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Originally Posted by Nicklasson87
Anyways, I've been thinking about the fact the the hatches between the compartments doesn't automatically close when entering battle stations. Was this not something the crew would do to stop the whole sub from flooding if one compartment was compromised?
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I believe I read somewhere, (probably
Steel boat, Iron Hearts ), that the hatch's inside a U boat were NOT closed during battle stations, for purposes of better communication between compartments. Think about it... in a uboat the sound room was isolated from the control room and conning tower.
As an aside, it was on fleet boats where the inside hatchs would ahve been closed, as communication was facilitated through a telephone/intercom system.