                           STOP THE SURGE
                             (GIUKBIT2)

Admiral George Bitterink was dead tired. The sneak attack on his
carrier group took its toll in men and ships and he barely got his
carrier to port undamaged. Two hours rest and he had to put back to
sea to stop the expected Soviet submarine surge out of the GIUK
Gap.

Intelligence reported between twenty and thirty subs were making the run
and a large surface battle group was going to try to punch a hole big
enough for the subs to escape through.

Bitterink didn't want to think about what would happen to the North
Atlantic convoys if enough of those subs escaped.

Somebody said that the start of the war was a mistake. Bitterink
didn't care. As soon as he could get off the defensive he was
going to make the Bear pay. His staff heard him muttering "The
bastards attacked my ship". Now with little rest and a tired crew
he had to go and stop the surge.

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