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Originally Posted by Gray Lensman
The newer Mk48s use an internal combustion engine. Do they leave a wake?
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Haven't seen one running on the surface but I would presume so. Not that it would matter if it left a wake or not as the launch transient and the torpedo itself would make enough noise to be picked up by sonar.
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Originally Posted by KaleunMarco
not my area of expertise but.....didn't we lose the scorpion because of a torpedo battery issue? i realize that the scorpion was not carrying the the "newer" -48 but the -48 has been around a long time.
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One of the many postulated reasons was the battery from a Mk 37 torpedo. I believe the leading credible reason was a hydrogen leak from the ships battery that ignited and caused an explosion.