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joegrundman · 02-23-08, 07:24 PM

I was the captain of the USS Gar too. My radar for some reason didn't give me warning of a Japanese plane on a pre-dawn patrol and i got hit badly amidships before i could complete my crash dive to safety.

I decided to head for home but came across another plane. This time radar did detect it, so i dived down but was wary of diving too deep with 75% damage. I only went to 120 feet.

I can now say with confidence that 120 feet is not deep enough to be invisible to planes. I got hit underwater. Damage was 100%. I hit blow ballast, but that was it. USS Gar was lost at sea, it said with all hands lost, but this is not the case.

I managed to reach the surface and although 8 men were killed in the explosion the others all got into the sea. 3 men died of hypothermia the others were picked up by a Japanese sub chaser. Another 8 died in captivity, 1 in the Hiroshima blast, the rest made it home.

Ok i made that last paragraph up, but it's true that planes can spot you at 120 feet with TM

02-23-08, 07:24 PM	#8
joegrundman Ocean Warrior Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 2,689 Downloads: 34 Uploads: 0	I was the captain of the USS Gar too. My radar for some reason didn't give me warning of a Japanese plane on a pre-dawn patrol and i got hit badly amidships before i could complete my crash dive to safety. I decided to head for home but came across another plane. This time radar did detect it, so i dived down but was wary of diving too deep with 75% damage. I only went to 120 feet. I can now say with confidence that 120 feet is not deep enough to be invisible to planes. I got hit underwater. Damage was 100%. I hit blow ballast, but that was it. USS Gar was lost at sea, it said with all hands lost, but this is not the case. I managed to reach the surface and although 8 men were killed in the explosion the others all got into the sea. 3 men died of hypothermia the others were picked up by a Japanese sub chaser. Another 8 died in captivity, 1 in the Hiroshima blast, the rest made it home. Ok i made that last paragraph up, but it's true that planes can spot you at 120 feet with TM __________________ "Enemy submarines are to be called U-Boats. The term submarine is to be reserved for Allied under water vessels. U-Boats are those dastardly villains who sink our ships, while submarines are those gallant and noble craft which sink theirs." Winston Churchill Last edited by joegrundman; 02-23-08 at 07:53 PM.