destroyers. You don't want Willie thinking she's a burden to anyone, and her peers understand the difficulties of a narrow-base rangefinder and an unstable gunnery platform better than anyone.

>>40375827
Wrong, you're thinking of the Super Lesbian, Ooichi, and her soon-to-be in her mind lover, KTKM.

>>40375790
It would have been easier to call it South East Asian clay.

Little does Settle know the DD girls will be writing slashfics about him and Arizona.

>>40375847
....HNNNNNGH

>>40375827
No, that was a certain pair of badly behaved Kuma- class torpedo cruisers. You may remember them from the anime when one keeps following the other around going "Kitakami-san!"

>>40375847
>Speaking of AZ and Willie...
Ha!

Poor both of them. They need some hugs.

>>40375847
That's amazing on several levels

>>40375847
Oh Willie, she tries so hard!

>>40375754
>Ask Desdiv 6 to help Willie out - destroyers to destroyers. You don't want Willie thinking she's a burden to anyone, and her peers understand the difficulties of a narrow-base rangefinder and an unstable gunnery platform better than anyone.

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>>40375847
SUGOI DESU NE

>>40375827
That was Ooi and KTKM

>>40375847
Nice work! One of these days, Willie will have art of her doing real good.

>>40375847
Oh, Willie. Never change.

>>40375827
No, the bullies were much more broccoli themed

>>40375847
Willie...

>>40375847
>That AZ smile.
Damn.

>>40375847
That smile Arizona gets when she notices Settle looking at her. Hnng.

>>40375732


Just my opinion, but fuck those fucking fuckers. They're trying to lock down THE MOST heavily traffic'd sealanes in the entire world; I'm all for national sovereignty and all, but at least the US Navy cooperates with the local powers and ENFORCES the Laws of the Sea. China'll just ignore them and enforce whatever the hell they want.

Again, just my opinion.

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>>40375847
Fantastic again, pixel.

And before I forget, GRAF SPEE WHEN?

>>40375754
>>Ask Desdiv 6 to help Willie out - destroyers to destroyers. You don't want Willie thinking she's a burden to anyone, and her peers understand the difficulties of a narrow-base rangefinder and an unstable gunnery platform better than anyone.

>>40375847
...can I change my vote to having AZ help Willie out?

>>40375951
Right after North Carolina.

>>40375957
No. You must live with your mistake.

Forever

>>40375847
Only just realised that Willie is wearing an inner tube

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>>40375849
I was sure it was Fubiki & DD-6 under Naka.

>>40375847
>Pic related

My pants are down and my body is ready for you, Pixel

>>40375948
And even then its still not worth going to war with china over it so fucking hell, chinas playing its card right.

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>Stationary shooting is a good start, but have they tried firing while moving? Or at a moving target, for that matter? On their sea legs, so to speak? That makes a big difference.

>>40375957
Why wouldn't you?
>>40375754
>>Willie needs some help before you do anything else - ask Arizona to give her some pointers.

>>40375951
>German shipsluts latching onto their hatred of Russia and communism to relate to the USN and IJN

votes called etc.

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>>40375986

>>40375993
No, it was Naka and DD-6 under Willie.

>>40375847
>Goal: Wake Admiral. Achieved: Wake Island.
>Goal: Bucket. Achieved: Bucky. I mean, Buki.
>Goal: Firing range. Achieved: Firing squad.
>Goal: DD. Achieved: A (FLUSH-DECK-TAN!)
>Goal: Breakfast. Achieved: Fastbreak (assist by Sammy B.)
>Goal: Coffee service. Achieved: Coffee bath.
>Goal: Expedition 3-2. Achieved: Orel Sea.
>Goal: Depth charge. Achieved: Depth charged her back.
>Goal: Hedgehog. Achieved: Dilemma.
>Goal: Easy Modo. Achieved: Die Harder.
>Goal: BB-61. Achieved: BB-4.
>Goal: Akatsuki. Achieved: Elegant Lady (because Failing at Failing = Success)
>Goal: Hibiki. Achieved: Beppy. (Horror show~)
>Goal: Ikazuchi. Achieved: Kaminari.
>Goal: Hawawa! Achieved: NANODEATH!
>Goal: Taigei. Achieved: Great Thing.
>Stahp, Willie, muh kokoro cannot handle this much dojikko.

