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Old 07-16-07, 04:32 PM   #2
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You know of course if they could really have done it that way they would have. Decks Awash greatly increased the chance of flooding the engines (literally). It was usually used to lower the profile while approaching enemy traffic in calm seas at night, and necessitated the use of batteries and low speeds.
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