Run Silent Run Deep Page #6

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Trailing ship, a large tanker.

We'll wait until the destroyer passes,

then take on the tanker.

Shifting to TBT. Bearing coming down.

(buzzer)

Bearing 0-2-0.

Set, sir.

Right full rudder,

come right to course 0-3-0.

Open outer doors on tubes 1 and 2.

- Open outer doors on tubes 1 and 2.

- Open outer doors on 1 and 2.

Angle on the bow now. Starboard 70.

Torpedo spread - one right, one left.

Solution checking. Everything's set, sir.

Destroyer's well clear now.

Tanker range 3-2-0-0.

- All ready to fire, sir.

- Very well. Stand by, tube 1.

- Stand by, tube 1.

- Stand by, tube 1.

- What's the torpedo run?

- 2500 yards, sir.

- Commence firing.

- Fire 1.

- Fire 1.

- Fire 1.

- 1 fired, sir.

- Stand by, 2.

- Spread set.

- Fire 2.

- Fire 2.

- Fire 2.

- 2 fired.

- No.1 running hot and straight, sir.

(speaking in Japanese)

(alarm)

Destroyer's angle on the bow

now zero. Bearing?

(buzzer)

- Bearing 0-4-5.

- He's heading right at us.

Keep the sound down.

We'll have orders to go deep.

Aye aye, sir.

If you've had any questions about

the drills, you'll have 'em answered now.

We're taking on the Momo.

Right standard rudder,

come right to course 0-4-5.

- Coming right to 0-4-5.

- Very well.

Open outer doors on tubes 3 and 4.

- Open doors on tubes 3 and 4.

- Open doors on tubes 3 and 4.

Range to destroyer: 2,000.

Bearing steady.

Closing in fast. Coming head on.

At range 1-5-0-0, we'll crash-dive.

At 50 feet, we'll give her two fish.

Down the throat? It's a bow shot.

Range 1,800.

Lookouts, below!

- Stand by to dive.

- Stand by to dive.

- Stand by to dive.

- Clear the bridge!

(klaxon)

Dive! Dive!

- Bearing.

- Mark:
0-4-4.

- Set.

- Depth:
34 feet.

- 10-degree angle.

- 39 feet.

Level off.

- 44 feet.

- Steady on course, Captain.

- Stand by on tube 3.

- Stand by on 3.

- Levelled off at 50, Captain!

- Fire 3.

Fire 3.

- Fire 4.

- Fire 4.

- 4 fired, sir.

- Stand by to take her down fast.

- Stand by to take her down fast!

- Aye aye, sir. Standing by.

- Captain, we got 'im!

- In 32 seconds!

Left full rudder, all ahead one third.

Very well. Now hear this.

Captain speaking.

You just gave a Jap tin can the deep six

with a bow shot in 32 seconds.

This boat is ready for anything.

Let's keep it that way.

Drills - no more than usual tomorrow.

Mr Bledsoe, take the conn

and get us back on course.

Aye aye, sir.

- Boy, that skipper!

- He knocks 'em down!

Observation.

(band music on radio)

Hey, come here, you guys. Listen to this.

"Dear Commander,

Japanese Imperial Fleet...

...be it hereby known

that on July 31st 1943...

...the USS Nerka, under the command

of Captain PJ Richardson...

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