Which torpedo is better: 53-65K or 53-65M?

TLAM Strike · 07-01-08, 02:56 PM

Redundancy. It was common in the Russian/Soviet navy to have a backup program incase one didn't perform as the designers said it would. Thats why the Russians have so many diffrent classes of ship.

For example the Slava class cruisers were a backup incase the Kirov didn't prove practical. The Slava was a conventional (for the Russians) design while the Kirov was more cutting edge. Or the Sierra and Akula, the Akula was a consertive backup when it became obvous that the Seirra was going to cost way too much.

BTW I've seen a 67 knot max speed for the 53-65K.

07-01-08, 02:56 PM	#4
TLAM Strike Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Rochester, New York Posts: 8,633 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 6	Redundancy. It was common in the Russian/Soviet navy to have a backup program incase one didn't perform as the designers said it would. Thats why the Russians have so many diffrent classes of ship. For example the Slava class cruisers were a backup incase the Kirov didn't prove practical. The Slava was a conventional (for the Russians) design while the Kirov was more cutting edge. Or the Sierra and Akula, the Akula was a consertive backup when it became obvous that the Seirra was going to cost way too much. BTW I've seen a 67 knot max speed for the 53-65K. __________________

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