Iron Gray Sea: Destroyermen (2 page)

Cmdr. Muraak-Saanga
(L)—Commanding (former
Donaghey
exec. and sailing master).

USS
Scott
***
(Undergoing repairs after zep attack.)

Cmdr. Cablaas-Rag-Laan
(L)—Commanding.

In Baalkpan

Adar
(L)—High Chief and Sky Priest of Baalkpan; COTGA (Chairman of the Grand Alliance).

Cmdr. Alan Letts
—Chief of Staff; Minister of Industry; Chief of Division of Strategic Logistics.

Cmdr. Perry Brister
—Minister of Defensive and Industrial Works.

Cmdr. Steve “Sparks” Riggs
—Minister of Communications and Electrical Contrivances.

Lt. Cmdr. Bernard Sandison
—Acting Minister of Ordnance.

Captain Risa-Sab-At
(L) (Chack’s sister)—Building Marine commando unit.

Cmdr. Russ Chapelle
—Awaiting new ship.

Chief Electrician Rolando “Ronson” Rodriguez
.

Sister Audry—
Benedictine nun.

Surgeon Cmdr. Karen Theimer Letts
—Assistant Minister of Medicine.

Surgeon Lieutenant Pam Cross.

Jeff Brooks
—Sonarman, Anti-Mountain Fish Countermeasures (AMF-DIC).

Pepper
(L)—Black-and-white Lemurian keeper of the Castaway Cook (Busted Screw).

Isak Rueben
—One of the Mice assigned to refit of
Santa Catalina.

Cmdr. Simon Herring
—Formerly ONI; to be assigned.

Leading Seaman Henry Stokes, HMAS
Perth
—To be assigned.

Gunnery Sergeant Arnold Horn
—Formerly in 2nd of the 4th Marines; to be assigned.

Lance Corporal Ian Miles
—Formerly in 2nd of the 4th Marines; to be assigned.

Lieutenant Conrad Diebel
—To be assigned.

Fristar
Home
—nominally, if reluctantly, allied cannon-armed Home.

Anai-Sa
(L)—High Chief.

Army and Naval Air Corps Training Center,Kaufman Field, Baalkpan

4th, 7th Bomb Squadrons; 3rd, 4th, 5th Pursuit in extra training.

Colonel Ben Mallory
—Commanding.

Lt. (jg) Suaak-Pas-Ra “Soupy” (L).

2nd Lt. Niaa-Saa “Shirley” (L).

S. Sergeant Cecil Dixon.

USS
Santa Catalina
(general cargo). Triple expansion steam, oil fired, 6,000 tons, 420’ x 53’, 14 knots. Undergoing repair and reconstruction as CA(P) Protected Cruiser. (Projected) 8,000 tons, 10 knots, 240 officers and enlisted.

Lt. Michael “Mikey” Monk
—Commanding.

Lt. (jg) Dean Laney
—proposed Engineering Officer.

Stanley “Dobbin” Dobson
—Shipfitter.

S-19

Lt. Irvin Laumer—
Commanding.

“Midshipman” Nathaniel Hardee.

Danny Porter
—Shipfitter.

Motor Machinist’s Mate Sandy Whitcomb.

Slated for the proposed Corps of Discovery:

Ensign Abel Cook
—Commanding.

Chief Gunner’s Mate Dennis Silva.

Lawrence
“Larry the Lizard,” orange-and-brown tiger-striped fur, Grik-like ex-Tagranesi Sa’aaran.

Imperial Midshipman Stuart Brassey.

“Sgt.” Moe (L)—
The Hunter.

Fil-pin Lands

Saan-Kakja
(L)—High Chief of Maa-ni-la and all the Fil-pin Lands.

Meksnaak
(L)—High Sky Priest of Maa-ni-la.

Chinakru
—Ex-Tagranesi, now colonial governor on Samaar.

General Ansik-Talaa
(L)—Fil-pin Scouts.

