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Eh, Wikipedia was just a quick link to describe the same event. I just came across it before I found the other one.
From the USS Chopper site:
Same depth information as Wikipedia. (Unless the vast Wikipedia disinformation conspiracy has started to spread?  ) |
Wikipedia has had some weird results on my searches. There is no conspiracy, heh heh!
Just that anyone can put anything on it. So therefore I find it unreliable as such.
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As for it being in 1969, that's true. The boat was still a WWII fleet boat built in '44. So, 700-1000 feet from a 25 year old boat. What could she have done when only a year old, before things started showing their age?
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Well you must realize that after capturing the technology from the Germans, our tech hit a boom. Anyways, I would bet that a pure made Balao could dive to 500' maybe 600' if you increased the internal pressure.
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Note, I'm not saying anyone would take these boats down to that depth on purpose, during WWII, or later. I'm just saying that they could survive a lot deeper than the test depth listed for them.
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I hear you. I'd test my submarines depth before any battle myself.
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I get a bit tired of the whole "German boats are better than American boats" thing based off of how deep they could go.
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I hope I haven't said that. I like the Gato class myself. Deep is not important, it's how you maneuver. I do find it more challenging playing as a U-boat actually. If I had to go back in time, I'd even take an S-18 class at the beginning of the war!