Chapter 49: The Yamato of the Girls (continued)

In short, it took more than half an hour for Miss Minami, the acting captain of the Yamato, who wore a snow-white uniform with a golden tassel on her shoulders and a gorgeous saber at her waist, to successfully assemble most of the female sailors on the foredeck, except for the officers on duty. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoSome of them forgot to wear hats, some had their shoes stepped on, some were dressed crookedly, and some even forgot to put on their skirts, and only wrapped a crotch cloth and came up with most of their buttocks exposed......

But no matter what, they gathered on the foredeck with excitement and apprehension and sang the military anthem of the Japanese Navy.

“…… Defend, attack! O almighty fortress of steel!

Please, my floating castle!

Floating castle, defend the four corners of this cherry blossom country!

Offensive! To the country that hates Great Japan!

You are the indestructible true battleship of steel!

Your soot is the dragon swaying on the sea!

The loud roar of artillery was the only thunder in the storm!

The warship swept over those thousands of miles of waves, and the light of the empire shone forever! ”

When these female sailors, who were extremely poorly dressed, lined up in a chaotic line to hold the morning flag-raising ceremony in the sound of the obviously absurd "March of the Warship" played by a makeshift women's Western band. Navy Minister Keno Kurita, Military Command Minister Jizaburo Ozawa, and Chief of Staff of the Combined Fleet, Kamishige Toku, who were standing on the bridge of the Yamato to inspect the ship, all had expressions of collapse that were almost fainting, as if they were worse than eating flies.

“…… This...... I have never seen such an unsightly military appearance in my life, and I have never even imagined it! Even college students who have just been conscripted into the army and have never received a day of formal training are not like this! In my opinion, it is really impossible to let a woman go on a warship! ”

Kurita Keno shook his head again and again and muttered, "...... According to European tradition, it is also believed that a woman on a warship will bring bad luck! ”

“…… The reason why Western countries have the saying that "women on warships will bring bad luck" is only because the captains of the Age of Discovery were worried that if there were women on board, the sailors who had been holding back for a long time would be jealous of each other for pleasure, which would lead to chaos, affect the unity and cooperation of the whole ship, and finally make the battle fail. In fact, like the witch hunt in the medieval church, it is pure prejudice and conjecture. ”

Narumi Inoue, the commander of the Combined Fleet, who had traveled overseas for many years and was more familiar with Europe and the United States, dismissed such superstitious statements," ...... Otherwise, how did those famous female pirates in the Age of Discovery come about? In fact, as long as you pay close attention to military discipline, or as is now, simply use all female soldiers in one boat, then there will not be much of a problem......"

“…… And if you don't let the female soldiers go on the warship, where are you going to get your head up? ”

Wang Qiu, who held the title of "representative of the Comintern," glanced back at these fastidious Japanese admirals and said, "...... Don't forget that your country is in the midst of a brutal war with a huge disparity in power. According to the hatred that has accumulated between the United States and Britain and you, there is no possibility of any decent peace, not even the opportunity to become a second-class citizen of the colony! Once Japan is completely defeated, the end is likely to be the destruction of the entire nation, that is, the extinction of the North American Indians!

If you want to avoid this fate, you must use all the forces you can organize, and continue to bind women in the kitchen and cradle when men are almost exhausted, which is a great waste of human resources, and even a kind of suicide...... According to the practical experience of the USSR. Whether in factories or in the military, women are not much worse than men in their ability to work. It is said that 'war makes women go away', but when the whole nation is about to be slaughtered, what is the point of letting women go away? Leave it to the invaders to have children, and give your nation a new breed? ”

In this regard, the admirals had to be silent: if it was not really impossible to recruit enough young strong men, who would like to use female soldiers?

However, the cruel war never allows anyone to play petty, no matter how difficult things are, as long as they can win the war, as a soldier, they can only pinch their noses to learn and do. Of course, there are not no generals with granite heads, but they are basically some old immortals who hide behind the security and sit in the office all day long. If all of them are dragged to the front line of the battlefield and fully re-educated in the bombs, torpedoes, and artillery shells of the United States and Britain, it is estimated that their seriously rigid minds will soon be blown up flexibly......

- War can force good people into devils, and naturally it can also force the most inexpensive guys into the most diligent good students.

“…… Of course, I also understand the importance of conscripting female soldiers, and I understand that in order to win the war, all traditions and decency can be sacrificed. No matter how undignified it is, it is better than defeating the battle! But the question is, why let them go to the Yamato? Look at the way they look now, let alone fighting the enemy's warships and planes, the Military Command Department doesn't even dare to let them go to sea with the Yamato, they only dare to let this giant ship stop on the dock for training on the spot! What a waste! After a moment of silence, Chief of Staff Shen Chongde couldn't help but complain after all.