Colonel Busaa
(L)—Coastal Artillery; commanding Advanced Training Center (ATC).

Lord Bolton Forester
—Imperial Ambassador.

Lt. Bachman
—Forester’s aide.

Major Jindal
—Imperial Marine.

Mizuki Maru
(general cargo).
Single-screw steamer, 5,050 tons, 405’ x 50’, 10 knots. Former Japanese “hell ship” fitted with minimal protection, and 4 x 5.5,” + 4 x Type 96 25 mm AA.

Lord Cmdr. Sato Okada
—Commanding.

Lt. Hiro
—Exec.

Second Fleet (Assigned to the Eastern Theater,or “Dom Front”)

High Admiral Harvey Jenks
—Commander in Chief—East (CINCEAST).

Task Force ES-2 (Eastern Sea-2)

Aboard USS
Maaka-Kakja
(CV-4)
. The first purpose-built aircraft carrier/tender, with specifications similar to
Salissa
but slightly smaller, faster (up to 13 knots), and better designed for air operations. 50 x 50 pdrs, 2 x 4.7” dual purpose, 2 x 5.5”/50s.

3rd Naval Air Wing includes the 9th, 11th, 12th Bomb Squadrons and 7th, 10th Pursuit Squadrons. (Thirty planes assembled and thirty unassembled.)

Admiral Lelaa-Tal-Cleraan (L)
—Commanding.

Lieutenant Tex “Sparks” Sheider
—Exec.

2nd Lt. Orrin Reddy
—Acting Lieutenant Commander.

Gilbert Yeager—Engineer (one of the Mice).

Spook (L)—Gunner’s Mate.

Sgt. Kuaar-Ran-Taak “Seepy” (L)
—Reddy’s backseater.

Second Fleet DDs

USS
Mertz
***
(Fil-pin-built).

USS
Tindal
***
(Fil-pin-built).

HIMS
Achilles
(Square rig side-wheel steamer, 160’ L—38’ W, 1,300 tons, 26 x 20 pdrs).

Lt. Grimsley
—Commanding.

HIMS
Icarus
(Imperial light frigate).

Lt. Parr—
Commanding.

USS
Pecos
(Fleet Oiler).

USS
Pucot
(
Fleet Oiler).

Second Fleet Expeditionary
Force.
4 regiments (2 Divisions) Lemurian infantry, 3 regiments Imperial Marines with artillery train.

Brevet General Tamatsu Shinya
—Commanding.

Colonel James Blair
—Imperial Marines.

Nurse Lt. Selass-Fris-Ar
“Doc’selass” (L) —Daughter of CINCWEST Keje-Fris-Ar.

Capt. Blas-Ma-Ar “Blossom
” (L)—2nd of the 2nd Marines.

Staas-Fin “Finny
” (L)
—Detached from USS
Walker.

Faal-Pel “Stumpy”
(L)—Ordnance striker.
Detached from USS
Walker.

Enchanted Isles

Sir Thomas Humphries
—Imperial Governor of Albermarl.

Allied Prisoners of the Dominion

Lt. Fred Reynolds
—Special Air Division, USS
Walker
.

Ensign Kari-Faask
(L)—Reynolds’s friend and backseater.

Respite Island

Governor Radcliff.

Emelia Radcliff.

Lt. Busbee—
Cutter pilot.

Bishop Akin Todd.

USS
Finir-Pel
***

Lt. Haan-Sor Plaar (L)
—Commanding.

USS
Pinaa-Tubo
(ammunition ship)

Lt. Radaa-Nin(L)
—Commanding.

Imperial Forces/Vicinity New Britain Isles

Governor-Emperor Gerald McDonald.

Ruth McDonald.

Rebecca Anne “Princess Becky” McDonald.

Sean “O’Casey” Bates—
Prime Factor and Chief of Staff for G-E.

Lt. Ezekial Krish
—Imperial Liaison to Courtney Bradford.