DD visual spotting range at night

Osmium Steele · 04-26-11, 08:59 AM

While raiding a dutch port, on a clear, moonless night, we ran afoul of an asw trawler. After a lucky DC attack, everything topside was destroyed, both diesels, both batteries, hydrophones, etc. We're completely blind.

After barely getting a handle on the flooding, we go silent for 3 hours.

We surface, decks awash. Imagine my surprise to see the trawler less than 50 meters on our port side, completely dark.

I assume I could have sat there until sunrise.

04-26-11, 08:59 AM	#6
Osmium Steele Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Upper midwest USA Posts: 1,101 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	While raiding a dutch port, on a clear, moonless night, we ran afoul of an asw trawler. After a lucky DC attack, everything topside was destroyed, both diesels, both batteries, hydrophones, etc. We're completely blind. After barely getting a handle on the flooding, we go silent for 3 hours. We surface, decks awash. Imagine my surprise to see the trawler less than 50 meters on our port side, completely dark. I assume I could have sat there until sunrise.