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To: numberonepal

Silent running is a stealth mode of operation for naval submarines. The aim is to evade discovery by passive sonar by eliminating superfluous noise: nonessential systems are shut down, the crew is urged to rest and refrain from making any unnecessary sound, and speed is greatly reduced to minimize propeller noise.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silent_running_(submarine)


706 posted on 03/09/2020 10:28:53 AM PDT by truthluva
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To: truthluva

Rig for red on the other hand is prepping for nighttime ops on surface ships and on submarines its prepping to surface and/or come to periscope depth during night ops. Periscope depth is when they start emptying the tubes :)


756 posted on 03/09/2020 11:43:59 AM PDT by reed13k (For evil to triumph it is only necessary that good men do nothing)
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