Anchors Aweigh

chapter 3

Enterprise was currently in a room filled with the aircraft carriers of the JMSDF. Now that she was staying on their base, she had to do training and attend classes just like everybody else with these girls. They were at the carrier and right now she was being asked to give a rundown and showcase of her equipment since she was equipped differently from her Japanese counterparts.

It was kind of awkward for her since she was basically showing off the planes that she had used to fight a majority of these carriers.

"And lastly, my choice of dive bomber is this here, the SBD Dauntless Dive Bomber." Enterprise said as she lifted up one of her planes.

Some figures in the room had flinched after she said that and presented it to them. Some of them recalling facing that very fighter that had sunk them.

Enterprise saw that some of them had backed away a little from the SBD when she held it out. She also could have sworn that she heard Akagi let out a whimper. Figuring she should stop scaring them, she placed her plane right down on the table next to the Hellcat and Avenger planes she had already showed them.

"Now I could have used the newer SB2C Dive Bombers but the Dauntless holds a little place in my heart." Enterprise said. She thought that the SBD was one of the most reliable planes she ever had and her pilots had loved the Dauntless a lot. It was the plane she had used that carried the first half of the Pacific War.

Kaga had let out a scowl. She took Enterprise's words the wrong way and thought she was bragging about how her SBDs had sunk a good amount of them.

The rest of the IJN carriers that were at Midway had concerned looks on their faces. Recalling how those planes had came out of nowhere from the clouds and dived down onto them.

"Now I'll show you how I launch my planes." Enterprise walked over to the wall where she left her Springfield.

"I see you guys use bows to launch your planes. For us Americans, we use these babies to launch them." Enterprise said lifting up her Springfield.

"How typical for Americans to use guns." Zuikaku snorted.

"Hey, shut it you. I can tell you guys the same for using bows." Enterprise snapped back. "Anyways, pretty much all of us pre-war carriers use Springfields. Most of the Essexes use Garands."

Enterprise stepped up to the range. She took out bullets that were marked with the star that was typical on the planes of the USAAF and USN and she put them into her Springfield.

Out on the range were a multitude of targets set up. All spread out with multiple heights and widths. It looked like an impossible course to be able to hit all of them.

She lifted up her Springfield and placed her finger on the trigger. The other carriers watched closely.

Enterprise pulled the trigger and the air filled up planes soaring through the air. All of the planes broke off into squadrons that were designated to each target. As they lined up together, all of the planes let loose and hit their mark and all of the targets with resounding accuracy without missing a beat.

The planes had made their way back towards Enterprise and landed on her flight deck.

"And there you guys go." Enterprise said with a smile as she turned back to them.

All of the Japanese carriers were in awe. They had been impressed that Enterprise had been so precise and clean.

Now the rest of the carriers were going to go through practicing on the range as well.

Zuikaku was the one stepping up right now. Enterprise smirked.

Zuikaku readied herself as she took her stance and raised her bow. She pulled out one of her arrows from her quiver and placed it in the bow against the string.