Shouhou will be flagship of the Combined Fleet's First Fleet!

Now we deploy the battleships! Ise and Italia will form the core of a surface fleet!

If we break through this operation quickly, we'll buy more time for later...!

The Combined Fleet was led by Shouhou-san and Tenryuu-san, who wanted to keep up the momentum from our victory at Shortland...

Of course, Italia will be sortieing in a swimsuit too!

Not a problem!

Va bene? (That alright?)

However...

Hmm... we were too weak...

On our sixth sortie, we steadily made our way to the boss...

But sinking the enemy flagship Light Crusier Hime is tough.

We've fought Light Crusier Hime countless times now...

She's been both defender and flagship escort...

That powerful armor... it's real tough, when the objective is to face her down and sink her...

And her escorts are two Ta-class battleshisp and a Ne-class heavy cruiser... there goes my spirit~ Reference to Suzuya's moderate damage line.

Kako!

Nugh...

Just one more attack... I want... night firepower...!

About that, Admiral, I've got something to tell you...

Time to send out Kirishima's boss support fleet with Fubuki, Ooshio, Hiyou, Jun'you, and Kongou...