08-09-16, 03:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Catfish
Afaik a usual VII type boat had two of those, located near (left and right of the ballast tank 3, or main ballast tank) the control room, at the center of gravity of the boat. They were operated together, though Werner in his "Iron coffins" speaks about flooding the "fore part" only(?), to increase the diving angle faster in case of a dive. This may be wrong though, Werner's book is more of a novel than a real report, and has been criticized for a lot of wrong technical descriptions. The man "Werner" seems to have never existed, though the man using this pseudonym knew "a bit" about U-boats.
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Wait, what? You're saying Herbert Werner was not a real captain? 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_Werner
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