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Old 03-22-10, 06:08 PM   #7
Shirkon
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Originally Posted by Barso View Post
It seems on a crash dive you can't move towards the back of the ship as the tilt of the viewpoint stops it.
Having served on submarines for 30 years before my retirement I wouldn't suggest trying to move fore or aft when the sub is either diving or surfacing with any angle over 5-10 degrees. Even standing in one place normally requires you hanging onto a piece of equipement while having one foot on the deck and the other on a bulkhead. Any movement fore or aft is a hand over hand chore with the distinct possibility of losing your grip and being face planted up to 30 foot away into a (hopefully) bulkhead or catching the edge of a hatch or stanchion resulting in serious injury. All this is in a modern submarine where water condensation is minimal. In one of the old DB's with condensation on the decks it would have been even more hazardous.
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