I read an interesting stat from a book excerpt,
Submarine Technology for the 21st Century by Stan Zimmerman,
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Originally Posted by Submarine Technology for the 21st Century by Stan Zimmerman
In World War II, 25% of the U.S. captains sank 75% of the ships. For the Germans, 2.5% of the captains sank 25% of the total," said the director of the British navy's submarine museum in Gosport. "The best captains came back." ...
... There are important lessons to be learned from these bare facts. Ace submarine skippers contribute far out of proportion to their numbers...
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Are you a good sub captain or do you belong in port at a desk job? Be truthful now...I have to admit though I end up on the sea bottom most of the time... and its always those darn pesky helos that do it too!