Ghosts of Bungo Suido
“That announcement produced the usual quiet throughout the boat. They were submerged at 300 feet and basically standing still as the boat pointed into an east-running current coming at them out of the entrance to Bungo Suido.
“We’re about to do something that is unusually dangerous. We’re going to penetrate the straits of Bungo Suido and go into the Inland Sea of Japan. We’re on the hunt for a very large aircraft carrier that has been spotted by army air force reconnaissance planes at the Kure n...aval arsenal. Our mission is to torpedo this ship, wherever we find her.”
Gar paused for a moment to gather his thoughts. He rarely got on the 1MC to address the entire crew. Up to now, he’d always kept his cards pretty close, but he’d finally concluded that the danger of what they were about to do justified letting his people in on the secret mission orders.
“Many of you know that our boats have been told to stay out of Bungo Suido and the other straits of the Home Islands for over a year now.MoreLess
“We’re about to do something that is unusually dangerous. We’re going to penetrate the straits of Bungo Suido and go into the Inland Sea of Japan. We’re on the hunt for a very large aircraft carrier that has been spotted by army air force reconnaissance planes at the Kure n...aval arsenal. Our mission is to torpedo this ship, wherever we find her.”
Gar paused for a moment to gather his thoughts. He rarely got on the 1MC to address the entire crew. Up to now, he’d always kept his cards pretty close, but he’d finally concluded that the danger of what they were about to do justified letting his people in on the secret mission orders.
“Many of you know that our boats have been told to stay out of Bungo Suido and the other straits of the Home Islands for over a year now.MoreLess
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