USS Des Moines (CA-134)'s New Future

Chapter 9

<At 1000 Hours North Of Midway>
Akagi: We Are Entering The Battlefield, So All Aircraft Prepare Your Aircraft.
Every Other Carrier: Hai!/Ja!
Kaga: All Other Ships Get Your Anti-Aircraft Guns Ready.
The Rest: Hai!Ja!

<At 1230 Hours North-East Of Midway>
When The Two Sides, Met Each Other The Sky Was Filled With Anti-Aircraft Rounds, Fighter Aircraft, And Burning Aircraft. Meanwhile To The North Of The Carrier Battle, The Axis And Azur Lane Battle Lines Start Their Bombardment. Within 20 Minutes The Damage Reports Were In The Azur Lane's Favor Due To Them Having A Larger Fleet.
Axis Fleet Damage Report
All Carriers: Low On Aircraft
Battleships&Battlecruisers: Moderate
Cruisers: Moderate To Heavy (Exception To The POW)
Destroyers: Crippled
Submarines: Can't Dive Due To Damage To Hull Structure
Allied Fleet Damage Report
All Carriers: Moderate Aircraft Left
Battleships&Battlecruisers: Light To Moderate
Cruisers: Moderate To Heavy
Destroyers: Heavy
Submarines: Out Of Torpedoes

<With The Axis High Command>
Nagato: This Is Bad....
Bismarck: How Could They Have Beaten Us In Open Combat.
Mikasa: We Must Find A Way To Beat Them.

All Of A Sudden While They Were Discussing. Over 1 Million Shell Splashes Suddenly Appeared.

Enterprise: What Was That?!
Akagi: Who's There?!
Observer Alpha: It Is Us, The Sirens.

As Both Sides Saw The Siren Advisors, They Noticed Thousands Of Ships Behind Them.

Yorktown: No Way!!!
Independence: Seriously?!
Zuikaku: When We Are Weakened!!!!
Shokaku: That's When They Appear!
Hornet: This Is Bad.

Observer Alpha: Prepare For Your Death Azur Lane And Crimson Axis.
Purifier: You Can Surrender Now. And We Will Take "Good Care" Of You.
Arbiter: *laughs maniacally*

Roon: I'm Low On Guns And Have Only Around 2 Minutes Worth Of Fire Left.
Admiral Hipper: We Are Badly Outnumbered, And Outgunned.
Z23: We Have Torpedoes But Closing In Is Suicidal.

As The Two Sides Try To Figure Out What To Do.....

Des Moines: *thoughts* Really Wish Taffy 3 Was Here Right Now, They Would Know What To Do Right Now. *ends thought* Wait. *radioes Chokai* Chokai Can You Hear Me?
Chokai: *radioes back* Yeah Why?
Des Moines: *radio* Do You Still Have Your Torpedoes?
Chokai: *radio* Most Of Us No, But Me And My Sisters Still Have.
Des Moines: *radio* Turret And Ammo Status?
Chokai: *radio* 4 Turrets Left, 120 Shells Left On The Each Of Us.
Des Moines: *radio* Thanks
Chokai: *radio* Why Though?
Des Moines: *radio* Wait.

While Des Moines Quickly Made A Battle Plan, With Whatever Ordinance Left. She Quickly Counted The Available Ammunition For The 8in Guns On Both Her And The Takao Sisters And Estimated 1,830 Shells With 128 Torpedoes. With The Only Problem Is That The Takao Sisters Need Time To Reload Their 16 Torpedoes.

Des Moines: *radio* Chokai, Can You Come To My Ship Real Quickly?
Chokai: *radio* Sure *rushes to Des Moines*

At Des Moines' Ship.

Chokai: What Do You Need?
Des Moines: So You Four Haven't Used Any Torpedoes Right?
Chokai: Yeah.
Des Moines: *brings Chokai to the room* Well, I Have A Plan To Attempt A Tactical Successful Strike But This Will Require A Lot Of Risk Taking.
Chokai: So What.
Des Moines: I Want You And Your Sisters, To Avoid As Much Damage As Possible While Closing In, Fire One Torpedo Per Target To Maximize The Amount Of Torpedo.
Chokai: But We Need Time To Reload After The First Set Of Launch.
Des Moines: How Long Will It Take?
Chokai: About 2 Minutes.
Des Moines: I'll Cover The Reload Period. Remember Take Careful Aim With Them.
Chokai: Should I Tell My Sisters?
Des Moines: You Should. Use Your Guns To Kill The Destroyers And Cruisers On The Way In, Torpedoes Into The Battleships And Carriers At The Back.
Chokai: Okey. *runs to tell her sisters*