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Originally Posted by TLAM Strike
I was thinking recently how much money they could have save if they elimnated the torpedo loading hatch and loaded through the tubes like on the Kilos. It would require them moving at least two tubes above the waterline but that dosn't really chance the design much considering they would have been there already just on the next deck.
No loading hatch = one less hole in the pressure hull that could fail and one less hole to cut in the hull = less money spend on making it :hmm:
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The problem, I think, is that the US likes angled torpedo tubes (they want a bigger sonar) while the Russians go for bow (they want to shoot torps at higher speed). Could be hard to slide a torpedo through an angled tube using a crane, and without bumping anything. The fact an American sub will have a lot LESS above the waterline (matter of reserve buoyancy) does not help.