under fast but then an explosion rocks the sub then a man yells out DEPTH CHARGES! The men rushed to close the doors to the compartments they did this so if they were hit and water started coming in the water would only flood that compartment.

The men then grabbed hold of something and held on until the depth charges stopped. Steele and the men waited and hoped they wouldn’t get hit but the destroyers were unrelenting. Depth charge after depth charge rocked the sub then a charge hit the subs tower and water came down from the tower to the bridge. Get up there and fix that hole before we all drown, then a group of men with a patch climbed up the ladder. They found the hole and patched it and water stopped coming in.

Then a few minutes later the depth charges stopped and then Steele looked through the periscope. He saw the destroyers heading away thinking they did there job. Steele whipped away the sweat from his head and told the wheelman to keep heading for torpedo alley. Then Steele asked for a damage report and a man climbed down the ladder and came up to Steele. Sir that is a pretty good hole up there are you sure you still want to do the mission.

Yes I am so patch it up as best you can and leave it but then a waterfall of water came down the ladder. The man ran to the ladder and pushed several men out of the way. Move goddamn it then Steele stopped him, hey calm down and just get the job done, yes sir. Then he climbed up the ladder and minutes later the water stopped. Then they were off to torpedo alley again but now they had to go slower do to the hole in the tower.

Then a day later they made the hole repairs good enough so that they could go full speed. Then with in two days they arrived in torpedo alley and were ready to find their prey. Steele probed the surface for hours but didn’t see a thing until he spotted a Canadian convoy. Steele sounded the alarm and got on the intercom. Man your stations convoy ahead Man your stations convoy ahead and torpedo room load all tubes.

The men ran to there station some in there under where because it was 6:00p.m and most of the men hadn’t sleeped in day’s. Even with out cloths they were ready to go in minutes. All right listen where going to disable the warships first and then use the deck gun. Yes sir but what’s are main target in the convey sir. Are main targets are oil and gas tankers but if there are none troop ships.

Man looked through the site and looked for tankers but didn’t see any. Sir all I see is troop ships and a few escort ships. Can you tell me how many, yes there’s three leading and two in back. All right lets take out those escorts Steele then grabs the phone and calls the torpedo room. Yes sir what is it, get ready to fire and put some power behind these ones, yes sir.

Steele looked through the scope and targeted the escorts; all right steady steady Fire Fire! The torpedo’s headed towards their target but something happened that they didn’t expect. Torpedo one hit the first destroyer and then torpedo two when across the front of destroyer one and hit the lead destroyer. Wow that was the shot of the day wasn’t it boys, the crew just shouted and Steele targeted the next destroyers. Then Steele order tube three to fire and it fired and torpedo went straight to its target and took the 3rd to last destroyer out.

All right are tubes one and two ready to go these last two look tough, yes sir there ready. Steele looked through the scope and targeted the last destroyers and then yelled fire. The torpedo’s headed towards there targets the first one hit the destroyer then Steele did it again and then the other one hit the other destroyer. Now with the destroyers out of action Steele surfaced to use his deck gun. Steele ordered the deck gunners on deck but Steele stopped one of them.

How many shells do we have for the deck gun, well sir you know all those boxes I brought onboard? Yes what are those, those would be shells for the deck gun. Really were do you get them well they were right there and I got a truck. Oh-ok get up there I’m right behind you Steele watched as he headed up the ladder. Steele then walked over to his second in command.

Hey do me a favor and radio command and tell them we have the Bismarck’s 5-inch shells. Then Steele climbed up the ladder to find the deck gunners already firing. He looked through his binoculars to see his gun hitting the last cargo ship. He watched as they sink beneath the surface but then something caught his eye. It was an American heavy cruiser heading his way.

Heavy cruiser ten o’clock fire fire fire, with that the gunners turned and fired at the cruiser. The shell just bounced off, aim for the bridge, yes sir, then they loaded they gun again. The gunner aim and fire and they shell went through the air and hit the bridge. All right we can make out are target every one get back inside. The men rush down the hatch as Steele watched his enemy burn and then he went down and closed the hatch.

