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Admiral Chegwidden, the Father to His Men also qualifies. Sturgis’ father, the Navy chaplain, also qualifies as he served in both Korea and Vietnam as well. The main characters, with the exceptions of Bud and Harriet, are prone to this. Chegwidden is the king of this trope though.

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Asiatic Fleet were in defensive positions around the Philippines. More submarines than the entire German U-boat fleet at the beginning of World War I; indeed, more submarines than had ever been assembled for one battle at the same time. They might as well have been in San Diego. For the losing three-week Philippine campaign, with potential targets including seventy-six loaded transports and supply ships, the Americans averaged only two attacks per submarine, and sank only three Japanese ships.

Only one American submarine was lost. That is not meant as a compliment. Pre-war training had emphasized caution: For all of , even with a war well underway, total production was 2, Submarine commanders, already too cautious, were cautioned not to waste their precious ammunition. For the year, they shot 2, The depth settings were wrong; the fuses were inadequate; the torpedoes did not explode on contact. The leading U-boat ace complained, “I cannot be expected to fight with a dummy rifle.

The German problems were resolved toward the end of As for the U.