Another quick question....
ever notice that a torp going 40knots and a depth of 200ft does not cavitate, but a uuv going 5 knots at the same depth does?
That just doesn't seem right..... anyone know what determines the cavitation speed vs depth for each of the platforms/torps and how to modify them.... ideally, a uuv going 5 knots would not cavitate unless right at the surface (say for example, under 10ft). Wonder if this can be modified...
... on a related note, uuvs always seemed too sensitive a sensor, with detection capability as good as the subs own primary sensors and sometimes seem even better than the subs own sensors. In addition, uuv's being developed now are now toting 60hr run times with vastly extended ranges....
how about this.... how does reducing the sensitivity but increasing its range? Mabye limiting the sensors to higher detection frequencies in order to reduce its effective ranges (800-2000 seems a good frequency band) and increasing the range to 30km. :hmm: What'd you think?