February 1942
Position:
300 miles North by North-East of the Gilbert islands.
Plane spotted, crash dive. I stay outside on the bridge watching as the plane comes in. It is a Kawanishi H6K Mavis. The aircraft is coming at me low and level. It can not be more than 100 feet off the surface of the ocean. At an estimated 500 yards the Mavis suddenly pulls up and away from us and a curious splash is observed in the water.
We are heading down I grab the hatch on my way below and dog her down.
The Mavis. It didn't shoot at us with any guns. It was too far away for any sort of bombing run when she pulled up and besides what hit the water did not explode. What came off the aircraft??
In a odd panicked hunch I head for the sonar and grab the head phones. Turning the direction I point the heads on the bearing of the air craft.
I could not believe what I heard. High speed screws bearing 270.
That wonderfully curious splash had been a torpedo the Mavis had sent my way. Panic increased within me knowing the speed of the incoming fish. Was it set for contact detonation? Magnetic? How deep was it set?
Dive ... come on dive faster. I listened. Turning the heads to follow my predator. 280 ... 290 ... 300 The Mavis tried leading me ... will it hit the bow? Am I deep enough to be under it?
I lost it!
No sound.
I spin the heads around and pick it up on the other side.
We dodged under it.
What a sigh of relief. I did not surface again until later that evening. Since then I have had four more Mavis's come at me all lunching torpedoes at me all giving me a rush as we dove not know if we would get under fast enough.
It is easy enough being the one who fires torpedoes. It is all together different when the fish are on their way to my dwelling under the sea.
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