It does it always comes back to interpretation.
light medium and heavy damage
disabled
destroyed
sunk.
six basic states other than missed.
or hit with failed torpedo.
when you shoot a dood and take him out of the fight
regardless of wether or not you kill him
they dont take away the credit
they charge you with attempted murder.
or murder.
depending on your success.
if a victim is killed and resucitated by
paramedics its still only attempted murder.
but what we are talking about is maritime
law and how to write laws that arent so
open to "Wide" interpretation.
I doubt we will see a day where the issue will be
raised and corrected.
and even if we saw that day the correction would
only satisfy some and disatisfy others.
but the issue is so far behind the world and their
is no percetetage in the correction for anybody
save a few and correctness as an Ideal.
I think that the point earlier on this thread is
valid.
What the men of Wahoo experienced at Wee wak was an onrushing
agressive enemy destroyer whom had detected them and was in
the process of prosecuting them when they fired I believe it was
five misses and with their last fish hit the enemy ship and took it out.
Good for them.
what they experienced was the fear of combat and the exhilaration
of triumph when "
FROM THEIR PERSPECTIVE"
they sank an enemy ship in combat.
Gentleman "The Beach
is the bottom"
eat em and smile!
Just my opinion
MM