>>40375754
>Willie needs some help before you do anything else - ask Arizona to give her some pointers.

>>40376031
Anon, Willie D is a best, but I don't think there's any way to justify that being a good idea.

Yet.

>>40375754
>>Ask Desdiv 6 to help Willie out - destroyers to destroyers. You don't want Willie thinking she's a burden to anyone, and her peers understand the difficulties of a narrow-base rangefinder and an unstable gunnery platform better than anyone.

Anyone else's Captcha pull them to the top of the bloody thread every time they have to solve it?

>>40375847
how can one man be so based.

>>40376091
Yeah, and it doesn't seem to be a problem on the other boards.

>>40376091
Try refreshing, mine did until I did that.

>>40376108
Fixed it, thanks.

>>40376066
Joint command with Willie and Fubuki

Graf Zeppelin when?

>>40376215
God, you people are getting annoying. You know planefag might just have her show up and immediately be blown to hell just to spite you, right?

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>>40376215
Closet picture we have.

>>40376215
When all of the USN's lighter-than-air ships get called into service first.

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>>40376138

>>40376237
He won't, because that too would be giving them what they want.

>>40375304
Kind of like during the the Bear interceptions during the, most of the Soviet crews would try to have at least one person wave to the NATO fighters. It got so bad that the soviets had to stick political officers on board to crawl all over the plane making sure no one was being friendly.

>>40375352
Yamato is a secretary

>>40376250
He means the aircraft carrier

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>>40376258
He won't because the Graf Zeppelin was never finished. She doesn't have a shipgirl anymore than the USS Montana does.

>>40376264
being friendly was a good thing, no one in those planes wanted to start a war.

>>40375846
Ahhh good. Not the adorable squadron here.

>>40376304
What do you think the Montana would look like if she was made a shipgirl?

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>>40376341
pic related

>>40375847
But who was Arizona blushing at! In the third panel!

>>40376341
Whatever you feel like imagining. No, really.

>>40376373
Settle

>>40376373
her TTK

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>>40376341
Perhaps something like this?

>>40376366
What class was Louisiana?

>>40376393
That is not how you armour plating

>>40376366
I shall forever love you for showing me that pic. Best state represent!

>>40375732
Those new islands are barely above sea level, I await one very good Typhoon with a nice level of storm surge to wash them all out.

>>40376404
>If I'm not wrong, she was one of the planned montana class ships.

>>40376404
Montana. BB71.

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>>40376404
Montana, obviously.

>>40376215
Just give it up already.

I've since made peace with the fact my favorites won't ever show up. It does help that Shoukaku is love.

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>>40376505
who are your favourites? I'm just happy that my Tatsuta is still working her lovely brand of magic.

But yes, Shoukaku is love.

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>>40376416
It's not like the Japanese battleships do a better job.

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>>40376441
>>40376437
>>40376434
>>40376419

ayy

>>40376576
This is a good point

>>40376434
>>40376437
>>40376441
Bit surprised, I thought they canceled that project completely. I may be running off of false information in believing Louisiana was actually built.

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did pixel make this one?

>Washington just not giving a fuck

>>40376622
Dunno, either way it's good. doesn't look like it though.

>>40376614
I'm pretty sure the name was given to another ship...
yep, SSBN-743

>>40376622
Its Mic Check Timeeeee!

>>40376622
I did not, that's still pretty hilarious though

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>>40375827
how do you even mess this up

>>40376622
This is a reference to that night battle in Gudal canal where Washington sneak attacked everyone so foolish as to turn their search light on?

>>40376735
broccoli lesbians need some torpedoes in their diet.

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>>40376614
Design work was completed and 5 ships were authorized for completion by congress in 1940, ordered by the navy in 1942, and canceled in 1943. The Montana was scheduled to enter service in 1945.

