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Roger Dodger · 02-13-12, 01:52 PM

I thought some of you would like to see how our torpedoes have improved since WWII. Too bad the Mk-14's magnetic exploders didn't work this well.

Use the links to view the video.

http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/b...ustraliano.mp4

You have never seen footage where a single torpedo does damage like this. It's a US made (non-nuclear) torpedo that is in use today by our submarines. Very precise, very accurate and very powerful.

This is the Australian Submarine Navy doing a live torpedo practice shot on one of their decommissioned ships. They used a MK 48 torpedo developed in the USA .

It is not a contact weapon. It is designed to go off directly underneath the ship at about 50 feet under the keel. The effect is devastating as you can see from the video. This lethal weapon can break the back of ships much larger than the one shown in this video. They don't even have a chance of survival.

http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/b...ustraliano.mp4

Wikipedia article on this torpedo: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_48_torpedo . Lots of interesting specs including the $3.8 MILLION cost per EACH. NOTE: the Mk-14 cost around $10,000 each, and were thought to be too expensive for 'live' testing. "Don't worry, they work fine in the blueprints."

02-13-12, 01:52 PM	#1
Roger Dodger Sonar Guy Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Oregon, USA Posts: 384 Downloads: 74 Uploads: 0	Mk-48 Torpedo Results I thought some of you would like to see how our torpedoes have improved since WWII. Too bad the Mk-14's magnetic exploders didn't work this well. Use the links to view the video. http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/b...ustraliano.mp4 You have never seen footage where a single torpedo does damage like this. It's a US made (non-nuclear) torpedo that is in use today by our submarines. Very precise, very accurate and very powerful. This is the Australian Submarine Navy doing a live torpedo practice shot on one of their decommissioned ships. They used a MK 48 torpedo developed in the USA . It is not a contact weapon. It is designed to go off directly underneath the ship at about 50 feet under the keel. The effect is devastating as you can see from the video. This lethal weapon can break the back of ships much larger than the one shown in this video. They don't even have a chance of survival. http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/b...ustraliano.mp4 Wikipedia article on this torpedo: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_48_torpedo . Lots of interesting specs including the $3.8 MILLION cost per EACH. NOTE: the Mk-14 cost around $10,000 each, and were thought to be too expensive for 'live' testing. "Don't worry, they work fine in the blueprints." __________________ Last edited by Roger Dodger; 02-13-12 at 02:12 PM.