[Perdogg]

This is a Russian Copy of the Shkval. The US Navy doesn't have a weapon like this. It works on the principle of Supercavitation

[Perdogg]

ping

[Dutch Boy]

What is the maximum theoretical underwater speed? It seems to me that once you hit a certain speed it would require a massive amount of fuel to move it a smidge faster.

[Liberty Valance]

"...and successfully destroyed a derelict ship in the Gulf as part of Iran's "Holy Prophet" war games. Iranian TV interrupted normal broadcasts to show footage of the test."

[pabianice]

This type of weapon can barely turn and is therefore useless against a fast-moving target.

[Conspiracy Guy]

Did the Iranians release any photoshopped photos of the test?

[angkor]

It’s probably can’t outrun the shockwave of a 2kt tactical nuke.

[jdege]

What do they expect to hit with an unguided missile?

[G.Mason]

Well ... that's it then!

Iran seems to be able to kick everyones a$$, everywhere.

I suggest we sue for peace and HOPE for some CHANGE in the way Iranians treat us.

Nipples & dimes will be fine.

[edpc]

This all sounds very impressive until you find the system has a range of 7-13K meters, or about 4-8 miles. No Iranian vessel capable of carrying this weapon would get anwhere close to this distance from a US Navy ship without being destroyed first, especially after the British naval personnel incident from last year.

[SlapHappyPappy]

The problem is that just about every Iranian claim is shown to be untrue if there is any way of verifying the information.

Russia may let Iran copy something, but unless Russia builds it for them, it’s probably crap.

[musicman]

"Iran test fires 'world's fastest' underwater missile ( April 2006)"

[Islander7]

They are still perfecting the transportation and launch system.

[kik5150]

Sure, they have the capability of taking out a ship or two, while we can turn every square inch of their country into a sheet of fused glass.
These demonstrations are more for domestic propaganda than anything else.

[Colorado Doug]

*****FREE REPUBLIC EXCLISIVE****

Iran's elite Republican Guard has released a genuine, certified true, photo of the actual supercavitating torpedo test.

[VOA]

The US Navy doesn't have a weapon like this.

Not that I've read about.
I know it's probably just wishful thinking on my part...
but I'll keep my fingers crossed that our "dark ops" workers have
got one developed in some watery "Area 51".


It works on the principle of Supercavitation.

Which got a decent bit of press (in either Scientific American
or Popular Mechanics...can't remember which) maybe five years ago.

I sent a xerox of an article to my younger, smarter cousin
(an electrical engineer) when it came out.
He and my less-geeky self were pretty shocked at the potential
of the super-cavitating methodology.
Especially with the potential of a submarine firing off super-cavitating
torpedos that would just "pop up" as missles just off-shore of
critical shore-line installations.
Pretty d-mned scary.

[G8 Diplomat]

Iran test fires 'world's fastest' underwater missile

[fini]

I think I remember this article. Wan’t the picture they released later proven to be a picture/film clip of an Australian ship that the Australian Navy sank for a training exercise?

[Perdogg]

http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=8704221195

10 Rajab 1429 / Sunday 13 Jul 2008 / 23 Tir 1387

Iran Tests Fastest Subsurface Missile

TEHRAN (FNA)- The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has successfully test-fired the world's fastest subsurface missile in its recent military exercise.



The IRGC Navy has launched the Hout missile which has a velocity of 100 meters per second and no warship can escape it even if it is equipped with anti-missile systems.

During the military exercise the IRGC test-fired advanced medium and long-range missiles including advanced ones which could hit targets within a range of 2,000 kilometers.

The Iranian war games and missile tests are viewed as a strong response to intensified threats by the Zionist regime and the United States.

Speculation that Israel could bomb Iran has mounted since a big Israeli air drill last month. In the first week of June, 100 Israeli F-16 and F-15 fighters reportedly took part in an exercise over the eastern Mediterranean and Greece, which was interpreted as a dress rehearsal for a possible attack on Iran's nuclear installations.

~snip