Golgo 13 10

Golgo 13, Special Edition Volume 2, Chapter 10 (pp. 224~306)


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Golgo in the Sandstorm

=Lechiem, Israel...


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Part 1: Witch Wings

CHUK!

=Oh, who could be calling this late...?


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=Can't see me through the phone, but oh well...

=Hello!

=Please hold on...

=Thank you
=This is No. 021...

=Yes.//Yes!

=Huh!?

=Martial law!?
=Yes. Yes... Understood, I'll be standing by!


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GACHUCK

=Damn!
=I never imagined those army idiots would declare martial law this early!!

=I can't cross the border... And radio is too dangerous...
=How should I...

=Oh, of course!
SNAP!

=I can't believe it's so easy...
=Humm...

=What was that about?
=I-It's bad, Knesco.

=Huh!?

=Oh what am I to do!?
=W-What's wrong, Fräulein!?

=My mother, my mother...
=Huh!?


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=I'm going!

=W-Will you be all right...?

=If martial law's been declared, you'll be in trouble if the army finds out, Fräulein!!
=I have to go!

=Mother might die of her sudden illness. As my future husband, she's your extended family.

=Y-Yes, you're right!

=Anyways, be careful!
=Don't worry, I won't fly anywhere near the border!

=With my "Witch Wings" you'll make it 200km away in no time!

=Besides, you're a good pilot!


<231>
VRUUM

PING

VRRR—

PIII—NG

SWIII—SH

VRRR—T


<232>
GRRU—SH

GWOO—SH

S-SCREECH


<233>
Part 2: Double Agent

=Drop-off point VVA5...

=DROP!


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G-GRUCK


<235>
=I made it in time and reported all the information...

=All thanks to you, darling...

THUD

ZZT ZZT...


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Part 3: Sandstorm

=1967-05-20//Sinai Peninsula, near Sharm el-Sheikh

=The United Arab Republic blockades the Gulf of Aqaba. At the same time, the Arab nations, including Iraq, Algeria, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, and Syria, advanced their armies to the Israeli border.//Israel was completely surrounded...
TH-TH-TH-THUD...


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GWOO—SH

=The Gulf of Aqaba was Israel's only route to the Red Sea, and 90% of the nation's oil had been procured through that route. Nasser had essentially placed a dagger at Israel's throat.


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Part 4: Tora, Tora, Tora

1941.11.10~18//1st mobile task force departs from Kure Harbor, Hiroshima, Japan.
1941.11.22//1st mobile task force arrives at Hitokappu Harbor, Iturup.
Carriers number six... Akagi, Kaga, Soryu, Hiryu, Zuikaku, and Shokaku.


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The fleet's escorts include... The 3rd mobile task force, consisting of two battleships, and two heavy cruisers, as well as the 2nd submarine flotilla, the 17th torpedo division, and the 8th destroyer task force. Commanding the operation is Admiral Nagumo.
[picture]Isoroku Yamamoto
1941.12.6//1st mobile task force mobilized.//However, in order to avoid detection from the Americans, they follow north latitude 43°, east longitude 159° 30'. They make a sudden change of direction at that location, turning south. Seas are stormy and waves are high.


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1941.12.8//In the presence of the Emperor, the council declares war! The telegram "Niitakayamanobore" is wired to the 1st mobile task force and received at 490 nautical miles north of Oahu, west longitude 158°... The Z flag is raised above the bridge.

The 1st mobile task force approaches Pearl Harbor at 26 knots, making contact at 295 nautical miles north, north longitude 26°...


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North-east wind is strong, but the fighter planes depart the carriers. A large fleet consisting of 89 97-bombers, 40 torpedo bombers, 49 dive bombers, 51 Type-99 carrier bombers, and 43 "Zero" fighter planes.


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1941-12-08//...7:50 am//Let by Commander Fuchida, the attack fleet forms a low-flying formation at height 300 miles, and launches an attack on Pearl Harbor!!

Thus succeeding in the surprise attack of the century. Commander Fuchida wires news of the attack's success from his aircraft with the telegram "Tora, Tora, Tora"//The raid has succeeded!! His news shocked the entire world.


<243>
KASHUCK

PLAT!

=You all know why I screened this film...

=Gentlemen!
=Will you die with me!?


<244>
ZUP

ZUP

=Thank you all!
=Thank you...


