[Rockin Robbins]

Seems like I've read of running on diesels while decks were awash. I'll have to skim my library and find out what the various captains have to say. It seems to me that in the game the depth the diesels quit and electrics kick in is somewhat variable between 25 and 35 feet. I just switched from a Tambor to a Gato, so I'm not sure about the Gato yet. It's a great way to slink around in the daytime preserving full batteries for the attack and evasion to follow. But I better hit the books. I like to stick to historical methods, even when the game lets you differ.

Speaking of historical methods, I was reading "Thunder Below" by Admiral Eugene Fluckey, personally given and autographed by the Admiral to my wife's grandfather, Warren R Watkins, who served aboard USS Kraken. I had thought this was a tactic of the Flasher, but now find instead it was Capt Fluckey of the USS Barb that would extend his search radius by fully extending his observation scope while on the surface. He called this "high periscope watch" and it was SOP aboard his boat. He credited it for doubling his effective search radius. Unfortunately when I try the technique in SH3 and SH4 I find no advantage. Anybody else try this method for extending the horizon, and what did you find?