Why do American subs have a less test depth in comparison to a German UBoat?

[Mad Mardigan]

Originally Posted by Red Devil

In Das Boot they went down to 700 meters - allegedly. I'm not so sure the Med was that deep off Gibraltar where they say they were

If I recall rightly.. the gauge only went to 300, in the movie.. will have to see of watching it again, to cross check that.

Even if the gauge in the movie was slated as saying 600 (or even 700) meters.. as KM correctly pointed out... that's By Golly Bollywood for ya... anything for the dramatic nail biting suspense of movies, such as Das Boot or other action movies. up to including even the horror genre...ALL to be taken with a grain heavy dose of salt.

M. M.