Crew Requirements: Russia vs the Rest

[SeaQueen]

Originally Posted by Deathblow

How are the Russian's getting away with almost half the crew complement of their western counterparts?

One thing is that since the Alfa class the Russian boats have also relied more on automation than Western equivilents. The downside to that is that there are fewer people available for things such as damage control.

In general, it seems like the Russian military favors automation over manpower, while in the west it seems to be the opposite. Another good example, is how many of their tank guns reloaded automatically, while in the west there was crewmember devoted to loading.