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Sledgehammer427 · 01-10-09, 08:35 PM

about the nose-down diving thing.

the fleet boats weigh far too much and are too wide to do a nose-down dive that i imagine.
when a fleet boat, or any submarine for that matter crash dives, its very hard to get under until the deck is under. then, it hydroplanes itself deeper. thats with the planes doing all they can to push the nose down when a crash dive is ordered, then they taper off when the Conning tower is awash.

01-10-09, 08:35 PM	#23
Sledgehammer427 PacWagon Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Drinking coffee and staring at trees in Massachusetts Posts: 2,908 Downloads: 287 Uploads: 0	about the nose-down diving thing. the fleet boats weigh far too much and are too wide to do a nose-down dive that i imagine. when a fleet boat, or any submarine for that matter crash dives, its very hard to get under until the deck is under. then, it hydroplanes itself deeper. thats with the planes doing all they can to push the nose down when a crash dive is ordered, then they taper off when the Conning tower is awash. __________________ Cold Waters Voice Crew - Fire Control Officer Cmdr O. Myers - C/O USS Nautilus (SS-168) 114,000 tons sunk - 4 Spec Ops completed V-boat Nutcase - Need supplies? Japanese garrison on a small island in the way? Just give us a call! D4C!