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.