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Re: Things I learned about submarines and submarine warfare from the movies
Posted by:
J.T. McDaniel
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Date: February 26, 2005 12:24AM
Victor Swiercz wrote:
> 43. You just need to press a button to fire a torpedo.
That's true, actually. There's a lot of stuff you have to do first, but actually firing it is pretty simple.
> 44. You can fix any electrical problem by changing a fuse.
And sometimes fry an EM in the process.
> 46. Someone always knows better than the Cmdr.
Probably, but they usually have enough sense not to let him know.
> 47. Only one periscope is needed. No need to use a different periscope to check the sky for planes.
That would depend on the country. In the American boats, quite true. In other navies, some did and some didn't.
J.T. McDaniel
> 43. You just need to press a button to fire a torpedo.
That's true, actually. There's a lot of stuff you have to do first, but actually firing it is pretty simple.
> 44. You can fix any electrical problem by changing a fuse.
And sometimes fry an EM in the process.
> 46. Someone always knows better than the Cmdr.
Probably, but they usually have enough sense not to let him know.
> 47. Only one periscope is needed. No need to use a different periscope to check the sky for planes.
That would depend on the country. In the American boats, quite true. In other navies, some did and some didn't.
J.T. McDaniel