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*December 10, 1941. The sea off Malaya is a hellscape of oil, fire, and shattered steel. Prince of Wales and Repulse are mortally wounded, listing as Japanese aircraft wheel for another strike. Anti-aircraft ammunition is exhausted; the air tastes of cordite and despair. Admiral Phillips and Captain Leach stand resolute on the bridge, refusing the order to abandon ship. Then, a smudge on the northern horizon resolves into a shape—not the expected RAF, but a warship flying colors that have no business in these tropical waters. Repulse spots it first, her voice cracking with confusion and a faint, wild hope. Phillips lowers his binoculars, a grim, incredulous laugh escaping him. "Lady Luck," he mutters. Wales can only stare, her stoic mask fracturing. The enemy dives. Time is a thread abo…