Its hard to get solid info on the operational performance capabilities of the ADCAP. Im sure alot of what ive read is open speculation. and knowing the yanks, there are probably multiple 'blocks' of ADCAP design much like fighter aircraft i'd imagine. example: ADCAP block 10, block 15 and so on. im only guessing, but i'd wager that the americans have made improvements and modifications to the ADCAP over the years.
its such a mysterious field of warfare. I once read that the only time a submarine has ever killed another submarine in anger was in april, 1945. A british submarine fired a spread of torpedoes (Mk 8s I think) at a suspected snorkelling U-Boat and reported hearing explosions on that bearing. a U-boat was confirmed to be lost 'around' that location and 'around' the time frame by Kriegsmarine command. so, it might not even have happened.
so, one has to wonder, given the lack of combat usage of most ASW torpedoes how they would perform in wartime conditions. It took many years of combat experience to perfect air-to-air guided missiles, mainly in Vietnam and Middle-East.
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