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RE: Front Diving Planes
Posted by: Tom Iwanski ()
Date: June 11, 2001 02:10PM

Hi all,

If I\'m not mistaken, both the Types VII and IX used a type of stationary leading edge guard mounted in front of the dive planes. It would seem that these protected the dive planes from damage or fouling if they encountered an obstacle. Since the U.S. subs didn\'t use these, I wonder if they were mainly to protect the u-boat\'s planes during docking operations (during which U.S. subs had their dive planes retracted). Maybe they weren\'t necessary at all (except for can opener maneuvers)?

Regards,
Tom

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RE: Front Diving Planes Steve Cooper 06/06/2001 05:17PM
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RE: Front Diving Planes Derek 06/07/2001 07:05PM
RE: Front Diving Planes Tom Iwanski 06/11/2001 02:10PM
RE: Front Diving Planes Rainer Bruns 06/12/2001 01:06AM
RE: Front Diving Planes Jeffrey LaRue 06/20/2001 04:01PM
RE: Front Diving Planes Rainer Bruns 06/20/2001 05:10PM
RE: Front Diving Planes Jeffrey LaRue 06/21/2001 07:29PM
RE: Front Diving Planes Rainer Bruns 06/21/2001 09:10PM
RE: Front Diving Planes Jerry Pope 06/22/2001 08:13AM


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