>>40376304
One of the carriers in the game was one that never got any planes, they still gave her planes and upgrades.

And Graf Zepplin was 85% complete when the war ended.

>>40376614
Some of them had their keels laid, IIRC, but were scrapped.

>>40376769
Does Congress have to approve every naval ship built?

That I imagine would be lots of paper stamping.

>>40376784
Pretty much. Welcome the the world of military budgets.

>>40376784
I'm pretty sure they have to approve every battleship ever built. They're not exactly cheap.

>>40376784

Congress approves every time money chances hands.

Big projects are big political fights due to the jobs offered locally.

>>40376741
SoDak suffered a power failure just before the battle began and was essentially dead in the water when Kirishima spotted her at about 9000 yards. Meanwhile as Kirishima pounded SoDak rather ineffectively (most of the damage done was superficial, apart from one of the turrets being jammed by the concussive force of one of Kirishimas shells hitting its barbette and failing to penetrate), Washington closed to 12000 yards undetected and opened fire on Kirishima with a full broadside which pretty much removed her from the fight. Kirishima sank later.

>>40376574
Well... before this quest, Mutsu, Souryuu, Hachi.

Though to be fair I got DesDiv6 (or best lil sister division), Kongou and most of her sisters

>>40376828
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>>40376821
So it pretty much comes down to how tight the admiral is with the current party in power?

>>40376773
3 actually. But unlike the Zeppelin, all 3 ships of the Unryū class were 100% completed and even saw limited service before the end of the war. It's not a fair comparison.

>>40376773
There was a ship that never did recieve a kai ni in history but is available in the game as a blueprint, basically reflecting its phantom status.

That being said, I think making an entire shipgirl off of a similar thing wouldn't work, much of the girl's looks/personality is based on what the ship did in the war.

>>40376874

Not in the US. More like make sure enough people in both the pentagon can make your point to back you up. Then it helps if you get other people to back you.

For example, the air force has been trying to kill the A-10 almost from when it was off the assembly line. After all, some multi-role fighter can of coarse fill in the job exactly as well as a dedicated ground attack flying tank.

Congress has stopped it, also a lot of other military people write congress to raise awareness and shit.

>>40376900
On the other foot, GZ's entire air wing was built, trained and ready to embark when construction was halted; so it sort of evens out on balance IMO

>>40376943
It's kinda easy with some paper ships though.

Montana is basically just a thicker Iowa with an extra turret after all.

>>40376949
So if for some reason the voters really want battleships back we can have them back in service? As long as the public write letters to raise awareness to congress man?

>>40377017
Technically, yes. And the last seventy years of naval history are ignored.

>>40376949
Are we gonna go back into the whole "A-10 a shit" - "A-10 not a shit" argument? Don't start that here.

A-10 a best

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When the girls finish their current batch of ten-thousand yard sim ammo, you motion Hate to call the range cold. Willie sulks off to one corner, slumping over a weather-worn picnic table to flip up her face shield and wipe at her eyes. Desdiv 6 is already comparing scores before the little robotic RHIB can ferry their targets back from the collection point by the breakwater. You snap your fingers to get their attention and wave them over.

“How did we do, Admiral?” Ikazuchi asks proudly.

“W-was Arizona-san watching?” Inazuma chimes in quietly.

Akatsuki gives her a dim look and sniffs. Hibiki says nothing, as usual - watching everyone with those piercing blue eyes.

You lean over and wrap your arms around their shoulders, pulling all four into a close huddle. “Hey. Look over there.” You tilt your head at Willie, who's turned her back to the range, but can't hide the telltale shaking of her shoulders as she has a good cry. The destroyer quartet fidgets uncomfortably for a minute. “The poor girl doesn't have any of her sister ships with her, like you do. She's so uncertain she doesn't know what to do with herself. And I can see you're all good shots. Do you think you could help her out a bit? Give her some confidence?”

>>40377046
If we can spends tens of billions of dollars on a new jet, we can spend a few hundred million on recommissioning the Iowas.

