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Bilge_Rat · 04-04-07, 04:13 PM

they tended to be very conservative in the U.S. Navy about test depth, for example the Balao class had a test depth of 400 feet, but according to Silent Victory could survive a dive of 800 feet or 2 times test depth.

In 1969, a Balao class, USS Chopper accidently dove to 1,000 feet and survived, but the hull was badly damaged and the boat was decommissioned.

http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/Qu...8/deepdive.htm

p.s.: when a sub can lose control like that in a game, I will say it is a simulation, one of my pet peeves abouts sub sims is that the subs always handle like they are on rails.

04-04-07, 04:13 PM	#7
Bilge_Rat Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: standing watch... Posts: 3,856 Downloads: 344 Uploads: 0	they tended to be very conservative in the U.S. Navy about test depth, for example the Balao class had a test depth of 400 feet, but according to Silent Victory could survive a dive of 800 feet or 2 times test depth. In 1969, a Balao class, USS Chopper accidently dove to 1,000 feet and survived, but the hull was badly damaged and the boat was decommissioned. http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/Qu...8/deepdive.htm p.s.: when a sub can lose control like that in a game, I will say it is a simulation, one of my pet peeves abouts sub sims is that the subs always handle like they are on rails.