U-Boat Stability

trongey · 01-11-08, 10:53 AM

To those with knowledge of RL u-boat performance, I'm curious how real subs behaved in rough water. Specifically:
1) Is the in-game pitching and rolling at periscope depth realistic? I've always understood that at that depth the surface conditions would have very little effect. Of course in heavy seas the scope head would be repeatedly submerged by the waves, but without stabilization it really seems to move around a lot.
2) How did u-boats behave on the surface compared to surface ships of similar displacement? Would they rise and fall on waves similar to a DD for example, or would they have more of a tendency to punch through the waves?

Tony

01-11-08, 10:53 AM	#1
trongey A-ganger Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Oklahoma, USA Posts: 74 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	U-Boat Stability To those with knowledge of RL u-boat performance, I'm curious how real subs behaved in rough water. Specifically: 1) Is the in-game pitching and rolling at periscope depth realistic? I've always understood that at that depth the surface conditions would have very little effect. Of course in heavy seas the scope head would be repeatedly submerged by the waves, but without stabilization it really seems to move around a lot. 2) How did u-boats behave on the surface compared to surface ships of similar displacement? Would they rise and fall on waves similar to a DD for example, or would they have more of a tendency to punch through the waves? Tony