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Old 08-15-11, 08:56 PM   #5
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Originally Posted by Miltiades View Post
But isn't it possible to select crash dive and after ''lets say'' 20m select the depth manually?
Yes, being a 'game' you can always override the command. But the consideration here is that there's a certain amount of time required to 'pull out' of the maneuver. If for example, you're in fairly shallow water (say around 50m) it's entirely possible you would strike bottom before the depth override would actually pull you out.

Also, while I can't speak for Steve, I seem to recall him posting recently that in reality it would be unlikely that a real life boat would be able to pull out prior to a depth of 70m (due to the ballast physics involved).
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