Posted on 05/08/2017 1:49:24 PM PDT by ColdOne
Three senior defense officials report that Iran test-fired a high-speed torpedo near the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday.
The Hoot torpedo is still in the testing phase, the officials report, but once it is fully operational it should be able to travel about 12,000 yards (approximately six nautical miles) at a speed of about 200 knots per hour (approximately 250 miles per hour). None of the officials could say whether the test was successful or not.
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Will it have “Estes” marked on the side?
Wait. 200 knots underwater? Pull the other one.
More like 20 knots
Did she really say "knots per hour"?
Really?
Of course I've known that many a modern-day 'journalist' is about as knowledgeable as a wad of soiled toilet paper, but for someone like Courtney Kube who sports a high-powered title such as "National Security Producer & Reporter at NBC News" to display such utter ignorance is quite a feat.
Well done, Courtney!
Glad I’m not the only one who wondered how that was possible.
The Hoot?
The ignorance of modern 'journalists' knows no bounds.
Sounds like the VA-111 Shkval.
Air cavitation torps are very fast, much closer to 200 versus 20 knots. IMHO Russia has them on the Kursk. Hope we have the equivalent.
Do a little research on “supercavitating torpedo”.
Russian VA-111 Skval, supercavitating torpedo.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VA-111_Shkval
Zoom, Zoom.
Skval = Shkval.
Not drunk enough to type Russian correctly.
Yes...the Hoot. That is a hoot, no?
There is also the issue of tracking while inside of the cavitation bubble, or getting an external guidance command wire to remain intact at that speed.
This class of torpedo is best suited to deliver an unguided tactical nuclear payload, where precision is not necessary.
Because of this, an Iranian version is no threat until they can miniaturize a nuclear warhead sufficiently to fit inside of the torpedo.
250 mph under water? That’s quite a trick.................must be made of unobtanium................
The Russians sold them some?..................
Wow, I am impressed
People doubt this but it’s probably true.
it’s probably a Schkval system bought from the Russians right off the shelf or it’s a slight Iranian variation on that Tech.
it’s an underwater rocket that uses supercavitation.
It’s probably unguided and it’s very dangerous for the launcher to use.
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