>>40376943
They used the the Graf Zeppelin as a floating warehouse to store wood during the war.

They would have used her sooner but the British troll "We're going to invade Norway any day now!" caused the Navy to take her guns for shore defense.

>>40377017
No, because the Navy has done it's best to make it physically impossible to actually get them running again, for good reason. They are complete nightmares to have operational in any capacity, are essentially composed solely of legacy equipment that dates back to the 40s-50s, and they would have to rebuild the plants that made the parts, including the ammo.

>>40376943
Well, the only thing of importance the Zeppelin ever did was serve as a storage unit for timber. Lumberjack girl?

>>40376956
I don't agree it does. It's worth noting the Kancolle devs haven't included the Shiriano either, and she was much further along in development than the Zeppelin ever was.

>>40377017

Well, if somehow you got like several ten million or more active voters to care, the different production yards, ect to care.

Right now, the Carrier people are in the lead of the pentagon and it would face yearly pushes from them to cut it out as un-needed.

Then you would need a relevant main armament. Missiles can largely be handled by cruiser sized ships and subs though.

Only main gun I could see making a battle ship matter again is large rail guns that have a range of like 150-200+ miles, and throw multi-ton projectiles.

>>40377057

Perfect example of congress over-riding what sections of pentagon want. There are others. A lot of the time it is bad, a few times it is good.

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“Leave it to MMMPH!” Ikazuchi exclaims as Hibiki claps a hand over mouth.

“Not so loud, idiot,” Hibiki admonishes her gently.

“W-wouldn't Arizona-san be better?” Inazuma says shyly, poking her fingers together. “I m-mean she handles her five-inchers l-like a pro - and so f-fast, too-”

“I don't want Willie thinking she's a burden to the bigger ships,” you whisper back. “Besides, battleships are big, stable gun platforms with huge rangefinders to do all the work. They don't understand the needs of destroyers very well at all, you know?”

Akatsuki presses a hand against her breast. “Very well, then - I'll show Willie Dee the mystery of the gun!”

Hate snorts at that, earning him a sharp look from the purple-clad girl. “Desdiv 6! Come!” They gaggle up on Akatsuki and charge off to surround Willie. The sniffling destroyer is so lost in her misery that she doesn't notice them till she's been surrounded. Her head snaps up so fast the plexiglass face shield of her riot helmet is slapped down by the motion. She pulls her balled-up fists against her chest protectively, looking up at the girls warily.

“Hey, Willie Dee!” Akatsuki says.

“W-w-hat do you w-want!?” The American girl demands, scooting back along the picnic table seat until she hits Ikazuchi's knees, causing her to spring up with a yelp of fright.

“HEY!” Ikazuchi says. “We're here to help you!”

“I d-don't need any help!” Willie protests weakly, her faceshield rattling audibly with her tremors.

“Don't be silly,” Akatsuki says. “We destroyers have to stick together!”

>>40377118
>Her airplanes start off as those little balsa wood gliders before manifesting fully

>>40377017
They can, and they did

>Partially as a consequence, Congress passed Pub. L. 109-364, the National Defense Authorization Act 2007, requiring the battleships be kept and maintained in a state of readiness should they ever be needed again.[29] Congress has ordered that the following measures be implemented to ensure that, if need be, Iowa and Wisconsin can be returned to active duty

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_naval_gunfire_support_debate

>>40377113
Quit talking out of your ass.

>>40377086
>we can spend a few hundred million on recommissioning the Iowas.
More like billions, and then we have battleships to do what, exactly? Planes and guided missile destroyers can hit targets at a further range. Knife fights are a thing of the past.

>>40377017
Theoretically yes, practically, you'd never get enough voters and Congressmen on board to force the Navy to reactive the battleships.

They're expensive, hard to man and maintain, and have no place in a modern navy. Battleships are sexy, but they're simply no longer viable options for anybody. In combat, they'd be more of a liability than an asset; it's essentially impossible to find a situation where a BB could lay its guns on a target, and you're putting 1800 men at risk aboard a ship which was never designed to deal with a modern threat environment.

