Did USN Captians ever "bottom" their boats?

Quagmire · 12-08-07, 06:42 PM

I have read many threads about the pros and cons (mostly cons) of bottoming your boat to achieve the ultimate in stealth. However in reality this seems like a rather risky undertaking. Our fleet boats do not have windows or bottom mapping sonar so how would you know what you are about to land on? How do you know you arent going to land on a huge rock that will bend the propeller shafts or screw up the dive planes? I'll bet you could even get stuck in the mud if you weren't careful!

Bottoming the boat seems VERY dangerous when over 1000 nm from the nearest friendly repair yard. Does anyone know if laying in wait on the bottom was actually done?

Inquiring minds want to know...
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12-08-07, 06:42 PM	#1
Quagmire Watch Officer Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 335 Downloads: 52 Uploads: 0	Did USN Captians ever "bottom" their boats? I have read many threads about the pros and cons (mostly cons) of bottoming your boat to achieve the ultimate in stealth. However in reality this seems like a rather risky undertaking. Our fleet boats do not have windows or bottom mapping sonar so how would you know what you are about to land on? How do you know you arent going to land on a huge rock that will bend the propeller shafts or screw up the dive planes? I'll bet you could even get stuck in the mud if you weren't careful! Bottoming the boat seems VERY dangerous when over 1000 nm from the nearest friendly repair yard. Does anyone know if laying in wait on the bottom was actually done? Inquiring minds want to know... . __________________ The day publishers figured out that they could sell flashy first person shooters to teenagers in numbers greater than sand on a beach was the day that quality simulations died. --Col. Tibbets UBI SHIV Forums I guess they should have made SH4 an open boat where we run around inside and shoot each other a 1000 times. They seem to handle those games with numerous patches. --Longam UBI SHIV Forums A sad day has dawned...