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Originally Posted by Dreadnought
*One thing to consider when trying to strike another torpedo with say an "underwater missle" at short range is the fact that no torpedo or atleast none that I have heard of is armed when it leaves the tubes or "hot". It must give sufficient clearence for the ship/sub to manuver before it arms otherwise you could have a few billion dollar mistake if it malfunctions and a very large hole in the water that used to be a submarine or warship.
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It all comes down to DCL - Detection, Classification, Localization. With the DCL technologies we're maturing, and the hard-kill capability, there's no need to arm a weapon in a tube or in "close" proximity to a high value member of a battlegroup.