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Old 11-18-16, 04:54 PM   #1
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I indeed have duds turned on and even knew about the unreliability of american torpedoes
Apologies for lecturing you on something you already know about
But the US Torpedo Scandal is a bit of a pet peeve of mine
Every time I read about it - even though I know all about it - I still get very angry

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That would have been a fitting end to my career, wasting about 15 torpedoes with misses and at the end sinking myself with one...
And don't you know - that will be the one bloody time the exploder actually works

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At first glance I was thinking "I forget the names too", then after a minute, "wait, that sub was commanded by Dick O'Kane, and it was sunk by a circle runner...", he must me making a joke...

Then again.....
I would love to pretend I was being very clever and joking about not knowing the name of the Boat

The truth is dissapointing

Just plain forgot

Still feel like a bit of a dumbass though
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Old 11-18-16, 06:58 PM   #2
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Still feel like a bit of a dumbass though
Well, we have a couple hundred great-looking ships in Fall of the Rising Sun Ultimate Edition that say that's certainly not true!
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Old 11-18-16, 10:08 PM   #3
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The truth is dissapointing

Just plain forgot

Still feel like a bit of a dumbass though
(what happened is commonly known as a brain fart) happens to all of us at one time or another)

and no reason to feel like a dumbass... my post above was not meant to make you feel that way. In fact, I've made similar gaffes in real life also!
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Old 11-19-16, 06:45 AM   #4
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my post above was not meant to make you feel that way. In fact, I've made similar gaffes in real life also!
Hey - no worries mate
I'm just joking
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