Release Message:  The VTOL recon plane manages to force the enemy fighters to ditch without injuring their pilots. Directed by Kazuhiro Furuhashi

Description:  The VTOL recon plane manages to force the enemy fighters to ditch without injuring their pilots. Unfortunately the weapon systems officer is killed and the the Mirai suffers her first casualty. Back on board Kusaka proposes that the Mirai refuels and reprovisions in Japanese-occupied Singapore using forged documents and fake currency produced onboard the ship. Meanwhile, onboard the battleship Yamato, Admiral Yamamoto orders naval intelligence to investigate the strange warship flying Japanese colours that appeared before the Battle of Midway.