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Old 04-28-11, 10:43 AM   #11
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Originally Posted by EFileTahi-A View Post
The only reason you managed to be so successful in sinking all those ships was because you had the luxury of risking everything in that hunt, having only to Click-Restart-Button as a consequence in case you had lost.

In a real situation I REALLY doubt anyone would be brave enough to continuously risk their lives and crew to engage the enemy after being depth charged one or more times. The risks were too great, unless you were a mad captain.
Samuel D. Dealey was famous for taking on Japanese escorts in such circumstances-until he took on one too many and paid the ultimate price.
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