[Front Runner]

Originally Posted by merc4ulfate

I'd like to give you an update on this. Two of my crew have been upgraded to specialist and part of their special ability is faster dive times. Here are some test I ran:

Speed 10 knots time (IN SECONDS) to dive from surface to 60 feet.

55, 63, 76, 76, 76 Average dive time of five dives 69.2 seconds


Speed Flank (21 knots) Time (IN SECONDS) to dive from surface to 60 feet.

55, 50, 46, 52, 46 Average dive time of five dives 49.8

Are you timing your dives from when the boat is fully surfaced? That would be 18 feet for the Balao Class.

If you are diving, then surfacing, then diving without waiting for the boat to come up to 18 feet, then your dive times will be much faster.

If I perform a dive using the Balao from completely surfaced (18 feet keel) to Periscope depth (60 feet in the Balao,) it takes about 2 minutes 37 seconds (D key.) If I surface, then dive again while the keel depth is at 19 or 20, then the boat plunges to PD in about 55 seconds. That's a big difference. If I wait about 5 minutes (simulating low pressure blow?) then it again takes the full 2 minutes 37 seconds (D key) to PD. Crash Dives take about 1 minute 40 seconds to PD (60 feet) from 18 feet in a Balao Class.