<245>
=Japan and Israel are both small countries, and we in Israel will successfully re-enact what occurred 26 years ago. Our land has now been completed surrounded! Our opponents are far superior in numbers and logistics!
=The Japanese were defeated, but enjoy prosperity today, and the history of Judaism has been paved in God's trials and tribulations! We must act now or lose everything!

=And our only option is the attack...
="Tora, Tora, Tora"!

=Nasser thinks blockading the Gulf of Aqaba and mobilizing his army will cause us to lose heart and surrender! He has no intention of starting a war. His sole objective is to display the strength of his Arab Republic, and rise to the helm of the world trading scene!

=This is Nasser's biggest omission!


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=We will commence operation Tora, Tora, Tora and launch a full-scale war!

Part 5: Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance

=Despite the disagreements concerning their monarchical and socialist systems, Jordan and the Arab Republic have negotiated a Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance, with Hussein and Nasser appearing as signatories.
=Cairo, Egypt


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=Upon receiving this news, General Dayan immediately commenced his operations. Date... 1967.5.29... 144 hours prior to invasion.


Part 6: Godspeed!!

=Cairo, Egypt


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=TYR! TYR!

=QSA! QSA!
=Th-This is an emergency... We-We've been done in!

=M-Most of our agents in Cairo have been captured!
=What!?

=I-I am likely the only one left!

=H-Here is the emergency message...


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[x2]T-TINK

Copy that!

HUH


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=I've been found!

=G-General Dayan and all my countrymen, I wish you godspeed... Godspeed!

=No matter where I may fall, my spirit is always with my homeland!
=Farewell, compatriots!

KACHI—NK

TAP


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RA-TA-TA-TA

BA-BA-BA-BANG...
GRA-TA-TA-TA...

DRA-TA-TA-TA-TA-TA....

=F-Fools! We had orders to take him alive!

THUD


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=He chose death in order to keep his secrets...
=D-Damn it!

=Enemy or not, we must salute his fortitude...

A Guest at Times of Martial Law

=Israeli Military Airbase...


<253>
GUU—SH


<254>
ZWOO—P

BWHII—R...



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=Jaffa, Tel Aviv, Israeli military headquarters

=The exact time, Ms. Haeseler?

=21:32!


<257>
=28 more minutes...
=So it was impossible, just as I'd expected...

=I invited four individuals!

=Not as an employer, but as a host... I have yet to determine who will lead this operation!

=All four are like machines with tremendous technique, senses, and experience! But none of them...

=Have received guidance!
=None of this has gone outside the building!
=Huh!? Th-Then...
=There's no possible way for them to cross our borders!

=They'll be found out by the patrols! We've ordered the detainment of any suspicious individuals!
=The agreed-upon time is at exactly 22:00!

=This "Mission Impossible" is my invitation to the four guests!


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=Commander... What exactly is this all about...?

=Now that our intelligence agency has been decimated, I have nothing to hide from my operatives. However, this is an absolute secret known to none other than the two generals present here!

=I shall reveal all when the time is right...
=Sir...

BEEE—P
TINK!

=This is security headquarters! We've detained suspicious foreigners at security checkpoints 202, 4A, and 01. They claim to have arrived by invitation from Commander Dayan!


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=The commander has no knowledge of them! Expel them from the country immediately!
=Sir, what about questioning...

=No need! Expel them immediately!
=Yes sir!

=Only one left... It seems!

Part 8: Dayan the One-Eyed Dragon//Meets Golgo 13!!

RRR—


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[x2]WHIRRR—
S-SCREEECH

=Wh-What is that!?
=What's going on!?
=It's an airport vehicle!!

GR-GR-GRA—CK
VWOOO—M

GRRUCK


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=Wh-What's wrong!?
=Hey! Are you all right!

=Ugh...

=E-Emergency report!
=What!?

=F-For Commander Dayan! Urrgh...

=Wh-Who the heck are you!?
=I-I'm an operative, from the Cairo mission...

=Hey! You!
GLUCK...

=Th-This man's an operative! Tell the commander at once!

=Bring him to the infirmary, hurry!


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=Your wounds...
=No time for that! It can wait till after my report!

=B-But...
=It can wait!

CHUK!

=Huh!

WHUSH


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=Th-This man's not from the agency or the Cairo operation!
=Huh!?

=About 0.8 seconds, miss. Not bad...

