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Originally Posted by ancient46
The real aim was consistency.
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Good answer. Consistency is one of my favorite things.
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Originally Posted by Capt. Shark Bait
how realistically accurate is this?
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Yes and No. Not at all, and very much so.
Not at all, because the game is always accurate to the inch, and real life never is, especially when dealing with things like water pressure and salinity. Very much so, because they did know how high the periscope was above the top of the boat, and they could judge depth quite accurately. I don't know if American submarines had a device like the German Pappenberg, which told the operator exactly how high the periscope head was above the water, but adjusting the trim by just a few feet must have taken some skill. But that they had that skill is certain, because nobody talks about having problems with it.
In a perfect game there would be a constant adjusting of the planes to maintain an accurate depth, but then that would be handled by the Diving Officer and the planesmen, and the captain would only need to give the occasional complaint when it wasn't handled to his liking. And that would get old rather quickly.
For what we have I think ancient46 is onto a worthy cause.
