I have heard from many RW submariners that the high periscope was used extensively while operating on the surface.
Plug "O'Kane Tang search procedures" into Google and result 1 is an excerpt from "The Bravest Man" - page 196:
"So Tang lay to on the surface, raising her search periscope, which would reach out past the bridge's horizon. Each evening, O'Kane shifted Tang's patrol position about 20 miles" ......
and from an email message on this subject from an old friend:
"This old boat sailor was directed by the Officer of the Deck to man the high periscope a lot while on the surface. When the seas got a bit rough and green water came over the bridge, it was the best way to see a mile or two more. It wasn't easy to stay on the horizon, but we used it."
I wish this high-scope 'extended range' was modeled in SH4.
Happy Hunting!
Art
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