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dmlavan · 11-05-07, 05:57 PM

I've read numerous books that discuss the concern U-boats had with a surface engagement that a single hit in the pressure hull could prevent them from diving. Makes sense. However, in numerous patrols I've engaged in some surface gun actions and take damage from merchants, destroyers, and light cruisers, yet the damage is always incremental. Is it possible to take a hit in the "pressure hull" that, while not damaging or destroying multiple systems, knocks you're hull integrity percentage significantly so you either cannot dive or cannot dive too deeply?

11-05-07, 05:57 PM	#1
dmlavan Weps Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 351 Downloads: 69 Uploads: 0	Single hit to damage pressure hull? I've read numerous books that discuss the concern U-boats had with a surface engagement that a single hit in the pressure hull could prevent them from diving. Makes sense. However, in numerous patrols I've engaged in some surface gun actions and take damage from merchants, destroyers, and light cruisers, yet the damage is always incremental. Is it possible to take a hit in the "pressure hull" that, while not damaging or destroying multiple systems, knocks you're hull integrity percentage significantly so you either cannot dive or cannot dive too deeply?