=Who are you!?

=A guest who received an unguided invitation
CHUK!

=L-Let's hear your name...
=Golgo 13!

=I see... So you are the Golgo 13...

=I am Moshe Dayan, the one who sent your invitation!

=A pleasure...


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=There's not much time for introductions, so let me begin quickly!
=This is Ms. Haeseler of the intelligence agency!
=Nice to meet you...

=Let's straighten out a few things before you introduce me to anyone else...

=You, show some respect to the commander!!

=No... It's all right!
=Follow me to my office.


<265>
Part 9: A Speck in the Desert

GWOOO—SH

=We'll reach the drop-off point in 4 minutes. Please jump after the light has turned green.


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=We won't be captured on enemy radar!?

=We've made a detour over to the Sudanese border. But we can't fly any lower than this!
=Well, good luck...

GWOOO—SH

BEEE—P


<267>
GWOOO—SH

=Ladies first...

BWHUSH


<268>
Part 10: Destroy the Missile Key

=ZWASH
=ZUP!


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=Last to jump... First to land...
=I suppose you're trying a display of your professionalism...

WUSH...


<270>
=Take better care of your guides!

=If it weren't for me, even you wouldn't...

=Don't get pissy...
=I know my directions. Your work starts once we reach the other side...

=Well... I hope we'll be able to make contact with "Insect..."


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CHUK!

=Is it a work habit to not sit, Golgo 13?

=Let's hear the details of the job

=Before that...
=There's something I wanted to ask.

=Why did you enter the country like this?
=You were invited as Israel's guest, no?
=I didn't think you'd be inviting assassins to a party at a time like this


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=BACHUCK!

=300 thousand dollars in cash! Upfront!

=Here are the details...

=Nasser think there's no way we'll dare to launch an all-out war. But the Soviets are more than aware of that possibility.

=So we've obtained intel that they've supplied an enormous number of anti-air missiles to the Arab Republic!

=The Arab League currently has control of 200 missiles!//If the Soviets add to this number, it will pose a grave threat to our strategies!

=In addition to supplying the missiles themselves, the Soviets have also deployed two highly-skilled military scientists to command their missile unit.
=All commands related to the missiles will be coming from these two!


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=I see...
=So you're asking me to retire those two military scientists.

=That way, the missile unit will lose its chain of command, rendering them into useless duds!

=Upon obtaining this information...

=Our entire group of Cairo operatives were killed... But not before the last operative sent us another important piece of intel...

=There is one condition to this job!
=Condition...?

=We want you to eliminate the two scientists in exactly 120 hours!

=120 hours?

=Will you accept our mission, Golgo 13!?

=All right!


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=Then let me explain your infiltration route...
=There is a man by the codename "Insect." He is our informant in the Arab Republic

="Insect!?"
=Right! We've kept this secret from you.

=He's a top secret only the intelligence director and I know of...

=This man is a high-ranking officer who can tap into even their best-kept secrets...
=And he knows the location of the two Soviet scientists!

=As you may guess from his codename, this Insect is a very cautious man. No one can meet him directly, and no one knows his face...
=To contact him...

=Use this transmitter. There's only 4 of these in the entire world. Two with me, one with the Insect, and one destroyed by a deceased operative.

=The output is 0.50W. It works the same as a normal transmitter, but it is uses a special frequency that can't be tapped.

=It's range?
=Within 500! The contact time is everyday at exactly 23:00... The rendezvous point is...


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=Here!

=And guiding him there will be...
=You, Ms. Haeseler!
=Yes sir!

=So, to reintroduce! This is Ms. Haeseler! She will be acting as your guide.
=Haeseler! Pleased to meet you!
=Likewise...

Part 11: Two in the Burning Sand


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=W-Water...

=Let's move...


<278>
=We'll pick up in two hours...


<279>
UCK


<280>
Part 12: VVA6

=How can you...
=Nap at a time like this?

=You're trusting me because I'm your ally...?


<281>
=Huh!


<282>
=Near the Nile rapids...//—Wadi Halfa—

=An Arab tank unit...
=This is VVA6!

=VVA6!?

=Our name for their agency.

=The VVAs are the contact points for their spies in Israel!
=Hm...

=Isn't it also a professional's job to know your enemy's every move?


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=So... How to get past this place!

=I'm just your guide, so I don't know whether I should be doing this, but...

