Post by Sophie on Jan 24, 2023 20:14:33 GMT -5
The Yayuri Fleet split into three portions. Half of the fleet left the bay. One half of the half positioned itself in the northern entrance of the Anikara Haixia (formerly the Hinbury Strait), and the other half of the half lined itself from the southeastern tip of the large Elenrian island Yumano all the way down to the northeasternmost point of Franerre. These two groups were assigned to blockade the totality of Franerre.
Each group contained three Shinsoku Class Battleships, two Sento Class Battleships on the south side, one Sento Class Battleship, and a Kiseichū Class Battleship on the north; both had two Uji Class Battlecruisers, Four Aka Class Heavy Cruisers, three Tone Class Heavy Cruisers, four Nikata Class Light Cruisers, six Oyodo Class Light Cruisers, three Chikuma Class Light Cruisers, five Kawakaze Class Hunter Killers, sixteen Michizuki Class Hunter Killers, five Harsume Class Hunter Killers, ten Momi Class Hunter Killers, and seventeen Kaki Class Hunter Killers.
All twenty of the Hei-Gata Class Submarines were dedicated to the blockade as well. Ten on each side, they spent as much time submerged as they could. Twelve hours submerged, and then eight resurfaced to restore oxygen and recharge batteries. While submerged, the submarines listened closely on their hydrophones and surfaced to report any contacts they discovered to the fleet.
The capital ships banged away on their Radio Ship Detection Modules at full power, dedicating a significant portion of their power plant’s output to the module. All ships sailed at a casual pace of ten knots, covering as much of their assigned blockade areas as possible.
Every detection would be investigated. Every non-Kumo/Elenrian ship would be stopped. If they refused to be stopped after signaling from Kumo ships, warning shots would be fired, and if further resistance was met, they were destroyed. But for those who did halt, once stopped, the vessel would be questioned on its cargo and its destination. Following this, a search of all cargo holds would be performed. If any cargo found was not declared by the vessel’s owner, the crew would be ordered to evacuate to the vessel that performed the interception, and the ship would be towed to an Elenrian port where it would be held in perpetuity until the end of the military actions in Franerre. At this point, the ship could be recovered for a fee. The same outcome would arise for any ship that agreed to stop but declined a search. If the vessel owner admitted that war materials were onboard, they would be ordered to turn around and allowed to return home. If they refused or were caught returning again later, the ship would be impounded. Refusal of seizure would result in being sunk.
In all cases, the blockading ships would attempt to preserve the lives of the sailors of intercepted vessels. Even ones that refused to be stopped once sunk, the Kumosenkan vessels would trawl the waters for survivors. All survivors captured would be sent to Elenria and be given a voucher for a ship to return to their home country.
But any ship flying Franerri colors or caught using a false flag would be sunk in all cases. Franerri vessels were to be destroyed on sight, and attempts to rescue sailors would only be made on civilian vessels after the ship was sunk.
Each group contained three Shinsoku Class Battleships, two Sento Class Battleships on the south side, one Sento Class Battleship, and a Kiseichū Class Battleship on the north; both had two Uji Class Battlecruisers, Four Aka Class Heavy Cruisers, three Tone Class Heavy Cruisers, four Nikata Class Light Cruisers, six Oyodo Class Light Cruisers, three Chikuma Class Light Cruisers, five Kawakaze Class Hunter Killers, sixteen Michizuki Class Hunter Killers, five Harsume Class Hunter Killers, ten Momi Class Hunter Killers, and seventeen Kaki Class Hunter Killers.
All twenty of the Hei-Gata Class Submarines were dedicated to the blockade as well. Ten on each side, they spent as much time submerged as they could. Twelve hours submerged, and then eight resurfaced to restore oxygen and recharge batteries. While submerged, the submarines listened closely on their hydrophones and surfaced to report any contacts they discovered to the fleet.
The capital ships banged away on their Radio Ship Detection Modules at full power, dedicating a significant portion of their power plant’s output to the module. All ships sailed at a casual pace of ten knots, covering as much of their assigned blockade areas as possible.
Every detection would be investigated. Every non-Kumo/Elenrian ship would be stopped. If they refused to be stopped after signaling from Kumo ships, warning shots would be fired, and if further resistance was met, they were destroyed. But for those who did halt, once stopped, the vessel would be questioned on its cargo and its destination. Following this, a search of all cargo holds would be performed. If any cargo found was not declared by the vessel’s owner, the crew would be ordered to evacuate to the vessel that performed the interception, and the ship would be towed to an Elenrian port where it would be held in perpetuity until the end of the military actions in Franerre. At this point, the ship could be recovered for a fee. The same outcome would arise for any ship that agreed to stop but declined a search. If the vessel owner admitted that war materials were onboard, they would be ordered to turn around and allowed to return home. If they refused or were caught returning again later, the ship would be impounded. Refusal of seizure would result in being sunk.
In all cases, the blockading ships would attempt to preserve the lives of the sailors of intercepted vessels. Even ones that refused to be stopped once sunk, the Kumosenkan vessels would trawl the waters for survivors. All survivors captured would be sent to Elenria and be given a voucher for a ship to return to their home country.
But any ship flying Franerri colors or caught using a false flag would be sunk in all cases. Franerri vessels were to be destroyed on sight, and attempts to rescue sailors would only be made on civilian vessels after the ship was sunk.