Quasar Comms Officer

**Quasar Comms Officer** is an unnamed communication officer of the Hercules-class battleship *Quasar*, the flagship of the 2nd Advanced Fleet of the Gra Valkas Empire.

## Chronology

### New World War Arc

In the Great Naval Invasion of Japan, completing their resupply in the Qaiz Kingdom, the 1st Advance Fleet and the 2nd Advance Fleet departed from the Groot Knightland on a mission to punish Japan in retaliation for the capture of the Gra Cabal. The 2nd Advance Fleet was traveling ahead of the 1st Advance Fleet commanded by Mirkenses. During the voyage, Mirkenses was alarmed by a warning from an unknown source from Japan.

Commander Aurones was at his limit at their inability to pinpoint the location from where the warning was issued after the comms officer reported him from Commander Mirkenses of the 1st Advance Fleet. Several hours had already passed since they detected the warning. However, the eeriness of the mystery warning and the fact that they hadn’t been able to find any enemies irritates them.

Later, the 2nd Advance Fleet was attacked by Harpoon anti-ship missiles; although, one missile was shot down by the anti-aircraft guns on the flagship *Quasar*. It was not enough to stop the attack, and in the blink of an eye, the aircraft carrier *Cerberus* and ten other ships are sunk or heavily damaged. Unable to find a vent for his outrage and dread, Aurones punched the wall with force. He asked the vice commander that they had still not determined where they launched from, but the vice commander didn’t confirmed yet. He yelled at the vice commander to find them immediately after the enemy attacks had ceased. The comms officer ran in tension through the bridge and shouted them the enemy rocket incoming at 3 o’clock. Aurones ordered him to intercept them where anti-aircraft gunfire emerged in the sky.

After the aircraft carrier *Capella* was hit by two Type 89 torpedoes and sank, Commander Aurones desperately searched in anger and fear for the enemy submarine, but could not find it at all and began to get impatient. Soon after, he learned that a torpedo was also heading for the flagship *Quasar*, and ordered it to evade. The comms officer reported with a scream that enemy torpedoes had changed their direction and were heading straight for the *Quasar*. Aurones realized the enemy torpedoes were guided. Reports were usually done after the outcome of the battle has been already decided to an extent, but he considered the gravity of reporting at this point in time. He ordered the comms officer to inform his home country and the main fleet that the Japanese possessed guided torpedoes. The comms officer immediately tried sending a transmission to the main fleet, but jamming made communication impossible. He shouted Aurones to not able to get a response and contact the other ships. An attack that could not be prevented. Commander Aurones couldn’t control his hands from trembling before the torpedoes hit the flagship *Quasar*.

In the end, forty Type 93 air-to-ship guided missiles launched from ten JASDF F-2 fighters skimmed the ocean’s surface at 1150km/h. One of these missiles struck the bridge of the battleship *Quasar*, killing comms officer and other officials included Aurones and vice commander in the bridge. The explosion blew parts of the superstructure off. The 2nd Advance Fleet also was wiped out, every last one of its ships.