B.N. - US Navy Sinks Submarine Outside Key Naval Base.

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mongers

December 06, 2011, 04:36:38 PM
Exactly 70 years ago today, give or take 5-6 hours, the first 'shots' are fired in the Pacific War:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_on_Pearl_Harbor

QuoteHowever, Ward sank another midget submarine at 06:37, the first American shots fired in World War II.
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The Brain

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December 06, 2011, 04:40:36 PM
Thread of infamy.
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Ideologue

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December 06, 2011, 04:43:34 PM
You suck, Mongers.  I wanted to get my war on.
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MadImmortalMan

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December 06, 2011, 04:57:06 PM
Quote from: The Brain on December 06, 2011, 04:40:36 PM
Thread of infamy.

He's a day early. Thread is a sneak attack.
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mongers

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December 06, 2011, 05:01:20 PM Last Edit: December 06, 2011, 05:03:02 PM by mongers
Quote from: MadImmortalMan on December 06, 2011, 04:57:06 PM
Quote from: The Brain on December 06, 2011, 04:40:36 PM
Thread of infamy.

He's a day early. Thread is a sneak attack.

So I am, for some reason I thought the islands were on the other side of the international date line; looking it up I've confused this with the fact that as far as Japan was concerned it happened on the 8th.  :blush:

edit:
So if the Islands are +10 GMT then I'm early by 18 1/2 hours.   <_<
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AnchorClanker

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December 06, 2011, 05:06:12 PM
I saw one of those midget subs at the Nimitz Birthplace / Museum of the War in the Pacific in Fredricksburg, Texas back in 2000.  Man... I would never, ever want to be in one of those.  Even with a crew of three, that's just too cozy.
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Ed Anger

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December 06, 2011, 05:11:58 PM
Japs were good at origami. They could fit 'em in easy.
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mongers

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December 06, 2011, 05:15:27 PM
Quote from: AnchorClanker on December 06, 2011, 05:06:12 PM
I saw one of those midget subs at the Nimitz Birthplace / Museum of the War in the Pacific in Fredricksburg, Texas back in 2000.  Man... I would never, ever want to be in one of those.  Even with a crew of three, that's just too cozy.

Yeah there's one of the really small german midget subs in the Imperial war museum, it looks like little more than what a deranged plumber and his mate might knock up on a Sunday afternoon as a joke.
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Admiral Yi

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December 06, 2011, 05:16:40 PM
Keep in mind that the WWII era Nip was a tiny little wanker.  IIRC the height cutoff for a tanker was 5'4".

AnchorClanker

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December 06, 2011, 05:29:19 PM
Quote from: Admiral Yi on December 06, 2011, 05:16:40 PM
Keep in mind that the WWII era Nip was a tiny little wanker.  IIRC the height cutoff for a tanker was 5'4".

Oh, I know.  The living spaces on their surface ships was also spartan beyond belief.  Tough dudes.
If you're ever passing through Texas, Fredricksburg is atcually worth a stop.  Museum + Beer Gardens, lovely little town.
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December 06, 2011, 05:29:44 PM
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KRonn

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December 06, 2011, 06:25:07 PM
A date which will live in Infamy! Great speech by President Roosevelt.

Caliga

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December 07, 2011, 09:17:43 PM
This makes me want to play Silent Hunter IV again with the amazing radio mod I found on the interwebs.  Thing had like thousands of hours of newsreel archives plus period music.
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Tamas

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December 08, 2011, 03:10:14 AM
Quote from: KRonn on December 06, 2011, 06:25:07 PM
A date which will live in Infamy! Great speech by President Roosevelt.

yeah, except of course, can you really be shockered that a country under oil embargo from you attacks you?
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