Why, it was none the less than the HMS Illustrious, a very prestigious Aircraft Carrier. Obviously the Brits thought highly of her, as she was escorted by 2 battleships and about a dozen destroyers. Seems she had only joined the fleet in the Med 4 months ago. Now, Admiral Donitz had strict orders for all U-boots to run and hide from strong enemy forces, but was known to turn a blind eye (and open the cognac) when a particularly good ship was sunk.
Well, cunning Capitan Daddy ordered complete silence in the boat and the attack commenced. Apparently, the Brits were asleep at the wheel, as the u-boot slipped by only 30 feet under the lead destroyer's keel. This set up the perfect shot on the carrier.
Knowing he would only have one shot before the swarm of destroyers raced in with vengeance in their hearts, Capitan Glauser determined to fire all 4 forward torpedoes at this juicy target. Although never mentioned in official documents, there had been some "problems" with these low-bid torpedoes.
Being a Kind and Generous Capitan (and tired of 5-year old pestering), he decided to let young Miles take the shot. From only 800 meters away, Miles pressed the "salvo" button:
Direct hit! 3 of 4 torpedoes slam into the side of the Britisher's newest and greatest carrier. Horrendously crippled, within the hour she sinks to her watery grave.
Her escorting destroyers, embarrassed beyond belief to be caught with their pants down, ruthlessly* pounded the last known location of the impertinent submarine. But did our heros survive?
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Of course. Leutnant Miles is now an 'old salt' as the U-boot sails off into the sunset.*In a little-known fact of history, during WW2 no-one named Ruth was allowed to serve in any combat unit, being it land, sea, or air.