I heard they had difficulties even putting a good SAM suite on the ships, because firing the 16" guns vibrated the hell out of the radar/fire control equipment.

>>40377017
Technically if for some reason the demand was required the US could unmothball any ship, but it's not likely.

>>40377113
This is why anyone attempting to build an American battleship in the modern era damn well better have the plans worked up from scratch with modern technology in mind. It'll likely be cheaper in the long run, and it won't end up being a horribly outdated piece of junk the moment it's commissioned.

You know, apart from being a battleship in the modern era.

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“You're just not used to your new body yet, I think,” Hibiki says quietly. “These bodies aren't built for this kind of thing, so we had to learn everything over again.”

“Uhh...” Willie says uncertainly, looking down at her hands. “I... I guess-”

“Then lets go!” Ikazuchi declares. She and Akatsuki slip an arm under hers and haul her bodily off her feet, sweeping her over to her stall with a shout. They deposit the vibrating girl on her unsteady feet, one of them picking up her dangling “gun” pressing it into her trembling hands once more.

“Okay!” Ikazuchi says. “You see the target, right?”

Hate presses a button on his remote, and a good ways downrange another little paper target pops up.

“Y-yes,” Willie says, sounding defeated already.

“Got it in your rangefinder?”

Willie peers through the little aperture on the top of her turret. “.... yes....”

“Just blaze away!” Ikazuchi encourages her. “It's just a test shot to make sure this new batch of ammo is working anyway, don't think anything of it!”

Willie says nothing, but you can see her shoulders slumping already. Perhaps because she's not overexerting herself, the windage on this shot is fine, but the shell arcs low, splashing into the water only three-quarters of the way to the breakwater.

“Good!” Ikazuchi says boldly. “Now just blast away at 'em, bang bang, walk those shells closer with each shot!”

“That's no way to do it!” Akatzuki objects. “She's got to get closer than that before she tries to adjust fire like that!”

“She can do that later!” Ikazuchi objects. “For now she just needs to practice getting it in the neighborhood, then she can work on precision!”

“Who died and made you the god of gunnery, anyway!?” Akatsuki demands. “If you don't take your time, you'll always muck it up!”

>>40377178
IT doesn't cost billions to re commission a BB thats only been out of service since 2006 anon

>>40377180
Yep. Sea Sparrows were too fragile, so they had to settle for five marines with MANPADS

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“You have to learn by DOING!” Ikazuchi objects. “You don't always have time in combat to flip your hair and look cool before shooting!”

“Shows what you know!” Akatsuki snaps. “Willie-chan, just take a deep breath; take your pose -” she demonstrates - “and the shell will find its own way. You can't control the wind or sea state, but you can always return to that one pose - poise!”

“Oh god, just shoot before she talks any more!” Ikazuchi snaps back, crossing her arms and huffing at her sister ship.

“You want her to do rapid-fire when she can barely hold onto her gun!?” Akatsuki snaps.

This proves too much for Willie. She leaps out of the stall - right off the pier, in fact; hitting the water unsteadily, her arms windmilling wildly as she teeters on one foot as her Outfit struggles to manifest; the air buzzing and blurring around her as it slowly struggles into being. Before desdiv 6 can react Willie's tearing off across the bay towards the breakwater, her sobbing clearly audible.

Ikazuchi and Akatsuki stare after her, thunderstruck.

“OH G-GOD W-WE M-MADE HER C-CRRYYYYYYYY,” Inazuma wails, rubbing at her eyes as *she* begins to sob miserably. “I'M S-SORRY!”

Hibiki just covers her mouth with her hands, her blue eyes watching Willie's retreat with regret.

>... give the girl some room. You think you know what the problem is now, but you should talk things over with Hate before you come up with a solution.
>Chase after her. You can't stand to see her go like this.
>Ask Arizona if she'd go fetch her. If there's one shoulder who she'll be able to cry on, it's quiet, patient, never-judging Arizona.

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>>40377169
>“HEY!” Ikazuchi says. “We're here to help you!”
Don't worry! We're from the Government, and we're here to help!

