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Abraham · 01-13-07, 11:37 AM

I guess every self respecting navy uses the imperial system, apart from an occasional 20 mm Oerlikon, 40 mm Bofors or 76 mm Otomat.
Since navies are traditional and since there is no pressing reason for change, why should they change?

Personally I think the imperial system has a certain charm. I use it when I'm sailing (though not consequently) and I learned to SCUBA dive using the imperial system (which I use consequently).
Fps and psi for me!

01-13-07, 11:37 AM	#14
Abraham Eternal Patrol Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,572 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	When will the US Navy switch to the metric system? I guess every self respecting navy uses the imperial system, apart from an occasional 20 mm Oerlikon, 40 mm Bofors or 76 mm Otomat. Since navies are traditional and since there is no pressing reason for change, why should they change? Personally I think the imperial system has a certain charm. I use it when I'm sailing (though not consequently) and I learned to SCUBA dive using the imperial system (which I use consequently). Fps and psi for me! __________________ RIP Abraham