Soviet naval architects improved their designs as metallurgy and industry recovered. Machinery was made rugged enough to withstand rough handling and maintenance by personnel with uneven training. This was a practical response to the skills available across the fleet rather than an abstract design preference. Equipment design therefore reflected the personnel system responsible for keeping a geographically dispersed navy operating.
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Rugged machinery for uneven maintainer training
Soviet naval architecture increasingly favored robust equipment that could tolerate hard use and uneven technical training.