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ollybgm
04-05-10, 10:08 PM
which is the best class of sub out of the three

porpoise
tambor
gar
kraznyi_oktjabr
04-05-10, 11:06 PM
which is the best class of sub out of the three

porpoise
tambor
gar
I would say Tambor/Gar. Reason is that they have 6 bow and 4 stern torpedo tubes against 4 bow and 2 stern torpedo tubes like in Porpoise. Tambor/Gar is also slightly faster (in vanilla game).
ETR3(SS)
04-05-10, 11:08 PM
Probably the Gar, although the Tambor aint bad either. Both had 6 tubes forward and 4 aft. Also the Gar was the precursor to the Gato, which preceded the Balao etc.
peabody
04-05-10, 11:28 PM
which is the best class of sub out of the three

porpoise
tambor
gar

In the game the Tambor and the Gar both use the Tambor hull, Tambor conning tower, and Gato interior. So basically they are the same submarine.

Peabody
Bothersome
04-06-10, 12:52 PM
If I remember correctly, the Gar takes longer to normal dive than the Tambor.

I never compared the crash dive.

I'm thinking on the order of 2 minutes to get to 60 feet on the Gar.

But the Gar seemed to charge the batteries faster for some reason.

Take all this with some salt. It could have been because of different crew that made the diving difference.
peabody
04-06-10, 03:32 PM
If I remember correctly, the Gar takes longer to normal dive than the Tambor.

I never compared the crash dive.

I'm thinking on the order of 2 minutes to get to 60 feet on the Gar.

But the Gar seemed to charge the batteries faster for some reason.

Take all this with some salt. It could have been because of different crew that made the diving difference.

If you are using a MOD, then the Gar may have been changed. In the stock game if you check the Gar folder you will see there is no .sim file, which is where the info is that would affect dive time. In fact there is no, .dat, .sim, .zon,.val,.cam or .dsd files, it uses the Tambor files.

Peabody
Ducimus
04-06-10, 03:35 PM
Give this a read, It has some info about the Tambor/Gar towards the bottom.
http://navsource.org/archives/08/pdf/0829294.pdf

Very interesting.
AVGWarhawk
04-06-10, 03:37 PM
Tench :03:
ollybgm
04-06-10, 03:44 PM
thank you guys for your replys looks like the Gar