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10-08-19, 09:20 PM | #1 |
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Missing Propeller guards - Gato
Anyone ever see this?
New Career. Tambor was fine, Got the Gato next and no Guards. Had them in a previous career, I think. Any idea which file to check? |
10-08-19, 09:35 PM | #2 |
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It is the dat file.
Here's the Tambor: The Gar would be identical Here is the Gato: Guards not included... |
10-08-19, 09:46 PM | #3 |
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The guards were removed from some subs during refit...
Pics from NavSource.org USS Greenling May 1945 USS Gato, November 1944 USS Wahoo 1942, 1943 Last edited by jimmbbo; 10-08-19 at 11:39 PM. |
10-08-19, 10:23 PM | #4 |
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Huh. Ok, But the Balao has Guards.
I wonder what the thought process behind removing the guards was in wwii. |
10-08-19, 11:05 PM | #5 |
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They of course kept another ship coming alongside from fouling the props and causing major damage, but they also probably affected the dive planes and speed of the boat... Might have been a skipper-dictated option.
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10-08-19, 11:18 PM | #6 | |
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Quote:
I think it was far from a certainty...
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10-08-19, 11:22 PM | #7 |
Weps
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According to Capt Paul Schratz in the book Submarine Commander, USS Sterlet SS-392 had her screw guards removed before she deployed to the Pacific in 1944. She was a Balao Class boat so screw guards were almost certainly not universally fitted in the Pacific.
Cannot see how it matters one way or the other in SH4 terms. -C |
10-09-19, 01:05 AM | #8 |
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Cool pictures.
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10-09-19, 01:48 AM | #9 |
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Navsource.com is a great site, but suggest setting an alarm before surfing it...
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