[Nords]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gumby Call me a geezer, but I think Rickover had the right idea -- make it manpower intensive, and then train the hell out of the manpower.

Can't argue with that. Manpower was cheap in his day, too.

I think that the microprocessors started replacing the magnetic amplifiers when the Cold War ended and the submarine force suddenly had to go on a budget.

Automated loggers are a lot cheaper than re-enlistment bonuses... at least until the fire or the flooding starts.