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Originally Posted by PL_Harpoon
I think the tubes are angled only out of necessity (with the end on the side of the ship).
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The US Navy canted the tube so they could put a big spherical transducer array as far forward as possible, away from the noise of ship.
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Originally Posted by Julhelm
So in a related question, how long does it take to reload a noisemaker IRL?
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I can only remark about US boats, a quick torpedoman can do it in about 20 seconds. Also, US submarines have not one but two countermeasure (3") launchers. Both are loaded. 688I's (751 and above) also have two 6" countermeasure pods aft, non-reloadable at sea. SSN-21 class, and 774 class also have 6" launchers but not on pods.
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Originally Posted by Capt Jack Harkness
But back on topic, no one has discussed reloading while the ship is changing depth (decks not level). Currently there are no restrictions on reloading based on the angle of the boat/deck, what are the real restrictions like?
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As long as the loading party keeps updating the depth on the load line, they can keep loading during depth changes.