Author Topic: Iran Under-Water Missile. (Read 1251 times)

Bogie603rd · « **on:** April 05, 2006, 09:12:54 AM »

Iran succesfully tested an under-water missile that travels at speeds over 200 MPH UNDER THE WATER.

Hmm... makes me want to think why they want such technology?

My suggestion to the bush administration before they do anything further. Order Navy and Marine inventors to start making "countermeasures" for this missile. If they can't do that, maybe they should attempt to make a "net-webbing" system that would trap and self detonate the missile just feet away from the ship.

If none of those things would work, why not use the Anti-Missile system their attempting to install on airliners?

This is serious, since Iran also mentioned after the test that NO ships can evade this under-water missile.

Wolfala · « **Reply #1 on:** April 05, 2006, 10:19:39 AM »

An Iranian Shkval - interesting.

gofaster · « **Reply #2 on:** April 05, 2006, 10:22:09 AM »

How is this missile fired? From a fixed underwater base or from a submarine? Or some other platform?

john9001 · « **Reply #3 on:** April 05, 2006, 10:35:03 AM »

russia claimed to have that 2-3 years ago, {gee i wonder how iran got it?}

it works by somehow cavitating the water so it "flys" through a pocket of air. must give off one big sonar signal.

LePaul · « **Reply #4 on:** April 05, 2006, 10:38:08 AM »

At a time when Iran wants to tout its nuclear program for PEACEFUL reasons, it parades around and shows off all its NEW weapons. And maybe its me, but part of me thinks its Baghdad Bob kinda stuff. What "remarkable" weapon will they have invented tomorrow and the next day? (And in Road Runner fashion, will it read ACME on the side?)

NattyIced · « **Reply #5 on:** April 05, 2006, 10:39:49 AM »

I don't think they are inventing these weapons, so much as getting a little help testing, training on, and deploying them.

gofaster · « **Reply #6 on:** April 05, 2006, 10:43:00 AM »

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Originally posted by john9001
russia claimed to have that 2-3 years ago, {gee i wonder how iran got it?}

it works by somehow cavitating the water so it "flys" through a pocket of air. must give off one big sonar signal.

I think the Polaris uses the same concept - the missile flies through an airbubble until it reaches the surface. Looks like Iran's technology is about, oh, 25 years behind ours!

Ripsnort · « **Reply #7 on:** April 05, 2006, 10:49:54 AM »

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Originally posted by LePaul
At a time when Iran wants to tout its nuclear program for PEACEFUL reasons, it parades around and shows off all its NEW weapons. And maybe its me, but part of me thinks its Baghdad Bob kinda stuff. What "remarkable" weapon will they have invented tomorrow and the next day? (And in Road Runner fashion, will it read ACME on the side?)

A dog barks when it is frightened.

StSanta · « **Reply #8 on:** April 05, 2006, 10:52:30 AM »

Just like a Texan shoots when he's frightened (Chuck Norris excluded)?

Hangtime · « **Reply #9 on:** April 05, 2006, 10:55:05 AM »

^^

Only from towers.

Wolfala · « **Reply #10 on:** April 05, 2006, 11:00:50 AM »

Guys,

Its not exactly a hard concept to copy. A rocket motor, bleed exhaust out the nose, with no guidence package - just an underwater dumbfire rocket which you fire in front of a submarine that launched to try and break the guidence wire.

Staga · « **Reply #11 on:** April 05, 2006, 11:03:06 AM »

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Originally posted by gofaster
I think the Polaris uses the same concept - the missile flies through an airbubble until it reaches the surface. Looks like Iran's technology is about, oh, 25 years behind ours!

Problem is not creating the bubble around the object but how to keep object inside the said bubble at 200mph and how to change missile's/torpedo's direction.
I doubt Polaris travels that fast while submerged and I'm also quite sure it's not able to manoeuvre while under water..

Reschke · « **Reply #12 on:** April 05, 2006, 11:25:37 AM »

http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/missile/row/shkval.htm

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Apparently fired from standard 533mm torpedo tubes, Shkval has a range of about 7,500 yards. The weapon clears the tube at fifty knots, upon which its rocket fires, propelling the missile through the water at 360 kph [about 100 m/sec / 230 mph / 200-knots], three or four times as fast as conventional torpedoes. The solid-rocket propelled "torpedo" achieves high speeds by producing a high-pressure stream of bubbles from its nose and skin, which coats the torpedo in a thin layer of gas and forms a local "envelope" of supercavitating bubbles. Carrying a tactical nuclear warhead initiated by a timer, it would destroy the hostile submarine and the torpedo it fired. The Shkval high-speed underwater missile is guided by an auto-pilot rather than by a homing head as on most torpedoes.

Hangtime · « **Reply #13 on:** April 05, 2006, 11:37:43 AM »

i doubt seriously they can deploy this.. and if they do attack a CBG with one the immediate and devestatingly overwhelming response will open a new page in the liberal history books about how unfair americans play at war.

Eagler · « **Reply #14 on:** April 05, 2006, 12:10:21 PM »

I think the cheekbones is suicidal

and I think we should help him fulfill his destiny before he determines ours