Accuracy of sub ranges

Sailor Steve · 10-14-08, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by WEBSTER

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Originally Posted by claybirdd

U.S. subs ran on the surface a LARGE majority of the time. unless avaoiding a detected aircraft or preparing for an attack.

not true, japan ruled the skies in the pacific for quite a while so subs would never stay on the surface during the day untill way late in the war when japans air power was non existant, if even then.

True, but I think "a LARGE majority of the time" includes transit time, which ate up a lot of fuel. And once they had effective radar I believe they did stay surfaced as much as that tool allowed.