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Posted: 8/31/2015 6:59:09 PM EDT
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Definitely a better story than the fake U-571.
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Posted: 8/31/2015 9:11:18 PM EDT
[#2]
Balls of steel were in that brit sub commanders pants.
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Posted: 8/31/2015 9:17:12 PM EDT
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Agreed. But Hollywood can't do anything except reboots.
They'd reboot "Red October" or "U-571" before they'd gamble on (GASP) a real story from the past. |
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Posted: 8/31/2015 9:19:05 PM EDT
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they did a whole series on a brash young sub commander
except it was in space and his name was Kirk 
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Posted: 8/31/2015 9:19:15 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Agreed. But Hollywood can't do anything except reboots. They'd reboot "Red October" or "U-571" before they'd gamble on (GASP) a real story from the past. Either that or they would have to add a love interest and make the lead actor conflicted about war and killing. |
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Posted: 8/31/2015 9:23:01 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:
Definitely a better story than the fake U-571. What ??? Say it ain't so. |
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Posted: 8/31/2015 9:26:54 PM EDT
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There was a story about this on PBS a while back if I remember...
I think the Nazi sub had lots of Mercury onboard to trade with the Japanese and the concern was the canisters would corrode and release the mercury doing damage to fishing grounds... The British Sub Commander fired a spread of torpedo to different depths and caught the U-boat as it was in decent. No homing torpedos or guidance, just lining up the shot and the depth to hit the bullseye... The U-Boat definitely outclassed the British Sub, but better intelligence and command trumped technology BIGGER_HAMMER 
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Posted: 8/31/2015 9:38:28 PM EDT
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The math.....
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Posted: 8/31/2015 10:22:40 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: There was a story about this on PBS a while back if I remember... I think the Nazi sub had lots of Mercury onboard to trade with the Japanese and the concern was the canisters would corrode and release the mercury doing damage to fishing grounds... The British Sub Commander fired a spread of torpedo to different depths and caught the U-boat as it was in decent. No homing torpedos or guidance, just lining up the shot and the depth to hit the bullseye... The U-Boat definitely outclassed the British Sub, but better intelligence and command trumped technology BIGGER_HAMMER |
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Posted: 8/31/2015 10:26:41 PM EDT
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Great story!
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Posted: 8/31/2015 11:30:01 PM EDT
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There is a shit ton of great story's waiting to be made into great movies or a mini series, but Hollywood would
rather do their best Micheal Bolton and remake shit that was a classic and should be left alone, only to fuck it up. |
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