Regarding "Dive Time"

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Originally Posted by Erich dem Roten

Ahhh, thanks. Maybe I should have my whole crew start jumping up and down in the bow torpedo room...seems like the IXB I drive is allergic to water sometimes.

Hey now, compare that to some of the US subs and she's lightning-fast :p

(actually in general, the IXs are quite a swift diver given their size)

I should also say that the dive times cited in literature are also for a fully-prepared, alert crew that's anticipating the dive at any moment and has the boat prepared and trimmed for a quick and efficient dive. This isn't the case at every point in a patrol, of course, and a boat that's not completely prepared to dive might take several minutes to get under. Of course in SHIII, it'd be a bit harsh on the player to base the dive time on anything but the optimal dive time.