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Originally Posted by -GrayOwl-
Russian submarine has from 7 up to 9 compartments (and double hull: that does explosion of a torpedo - only in 1.5-2 meters from the strong hull).
688 Improved - 3 compartments, and only stong hull.
How you think - flooding of one compartment (hit LWT torpedo) - what submarine will sink faster?   |
Several Russian submarines are very reinforced, beyond what the US subs are, and that should be represented. While as with all questions of realism when we don't really know what is 'real' this is a matter of opinion but I'll share my own.
I do believe that certain submarines, e.g. Project 941 (Akula / Typhoon) could potentially survive hits by lightweight torpedos. However, I also would say that the entire purpose of the LWTs is to sink submarines. If they were incapable of doing so, they would not have been designed the way they were. An Mk 54 torp (randomly chose a LWT for the example) does 88 units of damage. A typhoon has 500 hit points. Do I think a typhoon could survive a hit, yes. But I don't think it can survive 5. Nor do I think it could take 1 and continue fighting unimpaired (as AI subs are not affected by damage).
The 688i, which as you mention is far less reinforced against torpedo attacks, has 150 armor. So it too can survive being hit with a torpedo designed entirely to kill submarines, and fight on.
The Kilo, a small SSK and arguably the design target of such lightweight torps has 90 hitpoints. It too can survive, albeit barely.
IMO the only subs that could potentially survive a LWT are very heavily reinforced SSBNs, such as the typhoon. I can't see a 688, Victor III, Kilo, or much anything else, for that matter, surviving.