Depth Capabilities of subs/uboats - Page 2

Ducimus · 10-14-09, 08:25 PM

That whole site is really informative. Been doing some additional reading there. I wish i had kept this reference bookmarked and handy all these months. Reading it, there's a ton of adjustments id like to make, but i simply don't have the time now.

SteamWake · 10-14-09, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Ducimus

Ehhh... no on two counts.

Count 1:
You know that old saying, "loose lips sink ships?" I give you, Congressman Andrew J May who opened his big mouth. The japanese adjusted accordingly.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_...e_May_Incident

Count 2:
Limiting depth on depth charges has been on the list of, "I wish i could get this working" for modders since the earliest days of Sh3. Sh4 inherits legacy issues from SH3, one of those is that depth charges cannot be limited in depth.

Nice had forgot about that bit... !

Pacific_Ace · 10-15-09, 01:48 AM

"Nor should it be, as the Americans didn't know this at the time."

I'm confused. Obviously we had to have known, or May couldn't have revealed it in 1943. It had to have been known for some time in order for such a secret to have percolated to his ears.

Sailor Steve · 10-15-09, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Pacific_Ace

"Nor should it be, as the Americans didn't know this at the time."

I'm confused. Obviously we had to have known, or May couldn't have revealed it in 1943. It had to have been known for some time in order for such a secret to have percolated to his ears.

It's been my impression that they didn't know right away, or know the specifics. It began to be recognized that the Japanese were constantly "setting their charges too shallow", and this began to be reported, hence the admonition "Run silent, run deep".

Of course I might be wrong.

And of course I might just be covering my tracks...

DigitalAura · 10-16-09, 11:28 AM

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Of course I might be wrong.

And of course I might just be covering my tracks...

heheh

10-14-09, 08:25 PM	#16
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	That whole site is really informative. Been doing some additional reading there. I wish i had kept this reference bookmarked and handy all these months. Reading it, there's a ton of adjustments id like to make, but i simply don't have the time now.

10-15-09, 01:48 AM	#18
Pacific_Ace Bosun Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 61 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	"Nor should it be, as the Americans didn't know this at the time." I'm confused. Obviously we had to have known, or May couldn't have revealed it in 1943. It had to have been known for some time in order for such a secret to have percolated to his ears.