--- On Fri, 7/22/11, David Scheidt <[email protected]> wrote:

> From: David Scheidt <[email protected]>
> 
> On Jul 22, 2011, at 5:28 PM, Brandon Cope <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> 
> > --- On Fri, 7/22/11, Mike Adams <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> > 
> >> From: Mike Adams <[email protected]>
> >> Fuel lighter than water, so good for
> >> not going to far down under the sea?
> > 
> > Well, fuel weighs more than open space ;)
> 
> Real subs filled their fuel tanks empy volume with water.
> 
> One other thing that hasn't been mentioned is detachable
> ballast tank. Some that has most of its volume as inflatable
> hull; deflate to submerge, inflate (or abandon) to float
> detach to fly. Might not work for all campaigns of
> course.

Another option -- one I couldn't find in the rules until 2 AM -- is active 
flotation (p.VExii8). While it's normally used to keep heavy ships from 
sinking, it's noted it can be used to make a light ship submerge.

Brandon
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