Well yeah, bare minimum != no defense, but it's still not gonna hold up if the abyssals decide to go on the offensive and that text box is way too suspiciously placed
gee that last text box totally isnt hinting at anything bad happening
That's why the Maizuru fleet is still there and not going to join in with Yokosuka on this operation.
Leaving only bare minimum force to defend the baseThree days after the attack on Yokosuka, a large scale operation to rescue the captured destroyer Satsuki is launched from the Yokosuka Naval BaseOf course!!!