Flags on subs

Sailor Steve · 04-09-08, 06:10 PM

Flags flown in and out of harbors, yes. At sea, no, unless you were near friendly shores, in which case you wanted anyone who saw you to know you're friendly. On a surface warship you can't hide, so it was a long-standing tradition to announce your national orientation for all to see. In modern warfare ships were readily identifiable anyway, just from their shape. On a submarine the object was to dive anytime anything was spotted, and it was considered disrespectful to submerge with the flag flying, it was never flown at sea.

Anyway, here's the mod:
http://files.filefront.com/RB+7b+Fla.../fileinfo.html

04-09-08, 06:10 PM	#10
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Flags flown in and out of harbors, yes. At sea, no, unless you were near friendly shores, in which case you wanted anyone who saw you to know you're friendly. On a surface warship you can't hide, so it was a long-standing tradition to announce your national orientation for all to see. In modern warfare ships were readily identifiable anyway, just from their shape. On a submarine the object was to dive anytime anything was spotted, and it was considered disrespectful to submerge with the flag flying, it was never flown at sea. Anyway, here's the mod: http://files.filefront.com/RB+7b+Fla.../fileinfo.html __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

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