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Originally Posted by Capt. Shark Bait
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Originally Posted by DirtyHarry3033
....in those days the order to "Blow ballast" would cause the boat to submerge??? :hmm:
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i'm thinkin that could be a translation thing, but yeah, "blow ballast" would result in submerging. in U571 the order givin was the same or blow all ballast, or something similar |
I don't know about WW1 Germans, but in WW2 and later "blow ballast" is the order given to empty the tanks, forcing the boat to surface.
In U-571 Harvey Keitel also gave three blasts on the klaxon and said "Dive, dive!" Three blasts is to surface, two is to dive. I wouldn't use that movie as an example of anything, except maybe how to make a bad movie.