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Old 12-03-07, 05:17 PM   #9
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Originally Posted by Spin Doctor
You can't easily surface with zero speed (if at all. Can't say I've tried it, though). Even with full rise on the dive planes, they have no effect with no water moving across them. That's like a plane sitting still on a runway and trying to make it fly just by pulling back on the stick.

I suppose modern subs can hover, but they have special computer controlled valves built for the purpose, In 1940, it was pretty tough if not impossible to do.
Just press the 'E' key and she should pop to the surface like a cork, moving or not.

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