Kancolle Play Manga: Kankan Biyori: Chapter 32

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Chapter 32
The Admiral and the Hand that Guards the Fleet

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Panel 1
Akagi(?): We'll balance out our fighter, torpedo bomber, and dive bomber deployment.
Taking into account enemy airpower, we'll use a diamond formation.
Fubuki(?): But fighting enemy battleships with just carriers is going to leave our flight decks exposed...
Wouldn't it be safer to include battleships in the comp?

Panel 2
Akagi: But we haven't explored all the routes yet.
Kaga: This comp's chances of success will depend on the enemy fleets on the other routes.

Panel 3
Ryuujou: The problem's the Ru-class battleship waiting for us at the second battle, ain't it.
Jun'you: If we can just get past that, the boss battle'll...!

Panel 4
TTK: ...alright! Then we'll
sortie again without changing the comp!
SFX: Swoosh

Panel 5
TTK: I wanna try out the carrier comp a bit more...!
The compass's sent us a bit northward! We're on the central route for the first time!!  * To node E

Panel 6
TTK: So if our second battle's on this node, we need to fight a fleet with three Nu-class light carriers, huh...  * The second battle would otherwise be on node I on the southern route
SFX: Whrr  * Uses the kana for "nu", possible pun?
TTK: What fierce aerial combat...
Wait... this is...!?
SFX: Vroom

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Panel 1
TTK: We hit every ship in the enemy fleet during the aerial combat phase!
One Nu-class light carrier, moderately damaged! And...
SFX: Ba-boom, boom

Panel 2
TTK: Fubuki's attack at the start of the shelling phase!
It was just scratch damage...
but it lowered the flagship light carrier from light to moderate damage, disabling her!

Panel 3
TTK: Nice one, Fubuki!!
We'll win this second battle without even light damage!

Panel 4
TTK: The compass is keeping us on the northern-central route!
We're going to hit a whirlpool instead of fighting that Ru-class battleship!  * Node I
SFX: Roaring waves
TTK: The Type 13 Air Radar on Fubuki's lightened the damage!
Alright... that means!

Panel 5
TTK: We'll reach the boss with barely any damage!!
The boss is two Elite Wo-class carriers and a Flagship Ru-class battleship!
But we've got five carriers in good health!
We've already sunk a light cruiser and destroyer in the aerial combat phase!

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Panel 1
TTK: But we can't let our guard down, because the real threat is...
the Flagship Ru-class battleship's powerful attacks!
If we get hit once, all our work will have been for nothing...

Panel 2
TTK: Evaded! Kaga evaded!
SFX: Whoosh
Kaga: Something this minor... isn't a problem at all.

Panel 3
TTK: The rest of the carriers are continuing to sidestep enemy fire!
We've made it to the second shelling phase without taking any real damage!

Panel 4
SFX: Bam
TTK: Akagi's sunk a destroyer, making 4 enemy ships sunk...  * Author appears to be skipping over a Wo-class sinking, if you're keeping count
That's half the enemy fleet down! Victory's in sight!

Panel 5
TTK: But the Flagship Ru-class battleship's still alive...
Is she going to pull back from defeat by hitting Fubuki!?
SFX: Boom
TTK: Damn! There's no time to dodge-

Panel 6
Fubuki: Ahhh...

Panel 7
Fubuki: Ah...!

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Page 47
Panel 1
SFX: Woah
TTK: S-shouhou-san!?
Shouhou: The flagship has to...
stand firm until the end, right?

"Advance on the Alfonsinoes" completed on Sortie #3, with only Shouhou moderately damaged!

Panel 2
TTK: Fubuki's hard work and the carriers' evasion...
The shipgirls have always done their best and managed to overcome my plans' faults.
But Shouhou...

Panel 3
Fubuki: From the beginning, she's always been at the heart of our combat strength...
TTK: The training she brings on sorties drives us forward.
Same with this operation.

Panel 4
TTK: Our fleet came this far...
because Shouhou-san's always been watching over us...!
To be continued