=What?
=Want me to try something?


<284>
=Marhaba (Hello?)!!

=Masa'a AlKair (Good evening).


<285>
GWEEE—K


<286>
=What kind of magic did you use, you even got them to lend us a jeep...

=I took a page from your book!
=Huh?

=I told them I was an Arab operative heading to Cairo with important news on the Israelis...

=That's all it was...

=The difference is that I had enough information to make them trust me completely!


<287>
Part 13: Till "11:00 pm"

=Beni Suef, Egypt

=This is the rendezvous point with the "Insect"...


<288>
=Welcome!
=Any rooms?

=Room 11, on the second floor!

=Oh, I need to give him the car keys...


<289>
=For the car out front!
=Yes, of course!

=And call the others. Bust into the room in an hour!

=Sir!

=Gosh, I'm suffocating from all that sand!
=I can take a shower, right?
=Sure...


<290>
SHWUU—SH

=Sorry, can you hand me a towel?

WHUSH
=Thanks...

DASH

=In one hour! Ms. Alligator's orders!
=Right!

=But for her to come back at a time like this... She must have obtained some especially important intel!


<291>
=Is the man with her...!?
=Right!//Likely a key operative of the Israelis!

=But we're to bust in and eliminate him, right?

=Ms. Alligator must have already gotten all of the information she needs. He's no longer needed.

=Wouldn't it be so boring for a man and woman sharing a room to just sit and wait till 11:00 pm...?


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=The reason for wanting to eliminate the scientists in 120 hours is because afterwards...

=Dayan will launch his surprise attack on the Arabs.

=I need to get rid of this man before he makes contact with "Insect," and get that transmitter too...

=Israeli Military Airbase

[x2]KNOCK!


<293>
=If I discover the identity of "Insect..."
=I'll have two commendations!

=Instead of revealing Dayan's plans first... If I return with these two souvenirs, I'll get my promotion. No doubt about it.

=It's mine. All mine!

=Yes?

=We've brought the beer you ordered earlier.

=Couldn't they have waited a bit longer...?


<294>
DASH

WHUP

GABA—NG
BA—NG

BWH-BWH-BWHUP


<295>
BWHUT

BLIT

TH-THUD

=Isn't this is a little extreme for some afterplay?

=So you're a double agent...
=Must've been difficult...

=All right, let's head out... We need to find a place to hide until 23:00...
=You think I'm going to stay with you after this!?


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=I do... A real professional never lets a chance pass by...

=But this time, you're going to guide me to the real rendezvous point... Otherwise, you're not going to get your information, either.

Part 14: Blessed are You, Lord...


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=There. There's the rendezvous point...

=What is this building?
=It's used by the military.

=Let's call him from here...
=What!? A-Are you insane?

=I won't need to worry about patrols if I'm in here...
=Hurry, climb those stairs!


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=The bodies at the hotel must've been discovered already! They'll establish a cordon!

=There's no way for you to escape!

=You can stop that jabbering now...

CLICK

=Blessed are You, Lord...


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=Who brings forth our daily bread...

=The "Insect?"
=Indeed!

=Tell me the location of the military scientists deployed by the Soviets.

=Yes... Right...
=*whisper whisper...*

CHUK...

=Very well, understood!
CLICK...

=Try going outside the building dressed in Nubian clothing like that!
=You'll be full of holes before you even take 10 steps!


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=Our comrades will arrive shortly!

=You'll be shot the moment they see you!

=PUSH!

TING...

=Hah-hah-hah... Too late!
=The men below have already heard me!

=You'll be full of holes the moment you step outside!

ZWUP


<301>
Z-ZZT

=Remove that officer's clothes...
=Huh!?

=Hurry up!

WUSH


<302>
=Out!
PUSH

CHUK!

=It's not me! Don't shoot!

GU-GU-GU-GU-GU


<303>
=Watch out! There might be others inside!

TAP


<304>
BAROOO—M

=2 hours and 30 minutes till the attack...
=More than enough time...


<305>
Part 15: 1967.6.5

=June 5, 1967!//The Israelis have dominated the Arabs in the sky. The Arab Republic advanced their heavy artillery, overrunning the Sinai Peninsula, but without any air support, they could accomplish nothing...


<306>
=The fighting ended only 130 hours later; a resounding Israeli victory.

Published June, 1969.