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Old 02-18-11, 04:05 PM   #140
urfisch
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Originally Posted by Paris_England View Post
TBH, I thought they ran to the front of the boat to shift the center of balance and make diving quicker -- which would mean you want the crew to redistribute once you've reached depth.

Or am I being really, really stupid?
no, this is right. it was to shift the center of balance. a well trained crew could make the vii-boats dive in less than 30 sec.! i read of 25 sec.
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