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Old 03-19-08, 12:28 AM   #10
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Originally Posted by yamato9
Balao class
Test depth: 400 ft (120 m)
You (they) give no calculated crush depth. According to at least one source I've seen the Balao is good to at least 800 feet, and the Tench 900.

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Type 7c
Test depth: 230 m (754 ft). Calculated crush depth: 250-295 m (820-967 ft)
According to http://uboat.net/types/viic.htm the calulated crush depth is only 220 m (722 ft)

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All doubts stops here.
Not really. There is a lot of good discussion going on here about all the different parameters of the various boats, and one or two people showing some basic numbers and then proclaiming the discussion over doesn't help anyone.
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