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Old 11-30-2016, 02:45 PM   #9
mstlaurent
 
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Default Re: OGRE Unit Sizes and Weights

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Originally Posted by offsides View Post
I just assumed they carried retractable flotation bags to get them closer to neutral. It also would allow them to adjust the buoyancy as needed to compensate for conditions.
Bags would be really vulnerable, especially in an environment where everyone is slinging around nuclear weapons. If the bags were damaged while it was on the bottom it could wind up permanently submerged. I would think that if it were designed to be submersible from the get-go (and it would have to be: all the electronics and electrical would have to be sealed and pressure tested, gun barrels would have to be designed to be drained, etc.) then they would probably design it with buoyancy control spaces already integrated into its structure, along with pressurized air systems to control them. It's a very large vehicle, I can't imagine they couldn't find space for it.
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