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To: ColdOne

Wait. 200 knots underwater? Pull the other one.

3 posted on 05/08/2017 1:51:38 PM PDT by Seruzawa (I kill you filthy Vorga.)

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To: Seruzawa

More like 20 knots

4 posted on 05/08/2017 1:56:25 PM PDT by Az Joe (Gloria in excelsis Deo)

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To: Seruzawa

Russian VA-111 Skval, supercavitating torpedo.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VA-111_Shkval

Zoom, Zoom.

12 posted on 05/08/2017 2:10:34 PM PDT by PLMerite ("Government should be done to cattle and not human beings." - John Milius)

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To: Seruzawa

200 knots is possible using a cavitation bubble ahead of the torpedo. The limiting factor is how much gas you can keep on board to provide the bubble.

29 posted on 05/08/2017 3:19:06 PM PDT by Myrddin

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To: Seruzawa

Sounds crazy, but supercavitating torpedoes are a real thing. They bleed gases into the water. Those gases displace the water and the torpedo travels through the gases.

32 posted on 05/08/2017 4:28:17 PM PDT by SJSAMPLE

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