My understanding is that with future 774 class flights you'll see more experimentation with various ideas. Rickover did a lot for the nuclear Navy in terms of safety, but at the expense of quashing innovation with weapons systems and sail designs in particular. There's all kinds of things on the books for future versions.
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Originally Posted by bottomcrawler
For a sub, I figure faster reloading and an increased load capacity would be the main advantage. Having torps in long tubes that are already flooded, outside the pressure hull, would make for quieter launches. I don't know if it's possible, but gently pushing a torpedo out, then have it "hover" silently until the launching boat quietly swims away to a safe distance, would allow very stealthy engagements.
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