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Originally Posted by Ducimus
So i guess that 1 min and 10 second crash dive in stock is a bit much eh? I toned it down to 58 seconds or so, but was contemplating the feasiblity of shortning it even more. Sort of doing my homework on it as it were.
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It is hard to put an exact figure on a crash dive. Fluckey used to flood negative while surfaced if he was expectiing trouble.
The Narwhal (much bigger than a fleet boat) spotted a japanese aircraft comming straight on them from 7000 yards and crashed dived. She past 50 feet when the bomb hit the water.
The Pampanito web site claims 30 second crash dives for a Balao class.
I have read accounts of boats going to 165 feet and level in 70 seconds.
I have read stories of green crews fresh out of dive school diving in 60 seconds.
Since fleet boats are true diesel electric boats they dont lose all power to the screws like a direct drive U boat or S class. So once the planes are down and they have neutral bouancy or less they now are flying in the water and speed takes over.
I dont know how much of a factor crew has in effecting dive speed in SH IV. If it plays a part that is effected by crew exp., then I would set it at 60 seconds worst and 30 seconds best with 45 being the average. It really should be crew dependent.
Anyways. That's my story and I am sticking to it.