Talk:AFOH/@comment-27822653-20141012044735/@comment-14850713-20141012102915

The remaining E-500 (the other one has already sunk), bobs helplessly on the surface, crippled but still defiant. With no signs of the crew surrendering or abandoning ship, the Devastation and sister-ship Terrible move in to finish the job. Then Devastation's radio crackles as Redoutable and H Force appear on the horizon.

Comms. Officer: "Sir, Big Blue (as Bouexic is fondly called in the fleet) is here to take command."

1AF Commander: "H Force this is First Air Fleet, we're glad to see you Sir."

Bouexic: "This is H Force. Sorry to ruin the party, but our KISDF brothers have a score to settle, and it's a matter of honor for them. Pull back and regroup and let them finish the job."

1AF Commander: "Roger that Sir. We're just about done here. Nagasaki this is First Air Fleet, they're all yours."

1AF regroups and pulls back, though leaving 100 Cobra IIs to back up the KISDF attack. They have lost 30% of their aircraft (although most of the air crews have been rescued), and 2 Themis (which left the battle but crashed and foundered before reaching port), but have exacted a terrible toll on the IRF.