“…… So what do you say? Could it be that these women who had just been conscripted into the army, some of whom were even underage high school girls, should be allowed to directly operate the original battleships that burned heavy oil boilers? ”

The heroic ship lady Sophie. Miss Yamato suddenly appeared on the bridge and shouted in such a loud voice, "...... On these warships that I am attached to, at least there are still those I can supervise and control at any time, even if I am a novice or a rookie, I will not cause any serious accidents. If they are assigned to an old ship with heavy oil boilers before they have mastered any skills, then God knows what kind of mess will happen! ”

The admirals on the bridge were once again collectively silent - among the fourteen existing Yamato-class battleships, from the No. 1 ship Yamato to the No. 5 ship Kii, they were all "science fiction versions" that were modified by Miss Ship's use of the power of faith, and their power was changed to a nuclear fusion palladium reactor using Marvel's Iron Man technology, and the endurance can probably circle the earth about a hundred times. The engine has been changed to an all-electric propulsion, which is quiet, smoke-free and easy to dissipate. Radar and sonar are also the most advanced types of the twenty-first century, and there are even satellite-guided positioning ...... If you don't spare no effort to keep changing the local area, even if you want to drum up the real "space battleship Yamato", it is not completely impossible. What's more, these five battleships are all highly intelligent versions of automated weapons driven by the ship, strictly speaking, even if no one on board can run, but in this way, the power of faith will be consumed too much.

The nine Yamato-class battleships bought from the [Chronological Vending Machine] later were the original versions of burning heavy oil, not only did they gradually install various advanced equipment later, but even the transmission system, weapon system, observation equipment, turbine boilers, etc. were just out of the factory that needed to be fine-tuned and run-in, not to mention the layman and rookie newcomers, even if it was a skilled sailor, it would take a lot of time to get it into the ideal state.

Therefore, in order to make these new ships form combat effectiveness as soon as possible, instead of lying on the harbor and rusting, the navy had no choice but to transfer the experienced officers and men on the original Yamato-class battleships unchanged, leaving only a very small number of personnel responsible for leading a group of female soldiers......

But Rao is like this, the original Yamato-class battleships are still full of problems during the trial process, either the pipeline is ruptured or the oil and electricity leakage, and even the rudder is out of order, and there is a lack of advanced equipment such as radar, which makes the old sailors who are used to the magic version of the Yamato-class complain...... Not to mention that even if the east wall was demolished to make up the west wall, only five Yamato-class manpower were made, and the remaining four Yamato-class ships were still not opened!

The wartime base camp in Hiroshima was also very dissatisfied with this, and originally thought that with 14 Yamato-class battleships at once, such a strong force and horses, they would be able to launch a counterattack quickly and sweep away the American and British ghost animals that had invaded Japan's territory, but who knew that the result was that not even a single one could be dispatched......

As the newly appointed Minister of Military Orders, General Jizaburo Ozawa naturally heard a lot of various complaints, but he could also understand the helplessness of them. However, when he happened to notice that there was actually a group of children a few years old on the Yamato, he finally couldn't help but have a seizure.

“…… I can understand the helplessness of having to recruit female soldiers on the ship, and I also understand the difficulty of having to use the Yamato as a training ship. But...... Even so, they can't be allowed to bring their children with them, can they? Is this to change the Yamato into a sea elementary school or a sea kindergarten? ”

“…… Yes...... In fact, it is true that an elementary school and a kindergarten on the sea have already been opened on the Yamato, Minister Ozawa. ”

I saw the ship's mother, Sophie. Miss Yamato smiled and stroked the hair of a certain sailor's suit, then turned around and said with a natural expression, "...... Just like Germany's Juncker officer corps, which has been in the military for generations since ancient times, since Japan wants to become a maritime country, it is necessary to carry out universal navigation education for the whole people. In this way, it is not a great good deed to let the children learn to sail on the warship with their parents, and to come and go in the wind and waves from an early age, so as to create a skilled seafaring family? I wonder if you are interested in sending your own children to the Yamato for training, so that your sons can inherit their father's business and fully feel the boundless charm of the vast sea and steel battleships? ”

General Jizaburo Ozawa, Minister of Military Orders: "......"

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Compared with the average Japanese civilians who lived in pavilions made of paper and wood and ate brown rice and pickled vegetables all day long, the standard of living on the battleship Yamato was obviously more advanced, more modern, and much more comfortable: the so-called "Yamato Hotel" was not for nothing.

First of all, compared to ordinary warships and even civilian ships, the living area on the Yamato-class battleships was very large, and even ordinary soldiers were equipped with special sleepers instead of hammocks. Based on the full crew of 2,500 people, the average living area per capita is 3.2 square meters - in the eyes of modern Japanese city dwellers who are accustomed to living in pigeon cages, such a living area is not small! The officers on board the ship have a separate cabin for one person, with a single bed, a writing desk, a wardrobe and a folding washbasin, which is not much worse than the bachelor apartments in the city. Moreover, the ship does not even have to wash its own clothes, but is equipped with a special large washing machine to provide services to ensure that all crew members can wear clean clothes at any time.

