Hull difference....german, american

Mikey_Wolf · 01-28-08, 06:26 AM

Its basic physics, even if the US subs and the U-Boats had the exact same steel the exact same thickness, which one will dive deeper?

The U-Boat naturally, because its smaller which means when it submerges there is a smaller hole in the water and the overall area of force exerted on a U-Boat is smaller than that of the US sub.

Though I would not be surprised if the German U-Boats were thicker pressure hulled anyway, because the Germans were extremely adept at Submarine warfare they learnt a lot of lessons from the Great War.

01-28-08, 06:26 AM	#12
Mikey_Wolf Torpedoman Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: South Wales Posts: 114 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Its basic physics, even if the US subs and the U-Boats had the exact same steel the exact same thickness, which one will dive deeper? The U-Boat naturally, because its smaller which means when it submerges there is a smaller hole in the water and the overall area of force exerted on a U-Boat is smaller than that of the US sub. Though I would not be surprised if the German U-Boats were thicker pressure hulled anyway, because the Germans were extremely adept at Submarine warfare they learnt a lot of lessons from the Great War. __________________ Proud Captain of U-37, U-138 (GWX 2), and U.S.S Devastator (Various mods)