Patrol Story (long..but PICS!)

[DigitalAura]

Originally Posted by I'm goin' down

Looks like you sunk and entire navy!

My mission was just like yours! It was another snowy day in the South Pacific with the thermometer reaching 97 degrees. I spotted a single dd in broad daylight. My crew refused to move because they had been at battle stations for too long engaging an unarmed junk. Actually, the entire crew had fallen fast asleep. I sounded General Quarters because no one would sound it for me. Only one person moved, my second in command, and even though he was semi-conscious he managed to lift his right hand and flip me the bird. The dd closed at flank speed. I climbed to the deck, ran for the gun and reached for its handle. I missed--falling face first, sprawling on the deck, and twisting an ankle. Unfortunately, I had left my eyeglasses below and suffer from total night blindness. I reached up for the gun but took hold of the barrel by mistake. Still holding the barrel, I swung the gun aimlessly, trying to get a fix on the target.

The dd fired, but since I am near sighted, I do not know its distance. The shot hit amidships. My clothes were blown off, plus I was blown overboard into crab and shark filled waters. I curled up into a ball so my limbs would not be eaten or pinched (yeow!) by the denizens of the deep. I faintly recognized the muffled and gurgling sound of snoring ("zzzz") as she went down. All hands died in their sleep. I used my cell phone to remotely launch the torpedoes before my boat sank. It did not ring as I forget to charge the battery.

As the dd sped off I heard her captain say, "Pass me another Kirin and some more Sushi, please. Let's go find that Digital Aura San. Maybe that Yankee Dog can offer us better competion, eh?"

LOL!... now THAT'S entertainment! heheh