Mighty Montana will no longer ride the waves—
her guns have fallen silent forever.
Having arrived at the crime scene,
I found the battleship’s hull full of holes
and poor Midway in a state of shock.
Command sent inspector Bourrasque to help me.
She’s arrogant and rude, but capable.
Bonjour, gentlemen! I’m detective Kléberot! Hercule Kléberot!
Do you suspect us of something, comrade Kleberov?
What we know for sure is that the murderer is one of you.
Kléberot, I suggest giving them all life sentences in Co-op Battles!
How dare you!
Who do they think they are?
The nerve!
Pardon my colleague, friends! Please her quick temper!
Let’s turn to Montana’s logbook.
The first torpedoes were detected at a distance of 1,800 meters.
The battleship wasn’t able to evade them—
they were too fast, with a speed of 80 knots or perhaps even more!
I bet it was Harugumo with his eight-kilometer-range torpedoes!
Combined with the proper Commander skills,
they can reach speeds of more than 80 knots!
Harugumo! You are under arrest and sentenced to 10 years of Co-op Battles!
But Kléberot-san, I never play with eight-kilometer-range torpedoes!
They will figure out what you play with in Co-op!
Commissaire! It is not only about speed!
The next two torpedo spreads came just a little more than a minute later.
Harugumo is not capable of that.
Kléberot-san! Thank you!
You’ve proved my innocence to this upstart!
Doesn't it seem probable to you that it could have been Gearing.
My suggestion is to sell Gearing and Yueyang’s entire families
for modules in the Inventory!
Whoa whoa! Easy, lady!
As they said, the torpedoes were faster than 80 knots.
My fish barely reach 69 knots! That is with an upgrade mounted.
Besides, uncle Yueyang and I don't use the Torpedo Acceleration skill.
Well then, what do you say about Midway's planes? Eh, yankee?
Is it not true that you use Defensive AA Fire, too?
That day, the Directives had tasked me with capturing 10 Key Areas!
I took Engine Boost!
We were informed that Midway
had been given a Damage Control Party injection.
He came round a few moments later.
Monsieur Midway! Tell us how it all happened.
I dreamt that a bomb hit my hangar… What a nightmare! Oh…
Overgrown Langley, did you see who attacked Montana?
Ah, Montana…
I was just about to find that out by deploying my attack aircraft.
The destroyer was there, but my planes were shot down—
debris was floating on the water's surface like Rasputin’s Filth!
That scoundrel wasn't even hiding in smoke!
Name!
Everyone who has spoken his name has been already sent to the bottom…
Can you at least give us something to go on?
A fragment… just a fragment of memory…
meaningless and merciless… like Detonation.
You don't have Detonation! Tell us what you remember! Now!
Something in English… I remembered!
The name had “LAND” in it…
Monsieur Kléberot, I think Midway is playing dumb.
He must have had something to do with the destruction of Montana!
I'm calling Worcester! He'll eagerly punch Midway in the hangar!
Calm down, mademoiselle! No need to call anyone!
If old Midway is to be blamed for anything,
it is only for his excessive love for the good old days.
Let's hunt for the real culprit.
Since this history buff remembered that there was something in English,
it must've been Daring, or that silent Shimakaze over the-e-re.
That is out of the question!
On that day, Daring, Shimakaze, and I were at the Ministry of Balance.
Yes, that's right… Kléberot-san is right!
I was once again making inquiries
about my old friend Kitakami at the Ministry!
We studied together at the Temple of the Long-Range Torpedo.
Oh, how thick the torpedo soups we served were!
Alas, no one has heard of Kitakami since 0.4.0.
Well, I dream of having Engine Boost!
Do you know how many times I have written to the Ministry?!
Alas, those bureaucrats just don't want to hear me!
As for the investigation…
I bet my torpedo that it must've been Z52.
He may not have sunk Montana, but the planes were definitely his doing!
Mein Gott! Do you hear what they're saying, Herr Englishman?
Or do you—the Darings—lack not only Engine Boost, but also ears? Eh?
The murderer has NO SMOKE! And who has no smoke?
What the devil! What are you implying?
I am a hereditary femme musketeer— I fight exclusively with muskets!!!
I will exchange you for Research Points for falsely accusing me!
Mademoiselle! You have too little Free XP
to fight against Tier X opponents— no one suspects you.
As for me, Monsieur Z52,
that day I attended a retraining class at the Ministry of Balance.
Just ask Daring and Shimakaze, they saw me there.
Holy Tiny Tims! I remember!!!
I managed to hit that “LAND” with a pair of rockets!
But he began to recover!
Hmm… there are not so many destroyers with Repair Party!
Khabarovsk's torpedoes can only scare the fish away,
and AA defenses are not his strong suit.
It could have been Daring, but how did he manage to make it there in time?
Let's lock the Englishman in the Training Room
together with 10 Des Moines guys.
He would immediately confess his guilt!
He might even admit to stealing the Ironium!
Stop! We already know part of his name…
Well, old Midway was mistaken.
He failed to make out the name from above.
It happens— he sees Minotaur in every cruiser!
Hey you, whatever your name is! Is it Hercule Mogador?
Kléberot!
I remember something else!
He has small-caliber but very rapid-firing guns…
It is Grozovoi!
Defensive AA Fire, Repair Party, two quintuple-tube torpedo launchers!
But the name, speed, and reload time, after all!
Put Grozovoi under arrest, and that will be that!
You'll get the Solo Warrior medal. I will be promoted to Tier VIII!
We need to call the Minotaurs with their Surveillance Radars
to search for Grozovoi.
No need to search for me!
I've brought you the criminal!
The carrier gave us a piece of the name—"LAND.”
There's only one guy whose name has “LAND” in it,
and who also boasts powerful AA defenses—"FriesLAND!”
Let us assume that Friesland shot down Midway's planes.
Then, who sank Montana? The Dutchman doesn't have torpedoes!
I think he can tell us something interesting!
You, Premium Tier IX! Come clean!
Or I'll put you back in the Supercontainer!
No! I don't want to go back in the Supercontainer!
I will tell you everything I know! I've never seen them!
I know that their guns are made in Europe,
and their torpedoes are the fastest in the world! In the world, I say!
What have you done, Commissaire?
He was the only lead we had.
That wasn't me! Look, Kléberot!
…Run! Run for your lives!
I put this gang of European destroyers,
along with their leader—Halland— on the most-wanted list.
The suspects are Västerås, Skåne, Öland, and Östergötland—nicknamed "Nine."
Their distinguishing feature is their high-speed torpedoes,
which boast a fast reload but don't cause a great deal of damage.
The suspects rely on concealment and range as their main tactics.
At close range they use their rapid-firing guns.
They cannot set smoke screens.
They fend off air attacks with the help of their powerful AA defenses
and Defensive AA Fire consumables.
Prevent them from making use of Repair Party,
otherwise you will follow Montana.
True, Kléberot…
they'll follow Montana to mine coal in the Training Room!
Be careful, and may Juliet Charlie bless you!