Secondly, all living and working areas of the Yamato-class battleship were equipped with air conditioning and heating and air conditioning, and the temperature of all cabins of the ship was constant, and the strong residual power of the ammunition depot cooler was used for cooling, and the heating came from steam or electric heaters. Originally, when these ships were still burning heavy oil, in order to save fuel, only the officers' quarters could be air-conditioned, and the soldiers' quarters were only ventilated by ventilators. However, when the first five Yamato-class battleships with serial numbers 1 to 5 have completed the magic transformation of nuclear fusion power and have endless electricity, the 24-hour air-conditioning and heating of all cabins of the whole ship will not be a problem, which can be said to be more comfortable than the vast majority of Japanese people's houses at present.

Third, although the Yamato-class battleships could carry more than 500 tons of fresh water, the boilers and steam turbines were large water users, so in addition to drinking water, the fresh water that could be used for crew washing was very limited, and even the kitchen used seawater for washing rice. Hot seawater is also used for bathing in public baths, and after washing, they are washed with fresh water, and they can only be washed once every three days, forcing some officers and soldiers who love cleanliness to have to take the dripping water condensed outside the refrigerator pipes to scrub their bodies, which can be said to be the most uncomfortable part of the daily life of the "Yamato Hotel......

However, with the five Yamato-class battleships of the magic revision, they used nuclear fusion reactors and all-electric power in one breath ahead of the times, not only replaced the main engine with electric motors, became quieter and more water-saving, and no longer needed to burn boilers, so that the more than 500 tons of fresh water in the inventory could be converted to daily use, and at the same time, there was sufficient energy and technology to enable the seawater desalination system, so that the crew would no longer suffer from the lack of fresh water.

As a result, the rookie female sailors who were drafted on the Yamato soon found themselves living on a luxury cruise ship. Not only was the food and drink abundant, there was no need to buy clothes and towels and other daily necessities, there was also free water and electricity, and there was room for housing - after the use of nuclear fusion reactors and all-electric power, the Yamato battleship needed a lot less standing manpower; It no longer acts as a flagship, there is no need to arrange a large staff team of the headquarters, and the per capita living space has become more spacious. Many female crew members who have become mothers find themselves in apartment-like rooms, while their children are still on the shore without food and clothing, under the fence, or living alone in a dilapidated house that has been blown down by US planes due to water and electricity cuts. So I wondered if I could bring my own children on the boat to live, and share the blessings and hardships......

- If it were under normal circumstances, such a ridiculous request would definitely be slapped back. But the problem is that the situation of the Japanese Navy today is completely unrelated to the word "normal" - Miss Sophie, who is really in charge of the scene behind the scenes, is very interested in this proposal, and finds that after replacing the palladium nuclear fusion reactor and all-electric power, and removing a large number of cumbersome boilers and pipe valves, there is quite a lot of spare space on the ship, which I didn't know what to do for the time being, but now it can be used to open a kindergarten and primary school on the ship...... As for female teachers, it is also easy to find, and many can be found among the female crew members by recruiting them casually.

As a result, the battleship Yamato not only became the "Yamato Hotel", but also served as the "Yamato Elementary School" and "Yamato Kindergarten......

And after learning all this, the high-ranking admirals of the navy, on the one hand, although they were deeply shocked and even embarrassed, but they also found that the wood was already in the boat, and there was nothing to be done, on the other hand, they couldn't help but secretly think: the living conditions on the battleship Yamato were very superior, and this was something that each of them knew. As for the safety issue, with Miss Ship's Lady taking care of her 24 hours a day, there should be no big leaks. Therefore, let his wife, children, daughters-in-law and granddaughters all move to live on this ship, and by the way, receive the education of the "ship-accompanying school...... Seems pretty good too? Even if there are no female generals and martial tiger girls, at least it is much better than staying in the countryside where there is little food and drink, or in a city that has been bombed twice in three days......

- What they don't know for the time being is that under the flickering of Ma Tong, the otaku girl, Miss Sophie, the ship's lady who has become more and more brainy and frantic recently, is even preparing to form a female maritime volunteer army under the banner of "Blue Mermaid" in the territory of the newly established Nanyang island country "Obu", and plans to transform several "school ships" as a mobile school at sea...... Maybe you can also play "Battle Lane" on the deck?

Well, if you want to play the battle lane, with the largest "Ocean Oasis" with a deck area comparable to three or four football fields, it may be a bit reluctant to drive a heavy or medium tank, but if you want to race the Japanese Bean Chariot and the Italian CV-33 kart, it should be no problem...... I don't know when the veteran generals of the navy saw their daughters or granddaughters leaning out of the bean chariot to the accompaniment of the music of "Snow March", waving a small short whip and shouting "Fat!" Oh!" (Panzer-Vor: Tank, Forward!) What kind of wonderful expression will you have on your face?