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Old 04-12-12, 08:59 AM   #2
Hinrich Schwab
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Originally Posted by Shkval View Post
At what speed during the day... and night... 2 knots...3? And how long is the "black" period of time when Brits got radar and "we" don't have snorkel or any kind of RW... 6 months or longer? Was that the "Black March"? I remember the first time I got hit in the middle of the night out of nowhere... very unpleasant experience...
What do you do in those circumstances?
Speed isn't so much an issue as aircraft will find you regardless. The radar is really that good. Between March and Black May is when the new radar sets start coming out. There is about a 9-month gap between that and the snorkel. Your best bet is to run submerged for three hours, surface long enough to top off batteries and repeat. Even then, you still may be jumped by aircraft. The idea is to minimize being on the surface as much as possible.
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