Run Silent Run Deep Page #6

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- It's OK. Let's leave it.

What are you trying to do -

break the plate?

(radio) You are listening once again

to the voice you call Tokyo Rose.

- Turn it off.

- Yes, sir.

I play the music for the wives and

sweethearts of the submarine Nerka.

You'll never see these men again.

The Nerka has been sunk.

- It's at the bottom of the Bungo Straits.

- They bought it. They chalked us up.

We send our regrets to the relatives

of Captain PJ Richardson...

... of officers James Bledsoe,

Gerald Cartwright...

... Carl Beckman.

Of seamen Jessie Warner,

Kraut Mueller...

- Kraut Mueller? How...

- Listen!

You'll never see them again.

Think about it.

Think what your country

has done to these men...

... as you listen to the music.

They even named us!

The officers, the crew!

How could they possibly know?

- Welsh?

- Yes, sir?

Were any messages sent

after we entered Area 7?

No, sir. We cut off all transmission.

Captain's orders.

No information, no transmitting

of any kind left this boat?

That's right, sir.

Mueller!

Yes, sir?

Did you ever sign your name

"Kraut" Mueller?

Only on that notice I put up

about the Momo destroyer.

Russo?

- Where's Russo?

- Yes, sir?

The trash you put in the sacks -

how do you weight it?

- How do you weight it? Answer me!

- Tin cans, broken tools.

- Anything I can find to weight it down.

- Does it sink?

- I think so, sir.

- You think so?

Well, I can't say for certain, Mr Bledsoe.

Did you dump any sacks off the Straits?

Yes, sir.

What have I done now?

How do you feel?

I'm all right.

Repairs are completed.

We're ready to move.

- The crew must be very happy.

- Uh-huh.

Aren't you?

That's what you wanted, isn't it?

That's what I wanted.

I see.

- You're going back to the Straits.

- That's right.

What changed your mind?

I found out how they detected us.

Those fishing barges along the coast

have been picking up our garbage.

For the first time,

we have a real advantage.

Sure, Jim.

I made the same speech.

But you and I both know that

the odds are still against us.

There's always a calculated risk,

the unknown factor.

Let's not kid ourselves.

You're going back

because you've been through it...

...because you have to go back.

You knew all along I would.

Let's say I had a hunch your order

to retreat wouldn't be carried out.

OK, Rich.

I guess the real reason I came in here

was to tell you that I...

Good luck, Jim.

We know they think we're sunk. There's

no way for them to know we're here.

Every angle has been covered

except the risk of battle.

We're gonna make that risk pay off.

Any more questions?

There must be something you wanna ask.

Well, sir, we all thought...

Would you mind

stepping over here a moment, sir?

Be my guest, Mr Bledsoe.

Thanks, Kohler. It's a privilege.

(radar bleeps)

Decoy leading as before.

There she is - the Akikaze.

Travelling about 30 knots and coming up.

- Stand by to surface.

- Stand by to surface.

Surface.

(voice from bridge) Hard right on planes.

(high-pitched bleeps)

(distorted) What is it, sir?

I can't make that out. What is it, sir?

What is it, sir? I can't make that out.

What is it, sir? I can't make that out.

(radar bleeps)

Port side clear, sir.

(Jim) Steady on course 0-5-0.

- Due course 0-5-0, sir.

- Very well.

What is it, sir? I can't make that out.

What is it, sir? I can't make that out.

(distant voice) All ahead one third, sir.

(Jim) Very well. Lookouts, to the bridge!

Mr Cartwright, same plan of action.

We'll attack the last freighter

in the starboard column.

(Jim) When the Akikaze comes in,

we'll give her a bow shot as before.

All tubes ready for firing, sir.

In firing position.

Good setup on freighter.

- Outer doors open on tubes 1 and 2.

- Fire 1.

- Fire 1.

- Fire 1.

- 1 fired, sir.

- 1's away, sir.

- (Jim) Fire 2.

- Fire 2.

Fire 2.

- 2 fired, sir.

- 2's away, sir.

Left 10-degree rudder.

Come to course 0-4-1.

(shouting in Japanese)

Akikaze moving up starboard side

of burning freighter.

Bearing on Akikaze.

- 0-8-9, sir.

- Come right to course 0-8-9.

Coming right to course 0-8-9, sir.

At what range will we fire, sir?

with decks awash.

Shift to battery. All ahead one third.

Shifting to battery.

All ahead one third, sir.

- Control room.

- Control room, aye aye.

Flood down to 26 feet.

Aye aye, sir. Open main ballast

tank vents. Flood down to 26 feet.

- Range to Akikaze?

- Range 2400 yards.

- Use tubes 3 and 4 on this run.

- Tubes 3 and 4. Aye aye, sir.

Rig out bow planes.

Range 2,100 yards.

Open outer doors on tubes 3 and 4.

Stand by to fire tubes 3 and 4.

Ready on tubes 3 and 4.

Outer doors open.

Range 1,800.

Lookouts, below!

Range 1-6-0-0.

Commence firing at 1-5-0-0.

- Stand by to fire.

- Stand by to fire.

(propellers whirring)

(radar bleeps)

- Fire 3.

- Fire 3.

- 3 fired, sir.

- 3's away, sir.

- Fire 4.

- Fire 4.

- 4 fired, sir.

- 4's away, sir.

Clear the bridge!

(klaxon)

Dive! Dive!

That's it! We got her!

(cheering)

All ahead one third!

Level off and bring her up

to periscope depth!

(high-pitched bleeps)

What is it, sir? I can't make that out.

What is it, sir? I can't make that out.

Take a look.

Sir... listen.

(Morse code message)

That transmission again.

I can't make that out.

(Morse code continues)

(Morse code message)

(Morse code continues)

Bledsoe! Take her down!

Sound collision! Take her down fast!

Sound collision! All ahead full!

Flood negative! Take her down!

Flood negative! Hard dive on planes!

(alarm)

(Morse code message)

(speaking in Japanese)

- Torpedo coming! Another runaway!

- But both were hits!

It's not ours. It's theirs.

It's from another sub.

That's what sunk all our boats.

A Japanese submarine.

She missed us.

Captain, hadn't you better go below?

Passing 90 feet, sir.

- All ahead one third.

- All ahead one third, sir.

- Level off at 120.

- Level off at 120, sir.

- Rig ship for silent running.

- Rig ship for silent running.

Shift to manual control. Shut down

ventilation. Secure all machinery.

No unnecessary movement or talking.

(whispers) Here he is, sir.

(radar echo)

(radar echo)

(speaking in Japanese)

(radar bleeps)

I've lost him.

(Jim) They've stopped their motors.

Let's make it a standoff.

All stop.

All stopped, sir.

(quietly) Can't hold her down

too long without some speed.

We'll have to start the motor soon.

Let's hope they start theirs first.

(speaking in Japanese)

- What was his last true bearing?

- 1-3-5.

The bearing's no good

without knowing his depth.

And we can't get that.

We gotta get him to surface.

There's a convoy still up there.

With the Akikaze gone, he'll have to

come up to protect those ships.

Suppose we sink a couple.

- Do I have your permission, sir?

- You're the captain now.

- Stand by to surface!

- Standing by!

Secure from sound running and collision!

All ahead full!

(radar bleeps)

(speaking in Japanese)

Re-Ioad forward tubes when we surface.

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