Does sitting on the bottom help you at all?

KeptinCranky · 05-14-07, 06:39 PM

worked for me in GWX too, several times. Usually I try to hover just a bit above the bottom...only trouble is I tend to get stupid when trying to go a little shallower and bump the stern into ground

Telgriff · 05-14-07, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by KeptinCranky

worked for me in GWX too, several times. Usually I try to hover just a bit above the bottom...only trouble is I tend to get stupid when trying to go a little shallower and bump the stern into ground

Did the same off Gilbratar and couldnt get the bow off the bottom due to flooding weighing the entire front of the sub down.

Heibges · 05-14-07, 07:08 PM

I believe in real life, it worked best in shallow water. Many uboats used it effectively when they went close to the English Coast late in the war.

The biggest danger from resting on the bottom was an oil leak. It would mark your exact spot because you weren't moving.

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Heibges Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: San Francisco, California Posts: 1,633 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	I believe in real life, it worked best in shallow water. Many uboats used it effectively when they went close to the English Coast late in the war. The biggest danger from resting on the bottom was an oil leak. It would mark your exact spot because you weren't moving. __________________ U.Kdt.Hdb B. I. 28) This possibility of using the hydrophone to help in detecting surface ships should, however, be restricted to those cases where the submarine is unavoidably compelled to stay below the surface. http://www.hackworth.com/

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KeptinCranky Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Netherlands Posts: 1,050 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	worked for me in GWX too, several times. Usually I try to hover just a bit above the bottom...only trouble is I tend to get stupid when trying to go a little shallower and bump the stern into ground