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Shadriss · 08-02-17, 02:09 PM

You ask a question that I reply with another question to:

Why should we penalize a submarine for doing what it's supposed to do?

I'm not even convinced there is a reason to stop torpedo loading during silent running, as everything involved in it is quiet unless the Trained Monkeys (TMs, AKA Torpedo Men AKA Horizontal Bomb Squad) manage to somehow drop a weapon... which is bad news of a different variety entirely.

Up until you actually shoot the tube, the whole process is a quiet one. So a better question might be, "Why are we penalizing a submarine for doing it's job?"

08-02-17, 02:09 PM	#29
Shadriss A-ganger Join Date: May 2009 Location: Hooper, UT Posts: 80 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 0	You ask a question that I reply with another question to: Why should we penalize a submarine for doing what it's supposed to do? I'm not even convinced there is a reason to stop torpedo loading during silent running, as everything involved in it is quiet unless the Trained Monkeys (TMs, AKA Torpedo Men AKA Horizontal Bomb Squad) manage to somehow drop a weapon... which is bad news of a different variety entirely. Up until you actually shoot the tube, the whole process is a quiet one. So a better question might be, "Why are we penalizing a submarine for doing it's job?" __________________ STS1(SS) USN (Ret) : 1997 - 2017 USS MICHIGAN (SSBN-727 BLUE) USS MONTPELIER (SSN-765) IMF PACNORWEST USS ALASKA (SSBN-732 GOLD) USS ALABAMA (SSBN-731 GOLD) NAVAL OCEAN PROCESSING FACILITY, WHIDBEY ISLAND USS TENNESSEE (SSBN-734 GOLD)