Ok you target that cruiser and put three torpedos into that ship. The men went right to work and had the ship in their site. Steele gave the order to fire and the three torpedos were off. Seconds later the torpedo’s hit and the ship fell beneath the surface. Steele watched as it went beneath the surface but then something caught his eye SURVIVERS.

Steele ordered the sub to surface and he and a few others went out on deck. Some of the men were armed and then one began to help one of them out of the water. Then the sailor pulled a pistol and shot the man fell back on the deck. Then one of Steele’s men shot the sailor he went to shoot the rest but Steele stopped him. Hold your fire drag the rest aboard and take them below but then two of the three sailors in the water pulled pistols.

Steele’s men shot them on the spot but Steele stopped them and saw one sailor left in the water. All right that’s it take him below and I’ll talk to him in a minute. Steele watched as his men took the man below then he turned and looked at the burning water. The price of war, the price of war then Steele went do below. He came up to the crowd of men cheering and beating at the prisoner.

All right that’s it if I wanted him to be died we would had shot him in the water. Steele pushed the men out of the way and came up to the prisoner now covered in blood. So tell me what is and American cruiser doing out here with a Canadian convey. I’m not going to tell you anything, and then one of Steele man came up. Sir maybe this will help, the sailor handed him a life vest.

Steele looked at it and on the vest it said USS REVANGER Steele’s eyes widened. So we sank the mighty Revanger so tell me who are you, the man just starred at Steele. Then Steele took a good look at him, Well I don’t believe it Balto is that you. The Sailor spit some blood out of his mouth and looked up at Steele. Yah Steele its me, while it good you still recognize me boys I what you to meet an old friend of mine.

Guy’s this is the dog that got me thrown out of my hometown. Balto watched as the German shepherds growled at him. Hold on boy’s I want to talk to him first, Steele then helped Balto up and headed towards his quarters. O before I go you take control until I get back stay on the surface, yes sir. Steele and Balto went into his quarters and sat down, so Balto tell me how’s life been.

Well Steele after you left it was great, don’t give me that crap tell me what’s happened sense I’ve been gone. Well Jenna and I became mates then it was good for a while then you guy’s started your push across Europe. So what you ended up on the Revanger and sunk a lot of my follow U-boats. Well yah until I ended up here, so tell me what happened to Nicky, Kaltag, and Star.

Well they signed up for the army and landed on D-day and there pushing towards Paris now. So what’s Jenna doing for the war, She’s a nurse in medical camp in Nome ever sense the japs came in. Well Balto now tell me about this major British operation. What, we learned a few days ago that the British have something big plan for Holland. I don’t know anything about that, Bull shit I know you know something.

Steele I really don’t know anything, that’s it I have had it with this Solz. Then a soldier walked in, Yes sir, take him and get rid of him. Baltos eye’s widened Steele please don’t kill me I have a family, then another soldier came in and they started to drag Balto out. Steele please think about what you’re doing, Steele just fell back into his desk chair. He robbed the top of his head thinking about what he was doing with his life.

The Soldiers dragged Balto to the front of the sub and forced him to his knees. The soldier then put a gun to his head and put his finger on the trigger. Then Steele came out of the hatch and told him to stop the soldier pulled the gun away and Steele came up. So Balto you watch to show me your family if you got a picture. Balto breathed a sigh of relief then Steele helped him up.

Well Steele I happen to have one for you and I would be happy to show you. The two walked to the hatch and went below then back into Steele’s office. Steele’s crew was surprised to see Balto alive as Steele took him into his office. The two sat down and Balto took out the photo of his family and put it on the desk. Steele pickup the picture and took a good look at it he just smiled as he looked at the picture.

It looks like you got a good family, Yah it is isn’t it and for a minute there I thought I wouldn’t see them again.