Yamato Class Battleship
Allegiance: Shintenchi Shogunate
The 265.8m Yamato Class is one of the largest and most capable Battleships in the Taiyou Navy, surpassed only by the Shogun class
"Commander, that Gate is activating!" A Lieutenant reported to Commander Kubota, a young Taiyou officer born on Shintenchi. As his hands grasped the railing around the Command chair, the brilliant spectacle of thousands of weapons discharging against the Inhibitor's superstructure caught him in awe for a moment. As the Noboyuki banked slightly starboard, to cover the Zuikaku's position. Several dozen smaller ships, most of them Aoba and Takao class cannon cruisers. A single Aoba class cruiser was a slender vessel, sporting four deck mounted 450mm Nuclear capable anti-ship cannons, while the newer Takao class ships sported two three-barreled wave-force emplacements, backed up by numerous smaller caliber 150mm Nuclear capable anti-frigate cannons, along with Point defense weaponry. The largest threat were the trio of Mogami class missile cruisers, their massive missile racks extending out through ports in the large boat-like hull. Each missile carrying a powerful 150 Megaton cobalt fusion warhead, with each explosion carrying enough power to vaporize most smaller ships, and deal considerable damage to large capital ships.
And then newest of them all were the Naginata class cruisers, fresh from the Taiyou shipyards. With 250mm Cannons and Shinya Type X torpedos prepared for launch. The Taiyou fleet was readying an impressive fight, though at the moment it seemed the Natives had a numerical superiority.
With the single Battle group moving into position, others followed suit as Taiyou guns locked and swiveled into position, most noteably the massive Wave-force cannons on the pair of Shogun Battleships that flanked either side of the Noboyuki.
"All ships prepare to fire." The Commander ordered, and the crew readied the orders.
ITN Zuikaku
Shokaku Class Carrier
Alliegiance: Imperial Taiyou
The 1,506m Shokaku Class is the largest Carrier class, typically used as flagships.
As several wings of Destroyers, prediminately Minekaze and Kamikaze classes swooped over the Zuikaku while fighter wings prepared their ordinance in the hangar. Admiral Mifune silently contemplated the strange language that was being transmitted to his ship.
"Get that message translated. Make sure the nanocore is protected, with your lives if you must!" He called out, while the Zuikaku moved into position, launching thousands of Type-Zero Space Model 52 Cosmo Zero fighters. Small, extremely agile, and packing considerable ordinance. Most importantly a single Shinya type X torpedo, and a nose mounted 21.7mm Autocannon. As the fighters spread out, the Pilots began saying their prayers, and then the Commanding pilot called out onto the radio.
Several moments crept by as the unknown fleet moved ever closer to the Taiyou forces, Admiral Mifune stroked his chin as an Officer called out.
"Sir! The Noboyuki has translated the message, it's a demand to 'surrender or perish'." The Lieutenant said, and the Admiral frowned.
"We will not surrender, we will claim these systems in the name of the Emperor, or we will die trying. Tennoheika!" He called out, and the Bridge crew responded.
"Banzai!"
The Admiral shouted again.
"Tennoheika!"
And the crew repeated.
"Banzai!"
"Tennoheika, Banzai!"
And then the fighters banked sharply to meet the oncoming foes head on. No shots had been fired just yet, and the Nanocore was roughly 50% unfurled into a massive stargate. While the Imperial fleet, along with Sato Shogunate forces, numbering roughly 700 Ships moved to meet the enemy.