Desperate

October 29, 1927. 

In the Imperial Army Headquarters of the Yamato Empire, the high command officials gathered around a long table with grim expressions blanketing their faces.

"The First Imperial Yamato Fleet that fought the Ruthenian Pacific Fleet in the Yellow Sea were sunk. The estimated number of survivors is unknown, we assume that they are captured by the Ruthenians," 

"How do we tell the Emperor about this? Another defeat, and a huge one at that," one of the generals voiced his concern. Since the war started, there's nothing but bad news they are getting.

The night raid operation conducted by the Imperial Yamato Army and the Air Force was a failure as they were downed and intercepted by the Ruthenian Air Force.