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Aktungbby · 04-10-15, 11:54 PM

He did not know precisely; but we almost simultaneously surmised it might be due to the grim lesson of the USS Reuben James sunk by Erich Topps U-552: "The stern remained afloat for around five minutes before sinking; unsecured depth charges compounded the damage, exploding as they sank and killing survivors in the water. One hundred and fifteen of her 160-man crew were killed, including all the officers." If the DC's are conveniently close to hand , by the sailors manning the weapon(s) they may be readily utilized OR neutralized as necessary...in the event your battle plan is on 'B'(not what you intended) and your own ordinance starts to kill you while you're swimming for the rafts in frigid waters.

04-10-15, 11:54 PM	#172
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 27,871 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	He did not know precisely; but we almost simultaneously surmised it might be due to the grim lesson of the USS Reuben James sunk by Erich Topps U-552: "The stern remained afloat for around five minutes before sinking; *unsecured depth charges compounded the damage, exploding as they sank and killing survivors in the water.* One hundred and fifteen of her 160-man crew were killed, including all the officers." If the DC's are conveniently close to hand , by the sailors manning the weapon(s) they may be readily utilized OR neutralized as necessary...in the event your battle plan is on 'B'(not what you intended) and your own ordinance starts to kill you while you're swimming for the rafts in frigid waters. __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness; and I'm not too sure about the Universe" Last edited by Aktungbby; 04-11-15 at 12:30 AM.