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Originally Posted by Rockin Robbins
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...staying submerged during the day is suicidal, as the planes can see you underwater and you have no way of detecting them.
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A much more acceptable and safe procedure is to stay on the surface every possible moment. When you detect a plane by radar, plot it just like a ship. If its path takes it within 5 miles of your sub, submerge just before he enters that radius to 150' or 200' for five minutes. Immediately surface to radar depth and note the position of the plane...
.... Knowledge is not just power, in war it is life itself....
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Your analysis of statistical probabilities is subject to challenge, but putting that aside...Let's look at closing times...one example: An A6M2 at a very casual cruise speed putzing along at, say, 210 MPH could cover that 5.0 mile distance in just
90 seconds. If it were at full throttle, say, 330 MPH, it would be on you in 60 seconds. My SH4 experience shows a "Crash" dive to 150-200 feet taking about 75 seconds. A Betty bomber could be on you similarly in 75 seconds, give or take, given that it was flying at 260Mph.
So...theoretically, if your lookouts always spotted the enemy aircraft early/first, it does look as if you could probably get down to your safe depth....probably... Roll the dice! Of course, if you get spotted, even though you may make to down to your safe depth, hanging down there for Five minutes as you propose might not resolve your problem. An aircraft could loiter for considerable time, certainly a lot longer than 5 minutes, and depending on distance to home base call for reinforcements as well. Once again, the tactic you propose would seem to carry what some would consider an unacceptable degree of risk.
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Originally Posted by Rockin Robbins
....submerge just before he enters that radius to 150' or 200' for five minutes. Immediately surface to radar depth and note the position of the plane. Assuming he is going away and outside the 5 mile radius, surface and resume...
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What happens if the enemly aircraft is directly overhead when you pop up to radar depth???
I may have misunderstood your logic...