The two men in the picture are captains of two different ships and they are planning an attack on an enemy ship that is located a few hundred miles away.  The guy on the right commands a battleship and the guy on the left drives a submarine.  They are planning on attacking from both sides of the enemy.  The only thing they are worried about are the men they are in charge of.  The guy on the right could not deal with losing that many men.  They end up not attacking the enemy.
