Tango01 | 25 May 2020 10:32 p.m. PST |
"Thanks to trials with the U.S. Navy, Sweden's submarines are famous for being stealthy. This is largely due to their Air-Independent Power (AIP), which allows them to stay submerged for much longer. It is not unique, however, as other countries now operate AIP submarines. But Swedish Navy submarines have another capability that is unique. As well as regular torpedoes, they carry special lightweight ones. And this is where it gets secretive: they can launch two at the same time from a single tube…"
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Amicalement Armand
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Thresher01 | 26 May 2020 5:55 a.m. PST |
Hmmm, that is interesting. Not sure how one would detect and track a target on the other side of an island, but perhaps they have some sort of underwater datalink too, like their aircraft do, with their SOSUS system, in coastal waters. If so, that would be VERY interesting indeed. |
Editor in Chief Bill | 26 May 2020 5:59 a.m. PST |
Guess the secret is out now! |
Max Schnell | 26 May 2020 8:56 a.m. PST |
I was thinking wire guided would have been replaced with micro computers by now. |
soledad | 26 May 2020 10:48 a.m. PST |
A good weapon and smart solution. But might not be applicable to all navies. To kill a small sub (which are the only ones in the baltic) they are enough. But to kill a ocean going nuclear one I would guess you need a fullsize torp. |
Oberlindes Sol LIC | 26 May 2020 11:03 a.m. PST |
Not a secret weapon any more, if it's being discussed on TMP! |
ROUWetPatchBehindTheSofa | 26 May 2020 12:08 p.m. PST |
Not entirely certain I'd want to test the theory that a larger sub would survive being hit by one of those things… The ability to target other torpedoes seems interesting as well. |
Tango01 | 26 May 2020 12:15 p.m. PST |
Glad you like the article boys!. Amicalement Armand
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Thresher01 | 27 May 2020 2:37 a.m. PST |
The double-tap may be used to take out those Russian/Soviet, double-hulled subs. There are/were some larger ones in the Baltic, back in the day. |
Oberlindes Sol LIC | 27 May 2020 11:31 a.m. PST |
I'm far from an expert on modern submarine warfare, although I have both read the book and seen the movie of The Hunt for Red October, and I did watch Crimson Tide on an airplane once, but it seems to me that a torpedo detonation is likely to take a submarine out of the fight and force it to retire for repairs, even if it doesn't actually sink it. |