Kaboom! Wait, what just happened?

[rein1705]

800 FEET? WOW!
Ive never heard of a Fleet boat getting that deep. I thought it was all over at about 620 but ive never dove deeper than 600 and that was in a Kilo class and the Kilo acted like that was a bit much for it....

[subskipper53]

If you look around on the internet, you might find a story of a Balao during testing of some sort during the 50's (exact purpose, and name of the boat, escape me as of now) which has a failure, and sinks to about 1,000 feet, give or take, before she's crushed.

But Balao boats, with a test depth of 400 feet, have been know to survive 700 or more. Or, at least, in the game.

:Side note: I've taken my Skipjack down to 1,275+ feet. i actually went all the way down to 1,500+, but game limitations kept me from going deeper than 1,600. My sub would become unresponsive, and my view from inside would snap outside. The crew would still take orders, but they wouldn't take effect. My speed, course and just about everything else was fine but frozen: nothing would change.

Guess i just dove right out of the world, literally!

[rein1705]

I wonder if somebody should add a bottom to the ocean or make it where you can get down as deep as that without ..... "no-clipping" through the bottom.

[Rockin Robbins]

I'm in the middle of an S-Boat cruise from December of 1941 right now. I still find that yo-yo works best, crash diving on sighting a plane if it is headed in my direction. I am spotted occasionally, but there is no way to avoid that without radar. When I am in a dense aircraft environment I run decks awash. That way submergence is instantaneous and no plane can catch me.

Relying on my lookouts, at least I am aware of the danger and can avoid it. Choosing to be blissfully unaware of the danger by traveling submerged during the day, when I can be easily spotted, leaves me with no avoidance options. I'll take my chances on the surface. Contrary to Dr Oppenheimer's famous motto, ignorance is not bliss. It is death.