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Old 04-02-07, 11:41 AM   #10
Platapus
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[quote=Snowman999
The movies are wrong.

Most WWII sailors weren't married. Those that were didn't have their families in Hawaii very often. Those that did couldn't get them onto the SubBase and REALLY couldn't get them down to the piers. There was dangerous work going on. SubBase Pearl is very small.[/quote]

You telling me that the movie Destination Tokyo staring Cary Grant was not realistic?

Nice spacious submarine
Everyone wearing a pressed uniform despite being weeks into the mission
Everyone clean and never sweating
Kindly Allan Hale dispensing old home advice to the young crewmen

Following a crusier just under its propeller into the harbour
Shooting four torpedoes at a carrier underway and then diving under the carrier to launch a stern torpedo, this while the carrier is at 20-30 Knots launching airplanes.

Returning all the way to San Francisco (thats a long trip!) without stopping off for fuel.

You telling me that aint true??

I am shocked :p

ps, it is one of my favourite Sub movies despite being slightly hollywood
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