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Originally Posted by The Bandit
Depends on how you look at it. I think USS Batfish (Sturgeon class) trialed the tiles as early as 1980, but I don't think other boats had them until 85 or 86 and I don't think it was "standard equipment" until the VLS boats were completed in the same time-period.
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Oh, that's true, I have seen a couple early 688 photos that appeared to be bare steel hulls.
Regarding the Batfish, though, that's made me wonder if it would ever be possible to have individual boat variations like the longer hull, larger sail Permits or the twin screw Jack, or any of the other one-offs that would have been in service at the time. I guess the related question is whether they could be dropped in under the main class so that you pick Permit or Sturgeon and have the chance to get one of those boats with the luck of the draw.
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Originally Posted by Julhelm
688 already has the tiles. They are quite obvious when you look at it in the unit reference.
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I know, I see them. All I was saying was that those tiles would cover any hull panel joins.