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Originally Posted by Ailantd
This kind of effect is produced by heavy waves against the hull, so it is dependant of material, construction and the time the sub has been sailing. It is true that in german subs this effect is very little noticiable as they were very well contructed, but it was there as you can see here , or even here in some parts of XXI type hull. The shot I posted is WIP with the effect very exagerated, so I can see how it works. Final one will be very sutile to fit better with reality. |
The effect is also partially caused from changes in temp causing the structure to expand/contract but yes, the outer skin on the german boats was thicker gauge steel then the US Subs, making the effect less noticable.