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Originally Posted by Torplexed
Assuming this was combat and not practice, I imagine whoever was out there in the distant darkness on the receiving end of those five inch shells was probably wishing he could trade bunks with you.  |
You're probably right. Not ten minutes after the first shot jarred me awake I was long gone and unaware.
As for all the "I recall"s about
Hood, You're pretty close to home. Here's a good article from the International Naval Research Organization's old magazine
Warship International:
http://www.navweaps.com/index_inro/INRO_Hood_p1.htm