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Mad Mardigan · 01-22-22, 10:10 PM

09/12/1941

Cavite base, Manilla Philippines

Man, what a sorry way to enter a war, bases loaded & 2 outs with 3 strikes against you already... feeling like the decks stacked against you, before you even get to the table.

Had hopes that we'd be able to steer clear of this whole mess... but... wasn't to be. *sighs* well... nothing to it but to muscle up & put an end to it.

Got our orders from the base commander. Take on all supplies & rations as needed, stow it all then take on some passengers and proceed to drop them off with all due haste off the area of Penang.

Only thing I know of that area, is what I've seen of it, on the nav map, & that... was after having Charles the nav guy, show Me just where the heck it was.

Is a long way off, from here in the Manilla area, to there... & it doesn't help when operational doctrine, was that subs were to be support & now... to have to figure out just how to take the lead, until our losses can be seen to & replaced.

Now, to head down to the dock & get the crew squared away...

01-22-22, 10:10 PM	#5198
Mad Mardigan Admiral Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Grand Rapids, Mi. Posts: 2,327 Downloads: 491 Uploads: 0	Re: USS Narwhal, J. T. Mardigan patrol 1. SS-167... 09/12/1941 Cavite base, Manilla Philippines Man, what a sorry way to enter a war, bases loaded & 2 outs with 3 strikes against you already... feeling like the decks stacked against you, before you even get to the table. Had hopes that we'd be able to steer clear of this whole mess... but... wasn't to be. sighs well... nothing to it but to muscle up & put an end to it. Got our orders from the base commander. Take on all supplies & rations as needed, stow it all then take on some passengers and proceed to drop them off with all due haste off the area of Penang. Only thing I know of that area, is what I've seen of it, on the nav map, & that... was after having Charles the nav guy, show Me just where the heck it was. Is a long way off, from here in the Manilla area, to there... & it doesn't help when operational doctrine, was that subs were to be support & now... to have to figure out just how to take the lead, until our losses can be seen to & replaced. Now, to head down to the dock & get the crew squared away... __________________ Last edited by Mad Mardigan; 01-23-22 at 02:16 PM.