Kilo bug ? faster in reverse then ahead ?

Palindromeria · 04-03-06, 11:05 PM

are kilos are supposed to go faster in emergency reverse then ahead flank ??

was checking out tokyo harbor mission in chinese kilo.
had to surface to get close enuff to deploy ops.
decided to go reverse on exit rather than risk running into a shoal.

was getting 20 kts on the diesels in emerg reverse !

surprised - shook head, splashed water on face, pinched self etc -
i double checked checked flank ahead - got 11 or 12 kts
and repeated emerg reverse - yep still gettin 20 kts ...

went to deeper water dove and tried it on electrics.
i only got 17 kts out of the electrics in emerg reverse.

so i rebooted just in case , and tried same test in russian kilo.
same basic results.

then i took out a seawolf. call emerg reverse but only got 16 kts
compared to the 17 kts the kilo churning out.

bug ?

04-03-06, 11:05 PM	#1
Palindromeria Planesman Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Brooklyn NY Posts: 199 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Kilo bug ? faster in reverse then ahead ? are kilos are supposed to go faster in emergency reverse then ahead flank ?? was checking out tokyo harbor mission in chinese kilo. had to surface to get close enuff to deploy ops. decided to go reverse on exit rather than risk running into a shoal. was getting 20 kts on the diesels in emerg reverse ! surprised - shook head, splashed water on face, pinched self etc - i double checked checked flank ahead - got 11 or 12 kts and repeated emerg reverse - yep still gettin 20 kts ... went to deeper water dove and tried it on electrics. i only got 17 kts out of the electrics in emerg reverse. so i rebooted just in case , and tried same test in russian kilo. same basic results. then i took out a seawolf. call emerg reverse but only got 16 kts compared to the 17 kts the kilo churning out. bug ?