-I am a professor ov forenzic medizine. I could shoot you from Stuttgart und still create ze proper effect.

Which is notably impressive, as they're in Hamburg.
Personally, I always liked the captain of the HMS Bedford, when told that, no, even if it's (radar)visible, Carver's stealth ship still doesn't give enough of a return for missile fire.

-Right, we'll do it the OLD-FASHIONED way.

In a suitably dry, very British tone of voice, as they get the 4.5" gun pounding. Incidentally, the Chester, Devonshire and Bedford are all the same ship in reality., the HMS Westminster.

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Gott's Leetle Feesh in Trousers!