Torpedo anti-Torpedo

[Julhelm]

Originally Posted by Sunburn

Hi Julhelm, I agree it's a combination of technological maturity and doctrinal needs but even back in the old days the sacrificial frigate was really more of a desperate measure against the Soviet wake-homing monsters rather than a conscious choice. It is reasonable to assume that if the USN had any other viable countermeasure they'd prefer it to losing an escort every time a Sov skipper got within range.

You could probably defeat a wake homer by firing ASROC rounds at it. After all a torpedo is just a very small submarine.