translation of dive sequence in GWX

[d@rk51d3]

Originally Posted by shegeek72

So it was just a coincidence that one of my helmsman had the exclamation next to him? Has anyone tried letting the three dudes health go next to nothing to see what happened? :hmm:

When my guys get that tired, things get weird. The boat goes all over the place and won't maintain a heading, and maintaining depth is impossible too. They either send you on a crash course for the bottom, or pop you up in front of an escort...... who then promptly sends you on a crash course for the bottom.

[Schultzy]

[quote=SquareSteelBar]

Originally Posted by Schultzy

the 'Untertriebszelle' is not identic to the ballast tanks. The 'Untertriebszelle' is for decreasing the positive buoyancy. It's always flooded while the boat is surfaced for faster diving.
After diving it's blown [for faster surfacing].
The 'Untertriebszelle' generally is needed to handle [fine tune] the buoyancy behavior of the boat.

SSB

I have to be honest and admit that my nautical technical terminology isn't the best.
I know Ballast tanks are usually Tauchzellen, so i just assumed it was just some tech babble for the same thing.
But i've done a google search and you're right. So thanks for the info!

From Wiki:

Aufgabe der Untertriebszellen war es das Gewicht des U-Boots so schnell wie möglich zu vergrößern, um schnellere Alarmtauchzeiten zu erreichen. Diese betrugen bei Kampfbooten im Zweiten Weltkrieg teilweise weniger als 30 Sekunden. Bei der Fahrt Überwasser sind die Untertriebszellen mit Wasser gefüllt. Erst wenn das U-Boot völlig getaucht ist, werden die Untertriebszellen ausgedrückt (gelenzt). Da sie keinem großen Wasserdruck ausgesetzt werden konnten und damit das U-Boot auch nicht zu schnell durchsackte, mussten sie, nachdem das Boot unter der Wasseroberfläche verschwand, wieder angeblasen werden.

Not sure how to translate it to english though, apart from ballast tank, but you're correct, not quite right.

[shegeek72]

Originally Posted by Iron Budokan

When my guys get that tired, things get weird. The boat goes all over the place and won't maintain a heading, and maintaining depth is impossible too. They either send you on a crash course for the bottom, or pop you up in front of an escort...... who then promptly sends you on a crash course for the bottom.

Then the circles my sub was making could've been due to low health. Because, IIRC, my waypoints weren't at acute angles.

As for low health not having any effect, I heard the watch crew does not suffer even if they're half-dead. Though I haven't done any tests to prove this. :hmm:
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[shegeek72]

Originally Posted by Schultzy

4. Vorne unten 15, hinten oben 10: Bow planes down 15deg, stern planes up 10deg

If that's correct my helmsmen aren't following orders since they pin the needles during a normal dive (I believe the guages max at 30 degrees in a type VII).

Could the guages be modded to reflect the correct dive planes angles during a normal dive and crash dive?
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[Skinman]

[QUOTE=Schultzy;443866]

Originally Posted by SquareSteelBar

Not sure how to translate it to english though, apart from ballast tank, but you're correct, not quite right.

It's a special, rather huge ballast tank below the control room which was used to speed up crash dives. It could not take a lot of pressure though, I think because it was inside the actual pressure hull. So it had to be blown again not soon after the boat was fully submerged, or else it would burst inward at a rather shallow depth. Still searching for a proper English term. Google calls it 'negative buoyancy cell' but I'm not sure about that. Some subtitles to 'Das Boot' call it 'main dive tank'.