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xintract:
lordfreemanofficial:
dadpat-tactual:
mikeneedsadrink:
bird-king-jay:
tilthat:
TIL that in WWI, the Germans disguised one of their ships as a British ship, the RMS Carmania, and sent it out to ambush British vessels. In a hilariously bad stroke of luck, the first ship it encountered was the real RMS Carmania, which promptly sank them.
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XO: “Captain, that appears to be….us.“
CO: “Ha, nice try Jerry. Now sink the bastards.”
Brits seeing the German ship:
Germans seeing the Brit ship as they get sunk
“Crikey sir that’s a massive mirror”
“Shut up and fire johnson”
Germans: we kin you
Brits: no doubles
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xintract:
lordfreemanofficial:
dadpat-tactual:
mikeneedsadrink:
bird-king-jay:
tilthat:
TIL that in WWI, the Germans disguised one of their ships as a British ship, the RMS Carmania, and sent it out to ambush British vessels. In a hilariously bad stroke of luck, the first ship it encountered was the real RMS Carmania, which promptly sank them.
via reddit.com
XO: “Captain, that appears to be….us.“
CO: “Ha, nice try Jerry. Now sink the bastards.”
Brits seeing the German ship:
Germans seeing the Brit ship as they get sunk
“Crikey sir that’s a massive mirror”
“Shut up and fire johnson”
Germans: we kin you
Brits: no doubles
(Your picture was not posted)
