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Originally Posted by ETR3(SS)
The problem isn't the gauge, but the game mechanics itself. First, the dive planes don't actually control any of the physics of the boat and are purely for show. Second there's a mechanic in place that forces vessels to increase their sink rate beyond a certain depth until they reach 1450ft where they are removed from the game.
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Then why make the drag coefficient on the dive planes adjustable In the subs sim file?
Increasing those numbers (more drag) will slow the rate of decent/accent...decreasing those numbers (less drag) will speed it up. So it looks like the dive planes are more than just for show.