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"Hydrophone, keep scanning for depth charges. CE Johnson keep diving but slowly we want to be able to pull out of it easily"
"Copy that sir, close bow planes a little!"
The boat had stopped rocking and Hoffstat walked camly into the command center. This was good, his crew had got there first taste of action and they were under no more imediate danger. The planes weren't bombers and so they typically only carried one bomb of the size that just exploded.
"40 metres"
"Thats good ease her out" said one of the sailors currently at the main control panel of the submarine. Johnson looked to Gordon for approval. Gordon nodded and turned to the comm on the nearby wall. "Change of duty!" he bellowed through the intercoms. For the next few seconds the entire boat came alive with the sound of men settling into their stations.
(To be continued)
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