"All right crew" I announced over the radio "we've just been tipped off that a PVAN surface group is heading to Taipei at full speed. We are to intercept and sink them."
Eventually we got through the Taiwan strait and of the coast of Taipei where the Taiwanese were on full military alert, there were at least a dozen ships in the harbour and around the port.
Jaime taps me on the shoulder and says
"Quite the party,huh."
"Hmm, by nightfall we'll be intercepting that group although I've got this feeling that..."
"Of what" he asks
"Of guilt" I reply
"Why sir?"
"Because I just feel like we are abandoning them to their fate by sailing out to intercept this force."
July 30th 2000 23:41
My mind is racing,
'Where's that bloody surface group.'
'We haven't missed it have we?'
'It's been 4 hours now where are they'
July 31st 2000 00:23
Just as I was about to call off the operation a crackle of radio comes from the sonar room.
"Conn, Sonar new contact bearing 054, designated Sierra 1."
Immediately Johnston replys
"Get an IFF on that contact ASAP!"
An agonising two minutes pass but then the long awaited reply comes through
"Conn, Sonar Sierra 1 is classed as Jangwei class Chinese destroyer."
My No.2 (Johnston) turns to me and with a tone of almost desperation asks
"Orders Sir?!"
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Torpedo in the water!
Narrativa StoricaIt's the year 2000, after a massive economic downturn Across the world, Taiwan declaring independence from china and the failed hand over of Hong Kong, the people's republic of china (with some soviet equipment from a cash Strapped Russia) decide to...
