OPERATION MI [3] SUBMARINES
Operational Log:
in Zero Point Achtung Cthulhu
Opening Scene: Battle of Midway 1942
Thursday, June 4th to Saturday June 6th 1942
3 American submarines search for the I-19, a
Japanese submarine with a Unit 731 squad
onboard
with orders to perform a ritual in conjunction
with their AXIS Black Sun Allies.
The 3 American submarines have been secretly
tasked with stopping them. On the surface they
are operating with the American Fleet fighting
the Japanese fleet attacking Midway Island.
The American submarines are
USS Argonaut SS-166
USS Nautilus SS-168
USS Tambor SS-198
The Nautilus and Argonaut have marine divers
onboard. Tambor orders are to sink any
enemy submarines as a top priority.
As the Battle of Midway rages,
the submarines patrol their assigned sectors.
Nautilus makes repeated contacts with the Japanese fleet and makes several attacks on Japanese surface ships, no enemy submarines are encountered in her search sector.
Tambor makes repeated contacts with Japanese surface ships but fails to get in position to make any attacks. No enemy submarines are encountered in her search sector.
Argonaut fails to detect any Japanese surface ships, or enemy submarines in her search sector.
Scene One:
Early morning June 6th 1942
Argonaut hunts for the I-19 and the ritual site.
The submarine is attacked by
deep ones which the US marine commandos lead by
Commander Mac Taggard fight off.
Scene Two:
Morning Twilight June 6th
Tambor after chasing a number of Japanese
surface ships is attacked by an avatar of Cthulhu and is only saved by a B17 strike.
Tambor dives away to safety but is damaged.
Only person onboard that realizes what
attacked their submarine is the captain,
who is relieved from duty by the 1st mate shortly
after the submarine escapes.
Scene Three:
0600 Local Midway time June 6th 1942
Argonaut signals that they were unable to find the I-19.
Argonaut rises to periscope depth so they can raise a radio antenna. Commander Mac Taggard signals the Japanese Submarine has eluded them and from his
"Detection" equipment believes that the I- 19 and the
Unit 731 squad onboard has reached the sunken
temple and have begun performing
the Gate activation spell.
