And you think you got it tough - check this out

Von Tonner · 05-27-07, 07:00 AM

"HINOKI spied the REDFISH's scope and charged with a bone in her teeth. McGregor pulled the plug and went deep as fast as he could. The depth charges followed him down, exploding as the submarine passed 150 feet. Seven of the undersea weapons detonated in a perilously close salvo off the starboard bow, their concussion so great it flung the REDFISH to the left like a toy. The shock waves raised havoc with the submarine. Sonar was knocked out, helm jammed hard left, and the diving planes on rise. Worse, cracks opened leaks in the forward torpedo room, and a sailor was severely injured when a steel door was slammed open against his head, nearly severing an ear. A loaded torpedo in tube No. 8 was activated, the whine of it's spinning prop adding to the din and mayhem. Even so, that was the worst of it. Hitting bottom at 1712 hours just beyond 200 feet, McGregor rigged for silence and waited out the depth-charging for two hours."

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05-27-07, 07:00 AM	#1
Von Tonner Seasoned Skipper Join Date: May 2005 Location: South Africa Posts: 711 Downloads: 44 Uploads: 0	And you think you got it tough - check this out "HINOKI spied the REDFISH's scope and charged with a bone in her teeth. McGregor pulled the plug and went deep as fast as he could. The depth charges followed him down, exploding as the submarine passed 150 feet. Seven of the undersea weapons detonated in a perilously close salvo off the starboard bow, their concussion so great it flung the REDFISH to the left like a toy. The shock waves raised havoc with the submarine. Sonar was knocked out, helm jammed hard left, and the diving planes on rise. Worse, cracks opened leaks in the forward torpedo room, and a sailor was severely injured when a steel door was slammed open against his head, nearly severing an ear. A loaded torpedo in tube No. 8 was activated, the whine of it's spinning prop adding to the din and mayhem. Even so, that was the worst of it. Hitting bottom at 1712 hours just beyond 200 feet, McGregor rigged for silence and waited out the depth-charging for two hours." http://www.combinedfleet.com/Unryu.htm