User blog comment:Godisme/The Crimson Cremation/@comment-387500-20120329171420/@comment-4515326-20120329214127

there is a possibility that no one will replace him actually, due to the fact that there is a small amount of time left before this war starts, only five days, and it would understandably take quite some time to replace a captain or lieutenant. i also think that yamamoto wouldn't leap into the idea of finding a replacement out of respect for chojiro, it would be an insult to his memory to just find someone to fill in right after he dies