Test Dive advice?

[Obersteuermann]

I normally take the boat straight down to 180 metres (Type VII) and then go in 10 metre steps from there. No faster than 2 or 3 knots. As soon as she starts taking damage I hit A.K. and order 20 metres higher.

I've actually taken my VII down to the red area many times, mind you just the tip of it at around 200 meters without any damage even after staying down for long periods of time.

[King_Zog]

Originally Posted by USNSRCaseySmith

I've actually taken my VII down to the red area many times, mind you just the tip of it at around 200 meters without any damage even after staying down for long periods of time.

With GWX in an undamaged VII you can make it down to about 220m. If you use sh3 commander with randomise crush depth enabled you can potentially go deeper (it's quite a fun option as it gives you a reason to make a 'test dive' eveytime you start a new patrol/load a save game).

I believe the later model type IXs can even peg/exceed the dial.

[Obersteuermann]

Originally Posted by King_Zog

With GWX in an undamaged VII you can make it down to about 220m. If you use sh3 commander with randomise crush depth enabled you can potentially go deeper (it's quite a fun option as it gives you a reason to make a 'test dive' eveytime you start a new patrol/load a save game).

I believe the later model type IXs can even peg/exceed the dial.

My current boat (U-93, VIIC) will happily take 255 metres without problems! Must admit I chickened out at that point ...

[Kapt Z]

Originally Posted by King_Zog

With GWX in an undamaged VII you can make it down to about 220m. If you use sh3 commander with randomise crush depth enabled you can potentially go deeper (it's quite a fun option as it gives you a reason to make a 'test dive' eveytime you start a new patrol/load a save game).

I believe the later model type IXs can even peg/exceed the dial.

Last night I did a single mission with a type VIIC and just hit 'D' at 4kts and waited to see when she collapsed. I thought it was a glitch or something because she just kept going down, down, down, down..... 200, 230, 260, 280, 300with no seriour damage! The gauges shattered and the lights flickered at some point in the high 200s, but the the end didn't come until 330m!

In career mode I would never have even tried to go near that depth.

[Jimbuna]

When testing depth ensure your tc is set at x1 or you may not be quick enough to react if you start taking a hit on your hull integrity.

Originally Posted by jimbuna

When testing depth ensure your tc is set at x1 or you may not be quick enough to react if you start taking a hit on your hull integrity.

Is the hull integrity slowly lost when you reach a certain point or does it drop rreally fast??

[Missing Name]

I've gone past crush depth a few times.

Of course, swiss cheese isn't exactly a good pressure hull.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by USNSRCaseySmith

Is the hull integrity slowly lost when you reach a certain point or does it drop rreally fast??

It begins slow but sopeeds up as the hull integrity diminishes.