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| Iran test-fires torpedo in the Strait of Hormuz |
| 2017-05-10 |
| [FoxNews] The Hoot torpedo, which has a range of six miles, was fired in the Strait of Hormuz, where much of the world’s oil passes each day. It's unclear if the torpedo test was successful. The test was carried out in Iranian territorial waters and did not break any international protocols, but the advances Iran is making with this powerful torpedo -- which could travel at 250 miles per hour -- has Pentagon officials worried. It is not the first time Iran has tried to test this torpedo. The last time it did so was in February 2015. |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #5 The scuttlebutt I heard was Soviet doctrine was for subs counter-firing a nuke-tipped Shkval back at US hunter-killer subs on hearing incoming torpedoes to assure a mutual kill. |
| Posted by: magpie 2017-05-10 15:09 |
| #4 The Russians have had one for a long time. This one is apparently a clone of the VA-111 Shkval, that may have been involved with the mysterious explosion and sinking of the Kursk. |
| Posted by: Bobby 2017-05-10 13:26 |
| #3 Six miles doesn't sound that long. Is this fired from a shore based site or a sub or boat? |
| Posted by: AlanC 2017-05-10 11:07 |
| #2 Yeah, but that's 'Science', gorb. |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard OTR 2017-05-10 07:21 |
| #1 You would think any explosion in the water within a hundred yards would collapse the air cavity around the torpedo. |
| Posted by: gorb 2017-05-10 00:21 |