"Commander!" an officer who had been closely watching the approaching torpedo warned, "We might not be able to dodge it!"
He saw that the white wake was already alarmingly close, almost forming a ninety-degree angle with their massive vessel. No matter how they tried to turn now, they could no longer avoid the torpedo's assault.
Navies around the world mostly followed the Great Tang Navy's construction standards, hence the prevalent use of "Commander" over "sir".
This differed vastly from many countries' armies, where it was quite common to address commanders as "sir" in some nations.
"Damn it..." He picked up the binoculars again and saw that the white wake was very near; the duty officer cursed under his breath but couldn't issue any more orders.
They had already missed the best chance to evade, and it was now almost certain that the torpedo would hit the warship.