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without seeing them.

We should be within range.

Why doesn't Berthold signal us?

Why haven't we heard from H.Q.?

Visibility is nil, sir.

It's useless!

Prepare to dive!

Clear the bridge now!

Diving positions.

Stand by main vents.

- Take her down 30 metres.

- Bow planes up 10. Stern down 5.

Bow planes zero. Stern zero.

What's up? Why are we diving?

A hydrophone check.

In bad weather you can hear more

than you can see on the surface.

Stern planes up 5.

Easy. Both planes zero.

Can't you make a contact?

Nothing?

Captain, come here.

Contact bearing 060. Quite faint.

Depth charges.

They are blasting someone.

What's the bearing from us now.

Moving right. 045 degrees.

Moving away from us.

- Surface. Steer 330.

- All ahead two-thirds.

Note this in our log book. Despite

bad weather, commencing operation.

Damn this stinking weather!

How does it look?

- The enemy should be here.

- Freighter on the starboard bow.

- Over there! 040 and closing.

- Damn it!

That's no freighter.

Oh no! A destroyer!

It's coming straight at us.

Clear the bridge.

Take her down!

Diving stations.

- Come to periscope depth.

- All planes up 10.

Steady at 2 metres.

Both planes zero.

Stern down 5.

Come up.

- Stand by battle stations.

- Stand by battle stations.

- Stand by battle stations.

- Out of the way, damn it!

Gangway!

Faster! Faster!

Keep her level, Chief.

- Flood tubes one to four.

- Flood tubes one to four.

He wants to attack the destroyer.

Crazy in this weather.

- Watch your depth, Chief.

- Bow planes up 2. Stern down 2.

Come on.

Both planes come to zero.

Open bow caps now.

Enemy's speed:
10.

Range:
6,000.

Depth:
2 metres.

Torpedo speed:
40.

Spread torpedoes one and three.

Spread shots one and three.

Tubes one through four are ready.

Damn it! What happened to them?

Close bow caps! Dive!

Depth charges dropped.

- Get some fuses, quick!

- Check all valves and closures.

No serious damage.

They must've spotted our periscope.

- Control room all secure.

- Incredible in this sea.

- Is it getting louder?

- It seems constant. Ahead of us.

- It's pulling further ahead. 295.

- Left full rudder.

- Rudder is left full.

- Steer due north.

- Deeper, Chief.

- Bow planes down 15. Stern up 10.

- Pump 200 litres forward.

- Steering due north, sir.

- 200 litres forward.

- Main motors ahead one-third.

Now it gets psychological, friends.

Easy, men.

There's more to come yet.

Kill unnecessary lights.

- Silent speed.

- Both main engines at 50 rpm.

Both engines indicate 50 rpm.

Contact coming closer.

Starboard bow. Closing fast.

Main engines full ahead.

Right full rudder.

Both main engines ahead full.

They're coming straight for us.

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