As early as 1914, Sennet shifted the Keystone Cops from starring roles to background ensemble, in support of comedians like Charlie Chaplin and Tramp ); " In the Clutches of the Gang " ( 1914 ) with Normand, Arbuckle, and Al St . John; and " Wished on Mabel " ( 1915 ) with Arbuckle and Normand, among others.
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"If we were a newcomer to the channel; if we didn't know how to do high-volume, low-cost products; if we didn't have the shelf space with our printers, we would be a much less likely candidate for entry, " said Larry Sennet, a spokesman for Hewlett, which has its headquarters in Palo Alto, Calif.
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With excellent SCR ( Set, Complete, Radio ) communication, Commander Latta outlined [ the ] plan to [ the ] other skippers as easily as if we were in the same wardroom . He ordered " Sennet " to westward, maintaining contact with her SJ radar, while " Lagarto " kept in touch with " Haddock " in like fashion.
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With the coming of the mid watch on 13 February 1945, the Japanese craft still lay-to, apparently not alerted . Consequently, Latta ordered " Haddock " to break contact and his boat formed a line of bearing on " Sennet " . " Lagarto " began opening to westward at 04 : 15, and at 05 : 40 began heading in on the surface toward the last known position of " No . 8 Kotoshiro Maru " and " No . 3 Showa Maru ".
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Inside of ten minutes, the Americans fire began to tell, as the first quarry began to burn; smoke began obscuring her from view . " Haddock ", meanwhile, shifted fire to " No . 3 Showa Maru ", noting one particularly defiant Japanese sailor firing back with a rifle, while " Sennet ", being blanked out by " Lagarto ", swung left in a full circle and fell in astern of the pack commander s boat, shifting her fire to " Haddock " s target as well.
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With " Sennet " on the left flank and " Haddock " on the right, and " Lagarto " as guide in the center, the boats some apart, Latta planned to close to, then turn right about 50 degrees, to put the seas and wind in a most favorable position and still close the range, allocating " Sennet " the picket to the north, " Haddock " the one to the south; " Lagarto ", meanwhile, would direct the fire to whichever vessel appeared to be offering the most opposition .
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With " Sennet " on the left flank and " Haddock " on the right, and " Lagarto " as guide in the center, the boats some apart, Latta planned to close to, then turn right about 50 degrees, to put the seas and wind in a most favorable position and still close the range, allocating " Sennet " the picket to the north, " Haddock " the one to the south; " Lagarto ", meanwhile, would direct the fire to whichever vessel appeared to be offering the most opposition .
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No such elation seized the enemy, however, who determinedly fought back against his heavier adversaries, as the action progressed, with whatever caliber weapon lay at hand . " No . 8 Kotoshiro Maru " and " No . 3 Showa Maru " began turning to the northward, returning fire with what appeared to be approximately 40-millimeter size weapons . " Lagarto " recorded numerous splashes within twenty yards ( 18 m ) of ship . . . " Lagarto ", followed by " Sennet " and " Haddock ", concentrated her fire upon " No . 8 Kotoshiro Maru ", the leading and northerly vessel as she appeared to be laying a smoke screen to obscure her smaller sister; " Haddock " silenced the lead boat s forward gun.
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Sennet commenced hot pursuit of " No . 8 Kotoshiro Maru " . " Lagarto " likewise closed the range with the larger patrol vessel, opening up with her 40-millimeter guns at; by 06 : 45, " No . 8 Kotoshiro Maru " s guns had fallen silent and she wallowed in the sea, burning fiercely, while " No . 3 Showa Maru " likewise lay in extremis . " Haddock ", having expended the last of her ammunition, headed for the latter, lying riddled and burning, to finish her off, but " No . 3 Showa Maru " sank before the submariners could man her 40-millimeter guns . " Haddock " circled the wreckage several times to see if we could pick up any Japs or material but neither could be found . " Sennet " neared " No . 8 Kotoshiro Maru " s side to see if anything worth salvaging was left, but apparently found it too hot and pulled clear.
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Sennet commenced hot pursuit of " No . 8 Kotoshiro Maru " . " Lagarto " likewise closed the range with the larger patrol vessel, opening up with her 40-millimeter guns at; by 06 : 45, " No . 8 Kotoshiro Maru " s guns had fallen silent and she wallowed in the sea, burning fiercely, while " No . 3 Showa Maru " likewise lay in extremis . " Haddock ", having expended the last of her ammunition, headed for the latter, lying riddled and burning, to finish her off, but " No . 3 Showa Maru " sank before the submariners could man her 40-millimeter guns . " Haddock " circled the wreckage several times to see if we could pick up any Japs or material but neither could be found . " Sennet " neared " No . 8 Kotoshiro Maru " s side to see if anything worth salvaging was left, but apparently found it too hot and pulled clear.
