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Old 04-16-07, 08:43 PM   #3
irish1958
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The Indianapolis was torpedoed and sunk because the egomaniac MacArthur used up all the oil on his quest to be the new Caesar; as a result if the Indianapolis followed the proscribed regs to zigzag it would have been dead in the water about half way to port. In an attempt to reach port, the skipper chose to run straight and it turned out badly.
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