Favorite Sub Commander

UnderseaLcpl · 02-23-11, 04:17 PM

For the daring capture of a German submarine, instinctively knowing how to operate and use it effectively in combat, securing the Enigma machine, single-handedly turning the tide of the Battle of the Atlantic, and simultaneously doing more damage to the war contributions of our allies in the eyes of the American moviegoing public than even the Germans could, I hereby nominate........

...........this jerk.

ReFaN · 02-23-11, 04:43 PM

Der Alte, of course!

Jimbuna · 02-24-11, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by UnderseaLcpl

For the daring capture of a German submarine, instinctively knowing how to operate and use it effectively in combat, securing the Enigma machine, single-handedly turning the tide of the Battle of the Atlantic, and simultaneously doing more damage to the war contributions of our allies in the eyes of the American moviegoing public than even the Germans could, I hereby nominate........

...........this jerk.

Nice one James

joea · 02-24-11, 06:24 PM

Yea yea, Otto, Gunter, Dick and Mush were great but what about this dude?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Launders

Only sub commander (AFAIK

) that tracked and sank another sub, while both were underwater.

Or what about this dude:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikolai_Lunin

a good commander in a very underperforming submarine force (the Soviet navy in WWII) whose personnel mostly served as infantry managed a difficult though probably unsuccessful attack on the Tirpitz and managed to sink 17 German vessels in the North.

TLAM Strike · 02-24-11, 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by joea

Only sub commander (AFAIK

) that tracked and sank another sub, while both were underwater.

I wonder if the Baton Rouge/Sierra collision counts?

Both were so badly damaged that they had to be decommissioned.

Takeda Shingen · 02-24-11, 08:37 PM

I'll take ol' Ajax. An illustration that all leaders are subject to fallibility.

02-23-11, 04:17 PM	#1
UnderseaLcpl Silent Hunter Join Date: May 2008 Location: Storming the beaches! Posts: 4,254 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	For the daring capture of a German submarine, instinctively knowing how to operate and use it effectively in combat, securing the Enigma machine, single-handedly turning the tide of the Battle of the Atlantic, and simultaneously doing more damage to the war contributions of our allies in the eyes of the American moviegoing public than even the Germans could, I hereby nominate........ ...........this jerk. __________________ I stole this sig from Task Force

02-23-11, 04:43 PM	#2
ReFaN Grey Wolf Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Sweden Posts: 831 Downloads: 101 Uploads: 0	Der Alte, of course! __________________ Liverpool is my relegion, Anfield is my church. True believers never walk alone.

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02-24-11, 06:24 PM	#4
joea Silent Hunter Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: At periscope depth in Lake Geneva Posts: 3,512 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	Yea yea, Otto, Gunter, Dick and Mush were great but what about this dude? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Launders Only sub commander (AFAIK ) that tracked and sank another sub, while both were underwater. Or what about this dude: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikolai_Lunin a good commander in a very underperforming submarine force (the Soviet navy in WWII) whose personnel mostly served as infantry managed a difficult though probably unsuccessful attack on the Tirpitz and managed to sink 17 German vessels in the North.

02-24-11, 08:37 PM	#6
Takeda Shingen Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 8,643 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	I'll take ol' Ajax. An illustration that all leaders are subject to fallibility.