Re: HMAS Sydney to be a war grave. WHY?

"regn.pickford" <regn@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "David Moss" <q0320811@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > 01.iinet.net.au>, serge@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 writes...
> >
> >> True! They would be a little embarrassed about coming back home after
> >> their cruiser was sucked into coming within 900 metres of a lightly
> >> armed German raider and blown clean out of the water, but that's a
> >> small price to pay.
> >
> > Try to get a clue Sergey boy.
> > The Kormoran packed six 150mm guns and four torpedo tubes, but looked
> > like a Dutch freighter. When challenged from 20km away she identified
> > herself as the Dutch freighter Straat Malakksa. The Sydney closed to
> > within 100m to confirm, but the disguise was obviously very good
because
> > the Sydney did not even train its guns on the "freighter as she
> > approached. As the Sydney moved within 1000m the Kormaran opened fire
> > from its hidden guns and fired torpedoes from below the waterline.
> > Sydney was hit at least 50 times with 155mm shells and took a torpedo
in
> > the bow. The Kormoran also swept the Sydney's deck with its five 20mm
> > anti-aircraft machine guns and targeted her bridge with two 37mm anti-
> > armour guns. Basically the Sydney was doomed as soon as it got within
> > 1000m of what was effectively another light cruiser that was already
at
> > battle stations.
> >
> > Despite all this carnage the Sydney did manage to return fire,
damaging
> > the Kormoran so badly it had to be abandoned. Not a bad effort under
the
> > cir***stances.
> >
> > Was the Sydney's captain a dill for getting so close without realizing
> > the danger? Well if he was, he was in good company. 10 other dills
made
> > the same mistake and lost their ****ps to the Kormoran. How many more
> > would have fallen victim if the stricken Sydney hadn't fought to the
> > death is anyone's guess. Thats why the wreck of the Sydney is a war
> > grave.
> >
> > Those blokes were heroes Sergey, and you are lower than shark ****.
> > Just so you know.
> >
>
> hear, hear!


That should read Hear! Hear! you fool.

So what are you agreeing with?

This is what that idiot, Moss had to say in his jingoistic bull**** above:

> > The Kormoran packed six 150mm guns
> > Sydney was hit at least 50 times with 155mm shells

Perhaps you can ask Moss how a 150 mm gun can fire a 155 mm shell. 
ROFLMAO


He also said, and I quote...

> > The Sydney closed to within 100m

That's right! The length of two olympic swimming pools  ROFL

And you say Hear! Hear!  :-}

To what?  To the fact that he's an idiot?