Thread: The Shkval: awesome new torpedo

Originally Posted by gf0012-aust

the USN already has cav weapons operationally deployed/employed. Both Galrahn and RickUSN will probably be aware of it/them.

I guess it does. There was enough time to catch up even if there was nothing in the begining... and we know that USN was working on this for long. So we are in the new age - short range battles between subs would be now much more decisive and faster!!!

Originally Posted by Garry

So we are in the new age - short range battles between subs would be now much more decisive and faster!!!

the weapons aren't sub based - yet. UDT is undergoing a huge transformation. Its far more significant IMV than the F-22/JSF media events, and/but its deliberately being kept low key.

Originally Posted by gf0012-aust

the weapons aren't sub based - yet. UDT is undergoing a huge transformation. Its far more significant IMV than the F-22/JSF media events, and/but its deliberately being kept low key.

but why would you need a non sub based cav weapon? Isn't it faster to deliver torpedo to the point with a rocket rather than shoot these 10km with a non-guided cav torpedo/shell? I mean your rocket will cover those 10km much faster and then your torpedo would be very close to targe!!!

Originally Posted by gf0012-aust

1. you're assuming that its a torpedo.
2. you're assuming an anti-sub role.

UDT involves more than torpedoes... and/or submarines

The RAMICs has been deployed already? Wasn't there some problems with it or something?

Originally Posted by Transient

The RAMICs has been deployed already? Wasn't there some problems with it or something?

RAMICs is still going through updates. The irony of RAMICs is that the original 20mm project was achieving 1 shot 1 kill to a "substantial" depth. When USN hijacked Rods project and forced it to go to 30mm they blew out the accuracy stats. The round started coning due to the change in recoil characteristics. Rule No1: when the designer knows what he's doing - let him be and go and annoy another project instead.

Some of the old team are now on an australian project and there are two other US UDT projects underway that I'm aware of. (my last contact with ex-R-team members being Nov 06)

But I cannot imagine them insisting on 30mm without a very compelling reason if the existing 20mm works fine and meets the requirement. Would one of the other 2 UDT projects be the SUPERCAV project with the VLA motor?