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Originally Posted by Delgard
I launch everything in passive mode out to its self-listening (passive) point. The reason I do this is so that I can drive the torpedo in another direction and then turn it towards the target. If the target detects it, it is coming from a direction that I am not at. Hopefully, a helo will follow the track backwards and look for me in the wrong place.
But, the torpedo is now coming from a new direction and I do my own analysis as to when I turn it active. Usually, I am 3-4k and the torpedo sniffs it and heads it in the targets direction. Then I let it go active if my wire is still connected. Throughout the late process the torpedo is sending info back for updating the picture.
Again, I am still amazed that Russian CAPTs don't fire down the torpedo's approach bearing. Usually they are all just running away at the slightest detection of a torpedo or my boat.
I have no respect for those CAPTs. I think I should. Combat commanders don't run. They over come.
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Well there's a good chance I may be mistaken on this but I was always under the impression (maybe its only for the ADCAPs?) that the Mk 48 functioned primarily as a passive/active torpedo, which is to say you would fire it, it would transit to its enable position, turn on and begin searching for a contact passively and then speed up and go active once its target was acquired and use that for the terminal homing phase.