Re: [TML] Ship Design & the 'Plankwells' Rupert Boleyn 20 Jun 2014 05:17 UTC

On 20/06/2014 07:42, Kurt Feltenberger wrote:
> On 6/19/2014 3:32 PM, Phil Pugliese (via tml list) wrote:
>> Hadn't read that, thanks for the info.
>>
>> So, in the end, we're back to the old axiom that there's no precaution
>> that a dedicated human being can't bypass!
>
> Pretty much so.  In the end, it was a training and doctrine issue; the
> doctrine focused on firing as fast as possible as opposed to accuracy
> and then ignoring the safety training that they had all been trained to
> follow.
>
Given director control and automated firing (to allow for the ship's
roll), highest loading speed possible would have a negligible effect on
accuracy ('merely' on safety).