Quick Fleet Sub Q

Mike 'Red Ocktober' Hense · 03-30-06, 03:33 PM

which was the attack scope in a US WWII Fleet Sub, the front one, or the rearmost one...

also, was one taller than the other...

i know, dumb questions... and i had the answers before, just got too many things in my head right now, and too many books and papers lying all around

thx

--Mike

micky1up · 03-30-06, 04:09 PM

rule of thumb shipmate the smallest of the 2 that is the least detectable to radar and visually is generally the attack scope

Kapitan · 03-30-06, 04:19 PM

Dont know about the west but, the first and longest scope was the attack scope, normaly very thin but long making it hard to see on the surface and by radar.

The second the much bigger scope is one which can be sat on and is turned around by electric motors is fatter and shorter than the attack scope is the navigation scope.

Also the oberon submarines had similar scopes to the russians.

Mike 'Red Ocktober' Hense · 03-30-06, 10:09 PM

thx guys...

--Mike

Abraham · 04-02-06, 02:39 AM

To be slightly more specific:
On the Gato, Balao & Tench class of fleet subs the front scope was called # 1 scope and was the attack scope. Not surprisingly the rear scope was called # 2 scope and was the search scope. They both had the same length.
(sorry I'm late in answering)

Mike 'Red Ocktober' Hense · 04-02-06, 07:28 AM

never too late with the correct answer...

thx A...

--Mike

03-30-06, 03:33 PM	#1
Mike 'Red Ocktober' Hense Commander Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 445 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Quick Fleet Sub Q which was the attack scope in a US WWII Fleet Sub, the front one, or the rearmost one... also, was one taller than the other... i know, dumb questions... and i had the answers before, just got too many things in my head right now, and too many books and papers lying all around thx --Mike

03-30-06, 04:19 PM	#3
Kapitan Sub Test Pilot Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK + Canada Posts: 7,130 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 7	Dont know about the west but, the first and longest scope was the attack scope, normaly very thin but long making it hard to see on the surface and by radar. The second the much bigger scope is one which can be sat on and is turned around by electric motors is fatter and shorter than the attack scope is the navigation scope. Also the oberon submarines had similar scopes to the russians. __________________ DONT FORGET if you like a post to nominate it by using the blue diamond Find out about Museum Ships here: https://www.museumships.us/ Flickr for all my pictures: https://www.flickr.com/photos/131313936@N03/ Navy general board articles: https://www.navygeneralboard.com/author/aegis/

04-02-06, 02:39 AM	#5
Abraham Eternal Patrol Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,572 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Quick Fleet Sub Q To be slightly more specific: On the Gato, Balao & Tench class of fleet subs the front scope was called # 1 scope and was the attack scope. Not surprisingly the rear scope was called # 2 scope and was the search scope. They both had the same length. (sorry I'm late in answering) __________________ RIP Abraham

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03-30-06, 04:09 PM	#2
micky1up Captain Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: helensburgh Posts: 525 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	rule of thumb shipmate the smallest of the 2 that is the least detectable to radar and visually is generally the attack scope

03-30-06, 10:09 PM	#4
Mike 'Red Ocktober' Hense Commander Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 445 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	thx guys... --Mike

04-02-06, 07:28 AM	#6
Mike 'Red Ocktober' Hense Commander Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 445 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	never too late with the correct answer... thx A... --Mike