>>40377202
This will end in tears. And laughter. But mostly tears.

>>40377178
Build some big-ass panels to make it look like one of those car-carriers, and surprise the fuck out of somali pirates with the worlds greatest q-ship.

>>40377227
>>Ask Arizona if she'd go fetch her. If there's one shoulder who she'll be able to cry on, it's quiet, patient, never-judging Arizona.

>>40377233
>This will end in tears. And laughter. But mostly tears.

pretty much :D

>>40377176
So recent too!

2007!

>>40377227
>>Chase after her. You can't stand to see her go like this.

>>40377227
>Ask Arizona if she'd go fetch her. If there's one shoulder who she'll be able to cry on, it's quiet, patient, never-judging Arizona.

>>40377227
>... give the girl some room. You think you know what the problem is now, but you should talk things over with Hate before you come up with a solution.
Arizona is equally tempting

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>>40377227
>Ask Arizona if she'd go fetch her. If there's one shoulder who she'll be able to cry on, it's quiet, patient, never-judging Arizona.

>>40377232
We really should find out who that libertarian ship was. I'm starting to get curious now.

>>40377197
Why not have battleship as a morale booster for civilian populations?

Imagine Iowa streaming in to a city, all the kids rushing off to the dock to see it.

Or a nature disaster happens, then a battleship comes in to the rescue.

>>40377227
>Ask Arizona if she'd go fetch her. If there's one shoulder who she'll be able to cry on, it's quiet, patient, never-judging Arizona.

And we go too. All for one and one for all!

>>40377227
>... give the girl some room. You think you know what the problem is now, but you should talk things over with Hate before you come up with a solution.

>>40377227
>... give the girl some room. You think you know what the problem is now, but you should talk things over with Hate before you come up with a solution.

>>40377227
>>... give the girl some room. You think you know what the problem is now, but you should talk things over with Hate before you come up with a solution.

>>40377227
>>... give the girl some room. You think you know what the problem is now, but you should talk things over with Hate before you come up with a solution.
OOPS

Time to fix this in a somewhat intelligent manner - just like we fucked up.

>>40377227
>Ask Arizona if she'd go fetch her. If there's one shoulder who she'll be able to cry on, it's quiet, patient, never-judging Arizona.

I just want to give Willie a hug.

>>40377227
>>Ask Arizona if she'd go fetch her. If there's one shoulder who she'll be able to cry on, it's quiet, patient, never-judging Arizona.

>>40377227
>>... give the girl some room. You think you know what the problem is now, but you should talk things over with Hate before you come up with a solution.

>>40377227
>Ask Arizona if she'd go fetch her. If there's one shoulder who she'll be able to cry on, it's quiet, patient, never-judging Arizona.

>>40377283
A carrier would be more practical in literally ever situation.

>>40377081
>seeing Willie D cry

PF why u do dis to me

>DD-6 fighting over trying to help her, making her cry again
>DD-6 you dun fucked up now

Welp, that's me proven well and truly wrong. Looks like I shoulda gone with my instincts after all, last vote.

>Ask Arizona if she'd go fetch her. If there's one shoulder who she'll be able to cry on, it's quiet, patient, never-judging Arizona.

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>>40377227
>... give the girl some room. You think you know what the problem is now, but you should talk things over with Hate before you come up with a solution.

>>40377227
>... give the girl some room. You think you know what the problem is now, but you should talk things over with Hate before you come up with a solution.

>>40377227
>>... give the girl some room. You think you know what the problem is now, but you should talk things over with Hate before you come up with a solution.

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>>40377227
Haha, we all fucked up together!
>... give the girl some room. You think you know what the problem is now, but you should talk things over with Hate before you come up with a solution.

>>40377227
>Ask Arizona if she'd go fetch her. If there's one shoulder who she'll be able to cry on, it's quiet, patient, never-judging Arizona.

>>40377176
>Quit talking out of your ass.

They've done their damnedest on the other two, however. They really are obsolete as hell - just getting those steam boilers running is approaching a lost art. Think COBOL coding, but ten times worse.

