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Old 11-17-16, 08:49 PM   #1
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4 - This one is a real doozy Very occasionally either the gyro or rudder will get stuck on full lock(I cannot remember now which one was the source of the problem). The torpedo will now circle back and attempt to sink you
Never mind - the exploders are so lousy it probably won't go off
There is at least one (possibly two) recorded instances during the Pacific Submarine War of a submarine being sunk by its own torpedo (The names of the boats escape me now)

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Chuckling here...

This thread is about a game technique named for the Captain of the U.S.S Tang, (Richard O'Kane) one of the known recorded instances of a submarine being sunk by its own torpedo. Just pointing out a small irony here... LOL.
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Old 11-17-16, 09:04 PM   #2
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Note that I was being very quiet there.....
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Old 11-18-16, 03:02 AM   #3
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Chuckling here...

This thread is about a game technique named for the Captain of the U.S.S Tang, (Richard O'Kane) one of the known recorded instances of a submarine being sunk by its own torpedo. Just pointing out a small irony here... LOL.
Of course - I did not even see that

Feeling a little bit ashamed now
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