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| captpackrat 05/17/23 7:50:32 PM #11: | Supersonic torpedoes are impossible due to the incompressability of water. Water is 830 times more dense than air, so a torpedo would have to be made of such incredibly thick material there would be no room for a warhead. Or motor for that matter. And it would weigh so much that it would sink. Even the world's fastest boat, the Spirit of Australia, could only do 329 mph. And that was skimming across the top of the water, not submerged like a torpedo. And that was using a 3000 lb thrust Westinghouse J34 jet engine. And that was in 1978, nobody has managed to beat that in 45 years. The current fastest torpedo is the Russian VA-111 Shkval, which can hit 230 mph. This requires a rocket motor to propel it, and it has a maximum range of 9 miles, compared to the Russian Type 65 which has a range of 60 miles at 35 mph. --- Minutus cantorum, minutus balorum, Minutus carborata descendum pantorum. ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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