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Originally Posted by Krauter
Sorry to start a pissing contest  |
Actually you didn't - it's been going on for years. If you read back through the thread you'll see some real discussion in there, if not too much.
Every genre has its serious scholars as well as its fanboys. Just start a thread on P-51 vs Bf-109. We had one of those over in General Topics some time back, and of course there was one guy who just knew that the Mustang was the best piston-engined fighter ever! I tried to show actual technical and statistical comparisons which indicated that there really wasn't much to choose between, but I was the one who refused to listen to reason.
The fact is that if we talk about diving limits, the online source says that u-boats could dive much deeper. But that very source doesn't mention the fact that Type VIIc u-boats were 'rated' at only 90 meters, yet it mentions that they actually dove to well over 200. Yet a source that indicates that the Balao could go well below it's indicated 450 feet is dismissed simply because it's Wiki. And yet Wiki has been more reliable where submarines are concerned than any other online source I've seen. One book I read (I have to go to the other library to recheck the title) claimed that later US boats could be expected to be safe at twice their listed test depth, which would give the Balao a whopping 900 feet.
True? Who knows? My point isn't what is 'better', but that claims are made for different technologies, and fans are made and stick to their guns no matter what. You're never going to have a discussion about differences without people wanting to prove that "mine is stronger/faster/bigger than yours."
It's human nature to believe, and to feel the need to prove your belief.
