July 5, 2020
Germany's Supercavitating Torpedoes: The Super Weapon the U.S. Navy Doesn't Have
And America's can't compete.
by Caleb Larson
Here's What You Need To Remember: Supercavitation could revolutionize naval warfare—if the technology can be mastered. Simply going straight ahead is simple enough—maneuvering is the challenge. If reliable—and steerable—supercavitating torpedos ever enter serial production, they will dominate the seas.
In the 2000s, a German firm developed a torpedo that was faster than high-speed trains. Here are the details.
Torpedos
Submarines are the ultimate underwater weapon—silent and hard to detect hundreds of feet under the ocean surface. Submarines' main armament, torpedoes, come in two sizes generally, 533-millimeter and 650-millimeter heavyweight torpedos. In general, they are tipped with high explosives.
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/reboot/germanys-supercavitating-torpedoes-super-weapon-us-navy-doesnt-have-164054
