And the wind-down:
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...4&postcount=30
It was not a fun time for all. To quote my final summation shown in the post above "none of your previous achievements or lack thereof matter at all now as the charges are prepared....." Then it got worse... The link is worth a visit to see what the game does to you when you're dumb enough to pull the trigger on an unidentified American carrier....