one more thought:
- I presume the best times of 30-35 seconds were achieved under ideal conditions, namely sub at best speed, best sea conditions, fresh crew specificallly training for quick time.
-but in a more typical battle scenario, for example a lookout spots an airplane/ship and the OOD orders a dive, the sub is moving at cruising speed, the sea conditions are probably less than ideal, the crew is not at battle stations and is probably a bit tired from a few weeks/months at sea, 45-60 seconds is probably more typical.
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