As a connoisseur of gunnery but not bloodthirsty in the art of war, Mayuzumi watched a midshipman by his side meticulously guide the fire of the Tone’s secondary battery into the hindquarter of the Gambier Bay, gunning for an engine room. Suddenly he saw U.S. sailors gathering astern near some lifeboats, preparing to abandon ship. The Japanese skipper ordered, “Ceasefire,” and directed his midshipman to aim at the forecastle, where no people could be seen.
