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Comment by jedc

Former submariner here with a quibble on this:

> one of the primary reasons subs need to surface , in order to GPS lock

While getting a GPS position is helpful, the primary reason a submarine goes to periscope depth regularly is for communications. The Navy needs to send information to submarines and know that they'll get it and take action within a certain timeframe. That's by far the primary driver.

parent jedc 3 years ago

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