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Old 07-11-06, 06:38 PM   #5
LuftWolf
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The axial-piston engine on the Mk48 is very loud, but also the flow noise of the water over the nose of the torpedo when it is moving above a certain speed washes out the passive (and eventually active) sensor.
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