"Full sail! Full speed!"
Enemy torpedo tubes are pointing towards us.
This is a coastal defense ship. Its armor is thin. It won't last if it's hit by even one torpedo.
"Sōya bridge to headquarters! Soviet torpedoes are being aimed at us. Permission to fire!"
"No! You can't shoot until they shoot first."
You can't fire first, the enemy is waiting for you to.
"We've got radar signals on the third ship, Nemuro! Three enemy planes heading in!"
The captain turned his eyes to the radar and saw three shadows that appeared to be twin-engine bombers.
"This is Soya! Three enemy planes are approaching! Urgent air support! Send out fighter planes!"
"Command understood, three Type 1 fighters are heading your way! Arrival time 20 minutes!"
"From Soya to Nemuro, how many minutes until the enemy planes arrive!?"
"10 minutes until enemy plane is directly overhead."