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AS · 01-06-07, 10:04 AM

...but WW2 captains knew the "secret" code for the estimated/calculated crash depth which was "3xR+60" (I guess "R" was about 50 or 60). Although considered a big secret, most U-Boat men knew about this later in war.

When early in war a Type IXb (U-123 I think it was) accidently dived to 200m Dönitz laughed at the captain and said: "Glad you proved how deep our U-Boats really can go, but was it really necessary to go for the world record?"

Cheers, AS

01-06-07, 10:04 AM	#36
AS 中国水兵 Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Germany Posts: 275 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 0	...but WW2 captains knew the "secret" code for the estimated/calculated crash depth which was "3xR+60" (I guess "R" was about 50 or 60). Although considered a big secret, most U-Boat men knew about this later in war. When early in war a Type IXb (U-123 I think it was) accidently dived to 200m Dönitz laughed at the captain and said: "Glad you proved how deep our U-Boats really can go, but was it really necessary to go for the world record?" Cheers, AS __________________ Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong. (Oscar Wilde)