00:00Have you ever wondered why most modern American submarines stopped firing torpedoes from the nose
00:04even though it provided the most direct firing angle?
00:06You see, as enemy submarines started becoming quieter,
00:09the U.S. Navy started developing more sensitive and much larger sonar systems,
00:13being larger meant that they had to find a way to fix the spherical sonar end.
00:17To solve this, modern American submarines started moving their torpedo tubes to the sides of the forward hull.
00:22This freed up the entire nose for the powerful sonar
00:25while still giving enough distance between the torpedo tube and sonar area
00:28so it won't interfere with its acoustic performance.
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