Bow planes again...

[Scoochy]

Originally Posted by SteamWake

The only thing affecting dive time other than ship speed seems to be the amount of time that has passed since the previous dive. The less time the faster it dives.

Why that is I dont know I suppose it is because the ballast tanks are not completly empty.

I might add that once submerged that crash dive reaches depth quicker than normal dive.

After reading up on what all the sub had to do to prepare for the dive, this probably makes sense. Not just in reference to the ballast takes, but also to the most of the systems/valves/hatches that need to be secured or set prior to actually submerging. The fantastic DoD Submarine Doctine that has been posted gave me great insight on wat is actually going on for the dive.

Would have been a great opportunity for UBi to also use many of this to indicate that this stuff is actually happening for the dive, vice the simplistic pre-dive klaxon and down you go.