I hate this "destroyed by pressure" - Page 3

U777 · 09-07-10, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by fastfed

Well if I had to choose, It would be an American sub FOR SURE!! just for the A/C!! lol

They had A/C in WWII subs?! SOLD!

K-61 · 09-07-10, 06:56 PM

Not only AC, they also had ice cream makers!

U777 · 09-07-10, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by K-61

Not only AC, they also had ice cream makers!

Yep the Silent Service was known for the best chow in the US military. As for the AC it now makes sense since they operated in the blazing pacific heat, those subs would turn into a pressure cooker without it.

K-61 · 09-07-10, 07:29 PM

Same thing with tanks, only they don't have enough room for ice cream makers. Our guys [Canada] in Afghanistan were cooking inside their Leopards, so our gov't leased 20 Leos from Germany that have AC. Combat efficiency greatly degrades when your guys are in peril of heat stroke. Just look at Charlie Sheen in "Platoon."

Edit: Huh? Why do I have a Japanese avatar? This is one interesting forum. Here I was thinking some forum members were Japanese because of their avatars, now I am Japanese. It reminds me of that song from a few years back, "I Think I'm Turning Japanese."

fastfed · 09-07-10, 09:57 PM

LOL I have the same avatar!

BTW, I was reading something very interesting.. It seems the reason the US subs had A/C was because the electronics kept shorting out.. It was just a bonus that the crew was cool inside..

But the only reason was the for electronics.. Which had me thinking.. The Germans and I think all the other nations, submarines had NO A/C, I wonder how they fixed the shorts ( I guess condensation would form all over the electrics due to the humidity )

Plus, the Americans got to take a shower every 8 or so days ( Unless you were a Mechanic or Cook, then you got to shower every other day )

sergei · 09-08-10, 08:41 AM

The main purpose of the AC was actually as a de humidifier, to try and prevent condensation from causing electrical shorts.

British and Japanese subs had no AC and suffered terribly from shorts in tropical waters.

09-07-10, 06:56 PM	#32
K-61 Grey Wolf Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Ontario Posts: 795 Downloads: 39 Uploads: 0	Not only AC, they also had ice cream makers! __________________

09-07-10, 07:29 PM	#34
K-61 Grey Wolf Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Ontario Posts: 795 Downloads: 39 Uploads: 0	Same thing with tanks, only they don't have enough room for ice cream makers. Our guys [Canada] in Afghanistan were cooking inside their Leopards, so our gov't leased 20 Leos from Germany that have AC. Combat efficiency greatly degrades when your guys are in peril of heat stroke. Just look at Charlie Sheen in "Platoon." Edit: Huh? Why do I have a Japanese avatar? This is one interesting forum. Here I was thinking some forum members were Japanese because of their avatars, now I am Japanese. It reminds me of that song from a few years back, "I Think I'm Turning Japanese." __________________

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09-07-10, 09:57 PM	#35
fastfed Grey Wolf Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 786 Downloads: 254 Uploads: 0	LOL I have the same avatar! BTW, I was reading something very interesting.. It seems the reason the US subs had A/C was because the electronics kept shorting out.. It was just a bonus that the crew was cool inside.. But the only reason was the for electronics.. Which had me thinking.. The Germans and I think all the other nations, submarines had NO A/C, I wonder how they fixed the shorts ( I guess condensation would form all over the electrics due to the humidity ) Plus, the Americans got to take a shower every 8 or so days ( Unless you were a Mechanic or Cook, then you got to shower every other day )

09-08-10, 08:41 AM	#36
sergei Sea Lord Join Date: May 2008 Location: London UK Posts: 1,788 Downloads: 405 Uploads: 29	The main purpose of the AC was actually as a de humidifier, to try and prevent condensation from causing electrical shorts. British and Japanese subs had no AC and suffered terribly from shorts in tropical waters.