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Originally Posted by Kapitain
im sure it was wither fas bellona wikepedia or some other or all that quoted 710m to 760m so its in that range
a typhoon can dive to 500meters which is the absolute limit same as the delta its only the attack boats that go deep
if ya wanna play then i rekon russia should re launch the mike class then we see what the americans have to say about that  :P |
It wasn't fas. Bellona is unreliable propaganda, and wikepedia?!??!?!?.
The truth is, it's impossible to find actual performance characteristics for American torpedoes. But the small amount of unclassified data I've seen suggests ADCAPS to be rated to 3,000 feet. And if I'm not mistaken, that's just a little deeper than Sierra's listed Never-Exceed depth. Yes the Mike's can go lower than 3,000 feet, but there are no Mike's anymore. And if they made a comeback, I know the USA can build a weapon to meet any threat. That's not a problem.
As far as MK-46's, they seem to have a shallower depth. But Mk-50's list a max depth as that of a Mk-48 ADCAP (3,000 ft.). And one thing that's been missed is that both the MK-50 and MK-48 ADCAPS have shaped charge warheads specifically to penetrate double-hull designs. 300 lbs. of shaped charge with narrow cone/low scattering properties can slice through steel like a hot knife through butter. And these are much more pronounced at deeper depths where hull pressures are extreme. And also what if the torpedo detonated near the rear where the screw(s) are? No more propulsion or maneuvering for the enemy sub. Typhoon and Oscar may have had torpedo survival as a design spec in mind, but it is unlikely that they could survive 1 hit from a modern western torpedo such as ADCAP, Mk-50, or Spearfish. I highly doubt they could.
Sea Demon