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Originally Posted by Biggles
surface fight with the H.M.S Rodney. Deck gun against....gee, let's see......how many cannons? well too many, that's all I know.
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Ha! Nice to know I'm not the only one.
I found him (her? Ship ought to be female, but with a name like Rodney...) sitting in the middle of a convoy, with one of those miserable storms going on. Visibility was down to nuttin'. I saw him in the fog, got myself situated by manuvering on the surface, then fired off a few fish at him. They hit.
Searchlights popped on. A second or two passes by, and they center right on me. A few seconds later, the first salvo splashed nearby. Must've straddled me pretty well, 'cause I didn't have enough time to dive before the second salvo slammed into my boat.
Famous last words: "There's no way they can see us in this weather..."
Most of the other times, it's been my sheer stupidity coupled with greed. Instead of slipping away quietly, I've got this need to get that one last fish out of the tubes.