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AS · 12-20-06, 08:40 PM

When WW2 began skippers were somewhat reluctant to dive very deep because crush depth was just a theoretical figure no-one would try out just for fun. When the war got harder and crews were more experinced they saw that they could go WAY deeper than what they had thought. Although they didn´t deliberately push it to the limit, it was common practise in later war to go to 200m when crash-diving. This was very deep and not too far away from the actual crush depth, but it was considered "safe" enough, and avoiding detection and depth charges justified such a depth.

Cheers, AS

12-20-06, 08:40 PM	#7
AS 中国水兵 Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Germany Posts: 275 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 0	When WW2 began skippers were somewhat reluctant to dive very deep because crush depth was just a theoretical figure no-one would try out just for fun. When the war got harder and crews were more experinced they saw that they could go WAY deeper than what they had thought. Although they didn´t deliberately push it to the limit, it was common practise in later war to go to 200m when crash-diving. This was very deep and not too far away from the actual crush depth, but it was considered "safe" enough, and avoiding detection and depth charges justified such a depth. Cheers, AS __________________ Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong. (Oscar Wilde)