Gato class

Trav_R · 11-18-05, 04:33 PM

It sure would be nice to have 6 forward tubes and 4 aft tubes, but only being able to dive to 90m? What's that all about? I'm guessing they just didn't need to go deep, maybe the Japanese didn't have decent active sonar? I know there's a lot of experts here, hopefully one of you knows.

Also, from the information I've found, the Gato class seems to outclass German subs in every respect (except for depth of course.) Were they really that much better? Here I've always imagined the Germans as having such an advanced U-boat force, made famous by nearly strangling the Allies in two world wars, and the whole time I've known next to nothing about my own country's subs. So, my question is, were the Gato's really that much better than the German subs, or is there something (besides the lower depth) that I'm not seeing that would make them inferior?

11-18-05, 04:33 PM	#1
Trav_R Ensign Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Oklahoma, USA Posts: 227 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Gato class It sure would be nice to have 6 forward tubes and 4 aft tubes, but only being able to dive to 90m? What's that all about? I'm guessing they just didn't need to go deep, maybe the Japanese didn't have decent active sonar? I know there's a lot of experts here, hopefully one of you knows. Also, from the information I've found, the Gato class seems to outclass German subs in every respect (except for depth of course.) Were they really that much better? Here I've always imagined the Germans as having such an advanced U-boat force, made famous by nearly strangling the Allies in two world wars, and the whole time I've known next to nothing about my own country's subs. So, my question is, were the Gato's really that much better than the German subs, or is there something (besides the lower depth) that I'm not seeing that would make them inferior?