ENEMY WEAPON: Russian VA-111 Shkval

Military.com ^ | 21 Apr 06 | Joe Buff

[PogySailor]

Good post!

[pabianice]

You're about a month late, Joe...

[nonsporting]

I'll see your "Shkval" and raise you a couple of Mark 48's, since you've been so kind to SCREAM your location.

[ex-Texan]

This is the type of Russian torpedo that was delivered to Iran a few months ago. High speed (220 mph +) torpedoes may help Iran in the event the U.S. decides to deploy aircraft carriers to the Persian Gulf. Russia has sold Iran submarines designed to hide and wait for American carriers. Putin now claims Russia will be neutral in the event of war. Does anybody here on FR believe Putin?

[Little Ray]

Russia will be neutral in a war against Iran, like the US was neutral in WWII pre-Dec 7, 1941.

[null and void]

Huh?

[hdstmf]

Good old American ingenuity trumps MSM fear-mongering and third world blustering.

[When do we get liberated?]

like Switzerland was Neutral. With the exception of allowing Hitler a financial center to kepp assets

[denydenydeny]

Bookmarked for the next time some idiot talks about the terrifying, unbeatable Shkval.

[RusIvan]

The fact that the maximum range of a Shkval or derivative, before its rocket fuel runs out, is only four or five miles, ==

It is probably the range of Shkval-E. Or first generaton of underwater rockets of 1977. But the modern variants has more range. I wonder how far more.

[null and void]

I wouldn't be surprised if there is a variant that quietly launches under propeller power and switches over to supercavitating rocket power when it is "near" the target.

[RusIvan]

I wouldn't be surprised if there is a variant that quietly launches under propeller power and switches over to supercavitating rocket power when it is "near" the target.==

Me second.

Squall was designed in Bauman technical university in Moscow. I know that univercity personally. Thier folk is very very smart. Much smarter then me:). But I aint dumb either:).

Russia do good weaponry during all her history. Because her existance depended on it many times.

I won't be surprised if Squall has some kind of underwater laser homing device:). I heard something about it long ago.

Anyways russian Souz flies those day but american shuttles are not.

[Wiseghy]

I pity the enemy sub that trys to hit another sub or moving ship with a non-manuverable "point and shoot" torpedo, even if it's fast.

Hitting a moving target at 5km with no-homing abilities? It would be like trying to hit a rabbit with a javalin at a 100 yards or more. The only threat I see is if a diesel driver hides and waits for someone to come by, all while staying undetected.

[null and void]

Russian engineering is very robust.

[hosepipe]

Wonder if Clinton sold the chinese or ruskies Mk48 technology.?..

[Jeff Head]

Great article. Something I have been watching and worrying about for the last 6 years. Particularly as we have retired a significant amount of our ASW capanility.

For a frightening view of where the supercavitating capanbility could lead...check out my novel series:

The Dragon's Fury Series

You can download a free adobe eBook containing all five volumes here:

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One of the central premises is the devastating use of supercavitating weapons by the Chinese against our Carrier groups in the Pacific.

[apackof2]

Just wondering but do you know this non-poster?

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[Jeff Head]

No...can't say that I do. But since we are talking about likebutta2424, I am pinging.

[apackof2]

Thanks, I should have pinged the non-poster also

[IonImplantGuru]

Do you happen to know who's keeping the bubblehead ping list?

Contact FReeper 'Doohickey'; he be 'Da Man'! The current list is on his FR homepage.