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Sailor Steve · 09-21-13, 09:44 AM

It would seem that he saw Robert L Holt in the afternoon and shadowed her until night, and made a surprise attack after the moon had set. It is possible that the crew of the Holt never actually had a target to shoot at.
http://www.u-boot-archiv-cuxhaven.de...rt_l_holt.html

I wasn't aware that there was an actual order against engaging with guns. I would think it was a matter of the fact that one hit on a submarine can render it no longer a submarine, but just a slow torpedo boat.

09-21-13, 09:44 AM	#2
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	It would seem that he saw Robert L Holt in the afternoon and shadowed her until night, and made a surprise attack after the moon had set. It is possible that the crew of the Holt never actually had a target to shoot at. http://www.u-boot-archiv-cuxhaven.de...rt_l_holt.html I wasn't aware that there was an actual order against engaging with guns. I would think it was a matter of the fact that one hit on a submarine can render it no longer a submarine, but just a slow torpedo boat. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo