Bracing Schplatta Kaboom (BALZ)

Brag · 09-12-10, 02:14 PM

15 November 1940
On our third day of patrol, Balz announced we were crossing Tanker Alley. We did several listening dives but heard nothing.

I was napping while we ran on the surface.
"Brace of ships sighted." The shout came from the bridge. Within seconds I was off my bunk and racing up the ladder.
"Bernaard," I tried to say calmly., "what do you mean a brace?"
"A onezie twozey of ships, Herr Leutnant."
"And what do you mean by that?"
"A ship up front of the one in the back who is behind the one up front."
"Where are they?" I barked at the nonsense spouting Fahnrich.
"In the water," Herr Leutnant."
"What´s going on?" Balz climbed onto the bridge. He wore golden silk pajamas and carried his action Teddy bear under his arm. The Teddy bear wore a small tea cozy.

By this time I made out the two tankers 250 degrees about three thousand meters away.
"Gun crew on deck," Balz ordered. He then turned to me. You will schplatta kaboom the first ship first before schplatta kabooming the second ship second."
"Schplatta kaboom? I asked, confused.
"Yes," Balz answered. You aim so the round goes schplatt in the water and then kabooms against the hull."
" I think I should calibrate the gun sight before we start schplatt kabooming," Bernard suggested.
"You will hold the action Teddy bear with both hands until the ship behind the ship upfront of the ship behind has sunk. Then, you will take Action Teddy Bear below and and put it to sleep."
Bernard took the Teddy bear from Balz. "You mean you want me to snuff the nice Teddy?"

Jimbuna · 09-12-10, 03:05 PM

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"Where are they?" I barked at the nonsense spouting Fahnrich.
"In the water," Herr Leutnant."

Weiss Pinguin · 09-12-10, 03:22 PM

Classic Bernard

HW3 · 09-12-10, 05:46 PM

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"You will hold the action Teddy bear with both hands until the ship behind the ship upfront of the ship behind has sunk. Then, you will take Action Teddy Bear below and and put it to sleep."
Bernard took the Teddy bear from Balz. "You mean you want me to snuff the nice Teddy?"

frau kaleun · 09-12-10, 06:20 PM

No, no, it's not like that at all.

He just means they're gonna take Action Teddy Bear out for a nice long ride in the country... to his new home at the Happy Acres Bear Farm, where he'll be much happier than in that stinky old u-boat.

Sailor Steve · 09-12-10, 08:12 PM

Nice way to shield poor Bernard from the harsh realities of life.

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Originally Posted by frau kaleun

Happy Acres Bear Farm

Hmm. I thought that was where Balz would go after the war to visit his former subordinates. Or was that the Happy Acres Funny Farm?

09-12-10, 02:14 PM	#1
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Bracing Schplatta Kaboom (BALZ) 15 November 1940 On our third day of patrol, Balz announced we were crossing Tanker Alley. We did several listening dives but heard nothing. I was napping while we ran on the surface. "Brace of ships sighted." The shout came from the bridge. Within seconds I was off my bunk and racing up the ladder. "Bernaard," I tried to say calmly., "what do you mean a brace?" "A onezie twozey of ships, Herr Leutnant." "And what do you mean by that?" "A ship up front of the one in the back who is behind the one up front." "Where are they?" I barked at the nonsense spouting Fahnrich. "In the water," Herr Leutnant." "What´s going on?" Balz climbed onto the bridge. He wore golden silk pajamas and carried his action Teddy bear under his arm. The Teddy bear wore a small tea cozy. By this time I made out the two tankers 250 degrees about three thousand meters away. "Gun crew on deck," Balz ordered. He then turned to me. You will schplatta kaboom the first ship first before schplatta kabooming the second ship second." "Schplatta kaboom? I asked, confused. "Yes," Balz answered. You aim so the round goes schplatt in the water and then kabooms against the hull." " I think I should calibrate the gun sight before we start schplatt kabooming," Bernard suggested. "You will hold the action Teddy bear with both hands until the ship behind the ship upfront of the ship behind has sunk. Then, you will take Action Teddy Bear below and and put it to sleep." Bernard took the Teddy bear from Balz. "You mean you want me to snuff the nice Teddy?" __________________ Espionage, adventure, suspense, are just a click away Click here to look inside Brag's book: Amazon.com: Kingmaker: Alexey Braguine: Books Order Kingmaker here: http://www.subsim.com/store.html For Tactics visit:http://www.freewebs.com/kielman/

09-12-10, 03:22 PM	#3
Weiss Pinguin Ocean Warrior Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Auburn, Alabama Posts: 3,333 Downloads: 101 Uploads: 0	Classic Bernard __________________

09-12-10, 06:20 PM	#5
frau kaleun Rear Admiral Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Skyri--oh who are we kidding, I'm probably at Lowe's. Again. Posts: 12,706 Downloads: 168 Uploads: 0	No, no, it's not like that at all. He just means they're gonna take Action Teddy Bear out for a nice long ride in the country... to his new home at the Happy Acres Bear Farm, where he'll be much happier than in that stinky old u-boat.