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Originally Posted by Front Runner
I just made it to a stable 60 feet periscope depth from 10 knots on the surface in 54 seconds using all back emergency at the same time I press the "P" key.
Balao class surfaced running at 10 knots. Crew at Battle Stations.
1. Crash Dive / Start stopwatch
2. Watch depth gauge in lower right corner. When it starts going down wait until about 29 to 34 feet. Click "All Back Emergency" and press the "P" key.
3. Stop stopwatch when depth is 60 ft.
Why? Just for fun!
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OK, I just did a lot of testing. The above example only works when you are performing "chain" dives. That is, one dive after another without allowing time for the low pressure blow to bring the boat back up to surface trim which is about 18 feet. (It takes about 5 minutes or so.)
The above example was performed after a dive, surface, then allowing only enough time to bring the speed back up to 10 knots. What happens is that the boat is already sitting at about 20 feet so everything happens much faster. Yeah! That 2 feet makes a big difference in diving times. Check it on your own and you'll see.
Almost all of my dive times, from 18 feet at the surface to periscope depth, no matter which method is used are about 3 1/2 minutes when using only the "P" key, (or the "D" key and then the "P" key at 35 feet (why bother?))
2 1/2 minutes when using the "Cntrl-D" key, then "P" key plus the "9" key at 30 ft. (Note: There was hardly any difference between using the "9" key and using the "3" key.)
Compare that to 2 1/2 minutes from 18 feet on the surface, Crash Dive to arrival at 100 feet/4 knots.
Press "1" key and order "depth gauge 100" when at 40 feet.
Carry on!
