11-23-2017, 06:59 PM
Gotta wonder where Jacob Wohl is getting his information. A sub would go below its crush depth for two reasons.
(1) An enemy was trying to sink it with depth charges, and it dived to avoid the charges. That begs the question: Who would be trying to sink an Argentine sub?
(2) There was a hull breach due to an accident that caused the sub to lose buoyancy. The captain had mentioned a problem with the batteries before they lost contact. Batteries have been know to release explosive gases on subs. It was very common in the early days of submarines. The Russian sub Kursk sank due to poor maintenance because post-Soviet Russia didn't have the money to properly maintain its sub fleet and munitions. Does Argentina have the funds to be tooling about in subs?
(1) An enemy was trying to sink it with depth charges, and it dived to avoid the charges. That begs the question: Who would be trying to sink an Argentine sub?
(2) There was a hull breach due to an accident that caused the sub to lose buoyancy. The captain had mentioned a problem with the batteries before they lost contact. Batteries have been know to release explosive gases on subs. It was very common in the early days of submarines. The Russian sub Kursk sank due to poor maintenance because post-Soviet Russia didn't have the money to properly maintain its sub fleet and munitions. Does Argentina have the funds to be tooling about in subs?
