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Originally Posted by Sub Sailor
I have always questioned starting a mission at 80% in the air banks. I do not remember what the subsafe limit was. Some of the people on this site who are still in the fleet probably can tell us.
Rough seas and having problems ventilating are real, no plane operator can keep the snorkel from shutting. The mast is designed to shut, and it happens all the time. Sonar 732 talks about ear popping, run the diesel in heavy seas and you will not only pop your ears but get a real whiff of diesel smoke, I have even seen, and I know others have had a low vacuum shut down on the diesel, now that will pop your ears.
Bill is totally correct this is real and if we strive for realism in these sims then dunking the mast has to be there. The same thing happens to the scope it can become impossible to get more than a glimpse in heavy seas.
I was always amazed how the planes and helm could keep from broaching in heavy seas. A submarine rides like a pig in heavy seas near the surface, but when we're are wallowing all over the ocean, just think about the people on an FFG, at least we can go deep and get out of it.
Well done for realism,
Ron Banks MMCM(SS), USN(Ret)
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Roger that. As Diving Officer, the two phrases I dreaded hearing from the OOD when at PD were, "Diving Officer, I can't see" and "Diving Officer, we're flying!"
