Naval Operations Headquarters [Message Dump]

[Yaoquizque]

Admiral Mochizuki,

I'm afraid the situation on Battleship Nagumo has reached a point of no return. Despite our technicians' best efforts, the venerable battleship has suffered too much damage in critical areas to consider long term operation.

The engineering division is reporting irreparable damages in several subsystems :
- Propulsion section: one out of four engine blocks are in working order.
- Weapon systems: Two out of four heavy ordnance are out of order; Three out of four anti capital weaponry are bellow combat performances standards.
- Life support: Air purification in the Heavy unit has been a major issue since a month. The lack of replacement parts forced the engineering team to cannibalize some of the least vital systems to maintain it in working order.
- Damage deflection: The engineering teams have reported several weaknesses in the overlapping shields covering Battleship Nagumo. The heavy unit's engine section is particularly exposed.
- Hull integrity: Several sections have been locked due to irreparable breaches. These caused quite some concern for the integrity of the structure as a whole. Nagumo seems to be holding for now, however. For how long? Several weeks at very least, was I told.
- Fighters carrying capability: Significantly impaired. The main vessels storage deck has been damaged during the Imperial strike in Kyushu high orbit, which forced us to operate with reduced space for squadrons. This significantly reduced Nagumo's squadrons efficiency in Kyushu system.


Given all those issues - several of them having no solution in a foreseeable future given the limited support received by West Quadrant fleet, I humbly advise you, no matter how difficult it will be for me - to issue an evacuation order for battleship Nagumo personnel in a very close future.

I'd advocate for a towing directive to Kure shipyard, Hiroshima system, but it is unlikely Imperials would allow this before crew evacuation is required. Our men's lives matter more than securing an aged and significantly damaged heavy unit.

Respectfully,
Sakamoto Ryoma.