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Fightin' Navy #86
Fightin' Navy #86 The main story, "The Suicide Ships," depicts a World War II naval engagement in which Japanese kamikaze planes attack American vessels off Okinawa. Lieutenant Commander Harry Joyce helps coordinate the defense of American destroyers and light cruisers against the suicide attacks. A Japanese message intercepted by Radioman Agranski reveals that three enemy bombers have located an American light cruiser; the cruiser's crew manages to evade the initial bombing run, but faces continued Japanese air assault. The story follows the tactical responses and combat actions of the American naval personnel as they battle the Japanese aircraft attacks.