Last night at 0300 hours a British destroyer reported depth charging and sinking a German...
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Lt. Hirsch:
Last night at 0300 hours a British destroyer reported depth charging and sinking a German U-boat. However, sometime thereafter, Allied direction finding station triangulated a coded enemy radio signal to this position here near the chop line.
[indicates position on map]
Lt. Hirsch:
We believe the U-boat was disabled, not sunk, and is drifting eastward on a four-knot current. Now, French resistance reported a resupply submarine sailed from the Lorient U-boat pens yesterday afternoon with engine parts and mechanics. Now, we believe it's gonna rendezvous with the disabled U-boat. On board that U-boat is this.
[picture of typewriter Enigma]
Ens. Keith Larson, Chief Torpedoman:
A typewriter?
Lt. Hirsch:
An Enigma code machine. It allows the German navy to communicate with it's submarines in secret, and our inability to decipher their messages is costing us this war. Mr. Coonan?
Marine Maj. Coonan:
All right. This is basically a Trojan Horse operation. The S-33 will rendezvous with the U-boat, posing as the German resupply sub. I will lead a boarding party dressed in Kriegsmarine uniforms to the enemy submarine. We will take it by force and secure the Enigma. Any German survivors will be transferred to the S-33 and the U-boat will be scuttled.
Lt. Hirsch:
The German resupply submarine will arrive at the rendezvous and will assume that the U-boat succumbed to its wounds and sank. The Germans must never suspect we have the Enigma. That is vital.
Lt. Pete Emmett:
So it's a race?
Lt. Hirsch:
Yes, effectively.
Lieutenant Andrew Tyler:
Who's the boarding party?
Marine Maj. Coonan:
Well, since you're the X.O., you sir. Mr. Emmett, Mr. Larson, Mr. Hirsch and nine of your ship's company. The captain, of course, will remain onboard the S-33.
Lieutenant Andrew Tyler:
Mr. Coonan, our boys are submarine sailors, not combat marines.
Marine Maj. Coonan:
The boys onboard that U-boat are sailors too. Your men'll be ready, Lieutenant. I'll train them myself.
Lt. Commander Mike Dahlgren:
You've come to the right boat.
Transcript
00:00:01.000 --> 00:00:02.099
All right Listen up
00:00:03.783 --> 00:00:05.996
We've decided on a course
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We're headin' for England Land's End
00:00:09.393 --> 00:00:12.474
It's the closest besides occupied France
00:00:13.829 --> 00:00:16.216
Rabbit how many torpedoes do we have
00:00:16.351 --> 00:00:21.436
Just one It's in the stern tube which is busted bleedin' air from somewhere
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Sir Yeah what is it Trigger
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Can't we just use the radio
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Fire off a mayday and wait for a rescue
00:00:29.702 --> 00:00:31.137
That's impossible
00:00:31.225 --> 00:00:34.824
If we transmit the Germans will direction find our position to a grid
Clip duration: 36 seconds
Views: 167
Timestamp in movie: 01h 01m 34s
Uploaded: 01 April, 2022
Genres: action, war
Summary: A German submarine is boarded by disguised American submariners trying to capture their Enigma cipher machine.
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00:08 Hell Mr Tyler if you ever need a chief
00:06 What the hell are those yard birds doing to my boat
00:09 Where's your date Andy It's not like you to arrive...
00:26 Yes effectively Who's the boarding party
00:23 He torpedoed me Chief
00:09 You're the skipper now
00:07 How deep does this thing go
00:06 It's your first time looking at a black man ain't...
00:06 Relax gentlemen She's old but she'll hold
00:37 If you can't take out that destroyer
00:06 What the hell are you doing
00:29 You ever been depth charged
00:18 Don't you dare say what you said to the boys back there...
00:06 They wouldn't give me five minutes to consummate my...
00:06 Those Krauts sure know how to build a boat
00:14 Mr Tyler please don't tell the other guys I'm half...
00:34 Do what you can Yes sir
00:11 Step away from that bulkhead Mr Hirsch
00:10 If this thing goes south
00:35 I didn't get my boat