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Iran's torpedo
Can Iran potentially put a nuclear weapon on the tip of that torpedo and
take out one of our carriers? If so this poses a real threat to our ships. If the weapon is as good as they say it is. -JC |
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On Tue, 4 Apr 2006 19:56:36 -0400, "John C"
wrote: Can Iran potentially put a nuclear weapon on the tip of that torpedo and take out one of our carriers? If so this poses a real threat to our ships. If the weapon is as good as they say it is. The Soviets developed nuclear-tipped torpedos and deployed them during the Cuban Missle Crisis. Since it is unlikely that Iran has an operational weapon (yet) they would be a long way from developing anything quite so "tactical" in-house. I don't know if these can be had on the market (open or black) and what type of support it takes to keep them operational. Bill Kambic Haras Lucero, Kingston, TN Mangalarga Marchador: Uma Raça, Uma Paixão |
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In article , "John C" wrote: Can Iran potentially put a nuclear weapon on the tip of that torpedo and take out one of our carriers? Not in the next several decades. First generation weapons are always very big. It took the US over a decade to reduce the size of its nukes, and that was with huge resources and knowledge. Iran is, by many estimates, at least 5-10 years away from producing its first bomb. In fact, I recently read something (and I'm trying to figure out where) that asked a really good question--why has it taken the Iranians so _long_ to build a bomb? They've been at it for decades. I seem to remember that the speculation was that they've simply done a very poor job of it. D |
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John C wrote:
|| Can Iran potentially put a nuclear weapon on the tip of that torpedo || and take out one of our carriers? || If so this poses a real threat to our ships. If the weapon is as || good as they say it is. I don't know anything about this topic, but I've read here and there. Wouldn't they need to have a way of getting those close enough, without detection, to deliver them to the target? I would think, and hope, the carriers would detect something was up long before they were able to get a good shot at 'em. |
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~Nins~ wrote: John C wrote: || Can Iran potentially put a nuclear weapon on the tip of that torpedo || and take out one of our carriers? || If so this poses a real threat to our ships. If the weapon is as || good as they say it is. I don't know anything about this topic, but I've read here and there. Wouldn't they need to have a way of getting those close enough, without detection, to deliver them to the target? I would think, and hope, the carriers would detect something was up long before they were able to get a good shot at 'em. I wouldn't be suprised that given the narrow waters down around the straight that a lone atomic mine wouldn't have decent odds of being able to take out a carrier. Laying the mine might be considered a hazardous undertaking though. |
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"FatKat" wrote in message
ps.com... John C wrote: Can Iran potentially put a nuclear weapon on the tip of that torpedo and take out one of our carriers? Lots of ifs. This brings up the issue of Iranian submarines. Do they have any? How many? Where are they based and are they operational or just some hulks rusting away in dry dock? Anyone know the answer to these questions? JD |
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US carriers crave deep water - the idea that a skipper would risk a
strategic asset (his ship, crew, airwing, and of course, his own career!) by taking the CV into the gulf is a non-starter. A/C can easily fly from one end of the gulf to the other (there is tanker support after all), and penetrate the gulf from far out into the NAS and IO. Whatever wants to sink a carrier has to get out into Gonzo and Kermit Station, putting the delivery platform under the guns of the USN for hundreds of miles. On war day, anything we remotedly considered a delivery platform is going to have a hard time putting out fires. v/r Gordon PS, that doesn't mean I am not rightly impressed with this Russian technology transfer. |
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They had/have some small DE boats - nothing that would be capable of
penetrating a CVBG outer defense zone; also, this is not a small torpedo so I think it would require a lot of modifications to even carry it, let alone use it effectively. Once launched, self noise makes it deaf so it has to be aimed very carefully if it is going to get a hit from any great distance. v/r Gordon |
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Gordon wrote: US carriers crave deep water - the idea that a skipper would risk a strategic asset (his ship, crew, airwing, and of course, his own career!) by taking the CV into the gulf is a non-starter. Umm, I was under the impression that carriers have been in the Gulf for some years now and were likely to be there for a few more. A/C can easily fly from one end of the gulf to the other (there is tanker support after all), and penetrate the gulf from far out into the NAS and IO. Whatever wants to sink a carrier has to get out into Gonzo and Kermit Station, putting the delivery platform under the guns of the USN for hundreds of miles. On war day, anything we remotedly considered a delivery platform is going to have a hard time putting out fires. v/r Gordon PS, that doesn't mean I am not rightly impressed with this Russian technology transfer. |
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