U-Boat operation and another dumb question

von Kinderei · 11-10-11, 03:19 PM

When U-Boats went out on a patrol how did they operate durin' day-light hours as far as runnin' surfaced

Did they run surfaced until a watchman spotted something or did they run several hours surfaced and then dive for a while then re-surface ?

Also ... how the hell can I be spotted at night submerged ?

I was silent sittin' still in a harbour at night totally undetected and I raised my scope to take a peak and as soon as it broke surface I was fired on

11-10-11, 03:19 PM	#1
von Kinderei Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Virginia Posts: 2,606 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 0	U-Boat operation and another dumb question When U-Boats went out on a patrol how did they operate durin' day-light hours as far as runnin' surfaced Did they run surfaced until a watchman spotted something or did they run several hours surfaced and then dive for a while then re-surface ? Also ... how the hell can I be spotted at night submerged ? I was silent sittin' still in a harbour at night totally undetected and I raised my scope to take a peak and as soon as it broke surface I was fired on __________________ vK