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Originally Posted by Matador.es
I wounder though if it was possible in RL. Where was the air intake for the diesel?
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Yes it was possible, the air intakes are at the rear part left and right of the forward part of the bridge, ending at the fore end of the "Wintergarten" railings, and flush with the casing of the bridge (as high as possible without using a snorkel). In the VIIa they may be deeper. In SH3 and 4 OMEGU with U-boat add-on you can see the grids covering those intakes on the VIIb to c, and IXDs very well.
In very rough sea conditions even the intakes would be temporarily blocked by seawater, the Diesels then sucking air out of the boat, with some bad effect on the crew. A U-boat would have usually dived in those conditions.
Greetings,
Catfish