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If anyone has the movie " The Enemy Below" check out the hatch on the
German U-Boat just after Scauffer yells "alarm" and they pull the plug to
submerge from the on coming destroyer (the Haynes). Just as Scauffer is
closing the hatch if you do a freeze frame on that view of the hatch it has a
very interesting mechanisim on it, which makes me think that it is a real
sub hatch. Whether or not it is a German hatch I have no idea. But
the hatch has a ratchet cylinder with a cable attached which looks like it is
made to keep the hatch in an open position while it is upright. It may
also have a spring mechanisim which helps balance the heavy weight whin
opening. Has anybody noticed that?
Brian ( has watched to many sub movies) Cox
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