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Originally Posted by swifty
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Originally Posted by SUBMAN1
I think this is a great way to get ships for target practice! The US should adopt their policies on this issue! We even get submarines around here that we can practice torpedoing! 
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In a way they all ready do. When an US submarine receives a new MK-46 it doesn't have a war head. The torpedo must be test fired 2 to 3 times before it is made deadly. This ensures that all guidance and stacking are working property, don't want the thing turning back on you. At $52 million I don't see the need to be blowing them up. |
The torpedo unit production costs from approximately $1.2-$1.4M million apiece. I can't see the warhead costing 40+ times the cost of a tomahawk though, even for a nuke configuration. A mk48 adcap with 650lb HE warhead only cost 2.5 million.