Musashi

*Musashi* is the second of the *Yamato*-class of battleships, currently commanded by *Akeno*’s childhood friend, *Moeka China*.

## Description

Like its World War II reference, *Musashi* is armed with guns of 460mm. Protected by 410mm of main belt armor on the waterline and 650mm of armor on the main gun turret face, *Musashi* can take a lot of punishment, even from state-of-the-art weaponry, and still dish out as much firepower, if not more.

Like other training ships in Hai-Furi, most of *Musashi’*s systems are automated, allowing it to be manned by as few as 36 of the school’s best students. This is in contrast to the 2,500 during WW2.

## History

*Moeka* was given command of the *Musashi*, having possibly scored the highest among this year’s batch of newcomers to *Yokosuka Girls’ Marine High School*. *Musashi* set sail with several other ships on a two-week maritime exercise on the *Nishinoshima* New Islands.

Like the *Harekaze*, *Musashi* strayed off course for some unknown reason, losing contact with the fleet. It sailed through the night when its main guns suddenly opened fire on a nearby merchant ship, much to *Moeka’s* shock. When she headed to the interior to talk to the crew, she noticed that her classmates--save for three--were under some spell. It would turn out to be the effects of the Totalitarian Disease.

*Moeka* and the 3 other uninfected students locked themselves in the bridge and radioed for help. As a *Toumai* battle group battled the *Musashi*, *Akeno* tried to mount a rescue effort on her own in the skipper but failed. The *Musashi* escaped, leaving sixteen crippled state-of-the-art littoral combat ships in its wake.

After the battle, it was last seen heading towards the *Philippines*. However, it reversed its course at night and threatened *Japan* by way of the *Uraga* Channel. A *Blue Mermaids* reserve fleet responded but was crippled by *Musashi’*s main guns, leaving *Harekaze* the last hope in an attempt to stop the *Musashi’*s crew from spreading the disease.

Soon, more ships arrived to scattrer the *Musashi’s* fire, allowing *Harekaze* to get close and deliver the cure to the students. The rescue operation succeeded, as *Akeno* and *Moeka* were reunited. However, even after being fired upon from so many ships, *Musashi* barely had any visible damage unlike the *Harekaze* which sank in shallow water after arriving to port.

At least one month later, the *Musashi* sortied as flagship of the High School Fleet, in company with her three sister ships *Yamato*, *Shinano*, and *Kii*. The fleet embarked on a mission to support a *Blue Mermaids* operation, with the four *Yamato*-class ships shelling a pirate sea fortress to blast open its sea gate. *Musashi* later provided *Harekaze* with course directions and cover by dropping dye shells in front of her course, whilst maintaining fire to suppress the sea fortress.

## Trivia

* The ship is named after the ancient province of *Musashi*, which now consists of *Tokyo*, a large part of *Saitama* Prefecture, and a small part of *Kanagawa* Prefecture.
* The layout of the Musashi follows the original layout of the Yamato Class before the Battle of Leyte Gulf with a total of 4 triple 155mm gun turrets.
* In the anime, it is said that the amount of crew *Musashi* had was the same as *Harekaze*, which makes a total of 36, an astonishing decrease compared to the actual historical counterpart which had over 2500 complement.