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| Joe Buff: Taming the Shkval |
| 2006-04-13 |
| On the Shkval, littoral combat and Iran In my recent “Conventional Global Strike” I promised to address soon other ways in which U.S. Navy submarine armament systems are dramatically broadening in reach and lethality. But observing the errors of fact and occasional tone nearing hysteria in some media lately, I feel compelled to first address an “enemy” weapon and put it in its proper place. This weapon has been called in print “hellacious.” It's been described as a “quantum leap” in the nature of naval warfare from this day forth -- a disruptive technology for which America is woefully unprepared. It's even been said that there's no physically possible friendly defense against it, and the target won't even realize the weapon is coming until it impacts and the target's crew are dead. Paints a scary picture, doesn't it? Yet none of these statements are true. [..] Pretty good background at the link. |
| Posted by:3dc |
| #1 One of the theories about the sinking of the Kursk was that a Shkval misfired. |
| Posted by: Bobby 2006-04-13 17:12 |