US vs. German subs - which was better?

1480 · 07-05-08, 12:12 PM

You could compare the submarines, but not in a head to head competition. You have to come up with subjective categories and evaluate them in each. Not dive times and crush depth but more along the lines of actual patrol time , percentage of machinery malfunctions, down time on refit, sinkings during a patrol etc. to come up with a level field of play. I found it interesting that military channel had their top ten submarine episode, the Gato/Balao came in 3rd and the Type VII came in 1st.

07-05-08, 12:12 PM	#8
1480 Lead Slinger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Chitcago, Illinoise Posts: 1,442 Downloads: 74 Uploads: 0	You could compare the submarines, but not in a head to head competition. You have to come up with subjective categories and evaluate them in each. Not dive times and crush depth but more along the lines of actual patrol time , percentage of machinery malfunctions, down time on refit, sinkings during a patrol etc. to come up with a level field of play. I found it interesting that military channel had their top ten submarine episode, the Gato/Balao came in 3rd and the Type VII came in 1st. __________________