Cuiam

**Cuiam** is a sonar operator who identifies all manner of underwater sounds on the destroyer *Sareen* of the 2nd Central Fleet of the Gra Valkas Empire.

## Personality

Cuiam works for underwater surveillance. He assists in safe navigation and aid in the search, rescue, and attack operations. He operates and repairs sonar equipment. He also monitors the situation with binoculars over around the sea during he suspended acoustic detection temporarily when the destroyers drop of depth charges in the battle to disturb the underwater acoustics.

## Chronology

### New World War Arc

After the combined base Lars Filmyna in Leifor was bombarded by JSDF airstrikes, receiving the report from Commander Fantare, Fleet Commander Akhail ordered twenty ships of the 2nd Task Force to depart heading for Leifor. To prevent similar attacks, Akhail tried to deploy sonars to detect JMSDF submarines and was confident that he could take down JMSDF submarines.

Cuiam, aboard the destroyer *Sareen*, listened carefully to the deep-signaling device, which was equipped with the most advanced device that made full use of the underwater acoustics. It had been pointed out that there is a possibility that Japanese submarines were in the nearby waters. He confirmed that the surrounding waters were safe. Suddenly, he caught a faint noise in his ears and conducted a wide area search with his active sonar. He noticed that it was the reflected sound of man-made objects. He reported to the captain that six torpedoes approached on the westbound at five kilometers.

Under the captain's command, each ship informed quickly. Eventually, the fleet began to turn to the left. Cuiam put his listening device to his ear, concentrating to see if any other torpedoes were approaching. He shouted out loud at the unexpected impact of the movement. The captain urged him to report quickly that the torpedoes were changing direction, which he realized guided torpedoes.

After the guided torpedoes attack destroyed the aircraft carriers *Ogma* and *Smeltorius* as the fleet was unable to detect JMSDF submarines, Akhail realized it was suicidal to continue tracking JMSDF submarines. He ordered massive drop of depth charges to create massive acoustic disruption to prevent JMSDF submarines from tracking the fleet while the fleet made their escape to Leifor.

The bombing campaign had begun, and the underwater acoustics were disturbed, so Cuiam, who had temporarily suspended acoustic detection, was using binoculars on the bridge of destroyer *Sareen* to monitor the situation if JMSDF submarine could be scouting the area with their periscopes out. However he saw a rocket had shot out of the sea, flying towards destroyer *Mashim*, which was stirring up the acoustics with its explosives. He immediately radioed in and reported to the destroyer *Mashim*. As they began their evasive maneuvers on the destroyer *Mashim*, they fired our anti-aircraft guns at the rocket. The rocket turned in the air in *Mashim*'s direction. Cuiam witnessed the enemy's guided rocket hit and engulfed the destroyer *Mashim* in flames. He was shocked as he had never heard of rockets coming out of the water.

He noticed another four rockets emerged from the surface of the sea again at the same time, heading for nearby destroyers and cruisers that were leaving the area. They hit without missing, pulling the ship into a sea of death. The panicked other destroyers fled, leaving no one to drop depth charges.

The captain pondered on the bridge of the destroyer *Sareen* to begin rescue operations for the area where the destroyer *Mashim* was if there were any survivors. He slowly gave the order as the other ships panic. When the crew's life was at stake as they must escape this area, Cuiam and his crews listened to the captain’s speech strongly for a life of justice to save survivors, making them shook in their hearts.

The destroyer *Sareen* headed for the waters where the sunk destroyer *Mashim* had been.