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Iran's torpedo
"FatKat" wrote in message
oups.com... Jeb Hoge wrote: Shkval has been a known quantity in the Russian arsenal for a while, and one would presume that the USN sub force has been at least working on, if not deploying, a counterforce option already. I would presumne no such thing. My guess is that we've been hedging our bet on Shkval's nascent technology. No word on a supercavitating torpedo, but USN does have a supercavitating bullet that can be used to blow up mines. It was developed in the late 1990s, so is probably operational by now. http://www.supercavitation.com/html/projectiles.html JD |
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Iran's torpedo
Wanna bet that we've already got a solid recording of a Shkval launch
in every SSN's database? I don't think they're homers...there's probably a pre-defined evasion maneuver that OOD commands the second sonar calls out a launch cue. In training, of course. |
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Iran's torpedo
Jeb Hoge wrote: Wanna bet that we've already got a solid recording of a Shkval launch in every SSN's database? Don't see what good that would do - these things are so loud there's probably no mistaking them pnce they've been launched. I don't think they're homers...there's probably a pre-defined evasion maneuver that OOD commands the second sonar calls out a launch cue. I don't see how they could be maneuvering homers - that super-cavitation probably makes it impossible to get any decent sensor working. They're probably launched similar to straight running torpedoes. Even so, what are the range paramters? You've got the length of the target sub, how fast it can get away, target-sub aspect, and guesses as to where the torp is aimed/heading - against a torp that's supposed to cover 5 miles a minute. |
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