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Old 01-25-13, 02:43 PM   #4
Krabb
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For modern subs it's for surfacing through ice, as SilentPrey have said and for reducing the friction with the water, thus generating less noise at high speeds. But the last one operates automatically (in DW) AFAIR.
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