All hell broke loose in the next two hours. First we successfully tracked a tanker on his way west, right past our position. Silent running, everything's lined up, tripled check the readings, opened one & two and let them fly. I heard the fish leave and above it a sudden whirring intensified. Good old Hendrek takes this moment to announce "Contact, Warship, Moving Fast". The blood drained from my body.
I screamed as I grabbed for the ladder "secure from silent, crash dive, depth under keel, double knuckle to port, red alert, Damage Control, depth charges and hold on!"...the reports started flying.
"Secured from silent" ...splash...
"Crash Diving" ...splash...splash...
"Charges in the water" ...splash...
"Torpedo #1 Hit" ...bam...
"Depth under Keel: 56" ...bang...
Torpedo #2 Hit"...Kaboom...
"Double Knuckle, Aye"... bang, bang, BOOM!
"Damage to torpedo Tube 1 and 2"
"Conning Tower damage"
"She's going down" ...distant bang...
KABLAM!!!!
The last thing I remember was an intense sheet of pain rolling across my face.
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