Blind area in sub's baffles?

DrMilton · 06-14-07, 12:51 PM

Is there a blind area behind a sub, even if it has a TA? I came across the game manual of "688 Attack Sub" (anyone remembers it?) according to which a sub with TA had a blind area approx. 45degs wide, in its baffles.

Recalling the "crazy ivan" maneuver of red october i wonder what exactly is the fact in RL. Personally I can't imagine the situation where USS Dallas went all stop and worried about "...bumping on the enemy sub" because they were that close...! The russian crew should all get reassigned to kitchen duties.

So, what is fact and what is fiction?

06-14-07, 12:51 PM	#1
DrMilton Gunner Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Right in the middle of it... Posts: 94 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Blind area in sub's baffles? Is there a blind area behind a sub, even if it has a TA? I came across the game manual of "688 Attack Sub" (anyone remembers it?) according to which a sub with TA had a blind area approx. 45degs wide, in its baffles. Recalling the "crazy ivan" maneuver of red october i wonder what exactly is the fact in RL. Personally I can't imagine the situation where USS Dallas went all stop and worried about "...bumping on the enemy sub" because they were that close...! The russian crew should all get reassigned to kitchen duties. So, what is fact and what is fiction?