Re:Modern submarine torpedo attacks are not like in the movies
by kitteh on Tuesday April 14, 2020 @11:10PM
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Yep, that's the one. Thanks for finding and posting (wasn't able to do this where I was at).
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Re:Modern submarine torpedo attacks are not like in the movies
by redis_mlc on Tuesday April 14, 2020 @11:52PM
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I've only heard good things about the Sidewinder.
The rest ... were a liability for years.
US pilots also had the bizarre order to visually identify targets before shooting (which then meant waiting 4 seconds for the missile to arm before actually firing it.)
Amongst other things, visibility in the tropics is often not 4 seconds worth, and the enemy can use clouds to get real close.