Given how much “cheaper” it is to move things over sea than land, you might be on to something. Cheaper is even more important in a post-catastrophe world.
Competencies like astral navigation and manual fixes are under-invested in by the US Navy so I wonder if you’re even over-estimating the starting point, which would make this work more important.
It’s certainly a much easier way to transport things in bulk!
Really interesting that you say that; astro nav is a big part of the Officer Of the Watch qualification in the UK, which is roughly in line with it’s civilian equivalent. That being said, if the laptop with the relevant software went down it would be a noticeable setback. I’d like to believe we’d pull through though.
Given how much “cheaper” it is to move things over sea than land, you might be on to something. Cheaper is even more important in a post-catastrophe world.
Competencies like astral navigation and manual fixes are under-invested in by the US Navy so I wonder if you’re even over-estimating the starting point, which would make this work more important.
It’s certainly a much easier way to transport things in bulk!
Really interesting that you say that; astro nav is a big part of the Officer Of the Watch qualification in the UK, which is roughly in line with it’s civilian equivalent. That being said, if the laptop with the relevant software went down it would be a noticeable setback. I’d like to believe we’d pull through though.