the USN's increasing emphasis on building UUV's that can be launched from submarines should result in situations where the UUV can pick up a submarine threat at much farther ranges than before, but to attack the opposing sub, the USN sub would have to close in (in the range of opponents retalitory weapon launch) or build much larger UCUV's that can attack which is very unlikely. building supercavitating torpedoes that can maneuver is proving to be very difficult also.
what about a supercavitating torpedo (150mph or so) that can be launched staight towards the enemy (several miles in the general direction) and after traveling the approximate programmed distance, slows down and releases a Mk 46/50/54 lightweight torpedo to attack the threat? could you build a straightrunning supercavitating torpedo that can hold and release a 9.5 ft long 1.1 ft wide LWT? (main weapon would be about 20.5 ft long 1.75 ft wide) |