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Originally Posted by kage
Supposedly, (unless this was some "future developments" thing) it could stop, search, adjust, and then go on to find its target.
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Not in original and even probably current versions. No homing head. The nose is specially shaped and has gas ehxausts. And IIRC original Shkval was using SOLID FUEL rocket engine (correct me if I'm wrong) then after starting it it couldn't be disabled untill burned out, and especially not lit again.
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At the very least, it was supposed to be used as a counterfire weapon, to make the other sub (firing at the shkval-carrier) have to maneuver; possibly snapping guidance wires, possibly blinding them for a while.
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Yes, this could work. Launch it on bearing of enemy sub and he has to maneuver to evade (if he has enaugh time)... but on the other hand to what depth would you set it ? Maybe if you did an active ping before launching it, but this takes precious time and you are evading incoming torps after all... Or even set it to detonate on suspected enemy range to cause noise in the water and maybe damage his sonars... many possibilities of using such weapon... IF it could be run deep... Also nuclear Shkval was seen as ****erfire weapon - but only if range was long enaugh to not die from own warhead...