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Originally Posted by propbeanie
Yeah, the circumstances of there not being a new boat available, versus the conning tower does not happen often... I wonder if towers can be treated as any other piece of equipment on the subs... of course, we all know how well the new deck gun or new radar works...  |
Admittedly a faulty memory here, but it seems as though the times I was offered a conning tower refit were all out of Perth/Fremantle. But the only times I started a new patrol was usually in a older boat in the Asiatic Fleet, so that would make sense too. Have never started a new career out of Pearl or Midway. I've started to, but the early "adventures" always seem more attractive out of Cavite/Manila, regardless of boat. Anecdotal info at best, I know, but the point is, it does happen if you turn down a new boat once in a while.