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Originally Posted by goldorak
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Originally Posted by Sea Demon
Actually, that's a very interesting point you have there Henson. Sounds like a good question to me. Are U.S. submarine sailors going to lose shiphandling proficiency as a result of the new ship control configuration?
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That question seems a bit on the secret side. 
Anyway not being a sailor i'll just put in my .02 € maybe they designed it that way because its more efficient and not less efficient ? :hmm: |
There's no question in my mind that it is MUCH more efficient to have 2 guys driving rather than 5. My question is whether we are as SAFE. I'm not convinced, but those guys are supposedly a lot smarter than I am, and I'm sure they have it figured out.
On a US submarine the COW/DOOW team has godlike powers, and is integral to the safety of the ship, the mission, and the crew both in normal evolutions and especially during casualties. IMO that knowledge and experience they have is a direct result of the time they have had as junior guys 'sitting sticks' in control and seeing how we operate the ship. The new system takes the junior guys out of the equation, and instead we have a couple of chiefs with touch screens and joysticks. I'm sure it looks really cool and all, but I want to know when it is they're supposed to get all of that experience and learn how to drive the boat.