Enigma wrote.
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Not to be ignored, is the simple fact that the repetitive diving/surfacing of a submarine causes stress to her hull. Much like the cycles of an airliner. Simply put, after a while, no amount of equipment retrofit can fix an aging sub. She is retired to avoid a hull breach at depth. Not replacing these submarines means the U.S fleet would deplete of active subs rapidly. Not a notion I prefer.
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Thats it. How much you still love the old 688, they are in fact
old, like it or not. Old design, old propulsion systems, old maintenace principles, old logistics thinking and most of all old hulls. They will be consuming enourmous amounts of money for less usability. Time to retire with honor. <salute>
The decsision to replace them with new technology (not at least the logistics bit) in the shape of the "Virginia" cl sounds logical to me.
/OB
Old 688-buff.
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