Yeah, the chance is significant that the Squal was basically just a low yield nuclear warhead on a supercav rocket, with no real proximity fuse at all, set to be fired along a specific incoming torpedo bearing and explode at the maximum range of its rocket propulsion.
In the mean time, I'm sure the firing platform is intended to set course 180 and run like hell as deep as possible.
As a conventional weapon, in my opinion, it is pretty much outside the realm of being a plausibly effective weapon in combat conditions, despite what the Iranians and their propagandists and weapons experts at CNN say.
In the context of LWAMI 3.xx I've never really found a use for it... but the reduced engagement ranges in LWAMI4 will probably make this a very handy weapon for ASW, allowing the Akulas some kind of charging ability, if the captain wants to close the distance rapidly in a given situation and engage at 3nm instead of 5-8nm.
Cheers,
David
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