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Originally Posted by Gunner
Run at 5 to 6 knots on surface as much as possible, longer charge time on a Pig Boat consumes extra fuel. I only dive for airplanes, manual sonar check. Done as many as 9 objectives and 4 secondary objectives with some fuel to spare arriving to port. Just finished reading a book by David Jones & Peter Nunan titled, U.S. Subs Down Under { Brisbane, 1942_1945}. After reading this book of stories about the men who commanded and sailed these Sboats, you really can start to appreciate the hardships they endured under tedious conditions.
My Late War SugarBoat with a 5" BowGun and Twin 20MM for those Nasty Kites
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Can you smell my influence in this pic penny?