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AS · 01-03-07, 10:03 AM

I can imagine three reasons why German U-Boats didn´t use "High Scoping":

1. Unlike the Pacific, the Atlantic is quite rough and shaky, I guess you couldn´t make out anything when looking to a raised scope, the only effect would have been that you go dizzy in your head.

2. Keeping a LOW profile and being able to crash dive as quickly as possible was vital to survive, a raised scope might extent the sightline, but it could be detected by enemy ships as well (note that the shaft was shiny metal, which reflected in the sun)

3. The famous Zeiss company delivered the best (night)googles in the world - it is known that German watch crews who were using them could see farther than other Navys.

My two cents, AS

01-03-07, 10:03 AM	#44
AS 中国水兵 Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Germany Posts: 275 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 0	I can imagine three reasons why German U-Boats didn´t use "High Scoping": 1. Unlike the Pacific, the Atlantic is quite rough and shaky, I guess you couldn´t make out anything when looking to a raised scope, the only effect would have been that you go dizzy in your head. 2. Keeping a LOW profile and being able to crash dive as quickly as possible was vital to survive, a raised scope might extent the sightline, but it could be detected by enemy ships as well (note that the shaft was shiny metal, which reflected in the sun) 3. The famous Zeiss company delivered the best (night)googles in the world - it is known that German watch crews who were using them could see farther than other Navys. My two cents, AS __________________ Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong. (Oscar Wilde)