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Schwuppes · 01-23-08, 10:41 PM

Hi!

I'm just wondering what a U-Boat captain would have done in heavy fog and bad weather.

My guess is that during night they would submerge to 30 meters and run at 3 knots or so until dawn, then resurface and recharge batteries.

Because in heavy fog and pitch black its gonna be a bit difficult to evade a vessel thats running straight at you 50 meters from your bow...

Anyone want to share some knowledge on this issue with me?

cheers!

01-23-08, 10:41 PM	#1
Schwuppes 中国水兵 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Perth, Western Australia Posts: 279 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	heavy rain fog and cloud coverage - "historically correct" procedure? Hi! I'm just wondering what a U-Boat captain would have done in heavy fog and bad weather. My guess is that during night they would submerge to 30 meters and run at 3 knots or so until dawn, then resurface and recharge batteries. Because in heavy fog and pitch black its gonna be a bit difficult to evade a vessel thats running straight at you 50 meters from your bow... Anyone want to share some knowledge on this issue with me? cheers! __________________ E8400 @ 4.00Ghz standard vCore, Gigabyte P35C DS3R @ 445 Mhz, Leadtek GTX 280, 3 x 1GB Kingston DDR2 800 @ 890Mhz, 250GB +160GB HDD, Terratec DMX 6fire 24/96, Silverstone ST60F 600W, Logitech Z-5500 THX