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Old 02-11-13, 04:25 PM   #31
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(Tripled the drag on the rudder just because it bugs me that you can't reverse one prop while going ahead on the other, that value increases the rate of turn.)
Just a note of reality here. Reversing an engine to increase the turn rate works fine when doing a pre-planned maneuver. In combat it's something that is almost impossible, simply because the order has to be given, the signal telegraph has to signal the engine room, one engine has to be brought to a complete stop and started in reverse. By the time all that happens the point is long past when it would have done any good. Also remember that with one engine reversed the speed loss is almost double. If you go into that maneuver making eight knots you're going to come out of it making two or three.

Yes, it's handy when maneuvering around a harbor. In combat not so much.
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