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Old June 11th 07, 07:23 AM posted to rec.aviation.military.naval
John Keeney
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When was the last air launched torpedo attack made?
Was it as long agao as the attack on the dam gates in Korea?

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Old June 11th 07, 02:59 PM posted to rec.aviation.military.naval
John Szalay
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John Keeney wrote in
oups.com:

When was the last air launched torpedo attack made?
Was it as long agao as the attack on the dam gates in Korea?



John
you might get some weird answers on this, IIRC:
air-launched torpedo tactics are still part of ASW
tactics. helicopter and P3 among others..just different
models of torp and methods of delivery.

John
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Old June 11th 07, 03:30 PM posted to rec.aviation.military.naval
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John Szalay wrote:
John Keeney wrote in
oups.com:

When was the last air launched torpedo attack made?
Was it as long agao as the attack on the dam gates in Korea?



John
you might get some weird answers on this, IIRC:
air-launched torpedo tactics are still part of ASW
tactics. helicopter and P3 among others..just different
models of torp and methods of delivery.


OK, but when have these actually been used? There haven't been many
wars involving attacks on submarines recently. Seems a good question to me.

Robin
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Old June 11th 07, 06:30 PM posted to rec.aviation.military.naval
Boomerang
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Falklands maybe....


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Old June 11th 07, 08:54 PM posted to rec.aviation.military.naval
R.C. Payne
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Boomerang wrote:
Falklands maybe....


The Belgrano was a conventional submarine launched torpedo, and the
Argentinians kept their ships clear after that, so not much for the RN
to attack. The aircraft attacks on the RN were either missiles or bombs
rather than torpedos (IIRC).

Robin
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Old June 11th 07, 09:05 PM posted to rec.aviation.military.naval
John Szalay
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"R.C. Payne" wrote in
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OK, but when have these actually been used? There haven't been many
wars involving attacks on submarines recently. Seems a good question
to me.

Robin


To me as well, all I was doing was reminding John that he MAY get some
answers, a little different than he expected.
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Old June 11th 07, 11:02 PM posted to rec.aviation.military.naval
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"John Keeney" wrote in message
oups.com...
When was the last air launched torpedo attack made?
Was it as long agao as the attack on the dam gates in Korea?


Falklands April 25, 1982, a lynx from HMS Brilliant attacked the Santa Fe
with an air launched torpoedo that failed to detonate due to incorrect
fusing.

Source, article titled "Sink the Santa Fe!", July 2007, Sea Classics.


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Old June 12th 07, 06:23 AM posted to rec.aviation.military.naval
John Keeney
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On Jun 11, 6:02 pm, "cdr" wrote:
"John Keeney" wrote in message

oups.com...

When was the last air launched torpedo attack made?
Was it as long agao as the attack on the dam gates in Korea?


Falklands April 25, 1982, a lynx from HMS Brilliant attacked the Santa Fe
with an air launched torpoedo that failed to detonate due to incorrect
fusing.

Source, article titled "Sink the Santa Fe!", July 2007, Sea Classics.


Curious, I wonder what kind of fusing decisions would do that.

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Old June 12th 07, 11:59 AM posted to rec.aviation.military.naval
R.C. Payne
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cdr wrote:
"John Keeney" wrote in message
oups.com...
When was the last air launched torpedo attack made?
Was it as long agao as the attack on the dam gates in Korea?


Falklands April 25, 1982, a lynx from HMS Brilliant attacked the Santa Fe
with an air launched torpoedo that failed to detonate due to incorrect
fusing.

Source, article titled "Sink the Santa Fe!", July 2007, Sea Classics.


I sit corrected (Re my other post)

Robin
 




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