King of the High Seas Remastered (PWxAL)

Chapter 4 - Roll of the Dice

012:23, South Pacific Ocean

Sicario flies in formation above cloud cover.

<<AWACS "Galaxy">> "We're about to enter the AO. All targets are mapped on the IFF. Tighten up comms and buckle up. All flights, say status?"

<<Gunsel 1>> "Gunsel, ready and set."

<<Cariburn 1>> "Cariburn, we're good to go."

<<Hitman 1 "Monarch">> "Hitman, standing by."

<<AWACS "Galaxy">> "Affirmative. Continue on this vector."

<<Gunsel 2>> "Monarch's been getting chatty lately, huh?"

<<Hitman 3 "Comic">> "You could say that."

<<Cariburn 3>> "That's a surprise."

<<AWACS "Galaxy">> "Alright, enough talk. You guys are in the AO. Weapons free."

<<Gunsel 3>> "Yahoo!"

All three flights accelerate and fly below the clouds. In front of them is a massive Siren fleet. There are black ships everywhere. 60 of them at least. Smaller ships travel on the outside, while larger ships sail closer to the center of the formation. Battleships make up the inner ring, about 7 or 8 of them. But that's not what they're concerned with most. Smack in the middle of the fleet is a massive Siren aircraft carrier.

<<Hitman 2 "Diplomat">> "Well, that's a carrier alright."

<<Cariburn 4>> "Holy shit! It's huge!"

<<AWACS "Galaxy">> "Yeah, I've never seen one that big either."

<<Gunsel 1>> "Hey Galaxy, why is the carrier marked as a HVT? Do we really have to sink it?"

<<AWACS "Galaxy">> "We were instructed to simply deal as much damage to the fleet as possible. But we're here to prove ourselves to Azur Lane. The carrier's going to Davy Jones. Marked the battleships around it as priority targets, too. Every battleship down is one less problem for Azur Lane."

<<Gunsel 1>> "Agh, fine."

<<AWACS "Galaxy">> "Hitman, push towards that carrier. The less time it has to get air power up and running, the better."

<<Hitman 1 WSO "President">> "Copy that."

Hitman pushes on towards the carrier. Cariburn breaks off and starts harassing the cruisers and destroyers. Siren AA opens up on all of them, but can't get a bead on the jets.

<<Gunsel 1>> "Gunsel, let's not sit on our asses while Hitman gets all the glory. We're going after the battleships."

<<Gunsel 3>> "Really?"

<<Gunsel 1>> "Oh, shut up. We're doing it. Follow my lead."

Gunsel sticks with Hitman until they reach the center of the fleet. They then break off and go after the closest battleship.

Hitman reaches the carrier, and flies circles around it.

<<Hitman 3 "Comic">> "Well, how the hell do we sink this thing?"

Prez hits the back of the seat a couple times. "Monarch, look!"

She's pointing at what look like fuel tanks or something. "You think it'll go down if we pop those?"