Once more i have to appologize, as i had about a three to four page chapter written out, but, as the fates have it, my laptop recived a virus and the harddrive got whiped. So, here is the ****-poor excuse of what happend. I will try to redo the three/four page vertion, but,...I dunno what ill do next with this.
December 7th, 1941.
5:55 A.M. Local standard time.
USS Springfield, SSN/B 761
North of Oahu
Sonar man Jonsey had been waiting for the sounds of the Japanese taskforce’s engines to speed up, and now, they were. “Con, Sonar! Jap taskforce picking up speed.” He reported to the Con, and imidialtly afterwards, battle station klaxons were going off, and men were rushing about.
6:00 A.M.
Jonsey picked up a sentence in Japanese, and translated it. “Con, Sonar, I intercepted a Japanese transmission. ‘Climb Mount Niitaka.’ The Japs are about to launch!” In the Con, Lt. Commander Austin McCrea ordered the periscope raised. The nearest enemy warship was about a half mile away, and opening. As he watched the first of the two hundred or so aircraft take off, he waited.
“Sir, are we going to attack?” asked the XO Lt. Pair. The captain didn’t move, but stayed glued to the scope.
“I’m watching what no American has ever witnessed. I wonder if the Russian is filming this?” spoke the captain, but it was to no one. “We wait till the Japanese begin to prepare the second wave and then we attack. Plot the solutions for the four carriers, and then reload and fire on the last two! ” Ten minutes later, the second wave of Japanese planes are being prepared. “Fire torpedos’ 1 through 4!” Ordered the commander. The torpedoes’ hissed as they left the tubes, and sped towards the Japanese. Just as the first airplane was taking off, all four torpedoes’ hit the mark, with the Russian torpedoes’ hitting various cruisers and support ships.
“Con sonar! Japanese pinging!” Warned Sonarman Jonsey. The Japanese warships began to speed up, and head in the direction of the two submarines.
“Con, Torpedo room, we are ready to fire again!” With that, two more torpedos rush for the Japanese flattops.
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