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difool2 · 08-29-09, 07:50 AM

I've thought a lot about how to make something like this workable. I think the arena would definitely need to be made with a smaller scale (like 1/4th linear, as in the distance between Newfoundland and England being 1000 km, not 4000). Time compression is very problematic; you instead may need to have a team/crew associated with each boat so that at least one person is logged onto the sub at any one time. At 18 knots (requiring a fuel usage kludge), it would take you about a day real-time to reach the center of the Atlantic, which isn't too bad. Ubi would need the Channel/North Sea to appeal to the "action first" types who can dive right in (pun intended) with Type II's, Schnellboots, various British ships, and yes even aircraft.

08-29-09, 07:50 AM	#4
difool2 Commander Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 459 Downloads: 31 Uploads: 0	I've thought a lot about how to make something like this workable. I think the arena would definitely need to be made with a smaller scale (like 1/4th linear, as in the distance between Newfoundland and England being 1000 km, not 4000). Time compression is very problematic; you instead may need to have a team/crew associated with each boat so that at least one person is logged onto the sub at any one time. At 18 knots (requiring a fuel usage kludge), it would take you about a day real-time to reach the center of the Atlantic, which isn't too bad. Ubi would need the Channel/North Sea to appeal to the "action first" types who can dive right in (pun intended) with Type II's, Schnellboots, various British ships, and yes even aircraft.