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Right, because you really want to use your equipment for the first time when you're in a fight. Why would you want to see if it's in good repair, train your cre
by breischl 10y ago
Right, because you really want to use your equipment for the first time when you're in a fight. Why would you want to see if it's in good repair, train your crews with it, find the limitations, or even see if the stuff works at all before the shooting starts?!
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There definitely are justifications. Maybe not sufficient to justify the damage done, but it's not like the Navy is just screwing with whales for grins.
- rbanffy 10y agoYou can minimize the use of the equipment to tests that ensure its operational, made on dry land or with precautions preventing the sound to disturb marine life. Training can happen on simulators.