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Hanomag · 08-17-07, 04:51 PM

Hiyas,

I am having a tough time conserving battery life.

In Sept 43 leaving Lorient, Im finding that I get radar signals every 10 km and have to crash dive to avoid the ridiculously accurate bombs that seem to drop right inside the conning tower through the open hatch.

Is there a trick to saving battery life... as I surface dive surface dive...

My battery is almost dead an the planes are still circling. Gasp!

Without a snorkel whats the way to maximize submerged battery life?

GoldenRivet · 08-17-07, 05:03 PM

travel submerged at ahead slow, or set speed to one knot, use a depth of 30 to 50 meters.

Stay down until your battery life is down to about 50%, surface to recharge at ahead flank so that diving time is reduced if you must dive. Only surface to recharge at night.

RWR gives you plenty of warning, and the planes do not turn in to attack you until they are within a couple of KM anyway.

when you crash dive dont forget to go back to ahead slow or 1kt whenever the boat levels.

you will spend much of the remainder of the war under the water. welcome to "Der Untergang"

Gezoes · 08-17-07, 06:57 PM

Good tips, ahead slow any wich way is the way to go

GoldenRivet · 08-17-07, 10:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Gezoes

Good tips, ahead slow any wich way is the way to go

... and sometimes slower, click the little button by the speed telegraph and you can order a specific speed. for really super quiet running select one knot... your not getting anywhere in a hurry... but your really quiet in the process!

08-17-07, 04:51 PM	#1
Hanomag Grey Wolf Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: LI NY Posts: 964 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	Up Down..Up Down Hiyas, I am having a tough time conserving battery life. In Sept 43 leaving Lorient, Im finding that I get radar signals every 10 km and have to crash dive to avoid the ridiculously accurate bombs that seem to drop right inside the conning tower through the open hatch. Is there a trick to saving battery life... as I surface dive surface dive... My battery is almost dead an the planes are still circling. Gasp! Without a snorkel whats the way to maximize submerged battery life? __________________ "Only if I can save first..."

08-17-07, 05:03 PM	#2
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	travel submerged at ahead slow, or set speed to one knot, use a depth of 30 to 50 meters. Stay down until your battery life is down to about 50%, surface to recharge at ahead flank so that diving time is reduced if you must dive. Only surface to recharge at night. RWR gives you plenty of warning, and the planes do not turn in to attack you until they are within a couple of KM anyway. when you crash dive dont forget to go back to ahead slow or 1kt whenever the boat levels. you will spend much of the remainder of the war under the water. welcome to "Der Untergang" __________________

08-17-07, 06:57 PM	#3
Gezoes XO Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 435 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	Good tips, ahead slow any wich way is the way to go __________________ If I wasn't a little mad, I'd go mad.