Kalistani Major History

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Northern Limit of Ananto Straits, 19:54

"Patience," Forseth breathed from his swivel chair in the bridge, then louder: "Take your time people, i'm not satisfied that it's not dead but that doesn't mean we get sloppy. Plot him and lock on." the tactical coordinator agreed. ""Plotted!" The tactical action officer marked the position on his tactical display scope with a large X symbol. "Get Eagle-6 in the area, find the other vessel." Forseth ordered. In no time the nimble Eastland Tomcat helicopter took of from the helicopter deck armed with anti-ship missiles. The helicopter raced of into the distance while the Åge Esse turned starboard, exposing its profile to the crippled Kracken. As it turned starboard .50 fire from the Kracken rained down on the Åge Esse but with little effect on its reinforced hull.

"Target tracked", the tactical commander shouted. Forseth got off him swivel chair to look through his binoculars at the burning Kracken. "Fire." The torpedo bay doors opened. Two 32.7 kg torpedoes were armed for launch. "Torpedoes Away." The torpedoes dropped cleanly to the sea before beginning its surface skimming. Its high frequency sonar came on as it reached approximately 0.3 km from the Åge Esse.

The crew on the Kracken were not oblivious to the twin torpedoes moving towards them. Through his binoculars Forseth could see the crew manning the .50 cal guns on the Kracken's port-side scatter as the torpedoes made their lethal advance towards them. With little to no commands from the bridge, those in the engine room were completely oblivious of the torpedoes moving towards them. Immediately, Forseth saw the water appear to leap underneath the vessel followed by a massive explosion which ripped the Kracken in two. "We have a warhead detonation!" the tactical coordinator reported.

"Kill confirmed, Target destroyed." the tactical coordinator responded as he watched both ends of the Kracken retreat to the darkened water. The crewmen cheered, forgetting the decorum that accompanied the bridge entirely. "All right that is one less to worry about. Get in contact with Eagle-6." Forseth returned to his swivel chair, glancing at the sinking Kracken. As the Åge Esse turned in the direction of Eagle-6, its horn sounded, playing the opening tune of the Kazulian anthem virtually taunting the Kracken and its crew. "Send Frogmen to salvage the crew. Set a course to follow Eagle-6".