Can a torpedo be used on land?
Torpedoes are cigar-shaped projectiles that are used to attack other submarines or boats. The word torpedo comes from the name of a kind of electric ray that numbs you with its sting (torpediniformes). Torpedoes can also be used to attack a target on land.
Can you stop a torpedo?
Torpedo Countermeasures. The most effective tactic is to keep moving. Never stop. Once the torpedo is launched, sonar tracking from ships and helicopters may manage to spot it in time to destroy it with anti-torpedo torpedoes or by maneuvering the ship away from any visible torpedo track.
Can a submarine evade a torpedo?
A2A. Evasion, diversion, sound suppression, electronic silence, guidance interference and active countermeasures are only a few of the ways submarines avoid torpedoes. BTW, homing torpedoes are also dropped from sonar-dipping helos these days. By sending out noise makers to throw off the incoming torpedo.
How long can a torpedo go?
It could travel about 180 metres (200 yd) at an average speed of 6.5 knots (12.0 km/h). The speed and range of later models was improved by increasing the pressure of the stored air.
How much does a torpedo cost?
| Mark 48 torpedo | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Gould/Honeywell (Mod 1) Hughes Aircraft (ADCAP) Westinghouse Naval Systems Cleveland Ohio |
| Unit cost | $894,000 (1978 USD) $3,500,000 (ADCAP) (1988) $3,800,000 (CBASS)(2005 USD) |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 3,434 lb (1,558 kg) (original), 3,695 lb (1,676 kg) (ADCAP) |
Can a torpedo sink an aircraft carrier?
Okay, first the straight answer probably 2–4 mk 48 torpedos to sink most aircraft carriers. The Torpedo isn’t designed to hit the vessel, it blows up just below the keel, blasting away the water that supports the middle of the ship.
Can a single torpedo sink an aircraft carrier?
Unlike the numerous aerial bombs or cannon shells required to sink large warships, just one or two torpedo hits could and sometimes did suffice to sink huge aircraft carriers and battleships.
Is there an anti torpedo torpedo?
TORK, is an anti-torpedo torpedo aiming to destroy acoustic homing, wire-guided, non-wire guided and wake homing torpedoes that are launched against surface ships and submarines.
How expensive is a torpedo?
What is the best torpedo in the world?
- Here is the Top 10 Torpedo in The World: Top-10-Torpedo-in-The-World.
- A244/S MOD 3 ( Torpedo ) TORPEDO LENGTH: 2.75m ( 9ft )
- MARKS 54 ( Torpedo ) TORPEDO LENGTH: 2.72m ( 8.9ft )
- MU90 IMPACT ( Torpedo )
- MARK 48 ADCAP ( Torpedo )
- SHKVAL-E ( Torpedo )
- SEAHAKE ( Torpedo )
- VARUNASTRA ( Torpedo )