Photo sequence of Mk48 in action

[bradclark1]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/51/Mark_48_Torpedo_testing.jpg

[darksythe]

Now thats refreshing :up:

[Kapitan]

ahhh yes poor old HMAS torrens torpedo fired from HMAS Diacheux

[Abraham]

But 2/3 of the ship is still floating and might be operational, yes?
:D

[Konovalov]

Always impresse to see those pics. :|\

[Neptunus Rex]

But 2/3 of the ship is still floating and might be operational, yes?
:D

A ship with no engine room has no power. No power, no fight. And I'd bet that the forward section did sink eventually.

[The Avon Lady]

But 2/3 of the ship is still floating and might be operational, yes?
:D
A ship with no engine room has no power. No power, no fight. And I'd bet that the forward section did sink eventually.
http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/5164/00wn.png

[jason10mm]

The blast wave and concussion would probably kill/incapacitate everyone in the ship unless they were behind a pressure door, right? Surely no one in the center portion of the ship could survive that. Maybe some guy in the bow, but what systems are even housed there?

[Terrax]

I saw a program years ago where an explosive was detonated some distance from a US or UK frigate to see what the effects would be on the ship and crew. The crew were braced for the impact, and there were still some injuries from the shock wave knocking people around. There were also some understandable equipment failures, with several pieces breaking free from the bulkheads. I think there would be very few survivors from a torpedo strike like the one in the photos.

[XabbaRus]

Ah cool, wikipedia....I have registered and need to add something specific to the Kursk salvage as there is very little at present.

[TLAM Strike]

I still want to see what a 65-76 would do! :o

[Konovalov]

I still want to see what a 65-76 would do! :o

Definately. :yep: :yep: On some old mothballed aircraft carrier. I would pay quite a few pounds to see that. :yep:

[Abraham]

Maybe a stupid question, but what is a 65-76? An old man? A retired Admiral? A pensionado? Or what?
:-?

[Konovalov]

Anyone who played SC and now plays DW would know. :up:

It is a Soviet torpedo which had a massive range, was wakehoming and had a very large warhead to boot which made a large boom upon impact. :rock:

[Abraham]

I'm a backward German Kaleun sailing in a Typ VII C on the Atlantik.
:D

[TLAM Strike]

Maybe a stupid question, but what is a 65-76? An old man? A retired Admiral? A pensionado? Or what?
:-?

Its stats :o

25.6" (650 mm) 65-73
.
Ship Class Used On Submarines
Date Of Design N/A
Date In Service 1973
Weight 8,820+ lbs. (4,000+ kg)
Overall Length 433 in (11.000 m)
Explosive Charge Nuclear
Range / Speed 50,000 m/ 50 knots
Power Kerosene-Hydrogen Peroxide Turbine
Notes: Non-homing torpedo. Designed for killing aircraft carriers or coastal targets with a single torpedo.


25.6" (650 mm) 65-76 "Kit" (Whale)
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Ship Class Used On Submarines
Date Of Design N/A
Date In Service 1976
Weight 8,820+ lbs. (4,000+ kg)
Overall Length 433 in (11.000 m)
Explosive Charge 992 lbs. (450+ kg)
Range / Speed 50,000 m / 50 knots
Power Kerosene-Hydrogen Peroxide Turbine
Notes: Long range anti-ship submarine wake following torpedo. The conventional warhead version of the 65-73. It is believed that the submarine Kursk was destroyed by the explosion of hydrogen peroxide in a 65-76 torpedo.

[Abraham]

Thanks all.
I whish I had one of these to sink a C-3 (if that means anything to you). Last Friday I spent 4 T-V's on one (if that means anything to you).
:D

[Kapitan]

65-76 torpedo was responcible for the kursk sinking