[Malsua]

Stealths like the New Moon. Special forces like the sliver moon. Tomahaks don't care.

Like is operative here. The above can function under all circumstances. I agree that a new moon would be useful, but it's not a requirement. Surface the subs now and light the fuse _NOW_. The sooner it starts, the sooner it's over.

-Mal

[Ramius]

Point taken. We can do it whenever we want, and after listening to them in the Azores, it could be tomorrow night. We might. I'd like to see this business behind us too.

But, I wouldn't take any last minute adjustment of the timing to be anything other than doing whatever is in the best interest of the battle plan. If the commanders say they want an hour of blackness at the start, or two hours, or three or whatever... then I would give them what they want.