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frau kaleun · 01-31-11, 10:32 PM

I never had a chance in Hades of getting close enough to the Hood to do more than gape at her.

What hurts is the desperation shot I took at the carrier that probably spawned the Swordfish that killed my Bootsmaat. My last three forward eels, and not a hit among them.

Ah well, I knew it was a chance in a million when I gave the order to fire... but the task force she was in the middle of was making 18 knots by the time we intercepted it, the nearest destroyer had just peeled off and was heading in our direction, and I was never going to get closer or line up anything better.

Even one hit just to make the point would've been something.

We're down to just two eels aft now, and heading home. The weather's been too rough to use the guns ever since we said our last goodbyes to Alfred, and after three weeks at sea we have yet to see an enemy merchant. It's been nothing but RN task forces and those cursed bees. Maybe we'll get a chance at something on our way home, but even if it's the biggest merchant ever to sail the seven seas with a giant Union Jack hanging off the mast and a crew that's lining up to moon us over the railing, it's not gonna make up for missing that carrier.

01-31-11, 10:32 PM	#2090
frau kaleun Rear Admiral Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Skyri--oh who are we kidding, I'm probably at Lowe's. Again. Posts: 12,706 Downloads: 168 Uploads: 0	I never had a chance in Hades of getting close enough to the Hood to do more than gape at her. What hurts is the desperation shot I took at the carrier that probably spawned the Swordfish that killed my Bootsmaat. My last three forward eels, and not a hit among them. Ah well, I knew it was a chance in a million when I gave the order to fire... but the task force she was in the middle of was making 18 knots by the time we intercepted it, the nearest destroyer had just peeled off and was heading in our direction, and I was never going to get closer or line up anything better. Even one hit just to make the point would've been something. We're down to just two eels aft now, and heading home. The weather's been too rough to use the guns ever since we said our last goodbyes to Alfred, and after three weeks at sea we have yet to see an enemy merchant. It's been nothing but RN task forces and those cursed bees. Maybe we'll get a chance at something on our way home, but even if it's the biggest merchant ever to sail the seven seas with a giant Union Jack hanging off the mast and a crew that's lining up to moon us over the railing, it's not gonna make up for missing that carrier.