Ever pulled a Capt. Dodge?

desirableroasted · 09-23-10, 12:51 PM

The link I uploaded indicated that 20-30 meters of underwater visibility is pretty fantastic. But let's assume it's average.

Even then, since a VIIC is 67 meters long, you'd still be extraordinarily lucky to see your own bow. And at 6 knots, which is about the speed you'd have to have under a merchant, (and you have to assume he is not zigging), you are eating up 3 meters a second. You'd never avoid anything in front of you... the math doesn't allow it.

So I suspect the reason there is no documentation from wartime is that U-boat captains -- who, as a rule, probably forgot more physics and mathematics than most of us will ever learn -- never even considered it.

09-23-10, 12:51 PM	#15
desirableroasted Grey Wolf Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: In the mountains, now. On the edge of the sea before. Posts: 933 Downloads: 47 Uploads: 0	I'd sure like to see some proof The link I uploaded indicated that 20-30 meters of underwater visibility is pretty fantastic. But let's assume it's average. Even then, since a VIIC is 67 meters long, you'd still be extraordinarily lucky to see your own bow. And at 6 knots, which is about the speed you'd have to have under a merchant, (and you have to assume he is not zigging), you are eating up 3 meters a second. You'd never avoid anything in front of you... the math doesn't allow it. So I suspect the reason there is no documentation from wartime is that U-boat captains -- who, as a rule, probably forgot more physics and mathematics than most of us will ever learn -- never even considered it. __________________ "Well, now, that's true... the IXC is a bit of a chick magnet..but you really can't beat the VIIB for off-road fun."