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-Pv- · 10-29-07, 03:57 PM

I was referencing the Japanese narrative of the battle in my comments. If you look at the air photos taken of the Wahoo and ships attacking it, you'll realise this wasn't a slick caused by a cup of oil or normal loss. Any sub trailing a slip as large as this could not expect to come home when in the immediate area of hostile and attacking forces. If all our subs belched oil like this as a normal leak, none of them would have come home.
http://www.emackinnon.com/wahoo-fina...e-photos-1.jpg
http://www.emackinnon.com/wahoo-fina...e-photos-2.jpg
Narrative with above pics:
http://www.emackinnon.com/Wahoo-Fina...le-Report.html

What caused this unusual leak? We'll probably never know.
What weapon actually sunk the Yahoo? Shore battery, air bomb, depth charge, mine?
I personally would rule out the mine simply from reasonableness. Other than that, speculation. All we know for sure is air bombs and depth charges were both used on the boat.
I would further speculate rather than surrender to the Japanese, there was a period during which the boat was still manouverable to some extent and the crew attempted other options, but the circumstances of their tell-tail trail and over-whelming enemy forces brought to bear ended all options.
-Pv-

10-29-07, 03:57 PM	#75
-Pv- The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 1,434 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I was referencing the Japanese narrative of the battle in my comments. If you look at the air photos taken of the Wahoo and ships attacking it, you'll realise this wasn't a slick caused by a cup of oil or normal loss. Any sub trailing a slip as large as this could not expect to come home when in the immediate area of hostile and attacking forces. If all our subs belched oil like this as a normal leak, none of them would have come home. http://www.emackinnon.com/wahoo-fina...e-photos-1.jpg http://www.emackinnon.com/wahoo-fina...e-photos-2.jpg Narrative with above pics: http://www.emackinnon.com/Wahoo-Fina...le-Report.html What caused this unusual leak? We'll probably never know. What weapon actually sunk the Yahoo? Shore battery, air bomb, depth charge, mine? I personally would rule out the mine simply from reasonableness. Other than that, speculation. All we know for sure is air bombs and depth charges were both used on the boat. I would further speculate rather than surrender to the Japanese, there was a period during which the boat was still manouverable to some extent and the crew attempted other options, but the circumstances of their tell-tail trail and over-whelming enemy forces brought to bear ended all options. -Pv- Last edited by -Pv-; 10-29-07 at 08:34 PM.