[headcase]

The way I look at it is that it is that much more of a challenge to bring my crew and boat home alive than ever. I don't schnorkel. I'll run decks awash when I can. Otherwise I pop up every three hours Ahead Standard.A/C spotted and I order Dive Ahead Flank. Can't count on the seafloor being shallow enough for a CD. And if a DD/DE gets wind of me I don't head to the surface until She's out of my range for at least half an hour on a contrary heading. And even then it's a very dicey proposition. Even bad weather isn't a good insurance policy. And even when you do every little thing right, a stray bit of a hedgehog run catches you at 260m. The Challenge in '43 onwards isn't getting tonnage. It's surviving till you get back to port.