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rein1705 · 09-12-10, 07:51 AM

I dont appear to have a harbor anymore...

Steamed up to the Sulu Sea by choice and sank a german raider there. While hunting i made several course changes both surfaced and submerged and noticed that on different headings there were different results with the rudder positions. It seemed it i headed south east rudder wouldn't change from 0 but south would make for 5* to port and north 5* starboard until a storm blew in then the rudder was all over the place trying to maintain heading while surfaced. If i set rudder amidships it LOOKED like i was straying from my heading but i didnt observe much of a drift other than a few degrees, this being without TC.
It acted more like it had to do with the pitch and role of my sub than wind but underwater it'd have to of been some sort of current though i went as deep as 175 feet and noticed no change in strength. My rudder submerged would return to 0 as i changed back south east or to north west.

09-12-10, 07:51 AM	#23
rein1705 Samurai Navy Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: somewhere in the Past. Posts: 582 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 0	I dont appear to have a harbor anymore... Steamed up to the Sulu Sea by choice and sank a german raider there. While hunting i made several course changes both surfaced and submerged and noticed that on different headings there were different results with the rudder positions. It seemed it i headed south east rudder wouldn't change from 0 but south would make for 5* to port and north 5* starboard until a storm blew in then the rudder was all over the place trying to maintain heading while surfaced. If i set rudder amidships it LOOKED like i was straying from my heading but i didnt observe much of a drift other than a few degrees, this being without TC. It acted more like it had to do with the pitch and role of my sub than wind but underwater it'd have to of been some sort of current though i went as deep as 175 feet and noticed no change in strength. My rudder submerged would return to 0 as i changed back south east or to north west. __________________ "Diesel Pig" Not so long ago...