Frankly if they want naval gunfire support I don't see why they can't just line up five or six Paladins on a fucking barge and bang away. It'd work!

>>40377227
>>... give the girl some room. You think you know what the problem is now, but you should talk things over with Hate before you come up with a solution.

>>40377176
>Quit talking out of your ass.
Iowa and Wisconsin were completely removed from the ability to be brought back to duty; on the assumption that the Zumwalt could fill the fire support role.

The Navy has actually violated congressional orders now that they've essentially given up on the Zumwalt having any capability worth a damn.

>>40377227
>>... give the girl some room. You think you know what the problem is now, but you should talk things over with Hate before you come up with a solution.

>>40377227
>>Ask Arizona if she'd go fetch her. If there's one shoulder who she'll be able to cry on, it's quiet, patient, never-judging Arizona.

>>40377275
Holy shit, you scared me. I thought she was pregnant for a second, first I saw the thumbnail.

And we don't need another character with regular preggers art in pf threads

>>40377283

Carriers are superior to those situations in the modern day.

And we have carriers built.

There is no current existing weapon system that would make a battle ship worth building.

Maybe in 10-25 years if they are able to get large rail guns working, there could be the start of an argument.

>>40377331
And yes, the Navy would rather ask the Army for help rather than bringing the battle-wagons back.

>>40376366

>Louisiana

>Not delicious brown cajun.

ONE JOB, MAN. YOU HAD ONE JOB.

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>>40377354
I'm sure I have a genuine one somewhere.

>>40377283
>Or a nature disaster happens, then a battleship comes in to the rescue.

>Seaborne artillery platform

>rescue

Hail Khorne

>>40377227
... saw THAT coming. When you're dealing with a troubled child like Willie, you need to have ONE voice, a COHERENT message, and LOTS OF PATIENCE. And we saddled her with a quartet of clowns who couldn't organise a piss-up in a brewery.

>Ask Arizona if she'd go fetch her. If there's one shoulder who she'll be able to cry on, it's quiet, patient, never-judging Arizona.
Summon Best Big Sister!

>>40377290
Willie has enough time already to stew in her failures for the past fifty years.

She needs a big guiding figure who is patient and who will never rush her.

That is not Sammie.

>>40377248
>You thought it was some old cargo ship, BUT IT WAS I, IOWA.
>EN GARDE REDGUARDS

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>Expecting DesDiv6 to ever get anything done as a group.

It's like you guys never saw the curry fiasco.

>>40377283
Really the only real use you could get out of the Iowa would be to use it as an amphibious assault ship and not a battleship. Which would mean taking out the guns and using the vast amount of space inside the ship to store stuff.

>>40377227
>>Ask Arizona if she'd go fetch her. If there's one shoulder who she'll be able to cry on, it's quiet, patient, never-judging Arizona.

Being alone won't help.

>>40377338
>The Navy has actually violated congressional orders now that they've essentially given up on the Zumwalt having any capability worth a damn.

Execute them for treason

>>40377346
>Implying AZ couldn't keep track of her
>Implying Willie wouldn't stop and huddle down once she found a good enough hiding and crying spot.

Think before you speak, Anon. AZ doesn't need to be fast, just patient and persistent enough.

>>40377227
>... give the girl some room. You think you know what the problem is now, but you should talk things over with Hate before you come up with a solution.

Uh, well, that could've gone better.

>>40377303
True enough.

>>40377283
>Or a nature disaster happens, then a battleship comes in to the rescue
Are you aware of how amazing nuclear aircraft carriers are at disaster relief?

>>40377338
When I went to visit the Iowa they talked a shitton about all the measures they had to take to satisfy the congressional requirements. It makes running her as a museum a nightmare. So yes, you are talking out of your ass.

>>40377396
What this guy said

>>40377331
>Frankly if they want naval gunfire support I don't see why they can't just line up five or six Paladins on a fucking barge and bang away. It'd work!


Wait, why didn't we do this before we built battleships?

Recoil?