What should I have done?

jakethescot · 11-21-09, 07:43 PM

I've never seen this happen, until now.
It's October, 1939. Time is 22:20 and I'm west of Scapa Flow, and submerged. I hear "Sound contact, long range". Periscope up shows Coastal Merchant. I close to within 2000 meters. The lights on the ship are darkened. The seas are calm, so at 1400 meters, I surface. I have the crew man the deck guns. They fire one shot and hit the ship. All of a sudden THE LIGHTS COME ON revealing an Irish flag. Crap.
I give the order, "Hard to starboard" and bring the watch crew back on deck. I let him go.

I know it's too late now but, since the lights were darkened to begin with, should I have gone ahead and sent her to the bottom?

11-21-09, 07:43 PM	#1
jakethescot Engineer Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Fulton Missouri Posts: 205 Downloads: 904 Uploads: 0	What should I have done? I've never seen this happen, until now. It's October, 1939. Time is 22:20 and I'm west of Scapa Flow, and submerged. I hear "Sound contact, long range". Periscope up shows Coastal Merchant. I close to within 2000 meters. The lights on the ship are darkened. The seas are calm, so at 1400 meters, I surface. I have the crew man the deck guns. They fire one shot and hit the ship. All of a sudden THE LIGHTS COME ON revealing an Irish flag. Crap. I give the order, "Hard to starboard" and bring the watch crew back on deck. I let him go. I know it's too late now but, since the lights were darkened to begin with, should I have gone ahead and sent her to the bottom? __________________ COYW !!!